判若两人

Traditional: 判若兩人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

Dictionary entry

to be a different person

What does 判若两人 mean?

判若两人 (pàn ruò liǎng rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be a different person

2not to be one's usual self

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判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish · (bound form) clearly (different)若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]两liǎngtwo · both 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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判若两人

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