人不像人，鬼不像鬼

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Chinese

man; person; people not; no
(look) like; similar (to); appearance
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
 
 man; person; people ghost; sly; crafty not; no
(look) like; similar (to); appearance
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
 
 ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (人不像人，鬼不像鬼) 人 不 像 人 ， 鬼 不 像 鬼
simp. #(人不像人，鬼不像鬼) 人 不 像 人 ， 鬼 不 像 鬼
Literally: “(A place or circumstance where) people do not resemble people, and ghosts do not resemble ghosts”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

人不像人，鬼不像鬼

  1. pure misery
    我過了四年人不像人鬼不像鬼的生活。 [MSC, trad.]
    我过了四年人不像人鬼不像鬼的生活。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ guò le sì nián rénbùxiàngrén guǐbùxiàngguǐ de shēnghuó.
    For four years, I lived a life of pure misery.
  2. ghastly
    別支持人不像人鬼不像鬼的勞退金新制。 [MSC, trad.]
    别支持人不像人鬼不像鬼的劳退金新制。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bié zhīchí rénbùxiàngrén guǐbùxiàngguǐ de láotuìjīn xīnzhì.
    Don't support the new ghastly labor retirement system.

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