好人難做 (hou2 jan4 naan4 zou6) — it is hard to be a kind/ good person, i… in Cantonese

houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zouˍ₆做

简好人难做

Mandarin Pinyin: hao3 ren2 nan2 zuo4

Meaning of 好人難做

nounit is hard to be a kind/ good person, it means sometimes people will end up doing bad things even though with good intentions

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日bongˉ¹幫jan4,人，houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zou6.做。

He's always helping people, it's hard to be a good person.

ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫neiˊ²你douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係gam˗₃咁waa6,話，houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zou6.做。

I'm just telling you this to help, it's hard to be a good person.

namˊ²諗haaˏ₅吓douˉ¹都zi1,知，houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zou6.做。

Just thinking about it, it's hard to be a good person.

seon˗₃信neiˊ²你jatˉ¹一ci3,次，houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zou6.做。

I'll trust you this once, it's hard to be a good person.

keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對janˎ₄人houˊ²好hou2,好，houˊ²好janˎ₄人naanˎ₄難zou6.做。

She's so good to people, it's hard to be a good person.

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