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Adjective |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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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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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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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 |
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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 |
