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人一世,物一世jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3we should try everything once because we only live once人一世物一世jan4 jat1 sai3 mat6 jat1 sai3one only live once人仔jan4 zai2nickname for Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China人仔細細jan4 zai2 sai3 sai3one who is still very young, but behaving like adults or teenagers人倫jan4 leon4Human relations (according to feudal ethics)人像jan4 zoeng6Portrait人和jan4 wo4to win the hearts of general public人和站jan4 wo4 zaam6Renhe Station- a place in Guangzhou, China人哋jan4 dei6(pronoun) they; he; she; I; other people; everybody else人嚟jan4 lai4summoning one to come and serve人地jan4 dei6others (spoken)人地生疏jan4 dei6 sang1 so1describes the situation where a person is unfamiliar with a new place人壽燕梳jan4 sau6 jin3 so1life insurance人多好做作jan4 do1 hou2 zou6 zok3Many hands make the job easy人多手腳亂jan4 do1 sau2 goek3 lyun6too many cooks in the kitchen, too many people trying to work on the same task; project and that messes up the progress人夾人緣jan4 gaap3 jan4 jyun4relationships are developed based on destiny; if they are meant to develop relationship, it will naturally occur人客jan4 haak3(noun) customers; clients; guests人工jan4 gung1(noun) salary人工受精jan4 gung1 sau6 zing1Artificial Insemination人影jan4 jing2lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to describe a deserted place人心惶惶jan4 sam1 wong4 wong4uneasiness or anxiety felt by general public人心肉做jan4 sam1 juk6 zou6a heart is made out of meat, which means no matter how cruel a person is, he or she still has some sympathy人心隔肚皮jan4 sam1 gaak3 tou5 pei4cannot judge one is a good person by its look (slang)人急智生jan4 gap1 zi3 sang1sharp or quick-witted while emergency or desperate人情jan4 cing4monetary gift for one's wedding (Cantonese)人情紙咁薄jan4 cing4 zi2 gam2 bok6Literal; Direct translation: Favor is as thin as a piece of paper – Describes the situation where a person is not getting any favor from the person he; she has asked.人情薄過紙jan4 cing4 bok6 gwo3 zi2human relationship is thinner than a paper, which means a relationship can be very weak人才輩出jan4 coi4 bui3 ceot1batches of talented people arise amongst generations人日jan4 jat6Human Day, on the 7th day of first month for the lunar calendar, the day when human being were made人有三衰六旺jan4 jau5 saam1 seoi1 luk6 wong6one has three bad and six good fortunes, which means a person's life has ups and downs人有我有jan4 jau5 ngo5 jau5one wanting an item not because of need, but just because lots of people have one人板jan4 baan2a real life sample, role model to other people