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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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飛機火燭
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fei1 gei1 fo2 zuk1 |
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bewitching, charming (of a girl) |
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無可置疑
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mou4 ho2 zi3 ji4 |
wu2 ke3 zhi4 yi2 |
beyond doubt |
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始料未及
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ci2 liu6 mei6 kap6 |
shi3 liao4 wei4 ji2 |
beyond one's expectation |
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飛禽走獸
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fei1 kam4 zau2 sau3 |
fei1 qin2 zou3 shou4 |
birds and animals; birds flying and animals running; the fowl of the air and beasts of the field |
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一擔擔
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jat1 daam3 daam1 |
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birds of a feather |
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物以類聚，人以群分
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mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 jan4 ji5 kwan4 fan1 |
wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1 |
birds of a feather flock together |
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物以類聚
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mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6 |
wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 |
birds of a feather flock together |
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屙屎唔出賴地硬，屙尿唔出賴風猛
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o1 si2 m4 ceot1 laai6 dei6 ngaang6 o1 niu6 m4 ceot1 laai6 fung1 maang5 |
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blame the tools for bad workmanship |
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否極泰來
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pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4 |
pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2 |
bliss comes out of the depth of misfortune; once adversity has run its course prosperity begins |
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血濃於水
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hyut3 nung4 jyu1 seoi2 |
xue4 (PRC) xie2 (TW) nong2 yu2 shui3 |
blood is thicker than water |
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花好月圓
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faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 |
hua1 hao3 yue4 yuan2 |
blooming flowers and full moon, a metaphor for perfect conjugal bliss |
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口快心直
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hau2 faai3 sam1 zik6 |
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blunt and frank |
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口直心快
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hau2 zik6 sam1 faai3 |
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blunt and frank |
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大刀闊斧
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daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2 |
da4 dao1 kuo4 fu3 |
bold and decisive |
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大事宣傳
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daai6 si6 syun1 cyun4 |
da4 shi4 xuan1 chuan2 |
boom, boost, campaign for vigorously by large-scale propaganda |
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呱呱墜地
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gu1 gu1 zeoi6 dei6 |
gu1 gu1 zhui4 di4 |
born with a cry |
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呱呱墮地
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gu1 gu1 do6 dei6 |
gu1 gu1 duo4 di4 |
born with a cry |
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兩頭受氣
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loeng5 tau4 sau6 hei3 |
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both ends suffer wrong |
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瑕瑜互見
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haa4 jyu4 wu6 gin3 |
xia2 yu2 hu4 jian4 |
both one's defects and merits are apparent; one's strengths and weaknesses are obvious to the eye |
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明爭暗鬥
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ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 |
ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 |
both open strife and veiled struggle |
