布衣

Chinese

		to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (布衣)		布	衣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùyī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ ji¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: bùyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùyi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    不一
    不依
    布依
    布衣
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou³ ji¹
  - Yale: bou yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou³ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ jiː⁵⁵/

Noun

布衣

cotton clothes
ordinary people; commoners
臣本布衣，躬耕於南陽。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
臣本布衣，躬耕于南阳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 諸葛亮, 《出師表》
Chén běn bùyī, gōng gēng yú nányáng. [Pinyin]
I was originally a commoner who farmed in Nanyang himself.

Synonyms

(ordinary people):

Synonyms of 布衣

𫣆人 (Hakka)
一般人 (yībānrén)
世人 (shìrén)
世間人／世间人 (Min Nan)
人民 (rénmín)
人群 (rénqún)
俗人 (súrén)
公眾／公众 (gōngzhòng)
凡人 (fánrén)
匹夫 (pǐfū) (literary)
四眾人／四众人 (Teochew)
大眾／大众 (dàzhòng)
子民 (zǐmín)
常人 (chángrén)
平人 (píngrén) (literary)
平常人 (píngchángrén)
平民 (píngmín)

庶人 (shùrén) (literary)
庶民 (shùmín) (literary)
普通人 (pǔtōngrén)
民人 (mínrén) (literary)
民眾／民众 (mínzhòng)
白衣 (báiyī) (historical)
白衣人 (báiyīrén) (historical)
白身 (báishēn) (archaic)
白身人 (báishēnrén) (archaic)
百姓 (bǎixìng)
群眾／群众 (qúnzhòng)
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng)
草民 (cǎomín)
草野 (cǎoyě) (literary, figurative)
黎民 (límín) (literary)
黔首 (qiánshǒu) (archaic)

Derived terms

丹徒布衣
布衣之交
布衣之怒
布衣交
布衣卿相
布衣小民

布衣糲食／布衣粝食
布衣葦帶／布衣苇带
布衣蔬食 (bùyīshūshí)
布衣韋帶／布衣韦带
布衣黔首

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