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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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不知幾爽
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bat1 zi1 gei2 song2 |
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extremely happy, "you have no idea how great that feels!" |
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七窮六絕
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cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6 |
qi1 qiong2 liu4 jue2 |
extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened |
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冰雪聰明
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bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 |
bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5 |
extremely intelligent |
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痛到半死
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tung3 dou3 bun3 sei2 |
tong4 dao4 ban4 si3 |
extremely painful |
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屁滾尿流
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pei3 gwan2 niu6 lau4 |
pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2 |
extremely scared (lit., "farts roll and pee flows") |
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十萬火急
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sap6 maan6 fo2 gap1 |
shi2 wan4 huo3 ji2 |
extremely urgent |
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熱淚盈眶
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jit6 leoi6 jing4 hong1 |
re4 lei4 ying2 kuang4 |
eyes brimming with tears |
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不識抬舉
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bat1 sik1 toi4 geoi2 |
bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3 |
fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors |
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功虧一簣
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gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6 |
gong1 kui1 yi1*2 kui4 |
fail to succeed for lack of a final effort |
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光明磊落
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gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 |
guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4 |
fair and square; open and aboveboard |
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踩著芋莢都當蛇
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caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4 |
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false suspicion |
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人怕出名豬怕肥
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jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 fei4 |
ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2 |
fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs |
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遐邇聞名
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haa4 ji5 man4 ming4 |
xia2 er3 wen2 ming2 |
famous and well-known far and wide |
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天南地北
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tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 |
tian1 nan2 di4 bei3 |
far apart; widely divergent |
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諂上欺下
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cim2 soeng6 hei1 haa6 |
chan3 shang4 qi1 xia4 |
fawn on one' s superiors and bully one's subordinates; suck up to those above and bully those below |
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擔驚受怕
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daam1 ging1 sau6 paa3 |
dan1 jing1 shou4 pa4 |
feel alarmed |
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悶悶不樂
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mun6 mun6 bat1 lok6 |
men4 men4 bu2 le4 |
feel down; feel depressed |
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打抱不平
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daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 |
da3 bao4 bu4 ping2 |
feel infuriated over others being treated unjustly |
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心緒不寧
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sam1 seoi5 bat1 ning4 |
xin1 xu4 bu4 ning2 |
feel unsettled |
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飯氣攻心
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faan6 hei3 gung1 sam1 |
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feeling sleepy after eating food |
