真人

See also: 眞人

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	man; person; people
trad. (真人/眞人)		真/眞	人
simp. (真人)		真	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-lîn / chin-jîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenrén
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-jên²
    • Yale: jēn-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenren
    • Palladius: чжэньжэнь (čžɛnʹžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnrénr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄖㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenrénr
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-jên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jēn-rénr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenrel
    • Palladius: чжэньжэньр (čžɛnʹžɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: jān yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinliin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ lin²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-jîn
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-jîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinjiin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

Noun

真人

1. real person; real people
2. (Taoism, more used in titles) true man (one who has attained the Tao); immortal

   • 何謂真人？古之真人，不逆寡，不雄成，不謩士。 […] 古之真人，其寢不夢，其覺无憂，其食不甘，其息深深。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     何谓真人？古之真人，不逆寡，不雄成，不謩士。 […] 古之真人，其寝不梦，其觉无忧，其食不甘，其息深深。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Héwèi zhēnrén? Gǔ zhī zhēnrén, bù nì guǎ, bù xióng chéng, bù mó shì. […] gǔ zhī zhēnrén, qí qǐn bù mèng, qí jiào wú yōu, qí shí bù gān, qí xī shēnshēn. [Pinyin]

     What is the true man? The true man in ancient times did not oppress the minority; he did not take pride in his accomplishments; he did not make plans... he did not dream when he slept; he did not worry when he was awake; he did not mind his food when he ate; he inhaled deeply when he breathed.

   • 故閉四關則身無患，百節莫苑，莫死莫生，莫虛莫盈，是謂真人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     故闭四关则身无患，百节莫苑，莫死莫生，莫虚莫盈，是谓真人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE

     Gù bì sì guān zé shēn wúhuàn, bǎi jié mò yuàn, mò sǐ mò shēng, mò xū mò yíng, shì wèi zhēnrén. [Pinyin]

     Hence, if the four apertures [eyes, ears, mouth, and heart] are closed, then the whole body will be free from any problems, and all of the hundred joints will not feel sick. Not being disturbed by life or death, emptiness or fullness, such a person can be addressed as a True Man.

3. (Buddhism, rare) bodhisattva or arhat

Synonyms

• (immortal): 仙 (xiān)

Derived terms

• 沖虛真人 / 冲虚真人
• 真人不露相 (zhēnrén bù lòuxiàng)
• 真人實境秀 / 真人实境秀
• 真人真事 (zhēnrénzhēnshì)
• 真人秀 (zhēnrénxiù)
• 真人面前不說假話 / 真人面前不说假话
• 真人騷 / 真人骚
• 羅真人 / 罗真人
• 郭公真人
• 魯班真人 / 鲁班真人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	人
まさ Grade: 3	と Grade: 1

Alternative spelling
眞人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Proper noun

真(まさ)人(と) • (Masato) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Noun

真人(まひと) • (mahito) 

1. (Taoism, mostly used in titles) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man

Proper noun

真人(まひと) • (Mahito) 

1. (historical) the highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) [from 675 CE].

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
真	人

Noun

真人 • (chân nhân)

1. chữ Hán form of chân nhân.