见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 in English jian4 ren2 shuo1 ren2 hua4 , jian4 gui3 shuo1 gui3 hua4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (metaphorically) adaptable
  • able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
  • (depreciative, diminishing) insincere
  • two-faced

Simplified Characters

见 人 说 人 话 ， 见 鬼 说 鬼 话

Traditional Characters

見 人 說 人 話 ， 見 鬼 說 鬼 話

Pinyin

jian4 ren2 shuo1 ren2 hua4 , jian4 gui3 shuo1 gui3 hua4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

见jian4to see 人ren2man 说shuo1to persuade 人ren2man 话hua4dialect ， 见jian4to see 鬼gui3ghost 说shuo1to persuade 鬼gui3ghost 话hua4dialect