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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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勝之不武
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sing3 zi1 bat1 mou5 |
sheng4 zhi1 bu4 wu3 |
to win a fight because of an unfair advantage |
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偷香竊玉
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tau1 hoeng1 sit3 juk6 |
tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4 |
to womanize; to philander; to mess around with women |
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一手一腳
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jat1 sau2 jat1 goek3 |
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to work alone; to be on one's own |
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共襄盛舉
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gung6 soeng1 sing6 geoi2 |
gong4 xiang1 sheng4 ju3 |
to work together to accomplish a project; to work together to finish a great undertaking |
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孳孳為利
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zi1 zi1 wai4 lei6 |
zi1 zi1 wei2 li4 |
to work untiringly day and night for money |
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一隻屐
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jat1 zek3 kek6 |
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to work very hard (lit., "a single clog") |
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辛苦搵嚟自在食
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san1 fu2 wan2 lei4 zi6 zoi6 sik6 |
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to work very hard for food |
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夾手夾腳
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gaap3 sau2 gaap3 goek3 |
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to work with concerted efforts; mutually coordinate |
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發憤圖強
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faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 |
fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2 |
to work with passion for the sake of the country |
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發奮圖強
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faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 |
fa1 fen4 tu2 qiang2 |
to work with passion for the sake of the country |
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著書立說
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zyu3 syu1 lap6 syut3 |
zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1 |
to write books to expound a doctrine |
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朝思暮想
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ziu1 si1 mou6 soeng2 |
zhao1 si1 mu4 xiang3 |
to yearn for someone day and night |
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姑息養奸
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gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 |
gu1 xi1 yang3 jian1 |
toleration nurtures evildoers |
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不堪設想
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bat1 ham1 cit3 soeng2 |
bu4 kan1 she4 xiang3 |
too dreadful to contemplate |
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易過借火
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ji6 gwo3 ze3 fo2 |
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too easy (lit., "as easy as asking another smoker to help light up a cigarette") |
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畫公仔畫出腸
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waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2 |
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too explicit in description, "too much information" |
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僧多粥少
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zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 |
seng1 duo1zhou1 shao3 |
too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel") |
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食人隻車
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sik6 jan4 zek3 geoi1 |
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too greedy |
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慘不忍睹
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caam2 bat1 jan2 dou2 |
can3 bu4 ren3 du3 |
too horrible to look at |
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迫不及待
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bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 |
po4 bu4 ji2 dai4 |
too impatient to wait; unable to hold oneself back |
