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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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狗彘不如
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gau2 zi6 bat1 jyu4 |
gou3 zhi4 bu4 ru2 |
more despicable than a dog or a pig |
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欲速不達
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juk6 cuk1 bat1 daat6 |
yu4 su4 bu4 da2 |
more haste less speed |
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欲速則不達
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juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6 |
yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2 |
more haste less speed; haste makes waste |
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愈幫愈忙
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jyu6 bong1 jyu6 mong4 |
yu3 bang1 yu3 mang2 |
more help is more interference |
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山水相連
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saan1 seoi2 soeng1 lin4 |
shan1 shui3 xiang1 lian2 |
mountain and water join together in the horizon |
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堆積如山
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deoi1 zik1 jyu4 saan1 |
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mounting pile |
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色香味俱全
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sik1 hoeng1 mei6 keoi1 cyun4 |
se4 xiang1 wei4 ju4 quan2 |
mouthwatering |
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周而復始
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zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 |
zhou1 er2 fu4 shi3 |
move in cycles; in repeating cycles |
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羊公鶴
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joeng4 gung1 hok6*2 |
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Mr. Yang's crane (said to dance but couldn't; undeserved reputation) |
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大驚小怪
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daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3 |
da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4 |
much ado over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill |
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得過且過
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dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3 |
de2 guo4 qie3 guo4 |
muddle along, drift along |
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糊裏糊塗
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wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4 |
hu2 li5 hu2 tu2*1 |
muddle-headed; confused |
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拜神唔見雞
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baai3 san4 m4 gin3 gai1 |
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murmuring a complaint |
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不可讓路眼
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bat1 ho2 joeng6 lou6 ngaan5 |
bu4 ke3 rang4 lu4 yan3 |
must not be seen (lit., "cannot be yielded to eyes") |
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爾詐我虞
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ji5 zaa3 ngo5 jyu4 |
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mutual deceit |
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五花八門
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ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 |
wu3 hua1 ba1 men2 |
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of |
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天機不可泄漏
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tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6 |
tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4 |
mysteries of heaven must not be revealed |
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胸襟狹窄
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hung1 kam1 haap6 zaak3 |
xiong1 jin1 xia2 zhai3 |
narrow-minded, rigid or restricted in one’s views |
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物競天擇
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mat6 ging3 tin1 zaak6 |
wu4 jing4 tian1 ze2 |
natural selection |
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花鳥蟲魚
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faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4 |
hua1 niao3 chong2 yu2 |
nature; the world of nature |
