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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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後悔莫及
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hau6 fui3 mok6 kap6 |
hou4 hui3 mo4 ji2 |
too late to regret |
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七手八腳
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cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 |
qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3 |
too many people doing something |
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目不暇接
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muk6 bat1 haa6 zip3 |
mu4 bu4 xia2 jie1 |
too many things for the eye to capture; far too much for one take in one viewing |
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目不暇給
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muk6 bat1 haa6 kap1 |
mu4 bu4 xia2 ji3 |
too much for one's eyes to capture; to fast for own to catch a glimpse of |
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猝不及防
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cyut3 bat1 kap6 fong4 |
cu4 bu4 ji2 fang2 |
too sudden and caught off-guard |
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左右為難
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zo2 jau6 wai4 naan4 |
zuo3 you4 wei2 nan2 |
torn between; in a dilemma |
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傾盆大雨
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king1 pun4 daai6 jyu5 |
qing1 pen2 da4 yu3 |
torrential rain; heavy rainfall; raining cats and dogs |
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攪到滿天神佛
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gaau2 dou3 mun5 tin1 san4 fat6 |
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totally disordered, in a mess |
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亂七八糟
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lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 |
luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1 |
totally disordered, in a mess; at sixes and sevens |
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不識之無
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bat1 sik1 zi1 mou4 |
bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) zhi1 wu2 |
totally illiterate; uneducated |
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闃無人聲
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gwik1 mou4 jan4 sing1 |
qu4 wu2 ren2 sheng1 |
totally quiet; no one to be heard |
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大吉利是
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daai6 gat1 lai6 si6 |
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touch wood |
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大吉利事
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daai6 gat1 lei6 si6 |
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touch wood |
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易地而處
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jik6 dei6 ji4 cyu2 |
yi4 di4 er2 chu3 |
trade places |
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呆若木雞
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ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 |
dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1 |
transfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken |
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化腐朽為神奇
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faa3 fu2 nau2 wai4 san4 kei4 |
hua4 fu3 xiu3 wei2 shen2 qi2 |
transform something rotten into something magical |
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人無千日好，花無百日紅
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jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4 |
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treasure what you have, since it cannot be good forever |
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九牛二虎之力
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gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 |
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tremendous effort |
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看風使舵
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hon3 fung1 sai2 to4 |
kan4 feng1 shi3 duo4 |
trim one's sails |
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見風轉舵
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gin3 fung1 zyun3 to4 |
jian4 feng1 zhuan3 duo4 |
trim's one's sails; changes the topic if the atmosphere is wrong |
