啲人 [－－]

Jyutping di1 jan4
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. some people, those people
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    某​啲​人
    those people
  2. 代詞
    某個​人​；​用​嚟​諷刺​、​唔​開名​噉​講一個​指定​人
    someone; used sarcastically to refer to a specific person without mentioning the name
    • 最衰都係啲人遲到啦！
      最衰都系啲人迟到啦！
      zeoi3 seoi1 dou1 hai6 di1 jan4 ci4 dou3 laa1!
      It's all because SOMEONE was late!
  3. 代詞
    大家​；​一般​人​；​所有人
    people; they; usually used as a pronoun to talk about common beliefs or practices
    • 啲人話食咁多蛋冇益㗎喎。
      啲人话食咁多蛋冇益㗎㖞。
      di1 jan4 waa6 sik6 gam3 do1 daan2 mou5 jik1 gaa3 wo3.
      It's been said that eating too many eggs is not good for health.
    • 啲人冇咁早返㗎。
      啲人冇咁早返㗎。
      di1 jan4 mou5 gam3 zou2 faan1 gaa3.
      They usually don't arrive this early.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 人們 – 人们
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    瑞士啲人讲咩话㗎？
    瑞士啲人講咩話㗎？
    seoi6 si6 di1 jan4 gong2 me1 waa2 gaa3 ？
    • What language do they speak in Switzerland?
  2. Cantonese
    啲人成日话无乜嘢重要得过时间。
    啲人成日話無乜嘢重要得過時間。
    di1 jan4 sing4 jat6 waa2 mou4 mat1 je5 zung6 jiu3 dak1 gwo3 si4 gaan3 。
    • It is often said that nothing is more precious than time.
  3. Cantonese
    以前啲人以为净系得人类先识用语言沟通。
    以前啲人以為淨係得人類先識用語言溝通。
    ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 ji5 wai4 zing6 hai6 dak1 jan4 leoi6 sin1 sik1 jung6 jyu5 jin4 kau1 tung1 。
    • People used to think that only humans could use language.
  4. Cantonese
    而家啲人啲教育程度高过以前好多。
    而家啲人啲教育程度高過以前好多。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 jan4 di1 gaau3 juk6 cing4 dou6 gou1 gwo3 ji5 cin4 hou2 do1 。
    • People are more educated now than they used to be.
  5. Cantonese
    佢啲人工高我三倍。
    佢啲人工高我三倍。
    keoi5 di1 jan4 gung1 gou1 ngo5 saam1 pui5 。
    • He earns three times as much as I.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢升职之后请晒全公司啲人食饭，几豪气呀！
    佢升職之後請晒全公司啲人食飯，幾豪氣呀！
    keoi5 sing1 zik1 zi1 hau6 ceng2 saai3 cyun4 gung1 si1 di1 jan4 sik6 faan6, gei2 hou4 hei3 aa3!
    • After he was promoted, he treated everybody in the company to a dinner! How generous!
  2. Cantonese
    以前啲人结婚前会入元朗买几担老婆饼。
    以前啲人結婚前會入元朗買幾擔老婆餅。
    ji5 cin4 di1 jan4 git3 fan1 cin4 wui5 jap6 jyun4 long5 maai5 gei2 daam3 lou5 po4 beng2
    • In the old days, people would go to Yuen Long and buy several piculs of wife cake.
  3. Cantonese
    唯独是有啲人唔肯做。
    唯獨是有啲人唔肯做。
    wai4 duk6 si6 jau5 di1 jan4 m4 hang2 zou6.
    • Only that some people were not willing to do.
  4. Cantonese
    一啲人会唔开心。
    一啲人會唔開心。
    jat1 di1 jan4 wui5 m4 hoi1 sam1.
    • Some people will be unhappy about this.
  5. Cantonese
    有啲人饮醉咗就随街小便。
    有啲人飲醉咗就隨街小便。
    jau5 di1 jan4 jam2 zeoi3 zo2 zau6 ceoi4 gaai1 siu2 bin6.
    • Some people pee anywhere when they're drunk.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    坐我隔篱个女同学成日都好大头虾，啲人觉得佢好白痴，但系我觉得佢够天然呆好可爱。
    坐我隔籬個女同學成日都好大頭蝦，啲人覺得佢好白痴，但係我覺得佢夠天然呆好可愛。
  2. Cantonese
    啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
    啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
    yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
  3. Cantonese
    有啲人唔将钱存入银行，反而买黄金嚟保值。
    有啲人唔將錢存入銀行，反而買黃金嚟保值。
  4. Cantonese
    有啲人成日话，而家通街都系大学生，招牌跌落嚟都砸死几个㖞。
    有啲人成日話，而家通街都係大學生，招牌跌落嚟都砸死幾個喎。
    jau5 di1 jan4 seng4 jat6 waa6, ji4 gaa1 tung1 gaai1 dou1 hai6 daai6 hok6 saang1, ziu1 paai4 dit3 lok6 lai4 dou1 zaak3 sei2 gei2 go3 wo5.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    睇戏，或者见啲人讲笑𠮶阵，咪好多时会听到啲：“喂！几钱Q呀？”咁上下嘅对白嘅？
    睇戏，或者见啲人讲笑嗰阵，咪好多时会听到啲：“喂！几钱Q呀？”咁上下嘅对白嘅？
    tai2 hei3, waak6 ze2 gin3 di1 jan4 gong2 siu3 go2 zan6, mai6 hou2 do1 si4 wui5 teng1 dou2 di1: “Wai3! gei2 cin2 kiu1 aa3?” Gam3 soeng6 haa2 ge3 deoi3 baak6 ge2?
    • In movies or when people are joking, you would often hear a saying along the lines of "Hey! How much is a bang?", won't you?
  2. Cantonese
    有啲人中意食榴梿。
    有啲人中意食榴梿。
    jau5 di1 jan4 zung1 ji3 sik6 lau4 lin4.
    • Some people like eating durian.
  3. Cantonese
    第啲人
    第啲人
    dai6 di1 jan4
    • other people; others