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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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求同存異
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kau4 tung4 cyun4 ji6 |
qiu2 tong2 cun2 yi4 |
seek a common ground despite having differences |
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飲鴆止渴
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jam2 zam6 zi2 hot3 |
yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3 |
seek a quick remedy or solution without considering the entailing ramifications |
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人怕出名豬怕壯
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jan4 paa3 ceot1 meng4*2 zyu1 paa3 zong3 |
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Seeking fame is akin to a pig seeking slaughter |
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人頭湧湧
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jan4 tau4 jung2 jung2 |
ren2 tou2 yong3 yong3 |
seething with people |
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鵲巢鳩佔
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zoek3 caau4 kau1 zim3 |
que4 chao2 jiu1 zhan4 |
seizing another's place |
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自憐自艾
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zi6 lin4 zi6 ngaai6 |
zi4 lian2 zi4 ai4 |
self-pity |
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自力更生
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zi6 lik6 gang1 saang1 |
zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1 |
self-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort |
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賣兒鬻女
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maai6 ji4 juk6 neoi5 |
mai4 er2 yu4 nv3 |
sell one's children |
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略識之無
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loek6 sik1 zi1 mou4 |
lve4 shi2 zhi1 wu2 |
semi-literate |
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送羊入虎口
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sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2 |
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send a person to a dangerous place |
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左輔右弼
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zo2 fu6 jau6 bat6 |
zuo3 fu3 you4 bi4 |
serving as assistants on the left and right |
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同撈同煲
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tung4 lou1 tung4 bou1 |
tong2 lao1 tong2 bao1 |
share weal and woe; through thick and thin |
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無稽之談
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mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4 |
wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2 |
sheer nonsense; absurdity; outlandish; unfounded statement |
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移情別戀
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ji4 cing4 bit6 lyun2 |
yi2 qing2 bie2 lian4 |
shift one\'s love and affection from one\'s original recepient to a new one |
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推卸責任
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teoi1 se3 zaak3 jam6 |
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shift responsibility to other people |
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彪炳千古
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biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 |
biao1 bing3 qian1 gu3 |
shine throughout the ages |
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牛刀小試
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ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3 |
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show a little bit of one's great skill |
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小試牛刀
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siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 |
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show a little bit of one's great skill |
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充大頭鬼
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cung1 daai6 tau4 gwai2 |
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show off; braggart |
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沉默是金
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cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 |
chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1 |
silence is golden |
