有人 (jau5 jan4 | ) : somebody; someone

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有人

jau5 jan4

somebody; someone

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

有人

This word has been viewed 2992 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Oct 2005 20:17 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
人 jan4 - person; human being

7 compounds containing this word:

所有人 - possessor
持有人 - holder
大有人在 - such persons are by no means rare
沒有人 - nobody
有人情 - humane
財產所有人 - [n] property owner
Common Formations:
銀行帳戶持有人 - bank account holder

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前日有人搶佢件衫粵
The day before yesterday, someone stole his shirt.
[Lit. day-before-yesterday, have person steal he [counter] shirt.]

乜呢間酒店咁噏耷㗎? 點會有人幫襯呀? 粵
Why's this hotel such a mess? How will anyone want to come here?
[Lit. what this [counter] hotel so shabby [particle]? How would have person would frequent [particle]]

我眼尾見到有人喺門口行過粵
I saw someone walked passed the door out from the corner of my eyes

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

友人 jau5 jan4 you3 ren2 = a friend

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