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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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人云亦云
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jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4 |
ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2 |
copy what others say; to echo the views and opionions of others without one's own |
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搬字過紙
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bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 |
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copy without thinking |
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食粥食飯
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sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6 |
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could be good or could be bad (lit., "whether we eat porridge or rice...") |
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付託終生
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fu6 tok3 zung1 sang1 |
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count on somebody for life; entrust each other until the end |
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千辛萬苦
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cin1 san1 maan6 fu2 |
qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 |
countless hardships |
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千絲萬縷
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cin1 si1 maan6 lau5 |
qian1 si1 wan4 lv3 |
countless ties; a thousand and one links |
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體無完膚
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tai2 mou4 jyun4 fu1 |
ti3 wu2 wan2 fu1 |
covered with cuts and bruises |
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遍體鱗傷
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pin3 tai2 leon4 seong1 |
[TW]pian4 [PRC] bian4 ti3 lin2shang1 |
covered with cuts and bruises |
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布滿塵埃
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bou3 mun5 can4 oi1 |
bu4 man3 chen2 ai1 |
covered with dust all over |
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甩繩馬騮
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lat1 sing4*2 maa5 lau4*1 |
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crazed, uncontrolled; unruly |
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天造地設
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tin1 zou6 dei6 cit3 |
tian1 zao4 di4 she4 |
created by nature; designed and created by heaven and nature (often used to describe a perfect couple) |
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獨具匠心
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duk6 geoi6 zoeng6 sam1 |
du2 ju4 jiang4 xin1 |
creative and ingenious |
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人言可畏
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jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3 |
ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4 |
criticisms should be feared |
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邪門歪道
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ce4 mun4 waai1 dou6 |
xie2 men2 wai1 dao4 |
crooked ways; dishonest practices |
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唇槍舌劍
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seon4 coeng1 sit6 gim3 |
chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4 |
cross swords with |
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嚴刑拷打
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jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2 |
yan2 xing2 kao3 da3 |
cruelly beat up |
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掛羊頭賣狗肉
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gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6 |
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cry up wine and sell vinegar |
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紅杏出牆
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hung4 hang6 ceot1 coeng4 |
hong2 xing4 chu1 qiang2 |
cuckolds one's husband; has an affair |
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文質彬彬
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man4 zat1 ban1 ban1 |
wen2 zhi4 bin1 bin1 |
cultured and refined; gentle and polite |
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丘彼特
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jau1 bei2 dak6 |
qiu1 bi3 te4 |
cupid |
