jat1 si6 tung4 jan4一視同仁一视同仁
Jyutpingjat1 si6 tung4 jan4
Yaleyāt sih tùhng yàhn
Definition
To treat everyone or everything equally and without discrimination.
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How it's used
This idiom carries a formal and principled tone, often used when discussing fairness in professional or institutional settings. While it describes an ideal standard of behavior, it is frequently employed in critical contexts to point out when someone is failing to live up to that standard. It implies a conscious effort to remove personal bias from decision making.
Examples
The boss must treat all employees equally.
Do you think he treats everyone equally?
Related words
Common phrases
to treat people equally
Common mistake
Learners sometimes mistakenly use this as a simple adjective to describe someone who is nice, but it specifically refers to the act of applying the same rules or standards to everyone regardless of their status.
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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.
