人 jan⁴ {rén}

1. man
2. person
3. people
4. CL: 個,位

人蔘 jan⁴ {rén shēn}

Ginseng

人板 jan⁴ baan² {rén bǎn}

a real life sample, role model to other people

人版 jan⁴ baan² {rén bǎn}

living example

人辦〔-办〕 jan⁴ baan⁶ {rén bàn}

a sample used to demostrate how one can behave badly or unacceptedably as seen from public

人情 jan⁴ cing⁴ {rén qíng}

monetary gift for one's wedding (Cantonese)

人哋 jan⁴ dei⁶ {rén dì}

(pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else

人地 jan⁴ dei⁶ {rén dì}

others (spoken)

人道 jan⁴ dou⁶ {rén dào}

(noun) Act of humanity

人工 jan⁴ gung¹ {rén gōng}

(noun) salary

人客 jan⁴ haak³ {rén kè}

(noun) customers; clients; guests

人日 jan⁴ jat⁶ {rén rì}

Human Day, on the 7th day of first month for the lunar calendar, the day when human being were made

人影 jan⁴ jing² {rén yǐng}

lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to describe a deserted place

人羣 jan⁴ kwan⁴ {rén qún}

a group of people; a crowd

人嚟 jan⁴ lai⁴ {rén lí}

summoning one to come and serve

人倫〔-伦〕 jan⁴ leon⁴ {rén lún}

Human relations (according to feudal ethics)

人面 jan⁴ min⁶ {rén miàn}

human face

人生 jan⁴ sang¹ {rén shēng}

one's lifetime

人手 jan⁴ sau² {rén shǒu}

(noun) Workforce

人聲〔-声〕 jan⁴ seng¹ {rén shēng}

Human voice

人瑞 jan⁴ seoi⁶ {rén ruì}

centenarian; century-old person

人士 jan⁴ si⁶ {rén shì}

(noun) (A formal word of) folks

人頭〔-头〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ {rén tóu}

(noun) (of body part) Head

人和 jan⁴ wo⁴ {rén hé}

to win the hearts of general public

人仔 jan⁴ zai² {rén zǐ}

nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China

人像 jan⁴ zoeng⁶ {rén xiàng}

Portrait

人品 jan⁴ ban² {rén pǐn}

1. moral standing
2. moral quality
3. character
4. personality
5. appearance
6. looks (colloquial)
7. bearing

人保 jan⁴ bou² {rén bǎo}

1. personal guarantee
2. to sign as guarantor

人次 jan⁴ ci³ {rén cì}

1. person-times
2. visits
3. classifier for number of people participating

人稱〔-称〕 jan⁴ cing¹ {rén chēng}

1. person (first person, second person etc in grammar)
2. called
3. known as

人情 jan⁴ cing⁴ {rén qíng}

1. reason
2. human emotions
3. human interaction
4. social relationship
5. friendship
6. favor
7. a good turn

人潮 jan⁴ ciu⁴ {rén cháo}

a tide of people

人才 jan⁴ coi⁴ {rén cái}

1. talent
2. talented person
3. looks
4. attractive looks

人叢〔-丛〕 jan⁴ cung⁴ {rén cóng}

crowd of people

人從〔-从〕 jan⁴ cung⁴ {rén cóng}

1. retinue
2. hangers-on

人大 jan⁴ daai⁶ {Rén dà}

1. (Chinese) National People's Congress
2. abbr. for 全國人民代表大會

人丁 jan⁴ ding¹ {rén dīng}

1. number of people in a family
2. population
3. (old) adult males
4. male servants

人定 jan⁴ ding⁶ {rén dìng}

1. middle of the night
2. the dead of night

人道 jan⁴ dou⁶ {rén dào}

1. human sympathy
2. humanitarianism
3. humane
4. the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)
5. sexual intercourse

人犯 jan⁴ faan⁶ {rén fàn}

1. criminal
2. culprit
3. suspect (old)

人家 jan⁴ gaa¹ {rén jiā}

1. household
2. dwelling
3. family
4. sb else's house
5. household business
6. house of woman's husband-to-be
7. CL: 戶,家

人家 jan⁴ gaa¹ {rén jia}

1. other people
2. sb else
3. he, she or they
4. I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")

人格 jan⁴ gaak³ {rén gé}

1. personality
2. integrity
3. dignity

人間〔-间〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ {rén jiān}

1. the human world
2. the earth

人居 jan⁴ geoi¹ {rén jū}

human habitat

人傑〔-杰〕 jan⁴ git⁶ {rén jié}

1. outstanding talent
2. wise and able person
3. illustrious individual

人工 jan⁴ gung¹ {rén gōng}

1. artificial
2. manpower
3. manual work

人均 jan⁴ gwan¹ {rén jūn}

per capita

人口 jan⁴ hau² {rén kǒu}

1. population
2. people

人氣〔-气〕 jan⁴ hei³ {rén qì}

1. popularity
2. personality
3. character

人海 jan⁴ hoi² {rén hǎi}

1. a multitude
2. a sea of people

人人 jan⁴ jan⁴ {rén rén}

1. everyone
2. every person

人意 jan⁴ ji³ {rén yì}

people's expectations

人兒〔-儿〕 jan⁴ ji⁴ {rén r}

figurine

人煙〔-烟〕 jan⁴ jin¹ {rén yān}

sign of human habitation

人形 jan⁴ jing⁴ {rén xíng}

1. human shape
2. in human form
3. of human appearance
4. doll
5. puppet

人妖 jan⁴ jiu¹ {rén yāo}

1. transvestite
2. transsexual
3. ladyboy

人魚〔-鱼〕 jan⁴ jyu⁴ {rén yú}

1. mermaid
2. dugong
3. sea cow
4. manatee
5. giant salamander

人員〔-员〕 jan⁴ jyun⁴ {rén yuán}

1. staff
2. crew
3. personnel
4. CL: 個

人猿 jan⁴ jyun⁴ {rén yuán}

orangutan

人緣〔-缘〕 jan⁴ jyun⁴ {rén yuán}

1. relations with people
2. popularity

人群 jan⁴ kwan⁴ {rén qún}

crowd

人權〔-权〕 jan⁴ kyun⁴ {rén quán}

human rights

人流 jan⁴ lau⁴ {rén liú}

1. stream of people
2. abortion
3. abbr. for 人工流產

人類〔-类〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ {rén lèi}

1. humanity
2. human race
3. mankind

人力 jan⁴ lik⁶ {rén lì}

1. manpower
2. labor power

人龍〔-龙〕 jan⁴ lung⁴ {rén lóng}

1. a queue of people
2. a crocodile (of school children)

