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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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朝氣勃勃
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ziu1 hei3 but6 but6 |
zhao1 qi4 bo2 bo2 |
brimming with youtful vigor; full of life and vitality |
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扶老攜幼
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fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3 |
fu2 lao3 xie2 you4 |
bringing along the old and the young |
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密鑼緊鼓
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mat6 lo4 gan2 gu2 |
mi4 luo2 jin3 gu3 |
build momentum; an intense publicity campaign |
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狐假虎威
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wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 |
hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 |
bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections |
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開夜車
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hoi1 je6 ce1 |
kai1 ye4 che1 |
burn the midnight oil |
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隔山買牛
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gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4 |
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buy sth without seeing it |
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買豬肉搭頭骨
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maai5 zui1 juk6 daap3 tau4 gwat1 |
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buying roasted pork and having some bone attached for free |
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千方百計
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cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 |
qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4 |
by every possible means |
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兩相情願
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loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 |
liang3 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 |
by mutual agreement; by the consent of two willing parties |
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揸正嚟做
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zaa1 zeng3 lai4 zou6 |
zha1 zheng4 li2 zuo4 |
by the book |
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心平氣和
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sam1 ping4 hei3 wo4 |
xin1 ping2 qi4 he2 |
calm; even-tempered and good humored |
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心清理靜
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sam1 cing1 lei5 zing6 |
xin1 qing1 li3 jing4 |
calm; good humored and even tempered |
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屈指可數
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wat1 zi2 ho2 sou2 |
qu1 zhi3 ke3 shu3 |
can be counted on one's finger (very few) |
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一脈相傳
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jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4 |
yi1 mai4 xiang1 chuan2 |
can be traced to the same origin |
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事不宜遲
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si6 bat1 ji4 ci4 |
shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2 |
cannot afford to waste time |
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有殺冇賠
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jau5 saat3 mou5 pui4 |
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cannot be violated, inviolable (lit., "has kill no pay") |
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不甘後人
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bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 |
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cannot bear playing second fiddle |
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忍俊不禁
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jan2 zeon3 bat1 kam1 |
ren3 jun4 bu2 jun4 |
cannot help but laugh |
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不能自拔
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bat1 nang4 zi6 bat6 |
bu4 neng2 zi4 ba2 |
cannot help oneself; utterly helpless |
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言而無信
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jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3 |
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cannot trust what one says |
