daai3 ngaan5 sik1 jan4帶眼識人带眼识人
Jyutpingdaai3 ngaan5 sik1 jan4
Yaledaai ngáahn sīk yàhn
Definition
To carefully judge whether someone is trustworthy and good before associating with them.
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How it's used
This idiom serves as a piece of life advice, often given to younger people or those entering a new social circle. It emphasizes the active effort required to evaluate someone's character rather than taking them at face value. It is frequently used as a warning to prevent being taken advantage of by untrustworthy individuals.
Examples
You must be careful about who you trust when you start working.
He trusts people too easily; he really needs to learn how to judge character.
Related words
Common phrases
must learn to judge character
learn how to judge character
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
