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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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普天同慶
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pou2 tin1 tung4 hing3 |
pu3 tian1 tong2 qing4 |
universal or national celebration |
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不修邊幅
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bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1 |
bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2 |
unkempt; dishevelled; be slovenly dressed |
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神不知鬼不覺
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san4 bat1 zi1 gwai2 bat1 gok3 |
shen2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2 |
unknown to god or ghost (do sth in secrecy) |
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蓋世之才
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koi3 sai3 zi1 coi4 |
gai4 shi4 zhi1 cai2 |
unmatched talent or capability in one's generation |
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曠世無匹
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kong3 sai3 mou4 pat1 |
kuang4 shi4 wu2 pi3 |
unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation |
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艷壓群芳
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jim6 aat3 kwan4 fong1 |
yan4 ya1 qun2 fang1 |
unparalleled beauty; beauty that surpasses all the others |
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措手不及
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cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 |
cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2 |
unprepared; caught by suprise; caught off guard; ill-prepared; unable to cope with due to suddeness |
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無利可圖
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mou4 lei6 ho2 tou4 |
wu2 li4 ke3 tu2 |
unprofitable |
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怙惡不悛
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wu6 ok3 bat1 syun1 |
hu4 e4 bu4 quan1 |
unrepentant; impenitent; to persist in doing in evil and refuse to repent |
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落花有意,流水無情
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lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3, lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4 |
luo4 hua1 you3 yi4, liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2 |
unrequited love |
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無拘無束
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mou4 keoi1 mou4 cuk1 |
wu2 ju1 wu2 shu4 |
unrestrained; uninhibited |
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七上八下
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cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6 |
qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4 |
unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens |
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仕途坎坷
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si6 tou4 ham1 ho1 |
shi4 tu2 kan3 ke3 |
unsuccessful in official career |
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死而後已
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sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5 |
si3 er2 hou4 yi3 |
until one's dying day |
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搞亂檔
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gaau2 lyun6 dong3 |
gao3 luan4 dang4 |
upset the apple cart; stir up trouble |
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以豐補歉
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ji5 fung1 bou2 him3 |
yi3 feng1 bu3 qian4 |
use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones |
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以點帶面
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ji5 dim2 daai3 min6 |
yi3 dian3 dai4 mian4 |
use one unit to guide an entire area; use experience of a selected unit to promote work in the entire area; |
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以鄰為壑
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ji5 leon4 wai6 kok3 |
yi3 lin2 wei2 he4 |
use one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others) |
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食砒霜杜蟲
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sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4 |
shi2 pi1 shuang1 du4 chong2 |
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue |
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斬腳趾避沙蟲
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zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 |
zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 |
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue |
