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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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擾人清夢
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jiu2 jan4 cing1 mung6 |
rao3 ren2 qing1 meng4 |
disturb one's sleep; disturb sb in the middle of a sweet dream |
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你做初一我做十五
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nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 |
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do me harm and I will return the favour |
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唔做中，唔做保，唔做媒人,三代好
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m4 zou6 zung1, m4 zou6 bou2, m4 zou6 mui4 jan4*2 saam1 doi6 hou2 |
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do not be a middleman, guarantor or matchmaker then you will have a good future |
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左耳入右耳出
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zo2 ji5 jap6 jau6 ji5 ceot1 |
zuo3 er3 ru4 you4 er3 chu1 |
do not retain information in the mind |
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害人不淺
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hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2 |
hai4 ren2 bu4 qian3 |
do people great harm; |
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物極必反
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mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 |
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do something extreme will end up going backwards |
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標奇立異
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biu1 kei4 lap6 ji6 |
biao1 qi2 li4 yi4 |
do sth. unconventional, new and original in order to stick out and be different |
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標新立異
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biu1 san1 lap6 ji6 |
biao1 xin1 li4 yi4 |
do sth. unconventional, new and original in order to stick out and be different |
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狗咬狗
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gau2 ngaau5 gau2 |
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dog-eat-dog, a quarrel between peers |
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為人作嫁
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wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3 |
wei4 ren2 zuo4 jia4 |
doing work for others with no benefit to oneself |
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無從入手
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mou4 cung4 jap6 sau2 |
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don't know where to start |
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天跌落嚟當被冚
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tin1 dit3 lok6 lei4 dong3 pei5 kam2 |
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don’t worry too much |
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大菌食細菌
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daai6 kwan2 sik6 sai3 kwan2 |
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don’t worry too much about hygiene when you are eating |
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無精打采
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mou4 zing1 daa2 coi2 |
wu2 jing1 da3*2 cai3 |
drained of energy; pooped; lackadaisical; listless; indifferent; limp; |
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隨波逐流
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ceoi4 bo1 zuk6 lau4 |
sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2 |
drift with the tide (or current); go with the flow |
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唔三唔四
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m4 saam1 m4 sei3 |
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dubious, shady |
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孖屋
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maa1 uk1 |
ma1 wu1 |
duplex |
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口不對心
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hau2 bat1 deoi3 sam1 |
kou3 bu4 dui4 xin1 |
duplicity; to say one thing and mean another |
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口是心非
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hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 |
kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1 |
duplicity; to say one thing and mean another |
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各有千秋
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gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 |
ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 |
each has its own advantages or superiority; each has its own merits |
