人 (jan4 | ren2) : person; human being

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人

jan4

ren2

[1] person; people; human being
[2] everybody; each; all
[3] grown-up; adult; manhood
[4] persons of a certain kind
[5] a person's character, reputation, etc
[6] a person's physical or mental condition
[7] manpower; staff; human resources

(Classifier(s): 個, 班, 群)

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Stroke count: 2

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Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

人

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收件人 sau1 gin6 jan4 shou1 jian4 ren2 = recipient (of mail)

舉人 geoi2 jan4 ju3 ren2 = graduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

旁人 pong4 jan4 pang2 ren2 = other people; bystanders; onlookers; outsiders

安人 on1 jan4 an1 ren2 = to pacify the people / landlady (old) / wife of 員外｜员外, landlord

大人 daai6 jan4 da4 ren5/2 = adult; Your Honour

人生 jan4 sang1 ren2 sheng1 = life

人口 jan4 hau2 ren2 kou3 = population

日本人 jat6 bun2 jan4 ri4 ben3 ren2 = Japanese person

女人 neoi5 jan4*2 nv3 ren2 = woman; girl

男人 naam4 jan4*2 nan2 ren2 = man

行人 hang4 jan4 xing2 ren2 = passers-by, pedestrians

夫人 fu1 jan4/4*2 fu1 ren5 = wife (another man's ); madam

人魚 jan4 jyu4 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid; Merman

美人魚 mei5 jan4 jyu4 mei3 ren2 yu2 = Mermaid (Beautiful)

雪人 syut3 jan4 xue3 ren2 = snowman; yeti

人哋 jan4 dei6 = other people, everybody else; he, she, they; I, me 粵

中國人 zung1 gwok3 jan4 zhong1 guo2 ren2 = Chinese person/people

香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 xiang1 gang3 ren2 = Hong Kong person/people

英國人 jing1 gwok3 jan4 ying1 guo2 ren2 = British person/people

美國人 mei5 gwok3 jan4 mei3 guo2 ren2 = American person

家人 gaa1 jan4 jia1 ren2 = one's family

先人 sin1 jan4 xian1 ren2 = forefathers

人一 jan4 jat1 = congregation

人人 jan4 jan4 ren2 ren2 = everybody

好人 hou2 jan4 hao3 ren2 = good person

成年人 sing4 nin4 jan4 cheng2 nian2 ren2 = adult

人地 jan4 dei6 = variant of 人哋粵

美人 mei5 jan4 mei3 ren2 = beautiful woman; beauty

人手 jan4 sau2 ren2 shou3 = manpower

人數 jan4 sou3 ren2 shu4 = number of people

人造 jan4 zou6 ren2 zao4 = man-made

人民 jan4 man4 ren2 min2 = the people, populace

聖誕老人 sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4 sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2 = Father Christmas (Santa Claus)

他人 taa1 jan4 ta1 ren2 = other people

主人 zyu2 jan4 zhu3 ren2 = master

行人路 hang4 jan4 lou6 = pavement; footpath; sidewalk 粵

人哋嘅 jan4 dei6 ge3 = other people's 粵

經紀人 ging1 gei2 jan4 jing1 ji4 ren2 = agent; broker

華人 waa4 jan4 hua2 ren2 = a Chinese person; the Chinese people

人力車 jan4 lik6 ce1 = rickshaw

人才 jan4 coi4 ren2 cai2 = a talented person; human resources

人家 jan4 gaa1 ren2 jia1 = others; other people

人們 jan4 mun4 ren2 men5 = people; folk 國

成人 sing4 jan4 cheng2 ren2 = adult

港人 gong2 jan4 gang3 ren2 = Hong Kong person / people

人造牛油 jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

叫人 giu3 jan4 = address a person by title or relationship to you

病人 beng6 jan4 bing4 ren2 = [n] patient; sick person

嚇人 haak3 jan4 = [v] to scare someone

別人 bit6 jan4 bie2 ren2 = other people

本人 bun2 jan4 ben3 ren2 = oneself; in person

一人計短，二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 yi4 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2 = two heads are better than one 粵

人力 jan4 lik6 ren2 li4 = manpower; human strength

人參 jan4 sam1 ren2 shen1 = ginseng, panax

猿人 jyun4 jan4 yuan2 ren2 = ape man

人氣 jan4 hei3 = popularity 粵

個人 go3 jan4 ge4 ren2 = individual; personal

三人一條心，黃土變成金 saam1 jan4 jat1 tiu4 sam1 wong4 tou2 bin3 sing4 gam1 san1 ren2 yi4 tiao2 xin1 huang2 tu3 bian4 cheng2 jin1 = Three men of one heart can transform yellow earth into gold

工人 gung1 jan4 gong1 ren2 = labourer

飛行人 fei1 haang4 jan4 = flyer/aviator

一個人 jat1 go3 jan4 yi1 ge4 ren2 = a person; alone, by oneself

本地人 bun2 dei6 jan4 ben3 di4 ren2 = locals here

外國人 ngoi6 gwok3 jan4 wai4 guo2 ren2 = a foreigner

每人 mui5 jan4 mei3 ren2 = [1] each person, [2] per person

每個人 mui5 go3 jan4 mei3 ge5 ren2 = everyone, everybody

令人 ling6 jan4 ling4 ren2 = to make someone + verb (to be, to feel, etc.)

愛人 oi3 jan4 ai4 ren5 = spouse, husband, wife, sweetheart

法人 faat3 jan4 fa3 ren2 = lawyer, paralegal, etc. (lit: "law person")

人次 jan4 ci3 ren2 ci4 = person-count; attendances; attendance count

中間人 zung1 gaan1 jan4 = go-between, intermediary, middle-man

婦人 fu5 jan4 fu4 ren2 = married woman

古人 gu2 jan4 = people from ancient times

人造黃油 jan4 zou6 wong4 jau4 ren2 zao4 huang2 you2 = margarine 國

小人 siu2 jan4; siu2 jan4*2 xiao3 ren2 = I; me; flunky, villain

老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1 lao3 ren2 jia1 = polite term for an old woman or man

年輕人 nin4 hing1 jan4 nian2 qing1 ren2 = young people, youngster 國

其他人 kei4 taa1 jan4 qi2 ta1 ren2 = other people

怕人 paa3 jan4 = shy person

所有人 so2 jau5 jan4 = possessor

一班人 jat1 baan1 jan4 yi1 ban1 ren2 = a group of people

人品 jan4 ban2 = bearing; character; moral quality; moral standing

國人 gwok3 jan4 = countrymen

屋企人 uk1 kei5*2 jan4 = family; member of family 粵

線人 sin3 jan4 xian4 ren2 = narc, tipster, stool pigeon, informant

嫁人 gaa3 jan4 = (of a girl) marry a man

人日 jan4 jat6/jat6*2 ren2 ri4 = Everybody's Birthday

熟人 suk6 jan4 shu2 ren2 = a person one knows well; good acquaintance

人頭豬腦 jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5 = a stupid person 粵

漢人 hon3 jan4 han4 ren2 = Han Chinese person or people

法國人 faat3 gwok3 jan4 fa4/3 guo2 ren2 (Taiwan/PRC) = Frenchman; French person

土人 tou2 jan4 tu3 ren2 = an aborigine, a native

乜人 mat1 jan6 = who? whom? whose? anyone? 粵

文明人 man4 ming4 jan4 wen2 ming2 ren2 = civilized man

採訪人員 coi2 fong2 jan4 jyun4 cai3 fang3 ren2 yuan2 = correspondent; reporter

佳人 gaai1 jan4 jia1 ren2 = belle; beauty

熊人 hung4 jan4*2 = a bear

失禮死人 sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4 shi1 li3 si3 ren2 = extremely embarrassing 粵

司法人員 si1 faat3 jan4 jyun4 si1 fa3 ren2 yuan2 = judicial staff

呢等人 ni1 ting2 jan4 = this kind of people 粵

男人味 naam4 jan4*2 mei6 nan2 ren2 wei4 = masculine; man smell

火柴人 fo2 caai4*2 jan4 = skinny; matchstick man

啲人 di1 jan4 = people 粵

過路人 gwo3 lou6 jan4 guo4 lu4 ren2 = passer-by

當地人 dong1 dei6 jan4 dang1 di4 ren2 = locals there

舊情人 gau6 cing4 jan4 jiu4 qing2 ren2 = ex-lover

半人馬 bun jan4 maa5 ban4 ren2 ma3 = centaur

走人 zau2 jan4 zou3 ren2 = leave, walk away

擳人 zit1 jan4 = to tickle someone 粵

人文學 jan4 man4 hok6 ren2 wen2 xue2 = humanities (course of study)

大陸人 daai6 luk6 jan4 da4 lu4 ren2 = Mainland Chinese

生意人 saang1 ji3 jan4 sheng1 yi4 ren2 = businessman

學人 hok6 jan4 xue2 ren2 = scholar; learned person

強人 koeng4 jan4 qiang2 ren2 = strongman

有色人種 jau5 sik1 jan4 zung2 you3 se4 ren2 zhong3 = coloured race

人民幣 jan4 man4 bai6 ren2 min2 bi4 = Chinese currency renminbi

唐人街 tong4 jan4 gaai1 tang2 ren2 jie1 = Chinatown

冰人 bing1 jan4 = matchmaker

情人節 cing4 jan4 zit3 qing2 ren2 jie2 = Valentine's Day

仙人掌 sin1 jan4 zoeng2 xian1 ren2 zhang3 = cactus

不人道 bat1 jan4 dou6 bu4 ren2 dao4 = inhuman 國

人道 jan4 dou6 ren2 dao4 = human, humane; humanity; the Confucius teaching "The Way of Man"

男人老狗 naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2 = A (real) man

外星人 ngoi6 sing1 jan4 wai4 xing1 ren2 = alien, extra-terrestrial

超人 ciu1 jan4 chao1 ren2 = superhero; superman

殺人 saat3 jan4 sha1 ren2 = to kill a person

鄉下人 hoeng1 haa6*2 jan4 xiang1 xia4 ren2 = a country bumpkin

活人 wut6 jan4 = a person who is full of life 國

行人道 haang4 jan4 dou6 = [1] footpath; walkway [2] pavement; sidewalk 粵

人行道 jan4 haang4 dou6 ren2 xing2 dao4 = 1] footpath; walkway [2] pavement; sidewalk 國

差人 caai1 jan4 = a policeman 粵

自己人 zi6 gei2/2*1 jan4 zi4 ji3 ren2 = one's own people

死人頭 sei2 jan4 tau4 si3 ren2 tou2 = term of abuse 粵

人客 jan4 haak3 = a guest; guests 粵

客人 haak3 jan4 ke4 ren5 = a guest; guests

中華人民共和國 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 = The People's Republic of China

人權 jan4 kyun4 ren2 quan2 = human rights

蝦人 haa1 jan4 = to bully people 粵

猶太人 jau4 taai3 jan4 you2 tai4 ren2 = Jew; a Jewish person

做人 zou6 jan4 zuo4 ren2 = to behave properly

敵人 dik6 jan4 di2 ren2 = enemy

人怕出名豬怕壯 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 zong3 = Seeking fame is akin to a pig seeking slaughter

太空人 taai3 hung1 jan4 tai4 kong1 ren2 = astronaut; taikonaut

委託代理人 wai2 tok3 doi6 lei5 jan4 = proxy, consignee

戀人 lyun2 jan4 lian4 ren2 = sweetheart, lover

任何人 jam6 ho4 jan4 ren4 he2 ren2 = anybody; anyone

何人 ho4 jan4 he2 ren2 = who?[國] 國

合伙人 hap6 fo2 jan4 = a partner

人質 jan4 zi3 ren2 zhi4 = hostage; hostages

人情味 jan4 cing4 mei6 = human touch

女人味 neoi5 jan4*2 mei6 nv3 ren2 wei4 = feminine, femininity

損人利己 syun2 jan4 lei6 gei2 sun3 ren2 li4 ji3 = to profit at the expense of others

私人 si1 jan4 si1 ren2 = private

商人 soeng1 jan4 shang1 ren2 = a businessperson; a merchant

生人 saang1 jan4 sheng1 ren2 = a stranger

詩人 si1 jan4 shi1 ren2 = poet; bard

一人做事，一人當 jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1 = one must bear the consequences of one's actions 粵

人事 jan4 si6*2 ren2 shi4 = human affairs

人員 jan4 jyun4 ren2 yuan2 = staff; personnel

人均 jan4 gwan1 ren2 jun1 = per capita

人士 jan4 si6 ren2 shi4 = person; figure

人工 jan4 gung1 ren2 gong1 = manpower; manual labour; pay

人心 jan4 sam1 ren2 xin1 = the will of the people

人性 jan4 sing3 ren2 xing4 = human nature

人情 jan4 cing4 ren2 qing2 = human emotions

人格 jan4 gaak3 ren2 ge2 = personality

人為 jan4 wai4 ren2 wei2 = artificial; man-made

人物 jan4 mat6*2 ren2 wu4 = figure; personage; character

人群 jan4 kwan4 ren2 qun2 = a crowd of people

人身 jan4 san1 ren2 shen1 = personal

人道主義 jan4 dou6 zyu2 ji6 ren2 dao4 zhu3 yi4 = humanism

人間 jan4 gaan1 ren2 jian1 = the world; man's world

人類 jan4 leoi6 ren2 lei4 = humankind; mankind

人體 jan4 tai2 ren2 ti3 = the human body

遊人 jau4 jan4 = tourist; visitor

用人 jung6 jan4 yong4 ren2 = helper; servant

引人注目 jan5 jan4 zyu3 muk6 yin3 ren2 zhu4 mu4 = striking

友人 jau5 jan4 you3 ren2 = a friend

主人翁 zyu2 jan4 jung1 zhu3 ren2 weng1 = master; leading character

人口過剩 jan4 hau2 gwo3 sing6/zing6 = overpopulation

專人 zyun1 jan4 zhuan1 ren2 = specialist; specially appointed person

眾人 zung3 jan4 zhong4 ren2 = everyone

白人 baak6 jan4 bai2 ren2 = caucasian, the white people

人口密度 jan4 hau2 mat6 dou6 ren2 kou3 mi4 du4 = population density

個人資料 go3 jan4 zi1 liu6*2 ge4 ren2 zi1 liao4 = personal information

新人 san1 jan4 xin1 ren2 = newlywed; new person

軍人 gwan1 jan4 jun1 ren2 = soldier; military personnel; serviceman; servicewoman

驚人 ging1 jan4 jing1 ren2 = frightening; amazing; astonishing; alarming; scary

承包人 sing4 baau1 jan4 cheng2 bao1 ren2 = contractor

前人 cin4 jan4 qian2 ren2 = predecessors; ancestors; prehominids

雞髀打人牙骹軟 gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5 = to bribe someone with a small gift 粵

瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2 = Nothing is perfect

家不和,外人欺 gaa1 bat1 wo4 ngoi6 jan4 hei1 jia1 bu4 he2 wai4 ren2 qi1 = A family without harmony can be exploited or bullied by outsiders 國

