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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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無憂無慮
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mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6 |
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without worries |
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女為悅己者容
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neoi5 wai6 jyut6 gei2 ze2 jung4 |
nv3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2 |
women get put on make-up for those whom they like; a girl will doll herself up for the one she loves |
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勤工儉學
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kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6 |
qin2 gong1 jian3 xue2 |
work and study at the same time |
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閉門造車
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bai3 mun4 zou6 geoi1 |
bi4 men2 zao4 che1 |
work in disregard of reality |
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牽腸掛肚
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hin1 coeng4 gwaa3 tou5 |
qian1 chang2 gua4 du4 |
worried and anxious |
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揸頸就命
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zaa1 geng2 zau6 meng6 |
zha1 jing3 jiu4 ming4 |
yield to one's circumstances; temporarily bear with; give into to one's fate; reluctantly accept one's lot |
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死有餘辜
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sei2 yau5 jyu4 gu1 |
si3 you3 yu2 gu1 |
you are still guilty after death; even death cannot redeem a person’s crimes |
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禮多人不怪
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lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3 |
li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4 |
you can never be too polite |
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牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低
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ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 |
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you cannot force sb to do sth against their will |
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日有所思，夜有所夢
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jat6 jau5 so2 si1, je6 jau5 so2 mung6 |
ri4 you3 suo3 si1, ye4 you3 suo3 meng4 |
you dream about what you think about during the day |
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知人知面不知心
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zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1 |
zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 |
you may know a person's face, yet you don't no his or her heart; it's hard to know sb. true nature |
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十隻手指有長短
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sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 |
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you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness |
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年少無知
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nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 |
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young and ignorant |
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初出茅廬
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co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 |
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young and inexperienced |
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孔融讓梨
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hung2 jung4 joeng6 lei4*2 |
kong3 rong2 rang4 li2 |
young but selfless giving to the older ones |
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好心有好報
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hou2 sam1 jau5 hou2 bou3 |
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your charity would be rewarded |
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節外生枝
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zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 |
jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1 |
[1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles |
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捱更抵夜
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ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6 |
ai2 geng1 di3 ye4 |
[1] stay up all night [2] go to bed late and get up early |
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恰如其份
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hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 |
qia4 ru2 qi2 fen4 |
[saying] to say or do sth. appropriate; [adv] appropriate; judicious; accurate |
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恰如其分
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hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 |
qia4 ru2 qi2 fen4 |
[saying] to say or do sth. appropriate; [adv] appropriate; judicious; accurate |
