平民

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	the people; nationality; citizen
simp. and trad. (平民)		平	民

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngmín

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ man⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-mìn
Min Nan (POJ): pêng-bîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: píngmín
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmin
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ man⁴
  - Yale: pìhng màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ men⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pin² min²
  - IPA: /pʰin¹¹ min¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bîn
  - Tâi-lô: pîng-bîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengbiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

Noun

平民

ordinary people; commoner; plebeian; civilian; everyday person; person of humble birth

平民英雄 ― píngmín yīngxióng ― everyday hero

平民出身 ― píngmín chūshēn ― to be of humble birth

Synonyms

Synonyms of 平民

人民 (rénmín)
公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
子民 (zǐmín)
布衣 (bùyī)
庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
庶民 (shùmín) (literary)

民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
百姓 (bǎixìng)
群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
草民 (cǎomín)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

Derived terms

平民政治
平民教育

平民百姓

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平民):

Japanese: 平 (へい)民 (みん) (heimin)
Korean: 평민 (平民, pyeongmin)
Vietnamese: bình dân (平民)

See also

公民 (gōngmín)
居民 (jūmín)
市民 (shìmín)
移民 (yímín)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	民
へい Grade: 3	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

平民 (hiragana へいみん, rōmaji heimin)

commoner, plebeian

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