人精
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English
- sophisticate
- man with extensive experience
- child prodigy
- Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child)
- spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM)
- a smart kid
- a calculating, astute person
粵語 — Cantonese
- 特別聰明嘅小朋友。
- 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