誰人

See also: 谁人

Chinese

		who	man; person; people
trad. (誰人)		誰	人
simp. (谁人)		谁	人

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	誰	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	視隹切	如鄰切
Baxter	dzywij	nyin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiuɪ/	/ȵiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑʷi/	/ȵin/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑjuɪ/	/ȵʑjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑwi/	/ȵin/
Li Rong	/ʑui/	/ȵiĕn/
Wang Li	/ʑwi/	/ȵʑĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑwi/	/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuí	rén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seoi4	jan4

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	誰	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shuí	rén
Middle Chinese	‹ dzywij ›	‹ nyin ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]uj/	/*ni[ŋ]/
English	who	(other) person
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	誰	人
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	17725	10800
Phonetic component	隹	人
Rime group	微	眞
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	誰	仁
Old Chinese	/*djul/	/*njin/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shéirén, shuírén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi⁴ jan⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sui³ ngin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéirén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéirén
    • Wade–Giles: shei²-jên²
    • Yale: shéi-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheirren
    • Palladius: шэйжэнь (šɛjžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂeɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuírén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuéirén
    • Wade–Giles: shui²-jên²
    • Yale: shwéi-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shweiren
    • Palladius: шуйжэнь (šujžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: sèuih yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ jɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sui³ ngin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sui²² ᵑɡin²²/

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• Middle Chinese: dzywij nyin

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]uj  ni[ŋ]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*djul  njin/

Pronoun

誰人

1. (literary) who; what person

   • 點指兵兵，點著誰人做大兵？點指賊賊，點著誰人做大賊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     点指兵兵，点着谁人做大兵？点指贼贼，点着谁人做大贼？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 《點指兵兵》 (a counting rhyme)

     dim² zi² bing¹ bing¹, dim² zoek⁶ seoi⁴ jan⁴ zou⁶ daai⁶ bing¹? dim² zi² caak⁶ caak⁶, dim² zoek⁶ seoi⁴ jan⁴ zou⁶ daai⁶ caak⁶? [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 時日過，誰能成為大器，誰人全無運氣？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     时日过，谁能成为大器，谁人全无运气？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2008, 關菊英 (Susanna Kwan) (lyricist 張美賢 [Sandy Chang]), 無心害你 (opening theme of 溏心風暴之家好月圓 [Moonlight Resonance])

     si⁴ jat⁶ gwo³, seoi⁴ nang⁴ sing⁴ wai⁴ daai⁶ hei³, seoi⁴ jan⁴ cyun⁴ mou⁴ wan⁶ hei³? [Jyutping]

     As time goes on, who can rise in importance, and who will run out of luck?

