jen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jen
< Chinese (Wade-Giles) jên2, (pinyin) rén
Example Sentences
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I hope they keep it and build something like it on my side of the park. — jen # 4…..In principle, what you have said makes sense.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2010
Only minutes before I was running along the beach and had a swim while jen started breaky - could of been gnarly.
From Time Magazine Archive
On his headstone near Hsuchow, the Chinese wrote his epitaph: "Sha sheng ch'eng jen," which can be translated "He died for humanity," or "He died for righteousness."
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout the repast a regular flow of Ti-ping young gentlemen passed through the hall, each coming up to us and saying in a positively affectionate manner, "Tsin-tsin, Yang ta jen?"
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
Before the Hui jen Bridge was built over the Salween in 1829, there can be no doubt that the road ran to Ta tu k'ou—great ferry place—which is about six miles below the present bridge.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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