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Adjective |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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十指孖埋
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sap6 zi2 maa1 maai4 |
shi2 zhi3 ma1 mai2 |
to be incompetent or uncapable of doing things |
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噏到口唇邊
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ngap1 dou3 hau2 seon4 bin1 |
xi1 dao4 kou3 chuan2 bian1 |
to be on the tip of one's tongue |
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老番睇榜第一
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lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1 |
lao3 fan1 di4 bang3 di4 yi1 |
to be positioned in last place; last place; come last |
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身懷六甲
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san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 |
shen1huai2 liu4 jia3 |
to be pregnant |
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粗身大勢
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cou1 san1 daai6 sai3 |
cu1 shen1 da4 shi4 |
to be pregnant |
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神高神大
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san4 gou1 san4 daai6 |
shen2 gao1 shen2 da4 |
to be tall; to be tall in stature; to be tall and robust |
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啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出
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aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si6*2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1 |
ya3 zai3 yin3 sha1 shi4, you3 qi4 jiang3 wu2 chu1 |
to be unable to express one's anger |
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如花似玉
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jyu4 faa1 ci5 juk6 |
ru2 hua1 si4 yu4 |
to be young and beautiful tantamount to flowers and jade |
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落草為寇
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lok6 cou2 wai4 kau3 |
luo4 cao3 wei2 kou4 |
to become an outlaw |
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疏遠
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so1 jyun5 |
shu1 yuan3 |
to become distant with; to become estranged; to drift apart |
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一夜成名
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jat1 je6 sing4 ming4 |
yi1 ye4 cheng2 ming2 |
to become famous overnight; to rise to stardom quickly |
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受惠
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sau6 wai6 |
shou4 hui4 |
to benefit; favored |
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牙擦擦
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ngaa4 caat3 caat3 |
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to brag; one who brags; cocky, arrogant |
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擘大眼瀨尿
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maak3 daai6 ngaan5 laai6 niu6 |
bo4 da4 yan3 lai4 niao4 |
to brazenly do sth. that one knows is wrong |
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冰釋前嫌
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bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 |
bing1 shi4 qian2 xian2 |
to bury the hatchet; to disolve past grudges; to let bygones be bygones |
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唔聲唔聲，嚇人一驚
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m4 seng1 m4 seng1, haak3 jan4 jat1 geng1 |
wu2 sheng1 wu2 sheng1, xia4 ren2 yi1 jing1 |
to catch sb. by suprise; do sth. totally unexpected to the suprise of others |
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一個餅印噉
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jat1 go3 beng2 jan3 gam2 |
yi2 ge4 bing3 yin4 dan4 |
to closely resemble each other; out of the same cookie cutter; a duplicate of |
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接踵而來
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zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4 |
jie1 zhong3 er2 lai2 |
to come on after another; in come in succession |
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專注
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zyun1 zyu3 |
zhuan1 zhu4 |
to concentrate; single-mindedly devoted to |
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炊
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ceoi1 |
chui1 |
to cook |