人馬〔-马〕 jan⁴ maa⁵ {rén mǎ}

1. men and horses
2. troops
3. group of people
4. troop
5. staff
6. centaur

人脈〔-脉〕 jan⁴ mak⁶ {rén mài}

1. contacts
2. connections
3. network

人文 jan⁴ man⁴ {rén wén}

1. humanities
2. human affairs
3. culture

人民 jan⁴ man⁴ {rén mín}

1. the people
2. CL: 個

人物 jan⁴ mat⁶ {rén wù}

1. person
2. character (in a play, novel etc)
3. protagonist
4. CL: 個

人名 jan⁴ meng² {rén míng}

personal name

人命 jan⁴ meng⁶ {rén mìng}

1. human life
2. CL: 條

人武 jan⁴ mou⁵ {rén wǔ}

armed forces

人們〔-们〕 jan⁴ mun⁴ {rén men}

people

人世 jan⁴ sai³ {rén shì}

1. the world
2. this world
3. the world of the living

人勢〔-势〕 jan⁴ sai³ {rén shì}

(human) penis (TCM)

人參〔-参〕 jan⁴ sam¹ {rén shēn}

ginseng

人心 jan⁴ sam¹ {rén xīn}

1. popular feeling
2. the will of the people

人身 jan⁴ san¹ {rén shēn}

1. person
2. personal
3. human body

人臣 jan⁴ san⁴ {rén chén}

an official (in former times)

人生 jan⁴ sang¹ {rén shēng}

life (one's time on earth)

人手 jan⁴ sau² {rén shǒu}

1. manpower
2. staff
3. human hand

人蛇 jan⁴ se⁴ {rén shé}

illegal immigrant

人死 jan⁴ sei² {rén sǐ}

a person's death

人事 jan⁴ si⁶ {rén shì}

1. personnel
2. human resources
3. human affairs
4. ways of the world
5. (euphemism) sexuality
6. the facts of life

人士 jan⁴ si⁶ {rén shì}

1. person
2. figure
3. public figure

人氏 jan⁴ si⁶ {rén shì}

1. native
2. person from a particular place

人性 jan⁴ sing³ {rén xìng}

1. human nature
2. humanity
3. human
4. the totality of human attributes

人相 jan⁴ soeng³ {rén xiàng}

physiognomy

人數〔-数〕 jan⁴ sou³ {rén shù}

number of people

人選〔-选〕 jan⁴ syun² {rén xuǎn}

1. choice of person
2. candidate

人體〔-体〕 jan⁴ tai² {rén tǐ}

human body

人頭〔-头〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ {rén tóu}

1. person
2. number of people
3. (per) capita
4. (a person's) head
5. (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)

人寰 jan⁴ waan⁴ {rén huán}

1. world
2. earthly world

人為〔-为〕 jan⁴ wai⁴ {rén wéi}

1. artificial
2. man-made
3. having human cause or origin
4. human attempt or effort

人禍〔-祸〕 jan⁴ wo⁶ {rén huò}

human disaster

人渣 jan⁴ zaa¹ {rén zhā}

1. dregs of society
2. scum

人際〔-际〕 jan⁴ zai³ {rén jì}

1. human relationships
2. interpersonal

人資〔-资〕 jan⁴ zi¹ {rén zī}

abbr. of 人力資源

人子 jan⁴ zi² {rén zǐ}

son of man

人質〔-质〕 jan⁴ zi³ {rén zhì}

hostage

人治 jan⁴ zi⁶ {rén zhì}

rule of man

人精 jan⁴ zing¹ {rén jīng}

1. sophisticate
2. man with extensive experience
3. child prodigy
4. Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child)
5. spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣 of TCM)

人證〔-证〕 jan⁴ zing³ {rén zhèng}

witness testimony

人造 jan⁴ zou⁶ {rén zào}

1. man-made
2. artificial
3. synthetic

人族 jan⁴ zuk⁶ {rén zú}

Hominini

人中 jan⁴ zung¹ {rén zhōng}

1. philtrum
2. infranasal depression
3. the "human center" acupuncture point

人種〔-种〕 jan⁴ zung² {rén zhǒng}

race (of people)

人生觀〔--观〕 jan⁴ sang¹ gun¹ {rén shēng guān}

philosophy of life

人和站 jan⁴ wo⁴ zaam⁶ {rén hé zhàn}

Renhe Station- a place in Guangzhou, China

人造皮 jan⁴ zou⁶ pei⁴ {rén zào pí}

Leatherette; Artificial leather

人情味 jan⁴ cing⁴ mei⁶ {rén qíng wèi}

real human interest

人傳人〔-传-〕 jan⁴ cyun⁴ jan⁴ {rén chuán rén}

transmitted person-to-person

人格化 jan⁴ gaak³ faa³ {rén gé huà}

1. to personalize
2. anthropomorphism

人格神 jan⁴ gaak³ san⁴ {rén gé shén}

1. personal God
2. anthropomorphic God

人工島〔--岛〕 jan⁴ gung¹ dou² {rén gōng dǎo}

artificial island

人工費〔--费〕 jan⁴ gung¹ fai³ {rén gōng fèi}

labor cost

人工河 jan⁴ gung¹ ho⁴ {rén gōng hé}

1. canal
2. man-made waterway

人行道 jan⁴ hang⁴ dou⁶ {rén xíng dào}

sidewalk

人行區〔--区〕 jan⁴ hang⁴ keoi¹ {rén xíng qū}

pedestrian precinct

人口學〔--学〕 jan⁴ hau² hok⁶ {rén kǒu xué}

demography

人口數〔--数〕 jan⁴ hau² sou³ {rén kǒu shù}

population

人人網〔--网〕 jan⁴ jan⁴ mong⁵ {Rén rén Wǎng}

Renren (Chinese social networking website)

