神又係……，鬼又係……

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind				ghost; sly; crafty	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (神又係……，鬼又係……)		神	又	係	…	…	，	鬼	又	係	…	…
simp. (神又系……，鬼又系……)		神	又	系	…	…	，	鬼	又	系	…	…
Literally: “The god is someone, the demon is someone too”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ jau⁶ hai⁶..., gwai² jau⁶ hai⁶...

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ jau⁶ hai⁶..., gwai² jau⁶ hai⁶...
    • Yale: sàhn yauh haih..., gwái yauh haih...
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ jau⁶ hai⁶..., gwai² jau⁶ hai⁶...
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ yeo⁶ hei⁶..., guei² yeo⁶ hei⁶...
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ jɐu̯²² hɐi̯²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ jɐu̯²² hɐi̯²²/

Idiom

神又係……，鬼又係……

1. (Cantonese) One is both the hero and the villain. (Used to describe two-faced people)
2. (Cantonese) Used when someone says self-contradictory things.

Usage notes

Used in the form 神又係你，鬼又係你 or 神又係佢，鬼又係佢.