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

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Pinyin

jian4 ren2 shuo1 ren2 hua4 , jian4 gui3 shuo1 gui3 hua4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

jian4to see ren2man shuo1to persuade ren2man hua4dialect jian4to see gui3ghost shuo1to persuade gui3ghost hua4dialect