🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不受欢迎的人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù shòu huānyíng de rén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Persona Non Grata/pərˈsoʊ.nə nɒn ˈɡrɑː.tə/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"丑闻后,他在政治圈中成了不受欢迎的人。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is not welcome or is rejected by a particular group or society.

    "After the scandal, he became a persona non grata in the political community."
  2. 2

    In diplomatic terms, a person whose presence is unacceptable to a host country.

    "The ambassador was declared a persona non grata and was asked to leave the country."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'persona non grata' originates from Latin, where 'persona' means 'person' and 'non grata' translates to 'not welcome.' It has been used in diplomatic contexts since the 19th century to denote an individual who is no longer welcome in a particular country or organization.

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🇫🇷French → English

persona non grata

Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔ.na nɔ̃ ɡʁa.ta

"Après le scandale, il est devenu persona non grata dans la communauté politique."

🇩🇪German → English

persona non grata

Transliteration: pɛʁˈzoː.na nɔn ˈɡʁaː.ta

"Nach dem Skandal wurde er zur persona non grata erklärt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

persona non grata

Transliteration: perˈsona non ˈɡrata

"Dopo lo scandalo, è diventato una persona non grata nella comunità politica."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

persona non grata

Transliteration: peɾˈsona non ˈɡɾata

"Después del escándalo, se convirtió en persona non grata en la comunidad política."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

persona non grata

Transliteration: peʁˈzonɐ nɒ̃ ˈɡɾatɐ

"Após o escândalo, ele se tornou uma persona non grata na comunidade política."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अस्वीकृत व्यक्ति

Transliteration: asvikrit vyakti

"स्कैंडल के बाद, वह राजनीतिक समुदाय में अस्वीकृत व्यक्ति बन गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

不受欢迎的人

Transliteration: bù shòu huānyíng de rén

"丑闻后,他在政治圈中成了不受欢迎的人。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

환영받지 못하는 사람

Transliteration: hwan-yeong-bat-ji mothan salam

"스캔들 이후 그는 정치 공동체에서 환영받지 못하는 사람이 되었다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

歓迎されない人

Transliteration: kangei sarenai hito

"スキャンダルの後、彼は政治コミュニティで歓迎されない人になった。"

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