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Adjective |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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罕聞
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hon2 man4 |
han3 wen2 |
to seldom hear of |
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普照
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pou2 ziu3 |
pu3 zhao4 |
to shine |
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頹瞓
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teoi4 fan3 |
tui2 fen3 |
to sleep lethargically; to sleep to a point that one's too lazy to get up |
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屹立不倒
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ngat6 lap6 bat1 dou2 |
yi4 li4 bu4 dao3 |
to stand unswaying, firm and erect |
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牛噉眼
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ngau4 gam2 ngaan5 |
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to stare at someone, eyes wide open without blinking |
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風采依舊
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fung1 coi2 ji1 gau6 |
feng1 cai3 yi1 jiu4 |
to still retain one's charmfulness; to be as charming as ever |
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無惡不作
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mou4 ok3 bat1 zok3 |
wu2 e4 bu2 zuo4 |
to stop at nothing when it comes to evil; to be cabable of any evil deed |
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鋌而走險
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ting5 ji4 zau2 him2 |
ting3 er2 zou3 xian3 |
to take desperate measures when at risk; to make a reckless move when in danger |
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帶人遊花園
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daai3 jan4 jau4 faa1 jyun4*2 |
dai4 ren2 you2 hua1 yuan2 |
to take sb.on a wild goose chase; mislead; misdirect |
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中肯
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zung3 hang2 |
zhong4 ken3 |
to the point; unbiased |
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百思不得其解
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baak3 si1 bat1 dak1 kei4 gaai2 |
bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3 |
to think over sth. repeatedly without coming to a conclusion, solution or answer |
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滾瓜爛熟
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gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6 |
gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 |
to thoroughly memorize sth. |
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傲然屹立
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ngou6 jin4 ngat6 lap6 |
ao4 ran2 yi4 li4 |
to tower proudly in the skies |
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冤枉
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jyun1 wong2 |
yuan1 wang5 |
to treat unjustly |
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顛倒
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din1 dou2 |
dian1 dao3 |
to turn upside down; to invert; confused |
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明白
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ming4 baak6 |
ming2 bai5 |
to understand; clear, obvious, evident |
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一鋪清袋
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jat1 pou1 cing1 doi6*2 |
yi1 pu1 qing1 dai4 |
to use up all one's money in one game; empty one's pockets gambling; lose all one's money at once |
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醒瞓
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seng2 fan3 |
xin3 fen3 |
to wake up at the slightest thing; sleep very uneasily |
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踽踽獨行
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geoi2 geoi2 duk6 hang4 |
ju3 ju3 du2 xing2 |
to walk all alone |
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見鑊打鑊
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gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6 |
jian4 huo4 da3 huo4 |
to warn sb. that each time you see him you'll beat him up; to always beating people up |
