# 人中
## Chinese
### Etymology

《南村輟耕錄》 explains the origin of the term as follows:
    若曰人身之中半，則當在臍腹間。蓋自此而上，眼耳鼻皆雙竅；自此而下，口暨二便皆單竅。三畫陰，三畫陽，成泰卦也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]若曰人身之中半，则当在脐腹间。盖自此而上，眼耳鼻皆双窍；自此而下，口暨二便皆单窍。三画阴，三画阳，成泰卦也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]Ruò yuē rénshēn zhī zhōngbàn, zé dāng zài qí fù jiān. Gài zì cǐ ér shàng, yǎn ěr bí jiē shuāng qiào; zì cǐ ér xià, kǒu jì èrbiàn jiē dān qiào. Sān huà yīn, sān huà yáng, chéng tài guà yě. [Pinyin]If one refers to the middle of the body, it must be around the navel and the abdomen. For going up from here [the philtrum], the eyes, ears, and nose all have two orifices; going down from here, the mouth and the two [organs of] excretion all have single orifices. Three strokes of yin and three strokes of yang make the Peace hexagram.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): rénzhōng
       (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ren$^2$ zong$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jan$^4$ zung$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'liin$^4$ zung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-chûng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngin$^2$ zung$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): reng$^1$ zung$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): nêng-dé̤ng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîn-tiong / jîn-tiong
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gnin-tson
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ren$^2$ zhong$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rénzhōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rénjhong
*** Wade–Giles: jên$^2$-chung$^1$
*** Yale: rén-jūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renjong
*** Palladius: жэньчжун (žɛnʹčžun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ren$^2$ zong$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rhenzung
*** Sinological IPA : /zən²¹ t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^4$ zung$^1$
*** Yale: yàhn jūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^4$ dzung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^4$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'liin$^4$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈlɨn³⁵ t͡suŋ⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-chûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngin$^ˇ$ zung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngin$^2$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngin$^2$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: reng$^1$ zung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʐə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡sũŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nêng-dé̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /neiŋ³³ tœyŋ⁵⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-tiong
*** Tâi-lô: lîn-tiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lindiofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-tiong
*** Tâi-lô: jîn-tiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jindiofng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gnin-tson
*** MiniDict: nyin$^去$ tson
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyin-tson
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² t͡soŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ren$^2$ zhong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʐən¹³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ʐən¹³ t͡sən³³/

### Noun

人中
* (anatomy, physiology) philtrum

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 人中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 人中 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 人中 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 人中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 人中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 人中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 人中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 人中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 人中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 人中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 人中, 鼻溝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 人中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 人中, 鼻子溝 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 人中 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 人中 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 人中 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 人中 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 人中 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 人中 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 人中 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 人中 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 人中 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 人中 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 人中 |
| Jin | Datong | 人中 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 人中 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 人中 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 人中 |
| Jin | Linhe | 人中 |
| Jin | Jining | 人中 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 人中 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 人中 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 人中 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 人中 |
| Jin | Handan | 人中穴 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 人中 |
| Jin | Suide | 人中, 鼻根 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 人中 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 人心 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 人中 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 人中 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 人中 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 人中 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 人中 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 人中仔 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 人中 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 人中 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 人中 |
| Wu | Danyang | 人中 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 人中 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 人中 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 人中, 中眉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 人中 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 人中 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 仁筋 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 人(じん)中(ちゅう) (jinchū); 人(にん)中(ちゅう) (ninchū)
* → Korean: 인중(人中) (injung)
* → Vietnamese: nhân trung (人中)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 人 | 中 |
| ひと Grade: 1 | なか Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひとなか [hìtónáká] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [çito̞na̠ka̠]

#### Noun

人(ひと)中(なか) • (hitonaka)
* society, company
* the public, the world

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 人 | 中 |
| じん Grade: 1 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じんちゅう [jíꜜǹchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) じんちゅう [jìńchúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡ʑĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨː]

#### Noun

人(じん)中(ちゅう) • (jinchū)
* in company, among people
* (anatomy, physiology) philtrum

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 人 | 中 |
| にん Grade: 1 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) にんちゅう [níꜜǹchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) にんちゅう [nìńchúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɲ̟ĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨː]

#### Noun

人(にん)中(ちゅう) • (ninchū)
* the human world

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 人 | 中 |

### Noun

人中 • (injung) (hangeul 인중)
* hanja form of 인중 (“philtrum”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 人 | 中 |

### Noun

人中
* chữ Hán form of nhân trung (“philtrum”).