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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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一廂情願
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jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 |
yi4 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 |
one's own wishful thinking |
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言行相悖
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jin4 han4 soeng1 but6 (bui6) |
yan2 xing2 xiang1 bei4 |
one's words to contradict one's actions |
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緣慳一面
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jyun4 haan1 jat1 min6 |
yuan2 qian1 yi1*2 mian4 |
only have the opportunity to meet a person once |
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日夜開皮
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jat6 je6 hoi1 pei4 |
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open for (gambling) business day and night |
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見仁見智
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gin3 jan4 gin3 zi3 |
jian4 ren2 jian4 zhi4 |
opinions differ from each other; a matter of opinion |
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蘇州過後冇艇搭
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sou1 zau1 gwo3 hau6 mou5 teng5 daap3 |
su1 zhou1 guo4 hou4 mao3 ting3 da1 |
opportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it |
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口講無凴
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hau2 gong2 mou4 pang4 |
kou3 jiang3 wu2 ping2 |
oral expressions can not be taken as evidence |
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來龍去脈
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loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 |
lai2 long2 qu4 mai4 |
origin and development; cause and effect |
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打邊爐同打屎窟
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daa2 bin1 lou4 tung4 daa2 si2 fat1 |
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out of all comparison |
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不打不相識
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bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1 |
bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2 |
out of blows friendship grows |
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與眾不同
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jyu5 zung3 bat1 tung4 |
yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2 |
out of the ordinary; special |
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推陳出新
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teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1 |
tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1 |
out with the old, in with the new |
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貌合神離
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maau6 hap6 san4 lei4 |
mao4 he2 shen2 li2 |
outwardly appear to be unity, yet inwardly be in discord; to merely appear to be in good relations, yet be exactly the opposite; nominal friends |
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螳臂擋車
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tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1 |
tang2 bi4 dang1 che1 |
overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force |
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矯枉過正
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giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3 |
jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4 |
overcorrect; hypercorrection |
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不自量力
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bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 |
bu4*2 zi4 liang4 li4 |
overestimate or overrate one's strength or ability |
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樂不可支
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lok6 bat1 ho2 zi1 |
le4 bu4 ke3 zhi1 |
overjoyed; to be overwhelmed with joy |
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大石責死蟹
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daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 |
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overpowered by pressure |
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反清復明
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faan2 cing1 fuk6 ming4 |
fan3 qing1 fu4 ming2 |
overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty |
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絃外之音
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jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1 |
xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1 |
overtones, implied meaning |
