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小siu2人jan4

siu2 jan4xiǎo rén

English

  1. person of low social status (old)
  2. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  3. nasty person
  4. vile character
  5. villain; scoundrel; treacherous person; literally "little man"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 品格卑鄙下流嘅人;喺中國經典入面經常同君子對比(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 他是个卑鄙小人。

    He is a despicable person.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 小人物同样可以创造历史。

    Small timers can also create history.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 跟小人說理,就如同對牛彈琴。

    Reasoning with a villain is pointless.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 小人之心

    unscrupulous mind

  • 陰險小人

    treacherous person

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

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