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Chinese
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to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
man; person; people
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to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
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human speech; sensible talk
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to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview |
ghost; sly; crafty
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to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
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lie; baloney; crazy talk
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| trad. (見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話)
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見
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人
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說
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人話
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，
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見
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鬼
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說
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鬼話
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| simp. (见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话)
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见
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人
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说
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人话
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，
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见
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鬼
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说
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鬼话
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| Literally: “speaking the language of humans when seeing a human, and speaking the language of devils when seeing a devil”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話
- (figurative) to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people; (derogatory) to be crafty and two-faced
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