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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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十八歲卜卜脆
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sap6 baat3 seoi3 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 |
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refers to sexually mature girls (lit., "18 years old and crispy") |
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彬彬有禮
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ban1 ban1 jau5 lai5 |
bin1 bin1 you3 li3 |
refined and polite, cultured and courteous |
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面壁思過
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min6 bik1 si1 gwo3 |
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reflect on your own mistakes the hard way |
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相見恨晚
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soeng1 gin4 han6 maan5 |
xiang1 jian4 hen4 wan3 |
regret not having met earlier |
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借屍還魂
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ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 |
jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2 |
reincarnation (lit., "a returning soul borrows a corpse") |
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唔理三七廿一
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m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 je6 jat1 |
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reject an objection to a course of action, “I don’t care”; regardless, irrespective |
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以逸待勞
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ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4 |
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relax while the enemy exhausts himself |
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依依不捨
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ji1 ji1 bat1 se2 |
yi1 yi1 bu4 she3 |
reluctant to part; cannot bear to part |
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以耳代目
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ji5 ji5 doi6 muk6 |
yi3 er3 dai4 mu4 |
rely on rumours rather than confirming the truth for oneself |
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好整以暇
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hou3 zing2 ji5 haa6 |
hao4 zheng3 yi3 xia2 |
remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs |
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以德報怨
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ji5 dak1 bou3 jyun3 |
yi3 de2 bao4 yuan4 |
repay evil with good; return good for evil |
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重蹈覆轍
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cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 |
chong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2 |
repeat the same old disastrous road or way |
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回頭是岸
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wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 |
hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 |
repent and be saved |
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苦海無邊,回頭是岸
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fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 |
ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 |
repentance is salvation |
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取而代之
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ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 |
qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1 |
replace |
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以暴易暴
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ji5 bou6 jik6 bou6 |
yi3 bao4 yi4 bao4 |
replace one tyranny with another |
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惡貫滿盈
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ok3 gun3 mun5 jing4 |
e4 guan4 man3 ying2 |
replete with evil; strung through and filled with wickedness |
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民怨沸騰
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man4 jyun3 fai1 tang4 |
min2 yuan4 fei4 teng2 |
resentment and discontent boils up among the masses |
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敬業樂業
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ging3 jip6 ngaau6 jip6 |
jing4 ye4 le4 ye4 |
respected and enjoyed your work / occupation; devotion to work |
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水滴穿石
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seoi2 dik6 cyun1 sek6 |
shui3 di1 chuan1 shi2 |
results will come with long-term perseverence and hardwork |
