人口

Chinese

		man; person; people	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (人口)		人	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan⁴ hau²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngin³ heu²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngìn-khiéu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngin² kêu³

• Eastern Min (BUC): ìng-kēu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): jîn-kháu / lîn-kháu / lîn-khió

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nang⁵ kao²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen-kheu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-kʻou³
    • Yale: rén-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renkoou
    • Palladius: жэнькоу (žɛnʹkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ hau²
    • Yale: yàhn háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngin³ heu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡin²² heu⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-khiéu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngin^ˇ kieu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngin² kieu³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngin² kêu³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ kʰeu³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng-kēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(kʰ-)ŋɛu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jinqao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ kʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linqao
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-khió
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: linqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /lin²⁴⁻²² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nang⁵ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nâng kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zen-kheu
    • MiniDict: zen^去 kheu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen-kheu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

人口

1. population (people living within a political or geographical boundary)

   城市人口  ―  chéngshì rénkǒu  ―  urban population

   控制人口增長／控制人口增长  ―  kòngzhì rénkǒu zēngzhǎng  ―  to control population growth

   人口分佈／人口分布  ―  rénkǒu fēnbù  ―  population distribution

   人口密集  ―  rénkǒu mìjí  ―  densely populated

   低端人口  ―  dīduān rénkǒu  ―  low-end population

   常住人口  ―  chángzhù rénkǒu  ―  permanent resident population

2. number of people in a family
3. mouths to feed
4. people (in general contexts)

Usage notes

In Chinese, 人口 is used to describe a population of people. To describe a population of species, the term 種群／种群 (zhǒngqún) is used instead.

Synonyms

• (population): 人丁 (réndīng), (literary) 生齒／生齿 (shēngchǐ)

Derived terms

• 人口學／人口学 (rénkǒuxué)
• 人口密度 (rénkǒu mìdù)
• 人口普查 (rénkǒu pǔchá)
• 人口爆炸 (rénkǒu bàozhà)
• 人口結構／人口结构 (rénkǒu jiégòu)
• 人口調查／人口调查 (rénkǒu diàochá)
• 人口販賣／人口贩卖 (rénkǒu fànmài)
• 人口販運／人口贩运 (rénkǒu fànyùn)
• 人口走私 (rénkǒu zǒusī)
• 人口過剩／人口过剩 (rénkǒu guòshèng)
• 人口過多／人口过多 (rénkǒu guòduō)
• 流動人口／流动人口 (liúdòng rénkǒu)
• 總人口／总人口 (zǒngrénkǒu)

 

See also

• 人類／人类 (rénlèi)
• 人們／人们 (rénmen)
• 人民 (rénmín)
• 人士 (rénshì)
• 人員／人员 (rényuán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	口
じん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じんこー [jìńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩŋko̞ː]

Noun

人(じん)口(こう) • (jinkō) 

1. population
   • 1947, 宮本百合子, 道標:

     しかし最近(さいきん)の数年間(すうねんかん)にフランスの農業(のうぎょう)人口(じんこう)は減(へ)りつづけているということだった。

     Shikashi saikin no sūnenkan ni furansu no nōgyō jinkō wa heritsuzukete iru to iu koto datta.

     In recent years, however, the population of French farmers has continued to decrease.

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
人	口

Noun

人口 • (in-gu) (hangeul 인구)

1. hanja form^? of 인구 (“population”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
人	口

Noun

人口

1. chữ Hán form of nhân khẩu (“population”).