窮人 kung4 jan4 qiong2 ren2 = poor people; pauper; the poor

親人 can1 jan4 qin1 ren2 = loved ones; one's own relatives; one's own people

文人 man4 jan4 wen2 ren2 = scholar; a person of letters

當事人 dong1 si6 jan4 dang1 shi4 ren2 = client; person involved

令人作嘔 ling6 jan4 zok3 au2 ling4 ren2 zuo4 ou3 = nauseating, to make one sick

令人難忘 ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4 ling4 ren2 nan2 wang4 = unforgettable (because sth is extraordinary, impressive, astounding)

動人 dung6 jan4 dong4 ren2 = moving; touching; poignant; heart-rending

丟人 diu1 jan4 diu1 ren2 = to lose face; to be disgraced

人字拖鞋 jan4 zi6 to1 haai4 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

閃人 sim2 jan4 shan3 ren2 = "I'll leave this place" 粵

人大 jan4 daai6 ren2 da4 = National People's Congress (of China)

人選 jan4 syun2 ren2 xuan3 = person hand picked/selected (for a job, task, etc)

主持人 zyu2 ci4 jan4 zhu3 chi2 ren2 = anchorman; host

不得人心 bat1 dak1 jan4 sam1 bu4 de2 ren2 xin1 = unpopular 國

罪人 zeoi6 jan4 zui4 ren2 = a sinner

情人 cing4 jan4 qing2 ren2 = sweetheart, lover, soul mate

普通人 pou2 tung1 jan4 = the average person, the everyman

同人 tung4 jan4 tong2 ren2 = coterie; fellow workers; colleagues; brothers; fraternity

局外人 guk6 ngoi6 jan4 = [1] an outsider, [2] a wallflower

野人 je5 jan4 = a savage

為人 wai4 jan4; wai6 jan4 wei2 ren2; wei4 ren2 = to behave; for others' interest

候選人 hau6 syun2 jan4 hou4 xuan3 ren2 = candidate

犯人 faan6 jan4 fan4 ren2 = convict; prisoner

工人階級 gung1 jan4 gaai1 kap1 gong1 ren2 jie1 ji2 = the working class

持有人 ci4 jau5 jan4 chi2 you3 ren2 = holder

申請人 san1 cing2 jan4 shen1 qing3 ren2 = applicant

發言人 faat3 jin4 jan4 fa1 yan2 ren2 = spokesperson

老人 lou5 jan4 lao3 ren2 = old people, the elderly or aged

證人 zing3 jan4 zheng4 ren2 = a witness

負責人 fu6 zaak3 jan4 fu4 ze2 ren2 = person in charge (of something)

黑人 hak1 jan4 = black person

領導人 ling5 dou6 jan4 ling3 dao3 ren2 = leader

人渣 jan4 zaa1 ren2 zha1 = scumbag; dregs

代言人 doi6 jin4 jan4 = spokesperson

接班人 zip3 baan1 jan4 jie1 ban1 ren2 = successor; next generation; younger generation

逼人 bik1 jan4 bi1 ren2 = pressing, threatening

經理人 ging1 lei5 jan4 jing1 li3 ren2 = handler, agent

某人 mau5 jan4 mou3 ren2 = a certain person; someone

納稅人 naap6 seoi3 jan4 na4 shui4 ren2 = taxpayer

一般人 jat1 bun1 jan4 yi1 ban1 ren2 = the everyman

人之常情 jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4 ren2 zhi1 chang2 qing2 = normal human feelings

內人 noi6 jan4 = wife

各人 gok3 jan4 = each one

外人 ngoi6 jan4 wai4 ren2 = outsider; foreigner

黃蜂尾後針最毒婦人心 wong4 fung1 mei5 hau5 zam1 zeoi3 duk6 fu5 jan4 sam1 huang2 feng1 wei3 hou1 zhen1 zui4 du2 fu4 ren2 xin1 = a woman can be deadly and vicious (more than the hornet's sting)

有人 jau5 jan4 = somebody; someone

死人 sei2 jan4 si3 ren2 = dead body; devil; extremely

路人 lou6 jan4 = passerby; stranger; bystanders in the street

人權法 jan4 kyun4 faat3 = human right act

人潮 jan4 ciu4 = stream of people

受害人 sau6 hoi6 jan4 shou4 hai4 ren2 = victim

召集人 ziu6 zaap6 jan4 = convenor

人馬 jan4 maa5 = forces; troops

孤家寡人 gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2 = loner

機械人 gei1 haai6 jan4 ji1 xie4 ren2 = robot

羞人 sau1 jan4 = feel abashed

蛙人 waa1 jan4 = frogman

大有人在 daai6 jau5 jan4 zoi6 da4 you3 ren2 zai4 = such persons are by no means rare

來人 loi4 jan4*2 lai2 ren2 = bearer; messenger; incoming envoy; person(s) coming

過來人 gwo3 loi4 jan4*2 guo4 lai2 ren2 = sb. who has had a particular experience

中華人民 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 = Chinese people

途人 tou4 jan4 tu2 ren2 = passer-by; bystander; pedestrian

三項鐵人 saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4 = triathlon

人妖 jan4 jiu2 ren2 yao1 = shemale; ladyboy (transsexual, transvestite)

人民解放軍 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 = People's Liberation Army (PLA)

人蔘 jan4 sam1 = ginseng

人造皮 jan4 zou6 pei4*2 ren2 zao4 pi2 = synthetic leather

人馬星座 jan4 maa5 sing1 zo6 = Sagittarius

叫價人 giu3 gaa3 jan4 = bidder

打小人 daa2 siu2 jan4*2 da2 xiao3 ren2 = Villain Hitting. A Chinese Guangdong/Hong Kong folk sorcery. Demon exorcising.

私人電腦 si1 jan4 din6 nou5 = personal computer

行人天橋 hang4 jan4 tin1 kiu4 = footbridge 粵

拉人 laai1 jan4 = recruit men for service; holding; [粵] to arrest sb

唔做中，唔做保，唔做媒人,三代好 m4 zou6 zung1, m4 zou6 bou2, m4 zou6 mui4 jan4*2 saam1 doi6 hou2 = do not be a middleman, guarantor or matchmaker then you will have a good future 粵

煩人 faan4 jan4 = annoying; vexing; troubling

盡人事 zeon6 jan4 si6*2 = to do all that is humanly possible (with little hope of success)

一家人 jat1 gaa1 jan4 = of the same family; of one family; a household

做人情 zou6 jan4 cing4 = to give somebody a favor

原班人馬 jyun4 baan1 jan4 maa5 = the same batch of people; the old cast

成人電影 sing4 jan4 din6 jing2 cheng2 ren2 dian4 ying3 = an adult movie; an X-rated movie

不甘後人 bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 = cannot bear playing second fiddle 國

人怕出名豬怕肥 jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4 ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2 = fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs

住家男人 zyu6 gaa1 naam4 jan4*2 = house husband

係人都知 hai6 jan4 dou1 zi1 = public knowledge 粵

夾心人 gaap3 sam1 jan4 = sandwich

對頭人 deoi3 tau4 jan4 = opponent; enemy; nemesis 粵

賊人 caak6 jan4 zei2 ren2 = burglar

男人婆 naam4 jan4 po4 = tomboy

男人頭 naam4 jan4 tau4 = woman who looks, acts like a man

西人 sai1 jan4 xi1 ren2 = a western person; a westerner; a caucasian man 粵

高人 gou1 jan4 gao1 ren2 = master hand

猛人 maang5 jan4 = somebody else

殺人王 saat3 jan4 wong4 = mass murderer; serial killer

衰人 seoi1 jan4 = a bad person, unpleasant person; the police (slang) 粵

唐人 tong4 jan4 = Chinese person

接收人 zip3 sau1 jan4 = recipient

食人者 sik6 jan4 ze2 shi2 ren2 zhe3 = cannibal

人肉炸彈 jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan6*2 = suicide bomber

常人 soeng4 jan4 chang2 ren2 = an ordinary person

之人地 zi1 jan4 dei6 = this type of man

人瑞 jan4 seoi6 = a venerable old man (woman), usually a benefactor of mankind

捉伊人 zuk1 ji1 jan4*1 = hide and seek; [國]捉迷藏粵

人山人海 jan4 saan1 jan4 hoi2 ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3 = a large crowd; people everywhere

個人電子 go3 jan4 din6 zi2 = PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)

女人街 neoi5 jan4*2 gaai1 = lady's market

古怪人 gu2 gwaai3 jan4 = an eccentric person

找人出氣 zaau2 jan4 ceot1 hei3 = eager for the fray

賣報人 maai6 bou3 jan4 = newsboy

這班人 ze2 baan1 jan4 zhe4 ban1 ren2 = this kind of people, these people 國

班人 baan1 jan4 ban1 ren2 = kind, class, group of people

人造絲 jan4 zou6 si1 = synthetic silk; [Lit.] man-made silk

冇呢個人 mou5 ni1 go3 jan4 = "no such person" (on telephone) 粵

單人床 daan1 jan4 cong4 = a single bed

雙人床 soeng1 jan4 cong4 = double bed

壞人 waai6 jan4 huai4 ren2 = a bad man; hellion; malefactor; villain

啞人 aa2 jan4 = a dumb/mute person

盲人 maang4 jan4 = the blind, a blind person

人緣 jan4 jyun4 = relationship with other people; popularity

人壽保險 jan4 sau6 bou2 him2 = life insurance

捨身救人 se2 san1 gau3 jan4 = sacrifice one's life to save others

聾人 lung4 jan4 = the deaf; a deaf person; deafness

救人 gau3 jan4 = to rescue a person

工人房 gung1 jan4 fong4*2 = servant's quarters

加人工 gaa1 jan4 gung1 jia1 ren2 gong1 = to give a rise in salary or wages

行人路邊 hang4 jan4 lou6 bin1 = the curb/kerb of a pavement or sidewalk

跛人 bai1 jan4 = a crippled person, a "lame"

人緣好好 jan4 jyun4 hou2 hou2 = popular (referring to people)

唐人年 tong4 jan4 nin4 = Chinese New Year

食素嘅人 sik6 sou3 ge3 jan4 = a vegetarian 粵

食齋嘅人 sik6 zaai1 ge3 jan4 = a vegetarian (typically Buddhist) 粵

口啞嘅人 hau2 aa2 ge3 jan4 = a dumb (mute) person 粵

唔識字嘅人 m4 sik1 zi6 ge3 jan4 = an illiterate person 粵

不可告人 bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 bu4 ke3 gao4 ren2 = hidden; kept secret; not to be divulged 國

不幸的人 bat1 hang6 dik1 jan4 bu4 xing4 de5 ren2 = a wretch 國

不務正業的人 bat1 mou6 zeng3 jip6 dik1 jan4 bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4 de5 ren2 = a layabout 國

不省人事 bat1 sing2 jan4 si6 bu4 xing3 ren2 shi4 = to be in a coma; to be unconscious 國

無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death

保管人的 bou2 gun2 jan4 dik1 bao3 guan3 ren2 de5 = custodial 國

保護人的 bou2 wu6 jan4 dik1 bao3 hu4 ren2 de5 = [adj] tutelar 國

世人 sai3 jan4 shi4 ren2 = (common) people

中國人民 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 = the Chinese people

主管人員 zyu2 gun2 jan4 jyun4 zhu3 guan3 ren2 yuan2 = executive

人事部門 jan4 si6 bou6 mun4 ren2 shi4 bu4 men2 = personnel office

人力車夫 jan4 lik6 ce1 fu1 ren2 li4 che1 fu1 = rickshaw puller

人口稠密 jan4 hau2 cau4 mat6 ren2 kou3 chou2 mi4 = populous

人工智能 jan4 gung1 zi3 nang4 ren2 gong1 zhi4 neng2 = artificial intelligence (AI)

人工概念 jan4 gung1 koi3 nim6 ren2 gong1 gai4 nian4 = artificial concept

人工流產 jan4 gung1 lau4 caan2 ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3 = induced abortion

人文社會學科 jan4 man4 se5 wui6*2 hok6 fo1 ren2 wen2 she4 hui4 xue2 ke1 = humanities and social sciences

人文社科 jan4 man4 se5 fo1 ren2 wen2 she4 ke1 = (abbr.) humanities and social sciences

人民公社 jan4 man4 gung1 se5 ren2 min2 gong1 she4 = people's commune

人民大會堂 jan4 man4 daai6 wui6 tong4 ren2 min2 da4 hui4 tang2 = Great Hall of the People, at Tiananmen Square

人民日報 jan4 man4 jat6 bou3 ren2 min2 ri4 bao4 = Renmin Ribao (People's Daily)

人民法院 jan4 man4 faat3 jyun6*2 ren2 min2 fa3 yuan4 = people's court (of law); people's tribunal

人物描寫 jan4 mat6*2 miu4 se2 ren2 wu4 miao2 xie3 = portrayal

人造語言 jan4 zou6 jyu5 jin4 ren2 zao4 yu3 yan2 = artificial language; constructed language

人道救援 jan4 dou6 gau3 wun4 ren2 dao4 jiu4 yuan2 = humanitarian aid

人頭 jan4 tau4 ren2 tou2 = number of people; (per) capita

人頭獅身 jan4 tau4 si1 san1 ren2 tou2 shi1 shen1 = sphinx

人類免疫缺陷病毒 jan4 leoi6 min5 jik6 kyut3 haam6 beng6 duk6 ren2 lei4 mian3 yi4 que1 xian4 bing4 du2 = human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

人類學家 jan4 leoi6 hok6 gaa1 ren2 lei4 xue2 jia1 = anthropologist

人體器官 jan4 tai2 hei3 gun1 ren2 ti3 qi4 guan1 = human organ

仇人 sau4 jan4 = an enemy; a rival

代理人 doi6 lei5 jan4 dai4 li3 ren2 = agent; reprentative

令人欽佩 ling6 jan4 jam1 pui3 ling4 ren2 qin1 pei4 = admirable

令人驚異 ling6 jan4 ging1 ji6 ling4 ren2 jing1 yi4 = surprisingly

保守黨人 bou2 sau2 dong2 jan4 bao3 shou3 dang3 ren2 = a conservative (by political party association)

保管人 bou2 gun2 jan4 bao3 guan3 ren2 = a custodian, depositary, depository, keeper, trustee

保證人 bou2 zing3 jan4 bao3 zheng4 ren2 = an assurer, guarantor, sponsor, bailor, voucher

引人注意 jan5 jan4 zyu3 ji3 yin3 ren2 zhu4 yi4 = attractive

德國人 dak1 gwok3 jan4 de2 guo2 ren2 = German person or people

感染人數 gam2 jim5 jan4 sou3 gan3 ran3 ren2 shu4 = number of infected persons

氣人 hei3 jan4 qi4 ren2 = to get someone angry; to get someone annoyed

沒人住 mut6 jan4 zyu6 mei2 ren2 zhu4 = unoccupied

沒有人 mut6 jau5 jan4 mei2 you3 ren2 = nobody 國

名人 ming4 jan4 ming2 ren2 = famous person

給有關人士 kap1 jau5 gwaan1 jan4 si6 gei3 you3 guan1 ren2 shi4 = to whom it may concern 國

