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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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吊臘鴨
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diu3 laap6 aap3 |
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hanging |
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不絕如縷
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bat1 zyut6 jyu4 leoi5 |
bu4 jue2 ru2 lv3 |
hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly |
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白頭偕老
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baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 |
bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3 |
happily married till ripe old age |
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天倫之樂
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tin1 leon4 zi1 lok6 |
tian1 lun2 zhi1 le4 |
happiness of family union; happiness of family unity |
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笑口常開
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siu3 hau2 soeng4 hoi1 |
xiao4 kou3 chang2 kai1 |
happy and joyous |
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包藏禍心
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baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 |
bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1 |
harbour malicious intentions; have evil plans |
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存心不軌
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cyun4 sam1 bat1 gwai2 |
xin1 cun2 bu4 gui3 |
harbour sinister intentions |
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順得哥情失嫂意
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seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 yi3 |
shun4 de5 ge1 qing2 shi1 sao3 yi4 |
hard to please everybody |
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疾風勁草
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zat6 fung1 ging6 cou2 |
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hardy grass weathers the storm |
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禍國殃民
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wo6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 |
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harm one's country and people |
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家和萬事興
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gaa1 wo4 maan6 si6 hing1 |
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harmony in the family is the basis for success in any undertaking |
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以和為貴
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ji5 wo4 wai4 gwai3 |
yi3 he2 wei2 gui4 |
harmony is a virtue; harmony is the best strategy |
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老調重彈
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lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 |
ao3 diao4 chong2 tan2 |
harp on the same string |
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落雨收柴
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lok6 jyu5 sau1 caai4 |
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hasty; hurriedly |
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三年抱兩
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saam1 nin4 pou5 loeng5 |
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have 2 babies in 3 years |
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妄自尊大
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mong5 zi6 zyun1 daai6 |
wang4 zi4 zun1 da4 |
have a bloated self-image; think too high of oneself |
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受苦受難
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sau6 fu2 sau6 naan6 |
shou4 ku3 shou4 nan4 |
have a difficult time of sth (lit., "suffer distress") |
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促膝談心
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cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 |
cu4 xi1 tan2 xin1 |
have a heart to heart conversation (talk to someone in close proximity) |
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有錢冇命享
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jau5 cin4*2 mou5 meng6 hoeng2 |
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have a lot of money but no life in which to spend it |
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不甚了了
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bat1 sam6 liu5 liu5 |
bu2 shen4 liao3 liao3 |
have a shallow understanding of; know very little; not really understand |