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		誰1, 疇, 孰, 誰人, 何人, 何者, 阿誰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		誰1, 誰人
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	誰1
	Taiwan	誰1
	Ulanhot	誰1
	Tongliao	誰1
	Chifeng	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	誰1
	Harbin	誰1
	Shenyang	誰1
	Malaysia	誰1
	Singapore	誰1
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	誰1
Jilu Mandarin	Weifang (Weicheng)	誰1
	Weifang (Fangzi)	誰1
	Changle	誰1
	Shouguang	誰1
	Wulian	誰1
	Jinan	誰1
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	誰1
	Qingdao	誰1
	Weifang (Hanting)	誰1
	Changyi	誰1
	Gaomi	誰1
	Zhucheng	誰1
	Anqiu	誰1
	Linqu	誰1
	Qingzhou	誰1
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	誰1
	Wanrong	哪𠰻
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	啥外
	Zhengzhou	誰1
	Xi'an	誰1
	Xining	阿個, 阿一個, 啥人
	Yanqi	誰1
	Xuzhou	誰1, 哪個
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	誰1
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	誰1
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	誰1
	Bayanhot	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Lanzhou	誰1, 誰個, 誰們
	Ürümqi	誰1, 誰一個, 誰們
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	哪個, 啥子人
	Wuhan	哪個, 啥個
	Guiyang	哪個
	Kunming	哪個
	Guilin	誰1, 哪個
	Liuzhou	哪個, 哪人
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	哪個
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	哪個
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	哪個
	Yangzhou	哪個, 哪一個
	Nantong	哪個, 哪一個, 哪個人
	Hefei	哪個, 哈個
	Huanggang	哪個, 啥個
Cantonese	Guangzhou	邊個, 乜誰, 乜人, 阿誰
	Hong Kong	邊個, 乜誰, 阿誰
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	邊個, 哪誰
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	阿誰
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	哪誰
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	哪誰人
	Macau	邊個
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	邊個
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	乜誰
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	乜誰
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	乜誰
	Foshan	邊個
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	邊個
	Foshan (Shunde)	邊個
	Foshan (Sanshui)	邊個
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	邊個
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	邊個
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	邊個
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	邊個, 乜誰
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	阿誰
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	邊個
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	誰, 邊個
	Taishan	阿誰
	Kaiping (Chikan)	乜誰, 阿誰, 乜人
	Enping (Niujiang)	哥誰
	Heshan (Yayao)	唔個
	Dongguan	鼠個, 乜誰
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	乜誰
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	哪人
	Qingyuan	邊個
	Fogang	邊個
	Yingde (Hanguang)	邊個
	Shaoguan	邊個
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	邊個
	Renhua	邊個
	Lechang	邊個
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	乜誰
	Sihui	邊個
	Guangning	邊個
	Deqing	邊個
	Yunfu	邊個
	Xinxing	不個
	Luoding	邊個
	Yangjiang	乜誰
	Xinyi	乜人, 乜誰
	Lianjiang	乜人
	Nanning	邊個
	Wuzhou	邊個
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	乜人
	Baise	邊個
	Qinzhou	乜人, 邊人, 邊個
	Beihai	乜人
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	乜人
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	邊個, 乜人
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	乜人
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	邊個
	Singapore (Guangfu)	邊個
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	邊個
	Móng Cái	乜人
Gan	Nanchang	哪個
	Lichuan	哪個
	Pingxiang	哪仔, 哪個仔
Hakka	Meixian	麼人, 哪儕
	Xingning	哪隻
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	哪誰, 哪隻
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	哪誰
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	哪誰
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	哪誰
	Huidong (Daling)	哪隻, 哪人
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	哪人, 麼個人
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	哪誰
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	哪誰
	Boluo (Bendihua)	哪誰
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	哪下
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	哪下, 哪下人
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	哪下
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	哪人
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	哪儕
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	哪儕, 麼人
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	麼人, 哪儕
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	哪誰
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	哪誰
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	哪隻
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	哪隻
