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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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袖手旁觀
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zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 |
xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1 |
sit on one's hands |
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半斤八両
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bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 |
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six of one and half of a dozen of the other |
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鈍手鈍腳
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deon6 sau2 deon6 goek3 |
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slow to react |
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笨頭笨腦
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ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 |
ben4 tou2 ben4 nao3 |
slow witted; stupid |
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姐手姐腳
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ze2 sau2 ze2 goek3 |
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sluggish, irritatingly slow; analogy for one who lacks the strength or deftness to do work |
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水性楊花
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seoi2 sing3 joeng4 faa1 |
shui3 xing4 yang2 hua1 |
slut |
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麻雀雖小,五臟俱全
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maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4 |
ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 |
small but complete in every detail |
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賊公計狀元才
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caak6 gung1 gai3 zong6 jyun4 coi4 |
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small trick shows great talent |
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口甜舌滑
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hau2 tim4 sit6 waat6 |
kou3 tian2 she2 hua2 |
smarmy; sweet talk |
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略知一二
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loek6 zi1 jat1 ji6 |
lve4 zhi1 yi1 er4 |
smatter; have a smattering of |
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見高就拜見低就踩
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gin3 gou1 zau6 baai3 gin3 dai1 zau6 caai2 |
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snobbish |
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諸如此類
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zyu1 jyu4 ci2 leoi6 |
zhu1 ru2 ci3 lei4 |
so on and so on |
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阿駝行路
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aa3 to4*2 haang4 lou6 |
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so-so; passable |
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扶搖直上
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fu4 jiu4 zik6 soeng5 |
fu2 yao2 zhi2 shang4 |
soar on the wings of a cyclone; rise steeply; skyrocket |
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以柔制剛
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ji5 jau4 zai3 gong1 |
yi3 rou2 zhi4 gang1 |
soft and fair goes far |
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衆望所歸
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zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1 |
zhong4 wang4 suo3 gui1 |
someone or sth. to whom every one places there hope in |
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五十步笑百步
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ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6 |
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someone that has not reached the goal laughs at others that also have not |
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一竹篙打晒一船人
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jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 saai3 jat1 syun4 jan4 |
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someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush" |
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事有蹺蹊
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si6 jau5 kiu1 kei1 |
shi6 you3 qiao1 qi1 |
something fishy going on; something isn't right |
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如同虛設
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jyu4 tung4 heoi1 cit3 |
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something not used for its intended purpose |
