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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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頤養天年
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ji4 joeng5 tin1 nin4 |
yi2 yang3 tian1 nian2 |
retire; take care of oneself during one's remaining years after retirement |
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完壁歸趙
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jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 |
wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4 |
return goods to owner in its original, perfect condition |
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凱旋而歸
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hoi2 syun4 ji4 gwai1 |
kai3 xuan2 er2 gui1 |
return in triumph |
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滿載而歸
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mun5 zoi3/2 ji4 gwai1 |
man3 zai4 er2 gui1 |
return with fruitful results; come back from a rewarding journey |
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名正言順
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ming4 zing3 jin4 seon6 |
ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4 |
right and proper; perfectly justifiable |
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石狗公
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sek6 gau2 gung1 |
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rockfish |
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石九公
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sek6 gau2 gung1 |
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rockfish |
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翻白眼
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faan1 baak6 ngaan5 |
fan1 bai2 yan3 |
roll one's eyes |
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鱗次櫛比
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leon4 ci3 zit3 bei3 |
lin2 ci4 jie2 [TW] / zhi4 [PRC] bi4[TW] / bi3 [PRC] |
row after row of houses; row upon row of buildings |
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逆水行舟
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jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 |
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rowing upstream |
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一無是處
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jat1 mou4 si6 cyu3 |
yi1 wu2 shi4 chu4 |
rubbish; without a single redeeming feature; devoid of any merit |
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謠言止於智者
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jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2 |
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rumours will stop at smart people |
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未學行先學走
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mei6 hok6 haang4 sin1 hok6 zau2 |
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run before one can walk |
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他鄉遇故知
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taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 |
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run into an old friend in a foreign place |
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並駕齊驅
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bing6 gaa3 cai4 keoi1 |
bing4 jia4 qi2 qu1 |
run neck and neck |
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橫行無忌
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waang4 hang4 mou4 gei6 |
heng2 xing2 wu2 ji4 |
run wild with no scruples; do whatever one wants |
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舂個頭埋去
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zung1 go3 tau4 maai4 heoi3 |
chong1 ge4 tou2 mai2 qu4 |
rush headlong into |
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盲人瞎馬
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maang4 jan4 hat6 maa5 |
mang2 ren2 xia1 ma3 |
rushing into disaster (lit., "a blind man on a blind horse") |
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逆天悖理
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jik6 tin1 but6 (bui6) lei5 |
ni4 tian1 bei4 li3 |
sacrilege; rebel against the laws of heaven and contradict reason |
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違天悖理
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wai4 tin1 but6 (bui6) lei5 |
wei2 tian1 bei4 li3 |
sacrilege; rebel against the laws of heaven and contradict reason |
