人不像人,鬼不像鬼
Chinese edit
man; 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
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)