jan4 jan4人人

Jyutpingjan4 jan4

Yaleyàhn yàhn

代詞Common

Definition

Everyone; everybody; every person.

colloquialpeople

How it's used

Emphasizes the individual within a group, highlighting that each person acts or feels the same way. It functions as a pronoun and is frequently used to make sweeping statements about society or specific crowds. Unlike the more formal 大家, which focuses on the collective group, 人人 keeps the focus on the distinct individuals.

Examples

jan4人jan4人dou1都jau5有zi6自gei2己ge3嘅faan4煩nou5惱。

Everyone has their own worries.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知jan4人jan4人dou1都jiu3要paai4排deoi2隊aa4呀？

Do you know that everyone has to queue up?

Common phrases

jan4人jan4人gaai1皆zi1知

known to everyone

jan4人jan4人jau5有fan2份

everyone gets a share

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a direct subject for verbs that require a collective noun, as it specifically points to each person separately. It is not interchangeable with 大家 when you want to address a group as a single unit or audience.