|
Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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神出鬼沒
|
san4 ceot1 gwai2 mut6 |
shen2 chu1 gui3 mo4 |
(said of sb who happens to) appear and disappear mysteriously |
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滔滔不絕
|
tou1 tou1 bat1 zyut6 |
tao1 tao1 bu4 jue2 |
(saying) (of speech) non-stop; unceasing; gushing; torrential |
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無所作為
|
mou4 so2 zok3 wai4 |
wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2 |
(saying) coasting; without drive, ambition or initiative |
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萬古長青
|
maan6 gu2 coeng4 cing1 |
wan4 gu3 chang2 qing1 |
(saying) eternal; everlasting; remain forever |
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朝氣蓬勃
|
ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 |
zhao1 qi4 peng2 bo2 |
(saying) full of energy; spirited |
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無可奈何
|
mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 |
wu2 ke3 nai4 he2 |
(saying) have no alternative; have no way out; have Hobson's choice |
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東奔西走
|
dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 |
dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3 |
(saying) hustle about; go here and there |
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奇花異草
|
kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 |
qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3 |
(saying) rarely seen; unusual |
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得不償失
|
dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 |
de2 bu4 chang2 shi1 |
(saying) the gains cannot make up for the losses; the losses outweigh the gains |
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投機倒把
|
tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2 |
tou2 ji1 dao3 ba3 |
(saying) to play the market |
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斬草除根
|
zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 |
zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 |
(saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate |
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無微不至
|
mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3 |
wu2 wei1/2 bu4*2 zhi4 (PRC/Taiwan) |
(saying) very carefully and meticulously |
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無情無義
|
mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 |
wu2 cing2 wu2 yi4 |
(saying) without emotion nor sense of justice |
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臨尾香
|
lam4 mei5 hoeng1 |
|
(things are going well and then are) screwed up at the end |
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三番四次
|
saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3 |
san1 fan1 si4 ci4 |
(to do sth.) over and over again |
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生意興隆
|
saang1 ji3 hing1 lung4 |
sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2 |
(to wish a business owner's) business to be thriving |
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萬事如意
|
maan6 si6 jyu4 ji3 |
wan4 shi4 ru2 yi4 |
(to wish somebody) to have one's way in everything |
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萬壽無疆
|
maan6 sau6 mou4 goeng1 |
wan4 shou4 wu2 jiang1 |
(used to be said to emperors) to be immortal; of one's years to be boundless |
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身壯力健
|
san1 zong3 lik6 gin6 |
shen1 zhuang4 li4 jian4 |
(wish you) good health |
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學業進步
|
hok6 jip6 zeon3 bou6 |
xue2 ye4 jin4 bu4 |
(wish you) progresses in your studies |