Chinese [ edit ]
let; allow; listen
let; allow; listen; hear; obey
numerous; multitude; crowd
trad. (聽眾 /聽衆 )
聽
眾 /衆
simp. (听众 )
听
众
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Mandarin
Cantonese
(Standard Cantonese , Guangzhou –Hong Kong ) +
Jyutping : ting3 zung3 , teng1 zung3 , ting1 zung3
Yale : ting jung, tē ng jung, tī ng jung
Cantonese Pinyin : ting3 dzung3 , teng1 dzung3 , ting1 dzung3
Guangdong Romanization : ting3 zung3 , téng1 zung3 , ting1 zung3
Sinological IPA (key ) : /tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/, /tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/, /tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/
Southern Min
聽眾
( countable ) listener ; audience (Classifier : 名 m ; 位 m )
( Internet , radio ) listenership
Usage notes [ edit ]
聽眾 / 听众 (tīngzhòng ) and 觀眾 / 观众 (guānzhòng ) are different; 聽眾 / 听众 (tīngzhòng ) refers to a listening audience, such as a group of radio listeners, while 觀眾 / 观众 (guānzhòng ) refers to an audience which is directly watching a public event, such as spectators at a stadium.
Synonyms [ edit ]
受眾 / 受众 ( shòuzhòng ) 念家 ( “ reader ” ) ( Dungan ) 接受方 ( jiēshòufāng ) 接受者 ( jiēshòuzhě ) 看官 ( kànguān , “ readers, listeners or members of an audience ” ) ( literary, honorific ) 觀眾 / 观众 ( guānzhòng , “ spectators ” ) 讀者 / 读者 ( dúzhě , “ reader ” ) 讀者群 / 读者群 ( dúzhěqún , “ readership ” )