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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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兩全其美
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loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5 |
liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3 |
to satisfy rival demands; to have one's cake and eat it |
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處心積慮
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cyu2 sam1 zik1 leoi6 |
chu3 xin1 ji1 lv4 |
to scheme sth. in one's mind (to achieve an evil end) for a long time |
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餓狗搶屎
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ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2 |
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to scramble madly for something, even that not worth taking |
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打鑼搵
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daa2 lo4*2 wan2 |
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to search frantically |
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視而不見
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si6 ji4 bat1 gin3 |
shi4 er2 bu4 jian4 |
to see but not really see; turn a blind eye to |
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睹物思人
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dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 |
du3 wu4 si1 ren2 |
to see sth. the reminds one of the owner |
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殺雞取卵
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saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 |
sha1 ji1 qu3 luan3 |
to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit |
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阿蘭賣豬
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aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1 |
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to sell something under price, because you lost some chance |
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興師問罪
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hing1 si1 man6 zeoi6 |
xing1 shi1 wen4 zui4 |
to send a punitive forces against; to mobilize troops to chastise another |
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安身立命
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on1 san1 lap6 ming6 |
an1 shen1 li4 ming4 |
to settle down and pursue one's interests |
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一拍兩散
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jat1 paak3 loeng5 saan3 |
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to sever relations, part on bad terms, two people dissolve a partnership |
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潸然淚下
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saan1 jin4 leoi6 haa6 |
shan1 ran2 lei4 xia4 |
to shed tears; to cry |
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破釜沉舟
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po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 |
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to show determination |
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班門弄斧
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baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 |
ban1 men2 nong4 fu3 |
to show off one's beginner skills in front of an expert |
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刪繁就簡
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saan1 faan4 zau6 gaan2 |
shan1 fan2 jiu4 jian3 |
to simplify by eradicating the superfluous |
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痛改前非
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tung3 goi2 cin4 fei1 |
tong4 gaio3 qian2 fei1 |
to sincerely repent from one's past wrongdoings; to earnestly change from one's former misdeeds; |
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坐以待斃
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zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 |
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to sit around waiting for death |
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口若懸河
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hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 |
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to speak very fluently |
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鑽牛角尖
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zyun3 ngau4 gok3 zim1 |
zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 |
to split hairs; to get into a dead end; to get into a blind alley; |
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庸中佼佼
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jung4 zhong1 gaau2 gaau2 |
yong1 zhong1 jiao3 jiao3 |
to stand out among common people; distinguished from the common people |