人權法〔-权-〕 jan⁴ kyun⁴ faat³ {rén quán fǎ}

Human Rights law (Hong Kong)

人類學〔-类学〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ hok⁶ {rén lèi xué}

anthropology

人力車〔--车〕 jan⁴ lik⁶ ce¹ {rén lì chē}

rickshaw

人來瘋〔-来疯〕 jan⁴ loi⁴ fung¹ {rén lái fēng}

1. to get hyped up in front of an audience
2. (of children) to play up in front of guests

人馬臂〔-马-〕 jan⁴ maa⁵ bei³ {rén mǎ bì}

Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)

人馬座〔-马-〕 jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶ {Rén mǎ zuò}

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

人民幣〔--币〕 jan⁴ man⁴ bai⁶ {rén mín bì}

1. Renminbi (RMB)
2. Chinese Yuan (CNY)

人民黨〔--党〕 jan⁴ man⁴ dong² {rén mín dǎng}

People's party (of various countries)

人文學〔--学〕 jan⁴ man⁴ hok⁶ {rén wén xué}

humanities

人民網〔--网〕 jan⁴ man⁴ mong⁵ {Rén mín wǎng}

online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報

人偶戲〔--戏〕 jan⁴ ngau⁵ hei³ {rén ǒu xì}

puppet show

人世間〔--间〕 jan⁴ sai³ gaan¹ {rén shì jiān}

the secular world

人心果 jan⁴ sam¹ gwo² {rén xīn guǒ}

sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree

人身權〔--权〕 jan⁴ san¹ kyun⁴ {rén shēn quán}

one's personal rights

人手動〔--动〕 jan⁴ sau² dung⁶ {rén shǒu dòng}

manually controlled

人社部 jan⁴ se⁵ bou⁶ {Rén shè bù}

1. Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (PRC)
2. abbr. for 人力資源和社會保障部

人事部 jan⁴ si⁶ bou⁶ {rén shì bù}

1. personnel office
2. human resources (HR)

人事處〔--处〕 jan⁴ si⁶ cyu³ {rén shì chù}

human resources department

人相學〔--学〕 jan⁴ soeng³ hok⁶ {rén xiàng xué}

physiognomy (judgement of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)

人頭馬〔-头马〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ maa⁵ {Rén tóu mǎ}

Rémy Martin cognac

人頭稅〔-头税〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ seoi³ {rén tóu shuì}

poll tax

人頭熟〔-头-〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ suk⁶ {rén tóu shú}

to know a lot of people

人為土〔-为-〕 jan⁴ wai⁴ tou² {Rén wéi tǔ}

Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)

人字洞 jan⁴ zi⁶ dung⁶ {Rén zì dòng}

Renzidong palaeolithic archaeological site at Fanchang 繁昌, Anhui

人字拖 jan⁴ zi⁶ to¹ {rén zì tuō}

1. flip-flops
2. abbr. for 人字拖鞋

人尖兒〔--儿〕 jan⁴ zim¹ ji⁴ {rén jiān r}

1. outstanding individual
2. person of great ability

人造絲〔--丝〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ si¹ {rén zào sī}

rayon

人才輩出〔--辈-〕 jan⁴ coi⁴ bui³ ceot¹ {rén cái bèi chū}

batches of talented people arise amongst generations

人地生疏 jan⁴ dei⁶ sang¹ so¹ {rén dì shēng shū}

he or she is rusty; or to describe two or more people are not close

人夾人緣〔-夹-缘〕 jan⁴ gaap³ jan⁴ jyun⁴ {rén jiā rén yuán}

relationships are developed based on destiny; if they are meant to develop relationship, it will naturally occur

人急智生 jan⁴ gap¹ zi³ sang¹ {rén jí zhì shēng}

sharp or quick-witted while emergency or desperate

人工受精 jan⁴ gung¹ sau⁶ zing¹ {rén gōng shòu jīng}

Artificial Insemination

人氣急升〔-气--〕 jan⁴ hei³ gap¹ sing¹ {rén qì jí shēng}

gaining popularity at a sudden

人有我有 jan⁴ jau⁵ ngo⁵ jau⁵ {rén yǒu wǒ yǒu}

one wanting an item not because of need, but just because lots of people have one

人肉炸彈〔---弹〕 jan⁴ juk⁶ zaa³ daan² {rén ròu zhà dàn}

one strapping a bomb to oneself

人民英雄 jan⁴ man⁴ jing¹ hung⁴ {rén mín yīng xióng}

people's hero, commoners' hero

人民力量 jan⁴ man⁴ lik⁶ loeng⁶ {rén mín lì liang}

People Power, a pro-democratic political party in Hong Kong

人面桃花 jan⁴ min⁶ tou⁴ faa¹ {rén miàn táo huā}

the missing feeling one male feel as his partner leaves him

人滿之患〔-满--〕 jan⁴ mun⁵ zi¹ waan⁶ {rén mǎn zhī huàn}

disasters or issues caused by overcrowding

人山人海 jan⁴ saan¹ jan⁴ hoi² {rénshānrénhǎi}

(noun) (of metaphor) People are everywhere

人細鬼大〔-细--〕 jan⁴ sai³ gwai² daai⁶ {rén xì guǐ dà}

(slang) someone who is young but mature and astute / shrewd / savvy

人心肉做 jan⁴ sam¹ juk⁶ zou⁶ {rén xīn ròu zuò}

a heart is made out of meat, which means no matter how cruel a person is, he or she still has some sympathy

人心惶惶 jan⁴ sam¹ wong⁴ wong⁴ {rén xīn huáng huáng}

uneasiness or anxiety felt by general public

人神共憤〔---愤〕 jan⁴ san⁴ gung⁶ fan⁵ {rén shén gòng fèn}

be hated by both men and god; incur the greatest popular indignation

人壽燕梳〔-寿--〕 jan⁴ sau⁶ jin³ so¹ {rén shòu yàn shū}

life insurance

人頭涌涌〔-头--〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ jung² jung² {rén tóu yǒng yǒng}

crowded with a lot of people

人頭湧湧〔-头涌涌〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ jung² jung² {rén tóu yǒng yǒng}

crowded

人頭豬腦〔-头猪脑〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ zyu¹ nou⁵ {rén tóu zhū nǎo}

dumb; stupid; literally 'pig-brained'

