達人

See also: 达人

Chinese

		attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	man; person; people
trad. (達人)		達	人
simp. (达人)		达	人

Etymology

The modern usage for the sense of "expert" or "master" is re-popularized due to Japanese influence.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dárén

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daat⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dárén
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dárén
    • Wade–Giles: ta²-jên²
    • Yale: dá-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: darren
    • Palladius: дажэнь (dažɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daat⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: daaht yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daat⁹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dad⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːt̚² jɐn²¹/

Noun

達人

1. expert; master; talent; geek
2. (literary) wise man; open-minded person

   • 達人大觀，物亡不可。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     达人大观，物亡不可。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Dárén dà guān, wù wáng bùkě. [Pinyin]

     An open-minded person has broad sight. There is nothing not permissible to him.

Synonyms

• (expert):

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• 內行 / 内行 (nèiháng)
• 內行人 / 内行人 (nèihángrén)
• 名家 (míngjiā)
• 大家
• 大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
• 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
• 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
• 專家 / 专家 (zhuānjiā)
• 專才 / 专才 (zhuāncái)
• 專業人員 / 专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
• 專業人才 / 专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
• 專業戶 / 专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
• 專門 / 专门 (zhuānmén)
• 專門家 / 专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
• 強手 / 强手 (qiángshǒu)
• 懸手 / 悬手 (Hokkien)
• 把式 (bǎshì)
• 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
• 能手 (néngshǒu)
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家裡手 / 行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
• 裡手 / 里手 (lǐshǒu)
• 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
• 高手 (gāoshǒu)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “expert”):

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• 外行 (wàiháng)
• 外行人 (wàihángrén)
• 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
• 行外人 (hángwàirén)
• 門外漢 / 门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

 

Derived terms

• 達人知命 / 达人知命
• 達人秀 / 达人秀

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
達	人
たつ Grade: 4	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たつじん [tàtsújíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡sɨʑĩɴ]

Noun

達(たつ)人(じん) • (tatsujin) 

1. a master; an expert
   • 1997 August 9, Ryu Fujisaki, “九(く)竜(りゅう)島(とう)の四(し)聖(せい)③ ―飲(の)みまくり大(たい)会(かい)― [Four Sages of Nine Dragon Island ③ ―Binge Drinking Tournament―]”, in 封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) [Investiture of the Gods], volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 95:

     御(ご)主(しゅ)人(じん)は泥(でい)酔(すい)拳(けん)の達(たつ)人(じん)っスよ‼

     Goshujin wa deisuiken no tatsujinssu yo‼

     Master is a blind drunken fist expert‼

Korean

Hanja in this term
達	人

Noun

達人 • (darin) (hangeul 달인)

1. hanja form^? of 달인 (“expert”)