吃的人 hek3 dik1 jan4 chi1 de5 ren2 = eater 國

便人 bin6 jan4 bian4 ren2 = somebody who happens to be on hand for an errand

個人電腦 go3 jan4 din6 nou5 ge4 ren2 dian4 nao3 = personal computer (PC)

偉人 wai5 jan4 wei3 ren2 = great person

人類學 jan4 leoi6 hok6 ren2 lei4 xue2 = anthropology

債務人 zaai3 mou6 jan4 zhai4 wu4 ren2 = debtor

債權人 zaai3 kyun4 jan4 zhai4 quan2 ren2 = creditor

僕人 buk6 jan4 pu2 ren2 = servant

全體人員 cyun4 tai2 jan4 jyun4 quan2 ti3 ren2 yuan2 = crew

公爵夫人 gung1 zoek3 fu1 jan4 gong1 jue2 fu1 ren2 = duchess

其他的人 kei4 taa1 dik1 jan4 qi1 ta1 de5 ren2 = other people 國

分析人士 fan1 sik1 jan4 si6 fen1 xi1 ren2 shi4 = analyst; expert

創辦人 cong3 baan6 jan4 chuang4 ban4 ren2 = an establisher; founder (of an institution, etc)

北京人 bak1 ging1 jan4 bei3 jing1 ren2 = person from Beijing; Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinesis)

北方人 bak1 fong1 jan4 bei3 fang1 ren2 = northern person; a northerner

吉普賽人 gat1 pou2 coi3 jan4 ji2 pu3 sai4 ren2 = gypsy (loanword in Mandarin)

合夥人 hap6 fo2 jan4 he2 huo3 ren2 = partner

半熟練工人 bun3 suk6 lin6 gung1 jan4 ban4 shu2 lian4 gong1 ren2 = a semiskilled worker

外邦人 ngoi6 bong1 jan4 wai4 bang1 ren2 = gentile

大快人心 daai6 faai3 jan4 sam1 da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1 = to the satisfaction of everyone

嬖人 pei3 jan4 bi4 ren2 = favorite person

討人厭 tou2 jan4 jim3 tao3 ren2 yan4 = to cause others to dislike (oneself) 國

專業人才 zyun1 jip6 jan4 coi4 zhuan1 ye4 ren2 cai2 = expert (in a field)

巨人 geoi6 jan4 ju4 ren2 = a giant

慘無人道 caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6 can3 wu2 ren2 dao4 = brutal; inhuman

有些人 jau5 se1 jan4 you3 xie1 ren2 = some people

有人情 jau5 jan4 cing4 you3 ren2 qing2 = humane

有關人士 jau5 gwaan1 jan4 si6 you3 guan1 ren2 shi4 = persons involved; those connected with (sth)

機器人 gei1 hei3 jan4 ji1 qi4 ren2 = a mechanical person; a robot; an android

歐洲人 au1 zau1 jan4 ou1 zhou1 ren2 = European (person)

炫耀於人 jyun6 jiu6 jyu1 jan4 = to show off one's talent before others

鐵甲人 tit3 gaap3 jan4 tie3 jia ren2 = toy robot

第一夫人 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = First Lady (wife of US president)

撫養成人 fu2 joeng5 sing4 jan4 fu3 yang3 cheng2 ren2 = to bring up (a child)

觀察人士 gun1 caat3 jan4 si6 guan1 cha2 ren2 shi4 = observers

規劃人員 kwai1 waak6 jan4 jyun4 gui1 hua4 ren2 yuan2 = planner

開發人員 hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4 kai1 fa1 ren2 yuan2 = developer

知名人士 zi1 ming4 jan4 si6 zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4 = celebrity; public figure; well-known person

血口噴人 hyut3 hau2 pan3 jan4 xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2 (PRC), xie3 kou3 pen1 ren2 (Taiwan) = venomously slander; make unfounded and malicious attacks

潮人 ciu4 jan4 chao2 ren2 = chic / fashionable guy 粵

畀人歧視 bei2 jan4 kei4 si6 = being discriminated 粵

不近人情 bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 bu4 jin4 ren2 qing2 = not amenable to reason; unreasonable 國

無論何人 mou4 leon6 ho4 jan4 wu2 lun4 he2 ren2 = whoever

無人駕駛 mou4 jan4 gaa3 sai2 wu2 ren2 jia4 shi3 = unmanned; unpiloted

無人 mou4 jan4 wu2 ren2 = unmanned; uninhabited

未成年人 mei6 sing4 nin4 jan4 wei4 cheng2 nian2 ren2 = minor

搬運工人 bun1 wan6 gung1 jan4 ban1 yun4 gong1 ren2 = [n] docker; porter

接人 zip3 jan4 jie1 ren2 = to meet a person

承銷人 sing4 siu1 jan4 cheng2 xiao1 ren2 = a consignee

承辦商人 sing4 baan6 soeng1 jan4 cheng2 ban4 shang1 ren2 = a purveyor

承讓人 sing4 joeng6 jan4 cheng2 rang4 ren2 = a transferee; an assignee (legal term)

承諾人 sing4 nok6 jan4 cheng2 nuo4 ren2 = accepter; promisee

承租人 sing4 zou1 jan4 cheng2 zu1 ren2 = leaseholder; lessee; renter; tenant

懺悔的人 caam3 fui3 dik1 jan4 chan4 hui3 de5 ren2 = [n] penitent; a person who repents their sins

愛人如己 oi3 jan4 jyu4 gei2 ai4 ren2 ru2 ji3 = love others as self

情人節快樂 cing4 jan4 zit3 faai3 lok6 qing2 ren2 jie2 kuai4 le4 = Happy Valentine's Day

悲天憫人 bei1 tin1 man5 jan4 bei1 tian1 min3 ren2 = bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind

恩人 jan1 jan4 en1 ren2 = person who has significantly helped someone else; benefactor

怪人 gwaai3 jan4 guai4 ren2 = strange person/eccentric

後人 hau6 jan4 hou4 ren2 = later generation

女繼承人 neoi5 gai3 sing4 jan4 nv3 ji4 cheng2 ren2 = inheritress

女主人 neoi5 zyu2 jan4 nv3 zhu3 ren2 = hostess; mistress

地勤人員 dei6 kan4 jan4 jyun4 di4 qin2 ren2 yuan2 = (airport) ground crew

受託人 sau6 tok3 jan4 shou4 tuo1 ren2 = trustee

買賣人 maai5 maai6 jan4 mai3 mai4 ren2 = merchant (used chiefly in Taiwan)

被告人 bei6 gou3 jan4 bei4 gao4 ren2 = the defendant; the accused

俾人笑 bei2 jan4 siu3 = to be laughed at

達人 daat6 jan4 da2 ren2 = specialist, an expert ; Daren

殘廢軍人 caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4 can2 fei4 jun1 ren2 = disabled soldier

殺人案 saat3 jan4 on3 sha1 ren2 an4 = murder case; homicide case

殺人案件 saat3 jan4 on3 gin6*2 sha1 ren2 an4 jian4 = (case of, incident of) murder

殺人犯 saat3 jan4 faan6 sha1 ren2 fan4 = convicted murderer

殺人狂 saat3 jan4 kong4 sha1 ren2 kuang2 = homicidal maniac

澳大利亞人 ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 jan4 ao4 da4 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan) ren2 = Australian (person)

浪人 long6 jan4 lang4 ren2 = vagabond; "ronin" (in Japanese)

伏伊人 buk6 ji1 jan4*1 = the "hider" for hide and seek 粵

人工方法 jan4 gung1 fong1 faat3 ren2 gong1 fang1 fa3 = artificially

智障人士 zi3 zoeng3 jan4 si6 zhi4 zhang4 ren2 shi4 = mentally handicapped person

傷殘人士 soeng1 caan4 jan4 si6 = physically disabled person

剝奪人權的 mok1 dyut6 jan4 kyun4 dik1 bo1 duo2 ren2 quan2 de5 = [adj] proscriptive 國

本人的觀點 bun2 jan4 dik1 gun1 dim2 ben3 ren2 de5 guan1 dian3 = (one's) personal view 國

馬來人 maa5 loi4 jan4*2 ma3 lai2 ren2 = Malayan

私人鑰匙 si1 jan4 joek6 si4 si1 ren2 yao4 shi5 = private key (in encryption)

編輯人員 pin1 cap1 jan4 jyun4 bian1 ji2 ren2 yuan2 = [n] editorial staff

美國軍人 mei5 gwok3 gwan1 jan4 mei3 guo2 jun1 ren2 = American serviceman; U.S. soldier

見證人 gin3 zing3 jan4 jian4 zheng4 ren2 = a witness

財產所有人 coi4 caan2 so2 jau5 jan4 cai2 chan3 suo3 you3 ren2 = [n] property owner

弱智人士 joek6 zi3 jan4 si6 ruo4 zhi4 ren2 shi4 = a mentally retarded or mentally handicapped person

人權鬥士 jan4 kyun4 dau3 si6 ren2 quan2 dou4 shi4 = a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights

個人崇拜 go3 jan4 sung4 baai3 ge4 ren2 chong2 bai4 = personality cult

美國本地人 mei5 gwok3 bun2 dei6 jan4 mei3 guo2 ben3 di4 ren2 = Native American (aka "American Indian")

異見人 ji6 gin3 jan4 = a dissident

中年失業人士 zung1 nin4 sat1 jip6 jan4 si6 = middle-aged unemployed people

乘客人數 sing4 haak3 jan4 sou3 = patronage

人口學家 jan4 hau2 hok6 gaa1 = demographer

人口政策 jan4 hau2 zing3 caak3 = population policy

人工草皮 jan4 gung1 cou2 pei4 ren2 gong1 cao3 pi2 = artificial turf; artificial grass

人手不足 jan4 sau2 bat1 zuk1 ren2 shou3 bu4 zu2 = short-handed

人手操作 jan4 sau2 cou1 zok3 = manual operation

人權組織 jan4 kyun4 zou2 zik1 = a human rights organisation

人民力量 jan4 man4 lik6 loeng6 = people power

人民幣政策 jan4 man4 bai6 zing3 caak3 = yuan policy

人民英雄 jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 = the people's hero/a national hero

人群管理措施 jan4 kwan4 gun2 lei5 cou3 si1 = crowd-control measures

人身攻擊 jan4 san1 gung1 gik1 ren2 shen1 gong1 ji2 (Taiwan), ren2 shen1 gong1 ji1 (PRC) = personal attack

人工培植鑽石 jan4 gung1 pui4 zik6 zyun3 sek6 = synthetic diamond/artificial diamond

人造香料 jan4 zou6 hoeng1 liu6*2 = artificial flavourings/artificial flavours

人道主義救援人員 jan4 dou6 zyu2 ji6 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4 = humanitarian aid workers

人道物資 jan4 dou6 mat6 zi1 = humanitarian goods

人類基因圖譜 jan4 leoi6 gei1 jan1 tou4 pou2 = human genome

人類歷史 jan4 leoi6 lik6 si2 = human history

以人手挖掘 ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6 = dig by hand

住院病人 zyu6 jyun6*2 beng6 jan4 = in-patients/inpatients

個人作品展覽 go3 jan4 zok3 ban2 zin2 laam5 = individual exhibition

個人破產申請個案 go3 jan4 po3 caan2 san1 cing2 go3 on3 = personal bankruptcy numbers

個人網頁 go3 jan4 mong5 jip6 = personal websites

偷懶的人員 tau1 laan5 dik1 jan4 jyun4 = shirker 國

傑出人才 git6 ceot1 jan4 coi4 = excellence

傳召證人 cyun4 ziu6 zing3 jan4 = summon witnesses

傳統左派人士 cyun4 tung2 zo2 paai3 jan4 si6 = traditional leftists

有醫務輔助人員的救護車 jau5 ji1 mou6 fu6 zo6 jan4 jyun4 dik1 gau3 wu6 ce1 = a paramedic ambulance 國

本地培養的人才 bun2 dei6 pui4 joeng5 dik1 jan4 coi4 = homegrown talent 國

驚人的公眾注意 ging1 jan4 dik1 gung1 zung3 zyu3 ji3 jing1 ren2 de5 gong1 zhong4 zhu4yi4 = outrageous publicity 國

剛剛喪失親人的 gong1 gong1 song3 sat1 can1 jan4 dik1 gang1 gang1 sang4 shi1 qin1 ren2 de4 = [adj] bereaved 國

流亡海外異見人士 lau4 mong4 hoi2 ngoi6 ji6 gin3 jan4 si6 liu2 wang2 hai3 wai4 yi4 jian4 ren2 shi4 = exiled dissident

盜用他人電腦戶口 dou6 jung6 taa1 jan4 din6 nou5 wu6 hau2 dao4 yong4 ta1 ren2 dian4 nao3 hu4 kou3 = misusing computer users' accounts 國

資深節目主持人 zi1 sam1 zit3 muk6 zyu2 ci4 jan4 = a veteran gameshow host

電台節目主持人 din6 toi4 zit3 muk6 zyu2 ci4 jan4 = radio host

首次個人演唱會 sau2 ci3 go3 jan4 jin2 coeng3 wui6*2 = debut concert

稻草人 dou6 cou2 jan4*2 dao4 cao3 ren2 = (n.) scarecrow

個人遊 go3 jan4 jau4 = [港] "individual travel", "individual visit"; a non-group traveler

台灣商人 toi4 waan1 soeng1 jan4 tai2 wan1 shang1 ren2 = Taiwanese businesspeople

病人團體 beng6 jan4 tyun4 tai2 = patient groups

病人組織 beng6 jan4 zou2 zik1 = patient groups

研究人員 jin4 gau3 jan4 jyun4 yan2 jiu4 ren2 yuan2 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 ren2 yuan2 (PRC) = researchers

駕駛人士 gaa3 sai2 jan4 si6 = motorist

黑社會人士 hak1 se5 wui6*2 jan4 si6 = triad members; gang members

搭棚工人 daap3 paang4 gung1 jan4 = scaffold erector/builder

新聞人物 san1 man4 jan4 mat6*2 = newsmaker

殘疾人士 caan4 zat6 jan4 si6 can2 ji2 ren2 shi4 = individuals with disabilities, the disabled

海關人員 hoi2 gwaan1 jan4 jyun4 hai3 guan1 ren2 yuan2 = customs officers

滑浪人士 waat6 long6 jan4 si6 = a surfer

環保人士 waan4 bou2 jan4 si6 = environmentalist

罷工人士 baa6 gung1 jan4 si6 = a striker

老人中心 lou5 jan4 zung1 sam1 = elderly centre

行人隧道 hang4 jan4 seoi6 dou6 xing2 ren2 sui4 dao4 = pedestrian subway

軍人食堂 gwan1 jan4 sik6 tong4 = mess hall (cafeteria in the military)

遊行人士 jau4 haang4 jan4 si6 = marchers

天體人士 tin1 tai2 jan4 si6 = a nudist, a naturist

失業人士 sat1 jip6 jan4 si6 = the unemployed

老人學家 lou5 jan4 hok6 gaa1 = gerontologist

示威人士 si6 wai1 jan4 si6 = an activist, a demonstrator

食人魚 sik6 jan4 jyu4*2 shi2 ren2 yu2 = the red piranha / pirana

人蛇 jan4 se4 ren2 she2 = a stowaway; people being illegally smuggled across a border

