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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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東倒西歪
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dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 |
dong1 dao3 xi1 wai1 |
stagger; swing and sway; unable to stand steady |
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一擲千金
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jat1 zaak6 cin1 gam1 |
yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1 |
stake a thousand pieces of gold in one throw; spend money like water |
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出人頭地
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ceot1 jan4 tau4 dei6 |
chu1 ren2 tou2 di4 |
stand out among one's peers; be head and shoulders above other people |
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出類拔萃
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ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6 |
chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4 |
stand out among one's peers; be outstanding; |
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巍然屹立
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ngai4 jin4 ngat6 lap6 |
wei2 [TW] / wei1 [PRC] yi4 li4 |
stand steady and firm like a rock; stand towering; stand majestically |
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眼光光
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ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1 |
yan3 guang1 guang1 |
stare into space |
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通宵達旦
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tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 |
tong1 xiao1 da2 dan4 |
stay up the entire night |
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青春永駐
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cing1 ceon1 wing5 zyu3 |
qing1 chun1 yong3 zhu4 |
stay young forever |
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偷呃拐騙
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tau1 aak1 gwaai2 pin3 |
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stealing, cheating, swindling |
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千篇一律
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cin1 pin1 jat1 leot6 |
qian1 pian1 yi1 lv4 |
stereotyped |
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人神共憤
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jan4 san4 gung6 fan5 |
ren2 shen2 gong4 fen4 |
sth. that causes both man and god to be enraged; to cause great indignation |
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事不關己
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si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2 |
shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 |
sth. that doesn't concern oneself |
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鳳毛麟角
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fung6 mou4 leon4 gk3 |
feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3 |
sth. that is a rarity; sth. valuable that is hard to come by |
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膝下猶虛
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sat1 haa6 jau4 heoi1 |
xia1 xia4 you2 xu1 |
still not have children; to be childless; no offspring |
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胎死腹中
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toi1 sei2 fuk1 zung1 |
tai1 si3 fu4 zhong1 |
stillborn |
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一毛不拔
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jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 |
yi1*4 mao2 bu4 ba2 |
stingy; parsimonious |
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無所不盡其極
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mou4 so2 bat1 zeon6 kei4 gik6 |
wu2 suo3 bu2 jin4 qi2 ji2 |
stop at nothing; resort to extreme measures; pursue everything to it's end |
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適可而止
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sik1 ho2 ji4 zi2 |
shi4 ke3 er2 zhi3 |
stop before you overdo sth.; stop once you've reached the limit |
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直腸直肚
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zik6 coeng4 zik6 tou5 |
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straightforward; outspoken |
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韜略
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tou1 loek6 |
tao1 lue4 |
strategy; military tactics or strategy |
