|
Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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眼饞肚飽
|
ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2 |
yan3 chan2 du4 bao3 |
(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew |
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誅求無已
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zyu1 kau4 mou4 ji5 |
zhu1 qiu2 wu2 yi3 |
make endless excessive demands |
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撥亂反正
|
but6 lyun6 faan2 zing3 |
bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4 |
restore order out of chaos |
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孤注一擲
|
gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6 |
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to put all one's eggs in one basket |
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兵不厭詐
|
bing1 bat1 jim3 zaa3 |
bing2 bu4*2 yan4 zha4 |
"All's fair in war." |
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貓哭老鼠假慈悲
|
maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1 |
mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 |
"crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence |
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貓哭老鼠
|
maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 |
mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 |
"crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence |
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是是非非真假
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si6 si6 fei1 fei1 zan1 gaa2 |
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"gossip, truth, and lies" |
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閃人
|
sim2 jan4 |
shan3 ren2 |
"I'll leave this place" |
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殺雞給猴看
|
saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3 |
sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4 |
"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others |
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男尊女卑
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naam4 zyun1 neoi5 bei1 |
nan2 zun1 nv3 bei1 |
"men are superior to women" |
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平安夜,失身夜
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ping4 on1 je6 sat1 san1 je6 |
ping2 an1 ye4 shi1 shen1 ye4 |
"Silent Night, Deflowering Night" |
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三低一高
|
saam1 dai1 jat1 gou1 |
san1 di1 yi1 gao1 |
"three low, one hight" a medical prescription diet |
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長話短說
|
coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 |
chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 |
"to make a long story short" |
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三個和尚冇水食
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saam1 go3 wo4 soeng6*2 mou5 seoi2 sik6 |
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"to pass the buck" |
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阿豬阿狗
|
aa5 zyu1 aa5 gau2 |
|
"Tom, Dick, and Harry" |
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捨我其誰
|
se2 ngo5 kei4 seoi4 |
she3 wo3 qi2 shei2 |
"Who else but I?" |
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後塵
|
hau6 can4 |
hou4 chen2 |
'someone else's footsteps' |
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千錘百鍊
|
qin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6 |
qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4 |
(after) hard work or numerous revisions |
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自生自滅
|
zi6 saang1 zi6 mit6 |
zi4 sheng1 zi4 mie4 |
(allowing something) to run its own course; to emerge and perish on its own |