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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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拖男帶女
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to1 naam4 daai3 neoi5 |
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all the world and his wife |
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攻無不克
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gung1 mou4 bat1 hak1 |
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all-conquering; invincible |
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包羅萬有
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baau1 lo4 maan6 jau5 |
bao1 luo2 wan4 you3 |
all-inclusive; all-embracing |
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叱咤風雲
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cik1 zaa1 fung1 wan4 |
chi4 zha4 feng1 yun2 |
all-powerful |
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感情用事
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gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 |
gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4 |
allow one's emotions to sway one's judgment; act according to one's feelings; act impetuously |
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任人宰割
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jam6 jan4 zoi2 got3 |
ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1 |
allow others to manipulate and humiliate oneself |
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蹉跎歲月
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co1 to4 seoi3 jyut6 |
cuo1 tuo2 sui4 yue4 |
allow time to slip away; squander one's time |
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執子之手
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zap1 zi2 zi1 sau2 |
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always together; always and forever |
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和藹可親
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wo4 oi2 ho2 can1 |
he2 ai3 ke3 qin1 |
amiable; affable; genial; easy to get along with |
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入室弟子
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jap6 sat1 dai6 zi2 |
ru4 shi4 di4 zi3 |
an accomplished pupil |
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刻舟求劍
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hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 |
ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4 |
an action made pointless by changed circumstances |
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潰不成軍
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kui2 bat1 sing4 gwan1 |
kui4 bu4 cheng2 jun1 |
an army that's totally routed |
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德高望重
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dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 |
de 2gao1 wang4 zhong4 |
an honorable person; a person with integrity and of good repute |
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老貓燒鬚
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lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1 |
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an old cat burns its whiskers (i.e., even an expert makes mistakes) |
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少年老成
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siu3 nin4 lou5 sing4 |
shao4 nian2 lao3 cheng2 |
an old head on young shoulders; a young person lacking in vigour and drive |
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庸脂俗粉
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jung4 zi1 zuk6 fan2 |
yong1 zhi1 su2 fen3 |
an ordinary uncultivated woman |
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陪太子讀書
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pui4 taai3 zi2 duk6 syu1 |
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an outsider in a competition with no possible hope of winning |
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霸王別姬
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baa3 wong4 bit6 gei1 |
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an overlord bids his concubine farewell |
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天之驕子
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tin1 zi1 giu1 zi2 |
tian1 zhi1 jiao1 zi3 |
an unusually lucky person; sb. exeptionally favoured by God |
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幺麼小丑
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jiu1 mo1 siu2 cau2 |
yao1 mo2 xiao3 chou3 |
an unworthy, unprincipled person; a despicably wretched person |
