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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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貽笑大方
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ji4 siu3 daai6 fong1 |
yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1 |
to make a fool of oneself |
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鑄成大錯
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zyu3 sing4 daai6 co3 |
zhu4 cheng2 da4 cuo4 |
to make a gross error; to make a huge mistake |
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立實心腸
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laap6 sat6 sam1 coeng4 |
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to make a serious effort to do sth (esp when procrastinating about it) |
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貽人口實
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ji4 jan4 hau2 sat6 |
yi2 ren2 kou3 shi2 |
to make oneself an object of ridicule |
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嘩眾取寵
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waa1 zung3 ceoi2 cung2 |
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to make oneself stand out in public |
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羡煞旁人
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sin6 saat3 pong4 jan4 |
xian4 sha4 pang2 ren2 |
to make others envious |
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步步高升
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bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1 |
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to make steady progress, to climb the ranks |
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朝令夕改
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ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2 |
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to make up one's mind in the morning and change in the evening |
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長驅直入
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coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6 |
chang2 qu1 zhi2 ru4 |
to march straight into; drive deep into |
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不負衆望
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bat1 fu6 zung3 mong6 |
bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4 |
to meet people's expecations; to not let people down |
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離鄉別井
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lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2 |
li2 xiang1 bie2 jing3 |
to move away from one's hometown or motherland and move somewhere else |
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鬼出電入
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gwai2 ceot1 din6 jap6 |
gui3 chu1 dian4 ru4 |
to move in and out very quickly |
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殺人越貨
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saat3 jan4 jyut6 fo3 |
sha1 ren2 yue4 huo4 |
to murder and loot; kill and rob |
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再接再厲
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zoi3 zip3 zoi3 lai6 |
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to never give up working towards a goal |
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飲水思源
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jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4 |
yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 |
to not forget one's origins |
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阿崩叫狗
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aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2 |
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to not listen to others, to go one's way |
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讀死書，死讀書
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duk6 sei2 syu1, sei2 duk6 syu1 |
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to not understand what one is reading |
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何足掛齒
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ho4 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2 |
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to not worth bothering about; to not worth mention at all |
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循規蹈矩
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ceon4 kwai1 dou6 geoi2 |
xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3 |
to observe all rules & regulations; toe the line |
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驢唇不對馬嘴
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lou4 soen4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 |
lu2 cun2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3 |
to offer an irrevelant answer to a question |