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	哪隻
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	哪咧
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	哪個
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	哪個
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	哪
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	哪人, 哪個
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	哪儕
	Liannan	哪人
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	哪人
	Jiexi	哪儕
	Changting	哪個, 哪個哩
	Wuping	哪個, 麼人
	Wuping (Pingyu)	麼人
	Liancheng	哪個, 麼人
	Ninghua	台人
	Ruijin	哪人, 哪個
	Shicheng	斯里
	Shangyou (Shexi)	哪人, 哪個人
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	麼人, 麼儕, 哪儕
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	麼人, 麼儕
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	麼人, 麼儕, 哪儕
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	麼人, 麼儕, 哪儕
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	麼人, 麼儕, 哪儕
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	麼儕, 哪儕
	Hong Kong	哪人
	Luchuan	麼人
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	麼人
	Sabah (Longchuan)	哪人
	Senai (Huiyang)	麼人
	Kuching (Hepo)	哪儕
	Singkawang	麼儕
Huizhou	Jixi	哪個
	Shexian	哪個
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	哪個
	Xiuning	哪個
	Yixian	哪個
	Qimen	何望
	Wuyuan	何一個, 唆羅
	Fuliang	誰個
	Dexing	麼人
	Jingde	哪個
Jin	Taiyuan	誰1, 誰們 usually plural
	Pingyao	誰1, 誰家 plural, 誰家們家 plural, 誰們 plural
	Xinzhou	誰1, 誰們 usually plural
	Taibus (Baochang)	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Linhe	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Jining	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Hohhot	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Baotou	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Dongsheng	誰1, 誰們 plural
	Haibowan	誰1, 誰們 plural
Northern Min	Jian'ou	孰人, 孰麼人
	Songxi	哪人
	Zhenghe	孰麼人
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	哪隻, 若隻
	Jianyang	孰人
	Wuyishan	什麼人
	Pucheng (Shibei)	孰人, 孰麼人
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	底儂
	Fuzhou (Changle)	底儂
	Fuqing	底儂, 什乇儂
	Pingtan	底儂
	Yongtai	底儂
	Gutian	底儂
	Fu'an	底儂
	Ningde	底儂, 儂
	Shouning	呢乇儂, 哪個
	Zhouning	底儂
	Fuding	乇儂
	Matsu	底儂
	Singapore (Fuqing)	底儂
Southern Min	Xiamen	誰2, 誰3, 誰4, 是誰, 啥儂, 啥物儂, 什物儂, 底儂
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	啥儂, 誰2
	Quanzhou	誰2, 誰4, 是誰, 啥儂
	Jinjiang	啥儂, 誰2
	Nan'an	啥儂, 誰2
	Shishi	啥儂, 誰2
	Hui'an	啥儂, 誰2
	Anxi	啥儂, 誰2
	Yongchun	底儂, 誰3
	Dehua	底儂, 誰3
	Zhangzhou	誰5, 是誰, 啥儂, 哪儂, 什物儂, 佗一股, 佗一個, 佗一
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	誰5
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	誰5
	Hua'an	底股
	Nanjing	誰5
	Pinghe	誰5
	Zhangpu	誰5
	Yunxiao	誰5
	Zhao'an	什物儂
	Dongshan	是誰, 底儂
	Taipei	啥物儂
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	啥儂
	Kaohsiung	啥物儂
	Yilan	啥儂, 誰2
	Changhua (Lukang)	啥物儂, 誰2
	Taichung	誰5, 啥儂
	Tainan	啥物儂
	Hsinchu	誰2, 啥物儂
	Kinmen	誰3, 啥儂, 誰2
	Penghu (Magong)	誰3
	Penang (Hokkien)	誰誰, 誰誰儂, 是誰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	啥儂, 誰2, 啥物儂, 是誰, 誰3
	Manila (Hokkien)	誰仔, 啥儂
	Longyan	底儂, 誰2
	Zhangping	底儂, 誰2
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	誰1
	Datian	什儂, 底儂
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	乜儂
	Guilin (Biyange)	乜儂
	Chaozhou	底𫢗, 𫢗
	Shantou	底𫢗, 底儂
	Shantou (Chenghai)	底𫢗
	Jieyang	底𫢗
	Haifeng	𫢗, 底𫢗
	Bangkok (Teochew)	底𫢗
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	底𫢗
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	底𫢗
	Singapore (Teochew)	底𫢗
	Pontianak (Teochew)	底𫢗
	Leizhou	誰3, 誰儂
	Wenchang	誰3
	Haikou	誰3
Puxian Min	Putian	什儂
	Xianyou	什儂
Central Min	Yong'an	誰儕, 何隻
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	何隻
	Sanming (Shaxian)	啥人
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	誰人
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	底儂
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	底儂
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	哪個
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	哪個
Shehua	Luoyuan	什人
	Sanming	哪個
	Shunchang	什人
	Guixi (Zhangping)	什個人
	Jingning (Hexi)	哪個
	Lishui	哪個
	Longyou	哪個
	Chaozhou	哪個
	Fengshun	麼人
Waxiang	Luxi (Lijiatian)	何條
Wu	Shanghai	啥人
	Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)	哈人
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	哈人
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	哈人
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	哈人
	Shanghai (Chongming)	哈人
	Suzhou	啥人
	Wuxi	啥人
	Danyang	哪個, 點高人
	Hangzhou	哪個
	Ningbo	啥人, 誰儂 dated
	Wenzhou	何乜人, 乜人, 誰人, 何人
	Jinhua	哪個
Xiang	Changsha	哪個, 何至個 suburbs
	Xiangtan	哪個, 哪
	Loudi	哪個, 誰個
	Shuangfeng	哪個
	Quanzhou	哪個

Dialectal synonyms of 誰 (“who; whom”) [map]

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 誰人 – see 啥人 (“(Min Nan) who”). (This term is a variant form of 啥人).