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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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盡收眼簾
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zeon6 sau1 ngaan5 lim4 |
jin4 shou1 yan3 lian2 |
to enjoy a panoramic view; to take in an entire scene at once |
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喜聞樂見
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hei2 man4 lok6 gin3 |
xi3 wen2 le4 jian4 |
to enjoy hearing and seeing; to like to hear and see |
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及時行樂
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kap6 si4 hang4 lok6 |
ji2 shi2 xing2 le4 |
to enjoy or to have fun before it's too late; seize the day |
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樂此不疲
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lok6 ci2 bat1 pei4 |
le4 ci3 bu4 pi2 |
to enjoy sth. so much that one never gets tired of it |
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鋃鐺入獄
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long4 dong1 jap6 juk6 |
lang2 dang1 ru4 yu4 |
to enter prison in chains |
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脫離苦海
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tyut3 lei4 fu2 hoi2 |
tuo1 li2 ku3 hai3 |
to escape suffering; to escape from the abyss of misery |
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推來推去
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teoi1 loi4 teoi1 heoi3 |
tui1 lai2 tui1 qu4 |
To evade responsibility and push it to others |
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反轉豬肚
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faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 |
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to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute |
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有風駛盡舵
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jau5 fung1 sai2 zeon6 to4 |
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to exploit an opportunity by going "full sail" |
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打死狗講價
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daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3 |
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to exploit sb's mistake for one's advantage |
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虎視眈眈
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fu2 si6 daam1 daam1 |
hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1 |
to eye covetously |
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荊棘載途
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ging1 gik1 zoi3 tou4 |
jing1 ji2 zai4 tu2 |
to face many setbacks and adversities |
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臨天光瀨尿
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lam4 tin1 gwong1 laai6 niu6 |
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to fail when success is within grasp |
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不孚衆望
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bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6 |
bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4 |
to fall short of people's expectations; not to meet people's expectations |
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受寵若驚
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sau6 cung2 joek6 ging1 |
shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1 |
to feel overwhelmed by an unexpected favor; to feel unduly flattered |
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草木皆兵
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cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 |
cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1 |
to feel surrounded by enemies |
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妄自菲薄
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mong5 zi6 fei2 bok6 |
wang4 zi4 fei3 bo2 |
to feel unduly inferior; to belittle oneself |
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以毒攻毒
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ji5 duk6 gung1 duk6 |
yi3 du2 gong1 du2 |
to fight a fire with fire; to kill poison with poison |
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罪惡滔天
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zeoi6 ok3 tou1 tin1 |
zui4 e4 tao1 tian1 |
to fill the heavens with all ones sin and wickedness; to commit all kinds of evil deeds |
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賞心悅目
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soeng2 sam1 jyut6 muk6 |
shang3 xin1 yue4 mu4 |
to find sth. both pleasant and pleasing to the eye and the mind |
