人情世事
Chinese
human sentiment; natural human feelings; inherent goodness of human nature | secular affairs; worldly affairs | ||
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trad. (人情世事) | 人情 | 世事 | |
simp. #(人情世事) | 人情 | 世事 |
Pronunciation
Noun
人情世事
- (Xinzhou Jin, Min Dong, Min Nan) the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom
- 人情世事已經看透透 有啥人比你卡重要 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 2001, 江蕙 [Jody Chiang], 家後
- lîn-chêng-sè-sū í-keng khòaⁿ thàu-thàu, ū siáⁿ-lâng pí lí khah tiōng-iàu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- I've seen the ways of the world thoroughly. Who is more important than you?
人情世事已经看透透 有啥人比你卡重要 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 人情世故 (“worldly wisdom”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 人情世故 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 人情世故 |
Yangzhou | 人情世故, 人情世務 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 人情世故 |
Hakka | Yudu | 人情世務 |
Jin | Xinzhou | 人情世事 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 人情世事 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 人情世事 |
Tainan | 人情世事 | |
Jieyang | 儂情世事 | |
Wu | Danyang | 人情世故 |