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商人

商人

Chinese

		commerce; consult	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (商人)		商	人

Noun

商人

merchant; businessperson
person of the Shang dynasty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
商	人
しょう Grade: 3	にん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

商人 ‎(hiragana しょうにん, romaji shōnin)

trader, shopkeeper, merchant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shāngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siong-lîn / siong-jîn / siang-jîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shāngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shangren
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    傷人／伤人
    商人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: sēung yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: siong-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: siong-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongjiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡ʑin²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: siang-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siangjiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑin¹³/