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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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口齒伶俐
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hau2 ci2 ling4 lei6 |
kou3 chi3 ling2 li4 |
elegant; glib tongue |
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激濁揚清
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gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1 |
ji1 zhuo2 yang2 qing1 |
eliminate evil and exalt virtue |
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能言善道
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nang4 jin4 sin6 dou6 |
neng2 yan2 shan4 dao4 |
eloquent, endowed with the gift of glib |
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百戰百勝
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baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3 |
bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 |
emerge victorious in every battle; be ever-victorious |
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絲毫無損
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si1 hou4 mou4 syun2 |
si1 hao2 wu2 sun3 |
emerged wholly unscathed |
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感同身受
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gam2 tung4 san1 sau6 |
gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4 |
empathise with |
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赤手空拳
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cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 |
chi4 shou3 kong1 quan2 |
empty-handed; unarmed; bare-handed; with a naked hand |
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見賢思齊
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gin3 jin4 si1 cai4 |
jian4 xian2 si1 qi2 |
emulate a good and wise man; emulate a worthy person |
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含辛茹苦
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ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 |
han2 xin1 ru2 ku3 |
endure all kinds of hardships; put up with hardships |
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任勞任怨
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jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 |
ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4 |
endure hard work and criticism; be both willing and enduring |
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忍辱負重
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jan2 juk6 fu6 zung6 |
ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4 |
endure humiliation to carry out an important task |
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有眼不識泰山
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jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 |
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entertain an angel unawares |
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杞人憂天
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gei2 jan4 jau1 tin1 |
qi3 ren2 you1 tian1 |
entertain imaginary or groundless fears |
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可歌可泣
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ho2 go1 ho2 jap1 |
ke3 ge1 ke3 qi4 |
epic |
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死裡逃生
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sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1 |
si3 li3 tao2 sheng1 |
escape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life |
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百年好合
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baak3 nin4 hou2 hap6 |
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eternal harmony |
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百尺竿頭更進一步
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baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6 |
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even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step |
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守得雲開見月明
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sau2 dak1 wan4 hoi1 gin3 jyut6 ming4 |
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every cloud has a silver lining |
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度日如年
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dou6 jat6 jyu4 nin4 |
du 4ri4 ru2 nian2 |
every day that passes seems like a year; time transpires at a slow rate |
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人不為己天誅地滅
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jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6 |
ren2 bu4 wei4 zi3 tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4 |
every man for himself |
