"線人" meaning in Chinese

See 線人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːn³³ jɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /suã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/, /siːn³³ jɐn²¹/, /suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/, /suã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: xiànrén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sin³ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sòaⁿ-lâng, xiànrén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siànrén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsien⁴-jên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syàn-rén [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiannren [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяньжэнь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjanʹžɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sin yàhn [Cantonese, Yale], sin³ jan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xin³ yen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], sòaⁿ-lâng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], suànn-lâng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], svoarlaang [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 线人
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 線人
  1. planted agent; informant; spy; mole
    Sense id: en-線人-zh-noun-tZl1Z~25 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. planted agent; informant; spy; mole
    (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) part-time informant or spy planted by authorities among the common people (often recruited from individuals from all walks of life to help gather information or investigate certain matters)
    Tags: Hokkien, Quanzhou, Xiamen, dated
    Sense id: en-線人-zh-noun-HvUtKC5V Categories (other): Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (part-time informant): 透仔 [Hokkien] Synonyms (planted agent): 暗線 (ànxiàn), 暗线 (ànxiàn)
Disambiguation of 'part-time informant': 50 50 Disambiguation of 'planted agent': 50 50
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "siànrén"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien⁴-jên²"
    },
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syàn-rén"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiannren"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньжэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sin yàhn"
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      "zh-pron": "sin³ jan⁴"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin³ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn³³ jɐn²¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sòaⁿ-lâng"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suànn-lâng"
    },
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn³³ jɐn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "sin³ jan⁴"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "hsien⁴-jên²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "syàn-rén"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "shiannren"
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      "zh-pron": "сяньжэнь"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹžɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sin yàhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sin³ jan⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xin³ yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn³³ jɐn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "sòaⁿ-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "suànn-lâng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "svoarlaang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːn³³ jɐn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suã²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/"
    },
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    }
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      "word": "透仔"
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  "word": "線人"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 線人 meaning in Chinese (3.5kB)

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