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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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讚不絕口
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zaan3 bat1 zyut6 hau2 |
zan4 bu4 jue2 kou3 |
continuously praise; to keep lauding; to speak good of without end |
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出乎意料
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ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 |
chu1 hu1 yi4 liao4 |
contrary to one's expectations; suprisingly; unexpectedly |
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博古通今
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bok3 gu2 tung1 gam1 |
bo2 gu3 tong1 jin1 |
conversant with things past and present - erudite and informed |
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生搬硬套
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saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3 |
sheng1 ban1 ying4 tao4 |
copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically |
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人云亦云
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jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4 |
ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 |
copy what others say; to echo the views and opionions of others without one's own |
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搬字過紙
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bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 |
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copy without thinking |
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食粥食飯
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sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6 |
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could be good or could be bad (lit., "whether we eat porridge or rice...") |
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付託終生
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fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1 |
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count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end |
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千辛萬苦
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cin1 san1 maan6 fu2 |
qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 |
countless hardships |
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千絲萬縷
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cin1 si1 maan6 lau5 |
qian1 si1 wan4 lv3 |
countless ties; a thousand and one links |
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布滿塵埃
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bou3 mun5 can4 oi1 |
bu4 man3 chen2 ai1 |
covered with dust all over |
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甩繩馬騮
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lat1 sing4*2 maa5 lau4*1 |
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crazed, uncontrolled; unruly |
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天造地設
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tin1 zou6 dei6 cit3 |
tian1 zao4 di4 she4 |
created by nature; designed and created by heaven and nature (often used to describe a perfect couple) |
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獨具匠心
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duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1 |
du2 ju4 jiang4 xin1 |
creative and ingenious |
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人言可畏
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jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3 |
ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4 |
criticisms should be feared |
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唇槍舌劍
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seon4 coeng1 sit6 gim3 |
chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4 |
cross swords with |
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嚴刑拷打
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jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2 |
yan2 xing2 kao3 da3 |
cruelly beat up |
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紅杏出牆
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hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4 |
hong2 xing4 chu1 qiang2 |
cuckolds one's husband; has an affair |
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文質彬彬
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man4 zat1 ban1 ban1 |
wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1 |
cultured and refined; gentle and polite |
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阿諛奉承
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o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 |
e1 yu2 feng4 cheng2 |
curry favour with |
