See 見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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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"
},
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"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"
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"word": "食四面風，講五色話"
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"word": "食四面风，讲五色话"
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"zh-pron": "jiàn rén jiǎng rénhuà"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "jiàn guǐ jiǎng guǐhuà"
},
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"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": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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},
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"zh-pron": "gin yàhn góng yàhn wá, gin gwái góng gwái wá"
},
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"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/"
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"word": "見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話"
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"literal_meaning": "speaking the language of humans when seeing a human, and speaking the language of devils when seeing a devil",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 見",
"Chinese terms spelled with 話",
"Chinese terms spelled with 講",
"Chinese terms spelled with 鬼",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
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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"
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"sounds": [
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"Pinyin"
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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"
]
},
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"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/"
}
],
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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"
},
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"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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