粵

人jan4影jing2

jan4 jing2rén yǐng

English

  1. the shadow of a human figure
  2. lit. human shadow, meaning not a trace of other human presence around, to describe a deserted place
  3. a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)
  4. figure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人嘅身影;人跡

Examples

  • 一個人影也看不到。

    There wasn't a soul in sight.

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  • 人影都冇

    deserted

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

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