# 平民
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): píngmín
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ping$^4$ man$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pen$^3$ min$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-mìn
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-bîn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: píngmín
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: píngmín
*** Wade–Giles: pʻing$^2$-min$^2$
*** Yale: píng-mín
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngmin
*** Palladius: пинминь (pinminʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiŋ³⁵ min³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ping$^4$ man$^4$
*** Yale: pìhng màhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ping$^4$ man$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ping$^4$ men$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɪŋ²¹ mɐn²¹/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$平民 駢文／骈文
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pen$^3$ min$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰen²² ᵐbin²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-mìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: pin$^ˇ$ min$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pin$^2$ min$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ min¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-bîn
*** Tâi-lô: pîng-bîn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pengbiin
*** IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² bin¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ bin²³/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

平民
* ordinary people; commoner; plebeian; civilian; everyday person; person of humble birth
    平民英雄 ― píngmín yīngxióng ― everyday hero
    平民出身 ― píngmín chūshēn ― to be of humble birth

##### Synonyms

* 一般人 (yībānrén)
* 世人 (shìrén)
* 世間人／世间人 (Hokkien)
* 人士 (rénshì) (literary)
* 人民 (rénmín)
* 人群 (rénqún)
* 人萌 (rénméng) (literary)
* 俗人 (súrén)
* 俗子 (súzǐ) (literary)
* 𫣆人 (Hakka)
* 兆民 (zhàomín) (archaic)
* 公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
* 凡人 (fánrén)
* 凡夫 (fánfū) (literary)
* 匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
* 四眾人／四众人 (si$^3$ zing$^3$ nang$^5$) (Teochew)
* 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
* 大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
* 子民 (zǐmín) (historical)
* 家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
* 布衣 (bùyī) (historical)
* 常人 (chángrén)
* 平人 (píngrén) (literary)
* 平常人 (píngchángrén)
* 庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
* 庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
* 斯人 (sīrén) (Classical Chinese)
* 普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
* 民人 (mínrén) (literary)
* 民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
* 烝民 (zhēngmín) (literary)
* 烝黎 (zhēnglí) (Classical Chinese)
* 白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
* 白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
* 白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
* 白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
* 百姓
* 眾人／众人 (zhòngrén) (literary)
* 萬姓／万姓 (wànxìng) (archaic)
* 群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
* 老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
* 良人 (liángrén) (literary)
* 草民 (cǎomín) (the worthless ordinary people)
* 草菅 (cǎojiān) (Classical Chinese, figurative)
* 草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
* 萌 (literary)
* 野人 (yěrén) (archaic)
* 黎庶 (líshù) (literary)
* 黎民 (límín) (literary)
* 黎首 (líshǒu) (archaic)
* 黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)
* 黔黎 (archaic)

##### Derived terms

* 平民主義／平民主义 (píngmínzhǔyì)
* 平民政治
* 平民教育 (píngmín jiàoyù)
* 平民百姓

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 平民(へいみん) (heimin)
* → Korean: 평민(平民) (pyeongmin)
* → Vietnamese: bình dân (平民)

##### See also

* 公民 (gōngmín)
* 國民／国民 (guómín)
* 居民 (jūmín)
* 難民／难民 (nànmín)
* 市民 (shìmín)
* 移民 (yímín)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

平民
* (Classical) to govern the people

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 平 | 民 |
| へい Grade: 3 | みん Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [he̞ːmʲĩɴ]

### Noun

平(へい)民(みん) • (heimin)
* commoner, plebeian

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 平 | 民 |

### Noun

平民 • (pyeongmin) (hangeul 평민)
* hanja form of 평민 (“commoner”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 平 | 民 |

### Noun

平民
* chữ Hán form of bình dân (“common people”).

### Adjective

平民
* chữ Hán form of bình dân (“belonging to, or of the level of the common people; catering for the ordinary people”).