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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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發開口夢
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faat3 hoi1 hau2 mung6 |
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to talk nonsense (lit., "talking out loud during dreams") |
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死剩把口
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sei2 sing6/zing6 baa2 hau2 |
si3 sheng4 ba3 kou3 |
to talk too much, to keep chattering away |
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出神入化
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ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 |
chu1 shen2 ru4 hua4 |
to the point of perfection |
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一針見血
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jat1 zam1 gin3 hyut3 |
yi1 zhen1 jian4 xie3 |
to the point; exactly right |
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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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百思不解
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baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 |
bai3 si1 bu4 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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低聲下氣
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dai1 sing1 haa6 hei3 |
di1 sheng1 xia4 qi4 |
to timidly submit; to quietly yield to; to humbly listen; be respectively submissive |
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洗心革面
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sai2 sam1 gaak3 min6 |
xi3 xin1 ge2 mian4 |
to totally reform one's ways; to turn over a new leaf; to thoroughly reform oneself |
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對症下藥
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deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 |
dui4 zheng4 xia4 yao4 |
to treat a problem or illness with the right measure or medicine |
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展轉騰挪
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zin2 zyun2 tang4 no4 |
zhan3 zhuan3 teng2 nuo2 |
to triumph after much effort |
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強顏歡笑
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koeng5 ngaan4 fun1 siu3 |
qiang3 yan2 huan1 xiao4 |
to try to look happy when one is sad |
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逢凶化吉
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fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 |
feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2 |
to turn bad luck into good luck |
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改邪歸正
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goi2 ce4 gwai1 zing3 |
gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4 |
to turn over a new leaf |
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重新做人
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cung4 san1 zou6 jan4 |
chong2 xin1 zuo4 ren2 |
to turn over a new leaf |
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大驚失色
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daai6 geng1 sat1 sik1 |
da4 jing1 shi1 se4 |
to turn pale with fright |
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大開倒車
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daai6 hoi1 dou3 ce1 |
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to turn the clock back; a big retrogress |
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露出馬腳
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lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3 |
lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3 |
to unmask one's true nature |
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窮追猛打
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kung4 zeoi1 maang5 daa2 |
qiong2 zhui1 meng3 da3 |
to vigorously pursue and fiercely attack |
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受騙上當
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sau6 pin3 soeng5 dong3 |
shou4 pian4 shang3 dang1 |
to walk into a trap |
