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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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椿萱並茂
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cun1 hyun1 bing6 mau6 |
chun1 xuan1 bing4 mao4 |
both parents are alive and well |
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人海茫茫
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jan4 hoi2 mong4 mong4 |
ren2 hai2 mang2 mang2 |
boundless crowds of people; a sea of people |
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下定決心
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haa6 ding6 kyut3 sam1 |
xia4 ding4 jue2 xin1 |
brace one's energies; make up one's mind; set one's teeth |
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缺心少肺
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kyut3 sam1 siu2 fai3 |
que1 xin1 shao3 fei4 |
brainless, stupid |
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孔武有力
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hung2 mou5 jau5 lik6 |
kong3 wu3 you3 li4 |
brave and strong; valiant |
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棒打鴛鴦
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paang5 daa2 jyun1 joeng1 |
bang4 da3 yuan1 yang |
break a couple apart |
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妻離子散
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cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3 |
qi1 li2 zi3 san4 |
breaking up of a family; to be abandonded by one's wife and for one's kids to scatter off |
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一命嗚呼
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jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1 |
yi2 ming4 wu1 hu1 |
breathe one's last |
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氣焰囂張
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hei3 jim6 hiu1 zoeng1 |
qi4 yan4 xiao1 zhang1 |
brimming with arrogance; full of pride; all puffed up with pride |
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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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自討沒趣
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zi6 tou2 mut6 ceoi3 |
zi4 tao3 mei2 qu4 |
bring contempt upon oneself; ask for a snub; ask for rebuff |
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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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㨘到立立呤
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saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3 |
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burnish shiny; give a bullocking |
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水靜河飛
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seoi2 zing6 ho4 fei1 |
shui3 jing4 he2 fei1 |
business is slack |
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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 |
