2yahn bâan 人版 — a vulgar person, a person of bad character, a low-life (fkn 1, 5).
3yahn baat waih géi, tin yü deih miht 人不為己，天誅地滅 — [if one doesn't look after oneself heaven and earth will destroy one] to look after one's own interests, everyone for themselves (gywl 28, 3).
4yahn béi yahn, béi séi yahn 人比人，比死人 — [it is fatal to compare a person with another] used to suggest that it is harmful to compare oneself with others (e.g. in terms of wealth).
5yahn chéun moûh yeuhk yi 人蠢無藥醫 — there is no cure for stupidity.
6yahn ching bohk gwo ji 人情薄過紙 — [human decency is thinner than paper] human decency is rare in relationships between people.
7yahn daaih sihk daaih 人大食大 — [a big person eats big] a rich and powerful person can afford to eat well; a rich and powerful person requires a great deal to satisfy them.
8yahn deih 人地 — [other person] I, myself (e.g. as used by young women, stereotypically, in complaints to their boyfriend).
9yahn dô sáu geuk lyuhn 人多手腳亂 — [if there are too many people, they will get in a tangle] when there are too many people involved in one task, it leads to chaos, "too many cooks spoil the broth".
10yahn gâan jing faat 人間蒸發 — to disappear without trace, to vanish.
11yahn gaap yahn yûhn 人夾人緣 — whether people get along with one another or not depends on the compatibility of their characters.