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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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放長雙眼
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fong3 coeng4 soeng1 ngaan5 |
fang4 chang2 shuang1 yan3 |
wait and see; hold back from a decision |
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等到頸長
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dang2 dou3 geng2 coeng4 |
deng3 dao4 jing3 chang2 |
wait for a very long time |
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守株待兔
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sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 |
shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 |
wait for gain without pain |
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打草驚蛇
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daa2 cou2 ging1 se4 |
da3 cao3 jing1 she2 |
wake a sleeping dog |
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昂首闊步
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ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 |
ang2 shou3 kuo4 bu4 |
walk proudly or confidently in big strides with one's head high |
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自投羅網
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zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5 |
zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3 |
walk right into the trap; deliver oneself into the hands of an enemy |
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如履薄冰
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jyu4 lei5 bok6 bing1 |
ru2 lv3 bo2 bing1 |
walking on thin ice |
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自甘墮落
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zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 |
zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4 |
wallow in degeneration; abandon oneself to vice |
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歸心似箭
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gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 |
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want to go home as soon as possible |
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欲言又止
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juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 |
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wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it |
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儆惡懲奸
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ging2 ok3 cing4 gaan1 |
jin3 e4 cheng2 jian1 |
warn people to refrain from doing evil and punish the wicked |
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滴水不漏
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dik6 seoi2 bat1 lau6 |
di1 shui3 bi4 lou4 |
watertight; rigorous (argument) |
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同舟共濟
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tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 |
tong2 zhou1 gong ji |
We are in the same boat; we should help each other |
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人世滄桑
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jan4 sai1 cong1 song1 |
ren2 shi4 cang1 sang1 |
we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing |
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長命富貴
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coeng4 meng6 fu3 gwai3 |
chang2 ming4 fu4 gui4 |
We wish you long life and riches! (lit., "long life, abundant riches") |
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財大氣粗
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coi4 daai6 hei3 cou1 |
cai2 da4 qi4 cu1 |
wealth carries weight; someone with money speaks louder than others |
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嗌生嗌死
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aai3 saang1 aai3 sei2 |
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weeping and wailing like mad (lit., "shouts to live, shouts to die") |
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大吉大利
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daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6 |
da4 ji2 da4 li4 |
Well wishes; Much luck and profit |
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棋逢對手
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kei4 fung4 deoi3 sau2 |
qi2 feng2 dui4 shou3 |
well-matched in a competition |
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允文允武
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wan5 man4 wan5 mou5 |
yun3 wen2 yun3 wu3 |
well-versed intellectually and in martial arts |