人仔細細〔--细细〕 jan⁴ zai² sai³ sai³ {rén zǐ xì xì}

one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers

人際關係〔-际关系〕 jan⁴ zai³ gwaan¹ hai⁶ {rén jì guān xi}

inter-personal relationships

人盡可夫〔-尽--〕 jan⁴ zeon⁶ ho² fu¹ {rén jìn kě fū}

a promiscuous female who can sleep with any men she met

人造衞星〔--卫-〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ wai⁶ sing¹ {rén zào wèi xīng}

Man-made satellite; Artificial satellite

人車混行〔-车--〕 jan⁴ ce¹ wan⁶ hang⁴ {rén chē hún xíng}

pedestrian-vehicle mixed use

人稱代詞〔-称-词〕 jan⁴ cing¹ doi⁶ ci⁴ {rén chēng dài cí}

personal pronoun

人情世故 jan⁴ cing⁴ sai³ gu³ {rén qíng shì gù}

1. worldly wisdom
2. the ways of the world
3. to know how to get on in the world

人才流失 jan⁴ coi⁴ lau⁴ sat¹ {rén cái liú shī}

1. brain drain
2. outflow of talent

人財兩空〔-财两-〕 jan⁴ coi⁴ loeng⁵ hung¹ {rén cái liǎng kōng}

1. loss of life and property
2. to lose the beauty and her possessions

人才外流 jan⁴ coi⁴ ngoi⁶ lau⁴ {rén cái wài liú}

brain drain

人才濟濟〔--济济〕 jan⁴ coi⁴ zai² zai² {rén cái jǐ jǐ}

1. a galaxy of talent (idiom)
2. a great number of competent people

人定勝天〔--胜-〕 jan⁴ ding⁶ sing³ tin¹ {rén dìng shèng tiān}

man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

人多勢眾〔--势众〕 jan⁴ do¹ sai³ zung³ {rén duō shì zhòng}

1. many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
2. There is safety in numbers.

人道救援 jan⁴ dou⁶ gau³ wun⁴ {rén dào jiù yuán}

humanitarian aid

人道主義〔---义〕 jan⁴ dou⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {rén dào zhǔ yì}

1. humanism
2. humanitarian (aid)

人浮於事〔--于-〕 jan⁴ fau⁴ jyu¹ si⁶ {rén fú yú shì}

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

人格魅力 jan⁴ gaak³ mei⁶ lik⁶ {rén gé mèi lì}

1. personal charm
2. charisma

人間地獄〔-间-狱〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ dei⁶ juk⁶ {rén jiān dì yù}

1. hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2. fig. having an uncomfortable time

人間佛教〔-间--〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ fat⁶ gaau³ {Rén jiān Fó jiào}

Humanistic Buddhism

人間喜劇〔-间-剧〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ hei² kek⁶ {Rén jiān Xǐ jù}

La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克

人間天堂〔-间--〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ tin¹ tong⁴ {rén jiān tiān táng}

1. heaven on Earth
2. nickname for the city Suzhou

人間蒸發〔-间-发〕 jan⁴ gaan¹ zing¹ faat³ {rén jiān zhēng fā}

1. to vanish
2. to disappear from the face of the earth

人機界面〔-机--〕 jan⁴ gei¹ gaai³ min² {rén jī jiè miàn}

user interface

人機工程〔-机--〕 jan⁴ gei¹ gung¹ cing⁴ {rén jī gōng chéng}

1. ergonomics
2. man-machine engineering

人見人愛〔-见-爱〕 jan⁴ gin³ jan⁴ oi³ {rén jiàn rén ài}

1. loved by all
2. to have universal appeal

人傑地靈〔-杰-灵〕 jan⁴ git⁶ dei⁶ ling⁴ {rén jié dì líng}

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

人高馬大〔--马-〕 jan⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶ {rén gāo mǎ dà}

tall and strong

人工呼吸 jan⁴ gung¹ fu¹ kap¹ {rén gōng hū xī}

artificial respiration (medicine)

人工耳蝸〔---蜗〕 jan⁴ gung¹ ji⁵ wo¹ {rén gōng ěr wō}

cochlear implant

人工概念 jan⁴ gung¹ koi³ nim⁶ {rén gōng gài niàn}

artificial concept

人工流產〔---产〕 jan⁴ gung¹ lau⁴ caan² {rén gōng liú chǎn}

abortion

人工受孕 jan⁴ gung¹ sau⁶ jan⁶ {rén gōng shòu yùn}

artificial insemination

人工授精 jan⁴ gung¹ sau⁶ zing¹ {rén gōng shòu jīng}

artificial insemination

人工智能 jan⁴ gung¹ zi³ nang⁴ {rén gōng zhì néng}

artificial intelligence (AI)

人工智慧 jan⁴ gung¹ zi³ wai³ {rén gōng zhì huì}

artificial intelligence

人工照亮 jan⁴ gung¹ ziu³ loeng⁶ {rén gōng zhào liàng}

artificial lighting

人喊馬嘶〔--马-〕 jan⁴ haam³ maa⁵ sai¹ {rén hǎn mǎ sī}

1. lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
2. fig. tumultuous
3. hubbub

人行橫道〔--横-〕 jan⁴ hang⁴ waang⁴ dou⁶ {rén xíng héng dào}

pedestrian crossing

人口稠密 jan⁴ hau² cau⁴ mat⁶ {rén kǒu chóu mì}

populous

人口調查〔--调-〕 jan⁴ hau² diu⁶ caa⁴ {rén kǒu diào chá}

census

人口販運〔--贩运〕 jan⁴ hau² faan³ wan⁶ {rén kǒu fàn yùn}

1. trafficking in persons
2. human trafficking

人口密度 jan⁴ hau² mat⁶ dou⁶ {rén kǒu mì dù}

population density

人口普查 jan⁴ hau² pou² caa⁴ {rén kǒu pǔ chá}

census

人去樓空〔--楼-〕 jan⁴ heoi³ lau⁴ hung¹ {rén qù lóu kōng}

1. the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2. the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3. the place is deserted
4. the birds have flown

