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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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趕頭趕命
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gon2 tau4 gon4 meng6 |
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in a great hurry |
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一仆一碌
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jat1 puk1 jat1 luk1 |
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in a great hurry (lit., "rolling and falling") |
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泥菩薩過江
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nai4 pou4 saat3 gwo3 gong1 |
ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 |
in a sorry plight |
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狼狽不堪
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long4 bui3 bat1 ham1 |
lang2 bei4 bu4 kan1 |
in a sorry plight; in a predicament; in sore straits; in an awkward position；[粵] 倒瀉籮蟹 |
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一頭霧水
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jat1 tau4 mou6 seoi2 |
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in bewilderment or confusion; not knowing what's the matter |
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抑揚頓挫
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jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 |
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in cadence |
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講到尾
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gong2 dou3 mei5 |
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in conclusion; boil down to |
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三旬九食
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saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 |
san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2 |
in dire straights; on the brink of starvation |
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捉襟見肘
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zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2 |
zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3 |
in dire straits |
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齊頭齊腦
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cai4 tau4 cai4 nou5 |
qi2 tou2 qi2 nao3 |
in even row |
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阮囊羞澀
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jyun5 nong4 sau1 saap3 |
ruan3 nang2 xiu1 se4 |
in financial crisis; tight money wise; financial difficulties |
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一覽無遺
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jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4 |
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in full view |
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精神爽利
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zing1 san4 song2 lei6 |
jing1 shen2 shuang3 li4 |
in hearty spirits |
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精神奕奕
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zing1 san4 jik6 jik6 |
jing1 shen2 yi4 yi4 |
in high spirits |
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兩廂情願
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loeng5 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 |
liang3 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 |
in mutual agreement; both parties are willing |
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話咁快
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waa6 gam3 faai3 |
hua4 gan1 kuai4 |
In no time |
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好人好姐
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hou2 jan4 hou2 ze2 |
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in normal condition |
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大庭廣衆
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daai6 ting4 gwong2 zung3 |
da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4 |
in public view; before a crowd |
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瓜田李下
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gwaa1 tin4 lei5 haa6 |
gua1 tian2 li3 xia4 |
in suspicious circumstances or surroundings |
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遙遙無期
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jiu4 jiu4 mou4 kei4 |
yao2 yao2 wu2 qi1 |
in the distant future |
