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為人
wai4 jan4; wai6 jan4
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[粵] wai4 jan4 [國] wei2 ren2: [1][v] to behave; to carry oneself; to conduct oneself [2][n] character; make-up; conduct [粵] wai6 jan4 [國] wei4 ren2: [1] for somebody [2] for others' interest  Additional PoS:  Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,980,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1601 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th Aug 2005 05:22 and last edited on 4th Jul 2014 18:59 |
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Characters in this word:為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for人 jan4 - person; human being 10 compounds containing this word:好為人師 - like to be a master to others為人處世 - the way to conduct oneself socially 為人正直 - to be a fair person 為人為己 - be considerate 為人作嫁 - doing work for others with no benefit to oneself 鮮為人知 - not known to many, secret to all but a few 為人母 - be a mother 為人父 - be a father 為人師表 - role model to students 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 - to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships |
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