來人

See also: 来人

Chinese

		to come	man; person; people
trad. (來人)		來	人
simp. (来人)		来	人
Literally: “man to come; come man”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): láirén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: láirén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: láirén
    • Wade–Giles: lai²-jên²
    • Yale: lái-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lairen
    • Palladius: лайжэнь (lajžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2
    • Yale: lòih yàhn, lòih yán
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ jan⁴, loi⁴ jan^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ yen⁴, loi⁴ yen^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/, /lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

Interjection

來人

1. used to call someone for help, or summon one's subordinates, servants, etc.

   來人啊！救命啊！ [MSC, trad.]
   来人啊！救命啊！ [MSC, simp.]

   Láirén a! Jiùmìng a! [Pinyin]

   Someone please! Help!

   來人啊，備轎！／来人啊，备轿！  ―  Láirén a, bèi jiào!  ―  Men, get my palanquin ready!

   來人啊，給我押人入大牢！ [MSC, trad.]
   来人啊，给我押人入大牢！ [MSC, simp.]

   Láirén a, gěi wǒ yā rén rù dàláo! [Pinyin]

   Men, take the offender to be detained in jail!

   來人，把他給我拿下！ [MSC, trad.]
   来人，把他给我拿下！ [MSC, simp.]

   Láirén, bǎ tā gěi wǒ náxià! [Pinyin]

   Men, arrest him for me!

   來人，拿章案的拉下去，杖責一百！ [MSC, trad.]
   来人，拿章案的拉下去，杖责一百！ [MSC, simp.]

   Láirén, ná zhāng àn de lā xiàqù, zhàng zé yībǎi! [Pinyin]

   Men, drag him away and give him a hundred lashes!

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 人嚟

Noun

來人

1. (literary) visitor; messenger
2. (literary) people of future generations