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好人

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo rén

good person
healthy person
person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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3–2 · hao3 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hou2 jan4

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noun

good person (of upright character)
healthy person
(sometimes derogatory) person who tries to get along with everyone; mediator
(literary) fair one; beautiful person

adj

(of a person) nice

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