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Adjective |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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羡煞旁人
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sin6 saat3 pong4 jan4 |
xian4 sha4 pang2 ren2 |
to make others envious |
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打動
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daa2 dung6 |
da3 dong4 |
to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching |
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潛行
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cim4 hang4 |
qian2 xing2 |
to move underwater |
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把口唔收
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baa2 hau3 m4 sau1 |
ba3 kou3 wu2 shou1 |
to not guard one's mouth; to have not verbal taboo |
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驢唇不對馬嘴
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lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 |
lu2 cun2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3 |
to offer an irrevelant answer to a question |
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苦等
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fu2 dang2 |
ku3 deng3 |
to painfully wait for |
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踏破鐵鞋無覓處
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daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 |
ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 |
to painstakingly exhaust all one's energy and effort in order to find sth. |
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舢舨充炮艇
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saan1 baan2 cung1 paau3 teng5 |
shan1 ban3 chong1 pao4 ting3 |
to pose; to pose as a big shot; put on a front; to not live up to one's name; pirated products |
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莞爾一笑
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wun5 ji5 jat1 siu3 |
wan3 er3 yi1 xiao4 |
to put on a smile |
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夯
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haang1 |
hang1 |
to ram; to tamp; to pound; popular |
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一蹴而就
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jat1 cuk1 ji4 zau6 |
yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4 |
to reach one's goal in a single step |
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淪肌浹髓
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leon4 gei1 zip3 seoi5 |
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to receive a profound impression |
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仿似
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fong2 ci5 |
fang3 si4 |
to resemble; be similar to;be like |
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拘束
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keoi1 cuk1 |
ju1 shu4 |
to restrain, restrict; constrained, awkward, ill at ease |
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摩肩接踵
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mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2 |
mo2 jian1 jie1 zhong3 |
to rub against people in a crowd; jam-packed; packed with tons of people |
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生鏽
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saang1 sau3 |
sheng1 xiu4 |
to rust; rusty |
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生鍟
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saang1 seng3 |
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to rust; rusty |
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翻挖
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faan1 waat3 |
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to scarify; scarified |
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手損
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sau2 syun2 |
shou3 sun3 |
to scrap one's hand; an abrasion on the hand |
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朝見口，晚見面
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ziu1 gin3 hau2, maan5 gin3 min6 |
zhao1 jian4 kou3, wan3 jian4 mian4 |
to see each other all the time; to see each other morning and evening |
