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見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話
简 见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 · 繁 見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話Mandarin · pinyin jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà
Meanings
- (fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
- (derog.) insincere; two-faced
Characters in this entry
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 說
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 話
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
- 鬼
- guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
- 说
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 话
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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