人人皆知 jan⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹ zi¹ {rén rén jiē zhī}

known to everyone

人人有責〔---责〕 jan⁴ jan⁴ jau⁵ zaak³ {rén rén yǒu zé}

it is everyone's duty

人有三急 jan⁴ jau⁵ saam¹ gap¹ {rén yǒu sān jí}

(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature

人煙稀少〔-烟--〕 jan⁴ jin¹ hei¹ siu² {rén yān xī shǎo}

no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate

人言可畏 jan⁴ jin⁴ ho² wai³ {rén yán kě wèi}

gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)

人言籍籍 jan⁴ jin⁴ zik⁶ zik⁶ {rén yán jí jí}

tongues are wagging (idiom)

人仰馬翻〔--马-〕 jan⁴ joeng⁵ maa⁵ faan¹ {rén yǎng mǎ fān}

1. to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
2. in a pitiful state
3. in a complete mess
4. to roll (with laughter)

人肉搜索 jan⁴ juk⁶ sau² saak³ {rén ròu sōu suǒ}

1. human flesh search
2. a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)
3. see 人肉搜索引擎

人魚小姐〔-鱼--〕 jan⁴ jyu⁴ siu² ze² {rén yú xiǎo jie}

1. mermaid
2. the Little Mermaid

人琴俱亡 jan⁴ kam⁴ keoi¹ mong⁴ {rén qín jù wàng}

1. person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
2. death of a close friend

人給家足〔-给--〕 jan⁴ kap¹ gaa¹ zuk¹ {rén jǐ jiā zú}

lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

人窮志短〔-穷--〕 jan⁴ kung⁴ zi³ dyun² {rén qióng zhì duǎn}

1. poor and with low expectations
2. poverty stunts ambition

人困馬乏〔--马-〕 jan⁴ kwan³ maa⁵ fat⁶ {rén kùn mǎ fá}

1. riders tired and horses weary
2. worn out
3. exhausted
4. spent
5. fatigued

人權鬥士〔-权斗-〕 jan⁴ kyun⁴ dau³ si⁶ {rén quán dòu shì}

1. a human rights activist
2. a fighter for human rights

人權觀察〔-权观-〕 jan⁴ kyun⁴ gun¹ caat³ {Rén quán Guān chá}

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York based non-governmental organization

人流手術〔---术〕 jan⁴ lau⁴ sau² seot⁶ {rén liú shǒu shù}

1. an abortion
2. abbr. of 人工流產手術

人類起源〔-类--〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ hei² jyun⁴ {rén lèi qǐ yuán}

origin of mankind

人類學家〔-类学-〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ hok⁶ gaa¹ {rén lèi xué jiā}

anthropologist

人力車夫〔--车-〕 jan⁴ lik⁶ ce¹ fu¹ {rén lì chē fū}

rickshaw puller

人力資源〔--资-〕 jan⁴ lik⁶ zi¹ jyun⁴ {rén lì zī yuán}

human resources

人老珠黃〔---黄〕 jan⁴ lou⁵ zyu¹ wong⁴ {rén lǎo zhū huáng}

(of a woman) old and faded

人民幣元〔--币-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ bai⁶ jyun⁴ {rén mín bì yuán}

Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

人民代表 jan⁴ man⁴ doi⁶ biu² {rén mín dài biǎo}

deputy to People's Congress

人民法院 jan⁴ man⁴ faat³ jyun² {rén mín fǎ yuàn}

1. people's court (of law)
2. people's tribunal

人民警察 jan⁴ man⁴ ging² caat³ {rén mín jǐng chá}

1. civil police
2. PRC police

人文景觀〔---观〕 jan⁴ man⁴ ging² gun¹ {rén wén jǐng guān}

place of cultural interest

人民公敵〔---敌〕 jan⁴ man⁴ gung¹ dik⁶ {rén mín gōng dí}

1. the enemy of the people
2. the class enemy (Marxism)

人民公社 jan⁴ man⁴ gung¹ se⁵ {rén mín gōng shè}

people's commune

人民廣場〔--广场〕 jan⁴ man⁴ gwong² coeng⁴ {Rén mín Guǎng chǎng}

People's Square, Shanghai

人民起義〔---义〕 jan⁴ man⁴ hei² ji⁶ {rén mín qǐ yì}

popular uprising

人民日報〔---报〕 jan⁴ man⁴ jat⁶ bou³ {Rén mín Rì bào}

People's Daily (PRC newspaper)

人民利益 jan⁴ man⁴ lei⁶ jik¹ {rén mín lì yì}

interests of the people

人民銀行〔--银-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {Rén mín Yín háng}

People's Bank of China

人文社科 jan⁴ man⁴ se⁵ fo¹ {rén wén shè kē}

(abbr.) humanities and social sciences

人民陣線〔--阵线〕 jan⁴ man⁴ zan⁶ sin³ {rén mín zhèn xiàn}

popular front

人民政府 jan⁴ man⁴ zing³ fu² {rén mín zhèng fǔ}

people's government

人文主義〔---义〕 jan⁴ man⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {rén wén zhǔ yì}

humanism

人物描寫〔---写〕 jan⁴ mat⁶ miu⁴ se² {rén wù miáo xiě}

portrayal

人面獸心〔--兽-〕 jan⁴ min⁶ sau³ sam¹ {rén miàn shòu xīn}

1. human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2. malicious and duplicitous

人命關天〔--关-〕 jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹ {rén mìng guān tiān}

human life is beyond value (idiom)

人模狗樣〔---样〕 jan⁴ mou⁴ gau² joeng⁶ {rén mó gǒu yàng}

1. (idiom) to pose
2. to put on airs

人無完人〔-无--〕 jan⁴ mou⁴ jyun⁴ jan⁴ {rén wú wán rén}

1. nobody is perfect
2. everyone has their defect

人滿為患〔-满为-〕 jan⁴ mun⁵ wai⁴ waan⁶ {rén mǎn wéi huàn}

1. packed with people
2. overcrowded
3. overpopulation

人五人六 jan⁴ ng⁵ jan⁴ luk⁶ {rén wǔ rén liù}

1. to make a show of being decent and proper
2. to display phony or hypocritical behavior

