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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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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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己所不欲,勿施於人
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gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4 |
ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2 |
do unto others as you would have them do unto you |
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仁至義盡
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jan4 zi3 ji6 zeon6 |
ren2 zhi4 yi4 jin4 |
do wheverything possible in terms of humanity and duty |
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牛頭唔搭馬嘴
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ngau4 tau4 m4 daap3 maa5 zeoi2 |
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does not make any sense |
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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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阿茂整餅
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aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2 |
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doing something pointless; a stupid action |
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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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唔好為咗一棵樹,而放棄成個森林
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m4 hou2 wai6 zo2 jat1 po1 syu6, ji4 fong3 hei3 seng4 go3 sam1 lam4 |
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don't focus on only one girl, hence give up other girls |
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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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食不言,寢不語
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sik6 bat1 jin4 cam2 bat1 jyu5 |
shi2 bu4 yan2 qin3 bu4 yu3 |
Don’t talk while eating, don’t speak after lying down for sleep |
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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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阿蘭嫁阿瑞
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aa3 laan4 gaa3 aa3 seoi6 |
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drag sb into trouble along with oneself |
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燒到...嗰疊
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siu1 dou3...go2 daap6 |
shao1 dao4 ge3 die2 |
drag somebody into something; get somebody involved |
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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 |