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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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以備不虞
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ji5 bei6 bat1 jyu4 |
yi3 bei4 bu4 yu2 |
be ready for any contingency; be prepared for times of need; be prepared for unseen emergencies |
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返老還童
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faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 |
fan3 lao3 huan2 tong2 |
be rejuvenated; have one's youthful vigor revived |
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久別重逢
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gau2 bit6 cung4 fung4 |
jiu3 bie2 chong2 feng2 |
be reunited after a long separation |
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提心吊膽
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tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2 |
ti2 xin1 diao4 dan3 |
be scared |
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樂而忘返
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lok6 ji4 mong4 faan2 |
le4 er2 wang4 fan3 |
be so enraptured that one forget\'s to go home |
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飢腸轆轆
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gei1 coeng4 luk1 luk1 |
ji1 chang2 lu4 lu4 |
be so hungry that one's stomach begins to growl; of one's stomach to rumble with hunger |
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就算係噉
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zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2 |
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be that as it may |
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風塵僕僕
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fung1 can4 buk6 buk6 |
feng1 chen2 pu2 pu2 |
be travel-worn and fatigued; endure a difficult journey |
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氣味相投
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hei3 mei6 soeng1 tau4 |
qi4 wei4 xiang1 tou2 |
be two of a kind; be congenial to each other |
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臭味相投
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cau3 mei6 seong1 tau4 |
chou4 wei4 xiang1 tou2 |
be two of a kind; peas in a pod; have similar likes and dislikes with sb. |
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餓死老婆燻臭屋
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ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1 |
e4 si3 lao3 po2 xun1 chou4 wu1 |
be unable to earn enough money to get married or sustain a wife when married |
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接應不暇
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zip3 jing3 bat1 haa6 |
jie 1ying4 bu4 xia2 |
be unable to help in coping with; unable to assist with a problem |
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耳濡目染
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ji5 jyu4 muk6 jim5 |
er3 ru2 mu4 ran3 |
be unconsciously influenced by what one constantly hears and views |
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衣不蔽體
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ji1 bat1 bai3 tai2 |
yi1 bu4*2 bi4 ti3 |
be wearing nothing bu rags; be half-naked |
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文武雙全
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man4 mou5 soeng1 cyun4 |
wen2 wu3 shuang1 quan2 |
be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts |
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文武全才
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man4 mou5 cyun4 coi4 |
wen2 wu3 quan2 cai2 |
be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts |
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文武兼備
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man4 mou5 gim1 bei6 |
wen2 wu3 jian1 bei4 |
be well versed in both polite letters and martial arts |
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白狗偷食，黑狗當災
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baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1 |
bai2 gou3 tou1 shi2, hei1 gou3 dang1 zai1 |
be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed |
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老虎頭上釘虱乸
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lou5 fu2 tau4 soeng6 deng1 sat1 naa2 |
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Beard the lion in his den |
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大將之風
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daai6 zoeng3 zi1 fung1 |
da4 jiang4 zhi1 feng1 |
bearing of a general |
