粵

做zou6人jan4

zou6 jan4zuò rén

English

  1. to conduct oneself
  2. to have a child (slang)
  3. to behave with integrity
  4. to conduct oneself; to behave
  5. to be a human

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 泛指人生處世時識得點樣處事、待人接物等等
  2. 經歷人生

Examples

  • 我真係唔想做人喇。

    I am really tired of living.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 做人如果冇夢想,同條鹹魚有咩分別呀?

    Without dreams, what different are we from animals?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 此舉跟住就打破咗羅夫巴特嘅魔法,令到奧德特啲同伴變返做人類,而羅夫巴特就死亡。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 做人是最难的。

    Nothing is as difficult as becoming a person.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我真的不想做人了。

    I am really tired of living.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 那違背了我做人的原則。

    That runs against my principles.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 重新做人

    to turn over a new leaf

  • 學下點做人

    to learn how to be a good person

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

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