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"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
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"to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people; (derogatory) to be crafty and two-faced"
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"id": "en-見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話-zh-proverb-74xUeERy",
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"flexible",
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"know",
"know"
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"(figurative) to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people; (derogatory) to be crafty and two-faced"
],
"synonyms": [
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"roman": "jiàn guǐ shuō guǐhuà",
"word": "見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話／见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话"
},
{
"roman": "jiàn rén shuō rénhuà, jiàn guǐ shuō guǐhuà",
"word": "見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話／见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan"
],
"word": "食四面風，講五色話"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan"
],
"word": "食四面风，讲五色话"
}
],
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn guǐ jiǎng guǐhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ jan⁴ gong² jan⁴ waa⁶⁻², gin³ gwai² gong² gwai² waa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà, jiàn guǐ jiǎng guǐhuà [Phonetic:jiànrénjiǎngrénhuà,jiànguíjiángguǐhuà]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn guěi jiǎng guěihuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien⁴ jên² chiang³ jên²-hua⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien⁴ kuei³ chiang³ kuei³-hua⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyàn rén jyǎng rén-hwà-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyàn gwěi jyǎng gwěi-hwà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiann ren jeang renhuah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiann goei jeang goeihuah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзянь жэнь цзян жэньхуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзянь гуй цзян гуйхуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹ žɛnʹ czjan žɛnʹxua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹ guj czjan gujxua"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gin yàhn góng yàhn wá, gin gwái góng gwái wá"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ jan⁴ gong² jan⁴ waa⁶⁻², gin³ gwai² gong² gwai² waa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ yen⁴ gong² yen⁴ wa⁶⁻², gin³ guei² gong² guei² wa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"ipa": "/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話"
}
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"pos": "proverb",
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"Chinese derogatory terms",
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"Chinese proverbs",
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"Mandarin lemmas",
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"glosses": [
"to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people; (derogatory) to be crafty and two-faced"
],
"links": [
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"flexible",
"flexible"
],
[
"know",
"know"
],
[
"say",
"say"
],
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"different",
"different"
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"situation",
"situation"
],
[
"people",
"people"
],
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"derogatory",
"derogatory"
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],
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"two-faced"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people; (derogatory) to be crafty and two-faced"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn guǐ jiǎng guǐhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ jan⁴ gong² jan⁴ waa⁶⁻², gin³ gwai² gong² gwai² waa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà, jiàn guǐ jiǎng guǐhuà [Phonetic:jiànrénjiǎngrénhuà,jiànguíjiángguǐhuà]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiàn guěi jiǎng guěihuà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien⁴ jên² chiang³ jên²-hua⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien⁴ kuei³ chiang³ kuei³-hua⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyàn rén jyǎng rén-hwà-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyàn gwěi jyǎng gwěi-hwà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiann ren jeang renhuah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jiann goei jeang goeihuah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзянь жэнь цзян жэньхуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзянь гуй цзян гуйхуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹ žɛnʹ czjan žɛnʹxua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹ guj czjan gujxua"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gin yàhn góng yàhn wá, gin gwái góng gwái wá"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ jan⁴ gong² jan⁴ waa⁶⁻², gin³ gwai² gong² gwai² waa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "gin³ yen⁴ gong² yen⁴ wa⁶⁻², gin³ guei² gong² guei² wa⁶⁻²"
},
{
"ipa": "/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ kiːn³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "jiàn guǐ shuō guǐhuà",
"word": "見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話／见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话"
},
{
"roman": "jiàn rén shuō rénhuà, jiàn guǐ shuō guǐhuà",
"word": "見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話／见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan"
],
"word": "食四面風，講五色話"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan"
],
"word": "食四面风，讲五色话"
}
],
"word": "見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話"
}
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