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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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道貌岸然
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dou6 maau6 ngon6 jin4 |
dao4 mao4 an4 ran2 |
look pious; pose as a person of high morals; be sanctimonious; hypocritical; assume solemn airs; look gentlemanly |
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望梅止渴
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mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 |
wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3 |
looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have |
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面青口唇白
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min6 ceng1 hau2 seon4 baak6 |
mian4 qing1 kou3 chun2 bai2 |
looking pale |
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趁墟打市
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can3 heoi1 daa2 si5 |
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loot a burning house, take adventage of sb.'s misfortune (lit., "to go to the market, to go to the fair") |
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打爛飯碗
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daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2 |
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lose a job |
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傾家蕩產
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king1 gaa1 dong6 caan2 |
qing1 jia1 dang4 chan3 |
lose all one's possesions; be reduced to ruin and poverty |
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水瓜打狗，唔見噉橛
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seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2 m4 gin3 gam2 gyut6 |
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losing a chunk of something |
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陰盛陽衰
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jam1 sing6 joeng4 seoi1 |
yin1 sheng4 yang2 shuai1 |
lots of women and few men |
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響屁不臭,臭屁不響
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hoeng2 pei3 bat1 cau3 cau3 pei3 bat1 hoeng2 |
xiang3 pi4 bu4 chou4 chou4 pi4 bu4 xiang3 |
loud farts don't smell, the really smelly ones are deadly silent |
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情人眼裡出西施
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cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 ceot1 sai1 si1 |
qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 |
love is blind |
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情比金堅
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cing4 bei2 gam1 gin1 |
qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1 |
love is more solid than gold |
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好逸惡勞
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hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4 |
hao4 yi2 wu4 lao2 |
love leisure and hate work; indolent |
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愛屋及烏
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oi3 uk1 kap6 wu1 |
ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1 |
love me, love my dog |
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薄利多銷
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bok6 lei6 do1 siu1 |
bo2 li4 duo1 xiao1 |
low profit margin but high transaction rate |
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二打六
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ji6 daa2 luk6 |
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low standard; unqualified person |
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忠心義氣
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zung1 sam1 ji6 hei3 |
zhong1 xin1 yi4 qi4 |
loyalty and righteousness |
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罪魁禍首
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zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 |
zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3 |
main cause of a mishap; main thing or person responsible for something bad that happened |
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獨善其身
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duk6 sin1 kei4 san1 |
du2 shan4 qi2 shen1 |
maintain personal integrity; be concerned only for oneself |
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一掃而空
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jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1 |
yi1 sao3 er2 kong1 |
make a clean sweep of |
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長途跋涉
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coeng4 tou4 bat6 sip3 |
chang2 tu2 ba2 she4 |
make a long and arduous journey on foot; a long and difficult trek |