人山人海 jan⁴ saan¹ jan⁴ hoi² {rén shān rén hǎi}

1. multitude
2. vast crowd

人心難測〔--难测〕 jan⁴ sam¹ naan⁴ caak¹ {rén xīn nán cè}

hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)

人心所向 jan⁴ sam¹ so² hoeng³ {rén xīn suǒ xiàng}

that which is yearned for by the public

人身攻擊〔---击〕 jan⁴ san¹ gung¹ gik¹ {rén shēn gōng jī}

personal attack

人身安全 jan⁴ san¹ on¹ cyun⁴ {rén shēn ān quán}

personal safety

人身事故 jan⁴ san¹ si⁶ gu³ {rén shēn shì gù}

accident causing injury or death

人生如夢〔---梦〕 jan⁴ sang¹ jyu⁴ mung⁶ {rén shēng rú mèng}

life is but a dream (idiom)

人生盛衰 jan⁴ sang¹ sing⁶ seoi¹ {rén shēng shèng shuāi}

life has its ups and downs (idiom)

人生朝露 jan⁴ sang¹ ziu¹ lou⁶ {rén shēng zhāo lù}

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人壽保險〔-寿-险〕 jan⁴ sau⁶ bou² him² {rén shòu bǎo xiǎn}

life insurance

人壽年豐〔-寿-丰〕 jan⁴ sau⁶ nin⁴ fung¹ {rén shòu nián fēng}

1. long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
2. prosperity

人蛇集團〔---团〕 jan⁴ se⁴ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {rén shé jí tuán}

1. human smuggling syndicate
2. snakehead gang

人誰無過〔-谁无过〕 jan⁴ seoi⁴ mou⁴ gwo³ {rén shéi wú guò}

Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)

人事不知 jan⁴ si⁶ bat¹ zi¹ {rén shì bù zhī}

to have lost consciousness

人事部門〔---门〕 jan⁴ si⁶ bou⁶ mun⁴ {rén shì bù mén}

personnel office

人事管理 jan⁴ si⁶ gun² lei⁵ {rén shì guǎn lǐ}

personnel management

人聲鼎沸〔-声--〕 jan⁴ sing¹ ding² fai³ {rén shēng dǐng fèi}

1. lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
2. hubbub
3. brouhaha

人所共知 jan⁴ so² gung⁶ zi¹ {rén suǒ gòng zhī}

something that everybody knows

人體解剖〔-体--〕 jan⁴ tai² gaai² fau² {rén tǐ jiě pōu}

human anatomy

人體工學〔-体-学〕 jan⁴ tai² gung¹ hok⁶ {rén tǐ gōng xué}

ergonomics

人體器官〔-体--〕 jan⁴ tai² hei³ gun¹ {rén tǐ qì guān}

human organ

人頭蛇身〔-头--〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ se⁴ san¹ {rén tóu shé shēn}

1. human head, snake's body
2. cf Nüwa 女娲氏 and Fuxi 伏羲氏 in some versions of mythology

人頭獅身〔-头狮-〕 jan⁴ tau⁴ si¹ san¹ {rén tóu shī shēn}

sphinx

人位相宜 jan⁴ wai⁶ soeng¹ ji⁴ {rén wèi xiāng yí}

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

人云亦云 jan⁴ wan⁴ jik⁶ wan⁴ {rén yún yì yún}

1. to say what everyone says (idiom)
2. to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
3. to follow the herd

人際關系〔-际关-〕 jan⁴ zai³ gwaan¹ hai⁶ {rén jì guān xì}

interpersonal relationship

人盡其才〔-尽--〕 jan⁴ zeon⁶ kei⁴ coi⁴ {rén jìn qí cái}

1. employ one's talent to the fullest
2. everyone gives of their best

人盡其材〔-尽--〕 jan⁴ zeon⁶ kei⁴ coi⁴ {rén jìn qí cái}

1. employ one's talent to the fullest
2. everyone gives of their best
3. also written 人盡其才

人之常情 jan⁴ zi¹ soeng⁴ cing⁴ {rén zhī cháng qíng}

1. such is human nature (idiom)
2. only natural

人字拖鞋 jan⁴ zi⁶ to¹ haai² {rén zì tuō xié}

1. flip-flops
2. flip-flop sandals
3. thongs
4. see also 人字拖

人跡罕至〔-迹--〕 jan⁴ zik¹ hon² zi³ {rén jì hǎn zhì}

1. lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)
2. fig. off the beaten track
3. lonely
4. deserted

人證物證〔-证-证〕 jan⁴ zing³ mat⁶ zing³ {rén zhèng wù zhèng}

human testimony and material evidence

人贓俱獲〔-赃-获〕 jan⁴ zong¹ keoi¹ wok⁶ {rén zāng jù huò}

1. (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods
2. to be caught red-handed

人造纖維〔--纤维〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ cim¹ wai⁴ {rén zào xiān wéi}

synthetic fiber

人造語言〔--语-〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ jyu⁵ jin⁴ {rén zào yǔ yán}

1. artificial language
2. constructed language

人造奶油 jan⁴ zou⁶ naai⁵ jau⁴ {rén zào nǎi yóu}

margarine

人造牛油 jan⁴ zou⁶ ngau⁴ jau⁴ {rén zào niú yóu}

margarine

人造天體〔---体〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ tin¹ tai² {rén zào tiān tǐ}

artificial satellite

人造衛星〔--卫-〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ wai⁶ sing¹ {rén zào wèi xīng}

artificial satellite

人造黃油〔--黄-〕 jan⁴ zou⁶ wong⁴ jau⁴ {rén zào huáng yóu}

margarine

人中龍鳳〔--龙凤〕 jan⁴ zung¹ lung⁴ fung⁶ {rén zhōng lóng fèng}

a giant among men (idiom)

