好人事

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible; human affairs; ways of the world; facts of life
trad. (好人事)		好	人事
simp. #(好人事)		好	人事
alternative forms		好人屎

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² jan⁴ si^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou² jan⁴ si^6-2
    • Yale: hóu yàhn sí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou² jan⁴ si^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou² yen⁴ xi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Adjective

好人事

1. (Cantonese, of a person) nice; respectable (even after something happened that one may get mad)

   佢之前噉對你，你仲幫佢還錢。你真係好人事嘅啫！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢之前噉对你，你仲帮佢还钱。你真系好人事嘅啫！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ gam² deoi³ nei⁵, nei⁵ zung⁶ bong¹ keoi⁵ waan⁴ cin^4-2. nei⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² jan⁴ si^6-2 ge³ ze¹! [Jyutping]

   He was acting badly towards you, yet you repaid his debts for him. You're a really nice person!