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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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狼吞虎咽
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long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 |
lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 |
gobble up, devour ravenously |
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天助自助者
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tin1 zo6 zi6 zo6 ze2 |
tain1 zhu4 zi4 zhu4 zhe3 |
god helps those who help themselves |
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死慳死抵
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sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2 |
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goes all out to save |
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工於心計
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gung1 jyu1 sam1 gai3 |
gong1 yu2 xin1 ji4 |
good at being calculative and manipulative; cunning |
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大難不死,必有後福
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daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2, bit1 jau5 hau6 fuk1 |
da4 nan4 bu4 si3 bi4 you3 hou4 fu2 |
good fortune awaits the survivor of a great disaster |
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福無重至，禍不單行
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fuk1 mou4 cung4 zi3,wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 |
fu2 wu2 dan1 zhi4 , huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 |
good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly |
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叫好不叫座
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giu3 hou2 bat1 giu3 zo6 |
jiao4 hao3 bu4 jiao4 zuo4 |
good on paper, but not a blockbuster |
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打死不離親兄弟
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daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6 |
da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4 |
good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water |
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上陣不離父子兵
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soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1 |
shang4 zhen4 bu4 li2 fu4 zi3 bing1 |
good relationship between son and father; blood is thicker than water |
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好景不長
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hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 |
hao3 jing3 bu4 chang2 |
good times don't last long |
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差天共地
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caa1 tin1 gung6 dei6 |
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great difference |
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利利是是
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lei6 lei6 si6 si6 |
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great profit |
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人心不足蛇呑象
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jan4 sam1 bat1 zuk1 se4 tan1 zoeng6 |
ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4 |
greed (that is detrimental to oneself) |
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得一想二
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dak1 jat1 soeng2 ji6 |
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greedy |
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綠草如茵
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luk6 cou2 jyu4 jan1 |
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green grass looks like velvet carpet |
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青面獠牙
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ceng1 min6 liu4 ngaa4 |
qing1 mian4 liao2 ya2 |
green-faced and long-toothed (terrifying in appearance) |
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白髮蒼蒼
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baak6 faat3 cong1 cong1 |
bai2 fa3 [TW]/ fa4 [PRC] cang1 cang1 |
grey-haired; hoary-haired |
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十惡不赦
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sap9 ok3 bat1 se3 |
shi2 e4 bu2 she4 |
guilty of unpardonable wickedness; unpardonably evil |
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見風是雨
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gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 |
jian4 feng1 shi4 yu3 |
gullible, believing in whatever others say |
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事半功倍
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si6 bun3 gung1 pui5 |
shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4 |
half the effort but yields twice the result |
