何許人

何許人

1. (literary) person from where
2. (literary) what kind of person

   • 人皆以為不治產業饒給，又不知其何許人，愈爭事之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     人皆以为不治产业饶给，又不知其何许人，愈争事之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Rén jiē yǐwèi bù zhì chǎnyè ráogěi, yòu bù zhī qí héxǔrén, yù zhēng shì zhī. [Pinyin]

     As people believed that he did not do any business, and was yet richly provided with everything, and as nobody knew what sort of a man he really was, there was a general competition in offering him services.

   • 釋順道不知何許人也。邁德高標，慈忍濟物。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1215, 《海東高僧傳》 (Biographies of Great Monks of Korea)

     Seok Sundo bu ji heoha'in ya. Maedeok gopyo, ja'in je mul. [Sino-Korean]

     It is not known what kind of person Seok Sundo was. He was of surpassing virtue and lofty character, and with compassion and perseverance he gave succor to the world.