# 人客
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): rénkè
       (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ren$^2$ ke$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan$^4$ haak$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngin$^3$ hak$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyin$^4$ kah$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-hak
    (Hailu, HRS): ngin hag
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngin$^2$ hag$^5$
* Northern Min (KCR): nêng-kă
* Eastern Min (BUC): nè̤ng-káh
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): nang$^2$ ka$^5$ / nang$^2$ ke$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lâng-kheh / lâng-kheeh
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nang$^5$ kêh$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gnin-khaq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhen$^2$ ke$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rénkè
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rénkè
*** Wade–Giles: jên$^2$-kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: rén-kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renkeh
*** Palladius: жэнькэ (žɛnʹkɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐən³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ren$^2$ ke$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rhenke
*** Sinological IPA : /zən²¹ kʰɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jan$^4$ haak$^3$
*** Yale: yàhn haak
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jan$^4$ haak$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yen$^4$ hag$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐn²¹ haːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngin$^3$ hak$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡin²² hak̚³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyin$^4$ kah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲin³⁵ kʰaʔ⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-hak
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngin$^ˇ$ hag$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngin$^2$ hag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ hak̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngin hag
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ hak⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngin$^2$ hag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ hak̚¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nêng-kă
*** Sinological IPA : /neiŋ³³ kʰa²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nè̤ng-káh
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(kʰ-)}$ŋɑʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: nang$^2$ ka$^5$ [Phonetic: nang$^4$ nga$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(kʰ-)}$ŋa²¹/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: nang$^2$ ke$^3$ [Phonetic: nang$^5$ ke$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ¹³⁻²¹ kʰe⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: nang$^2$ ke$^3$ [Phonetic: nang$^5$ ke$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ¹³⁻²¹ kʰe³³²/
* nang2 ka5 - “guest; visitor”;
* nang2 ke3 - “passenger; customer”, a borrowing from Hokkien.

### Noun

人客
* (literary or dialectal) guest; visitor
* (literary) intruder
* (literary) land renter
* (dialectal) customer
* (dialectal) traveller; tourist

#### Synonyms

* (guest):
* 來賓／来宾 (láibīn)
* 嘉賓／嘉宾 (jiābīn) (honoured guest)
* 客人 (kèrén)
* 貴賓／贵宾 (guìbīn) (honoured guest)
* 賓客／宾客 (bīnkè) (as a collective)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 賓, 客, 人客, 來客, 賓客 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 客人, 來客, 賓客 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 客人, 客 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 客人, 客 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 客人 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 客人, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 人客, 客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 客, 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 客人 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 客人, 客 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 客 |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 人客 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 人客, 客人, 客 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 人客, 客人, 客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 客人, 人客 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 客人, 人客 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 客人, 人客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 客人, 人客 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 客人, 人客 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 人客 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 客, 人客 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 人客 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 人客 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 客人 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 客人 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 人客 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 儂客 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 儂客, 客 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 儂客 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 儂客 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 客人 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 客 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 人客, 客人 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 客人 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 人客, 客 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 客, 人客 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 客, 人客 |
* (customer):
* 主客 ($^5$tsy-khaq) (Wu, dated)
* 主顧／主顾 (zhǔgù)
* 客人 (kèrén)
* 客仔 (haak$^3$ zai$^2$) (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka)
* 客戶／客户 (kèhù)
* 消費者／消费者 (xiāofèizhě)
* 買客／买客 (Hakka, dated in Wu, Xiamen Hokkien, dated in Wu)
* 顧客／顾客 (gùkè)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 顧客, 消費者 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 顧客, 買主兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 客人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 顧客, 買主兒, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 顧客 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 顧客, 主顧, 主道, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 顧客 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 顧客, 買主兒, 主戶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 買主 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 主戶, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 顧客 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 主戶, 主顧 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 主戶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 顧客, 主戶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 買主兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 顧客, 主戶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 買主, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 顧客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 顧客, 買主, 顧主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 顧客, 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 顧客, 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 買主兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 顧客, 買主, 東道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 老主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 顧客, 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 顧客, 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 顧客, 客崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 顧客 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 顧客 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 客, 客人, 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 顧客, 客仔, 客 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 顧客, 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 顧客 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 主顧 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 顧客, 買主, 顧主 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 顧客, 買客 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 客仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 客仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 顧客 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 顧客 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 人客 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Datong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 顧客, 買主, 買客 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Linhe | 主顧, 買主 |
| Jin | Jining | 主顧 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 顧客 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 買主兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Handan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Suide | 顧客 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 客人 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 儂客, 主顧 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 儂客, 主顧 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 儂客, 主顧 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 客儂, 客 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 顧客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 儂客, 主客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 客主阿 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 買貨阿, 顧客, 儂客, 主客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 顧客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 顧客 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 人客 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 客 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 顧客, 買客 |
| Wu | Danyang | 顧客 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 顧客, 買主 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 買主 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 買客, 主顧 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 買主 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 顧客 |

#### Derived terms

* 請人客／请人客 (chhiáⁿ-lâng-kheh) (Min Nan)

### References

* “Entry #119”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
* 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), “人客”, 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 393.
* 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), “人客”, 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.