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救人

救人

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	man; person; people
simp. and trad. (救人)		救	人

Verb

救人

to rescue someone; to save one's life
救人要緊 / 救人要紧 ― jiùrén yàojǐn ― saving lives is most important at this moment

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùrén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ jan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiu-ngìn
Min Nan (POJ): kiù-lâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowren
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ jan⁴
  - Yale: gau yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ jɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu nginˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ ngin²
  - IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ ɲin¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-lâng
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-lâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuolaang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/