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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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噩夢成真
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ok3 mung6 sing4 zan1 |
e4 meng4 cheng2 zhen1 |
a nightmare comes true |
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貽笑方家
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ji4 siu3 fong1 gaa1 |
yi2 xiao4 fang1 jia1 |
a novice making a fool of himself |
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樹大招風
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syu6 daai6 ziu1 fung1 |
shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1 |
a person in a high position is liable to be attacked (lit., "a tall tree catches the wind") |
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大鄉里出城
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daai6 hoeng1 lei5 ceot1 seng4*2 |
da4 xiang1 li3 chu1 cheng2 |
a person who comes from countryside and seems stupid |
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烚熟狗頭
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saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4 |
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a person who smiles foolishly |
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弱質纖纖
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joek6 zat1 cim1 cim1 |
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a physically weak girl |
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弱不禁風
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joek6 bat1 kam1 fung1 |
ruo4 bu4 jin1 feng1 |
a physically weak person |
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家肥屋潤
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gaa1 fei4 uk1 jeon6 |
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a prosperous family |
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爛船拆埋都有三斤釘
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laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 |
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a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor |
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哲人其萎
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zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2 |
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a sage is passing away |
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天衣無縫
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tin1 ji1 mou4 fung4 |
tian1 ye1 wu2 feng4 |
a seamless heavenly robe (no seams = flawless) |
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無聲狗咬死人
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mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 |
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a silent dog will bite you to death |
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家常便飯
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gaa1 soeng4 bin6 faan6 |
jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 |
a simple, homestyle meal; a commonplace occurrence |
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形單影隻
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jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 |
xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1 |
a solitary form; a single shadow (extremely lonely); solitary |
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人蠢冇藥醫
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jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1 |
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a stupid person |
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才子佳人
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coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 |
cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 |
a talented man with a beautiful woman (scholar-beauty); pair of ideal lovers |
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在家千日好,出外一時難
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zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2 ceot1 ngoi6 jat1 si4 naan4 |
zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 wai4 yi4 shi2 nan2 |
A thousand days at home pass smoothly, a day away is beset with problems |
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雞乸咁大隻字
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gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 |
ji1 na3 han2 da4 zhi1 zi4 |
a very big Chinese character |
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落雨擔遮―死擋
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lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2 |
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a very good friend |
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體弱多病
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tai2 joek6 do1 bing6 |
ti3 ruo4 duo1 bing4 |
a weak body prone to sickness |
