認人 [认－]

Jyutping jing6 jan4
Pinyin rèn rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to recognize people (of babies)
  2. to be able to tell people apart
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我记名好差，但系认人好叻。
    我記名好差，但係認人好叻。
    ngo5 gei3 meng2 hou2 caa1 ， daan6 hai6 jing6 jan4 hou3 lik1 。
    • I'm really bad with names, but I never forget a face.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    认理不认人，帮理不帮亲。
    認理不認人，幫理不幫親。
    jing6 lei5 bat1 jing6 jan4, bong1 lei5 bat1 bong1 can1.
    • To recognize and apply moral standards is better than to identify and help who makes mistakes.
  2. Cantonese
    佢发咗达就唔认人。
    佢發咗達就唔認人。
    • He started looking down on others ever since he got rich.