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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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充耳不聞
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cung1 ji5 bat1 man4 |
chong1 er3 bu4 wen2 |
plug one's ears and refuse to listen |
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踩過界
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caai2 gwo3 gaai3 |
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poach on sb's territory |
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風流韻事
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fung1 lau4 wan6/wan5 si6 |
feng1 liu2 yun4 shi4 |
poetic and passionate (idiom); romance / love affair |
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一窮二白
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jat1 kung4 ji6 baak6 |
yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2 |
poor and broke; poverty-stricken |
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三更窮四更富
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saam1 gang1 kung4 sei3 gang1 fu3 |
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poor one moment, rich the next; wealth and poverty is not constant, long-lasting, forever. |
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搔首弄姿
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sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 |
sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1 |
pose in sexily trying to draw attention, flirt |
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無能為力
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mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6 |
wu2 neng2 wei2 li4 |
powerless; impotent |
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功多藝熟
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gung1 do1 ngai6 suk6 |
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practice more, then you'll be very skilled |
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瞞天過海
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mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2 |
man2 tian1 guo4 hai3 |
practicing deception (lit., "cross the sea by a trick") |
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弄虛作假
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lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 |
nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3 |
practise fraud |
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身體力行
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san1 tai2 lik6 hang4 |
shen1 ti3 li4 xing2 |
practise what one preaches；set an example by personally taking part; earnestly practise what one advocates |
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先發制人
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sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 |
xian1 fa1 zhi4 ren2 |
preemptive strike; steal a march |
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寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻
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ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 |
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prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife |
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未雨綢繆
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mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4 |
wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2 |
prepare for what's ahead or what is to come |
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詐癲扮傻
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zaa3 din1 baan6 so4 |
zha4 dian1 ban4 sha3 |
pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman |
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裝瘋賣傻
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zong1 fung1 maai6 so4 |
zhuang1 feng1 mai4 sha3 |
pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman |
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見身郁唔見米白
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gin3 san1 juk1 m4 gin3 mai5 baak6 |
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pretending to be hard at work that yields no good result |
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扮豬吃老虎
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baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2 |
ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3 |
pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance |
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婀娜多姿
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o1 no4/5 do1 zi1 |
e1 nuo2 duo1 zi1 |
pretty and charming |
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蛾眉曼睩
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ngo4 mei4 maan6 luk6 |
e2 mei2 man4 lu4 |
pretty crescent eyebrows (on women) and rolling eyes |
