Middle-aged man - Middle-aged man

Japanese: 中人 - ちゅうじん

〘noun〙① A person whose talents and abilities are average. An average person. An ordinary person. ※Hatsushinshu (c. 1216), chapter 8: "The heavenly devil often relies on arrogance. For example, he uses a middle-class thief. " [Confucius Analects - Yongya] ② A person of average rank, status, and wealth. A person of middle birth. A person living a middle-class life. ※Essays - Oritakushiba no Ki (c. 1716), chapter 2: "Even if one ryo of gold is exchanged for two ryo of gold, and there is a loss of half, the losses incurred are greater than those of a middle-class person." [Han Shu - Praise of Emperor Wen] ③ A person who mediates between various matters. Especially a middle-class person. A matchmaker. Chunin. *Shoyuki – April 6th, 1018 “Sōzuraiun (omitted) _Nyore this thing, _{Chuninshoreshin} himself, _two believers, _one person.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 才能や能力などが中位である人。人並の人。尋常の人。※発心集（1216頃か）八「天魔はよく憍慢をたよりとす。たとへば盗賊の中人(チウジン)を用ゆるが如し」〔論語‐雍也〕② 身分や地位、財産が中程度の人。中産の人。中流の生活をしている人。※随筆・折たく柴の記（1716頃）下「たとひ壱両の金をもて、二両の金に換て、半減の損失ありといふとも、これらの損失あらむは、中人より以上の事なるべし」〔漢書‐文帝紀賛〕③ さまざまなことの仲介をする人。特に、なこうど。媒酌人。ちゅうにん。※小右記‐寛仁二年（1018）四月六日「僧都来云〈略〉如_レ此事、中人所_レ申自被_二信用_一者也」

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