傳人

Chinese

		to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography	man; person; people
trad. (傳人)		傳	人
simp. (传人)		传	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuánrén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuánrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuánrén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻuan²-jên²
  - Yale: chwán-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanren
  - Palladius: чуаньжэнь (čuanʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: chyùhn yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qun⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

傳人

(literary) person well-known by later generations
(literary) person able to inherit a certain kind of learning or skill and pass it on
(literary) successor; inheritor; heir

Synonyms

(successor): 繼承人／继承人 (jìchéngrén)

Verb

傳人

(literary) to pass on to others
(literary) to summon someone; to beckon someone
(literary) to infect others; to be contagious; to be infectious

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