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恩jan1人jan4

jan1 jan4ēn rén

English

  1. a benefactor
  2. (noun) Savior
  3. a person who has significantly helped sb else
  4. benefactor; saviour

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幫過自己、有恩於自己嘅人(量詞:位/個)

Examples

  • 他是我的救命恩人。

    I owe him my life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你是我的救命恩人。

    You are my saviour.

    Tatoeba · visualtoday CC BY

  • 救命恩人

    saviour who saved someone's life.

  • 佢救過我一命,係我嘅恩人。

    He has saved my life. He is my saviour.

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

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