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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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爛船拆埋都有三斤釘
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laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 |
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a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor |
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鵬程萬里
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paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 |
peng2 cheng2 wan4 li3 |
a roc's flight of ten thousand li; a bright future |
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哲人其萎
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zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2 |
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a sage is passing away |
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碩學通儒
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sek6 hok6 tung1 jyu4 |
shuo4 xue2 tong1 ru2 |
a scholar well-versed in confucian doctrine; a prfound scholar; an erudite learner |
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天衣無縫
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tin1 ji1 mou4 fung4 |
tian1 ye1 wu2 feng4 |
a seamless heavenly robe (no seams = flawless) |
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無聲狗咬死人
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mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 |
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a silent dog will bite you to death |
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爛泥扶唔上壁
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laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bik3 |
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a silk purse cannot be made out of a sow's ear |
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家常便飯
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gaa1 soeng4 bin6 faan6 |
jia1 chang2 bian4 fan4 |
a simple, homestyle meal; a commonplace occurrence |
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一失足千古恨
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jat1 sat1 zuk1 cin1 gu2 han6 |
yi1 shi1 zu2 qian1 gu3 hen4 |
a single mistake can cause eternal regret |
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形單影隻
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jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 |
xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1 |
a solitary form; a single shadow (extremely lonely); solitary |
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生骨大頭菜
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saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3 |
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a spoilt brat |
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唔見棺材唔流眼淚
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m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6 |
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a stubborn man never sheds tears until he sees his own coffin |
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人頭豬腦
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jan4 tau4 zyu1 nou5 |
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a stupid person |
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人蠢冇藥醫
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jan4 ceon2 mou5 joek6 ji1 |
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a stupid person |
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才子佳人
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coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 |
cai2 zi3 jia1 ren2 |
a talented man with a beautiful woman (scholar-beauty); pair of ideal lovers |
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在家千日好,出外一時難
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zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2 ceot1 ngoi6 jat1 si4 naan4 |
zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 wai4 yi4 shi2 nan2 |
A thousand days at home pass smoothly, a day away is beset with problems |
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雞乸咁大隻字
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gai1 naa2 gam3 daai6 zek3 zi6 |
ji1 na3 han2 da4 zhi1 zi4 |
a very big Chinese character |
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落雨擔遮―死擋
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lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2 |
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a very good friend |
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乾柴烈火
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gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 |
gan1 chai2 lie4 huo3 |
a volatile or explosive situation |
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碗碟碰埋都有聲
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wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1 |
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a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel |
