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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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自投羅網
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zi6 tau4 lo4 mong5 |
zi4 tou2 luo2 wang3 |
walk right into the trap; deliver oneself into the hands of an enemy |
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自甘墮落
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zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 |
zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4 |
wallow in degeneration; abandon oneself to vice |
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歸心似箭
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gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 |
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want to go home as soon as possible |
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欲言又止
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juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 |
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wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it |
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滴水不漏
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dik6 seoi2 bat1 lau6 |
di1 shui3 bi4 lou4 |
watertight; rigorous (argument) |
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同舟共濟
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tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 |
tong2 zhou1 gong ji |
We are in the same boat; we should help each other |
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人世滄桑
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jan4 sai1 cong1 song1 |
ren2 shi4 cang1 sang1 |
we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing |
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長命富貴
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coeng4 meng6 fu3 gwai3 |
chang2 ming4 fu4 gui4 |
We wish you long life and riches! (lit., "long life, abundant riches") |
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財大氣粗
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coi4 daai6 hei3 cou1 |
cai2 da4 qi4 cu1 |
wealth carries weight; someone with money speaks louder than others |
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嗌生嗌死
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aai3 saang1 aai3 sei2 |
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weeping and wailing like mad (lit., "shouts to live, shouts to die") |
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大吉大利
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daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6 |
da4 ji2 da4 li4 |
Well wishes; Much luck and profit |
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棋逢對手
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kei4 fung4 deoi3 sau2 |
qi2 feng2 dui4 shou3 |
well-matched in a competition |
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允文允武
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wan5 man4 wan5 mou5 |
yun3 wen2 yun3 wu3 |
well-versed intellectually and in martial arts |
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乳臭未乾
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jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 |
ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1 |
wet behind the ears |
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雕蟲小技
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diu1 cung4 siu2 gei6 |
diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4 |
what an easy skill; insignificant skill |
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容乜易
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jung4 mat1 ji6 |
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what if … |
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一將功成萬骨枯
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jat1 zoeng3 gung1 sing4 maan6 gwat1 fu1 |
yi1 jiang4 gong1 cheng2 wan4 gu3 ku1 |
What millions died that Caesar might be great |
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弄假成真
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lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 |
nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1 |
what was make-believe has become reality |
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覆水難收
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fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 |
fu4 shui3 nan2 shou1 |
what's done can't be undone |
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米已成炊
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mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1 |
mi3 yi3 cheng2 chui1 |
what's done can't be undone |
