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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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同撈同煲
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tung4 lou1 tung4 bou1 |
tong2 lao1 tong2 bao1 |
share weal and woe; through thick and thin |
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無稽之談
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mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4 |
wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2 |
sheer nonsense; absurdity; outlandish; unfounded statement |
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移情別戀
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ji4 cing4 bit6 lyun2 |
yi2 qing2 bie2 lian4 |
shift one\'s love and affection from one\'s original recepient to a new one |
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推卸責任
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teoi1 se3 zaak3 jam6 |
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shift responsibility to other people |
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蛇頭鼠眼
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se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5 |
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shifty-eyed; wily-looking |
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彪炳千古
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biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 |
biao1 bing3 qian1 gu3 |
shine throughout the ages |
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日本郵船
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jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4 |
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short-lived |
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炮仗頸
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paau3 zoeng6*2 geng2 |
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short-tempered; hot-tempered |
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牛刀小試
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ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3 |
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show a little bit of one's great skill |
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小試牛刀
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siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 |
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show a little bit of one's great skill |
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充大頭鬼
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cung1 daai6 tau4 gwai2 |
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show off; braggart |
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東亞病夫
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dung1 aa3 beng6 fu1 |
dong1 ya4 bing4 fu1 |
sick man of East Asia |
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歐洲病夫
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au1 zau1 beng6 fu1 |
ou1 zhou1 bing4 fu1 |
sick man of Europe |
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沉默是金
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cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 |
chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1 |
silence is golden |
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綾羅綢緞
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ling4 lo4 cau4 dyun6 |
ling2 luo2 chou2 duan4 |
silk fabric (in general) |
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信口雌黃
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seon3 hau2 ci1 wong4 |
xin4 kou3 ci2 huang2 |
simply say and comment disregarding the truths and facts |
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自古以來
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zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4 |
zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2 |
since ancient times |
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自古以嚟
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zi6 gu2 ji5 lai4 |
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since ancient times |
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罪孽深重
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zeoi6 jip6 sam1 zung6 |
zui4 nie4 shen1 zhong4 |
sinful; extremely wicked |
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單人匹馬
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daan1 jan4 pat1 maa5 |
dan1 ren2 pi3 ma3 |
single-handed; all by oneself |
