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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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廢枕忘餐
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fai3 zam2 mong4 caan1 |
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plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat") |
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廢寢忘食
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fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 |
fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2 |
plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat") ([港]: 廢寢忘餐) |
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一清二楚
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jat1 cing1 ji6 co2 |
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plainly obvious (as the nose on your face) |
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一日之計在於晨
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jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4 |
yi1 ri4 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chen2 |
planning for the whole day will be done in the morning |
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一年之計在於春
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jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1 |
yi1 nian2 zhi1 ji4 zai4 yu2 chun1 |
planning for the year will be done in spring |
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耍太極
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saa2 taai3 gik6 |
shua3 tai4 ji2 |
play tai ji quan; prevaricate; evade the issue |
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面懵心精
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min6 mung2 sam1 zing1 |
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play the fool |
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充耳不聞
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cung1 ji5 bat1 man4 |
chong1 er3 bu4 wen2 |
plug one's ears and refuse to listen |
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踩過界
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caai2 gwo3 gaai3 |
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poach on sb's territory |
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風流韻事
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fung1 lau4 wan6/wan5 si6 |
feng1 liu2 yun4 shi4 |
poetic and passionate (idiom); romance / love affair |
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一窮二白
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jat1 kung4 ji6 baak6 |
yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2 |
poor and broke; poverty-stricken |
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豉油撈飯
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si6 jau4 lou1 faan6 |
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poor meal; put on an act |
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三更窮四更富
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saam1 gang1 kung4 sei3 gang1 fu3 |
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poor one moment, rich the next; wealth and poverty is not constant, long-lasting, forever. |
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搔首弄姿
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sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 |
sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1 |
pose in sexily trying to draw attention, flirt |
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潑冷水
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put3 laang5 seoi2 |
po1 leng3 shui3 |
pour cold water on |
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無能為力
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mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6 |
wu2 neng2 wei2 li4 |
powerless; impotent |
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實食冇黐牙
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sat6 sik6 mou5 ci1 ngaa4 |
shi2 shi2 mao3 chi1 ya2 |
practically certain; cocksure; in the bag |
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熟能生巧
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suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 |
shu2 neng2 sheng1qiao3 |
practice makes perfect |
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功多藝熟
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gung1 do1 ngai6 suk6 |
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practice more, then you'll be very skilled |
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瞞天過海
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mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2 |
man2 tian1 guo4 hai3 |
practicing deception (lit., "cross the sea by a trick") |