人種差別〔-种-别〕 jan⁴ zung² caa¹ bit⁶ {rén zhǒng chā bié}

1. racial differences
2. racial discrimination

人蠢冇藥醫〔----医〕 jan⁴ ceon² mou⁵ joek⁶ ji¹ {rén chǔn mǎo shuò yī}

it is used to describe a person who is so stupid that no medicine can cure his/ her stupidity

人情薄過紙〔---过纸〕 jan⁴ cing⁴ bok⁶ gwo³ zi² {rén qíng bó guò zhǐ}

human relationship is thinner than a paper, which means a relationship can be very weak

人情紙咁薄〔--纸--〕 jan⁴ cing⁴ zi² gam² bok⁶ {rén qíng zhǐ gān bó}

heartless (spoken)

人多好做作 jan⁴ do¹ hou² zou⁶ zok³ {rén duō hǎo zuò zuo}

Many hands make the job easy

人多手腳亂〔---脚乱〕 jan⁴ do¹ sau² goek³ lyun⁶ {rén duō shǒu jiǎo luàn}

too many cooks in the kitchen, too many people trying to work on the same task/ project and that messes up the progress

人講你又講〔-讲--讲〕 jan⁴ gong² nei⁵ jau⁶ gong² {rén jiǎng nǐ yòu jiǎng}

someone who says things said by others, meaning a person lacks the critical and analytical skills to process information

人窮志不窮〔-穷--穷〕 jan⁴ kung⁴ zi³ bat¹ kung⁴ {rén qióng zhì bù qióng}

one who is poor but with great ambitions

人無千日好〔-无---〕 jan⁴ mou⁴ cin¹ jat⁶ hou² {rén wú qiān rì hǎo}

1. friendships do not last forever 2.things do not always go the way we want

人心隔肚皮 jan⁴ sam¹ gaak³ tou⁵ pei⁴ {rén xīn gé dù pí}

cannot judge one is a good person by its look (slang)

人生地不熟 jan⁴ sang¹ dei⁶ bat¹ suk⁶ {rén shēng dì bù shú}

as a new arrival (to a place), one feeling insecure or unfamiliar with the surroundings

人不可貌相 jan⁴ bat¹ ho² maau⁶ soeng³ {rén bù kě mào xiàng}

1. you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
2. you can't judge a book by its cover
3. often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

人畜共患症 jan⁴ cuk¹ gung⁶ waan⁶ zing³ {rén chù gòng huàn zhèng}

zoonosis

人各有所好 jan⁴ gok³ jau⁵ so² hou³ {rén gè yǒu suǒ hào}

1. everyone has their likes and dislikes
2. there is no accounting for taste
3. chacun son goût

人工電子耳〔--电--〕 jan⁴ gung¹ din⁶ zi² ji⁵ {rén gōng diàn zǐ ěr}

cochlear implant

人行橫道線〔--横-线〕 jan⁴ hang⁴ waang⁴ dou⁶ sin³ {rén xíng héng dào xiàn}

1. crosswalk
2. pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes

人口統計學〔--统计学〕 jan⁴ hau² tung² gai³ hok⁶ {rén kǒu tǒng jì xué}

1. population studies
2. population statistics

人民大會堂〔---会-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ daai⁶ wui⁶ tong⁴ {Rén mín Dà huì táng}

the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

人文地理學〔----学〕 jan⁴ man⁴ dei⁶ lei⁵ hok⁶ {rén wén dì lǐ xué}

human geography

人民解放軍〔----军〕 jan⁴ man⁴ gaai² fong³ gwan¹ {rén mín jiě fàng jūn}

People's Liberation Army

人民公社化 jan⁴ man⁴ gung¹ se⁵ faa³ {rén mín gōng shè huà}

collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)

人民共和國〔----国〕 jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {rén mín gòng hé guó}

People's Republic

人民行動黨〔---动党〕 jan⁴ man⁴ hang⁴ dung⁶ dong² {Rén mín Xíng dòng dǎng}

People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)

人民聯盟黨〔--联-党〕 jan⁴ man⁴ lyun⁴ mang⁴ dong² {rén mín lián méng dǎng}

1. People's alliance party
2. Bengali Awami league

人生如朝露 jan⁴ sang¹ jyu⁴ ziu¹ lou⁶ {rén shēng rú zhāo lù}

human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

人生路不熟 jan⁴ sang¹ lou⁶ bat¹ suk⁶ {rén shēng lù bù shú}

everything is unfamiliar

人體解剖學〔-体--学〕 jan⁴ tai² gaai² fau² hok⁶ {rén tǐ jiě pōu xué}

human anatomy

人一世物一世 jan⁴ jat¹ sai³ mat⁶ jat¹ sai³ {rén yī shì wù yī shì}

one only live once

人有三衰六旺 jan⁴ jau⁵ saam¹ seoi¹ luk⁶ wong⁶ {rén yǒu sān shuāi liù wàng}

one has three bad and six good fortunes, which means a person's life has ups and downs

人老精鬼老靈〔-----灵〕 jan⁴ lou⁵ zeng¹ gwai² lou⁵ leng⁴ {rén lǎo jīng guǐ lǎo líng}

The grown up/seniors might have thought things thoroughly because they have experienced lots in their lives

人不知鬼不覺〔-----觉〕 jan⁴ bat¹ zi¹ gwai² bat¹ gok³ {rén bù zhī guǐ bù jué}

in absolute secrecy

人行地下通道 jan⁴ hang⁴ dei⁶ haa⁶ tung¹ dou⁶ {rén xíng dì xià tōng dào}

pedestrian underpass

人肉搜索引擎 jan⁴ juk⁶ sau² saak³ jan⁵ king⁴ {rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng}

1. human flesh search engine
2. a large-scale collective effort to find details about a person or event (Internet slang)

人類乳突病毒〔-类----〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ jyu⁵ dat⁶ beng⁶ duk⁶ {rén lèi rǔ tū bìng dú}

human papillomavirus (HPV)

