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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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心心相印
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sam1 sam1 soeng1 jan3 |
xin1 xin1 xiang1 yin4 |
each other's thoughts and feelings are completely consistent |
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各奔前程
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gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 |
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each pursues his own course |
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震耳欲聾
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zan3 ji5 yuk6 lung4 |
zhen4 er2 yu4 long2 |
ear-splitting; deafening; |
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自食其力
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zi6 sik6 kei4 lik6 |
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earn one's own living |
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翻天覆地
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faan1 tin1 fuk1 dei6 |
fan1 tian1 fu4 di4 |
earth-shaking; world-shaking |
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談何容易
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taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 |
tan2 he2 rong2 yi4 |
easier said than done |
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易如反掌
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ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 |
yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3 |
easy as a hand's turn; very easy, no effort at all |
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手板眼見功夫
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sau2 baan2 ngaan5 gin3 gung1 fu1 |
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easy task, jobs that do not require talents or special training |
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又食又拎
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jau6 sik6 jau6 ling1 |
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eat in and take away leftovers; have it both ways |
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以形補形
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ji5 jing4 bou2 jing4 |
yi3 xing2 bu3 xing2 |
Eating a food item nourishes the same item in one's body |
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怪裡怪氣
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gwaai3 leoi5 gwaai3 hei3 |
guai4 li5 guai4 qi4 |
eccentric; peculiar; queer |
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天狗食日
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tin1 gau2 sik6 jat6 |
tian1 gou3 shi2 ri4 |
eclipse; lit. sky dog eats the sun |
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輕而易舉
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hing1 ji4 jik6 geoi2 |
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effortless; to do something without making an effort |
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口齒伶俐
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hau2 ci2 ling4 lei6 |
kou3 chi3 ling2 li4 |
elegant; glib tongue |
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能言善道
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nang4 jin4 sin6 dou6 |
neng2 yan2 shan4 dao4 |
eloquent, endowed with the gift of glib |
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百戰百勝
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baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3 |
bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 |
emerge victorious in every battle; be ever-victorious |
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感同身受
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gam2 tung4 san1 sau6 |
gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4 |
empathise with |
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赤手空拳
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cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 |
chi4 shou3 kong1 quan2 |
empty-handed; unarmed; bare-handed; with a naked hand |
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見賢思齊
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gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 |
jian4 xian2 si1 qi2 |
emulate a good and wise man; emulate a worthy person |
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含辛茹苦
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ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 |
han2 xin1 ru2 ku3 |
endure all kinds of hardships; put up with hardships |
