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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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句句實話
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geoi3 geoi3 sat6 waa6 |
ju4 ju4 shi2 hua4 |
every word said is true; speak the truth |
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各說各話
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gok3 syut3 gok3 waa6 |
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everyone ends up expressing his own opinion |
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太公分豬肉
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taai3 gung1 fan1 zyu1 juk6 |
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everyone gets a share |
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各懷鬼胎
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gok3 waai4 gwai2 toi1 |
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everyone has their own interests |
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人心惶惶
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jan4 sam1 wong4 wong4 |
ren2 xin1 huang2 huang2 |
everyone is in a state of anxiety; widespread anxiety |
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人人自危
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jan4 jan4 zi6 ngai4 |
ren2 ren2 zi4 wei1 [PRC]/ wei2 [TW] |
everyone is in danger; insecurity reigns among the populace |
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人有失足,馬有失蹄
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jan4 jau5 sat1 zuk1, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 |
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everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有錯手,馬有失蹄) |
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人有錯手,馬有失蹄
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jan4 jau5 co3 sau2, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4 |
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everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有失足,馬有失蹄) |
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人見人愛車見車載
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jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3 ce1 gin3 ce1 zoi3 |
ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 che1 jian4 che1 zai3 |
everyone will love; lovable; likable |
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真相大白
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zan1 soeng3 daai6 baak6 |
zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2 |
everything comes to light |
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凡事必有因
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faan4 si6 bit1 jau5 jan1 |
fan2 shi4 bi4 you3 yin1 |
everything happens for a reason (lit., "all matters surely have a cause") |
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別來無恙
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bit4 loi4 mou4 joeng6 |
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everything is all right |
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萬事起頭難
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maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4 |
wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2 |
everything is difficult in its beginning stages |
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冇穿冇爛
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mou5 cyun1 mou5 laan6 |
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everything is okay; still in good condition |
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狗口長不出象牙
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gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4 |
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everything one says to another is offensive |
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邪不勝正
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ce4 bat1 sing3 zing3 |
xie2 bu4 sheng4 zheng4 |
evil can never conquer good |
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惡有惡報
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ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 |
e4 you3 e4 bao4 |
evil will be repaid with evil; evil has its own retribution |
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危言聳聽
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ngai4 jin4 sung2 ting3 |
wei1 (PRC), wei2 (Taiwan), yan2 song3 ting1 |
exaggerate sth. to frighten people |
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撫心自問
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fu2 sam1 zi6 man6 |
fu3 xin1 zi4 wen4 |
examine one's conscience |
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捫心自問
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mun4 sam1 zi6 man6 |
men2 xin1 zi4 wen4 |
examine one's own conscience |