人中 jan4 zung1 = philtrum (vertical groove in center of upper lip)

要人 jiu3 jan4 = a dignitary; a very important person (VIP)

藝人 ngai6 jan4 yi4 ren2 = an actor or artist; an artisan

迷人 mai4 jan4 mi2 ren2 = fascinating, enchanting, charming, tempting

吉卜賽人 gat1 buk1 coi3 jan4 = a gypsy; a gipsy

客家人 haak3 gaa1 jan4 ke4 jia1 ren2 = a Hakka person

懶人 laan5 jan4 = a lazy person, a deadbeat

懶人多屎尿 laan5 jan4 do1 si2 niu6 = to do nothing but make excuses and loaf (lit., "a lazy person often goes to the toilet")

海南人 hoi2 naam4 jan4 = a person from Hainan Island

荷蘭人 ho4 laan4*1 jan4 = a person from Holland

韓國人 hon4 gwok3 jan4 = a South Korean person

善解人意 sin6 gaai2 jan4 ji3 shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4 = to be considerate, thoughtful

閩南人 man5 naam4 jan4 min3 nan2 ren2 = a person of Hokkien or Taiwanese descent

馬來西亞人 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jan4 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) ren2 = a Malaysian person

美籍華人 mei5 zik6 waa4 jan4 mei3 ji2 hua2 ren2 = a Chinese-American

滿人 mun5 jan4*2 man3 ren2 = a Manchurian (person)

海外華人 hoi2 ngoi6 waa4 jan4 = overseas Chinese

私人密碼 si1 jan4 mat6 maa5 = personal identification number (PIN)

華人學者 waa4 jan4 hok6 ze2 = scholars of Chinese descent

美國白人 mei5 gwok3 baak6 jan4 = white/caucasian Americans

捉兒人 zuk1 ji4*1 jan4*1 = hide and seek 粵

僧人 zang1 jan4 = a monk

人民公敵 jan4 man4 gung1 dik6 ren2 min2 gong1 di2 = the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism)

從業人員 cung4 jip6 jan4 jyun4 cong2 ye4 ren2 yuan2 = an employee

印度人 jan3 dou6 jan4 yin4 du4 ren2 = an Indian person

電視主持人 din6 si6 zyu2 ci4 jan4 = TV program host/hostess

男工人 naam4 gung1 jan4 = male worker

泥人 nai4 jan4 = a (clay) figurine

紐約人 nau2 joek3 jan4 = a New Yorker

俄國人 ngo4 gwok3 jan4 = a Russian person

澳門人 ou3 mun4*2 jan4 = a person from Macao

葡國人 pou4 gwok3 jan4 = a Portuguese person (from Macau)

葡萄牙人 pou4 tou4 ngaa4 jan4 = a Portuguese person

西藏人 sai1 zong6 jan4 xi1 zang4 ren2 = a Tibetan, a person from Tibet

殺人兇手 saat3 jan4 hung1 sau2 = a murderer

殺人鯨 saat3 jan4 king4 sha1 ren2 jing1 = orca, the killer whale

殺人鯊 saat3 jan4 saa1 = a killer shark

西班牙人 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4 = a Spanish person

印尼華人 jan3 nei4 waa4 jan4 yin4 ni2 hua2 ren2 = Indonesian Chinese

印第安女人 jan3 dai6 on1 neoi5 jan4*2 yin4 di4 an1 nv3 ren2 = an American Indian woman

海外印度人 hoi2 ngoi6 jan3 dou6 jan4 hai3 wai4 yin4 du4 ren2 = non-resident Indian

白色情人節 baak6 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3 bai2 se4 qing2 ren2 jie2 = White Day (Japanese holiday)

馬來西亞華人 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) hua2 ren2 = Chinese Malaysian person

新鮮人 san1 sin1 jan4 = a freshman (in school)

星加坡人 sing1 gaa3 bo1 jan4 = a person from Singapore

謎樣的人 mai4 joeng6*2 dik1 jan4 mi2 yang4 di4 ren2 = a conundrum, a person who is a bit of an enigma 國

聖人 sing3 jan4 sheng4 ren2 = [n] a saint (in a religious context); a sage; a "perfect person"

順德人 seon6 dak1 jan4 = a person from Shunde

上海人 soeng6 hoi2 jan4 = a person from Shanghai

人才流失 jan4 coi4 lau4 sat1 ren2 cai2 liu2 shi1 = brain drain

踢人 tek3 jan4 = [v] to kick somebody

臺灣人 toi4 waan1 jan4 tai2 wan1 ren2 = a Taiwanese person

臺山人 toi4 saan1 jan4 = a Toishanese person

泰國人 taai3 gwok3 jan4 tai4 guo2 ren2 = a person from Thailand

華裔美國人 waa4 jeoi6 mei5 gwok3 jan4 = [n] a Chinese-American, an ethnic Chinese person of American descent

得人中意 dak1 jan4 zung1 ji3 = cute 粵

現代人 jin6 doi6 jan4 = a modern person (see also 現袋人)

印刷工人 jan3 caat3 gung1 jan4 yin4 shua1 gong1 ren2 = [n] a typographer

印尼人 jan3 nei4 jan4 yin4 ni2 ren2 = an Indonesian person

伊人 ji1 jan4 = [n] literary term for he/she/him/her

意大利人 ji3 daai6 lei6 jan4 = [n] an Italian person

知人口面不知心 zi1 jan4 hau2 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1 = know a person's face, don't know their heart

戀童癖的人 lyun2 tung4 pik1 dik1 jan4 = pedophile 國

戀童癖嘅人 lyun2 tung4 pik1 ge3 jan4 = pedophile 粵

技不如人 gei6 bat1 jyu4 jan4 ji4 bu4 ru2 ren2 = not as skillful as others

嫌疑人 jim4 ji4 jan4 xian2 yi2 ren2 = a suspect

圈中人 hyun1 zung1 jan4 quan1 zhong1 ren2 = people within a circle (such as showbiz)

人不可以貌相 jan4 bat1 ho2 ji5 maau6 soeng3 = don't judge a book by its cover

人流 jan4 lau4 ren2 liu2 = flow of people; abortion

人世 jan4 sai3 ren2 shi4 = human world

人際 jan4 zai3 ren2 ji4 = human relationships

智人 zi3 jan4 zhi4 ren2 = Homo sapiens

漁人 jyu4 jan4 = [n] fisherman

越南人 jyut6 naam4 jan4 yue4 nan2 ren2 = [n] a Vietnamese person

主人房 zyu2 jan4 fong4*2 = the master bedroom

傻人 so4 jan4 = a silly person, a ridiculous fool 粵

值班工人 zik6 baan1 gung1 jan4 = [n] an on-duty worker

中年人 zung1 nin4 jan4 zhong1 nian2 ren2 = a middle-aged person (40-50 years); a middle-aged man

人比人比死人 jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4 ren2 bi2 ren2 bi2 si3 ren2 = comparisons are odious

令人不解 ling6 jan4 bat1 gaai2 ling4 ren2 bu4 jie3 = puzzling 國

無人不會 mou4 jan4 bat1 wui5 wu2 ren2 bu4 hui4 = everyone knows how 國

無人不曉 mou4 jan4 bat1 hiu2 wu2 ren2 bu4 xiao3 = everyone knows 國

無人不知 mou4 jan4 bat1 zi1 wu2 ren2 bu4 zhi1 = everyone knows 國

小人兒書 siu2 jan4*2 ji4 syu1 xiao3 ren2r shu1 = picture storybook (lit., "children's book") 國

三個女人一個墟 saam1 go3 neoi5 jan4 jat1 go3 heoi1 = 3 women noisy like a market 粵

人不可貌相 jan4 bat1 ho2 maau6 soeng3 = don't judge a book by its cover

公職人員 gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4 gong1 zhi2 ren2 yuan2 = public servant

好為人師 hou3 wai4 jan4 si1 hao4 wei2 ren2 shi1 = like to be a master to others

令人失望 ling6 jan4 sat1 mong6 ling4 ren2 shi1 wang4 = make one feel disappointed

路人皆知 lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = everybody knows

每一個人 mui5 jat1 go3 jan4 mei3 yi1 ge4 ren2 = everybody

滅絕人性 mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 mie4 jue2 ren2 xing4 = inhuman; savage; cannibalistic

人間地獄 jan4 gaan1 dei6 juk6 ren2 jian1 di4 yu4 = hell on earth

人造衛星 jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1 ren2 zao4 wei4 xing1 = man-made satellite

榮譽軍人 wing4 jyu6 gwan1 jan4 rong2 yu4 jun1 ren2 = a disabled soldier (wounded in revolutionary war)

深入人心 sam1 jap6 jan4 sam1 shen1 ru4 ren2 xin1 = interiorize

事在人為 si6 zoi6 jan4 wai4 shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2 = it all depends on human effort

一世人 jat1 sai3 jan4 = one's whole life; a lifetime 粵

一生人 jat1 sang1 jan4 = one's whole life

外來人口 ngoi6 loi4 jan4 hau2 wai4 lai2 ren2 kou3 = new migrants

為人處世 wai4 jan4 cyu2 sai3 wei2 ren2 chu3 shi4 = the way to conduct oneself socially

無黨派人士 mou4 dong2 paai3 jan4 si6 wu2 dang3 pai4 ren2 shi4 = a public figure without party affiliation; non-party personage

中國猿人 zung1 gwok3 jyun4 jan4 zhong1 guo2 yuan2 ren2 = Sinanthropus pekinesis (Peking Man)

主人公 zyu2 jan4 gung1 zhu3 ren2 gong1 = leading character in a novel, etc.; hero or heroine; protagonist

才子佳人 coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 = a talented man with a beautiful woman (scholar-beauty); pair of ideal lovers

奇人 kei4 jan4 = an outstandingly able person

人慾 jan4 juk6 = human desires

個人簡歷 go3 jan4 gaan2 lik6 = personal résumé; resume; curriculum vitae

人才外流 jan4 coi4 ngoi6 lau4 ren2 cai2 wai4 liu2 = brain drain

兇殺人 hung1 saat3 jan4 xiong1 sha1 ren2 = assassin; killer; hitman

人事部 jan4 si6 bou6 = human resources department

不令人滿意 bat1 ling6 jan4 mun5 ji3 bu4 ling4 ren2 man3 yi4 = not satisfactory 國

線人費 sin3 jan4 fai3 = information money

水上人 seoi2 soeng6 jan4 shui3 shang4 ren2 = people who live on the water; boat dwellers; Tanka

媒人 mui4 jan4*2 = matchmaker

唔顧他人嘅感受 m4 gu3 taa1 jan4 ge3 gam2 sau6 = inconsiderate 粵

風塵中人 fung1 can4 zung1 jan4 = a prostitute

阿乜人 aa3 mat1 jan4 = someone (某某) 粵

扮好人 baan6 hou2 jan4 = fake friendship (dress up as a good person, also 裝好人)

好人有限 hou2 jan4 jau5 haan6 = not exactly a model citizen 粵

崩口人忌崩口碗 bang1 hau2 jan4 gei6 bang1 hau2 wun2 = harelips avoid broken bowls; people with defects avoid things that draw attention to them

病人衫 beng6 jan4 saam1 = a sick patient's gown (e.g., in the hospital), a patient's smock 粵

偪人 bik1 jan4 = many people crowded together

迫人 bik1 jan4 = [adj] crowded (with people)

帶眼識人 daai3 ngaan5 sik1 jan4 = to decide whether someone is good or not

大人大姐 daai6 jan4 daai6 ze2 = adults

得人驚 dak1 jan4 geng1 = astonished, fearful, surprising 粵

得人怕 dak1 jan4 paa3 = horrible, terrible, alarmed and afraid 粵

人版 jan4 baan2 = a low-life of a person

人有三急 jan4 jau5 saam1 gap1 = need to go to the toilet

人細鬼大 jan4 sai3 gwai2 daai6 = though young of age is skilled or experienced

人頭湧湧 jan4 tau4 jung2 jung2 ren2 tou2 yong3 yong3 = seething with people

人仔細細 jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3 = small (of a person's age); year of small historical relevance

失禮人 sat1 lai5 jan4 = a person who has lost face

企人邊 kei5 jan4*2 bin1 qi3 ren2 bian1 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻) 粵

單企人 daan1 kei5 jan4*2 dan1 qi3 ren2 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻) 粵

傭人 jung4 jan4 yong1 ren2 = a servant

關人鬼事 gwaan1 jan4 gwai2 si6 = "It's none of your business"

關人 gwaan1 jan4 = "It's none of your business"

幾十歲人 gei2 sap6 seoi3 jan4 = middle-aged or old people

奸人 gaan1 jan4 jian1 ren2 = a mean or wicked person

監人飲酒 gaam1 jan4 jam2 zau2 = force someone to drink (alcoholic beverages)

野生人參 je5 saang1 jan4 sam1 = wild ginseng

女強人 neoi5 koeng4 jan4 = career-minded woman (lit. super-woman) 粵

風土人情 fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 feng1 tu3 ren2 qing2 = local conditions and customs

人有失足,馬有失蹄 jan4 jau5 sat1 zuk1, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 = everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有錯手,馬有失蹄)

人有錯手,馬有失蹄 jan4 jau5 co3 sau2, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 = everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有失足,馬有失蹄)

杞人憂天 gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1 qi3 ren2 you1 tian1 = entertain imaginary or groundless fears

氹人 tam3 jan4 = to please others 粵

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

生人唔生膽 saang1 jan4 m4 saang1 daam2 = to be timid or fearful 粵

話事人 waa6 si6 jan4 = the person in charge 粵

黑道中人 hak1 dou6 zung1 jan4 = triad members

黑社會中人 hak1 se5 wui6*2 zung1 jan4 = triad members

好人事 hou2 jan4 si6*2 = well-meaning 粵

人板 jan4 baan2 = a bad person, "scum" (人洴)

人情紙咁薄 jan4 cing4 zi2 gam3 bok6 = human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people) 粵

人龍 jan4 lung4 = a group of people standing in line

一竹篙打死一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4 = blanket condemnation of a group for one person's mistake

二人世界 ji6 jan4 sai3 gaai3 = a utopia for a couple like the "Garden of Eden" (lit., "two person's world")

為人正直 wai4 jan4 zing3 zik6 = to be a fair person

族人 zuk6 jan4 = tribe people

一竹篙打沉一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼 jat6 tau4*2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2 = speak of the devil 粵

人少 jan4 siu2 = few people

平易近人 ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4 = easy to get along with

獵人 lip6 jan4 lie4 ren2 = hunter , huntsman

英籍人士 jing1 zik6 jan4 si6 = British subject

澳籍人士 ou3 zik6 jan4 si6 = Australian subject

南方人 naam4 fong1 jan4 nan2 fang1 ren2 = southern person; a southerner

西方人 sai1 fong1 jan4 xi1 fang1 ren2 = a western person; a westerner; a caucasian man

