順得人

Chinese

		to obey; to follow; to arrange to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	man; person; people
trad. (順得人)		順	得	人
simp. (顺得人)		顺	得	人
alternative forms		順德人／顺德人
Literally: “a person that is able to obey others”.

Etymology

Homophonic pun of 順德人 / 顺德人 (literally “a person from Shunde”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁶ dak¹ jan⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁶ dak¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: seuhn dāk yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁶ dak⁷ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁶ deg¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²² tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

Adjective

順得人

1. (Cantonese) always agreeing with others

Noun

順得人

1. (Cantonese) a yes man; a person who always agree with others