粵

親can1民man4

simp亲民
can1 man4qīn mín

English

  1. in touch with the people
  2. being amiable to the people; usually to describe persons of high authority (esp. government officials or celebrities) being humble and not presumptuous
  3. sensitive to people's needs

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容在上位者和藹可親、唔擺架子,同民眾冇乜隔膜或距離;多數用喺高官或名人身上

Examples

  • 現任教宗好親民架!

    The current Pope is very approachable.

  • 發哥出咗名親民,從來都唔會拒絕同影迷合照。

    Chow Yun-fat is well-known for his friendliness. He never rejects taking photo with fans.

  • 除咗互聯網審查之外,白俄羅斯政府仲會喺幾日嘅反政府抗議同選舉日,有系統噉對多個親民主新聞網站進行拒絕服務攻擊。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 這款筆記型電腦價格親民,技術領先。

    The laptop provides cutting-edge technology at an affordable price.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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