東方人 dung1 fong1 jan4 dong1 fang1 ren2 = eastern person; an easterner , oriental

人種偏見 jan4 zung2 pin1 gin3 ren2 zhong3 pian1 jian4 = racism

人種 jan4 zung2 ren2 zhong3 = race , ethnic group

收帳人 sau1 zoeng3 jan4 = debt collector

人造色素 jan4 zou6 sik1 sou3 ren2 zao4 se4 su4 = artificial colour

揸fit人 zaa1 fit1 jan4 = a leader; a conductor 粵

呢班人 ni1 baan1 jan4 = this kind of people, these people 粵

為人為己 wai4 jan4 wai4 gei2 = be considerate

令人髮指 ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 ling4 ren2 fa3 zhi3 = to get one's hackles up

人言可畏 jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3 ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4 = criticisms should be feared

人無千日好，花無百日紅 jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4 = treasure what you have, since it cannot be good forever

監護人 gaam1 wu6 jan4 jian1 hu4 ren2 = guardian

絕代佳人 zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 jue2 dai4 jia1 ren2 = a beauty of beauties; an incomparable beauty

粗人 cou1 jan4 cu1 ren2 = rough fellow; unrefined person

外來人 ngoi6 loi4 jan4 wai4 lai2 ren2 = a person from another place

外省人 ngoi6 saang2 jan4 wai4 sheng3 ren2 = a person from another province

植物人 zik6 mat6 jan4 zhi2 wu4 ren2 = a person in persistent vegetative state

人素質 jan4 sou3 zat1 ren2 su4 zhi4 = human quality

人肉 jan4 juk6 = human flesh

份人 fan6 jan4 fen4 ren2 = personality 粵

三人性交 saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1 = threesome, sex acts between three people [Syn.] 三P

男人之苦 naam4 jan4*2 zi1 fu2 = difficulties of a man

繼承人 gai3 sing4 jan4 ji4 cheng2 ren2 = heir; successor; inheritor

佳人有約 gaai1 jan4 jau5 joek3 jia1 ren2 you3 yue1 = to have a date

賤人 zin6 jan4 jian4 ren2 = bitch; low-life; despicable person

看門人 hon1 mun4 jan4 kan1 men2 ren2 = gatekeeper; doorman; watchman

看守人 hon1 sau2 jan4 kan1 shou3 ren2 = watcher; watchman; guarder

出品人 ceot1 ban2 jan4 = the producer

凡人 faan4 jan4 fan2 ren2 = ordinary person; mortal

穴居人 jyut6 geoi1 jan4 xue2 ju1 ren2 ; xue4 ju1 ren2 = a caveman; a troglodyte

史前人 si2 cin4 jan4 shi3 qian2 ren2 = prehistoric men

快人快語 faai3 jan4 faai3 jyu5 = to be sb who doesn't waste time or words (lit., "fast man, fast words") 粵

雄人魚 hung4 jan4 jyu4 xiong2 ren2 yu2 = a merman

人造雪 jan4 zou6 syut3 ren2 zao4 xue3 = artificial snow; man-made snow

寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻 ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 = prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife

自欺欺人 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4 = fooling oneself and others

人事不省 jan4 si6 bat1 sing2 ren2 shi4 bu4 xing3 = unconsciousness 國

下人 haa6 jan4 xia4 ren2 = servant

人地生疏 jan4 dei6 saang1 so1 = be unfamiliar with the place and the people

人字架 jan4 zi6 gaa3*2 = A-bracket (from shape of 人)

人工降雨 jan4 gung1 gong3 jyu5 ren2 gong1 jiang4 yu3 = artifical rainfall; rainmaking

人格擔保 jan4 gaak3 daam1 bou2 ren2 ge2 dan1 bao3 = attestation of honor

人聲 jan4 seng1 ren2 sheng1 = voice

子爵夫人 zi2 zoek3 fu1 jan4 zi3 jue2 fu1 ren2 = viscountess

差強人意 caa1 koeng4 jan4 ji3 cha1 qiang2 ren2 yi4 = just passable; barely satisfactory

出人意料 ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 chu1 ren2 yi4 liao4 = come as surprise

拾人牙慧 sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4 = pick up phrases from sb and pass them off as one's own

為人作嫁 wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3 wei4 ren2 zuo4 jia4 = doing work for others with no benefit to oneself

路人甲 lou6 jan4 gaap3 = a passer-by, a stranger; Passer-by A

牧羊人 muk6 joeng4 jan4 mu4 yang2 ren2 = a shepherd

杳無人跡 miu5 mou4 jan4 zik1 = uninhabited; untrodden

一人做事一人當 jat1 jan4 zou6 si6 jat1 jan4 dong1 yi1 ren2 zuo4shi4 yi1 ren2 dang1 = One should answer for what one does oneself

人為財死 jan4 wai6 coi4 sei2 = men die for wealth

胡亂拉人 wu4 lyun6 laai1 jan4 hu2 luan4 la1 ren2 = to arrest someone without a good reason 粵

人字拖 jan4 zi6 to1 = flip-flops; y-shaped sandals 粵

呃人 aak1 jan4 = to cheat someone; to trick someone; to lie to someone 粵

重新做人 cung4 san1 zou6 jan4 chong2 xin1 zuo4 ren2 = to turn over a new leaf

人煙稠密 jan4 jin1 cau4 mat6 = densely populated

醫護人員 ji1 wu6 jan4 jyun4 = doctors, paramedics and nurses

兩三丁人 loeng5 saam1 ding1 jan4 = describes a small population of people 粵

三兩丁人 saam1 loeng5 ding1 jan4 = describes a small population of people 粵

填詞人 tin4 ci4 jan4 = a lyricist

某某人 mau5 mau5 jan4 = Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so

咄咄逼人 cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4 duo4 duo4 bi1 ren2 = to use immense pressure to force someone to do something; overbearing

人一世物一世 jan4 jat sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3 = try everything, look at life with different viewpoints, and enjoy life 粵

人老精鬼老靈 jan4 lou5 zing1 gwai2 lou5 leng4 = wiser with age 粵

蠢人 ceon2 jan4 chun3 ren2 = a fool or blockhead

故人 gu3 jan4 gu4 ren2 = old friend

慷他人之慨 hong2 taa1 jan4 zi1 koi3 kang1 ta1 ren2 zhi1 kai3 = generous by giving away other people's things

被人歧視 bei6 jan4 kei4 si6 bei4 ren2 qi2 shi4 = being discriminated 國

賺人熱淚的電影 zaan6 jan4 jit6 leoi6 dik1 din6 jing2 = a tearjerker (movie) 國

藏鏡人 cong4 geng3 jan4 cang2 jing4 ren2 = a behind the scenes manipulator (lit., "the master behind the mirror")

經手人 ging1 sau2 jan4 = person who handles or deals with the business/issue

唔見得人 m5 gin3 dak1 jan4 = unacceptable 粵

大人物 daai6 jan4 mat6*2 da4 ren2 wu4 = an important person, a bigshot, a VIP

死人兼冧屋 sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1 = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too) 粵

人海茫茫 jan4 hoi2 mong4 mong4 ren2 hai2 mang2 mang2 = boundless crowds of people; a sea of people

妹仔大過主人婆 mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4 = to have one's priorities wrong 粵

多人 do1 yan4 = crowded (with people) 粵

畀人飛 bei2 jan4 fei1 = spurned by lover 粵

豐儉由人 fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4 feng1 jian3 you2 ren2 = lavish or frugal to suit

外江人 ngoi6 gong1 jan4 = a person from North China; a northener 粵

軍人塚 gwan1 jan4 cung2 jun1 ren2 zhong3 = tomb for soldiers who died at war

半世人 bun3 sai3 jan4 = half of a lifetime 粵

行人電梯 hang4 jan4 din6 tai1 = escalator 粵

人行天橋 jan4 hang4 tin1 kiu4 ren2 xing2 tian1 qiao2 = footbridge; overpass

私人問題 si1 jan4 man6 tai4 si1 ren2 wen4 ti2 = personal questions

人蠢冇藥醫 jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1 = a stupid person 粵

大忙人 daai6 mong4 jan4 da4 mang2 ren2 = a very busy person

一樣米養百樣人 jat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4 yi1 yang4 mi3 yang3 bai3 yang4 ren2 = there are different kinds of people in the world

食人隻車 sik6 jan4 zek3 geoi1 = too greedy 粵

陌生人 mak6 sang1 jan4 mo4 sheng1 ren2 = a stranger

個人化 go3 jan4 faa3 ge4 ren2 hua4 = personalisation; personalized

心上人 sam1 soeng6 jan4 xin1 shang4 ren2 = sweetheart, lover

癡人說夢 ci1 jan4 syut3 mung6 chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4 = idiotic nonsense; lunatic ravings

三人成虎 saam1 jan4 sing4 fu2 san1 ren2 cheng2 hu3 = three men make a tiger

生埗人 saang1 bou6*2 jan4 = stranger 粵

手藝人 sau2 ngai6 jan4 shou3 yi4 ren2 = a craftsman; a handicraftsman

人見人愛 jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3 ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 = everyone will love; lovable; likable

御用文人 jyu6 jung6 man4 jan4 yu4 yong4 wen2 ren2 = a hack writer

好人好姐 hou2 jan4 hou2 ze2 = in normal condition 粵

扣人心弦 kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2 = exciting, thrilling

變性人 bin3 sing3 jan4 bian4 xing4 ren2 = a transsexual

一鳴驚人 jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4 yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2 = (of an obscure person) amaze the world with a single brilliant feat

物以類聚，人以群分 mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 jan4 ji5 kwan4 fan1 wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1 = birds of a feather flock together

小男人 siu2 naam4 jan4 xiao3 nan2 ren2 = toy boy; boy toy

一表人才 jat1 biu2 jan4 coi4 yi1 biao3 ren2 cai2 = striking appearance

山地人 saan1 dei6 jan4 shan1 di4 ren2 = mountain people, mountaineer; aborigine living in the mountains

有錢人 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 you3 qian2 ren2 = a rich man; the rich

以貌取人 ji5 maau6 ceoi2 jan4 = judge a book by its cover

退伍軍人 teoi3 ng5 gwan1 jan4 tui4 wu3 jun1 ren2 = a demobilized soldier; an ex-serviceman; a veteran

空中飛人 hung1 zung1 fei1 jan4 = a trapeze artist

狼人 long4 jan4 lang2 ren2 = wolfman, loup-garou, werewolf

引人入勝 jan5 jan4 jap6 sing3 = attractive; eye-catching

駭人聽聞 haai5/hoi5 jan4 teng1 man4 = terrifying news

人贓並獲 jan4 zong1 bing6 wok6 ren2 zang1 bing4 huo4 = caught red handed; caught in an illegal act

人贓俱獲 jan4 zong1 keoi1 wok6 ren2 zang1 ju4 huo4 = caught red handed; caught in the act

人仔 jan4 zai2 = Renminbi 粵

少數人種 siu2 sou3 jan4 zung2 shao3 shu4 ren2 zhong3 = minority (race)

黃種人 wong4 zung2 jan4 = the yellow race

人種歧視 jan4 zung2 kei4 si6 ren2 zhong3 qi2 shi4 = racial discrimination

屈人 wat1 jan4 = to extort (somebody) 粵

喐人 juk1 jan4 = to beat sb up 粵

篤人背脊 duk1 jan4 bui3 zek3 = to doublecross someone 粵

雙面人 soeng1 min6 jan4 shuang1 mian4 ren2 = a double-faced person

寡人 gwaa2 jan4 gua3 ren2 = lone person; I, the sovereign; Royal we

殺人放火 saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 = to commit murder and arson

公證人 gung1 zing3 jan4 gong1 zheng4 ren2 = a notary; an actuary

揸弗人 zaa1 fit1 jan4 = to one who gives orders; the one who calls the shots; the boss 粵

人心不足蛇呑象 jan4 sam1 bat1 zuk1 se4 tan1 zoeng6 ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4 = greed (that is detrimental to oneself)

人類豬型流感 jan4 leoi6 zyu1 jing4 lau4 gam2 ren2 lei4 zhu1 xing2 liu2 gan3 = human swine influenza

真人秀 zan1 jan4 sau3 zhen1 ren2 xiu4 = tv reality, reality show

真人騷 zan1 jan4 sou1 = tv reality, reality show 粵

被害人 bei6 hoi6 jan4 bei4 hai4 ren2 = the victim, the injured party

可見人 ho2 gin3 jan4 ke3 jian4 ren2 = to be presentable (in public)

騙人 pin3 jan4 pian4 ren2 = to cheat somebody; a scam

樹搖葉落人搖福薄 syu6 jiu4 jip6 lok6 jan4 jiu4 fuk1 bok6 shu4 yao2 ye4 luo4 ren2 yao2 fu2 bo2 = a saying that discourages one from swaying or shaking one's legs 粵

個人網 go3 jan4 mong5 ge4 ren2 wang3 = personal area network (PAN)

不求人 bat1 kau4 jan4 = a back scratcher 粵

外地人 ngoi6 dei6 jan4 wai4 di4 ren2 = an outsider, non-local, someone from another part of the country

寄人籬下 gei3 jan4 lei4 haa6 = depend on somebody for a living

人不為己天誅地滅 jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6 ren2 bu4 wei4 zi3 tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4 = every man for himself

借係人情唔借係道理 ze3 hai6 jan4 cing4 m4 ze3 hai6 dou6 lei5 = to lend and help is out of kindness, but there are many reasons for not lending or helping 粵

誤人子弟 ng6 jan4 zi2 dai6 wu4 ren2 zi3 di4 = misteach or mislead young people

人面 jan4 min6*2 = well connected; having influential friends 粵

害人害物 hoi6 yan4 hoi6 mat6 hai4 ren2 hai4 wu4 = to harm others; to implicate someone 粵

出人意表 ceot1 jan4 ji3 biu2 chu1 ren2 yi4 biao3 = beyond others' expectations

步人後塵 bou6 jan4 hau6 can4 bu4 ren2 hou4 chen2 = follow in someone's footsteps

合適人選 hap6 sik1 jan4 syun2 he2 shi4 ren2 xuan3 = suitable candidate

搞出人命 gaau2 ceot1 jan4 meng6 gao3 chu1 ren2 ming4 = do sth. that get someone killed; (slang) get pregnant

貴人事忙 gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4 gui4 ren2 shi4 mang2 = you're so busy; you're always so busy

出家人 ceot1 gaa1 jan4 chu1 jia1 ren2 = buddhist monk

單人匹馬 daan1 jan4 pat1 maa5 dan1 ren2 pi3 ma3 = single-handed; all by oneself 粵

人在江湖，身不由己 jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4, san1 bat1 yau4 gei2 ren2 zai4 jiang1 hu2, shen1 bu4 you2 ji3 = to have little control over one's fate due to social constraints

人氣爆燈 jan4 hei3 baau3 dang1 ren2 qi4 bao4 deng1 = of a star's celebrity status to skyrocket 粵

人氣急升 jan4 hei3 gap1 sing1 ren2 qi4 ji2 sheng1 = of a star's celebrity status to skyrocket 粵

出人頭地 ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6 chu1 ren2 tou2 di4 = stand out among one's peers; be head and shoulders above other people

識睇人眉頭眼額 sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6 = to be sensitive to the feelings of other people 粵

