见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 jiàn rén shuō rén huà ， jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà

(fig.) adaptable

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) adaptable
  2. 2. able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
  3. 3. (derog.) insincere
  4. 4. two-faced

Characters

Character Meaning
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
话 huà HSK 1
speech; talk; conversation
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
鬼 guǐ HSK 5
ghost; demon
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
鬼 guǐ HSK 5
ghost; demon
话 huà HSK 1
speech; talk; conversation