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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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無拘無束
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mou4 keoi1 mou4 cuk1 |
wu2 ju1 wu2 shu4 |
unrestrained; uninhibited |
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七上八下
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cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6 |
qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4 |
unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens |
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死而後已
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sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5 |
si3 er2 hou4 yi3 |
until one's dying day |
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搞亂檔
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gaau2 lyun6 dong3 |
gao3 luan4 dang4 |
upset the apple cart; stir up trouble |
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以點帶面
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ji5 dim2 daai3 min6 |
yi3 dian3 dai4 mian4 |
use one unit to guide an entire area; use experience of a selected unit to promote work in the entire area; |
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以鄰為壑
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ji5 leon4 wai6 kok3 |
yi3 lin2 wei2 he4 |
use one's neighbour's field as a drain (shift one's troubles onto others) |
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食砒霜杜蟲
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sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4 |
shi2 pi1 shuang1 du4 chong2 |
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue |
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斬腳趾避沙蟲
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zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 |
zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 |
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue |
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無補於事
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mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 |
wu2 wu3 yu2 shi4 |
useless; to no avail; futile |
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居安思危
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geoi1 ngon1 si1 ngai4 |
ju1 an1 si1 wei2 |
using times of safety to prepare for danger |
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大破慳囊
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daai6 po3 haan1 nong4 |
da4 po4 qian1 nang2 |
usually frugal person forking out a lot of money for personal or private purposes |
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刀仔鋸大樹
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dou1 zai2 geoi3 daai6 syu6 |
dao1 zai3 ju4 da4 shu4 |
utilize sth.small to gain sth.big; use little capital to make big profit |
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抵冷貪瀟湘
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dai2 laang5 taam1 siu1 soeng1 |
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vain, beauty over comfort |
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渙然冰釋
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wun6 jin4 bing1 sik1 |
huan4 ran2 bing1 shi4 |
vanish; melt away; dissolve; disappear |
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搧風點火
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variant of 煽風點火 |
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破釜沈舟
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po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 |
po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 |
variant of 破釜沉舟 |
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一相情願
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jat1 soeng1 cing4 jyun6 |
yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4 |
variant of 一厢情願 |
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血口噴人
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hyut3 hau2 pan3 jan4 |
xue4 kou3 pen1 ren2 (PRC), xie3 kou3 pen1 ren2 (Taiwan) |
venomously slander; make unfounded and malicious attacks |
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多才多藝
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do1 coi4 do1 ngai6 |
duo1 cai2 duo1 yi4 |
versatile; gifted in many ways |
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席不暇暖
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zik6 bat1 haa6 nyun5 |
xi2 bu4 xia2 nuan3 |
very busy; not time to rest |