人心隔肚皮 jan4 sam1 gaak3 tou5 pei4 ren2 xin1 ge2 du4 pi2 = it's hard to really know sb; it's hard to know sb. true nature 粵

知人知面不知心 zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1 zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 = you may know a person's face, yet you don't no his or her heart; it's hard to know sb. true nature

曲終人散 kuk1 zung1 jan4 saan3 qu3 zhong1 ren2 san4 = when the party is over; when a happy occasion has come to an end

單立人 daan1 lap6 jan4 dan1 li4 ren2 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻)

單人旁 daan1 jan4 pong4 dan1 ren2 pang2 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻)

雙人旁 soeng1 jan4 pong4 shuang1 ren2 pang2 = Kangxi radical 60 (step)

雙企人 soeng1 kei5 jan4 shuang1 qi3 ren2 = Kangxi radical 60 (step) 粵

貽笑後人 ji4 siu3 hau6 jan4 yi2 xiao4 hou4 ren2 = a butt for future ridicule

貽人口實 ji4 jan4 hau2 sat6 yi2 ren2 kou3 shi2 = to make oneself an object of ridicule

雙立人 soeng1 lap6 jan4 shuang1 li4 ren2 = Kangxi radical 60 (step)

人齊 jan4 cai4 ren2 qi2 = all the people has arrived 粵

人小鬼大 jan4 siu2 gwai2 daai6 ren2 xiao3 gui3 da4 = though young of age is skilled or experienced

印第安人 jan3 dai6 on1 jan4 yin4 di4 an1 ren2 = American Indian, Native Americans

鮮為人知 sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1 xian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1 = not known to many, secret to all but a few

生保人 saang1 bou2 jan4 = a stranger 粵

製片人 zai3 pin3*2 jan4 zhi4 pian4 ren2 = filmmaker

窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親 kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1 qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 = No money no friends

風吹雞蛋殼﹐財散人安樂。 fung1 ceoi1 gai1 daan6*2 hok3, coi4 saan3 jan4 on1 lok6 = money isn't everything; money isn't the most important thing in life

攝人魅力 sip3 jan4 mei6 lik6 = charming

人像 jan4 zoeng6 ren2 xiang4 = portrait, statue (of a person)

人工甜味劑 jan4 gung1 tim4 mei6 zai1 ren2 gong1 tian2 wei4 ji4 = artificial sweetener

畀人屈 bei2 jan4 wat1 = to be treat unjustly 粵

畀人 bei2 jan4 = let/give other people 粵

被人 bei6 jan4 bei4 ren2 = to be ... by someone

老人癡呆症 lou5 jan4 ci1 ngoi4 zing3 lao3 ren2 chi2 dai1 zheng4 = Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia

令人驚奇 ling6 jan4 ging1 kei4 ling4 ren2 jing1 qi2 = amazing

令人吃驚 ling6 jan4 hek3 ging1 ling4 ren2 chi1 jing1 = amazing

菲律賓人 fei1 leot6 ban1 jan4 fei1 lv4 bin1 ren2 = Filipino, Pinoy, Pinay

海外菲律賓人 hoi2 ngoi6 fei1 leot6 ban1 jan4 hai3 wai4 fei1 lv4 bin1 ren2 = overseas Filipino

人力的 jan4 lik6 dik1 ren2 li4 di2 = pedicab; a three wheeled bike that can take one or two passengers

害人不淺 hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2 hai4 ren2 bu4 qian3 = do people great harm;

殺人越貨 saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3 sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4 = to murder and loot; kill and rob

習武之人 zaap6 mou5 zi1 jan4 xi2 wu3 zhi1 ren2 = a practitioner of martial arts; a martial artist

傳道人 cyun4 dou6 jan4 chuan2 dao4 ren2 = preacher

好人有好報 hou2 jan4 jau5 hou2 bou3 hao3 ren2 you3 hao3 bao4 = one good turn deserves another

人生路不熟 jan4 sang1 lou6 bat1 suk6 ren2 sheng1 lu4 bu4 shu2 = unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets 粵

人生地不熟 jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6 ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2 = unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets

盡人皆知 zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = known to everyone; well-known

撒手人寰 saat3 sau2 jan4 waan4 sa1 shou3 ren2 huan2 = to pass away; decease; die; to leave this realm of existence

慘絕人寰 caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4 can3 jue2 ren2 huan2 = extremely brutal; utterly brutal

證婚人 zing3 fan1 jan4 zheng4 hun1 ren2 = (law) marriage witness

主婚人 zyu2 fan1 jan4 zhu3 hun1 ren2 = (at a wedding) officiator

情人眼裏有西施 cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 you3 xi1 shi1 = beauty is in the eye of the beholder

得人恩果千年記 dak1 jan4 jan1 gwo2 cin1 nin4 gei3 de2 ren2 en1 guo3 qian1 nian2 ji4 = to remember someone's favour to oneself for a 1000 years; to be grateful for what others have done for oneself

家破人亡 gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 jia1 po4 ren2 wang2 = with one's house in ruins and family members dead

人心惶惶 jan4 sam1 wong4 wong4 ren2 xin1 huang2 huang2 = everyone is in a state of anxiety; widespread anxiety

人世滄桑 jan4 sai1 cong1 song1 ren2 shi4 cang1 sang1 = we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing

人聲鼎沸 jan4 sing1 ding2 fai3 ren2 sheng1 ding3 fei4 = a babel of voices; a hubbub of loud voices

人神共憤 jan4 san4 gung6 fan5 ren2 shen2 gong4 fen4 = sth. that causes both man and god to be enraged; to cause great indignation

人云亦云 jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4 ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 = copy what others say; to echo the views and opionions of others without one's own

人人自危 jan4 jan4 zi6 ngai4 ren2 ren2 zi4 wei1 [PRC]/ wei2 [TW] = everyone is in danger; insecurity reigns among the populace

人面獸心 jan4 min6 sau3 sam1 ren2 mian4 shou4 xin1 = beast in human form

人字 jan4 zi6 = y-shaped; herringbone

收買人命 sau1 maai5 jan4 meng6 shou1 mai3 ren2 ming4 = to kill sb. 粵

黑色情人節 hak1 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3 hei1 se4 qing2 ren2 jie2 = black Valentine's day, black day

臭男人 cau3 naam4 jan4 chou4 nan2 ren2 = bad guy, bad man

發人深省 faat3 jan4 sam1 sing2 fa1 ren2 shen1 sheng3 = provide food for thought

人人有份 jan4 jan4 jau5 fan6 ren2 ren2 you3 fen4 = everyone is included

德國孖人牌 dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4 de2 guo2 ma1 ren2 pai2 = Zwilling J.A. Henckels (German kitchenware company)

人無生活計，枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 ren2 wu2 sheng1 huo2 ji4, wang3 shi2 ren2 jian1 mi3 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵

人身安全 jan4 san1 on1 cyun4 ren2 shen1 an1 quan2 = personal safety

持牌人 ci4 paai4 jan4 chi2 pai2 ren2 = licensee

唔聲唔聲，嚇人一驚 m4 seng1 m4 seng1, haak3 jan4 jat1 geng1 wu2 sheng1 wu2 sheng1, xia4 ren2 yi1 jing1 = to catch sb. by suprise; do sth. totally unexpected to the suprise of others 粵

紅藝人 hung4 ngai6 jan4 hong2 yi4 ren2 = transsexual performance artist

閹人 jim1 jan4 yan1 ren2 = a eunuch; a castrated male (person)

有頭毛冇人想生鬎鬁 jau5 tau4 mou4 mou5 jan4 soeng2 saang1 laat3 lei1 = given a choice no one would do it this way; have no alternative but to make an unwise decision 粵

死人冧樓 sei2 jan4 lam3 lau4*2 = generalization of tragedy 粵

愚人節 jyu4 jan4 zit3 yu2 ren2 jie2 = April fool's day

巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3 ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy 粵

得失人 dak1 sat1 jan4 de2 shi1 ren2 = offend someone 粵

亂過亂世佳人 lyun6 gwo3 lyun6 sai1 gaai1 jan4 luan4 guo4 luan4 shi4 jia1 ren2 = very chaotic; very messy 粵

兇人 hung1 jan4 xiong1 ren2 = threaten sb; intimidate 粵

𦧲住人 loe2 zyu6 jan4 = cling to sb; pester sb., nag people; never leave people alone 粵

順水人情 seon6 seoi2 jan4 cing4 = a favour offered at one's convenience 粵

擾人清夢 jiu2 jan4 cing1 mung6 rao3 ren2 qing1 meng4 = disturb one's sleep; disturb sb in the middle of a sweet dream

雷人 leoi4 jan4 lei2 ren2 = shocking, appalling, terrifying, terrific, ridiculous

羡煞旁人 sin6 saat3 pong4 jan4 xian4 sha4 pang2 ren2 = to make others envious

人旺 jan4 wong6 ren2 wang4 = bustling with noise and excitement; lots of people 粵

地球人 dei6 kau4 jan4 di4 qiu2 ren2 = terrestrial, earthman

火星人 fo2 sing1 jan4 huo3 xing1 ren2 = martian

街外人 gaai1 ngoi6 jan4 jie1 wai4 ren2 = an outsider; someone from outside the vicinity; somebody outside on the street 粵

先發制人 sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2 = preemptive strike; steal a march

背脊向天人所食 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1 jan4 so2 sik6 bei4 ji2 xiang4 tian1 ren2 suo3 shi2 = (Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people 粵

小鳥依人 siu2 niu5 ji1 jan4 xiao3 niao3 yi1 ren2 = of a tender and lovely girl to lean against sb. just like a little bird

白種人 baak6 zung2 jan4 bai2 zhong3 ren2 = caucasian, the white people

自僱人士 zi6 gu3 jan4 si6 zi4 gu4 ren2 shi4 = self-employed person

被人罵 bei6 jan4 maa6 bei4 ren2 ma4 = to get a telling-off, to get a scolding

畀人鬧 bei2 jan4 naau6 (laau6) = to get a telling-off, to get a scolding 粵

鬧人 naau6 jan4 / laau6 jan4 = to curse someone 粵

罵人 maa6 jan4 ma4 ren2 = to curse someone

人生百態 jan4 sang1 baak3 taai3 ren2 sheng1 bai3 tai4 = the vicissitudes of life

遇人不淑 jyu6 jan4 bat1 suk6 yu4 ren2 bu4 shu1 [PRC] shu2 [TW] = (of a woman) be married to a scoundrel; have a good-for-nothing as a husband

帶人遊花園 daai3 jan4 jau4 faa1 jyun4*2 dai4 ren2 you2 hua1 yuan2 = to take sb.on a wild goose chase; mislead; misdirect 粵

人字梯 jan4 zi6 tai1 ren2 zi4 ti1 = step ladder; standing ladder; double ladder

感人 gam2 jan4 gan3 ren2 = touching; moving; stirring

人字旁 jan4 zi6 pong4 ren2 zi4 pang2 = Kangxi radical 9 (standing man) (亻)

人世間 jan4 sai3 gaan1 ren2 shi4 jian1 = the human world; on earth; in this world

類人猿 leoi6 jan4 jyun4 lei4 ren2 yuan2 = anthropoid ape

哲人其萎 zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2 = a sage is passing away

辯護人 bin6 wu6 jan4 bian4 hu4 ren2 = defense attorney; defense lawyer

公訴人 gung1 sou3 jan4 gong1 su4 ren2 = procurator; prosecutor

青年人 cing1 nin4 jan4 qing1 nian2 ren2 = young people, the young

年青人 nin4 cing1 jan4 nian2 qing1 ren2 = young people, the young

還人情 waan4 jan4 cing4 huan2 ren2 qing2 = return a favour

人文主義 jan4 man4 zyu2 ji6 ren2 wen2 zhu3 yi4 = humanism

篤人出嚟 duk1 jan4 ceot1 lei4 du3 ren2 chu1 li2 = to blow somebody's cover 粵

神職人員 san4 zik1 jan4 jyun4 shen2 zhi2 ren2 yuan2 = clergy; cleric

名人堂 ming4 jan4 tong4 ming2 ren2 tang2 = hall of fame

任人宰割 jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1 = allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself

物似主人形 mat6 ci5 zyu2 jan4 jing4 wu4 si4 zhu3 ren2 xing2 = pets or other possessions resemble their owner 粵

原訴人 jyun4 sou3 jan4 yuan2 su4 ren2 = plaintiff; complainant

抗辯人 kong3 bin6 jan4 kang4 bian4 ren2 = defendant

答辯人 daap3 bin6 jan4 da2 bian4 ren2 = respondent

強人所難 koeng5 jan4 so2 naan4 qiang3 ren2 suo3 nan2 = force someone to do sth. that he doesn't want to do or is uncapable of doing

聯繫人 lyun4 hai6 jan4 lian2 xi4 ren2 = a contact; contacts

行內人 hong4 noi6 jan4 hang2 nei4 ren2 = (of a profession) insider

人多勢衆 jan4 do1 sai3 zung3 ren2 duo1 shi4 zhong4 = lots of men coupled with great power; powerful in numbers

坐收漁人之利 zo6 sau1 jyu4 jan4 zi1 lei6 zuo4 shou1 yu2 ren2 zhi1 li4 = let somebody else do all the work and reap all the benefit

防人之心不可無 fong4 jan4 zi1 sam1 bat1 ho2 mou4 fang2 ren2 zhi1 xin1 bu4 ke3 wu2 = people should always be on guard against those set on harming them

精人出口，笨人出手 zeng1 jan4 ceot1 hau2 ban6 jan4 ceot1 sau2 jing1 ren2 chu1 kou3 ben4 ren2 chu1 shou3 = the smart fight with with their mouths, and the dumb with their hands 粵

人死不能復生 jan4 sei2 bat1 nang4 fuk6 sang1 ren2 si3 bu4 neng2 fu4 sheng1 = once you're dead you can't be resurrected

物是人非 mat6 si6 jan4 fei1 wu4 shi4 ren2 fei1 = things have remained the same, but people have changed

異鄉人 ji6 hoeng1 jan4 yi4 xiang1 ren2 = foreigner

聯絡人 lyun4 lok3 jan4 lian2 luo4 ren2 = coordinator

廣府人 gwong2 fu2 jan4 guang3 fu3 ren2 = Cantonese people

誰人 seoi4 jan4 shei2 ren2 = The Who (British rock band)

牧人 muk6 jan4 mu4 ren2 = shepherd; herdsman

蒙古人 mung4 gu2 jan4 meng3 gu3 ren2 = Mongol

保薦人 bou2 zin3 jan4 bao3 jian4 ren2 = sponsor

鬆人 sung1 jan4 song1 ren2 = to leave 粵

激死人 gik1 sei2 jan4 ji1 si3 ren2 = to be irritating or annoying 粵

港口工人 gong2 hau2 gung1 jan4 gang1 kou3 gong1 ren2 = longshoreman

寄件人 gei3 gin6 jan4 ji4 jian4 ren2 = sender (of mail)

人生苦短 jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2 ren2 sheng1 ku3 duan3 = life is short and full of suffering

人要面，樹要皮 jan4 jiu3 min6*2 syu6 jiu3 pei4 ren2 yao4 mian4 shu4 yao4 pi2 = people care about saving face

成竇人 seng4 dau3 jan4 cheng2 dou4 ren2 = a whole family; a whole bunch of people 粵

使人唔使本 sai2 jan4 m4 sai2 bun2 shi3 ren2 wu2 shi3 ben3 = push people around too much 粵

勝人一籌 sing3 jan4 jat1 cau4 sheng4 ren2 yi1 chou2 = to have an edge on sb.

