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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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一事無成
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jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 |
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completely without success |
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全神貫注
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cyun4 san4 gun3 zyu3 |
quan2 shen2 guan4 zhu4 |
concentrate on; be preoccupied with |
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同心戮力
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tung4 sam1 luk6 lik6 |
tong2 xin1 lu4 li4 |
concerted effort; work as one |
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齊心戮力
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cai4 sam1 luk6 lik6 |
qi2 xin1 lu4 li4 |
concerted effort; work as one |
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短小精悍
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dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon5 |
duan3 xiao3 jing1 han4 |
concise and forceful |
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口誅筆伐
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hau2 zyu1 bat1 fat6 |
kou3 zhu1 bi3 fa2 |
condemn verbally and in writing |
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理直氣壯
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lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 |
li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4 |
confident |
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不知輕重
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bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5 |
bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4 |
confused (lit., "doesn't know what's light from what's heavy") |
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弄璋之喜
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lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2 |
nong4 zhang1 zhi1 xi3 |
congratulations on a new baby boy |
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弄瓦之喜
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lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2 |
nong4 wa3 zhi1 xi3 |
congratulations on a new baby girl |
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目空一切
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muk6 hung1 jat1 cai3 |
mu4 kong1 yi1 qie4 |
consider everybody and everything beneath one's notice; be supercilious |
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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
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zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 |
zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 |
Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle |
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只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成針
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zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 |
zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 |
Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle |
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寸土必爭
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cyun3 tou2 bit1 zang1 |
cun4 tu3 bi4 zheng1 |
contend for every inch of land |
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絡繹不絕
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lok3 jik6 bat1 zyut6 |
luo4 yi2 bu4 jue2 |
continuous flow of; endless stream of |
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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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濫竽充數
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laam6 jyu4 cung1 sou3 |
lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4 |
contribute nothing but being undetected because of others |
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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 |
