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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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威武不屈
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wai1 mou5 bat1 wat1 |
wei1 wu3 bu4 qu1 |
unbending in the threat of force |
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何去何從
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ho4 heoi3 ho4 cung4 |
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uncertain future |
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眾目睽睽
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zung3 muk6 kwai4 kwai4 |
zhong4 mu4 kui2 kui2 |
under the watchful eyes of people |
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勉為其難
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min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 |
mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2 |
undertake to do the best of a difficult job |
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沉魚落雁
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cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 |
chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 |
unequalled beauty |
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神差鬼使
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san4 caai1 gwai2 si2 |
shen2 chai1 gui3 shi3 |
unexpected happenings |
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三長兩短
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saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2 |
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unexpected misfortune esp. death |
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人生路不熟
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jan4 sang1 lou6 bat1 suk6 |
ren2 sheng1 lu4 bu4 shu2 |
unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets |
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人生地不熟
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jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6 |
ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2 |
unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets |
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令人難忘
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ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4 |
ling4 ren2 nan2 wang4 |
unforgettable (because sth is extraordinary, impressive, astounding) |
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才氣縱橫
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coi4 hei3 zung1 waang4 |
cai2 qi4 zong4 heng2 |
unhindered literary talent; witty |
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杳無人跡
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miu5 mou4 jan4 zik1 |
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uninhabited; untrodden |
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不速之客
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bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 |
bu4 su4 zhi1 ke4 |
uninvited guest |
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獨一無二
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duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 |
du2 yi1 wu2 er4 |
unique; unparalleled; unmatched |
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蓋世之才
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koi3 sai3 zi1 coi4 |
gai4 shi4 zhi1 cai2 |
unmatched talent or capability in one's generation |
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曠世無匹
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kong3 sai3 mou4 pat1 |
kuang4 shi4 wu2 pi3 |
unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation |
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艷壓群芳
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jim6 aat3 kwan4 fong1 |
yan4 ya1 qun2 fang1 |
unparalleled beauty; beauty that surpasses all the others |
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措手不及
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cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 |
cuo4 shou3 bu4 ji2 |
unprepared; caught by suprise; caught off guard; ill-prepared; unable to cope with due to suddeness |
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無利可圖
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mou4 lei6 ho2 tou4 |
wu2 li4 ke3 tu2 |
unprofitable |
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落花有意,流水無情
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lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3, lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4 |
luo4 hua1 you3 yi4, liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2 |
unrequited love |