攞人命 lo2 jan4 meng6 luo3 ren2 ming4 = take sb's life; of conditions to be bad enough to almost kill sb. 粵

鐘點工人 zung1 dim2 gung1 jan4 zhong1 dian3 gong1 ren2 = temporary worker paid by the hour

禮多人不怪 lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3 li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4 = you can never be too polite

捉人痛腳 zuk1 jan4 tung3 goek3 zhuo1 ren2 tong4 jiao3 = get something on someone 粵

人去樓空 jan4 heoi3 lau4 hung1 ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1 = the place has been deserted; nobody around

含血噴人 ham4 hyut3 pan3 jan4 han2 xue4 pen1 ren2 = make abusive comments; make slanderous claims

人在做，天在看 jan4 zoi6 zou6 tin1 zoi6 hon3 ren2 zai4 zuo4 tian1 zai4 kan4 = you can't get away with anything; one's evil deeds won't go unpunished

為人母 wai4 jan4 mou5 wei2 ren2 mu3 = be a mother

為人父 wai4 jan4 fu6 wei2 ren2 fu4 = be a father

人頭落地 jan4 tau4 lok6 dei6 ren2 tou2 luo4 di4 = be decapitated; heads will roll

行內人士 hong4 noi6 jan4 si6 hang2 nei4 ren2 shi4 = industry insider

擺人上枱 baai2 jan4 soeng5 toi4*2 bai3 ren2 shang4 tai2 = put someone on the spot; put sb. in place of embarrassment or difficulty 粵

前無古人 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 = to have no predecessor; be historically unprecedented

私人空間 si1 jan4 hung1 gaan1 si1 ren2 kong1 jian1 = personal space

不可告人的事 bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 dik1 si6 bu4 ke3 gao4 ren2 de5 shi6 = sth. shameful and secret

夜深人靜 je6 sam1 jan4 zing6 ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4 = the dead of the night; in the calm of the late night

出人情牌 ceot jan4 cing4 paai4*2 chu1 ren2 qing2 pai2 = make use of one's friendship

來說是非者，便是是非人 loi4 syut3 si6 fei1 ze2 bin6 si6 si6 fei1 jan4 lai2 shuo1 shi4 fei1 zhe3 bian4 shi4 shi4 fei1 ren2 = the person who talks about a gossiper, is himself a gossiper

做醜人 zou6 cau2 jan4 zuo4 chou3 ren2 = play the villain

成世人 seng4 sai3 jan4 cheng2 shi4 ren2 = one's whole life; an entire lifetime 粵

單人房 daan1 jan4 fong4*2 dan1 ren2 fang2 = single room; single bed room

長大成人 zoeng2 daai6 sing4 jan4 zhang3 da4 cheng2 ren2 = grow and mature into adulthood

暗箭傷人 am3 zin3 soeng1 jan4 an4 jian4 shang1 ren2 = to stab in the back; to unfairly and unexpectedly attack

瘋人院 fung1 jan4 jyun2 feng1 ren2 yuan4 = madhouse

月下老人 jyut6 haa6 lou5 jan4 yue4 xia4 lao3 ren2 = matchmaker

野蠻人 je5 maan4 jan4 ye3 man2 ren2 = barbarian, savage

惹人 je5 jan4 re3 ren2 = provoke; offend; attract

無人機 mou4 jan4 gei1 wu2 ren2 ji1 = drone (unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance)

食人族 sik6 jan4 zuk6 shi2 ren2 zu2 = cannibal

人格分裂 jan4 gaak3 fan1 lit6 ren2 ge2 fen1 lie4 = personality split

出口傷人 ceot1 hau2 soeng1 jan4 chu1 kou3 shang1 ren2 = insult people with words

欺人太甚 hei1 jan4 taai3 sam6 qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4 = push people too far

一人計短,二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 ji1 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2 = two heads are better than one

非人生活 fei1 jan4 sang1 wut6 fei1 ren2 sheng1 huo2 = sub-human life

美人計 mei5 jan4 gai3 mei3 ren2 ji4 = honey trap

真人不露相 zan1 jan4 bat1 lou6 soeng3 zhen1 ren2 bu4 lou4 xiang4 = a man of true talent never shows off

因人而異 jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6 yin1 ren2 er2 yi4 = vary from person to person

以理服人 ji5 lei5 fuk6 jan4 yi3 li3 fu2 ren2 = persuade through reasoning

為人師表 wai4 jan4 si1 biu2 wei2 ren2 shi1 biao3 = role model to students

街頭藝人 gaai1 tau4 ngai6 jan4 jie1 tou2 yi4 ren2 = busker

天怒人怨 tin1 nou6 jan4 jyun3 tian1 nu4 ren2 yuan4 = make everyone mad; piss everyone off

人馬座 jan4 maa5 zo6 = Saggitarius

初戀情人 co1 lyun2 cing4 jan4 chu1 lian4 qing2 ren2 = first lover

陰陽人 jam1 joeng4 jan4 = hermaphrodite/bisexual person

殺人不眨眼 saat3 jan4 bat1 zaap3 ngaan5 sha1 ren2 bu4 zha3 yan3 = cold-blooded murder 國

殺人不見血 saat3 jan4 bat1 gin3 hyut3 sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xue4 (PRC), sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xie3 (Taiwan) = to kill or destroy a person with finesse

鄉人 hoeng1 jan4 = a villager; people of the same district.

乞人憎 hat1 jan4 zang1 qi3 ren2 zeng1 = despicable 粵

老人病學 lou5 jan4 beng6 hok6 = geriatrics

朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 ziu1 sin1 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 chao2 xian3 min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 (PRC) = Democratic People's Republic of Korea

車臣人 ce1 san4 jan4 = Chechen, a person from Chechnya

人相 jan4 soeng3 ren2 xiang4 = physiognomy (judging human character from facial features)

中人 zung1 jan4 zhong1 ren2 = short for 中間人

人民黨 jan4 man4 dong2 = Popular Party

巴人 baa1 jan4 = Palestinian

大腳毛人 daai6 goek3 mou4 jan4 = bigfoot, sasquatch, yeti

人和 jan4 wu4*2; jan4 wo4 ren2 hu2 = 和4*2: (mahjong) hand of man/humanly hand; 和4: support or unity of people

穿得迷死人 cyun1 dak1 mai4 sei2 jan4 = dressed up to kill

齊人之福 cai4 jan4 zi1 fuk1 = joy of man having two or more wives

中國人民武裝警察部隊 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 mou5 zong1 ging2 caat3 bou6 deoi6*2 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 wu3 zhuang1 jing3 cha2 bu4 dui4 = People's Armed Police (PAP)

中國人民解放軍 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 = People's Liberation Army (PLA)

中國人民解放軍空軍 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 hung1 gwan1 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 kong1 jun1 = People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

人權觀察 jan4 kyun4 gun1 caat3 ren2 quan2 guan1 cha2 = Human Rights Watch (organization)

人民英雄紀念碑 jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 gei3 nim6 bei1 ren2 min2 ying1 xiong2 ji4 nian4 bei1 = Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

人民行動黨 jan4 man4 hang4 dung6 dong2 ren2 min2 xing2 dong4 dang3 = People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)

保加利亞人 bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jan4 bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 ren2 = a Bulgarian person

愛沙尼亞人 oi3 saa1 nei4 aa3 jan4 ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 ren2 = an Estonian person

愛爾蘭人 oi3 ji5 laan4 jan4 ai4 er3 lan2 ren2 = an Irishman

波蘭人 bo1 laan4 jan4 bo1 lan2 ren2 = a Polish person, a Pole

韓人 hon4 jan4 = a Korean person

個人數位助理 go3 jan4 sou3 wai6 zo6 lei5 ge4 ren2 shu4 wei4 zhu4 li3 = personal digital assistant, PDA

個人防護裝備 go3 jan4 fong4 wu6 zong1 bei6 ge5 ren2 fang2 hu4 zhuang1 bei4 = individual protective equipment

博茨瓦納人 bok3 ci4 ngaa5 naap6 jan4 bo2 ci2 wa3 na4 ren2 = person from Botswana

墨西哥人 mak6 sai1 go1 jan4 mo4 xi1 ge1 ren2 = Mexican

工人黨 gung1 jan4 dong2 gong1 ren2 dang3 = Workers' Party (Singapore opposition party)

新加坡人 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 jan4 xin1 jia1 po1 ren2 = Singaporean person

朝鮮人 ziu1 sin1 jan4 chao2 xian1 ren2 (Taiwan), chao2 xian3 ren2 (PRC) = Korean person; [PRC] a North Korean person

人猿星球 jan4 jyun4 sing1 kau4 ren2 yuan2 xing1 qiu2 = Planet of the Apes

波斯人 bo1 si1 jan4 bo1 si1 ren2 = Persian (person)

巴西人 baa1 sai1 jan4 ba1 xi1 ren2 = a Brazilian person

埃及人 oi1 /aai1 kap6 jan4 ai1 ji2 ren2 = an Egyptian person

民主黨人 man4 zyu2 dong2 jan4 min2 zhu3 dang3 ren2 = a Democratic party member

撒都該人 saat3 dou1 goi1 jan4 sa1 du1 gai1 ren2 = Sadducees

妖人 jiu2 jan4 yao1 ren2 = sorcerer

人工受精 jan4 gung1 sau6 zing1 ren2 gong1 shou4 jing1 = [bio.] artificial insemination

網絡規劃人員 mong5 lok3 kwai1 waak6 jan4 jyun4 wang3 luo4 gui1 hua4 ren2 yuan2 = network planner

財務代理人 coi4 mou6 doi6 lei5 jan4 cai2 wu4 dai4 li3 ren2 = [n] fiscal, fiscal agent

軟件開發人員 jyun5 gin6*2 hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4 ruan3 jian4 kai1 fa1 ren2 yuan2 = software developer

人間天堂 jan4 gaan1 tin1 tong4 ren2 jian1 tian1 tang2 = heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou

一竹篙打晒一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 saai3 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

中國的最高領導人 zung1 gwok3 dik1 zeoi3 gou1 ling5 dou6 jan4 = Chinese supremo 國

中央人民政府聯絡辦公室 zung1 joeng1 jan4 man4 zing3 fu2 lyun4 lok3 baan6 gung1 sat1 = Liaison Office of the Central People's Government

二十世紀殺人網絡 ji6 sap6 sai3 gei3*2 saat3 jan4 mong5 lok3 = The Matrix

中央領導人 zung1 joeng1 ling5 dou6 jan4 = the central leaders

中華人民共和國國家工商行政管理局 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 soeng1 hang4 zing3 gun2 lei5 guk6*2 = State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC

保護證人計劃 bou2 wu6 zing3 jan4 gai3 waak6 = the witness protection programme/program

個人資料私隱專員公署 go3 jan4 zi1 liu6*2 si1 jan2 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5 = Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

最高人民檢察院 zeoi3 gou1 jan4 man4 gim2 caat3 jyun6*2 = Supreme People's Procuratorate

第一張個人專輯 dai6 jat1 zoeng1 go3 jan4 zyun1 cap1 = debut album

聯合國人權中心 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 kyun4 zung1 sam1 = United Nations Centre for Human Rights

聯合國人類環境會議 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 leoi6 waan4 ging2 wui6 ji5 = United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

聯合國救援人員 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 gau3 wun4 jan4 jyun4 = UN relief officials

阿拉伯激進人士 aa3 laai1 baak3 gik1 zeon3 jan4 si6 = Arab radicals

蠱惑人心 gu2 waak6 jan4 sam1 gu3 huo4 ren2 xin1 = rabble-rousing 國

巴基斯坦人 baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 jan4 = a Pakistani (person)

超人A ciu1 jan4 ei1 = Ultraman Ace

福州人 fuk1 zau1 jan4 = a person from Fuzhou

非洲人 fei1 zau1 jan4 = African (person)

福建人 fuk1 gin3 jan4 = a person from Fuji

加拿大人 gaa1 naa4 daai6 jan4 = a Canadian (person)

希臘人 hei1 laap6 /lip6 jan4 = a Greek person

香港日本人俱樂部 hoeng1 gong2 jat6 bun2 keoi1 lok6 bou6 = The Hong Kong Japanese Club

港人治港 gong2 jan4 zi6 gong2 = rule of Hong Kong by the people of Hong Kong

天無絕人之路 tin1 mou4 zyut6 jan4 zi1 lou6 tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4 = Heaven never leaves a man absolutely no way out

蒙面超人 mung4 min6 ciu1 jan4 = Kamen Rider

最高人民法院 zeoi3 gou1 jan4 man4 faat3 jyun6*2 = Supreme People's Court

愛斯基摩人 oi3 si1 gei1 mo1 jan4 = [n] an Eskimo

黑人法令 hak1 jan4 faat3 ling6 hei1 ren2 fa3 ling4 = black person ordinances; Black codes

馬來西亞華人公會 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 gung1 wui6*2 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 hua2 ren2 gong1 hui4 = Malaysian Chinese Association

獅身人面像 si1 san1 jan4 min6 zoeng6 = the Sphinx

人民銀行 jan4 man4 ngan4 hong4 ren2 min2 yin2 hang2 = The People's Bank of China

現袋人 jin6 doi6 jan4 = "expose scrotum man," a nasty pun on 現代人

北京人民大會堂 bak1 ging1 jan4 man4 daai6 wui6 tong4 bei3 jing1 ren2 min2 da4 hui4 tang2 = the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

庫爾德人 fu3 ji5 dak1 jan4 ku4 er3 de2 ren2 = Kurdish person or people

吉爾吉斯人 gat1 ji5 gat1 si1 jan4 ji2 er3 ji2 si1 ren2 = Kyrghiz

共和黨人 gung6 wo4 dong2 jan4 gong4 he2 dang3 ren2 = a Republican party member

布須曼人 bou3 seoi1 maan6 jan4 bu4 xu1 man4 ren2 = bushman (African minority)

危地馬拉人 ngai4 dei6 maa5 laai1 jan4 Wei1 di4 ma3 la1 ren2 = a Guatemalan person

塔吉克人 taap3 gat1 hak1 jan4 ta3 ji2 ke4 ren2 = Tajik

吉人天相 gat1 jan4 tin1 soeng3 ji2 ren2 tian1 xiang4 = good people have heaven's blessings

人權宣言 jan4 kyun4 syun1 jin4 ren2 quan2 xuan1 yan2 = Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

法定人數 faat3 ding6 jan4 sou3 fa3 ding4 ren2 shu4 = quorum

不以人齒 bat1 ji5 jan4 ci2 = perverse, inhuman, not to be regarded as one of humankind

盲人識字系統 maang4 jan4 sik1 zi6 hai6 tung2 mang2 ren2 shi2 zi4 xi4 tong3 = braille (lit., "blind man's literacy system")

