係人都

Chinese

		be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	man; person; people	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
trad. (係人都)		係	人	都
simp. (系人都)		系	人	都
Literally: “all who are human would...”

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ jan⁴ dou¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁶ jan⁴ dou¹
    • Yale: haih yàhn dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ jan⁴ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ yen⁴ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² jɐn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Phrase

係人都

1. (Cantonese) everyone; no matter who

   咁簡單，係人都知點做啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   咁简单，系人都知点做啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam³ gaan² daan¹, hai⁶ jan⁴ dou¹ zi¹ dim² zou⁶ laa¹! [Jyutping]

   It's so simple, everyone knows how to do it!

   係人見到中意食嘅嘢都會流口水。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   系人见到中意食嘅嘢都会流口水。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hai⁶ jan⁴ gin³ dou^3-2 zung¹ ji³ sik⁶ ge³ je⁵ dou¹ wui⁵ lau⁴ hau² seoi². [Jyutping]

   Everyone will drool when they see what they like to eat.

Usage notes

This phrase must be followed by a verb.