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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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唔三唔四
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m4 saam1 m4 sei3 |
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dubious, shady |
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孖屋
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maa1 uk1 |
ma1 wu1 |
duplex |
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口不對心
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hau2 bat1 deoi3 sam1 |
kou3 bu4 dui4 xin1 |
duplicity; to say one thing and mean another |
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口是心非
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hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 |
kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1 |
duplicity; to say one thing and mean another |
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田雞過河
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tin4 gai1 gwo3 ho4 |
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each going one's own way |
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各有千秋
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gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 |
ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 |
each has its own advantages or superiority; each has its own merits |
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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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大雞唔食細米
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daai6 gai1 m4 sik6 sai3 mai5 |
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eagles catch no flies |
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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 |
