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被人
  bei6 jan4   jyutping
  bei4 ren2   pinyin
to be ...(Verb)... by someone []: 畀人

here is used before the main verb to express the passive

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

This word has been viewed 1989 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 30th Dec 2009 09:21 and last edited on 30th Dec 2009 09:25
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Characters in this word:

 bei6 pei5  -  be; suffer; by; quilt
 jan4  -  person; human being

2 compounds containing this word:

被人歧視 - being discriminated
被人罵 - to get a telling-off, to get a scolding

Showing 1 example containing 被人
detail 唔可以解釋一下點解無端端被人
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
[Lit. Can-cannot explain a-little-bit why you would-be for-no-reason by people arrest [particle]?]
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