猶太人散居地 jau4 taai3 jan4 saan2 geoi1 dei6 = Jewish Diaspora (lit., "Jews living scattered across the Earth")

人體工程學 jan4 tai2 gung1 cing4 hok6 = ergonomics

北京工人體育場 bak1 ging1 gung1 jan4 tai2 juk6 coeng4 bei3 jing1 gong1 ren2 ti3 yu4 chang2 = Workers Stadium

中國人民大學 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 daai6 hok6 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 da4 xue2 = Renmin University of China

雞仔媒人 gai1 zai2 mui4 jan4*2 = busybody 粵

亂世佳人 lyun6 sai3 gaai1 jan4 luan4 shi4 Jia1 ren2 = Gone with the Wind (film title)

閒人 haan4 jan4 xian2 ren2 = a person having nothing to do

閒人免進 haan4 jan4 min5 zeon3 xian2 ren2 mian3 jin4 = no admittance except on business

木人樁 muk6 jan4 zong1 mu4 ren2 zhuang1 = wooden dummy

人民網 jan4 man4 mong5 ren2 min2 wang3 = online version of the People's Daily

維京人 wai4 ging1 jan4 wei2 jing1 ren2 = Vikings (as loanword)

前人種樹後人乘涼 cin4 jan4 zung3 syu6 hau6 jan4 sing4 loeng4 = one generation plants trees, the next enjoys the shade

人間詞話 jan4 gaan1 ci4 waa6 ren2 jian1 ci2 hua4 = the essay "Poetic remarks in the human world" by 王國維

掌門人 zoeng2 mun4 jan4 zhang3 men2 ren2 = [1] a patriarch of a martial arts sect [2] a leader

四人幫 sei3 jan4 bong1 si4 ren2 bang1 = the Gang of Four

人心叵測 jan4 sam1 po2 cak1 ren2 xin1 po3 ce4 = man's heart is incomprehensible

耶和華見證人 je4 wo4 waa4 gin3 zing3 jan4 ye1 he4 hua2 jian4 zheng4 ren2 = Jehovah's Witnesses

膾炙人口 kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2 kuai4 zhi4 ren2 kou3 = widely known and praised

猿人店 jyun4 jan4 dim3 = a Bathing Ape store

仝人 tung4 jan4 tong2 ren2 = coterie; fellow workers; colleagues; brothers; fraternity

情人眼裡出西施 cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 = love is blind

大男人主義 daai6 naam4 jan4 zyu2 ji6 da4 nan2 ren2 zhu3 yi4 = male chauvinism

個人發展 go3 jan4 faat3 zin2 ge4 ren2 fa1 zhan3 = personal development

個人感覺 go3 jan4 gam2 gok3 ge4 ren2 gan3 jue2 = personal feeling

個人淺見 go3 jan4 cin2 gin3 ge4 ren2 qian3 jian4 = in my humble opinion

個人衛生 go3 jan4 wai6 saang1 ge4 ren2 wei4 sheng5 = personal hygiene

個人門戶 go3 jan4 mun4 wu6 ge4 ren2 men2 hu4 = personal web portal

夢中人 mung6 zung1 jan4 meng4 zhong1 ren2 = dream lover

半神半人 bun3 san4 bun3 jan4 ban4 shen1 ban4 ren2 = demigod

私人伺服器 si1 jan4 si6 fuk6 hei3 si1 ren2 si4 fu2 qi4 = private server

戴卓爾夫人 daai3 coek3 ji5 fu1 jan4 dai4 zhuo1 er3 fu1 ren2 = Margaret Thatcher

人見人愛車見車載 jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3 ce1 gin3 ce1 zoi3 ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 che1 jian4 che1 zai3 = everyone will love; lovable; likable

變種人 bin3 zung2 jan4 bian4 zhong3 ren2 = a mutant

盲人瞎馬 maang4 jan4 hat6 maa5 mang2 ren2 xia1 ma3 = rushing into disaster (lit., "a blind man on a blind horse")

萬人塚 maan6 jan4 cung2 wan4 ren2 zhong3 = mass grave

退伍軍人症 teoi3 ng5 gwan1 jan4 zing3 tui4 wu3 jun1 ren2 zheng4 = legionnaire's disease

人善人欺天不欺 jan4 sin6 jan4 hei1 tin1 bat1 hei1 = Kind people may be deceived by humans but not by God

見字如見人 gin3 zi6 jyu4 gin3 jan4 = handwriting can determine one's personality

踢人入會 tek3 jan4 jap6 wui6*2 = to recruit sb to join the underworld 粵

人之患 jan4 zi1 waan6 = a teacher (lit., "man's trouble") 粵

仿生人 fong2 sang1 jan4 fang3 sheng1 ren2 = android

機械化人 gei1 haai6 faa3 jan4 ji1 xie4 hua4 ren2 = cybernetic human

世界人權宣言 sai3 gaai3 jan4 kyun4 syun1 jin4 shi4 jie4 ren2 quan2 xuan1 yan2 = Universal Declaration of Human Rights

鹹蛋超人 haam4 daan6*2 ciu1 jan4 xian2 dan4 chao1 ren2 = Ultraman 粵

對人地雷 deoi3 jan4 dei6 leoi4 dui4 ren2 di4 lei2 = anti-personnel mine

若要人不知，除非己莫為 jeok6 jiu3 jan4 bat1 zi1, ceoi4 fei1 gei2 mok6 wai4 ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2 = if you don't want to be found out, don't do sth. (wrong)

己所不欲，勿施於人 gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4 ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2 = do unto others as you would have them do unto you

息事寧人 sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] shi4 ning2 ren2 = for the sake of harmony settle a dispute or conflict;

以其人之道，還治其人之身 ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1 yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1 = pay sb. back in the same way they did sth. to you

人命關天 jan4 ming6 gwaan1 tin1 ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1 = a life and death issue

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2, fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4 chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3, fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 = to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships

睹物思人 dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 du3 wu4 si1 ren2 = to see sth. the reminds one of the owner

鄙人 pei2 jan4 bi3 ren2 = I; myself [a self-deprecatory expression]

吾人 ng4 jan4 wu2 ren2 = I; we

人乳頭瘤病毒 jan4 jyu5 tau4 lau4 beng6 duk6 ren2 ru3 tou2 liu2 bing4 du4 = Human papillomavirus (HPV)

廓爾廓人 kwok3 ji5 kwok3 jan4 kuo4 er3 kuo4 ren2 = Gurkha, Gorkha

闃無一人 gwik1 mou4 jat1 jan4 qu4 wu2 yi4 ren2 = absolutely no one around; not a soul to be seen

闃無人聲 gwik1 mou4 jan4 sing1 qu4 wu2 ren2 sheng1 = totally quiet; no one to be heard

人中穴 jan4 zung1 jyut6 ren2 zhong1 xue2 = philtrum

人民陪審員 jan4 man4 pui4 sam2 jyun4 ren2 min2 pei2 shen3 yuan2 = people's assessor; people's juror

唔係人噉品 m4 hai6 jan4 gam2 ban2 = unfeeling and unreasonable; peculiar character 粵

君子不奪人所好 gwan1 zi2 bat1 dyut6 jan4 so2 hou3 jun1 zi3 bu4 duo2 ren2 suo3 hao4 = a man of noble character doesn't seize things which another treasures

人頭馬 jan4 tau4 maa5 ren2 tou2 ma3 = Rémy Martin cognac

乏人問津 fat6 jan4 man6 zeon1 fa2 ren2 wen4 jin1 = very few people are making enquiries

香港國際七人欖球賽 hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 cat1 jan4 laam5*2 kau4 coi3 xiang1 gang3 guo2 ji4 qi1 ren2 lan3 qiu2 sai4 = Hong Kong Sevens

解鈴還須繫鈴人 gaai2 ling4 waan4 seoi1 hai6 ling4 jan4 jie3 ling2 huan2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2 = the only one who can fix the problem is the one who created the problem

人口販賣 jan4 hau2 faan3 maai6 ren2 kou3 fan4 mai4 = human trafficking

前無古人，後無來者 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 hau6 mou4 loi4 ze2 qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3 = historically unprecedented

夜闌人靜 je6 laan4 jan4 zing6 ye4 lan2 ren2 jing4 = in the silence of the night; in the middle of the night

打人情牌 daa2 jan4 cing4 paai4*2 da3 ren2 qing2 pai2 = make use of one's friendship

嚴以律己，寬以待人 jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 yan2 yi3 lv4 ji3 kuan1 yi3 dai4 ren2 = to treat oneself strictly and others with leniency

授人以魚，不如授人以漁 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 bat1 jyu4 sau6 jan4 ji5 jyu4 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 = it's better to teach a man to fish than to give a man a fish

殺人唔䁪眼 saat3 jan4 m4 zaam2 ngaan5 = variant of 殺人不眨眼粵

推己及人 teoi1 gei2 kap6 jan4 tui1 ji3 ji2 ren2 = put oneself in sb's shoes

枳滿晒人 zat1 mun5 saai3 jan4 = crowded with people 粵

餵人奶 wai3 jan4 naai5 wei4 ren2 nai3 = breastfeed 粵

先敬羅衣後敬人 sin1 ging3 lo4 ji1 hau6 ging3 jan4 xian1 jing4 luo2 yi1 hou4 jing4 ren2 = fine clothes open all doors

狗眼看人低 gau2 ngaan5 hon3 jan4 dai1 gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1 = snobbishly despise others

草菅人命 cou2 gaan1 jan4 meng6 cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4 = treat human life with indifference

殺人如麻 saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4 sha1 ren2 ru2 m2 = kill people like flies

人跡罕至 jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3 ren2 ji4 han3 zhi4 = uncharted; off the beaten track

不食人間煙火 bat1 sik6 jan4 gaan1 jin1 fo2 bu4 shi2 ren2 jian1 yan1 huo3 = otherworldly; free of worldly cares

死人燈籠 sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4 si3 ren2 deng1 long2 = report an inflated figure 粵

賠了夫人又折兵 pui4 liu5 fu1 jan4 jau6 zit3 bing1 pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1 = throw good money after bad

港人首置上車盤 gong2 jan4 sau2 ji3 soeng5 ce1 pun4*2 = Starter Homes Scheme

網絡紅人 mong5 lok3 hung4 jan4 wang3 luo4 hong2 ren2 = key opinion leader

低端人口 dai1 dyun1 jan4 hau2 di1 duan1 ren2 kou3 = low-end population

中國人民銀行 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 ngan4 hong4 = People's Bank of China

中國人大 zung1 gwok3 jan4 daai6 zhong1 guo2 ren2 da4 = China National People's Congress

香港傷殘人士體育協會 hoeng1 gong2 soeng1 caan4 jan4 si6 tai2 juk6 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled

香港專業人才協會 hoeng1 gong2 zyun1 jip6 jan4 coi4 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Professionals and Executives Association

香港新聞行政人員協會 hoeng1 gong2 san1 man4 hang4 zing3 jan4 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2 = The Hong Kong News Executives' Association

香港社會工作人員協會 hoeng1 gong2 se5 wui6*2 gung1 zok3 jan4 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Social Workers Association

香港管理人員專業協會 hoeng1 gong2 gun2 lei5 jan4 jyun4 zyun1 jip6 hip3 wui6*2 = The Hong Kong Management Association

香港航空機組人員協會 hoeng1 gong2 hong4 hung1 gei1 zou2 jan4 jyun4 hip3 wui6*2 = Hong Kong Aircrew Officers' Association

人體藝術協會 jan4 tai2 ngai6 seot6 hip3 wui6*2 = Body Arts Association

中華人民共和國主席 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 zyu2 zik6 zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 zhu3 xi2 = President of the People’s Republic of China

新聞人員行政協會 san1 man4 jan4 jyun4 hang4 zing3 hip3 wui6*2 = News Executives’ Association

全國人大委員長 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 daai6 wai2 jyun4 zoeng2 = NPC chairman

全國人民代表大會代表資格審查委員會 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 man4 doi6 biu2 daai6 wui6*2 doi6 biu2 zi1 gaak3 sam2 caa4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = NPC Credentials Committee

全國人民代表大會常務委員會 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 man4 doi6 biu2 daai6 wui6*2 soeng4 mou6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Standing Committee of the NPC

全國人民代表大會提案審查委員會 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 man4 doi6 biu2 daai6 wui6*2 tai4 on3 sam2 caa4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = NPC Motions Examination Committee

全國人民代表大會秘書處 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 man4 doi6 biu2 daai6 wui6*2 bei3 syu1 cyu3 = NPC Secretariat

聯合國人口委員會 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 hau2 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Population Commission of the United Nations

聯合國人口活動基金 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 hau2 wut6 dung6 gei1 gam1 = United Nations Fund for Population Activities

聯合國人權委員會 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 kyun4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = United Nations Commission on Human Rights

台灣第一夫人 toi4 waan1 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4 tai2 wan1 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = Taiwan's First Lady

全國人大常委 cyun4 gwok3 jan4 daai6 soeng4 wai2 = National People's Congress Standing Committee member

祖鲁人沙卡 zou2 lou5 jan4 saa1 kaa1 = Shaka Zulu

地球超人 dei6 kau4 ciu1 jan4 di4 qiu2 chao1 ren2 = Captain Planet

科學美國人 fo1 hok6 mei5 gwok3 jan4 ke1 xue2 mei3 guo2 ren2 = Scientific American

中國人民政治協商會議 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 zing3 zi6 hip3 soeng1 wui6 ji5 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 zheng4 zhi4 xie2 shang1 hui4 yi4 = Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

中華人民共和國國務院 zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 mou6 jyun6*2 zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 guo2 wu4 yuan4 = State Council of the People's Republic of China

朝鮮民主主義人民共和國國防委員會 ziu1 sin1 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gwok3 fong4 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 chao2 xian3 min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 guo2 fang2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 (PRC) = DPRK National Defense Commission

繆騫人 mau4 hin1 jan4 mou2 qian1 ren2 = Cora Miao

科學怪人 fo1 hok6 gwaai3 jan4 ke1 xue2 guai4 ren2 = Frankenstein

黑人牙膏 hak1 jan4 ngaa4 gou1 = Darlie Toothpaste (lit., "black man's toothpaste")

巨人傳 geoi6 jan4 zyun6 = Gargantua and Pantagruel (lit., "the giants' biography")

白眉道人 baak6 mei4 dou6 jan4 bai2 mei2 dao4 ren2 = the taoist monk pak mei ; bai mei ; white eyebrows

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我個中文老師好好人㗎粵
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.

他是否本地人？國
Is he a local?

佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵
Is he/she a local?

他是不是中國人？國
Is he Chinese?
[Canto: 佢係唔係中國人？]

一隊足球隊有十一個人。
A football team consists of eleven members.

原來你哥哥係差人粵
Your brother was a policeman all along!
[Lit. all along you brother is policeman]

有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

你哋真係呃唔到人粵
You're no good at fooling people.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]

佢係唔係中國人？粵
Is he Chinese?
[Lit. He is-not-is Chinese? Std. Chinese: 他是不是中國人？]

世界上有很多人。國
There are many people in the world.

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