好人 (hou2 jan4) — a good egg; a good sort; good person in Cantonese
houˊ²好janˎ₄人
Mandarin Pinyin: hao3 ren2
Meaning of 好人
nouna good egg; a good sort; good person
noungood person
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Example Sentences with 好人
我個中文老師好好人㗎
My Chinese teacher is a very nice person.
keoiˏ₅佢gikˍ₆極meiˎ₄為houˊ²好jan4.人。
He is an extremely good person.
sau˗₃售foˊ²貨jyunˎ₄員houˊ²好houˊ²好janˎ₄人
The sales assistant is very nice.
keoiˏ₅佢geiˊ²幾houˊ²好janˎ₄人gaa˗₃㗎
He's quite a good person.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gaaˊ²假baanˍ₆扮houˊ²好janˎ₄人。
Don't pretend to be a good person.
Characters in 好人
Words Containing 好人
好人事hou2 jan4 si2
well-meaning; friendly; helpful; pleasant
好人難做hou2 jan4 naan4 zou6
it is hard to be a kind/ good person, it means sometimes people will end up doing bad things even though with good intentions
扮好人baan6 hou2 jan4
fake friendship (dress up as a good person, also 裝好人)
好人有好報hou2 jan4 jau5 hou2 bou3
one good turn deserves another; repay sb who has done you a favour
好人好姐hou2 jan4 hou2 ze2
in normal/perfect condition; when everything is all right
好人有限hou2 jan4 jau5 haan6
not exactly a model citizen
唔該晒，你真係好人m4 goi1 saai3, nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 jan4
Thank you very much, you are a good person; an expression of gratitude and appreciation.
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