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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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無補於事
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mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 |
wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 |
useless; to no avail; futile |
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居安思危
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geoi1 ngon1 si1 ngai4 |
ju1 an1 si1 wei2 |
using times of safety to prepare for danger |
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大破慳囊
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daai6 po3 haan1 nong4 |
da4 po4 qian1 nang2 |
usually frugal person forking out a lot of money for personal or private purposes |
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刀仔鋸大樹
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dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6 |
dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4 |
utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit |
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百無聊賴
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baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6 |
bai3 wu2 liao3 lai4 |
utterly bored |
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杯水車薪
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bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 |
bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 |
utterly inadequate |
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抵冷貪瀟湘
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dai2 laang5 taam1 siu1 soeng1 |
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vain, beauty over comfort |
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渙然冰釋
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wun6 jin4 bing1 sik1 |
huan4 ran2 bing1 shi4 |
vanish; melt away; dissolve; disappear |
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省到立立令
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saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3 |
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variant of 㨘到立立呤 |
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搧風點火
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variant of 煽風點火 |
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破釜沈舟
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po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 |
po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 |
variant of 破釜沉舟 |
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孳孳不倦
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zi1 zi1 bat1 gyun6 |
zi1 zi1 bu4 juan4 |
variant of 孜孜不倦 |
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有風駛盡履
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jau5 fung1 sai2 zeon6 lei5 |
you3 feng1 shi3 jin4 lv3 |
variant of 有風駛盡𢃇 |
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一相情願
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jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 |
yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 |
variant of 一厢情願 |
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血口噴人
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hyut3 hau2 pan3 jan4 |
xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2 (PRC), xie3 kou3 pen1 ren2 (Taiwan) |
venomously slander; make unfounded and malicious attacks |
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多才多藝
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do1 coi4 do1 ngai6 |
duo1 cai2 duo1 yi4 |
versatile; gifted in many ways |
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席不暇暖
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zik6 bat1 haa6 nyun5 |
xi2 bu4 xia2 nuan3 |
very busy; not time to rest |
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倒屎咁早
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dou2 si2 gam3 zou2 |
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very early in the morning |
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倒塔咁早
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dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2 |
dao3 ta3 han2 zao3 |
very early in the morning |
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唾手可得
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toe3 sau2 ho2 dak1 |
tuo4 shou3 ke3 de2 |
very easy to acquire; easy to obtain |
