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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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風涼水冷
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fung1 loeng4 seoi2 laang5 |
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comfortable or pleasant; uncomfortable or unpleasant (used ironically) |
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有頭有面
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jau5 tau4 jau5 min6*2 |
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command respect |
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事後孔明
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si6 hau6 hung2 ming4 |
shi4 hou4 kong3 ming2 |
comment with hindsight |
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明知故犯
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ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 |
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commit a crime or mistake on purpose |
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罄竹難書
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hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 |
qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1 |
committed many crimes |
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人比人比死人
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jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4 |
ren2 bi2 ren2 bi2 si3 ren2 |
comparisons are odious |
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惻隱之心
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cak1 jan2 zi1 sam1 |
ce4 yin3 zhi1 xin1 |
compassion; sympathy |
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空空如也
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hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 |
kong1 kong1 ru2 ye3 |
compeletely empty; utterly empty |
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爭先恐後
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zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 |
zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4 |
compete with one another over something |
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有頭有尾
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jau5 tau4 jau5 mei5 |
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complete |
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迥然不同
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gwing2 jin4 bat1 tung4 |
jiong3 ran2 bu4 tong2 |
completely different; poles apart |
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爭天共地
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zaang1 tin1 gung6 dei6 |
zheng1 tian1 gong4 di4 |
completely different; poles apart; two different worlds |
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一事無成
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jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 |
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completely without success |
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全神貫注
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cyun4 san4 gun3 zyu3 |
quan2 shen2 guan4 zhu4 |
concentrate on; be preoccupied with |
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短小精悍
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dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon5 |
duan3 xiao3 jing1 han4 |
concise and forceful |
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理直氣壯
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lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 |
li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 |
confident |
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不知輕重
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bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5 |
bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4 |
confused (lit., "doesn't know what's light from what's heavy") |
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弄璋之喜
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lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2 |
nong4 zhang1 zhi1 xi3 |
congratulations on a new baby boy |
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弄瓦之喜
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lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2 |
nong4 wa3 zhi1 xi3 |
congratulations on a new baby girl |
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目空一切
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muk6 hung1 jat1 cai3 |
mu4 kong1 yi1 qie4 |
consider everybody and everything beneath one's notice; be supercilious |
