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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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除褲隔渣
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ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1 |
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describes someone who has a miserly appearance |
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心灰意冷
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sam1 fui1 ji3 laang5 |
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despair |
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流離失所
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lau4 lei4 sat1 so2 |
liu2 li2 shi1 suo3 |
destitute and homeless; forced from one's home and wandering about, displaced |
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冇大冇細
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mou5 daai6 mou5 sai3 |
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detachment between parents and their adolescent children |
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恨之入骨
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han6 zi1 jap6 gwat1 |
hen4 zhi1 ru4 gu3 |
detest; hate sb's guts; loathe |
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年三十晚謝灶──好做唔做
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nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5 ze6 zou3 hou2 zou6 m4 zou6 |
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did not do what one should have done |
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剖腹藏珠
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fau2 fuk1 cong4 zyu1 |
pou1[PRC] pou3 [TW] fu4 cang2 zhu1 |
die for the purpose of gain; disregard one's life to amass riches |
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不得好死
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bat1 dak1 hou2 sei2 |
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die in one's shoes |
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馬上風
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maa5 soeng6 fung1 |
ma3 shang4 feng1 |
die while having sex |
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殊途同歸
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syu4 tou4 tung4 gwai1 |
shu1 tu2 tong2 gui1 |
different means to an end |
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眾說紛紜
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zung3 syut3 fan1 wan4 |
zhong4 shuo1 fen1 yun2 |
differing opinions; controversial |
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銷聲匿跡
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siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1 |
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disappear from the scene |
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杳如黃鶴
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miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6 |
yao3 ru2 huang2 he4 |
disappear like the yellow crane (nowhere to be found) |
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家嘈屋閉
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gaa1 cou4 uk1 bai3 |
jia1 cao2 wu1 bi4 |
discord at home; a quarrelsome home; a home filled with constant noise and arguing |
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病從口入，禍從口出
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beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6, wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 |
bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4, huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1 |
disease enters by the mouth, trouble comes out of the mouth |
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病從口入
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beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 |
bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 |
disease enters through the mouth |
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罷黜百家，獨尊儒術
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baa6 zyut6 baak3 gaa1 duk6 zyun1 jyu4 seot6 |
ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 |
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian |
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飛砂走石
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fei1 saa1 zau2 sek6 |
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disorderly and chaotic (lit, "flying sand and rolling stones") |
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大展拳腳
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daai6 zin2 kyun4 goek3 |
da4 zhan3 quan2 jiao3 |
display one's skills; show off one's abilities; give play to one's skills and talents |
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神不守舍
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san4 bat1 sau2 se3 |
shen2 bu4 shou3 she4 |
distracted; delirious; perturbed |
