人影

Chinese

man; person; people
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
 
simp. and trad.
(人影)
alternative forms 儂影侬影 Min

Pronunciation


Note:
  • Putian:
    • nang2 ng3 - “shadow of a person (under the sun, moon or light), trace of a person”.
  • Xianyou:
    • nang2 ng3 - “shadow of a person (under the sun, moon or light)”;
    • nang2 iaⁿ3 - “one's reflection in water or a mirror, trace of a person”.

Noun

人影

  1. shadow or figure of a person
  2. (figurative) trace of a person
    剛才這裡一會兒人影 [MSC, trad.]
    刚才这里一会儿人影 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gāngcái hái zài zhèlǐ, zhè yīhuìr jiù bù jiàn rényǐng le. [Pinyin]
    He was here a moment ago; now he's disappeared without a trace.

Synonyms

  • (trace):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (人影):
  • Japanese: 人影(じんえい) (jin'ei)
  • Korean: 인영(人影) (inyeong)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “人影”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 395.

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    ひと
    Grade: 1
    かげ
    Grade: S
    kun'yomi

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) とかげ [hìtókágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [çito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

    Noun

    (ひと)(かげ) • (hitokage

    1. a figure of a person
    2. a shadow of a person
    3. (figurative) trace of a person
      • 1986, “Rainy Blue (Rainy Blue)”, 大木誠 (lyrics), performed by 德永英󠄄明:
        (ひと)(かげ)()えない()(ぜん) (ゼロ)()
        hitokage mo mienai gozen zero-ji
        Midnight, and not a single person can be seen
        (literally, “a midnight where not even the shadow of a person can be seen”)

    Etymology 2

      Kanji in this term
      じん
      Grade: 1
      えい
      Grade: S
      on'yomi

      Pronunciation

      • (Tokyo) んえー [jìń'éé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
      • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃e̞ː]

      Noun

      (じん)(えい) • (jin'ei

      1. synonym of 人影 (hitokage, figure or shadow of a person)

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

      Korean

      Hanja in this term

      Noun

      人影 • (inyeong) (hangeul 인영)

      1. hanja form? of 인영 (shadow of a person; figure of a person; trace of a person)