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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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絞盡腦汁
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gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1 |
jiao3 jin4 nao3 zhi1 |
rack one's brains |
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白費心機
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baak6 fai3 sam1 gei1 |
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racks one's brain for nothing; painstaking care gone to waste |
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神采奕奕
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san4 coi2 jik6 jik6 |
shen2 cai3 yi4 yi4 |
radiating with vitality and power |
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大聲疾呼
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daai6 seng1 zat6 fu1 |
da4sheng1ji2hu1 |
raise a cry of warning; loudly appeal to the public |
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振臂一呼
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zan3 bei3 jat1 fu1 |
zhen4 bi4 yi1 hu1 |
raise one's arm in a apeal for action; make an appeal for people to take action |
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冇眼屎乾淨盲
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mou5 ngaan5 si2 gon1 zeng6 maang4 |
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rather embracing ignorance than knowing the upsetting thing |
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登峰造極
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dang1 fung1 cou3 gik6 |
deng1 feng1 zao4 ji2 |
reaching the zenith; possessing the highest skills |
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博覽群書
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bok3 laam5 kwan4 syu1 |
bo2 lan3 qun2 shu1 |
read extensively; be well read |
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囫圇吞棗
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fat1 leon4 tan1 zou2 |
hu2 lun2 tun1 zao3 |
read without understanding; read or take in information without digesting it |
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心領神會
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sam1 ling5 san4 wui6 |
xin1 ling3 shen2 hui4 |
readily take a hint |
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蠢蠢欲動
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ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 |
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ready and excited to have a go |
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大開眼界
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daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 |
da4 kai1 yan3 jie4 |
real eye-opener |
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自食其果
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zi6 sik6 kei4 gwo2 |
zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3 |
reap what one has sown |
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賣官鬻爵
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maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3 |
mai4 guan1 yu4 jue2 |
receive a bribe and sell off positions and titles to gain wealth |
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血本無歸
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hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 |
xue4 ben3 wu2 gui1 |
receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc. |
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暴殄天物
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bou6 tin5 tin1 mat6 |
bao4 tian3 tian1 wu4 |
reckless waste of food, grain, etc. |
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毛遂自薦
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mou4 seoi6 zi6 zin3 |
mao2 sui2 zi4 jian4 |
recommend oneself; |
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興師動衆
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hing1 si1 dung6 zung3 |
xing1 shi1 dong4 zhong4 |
recruit many people to to a cause; draw people to do sth. |
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唇紅齒白
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seon4 hung4 ci2 baak6 |
chun2 hong2 chi3 bai2 |
red lips (and) white teeth |
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朱唇皓齒
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zyu1 seon4 hou6 ci2 |
zhu1 chun2 hao4 chi3 |
red lips and white teeth- extremely gorgeous or handsome |
