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Jyutping wut6 jan4
Pinyin huó rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. living person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    living person
    (syn.) 活人子
    • 統統相符合的事,在戰爭或戰鬥中是極其少有的,這是因為戰爭或戰鬥的雙方是成羣的武裝着的活人,而又互相保持秘密的緣故。
      统统相符合的事,在战争或战斗中是极其少有的,这是因为战争或战斗的双方是成群的武装着的活人,而又互相保持秘密的缘故。
      tǒng tǒng xiāng fú hé de shì , zài zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu zhōng shì jí qí shǎo yǒu de , zhè shì yīn wèi zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu de shuāng fāng shì chéng qún de wǔ zhuāng zhe de huó rén , ér yòu hù xiāng bǎo chí mì mì de yuán gù .
      Such complete correspondence is extremely rare in a war or a battle, in which the belligerents are groups of live human beings bearing arms and keeping their secrets from each other; this is quite unlike handling inanimate objects or routine matters.
  2. verb, literary
    to revive a person; to bring someone else alive
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    活人
    活人
    wut6 jan4
    • living people
  2. Cantonese
    秦朝用兵马俑取代活人陪葬。
    秦朝用兵馬俑取代活人陪葬。
    ceon4 ciu4 jung6 bing1 maa5 jung2 ceoi2 doi6 wut6 jan4 pui4 zong3.
    • In Qin dynasty, terracotta warriors replaced the practice of retainer sacrifice.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    统统相符合的事,在战争或战斗中是极其少有的,这是因为战争或战斗的双方是成群的武装着的活人,而又互相保持秘密的缘故。
    統統相符合的事,在戰爭或戰鬥中是極其少有的,這是因為戰爭或戰鬥的雙方是成羣的武裝着的活人,而又互相保持秘密的緣故。
    tǒng tǒng xiāng fú hé de shì , zài zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu zhōng shì jí qí shǎo yǒu de , zhè shì yīn wèi zhàn zhēng huò zhàn dòu de shuāng fāng shì chéng qún de wǔ zhuāng zhe de huó rén , ér yòu hù xiāng bǎo chí mì mì de yuán gù .
    • Such complete correspondence is extremely rare in a war or a battle, in which the belligerents are groups of live human beings bearing arms and keeping their secrets from each other; this is quite unlike handling inanimate objects or routine matters.