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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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排除萬難
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paai4 ceoi4 maan6 naan4 |
pai2 chu2 wan4 nan2 |
surmount all difficulties |
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弱肉強食
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joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6 |
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survival of fittest |
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適者生存
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sik1 ze2 sang1 cyun4 |
shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 |
survival of the fittest |
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忍氣吞聲
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jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1 |
ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1 |
swallow one's anger |
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低低地躀一鋪
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dai1 dai1 dei6*2 gwaan3 jat1 pou1 |
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swallow one's pride |
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鐵木真打仔
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tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2 |
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sweat profusely |
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大汗沓細汗
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daai6 hon6 daap6 sai3 hon6 |
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sweating profusely |
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花言巧語
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faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 |
hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3 |
sweet but insincere words; flowery language; blandishments |
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寢食難安
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cam2 sik6 naan4 on1 |
qin3 shi2 nan2 an1 |
synonym of 寢食不安 |
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生螆貓入眼
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saang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5 |
sheng1 ci4 mao1 ru4 yan3 |
take a fancy to sb |
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反躬自問
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faan2 gung1 zi6 man6 |
fan3 gong1 zi4 wen4 |
take an introspective look at one's conscience |
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打醒精神
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daa2 seng2 zing1 san4 |
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take care; look out; be careful; to be alert |
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獨當一面
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duk6 dong1 jat1 min6 |
du2 dang1 yi1 mian4 |
take charge of department or locality |
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一目十行
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jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4 |
yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2 |
take in ten lines in a single glance; to read rapidly |
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理所當然
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lei5 so2 dong1 jin4 |
li3 suo3 dang1 ran2 |
take it for granted; of course |
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視而不見，聽而不聞
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si6 ji4 bat1 gin3, ting1 ji4 bat1 man4 |
shi4 er2 bu4 jian4, ting1 er2 bu4 wen2 |
take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really |
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舉一反三
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geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 |
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take one example and apply to many others |
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快刀斬亂麻
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faai3 dou1 zaam2 lyun6 maa4 |
kuai4 dao1 zhan3 luan4 ma2 |
take quick and decisive action in dealing with a complex circumstances |
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替天行道
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tai3 tin1 hang4 dou6 |
ti4 tian1 xing2 dao4 |
take retribution into one's own hands; right a wrong (in the place of the authorities) |
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耿耿於懷
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gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4 |
geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2 |
take sth.personal and harbour resentment in one's heart; be disgruntled; take sth. to the heart |
