人不像人,鬼不像鬼
Chinese
editman; person; people | not; no | (look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem |
man; person; people | ghost; sly; crafty | not; no | (look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem |
ghost; sly; crafty | |||
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trad. (人不像人,鬼不像鬼) | 人 | 不 | 像 | 人 | , | 鬼 | 不 | 像 | 鬼 | |
simp. #(人不像人,鬼不像鬼) | 人 | 不 | 像 | 人 | , | 鬼 | 不 | 像 | 鬼 | |
Literally: “(A place or circumstance where) people do not resemble people, and ghosts do not resemble ghosts”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén bù siàng rén, guěi bù siàng guěi
- Wade–Giles: jên2 pu4 hsiang4 jên2, kuei3 pu4 hsiang4 kuei3
- Yale: rén bù syàng rén-, gwěi bù syàng gwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren bu shianq ren, goei bu shianq goei
- Palladius: жэнь бу сян жэнь, гуй бу сян гуй (žɛnʹ bu sjan žɛnʹ, guj bu sjan guj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit人不像人,鬼不像鬼
Synonyms
edit- (Cantonese) 人唔似人,鬼唔似鬼 (jan4 m4 ci5 jan4, gwai2 m4 ci5 gwai2)