別人

See also: 别人

Chinese

 
other; distinguish; contrary
other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
man; person; people
trad. (別人/别人) 別/别 人
simp. (别人) 别 人
alternative forms 別儂/别侬 coastal Min

Pronunciation


Noun

別人

  1. others; other people
    靠別人/靠别人  ―  kào biérén  ―  to rely on others
    冒犯到別人/冒犯到别人  ―  màofàn dào biérén  ―  to offend others
    用手指著別人/用手指着别人  ―  yòng shǒu zhǐzhe biérén  ―  to point at others
    為別人帶來麻煩 [MSC, trad.]
    为别人带来麻烦 [MSC, simp.]
    wèi biérén dàilái máfan [Pinyin]
    to bring trouble to others
    這件事不准跟別人說。 [MSC, trad.]
    这件事不准跟别人说。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè jiàn shì bùzhǔn gēn biérén shuō. [Pinyin]
    Don't tell anyone about this.
    我不需要別人的憐憫。 [MSC, trad.]
    我不需要别人的怜悯。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bù xūyào biérén de liánmǐn. [Pinyin]
    I don't need other people's pity.
    這一群不食人間煙火的人,根本不知道別人的實際痛苦! [MSC, trad.]
    这一群不食人间烟火的人,根本不知道别人的实际痛苦! [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ! [Pinyin]
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!

Usage notes

Functions both as a common noun (other people generally) and a personal pronoun (someone other than the self); some dictionaries make the distinction, some don't.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
別 人
べつ
Grade: 4
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) べつじん [bètsújíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [be̞t͡sɨᵝʑĩɴ]

Noun

別(べつ)人(じん) • (betsujin) 

  1. different person, someone else
    まるで別人(べつじん)になったようだ。
    Maru de betsujin ni natta yō da.
    It's almost like they're a completely different person now.

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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