人情世故 [－－－－]

Jyutping jan4 cing4 sai3 gu3
Pinyin rén qíng shì gù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. worldly wisdom
  2. the ways of the world
  3. to know how to get on in the world
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    待人接物​、​處​世​嘅​方法​、​態度​；​同人​相處​方面​，​一​啲​冇​講出​嚟​或者​寫出​嚟​，​但​係​跟​住​做會​同人​相處​得​好​啲​嘅​規​則
    social convention; ways to deal with people
    • 你出嚟社會做事，要識人情世故。
      你出嚟社会做事，要识人情世故。
      nei5 ceot1 lai4 se5 wui2 zou6 si6, jiu3 sik1 jan4 cing4 sai3 gu3.
      You need to know how to deal with people once you start working.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom
    (syn.) 人情世故, 儂情世事, 人情世事, 人情世務
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你出嚟社会做事，要识人情世故。
    你出嚟社會做事，要識人情世故。
    nei5 ceot1 lai4 se5 wui2 zou6 si6, jiu3 sik1 jan4 cing4 sai3 gu3.
    • You need to know how to deal with people once you start working.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人情世故
    人情世故
    rén qíng shì gù
    • ways of the world