人話 [－话]

Jyutping jan4 waa2
Pinyin rén huà

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    將​事物​解​釋​嗰​陣​用​嘅​通俗​語句
    (to explain) in layman's terms
    • 你可唔可以將白努利原理用人話解釋？
      你可唔可以将白努利原理用人话解释？
      Can you explain Bernoulli's Principle in plain English?
  2. 名詞
    合乎​常理​、​倫​理​嘅​説​話
    appropriate or moral speech
    • 見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話
      见人讲人话，见鬼讲鬼话
      To a person, he speaks like a person; to a ghost, he speaks like a ghost.
    • 個政棍 講兩句人話就當係好人？唔好咁天真啦！
      个政棍 讲两句人话就当系好人？唔好咁天真啦！
      yue:個政棍 講兩句人話就當係好人？唔好咁天真啦！
      You think that politician is a good person because he says something kind? Don't be a fool!
  3. 反義詞
    鬼話
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    human speech; (by extension) sensible talk
    • 還會說人話嗎？
      还会说人话吗？
      hái huì shuō rén huà ma ？
      Do you even know how to talk?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他这个人话不多，但总是遵守诺言。
    他這個人話不多，但總是遵守諾言。
    tā zhè ge rén huà bù duō ， dàn zǒng shì zūn shǒu nuò yán 。
    • He is a man of few words, but he always keeps his promise.
  2. Mandarin
    我避免跟老板讨论个人话题。
    我避免跟老闆討論箇人話題。
    wǒ bì miǎn gēn lǎo bǎn tǎo lùn gè rén huà tí 。
    • I avoid discussing personal subjects with my boss.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    有人话我同我呀妹睇落差唔多年纪。
    有人話我同我呀妹睇落差唔多年紀。
    jau5 jan4 waa2 ngo5 tung4 ngo5 aa3 mui1 tai2 lok6 caa1 m4 do1 nin4 gei2 。
    • People say I look about the same age as my sister.
  2. Cantonese
    有人话真理必胜。
    有人話真理必勝。
    jau5 jan4 waa2 zan1 lei5 bit1 sing3 。
    • It is said that truth always triumphs.
  3. Cantonese
    有人话佢病咗。
    有人話佢病咗。
    jau5 jan4 waa2 keoi5 beng6 zo2 。
    • It is said that he is sick.
  4. Cantonese
    阿Tom俾人话矮。
    阿Tom俾人話矮。
    aa3 Ｔ o m bei2 jan4 waa6 ai2 。
    • Tom was told that he was too short.
  5. Cantonese
    证人话𠮶个破坏公物嘅人大约十八岁。
    證人話嗰個破壞公物嘅人大約十八歲。
    zing3 jan4 waa2 go2 go3 po3 waai6 gung1 mat6 ge3 jan4 daai6 joek3 sap6 baat3 seoi3 。
    • The witness says that the vandal was around 18 years old.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲人话女仔一般怕丑过男仔。
    啲人話女仔一般怕醜過男仔。
    di1 jan4 waa6 neoi5 zai2 jat1 bun1 paa3 cau2 gwo3 naam4 zai2.
    • 人們説女孩子一般比男孩子害羞。
    • People say that girls are generally more shy than boys.
  2. Cantonese
    啲人话乌鸦唔好意头。
    啲人話烏鴉唔好意頭。
    di1 jan4 waa6 wu1 aa1 m4 hou2 ji3 tau4.
    • People said crow brings bad luck.
  3. Cantonese
    佢好介意俾人话读唔成书。
    佢好介意俾人話讀唔成書。
    keoi5 hou2 gaai3 ji3 bei2 jan4 waa6 duk6 m4 seng4 syu1.
    • He took offence when he heard people saying he was a bad student.
  4. Cantonese
    你可唔可以将白努利原理用人话解释？
    你可唔可以將白努利原理用人話解釋？
    • Can you explain Bernoulli's Principle in plain English?
  5. Cantonese
    见人讲人话，见鬼讲鬼话
    見人講人話，見鬼講鬼話
    • To a person, he speaks like a person; to a ghost, he speaks like a ghost.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。 [Cantonese, trad.]唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。
    唐英年先生，好多人話，你嘅僭建問題，唔係單純嘅僭建問題，而係公開咁向市民講大話，隱瞞你嘅僭建問題。 [Cantonese, trad.]唐英年先生，好多人话，你嘅僭建问题，唔系单纯嘅僭建问题，而系公开咁向市民讲大话，隐瞒你嘅僭建问题。
    tong4 jing1 nin4 sin1 saang1, hou2 do1 jan4 waa6, nei5 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4, m4 hai6 daan1 seon4 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4, ji4 hai6 gung1 hoi1 gam2 hoeng3 si5 man4 gong2 daai6 waa6, jan2 mun4 nei5 ge3 cim3 gin3 man6 tai4.
    • Mr Henry Tang, many people has said that your unauthorized building works problem is not solely an unauthorized building works problem, but is publicly telling lies to the public, hiding your unauthorized building works problem.
  2. Mandarin
    还会说人话吗？
    還會說人話嗎？
    hái huì shuō rén huà ma ？
    • Do you even know how to talk?