人唔似人,鬼唔似鬼
Chinese
editman; person; people | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble |
man; person; people | ghost; sly; crafty | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble |
ghost; sly; crafty | |||
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trad. (人唔似人,鬼唔似鬼) | 人 | 唔 | 似 | 人 | , | 鬼 | 唔 | 似 | 鬼 | |
simp. #(人唔似人,鬼唔似鬼) | 人 | 唔 | 似 | 人 | , | 鬼 | 唔 | 似 | 鬼 | |
Literally: “(A place or circumstance where) people do not resemble people, and ghosts do not resemble ghosts”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 m4 ci5 jan4, gwai2 m4 ci5 gwai2
- Yale: yàhn m̀h chíh yàhn, gwái m̀h chíh gwái
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 m4 tsi5 jan4, gwai2 m4 tsi5 gwai2
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 m4 qi5 yen4, guei2 m4 qi5 guei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit人唔似人,鬼唔似鬼
Synonyms
edit- 人不像人,鬼不像鬼 (rén bù xiàng rén, guǐ bù xiàng guǐ)