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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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抌心抌肺
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dam2 sam1 dam2 fai3 |
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thumping one's chest with regret; talk back to one's parents |
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拉埋天窗
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laai1 maai4 tin1 coeng1 |
la1 mai2 tian1 chuang1 |
tie the knot; get married |
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白駒過隙
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baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 |
bai2 ju1 guo4 xi4 |
time flies |
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韶光似箭
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siu4 gwong1 ci5 zin3 |
shao2 guang1 si4 jian4 |
time flies |
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日月如梭
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jat6 yjut6 jyu4 so1 |
ri4 yue4 ru2 suo1 |
time flies by; time flies like a shuttle |
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韶光荏苒
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siu1 gwong1 jam5 jim5 |
shao2 guang1 ren3 ran3 |
time gradually transpires; for time to slowly drift away |
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空窗期
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hung1 coeng1 kei4 |
kong1 chuang1 qi2 |
time period between losing a lover and finding a new lover |
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風水佬呃你十年八年
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fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4 |
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Time will tell |
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彈丸之地
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daan2 jyun2 zi1 dei6 |
dan4 wan2 zhi1 di4 |
tiny place |
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過橋抽板
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gwo3 kiu4 cau1 baan2 |
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to abandon one's friends when one is finally safe (after a crisis) |
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抛妻棄子
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paau1 cai1 hei3 zi2 |
pao1 qi1 qi4 zi3 |
to abandon one's wife and children; run off one one's family |
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牽牛上樹
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hin1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 |
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to achieve an impossible goal |
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拉牛上樹
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laai1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 |
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to achieve an impossible goal |
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馬到功成
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maa5 dou3 gung1 sing4 |
ma3 dao4 gong1 cheng2 |
to achieve success |
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懸崖勒馬
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jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5 |
xuan2 ya2 le4 ma3 |
to act in the nick of time before it is too late; |
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置若罔聞
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zi3 joek6 mong5 man4 |
zhi4 ruo4 wang3 wen2 |
to act indifferent; to pretend that one didn't hear sth. |
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白飯加色
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baak6 faan6 gaa1 sik1 |
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to add soy sauce to a bowl of white rice |
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甘拜下風
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gam1 baai3 haa6 fung1 |
gan1 bai4 xia4 feng1 |
to admit inferiority or defeat |
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負荊請罪
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fu6 ging1 cing2 zeoi6 |
fu4 jing1 qing3 zui4 |
to admit one's wrongs and ask for forgiveness |
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頤指氣使
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ji4 zi2 hei3 si2 |
yi2 zhi3 qi4 shi3 |
to arrogantly order people around with the tilt of one's chin; arrogant; unbearably arrogant; act bossy; order people here and there by gesture |
