阴阳人 (yīn yáng rén) — hermaphrodite; intersex person; (figuratively) two-faced person; hypocrite
Definition
Literally 'yin-yang person': its literal sense refers to someone with both male and female biological traits (intersex). The figurative sense — 'two-faced / hypocritical' — is the one learners will meet in novels and conversation.
noun
hermaphroditeintersex person(figuratively) two-faced personhypocrite
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 阴阳人，。Hái zi chū shēng shí bèi zhěn duàn wèi yīn yáng rén, fù mǔ fēi cháng dān xīn.The child was diagnosed as an intersex person at birth, and the parents were very worried.
- 阴阳人，。Tā zuì tǎo yàn yīn yáng rén zhè zhǒng rén, biǎo miàn yí tào bèi hòu yí tào.He hates two-faced people the most — one way to your face, another behind your back.
- 阴阳人，。Xiǎo shuō lǐ de jué sè shì gè diǎn xíng de yīn yáng rén, ràng dú zhě yòu hèn yòu pà.The character in the novel is a typical two-faced person, making readers both hate and fear him.
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