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用人

用人

Chinese

		to use	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (用人)		用	人

Verb

用人

to select people for employment; to employ or manage people
to be short of staff; to be in need of manpower
to manipulate for one's own benefit

Noun

用人

Alternative form of 佣人

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yòngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): iōng-lîn / iōng-lâng / ēng-lâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yòngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqren
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    傭人／佣人
    用人
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jung⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: yuhng yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: iōng-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioxngliin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: iōng-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioxnglaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ēng-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: īng-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: exnglaang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/