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人jan4精zing1

jan4 zing1rén jīng

English

  1. sophisticate
  2. man with extensive experience
  3. child prodigy
  4. Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child)
  5. spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)
  6. a smart kid
  7. a calculating, astute person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 特別聰明嘅小朋友。
  2. 特別精明、有心計嘅人。

Examples

  • 我咁蠢,點同個人精鬥啊?

    I'm so stupid. How can I compete with that calculating, scheming guy?

  • 你咁細個就識咁多嘢,真喺人精一個!

    You know a lot. What a smart kid! ----

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

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