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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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黃蜂尾後針最毒婦人心
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wong4 fung1 mei5 hau5 zam1 zeoi3 duk6 fu5 jan4 sam1 |
huang2 feng1 wei3 hou1 zhen1 zui4 du2 fu4 ren2 xin1 |
a woman can be deadly and vicious (more than the hornet's sting) |
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殘花敗柳
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caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 |
can2 hua1 bai4 liu3 |
a woman that lives a promicious lifestyle or has been abandoned; an immoral woman |
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國色天香
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gwok3 sik1 tin1 hoeng1 |
guo2 se4 tian1 xiang1 |
a women of ethereal colour and heavenly fragrance; extremely beautiful |
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活學活用
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wut6 hok6 wut6 jung6 |
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able to learn and use something quickly |
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高低立見
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gou1 dai1 lap6 gin3 |
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able to tell the difference quickly |
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小別相逢多韻味
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siu2 bit3 soeng1 fung4 do1 wan6 mei6 |
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
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丟三落四
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diu1 saam1 lok6 sei3 |
diu1 san1 la4 si4 |
absentminded; forgetful |
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無心裝載
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mou4 sam1 zong1 zoi3 |
wu2 xin1 zhuang1 zai4 |
absentminded; inattentive; unable to absorb information |
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千真萬確
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cin1 zan1 maan6 kok3 |
qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4 |
absolutely true |
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倚老賣老
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ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 |
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abusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man |
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歎為觀止
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taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2 |
tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3 |
acclaim something (e.g. a work of art) as the acme of perfection |
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輕舉妄動
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hing1 geoi2 mong5 dung6 |
qing1 ju3 wang4 dong4 |
act blindly without thinking |
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南轅北轍
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naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 |
nan2 yuan2 bei3 che4 (Taiwan), nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2 (PRC) |
act in a way that defeats one's purpose |
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狼狽為奸
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long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1 |
lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1 |
act in collusion (or cahoots) with each other |
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醜態百出
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cau2 taai3 baak3 ceot1 |
chou3 tai4 bai3 chu1 |
act like a buffoon |
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詐傻納福
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zaa3 so4 naap6 fuk1 |
zha4 sha3 na4 fu2 |
act like a dimwit to gain benefit; not move a finger act like a dumb dumb and make profit from those who fall for it |
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意氣用事
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ji3 hei3 jung6 si6 |
yi4 qi4 yong4 shi4 |
act on impulse；allow one's emotions and feelings to sway one's judgment; |
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畫龍點睛
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waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1 |
hua4 long2 dian3 jing1 |
add the finishing touch |
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步步為營
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bou6 bou6 wai4 jing4 |
bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2 |
advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step |
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吞吞吐吐
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tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 |
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afraid to say a word (lit: "swallow vomit" reduplicated) |