人民基本權利〔----权-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ gei¹ bun² kyun⁴ lei⁶ {rén mín jī běn quán lì}

fundamental civil rights

人民民主專政〔----专-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ man⁴ zyu² zyun¹ zing³ {rén mín mín zhǔ zhuān zhèng}

people's democratic dictatorship

人民內部矛盾〔--内---〕 jan⁴ man⁴ noi⁶ bou⁶ maau⁴ teon⁵ {rén mín nèi bù máo dùn}

internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

人文社會學科〔---会学-〕 jan⁴ man⁴ se⁵ wui² hok⁶ fo¹ {rén wén shè huì xué kē}

humanities and social sciences

人是鐵飯是鋼〔--铁饭-钢〕 jan⁴ si⁶ tit³ faan⁶ si⁶ gong³ {rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng}

1. one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
2. an empty sack cannot stand upright

人算不如天算 jan⁴ syun³ bat¹ jyu⁴ tin¹ syun³ {rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn}

1. God's plans supercede our own
2. Man proposes but God disposes

人比人，比死人 jan⁴ bei² jan⁴ bei² sei² jan⁴ {rén bǐ rén , bǐ sǐ rén}

there's no point in comparing between people, as we are all different, and can be endless in defining differences

人一世，物一世 jan⁴ jat¹ sai³ mat⁶ jat¹ sai³ {rén yī shì , wù yī shì}

we should try everything once because we only live once

人老精，鬼老靈〔------灵〕 jan⁴ lou⁵ zeng¹ ，gwai² lou⁵ leng⁴ {rén lǎo jīng , guǐ lǎo líng}

The grown up/seniors might have thought things thoroughly because they have experienced lots in their lives

人比人，氣死人〔----气--〕 jan⁴ bei² jan⁴ ，hei³ sei² jan⁴ {rén bǐ rén , qì sǐ rén}

constantly comparing oneself to others will only make one angry (proverb)

人類基因組計劃〔-类--组计划〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ gei¹ jan¹ zou² gai³ waak⁶ {rén lèi jī yīn zǔ jì huà}

Human Genome Project

人民英雄紀念碑〔----纪--〕 jan⁴ man⁴ jing¹ hung⁴ gei² nim⁶ bei¹ {Rén mín Yīng xióng Jì niàn bēi}

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

人怕出名豬怕肥〔----猪--〕 jan⁴ paa³ ceot¹ meng² zyu¹ paa³ fei⁴ {rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi}

1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
2. fig. fame has its price

人怕出名豬怕壯〔----猪-壮〕 jan⁴ paa³ ceot¹ meng² zyu¹ paa³ zong³ {rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng}

1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
2. fig. fame has its price

人心不足蛇吞象 jan⁴ sam¹ bat¹ zuk¹ se⁴ tan¹ zoeng⁶ {rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng}

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

人生何處不相逢〔---处---〕 jan⁴ sang¹ ho⁴ cyu³ bat¹ soeng¹ fung⁴ {rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng}

it's a small world (idiom)

人之初，性本善 jan⁴ zi¹ co¹ ，sing³ bun² sin⁶ {rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn}

1. man at birth is fundamentally good in nature
2. the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經

人類免疫缺陷病毒〔-类------〕 jan⁴ leoi⁶ min⁵ jik⁶ kyut³ haam⁶ beng⁶ duk⁶ {rén lèi miǎn yì quē xiàn bìng dú}

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

人不為己，天誅地滅〔--为---诛-灭〕 jan⁴ bat¹ wai⁶ gei² ，tin¹ zyu¹ dei⁶ mit⁶ {rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè}

1. Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
2. Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

人有失手，馬有失蹄〔-----马---〕 jan⁴ jau⁵ sat¹ sau², maa⁵ jau⁵ sat¹ tai⁴ {rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí}

1. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
2. fig. everyone makes mistakes
3. even the best fall down sometimes

人無遠慮，必有近憂〔-无远虑----忧〕 jan⁴ mou⁴ jyun⁵ leoi⁶ ，bit¹ jau⁵ gan⁶ jau¹ {rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu}

1. He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2. Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

人生短暫，學術無涯〔---暂-学术无-〕 jan⁴ sang¹ dyun² zaam⁶ ，hok⁶ seot⁶ mou⁴ ngaai⁴ {rén shēng duǎn zàn , xué shù wú yá}

1. Life is short, learning is limitless
2. Ars longa, vita brevis

人生一世，草木一春 jan⁴ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ ，cou² muk⁶ jat¹ ceon¹ {rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn}

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

人為刀俎，我為魚肉〔-为----为鱼-〕 jan⁴ wai⁴ dou¹ zo² ，ngo⁵ wai⁴ jyu⁴ juk⁶ {rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu}

1. lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom)
2. fig. to be at sb's mercy

人為財死，鳥為食亡〔-为财--鸟为--〕 jan⁴ wai⁶ coi⁴ sei² ，niu⁵ wai⁶ sik⁶ mong⁴ {rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng}

1. lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2. fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

人之將死，其言也善〔--将------〕 jan⁴ zi¹ zoeng¹ sei² ，kei⁴ jin⁴ jaa⁵ sin⁶ {rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn}

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

人在江湖，身不由己 jan⁴ zoi⁶ gong¹ wu⁴ ，san¹ bat¹ jau⁴ gei² {rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ}

1. you can't always do as you like
2. one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

人無千日好，花無百日紅〔-无-----无--红〕 jan⁴ mou⁴ cin¹ jat⁶ hou² ，faa¹ mou⁴ baak³ jat⁶ hung⁴ {rén wú qiān rì hǎo , huā wú bǎi rì hóng}

1. friendships do not last forever 2.things do not always go the way we want

人往高處走，水往低處流〔---处-----处-〕 jan⁴ wong⁵ gou¹ cyu³ zau² ，seoi² wong⁵ dai¹ cyu³ lau⁴ {rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú}

1. man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2. one should constantly strive to make progress

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 jan⁴ bat¹ ho² maau⁶ soeng³ ，hoi² seoi² bat¹ ho² dau² loeng⁶ {rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng}

you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

人非生而知之者，熟能無惑〔----------无-〕 jan⁴ fei¹ sang¹ ji⁴ zi¹ zi¹ ze² ，suk⁶ nang⁴ mou⁴ waak⁶ {rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò}

1. Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
2. We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈)