盡人事 [尽－－]

Jyutping zeon6 jan4 si2
Pinyin jìn rén shì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    幫人​、​救人​嘅​時​候​盡​力​而​為​，​用​最大​努力
    to try one's best; to make one's utmost effort, usu. used when helping people
    • 你盡人事救下我個仔啦！
      你尽人事救下我个仔啦！
      nei5 zeon6 jan4 si2 gau3 haa5 ngo5 go3 zai2 laa1!
      Please try your very best to save my son!
    • 我盡晒人事㗎喇。
      我尽晒人事㗎喇。
      ngo5 zeon6 saai3 jan4 si6 gaa3 laa3.
      I have tried my best.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 盡能力辦事 – 尽能力办事
  2. 盡主觀努力 – 尽主观努力

盡人事 [尽－－]

Jyutping zeon6 jan4 si6
Pinyin jìn rén shì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. try my best (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    幫人​、​救人​嘅​時​候​盡​力​而​為​，​用​最大​努力
    to try one's best; to make one's utmost effort, usu. used when helping people
    • 你盡人事救下我個仔啦！
      你尽人事救下我个仔啦！
      nei5 zeon6 jan4 si2 gau3 haa5 ngo5 go3 zai2 laa1!
      Please try your very best to save my son!
    • 我盡晒人事㗎喇。
      我尽晒人事㗎喇。
      ngo5 zeon6 saai3 jan4 si6 gaa3 laa3.
      I have tried my best.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to do what one can (to save a dying person, etc.); to do all that is humanly possible (though with little hope of success)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你尽人事救下我个仔啦！
    你盡人事救下我個仔啦！
    nei5 zeon6 jan4 si2 gau3 haa5 ngo5 go3 zai2 laa1!
    • Please try your very best to save my son!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尽人事而听天命
    盡人事而聽天命
    jìn rén shì ér tīng tiān mìng
    • to do one's best and leave the rest to fate
  2. Mandarin
    我已尽人事。
    我已盡人事。
    wǒ yǐ jìn rén shì ．
    • I've done what is humanly possible.