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仁 (jan4) — benevolence; humanity; charity in Cantonese

janˎ₄仁
Mandarin Pinyin: ren2

Meaning of 仁

nounbenevolence; humanity; charity
nounkernel; core; meat from a nutlike shell
nouncompassionate; kind-hearted; humane
nounrespectable; esteemed (used in polite address)

Example Sentences with 仁

噉嘅設計好定壞就見仁見智啦
Whether such a design is good or bad, is a matter of opinion.
bouˉ¹煲diˉ¹啲ji˗₃薏janˎ₄仁seoi2.水。
Boil some barley water.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲haiˍ₆係ji˗₃薏jan4.仁。
This is barley.
lokˍ₆落diˉ¹啲ji˗₃薏janˎ₄仁lokˍ₆落tong1.湯。
Add some barley to the soup.
maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲ji˗₃薏janˎ₄仁faanˉ¹返ukˉ¹屋kei2.企。
Buy some barley to take home.
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Words Containing 仁

見仁見智gin3 jan4 gin3 zi3
opinions differ from each other; a matter of opinion
蝦仁haa1 jan4
peeled shrimp; shrimp meat
捨生成仁se2 sang1 sing4 jan4
sacrifice for virtue or higher ethical values
薏仁ji3 jan4
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma), adlay, adlai
果仁兒gwo2 jan4 ji4
kernel
殺身成仁saat3 san1 sing4 jan4
die to achieve virtue; die for a just cause
杏仁露hang6 jan4 lou6
almond soup
果仁gwo2 jan4
nuts
仁義jan4 ji6
human kindness, righteousness
仁愛傳教會jan4 oi3 cyun4 gaau3 wui5
仁愛傳教女修會, 博濟會
桃仁tou4 jan4
peach kernel
杏仁糊hang6 jan4 wu2
almond paste soup -- a sweet Chinese dessert soup (糖水) made from almonds

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