Chinese

Noun

令人

1. good person; kindhearted person
2. bailiff of feudal yamen
3. title given to a noblewoman (命婦／命妇)

Verb

令人

1. to make one; to cause people (put before a noun or adjective to create a description)

   令人印象深刻  ―  lìngrén yìnxiàng shēnkè  ―  impressive (lit. to make one's impression deep)

   令人討厭 / 令人讨厌  ―  lìngrén tǎoyàn  ―  irritating (lit. to make one annoyed)

   令人厭煩 / 令人厌烦  ―  lìngrén yànfán  ―  bore one to tears (lit. to make one bored)

   令人噴飯 / 令人喷饭  ―  lìngrén pēnfàn  ―  side-splittingly funny (lit. to make one spray out food)

   • “Entry #6484”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

     令人發笑歡樂的事物。 [MSC, trad.]

     令人发笑欢乐的事物。 [MSC, simp.]

     Lìngrén fāxiào huānyuè de shìwù. [Pinyin]

     Something joyous that makes one laugh.

2. to send someone