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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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五行欠抦
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ng5 hang4 him3 bing2 |
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naughty, in need of a beating |
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五行欠打
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ng5 hang4 him3 daa2 |
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naughty, in need of a beating |
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令人作嘔
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ling6 jan4 zok3 au2 |
ling4 ren2 zuo4 ou3 |
nauseating, to make one sick |
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不卑不亢
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bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3 |
bu4 bei1 bu4*2 kang4 |
neither submissive nor oppressive |
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破天荒
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po3 tin1 fong1 |
po4 tian1 huang1 |
never before; for the first time; ground-breaking |
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一成不變
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jat1 sing4 bat1 bin3 |
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never change; fixed; stubborn; invariable |
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自強不息
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zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1 |
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never stop bettering oneself; tirelessly build up one's inner strengths; never give up |
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沒世不忘
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mut6 sai3 bat1 mong4 |
mo4 shi4 bu4 wan4 |
never to forget; never be forgotten |
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滴酒不沾
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dik6 zau2 bat1 zim1 |
di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1 |
never touches alcohol |
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退而求其次
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teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3 |
tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4 |
next best thing |
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左鄰右里
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zo2 leon4 jau6 lei5 |
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next door neighbours |
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微乎其微
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mei4 fu4 kei4 mei4 |
wei1 hu1 qi2 wei1 |
next to nothing; very little |
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杜漸防萌
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dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4 |
du4 jian4 fang2 meng2 |
nip in the bud |
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無可奉告
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mou4 ho2 fung6 gou3 |
wu2 ke3 feng4 gao4 |
no comment |
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無敵是最寂寞
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mou4 dik6 si6 zeoi3 zik6 mok6 |
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no competitors makes you feel lonely |
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拳不離手，曲不離口
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kyun4 bat1 lei4 sau2 kuk1 bat1 lei4 hau2 |
quan2 bu4 li4 shou3 qu1 bu4 li4 kou3 |
no day without a line |
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口沒遮攔
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hau2 mut6 ze1 laan4 |
kou3 mei2 zhe1 lan2 |
no filter on one's mouth |
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唔理三七二十一
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m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1 |
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no matter what |
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五行缺水
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ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2 |
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no money |
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五行欠水
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ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2 |
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no money |
