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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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榮華富貴
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wing4 waa4 fu3 gwai3 |
rong2 hua2 fu4 gui4 |
glory and wealth; wealth and rank; high position and great riches |
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出爾反爾
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ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 |
chu1 er3 fan3 er3 |
go back on one's word |
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食碗面反碗底
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sik6 wun2 min6 faan2 wun2 dai2 |
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Go back upon somebody. Play somebody false. Betray a friend. (lit. to eat from a bowl and then turn it over) |
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三分顏色上大紅
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saam1 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 |
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go beyond one's depth |
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幾分顏色上大紅
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gei2 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 |
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go beyond one's depth |
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走下坡
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zau2 haa6 bo1 |
zou3 xia4 po1 |
go downhill |
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赴湯蹈火
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fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2 |
fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3 |
go through fire and water |
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白費力氣
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baak6 fai3 lik6 hei3 |
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go to naught; labor in vain |
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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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良莠不齊
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loeng4 jau5 bat1 cai4 |
liang2 you3 bu4 qi2 |
good and bad mixed together |
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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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吉人天相
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gat1 jan4 tin1 soeng3 |
ji2 ren2 tian1 xiang4 |
good people have heaven's blessings |
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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 |
