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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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全軍覆沒
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cyun4 gwan1 fuk1 mut6 |
quan2 jun1 fu4 mo4 |
to be completely defeated; to fail absolutely |
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善解人意
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sin6 gaai2 jan4 ji3 |
shan4 jie3 ren2 yi4 |
to be considerate, thoughtful |
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談情說愛
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taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3 |
tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4 |
to be courting; to be dating; for talk of love and romance to fill one's conversation |
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痛哭流涕
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tung1 huk1 lau4 tai3 |
tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4 |
to be cying bitterly with running snivel |
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無事生非
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mou4 si6 saang1 fei1 |
wu2 shi4 sheng1 fei1 |
to be deliberately provocative; much ado about nothing |
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大逆不道
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daai6 jik6 bat1 dou6 |
da4 ni4 bu2 dao4 |
to be disobedient and treacherous; to deviate from the classics and rebel against orthodoxy |
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義不容辭
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ji6 bat1 jung4 ci4 |
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to be duty-bound |
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得天獨厚
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dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 |
de2 tian2 du2 hou4 |
to be endowed with an exceptional advantage |
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打醒十二個精神
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daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4 |
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to be extremely alert (120% awake) |
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打醒十二分精神
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daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 fan1 zing1 san4 |
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to be extremely alert (120% awake) |
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有氣冇埞唞
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jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau2 |
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to be extremely busy; to be out of breath |
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剖肝瀝膽
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fau2 gon1 lik6 daam2 |
pou1 [PRC] pou3 [TW] gan1 li4 dan3 |
to be frank and sincere; be open-hearted and sincere; be loyal and faithful |
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三魂唔見七魄
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saam1 wan4 m4 gin3 cat1 paak3 |
san1 hun2 wu2 jian4 qi1 po4 |
to be freaked out; to be scared out of one's wits; to have the living daylights scared out of oneself |
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精神抖擻
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zing1 san4 dau2 sau2 |
jing1 shen2 dou3 sou3 |
to be full of energy and vigor |
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樂也融融
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lok6 jaa5 yung4 yung4 |
le4 ye3 rong2 rong2 |
to be happy and harmonious |
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童叟無欺
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tung4 sau2 mou4 hei1 |
tong2 sou3 wu2 qi1 |
to be honest to everyone; to be honest to the children and the elderly |
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要生要死
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jiu3 saang1 jiu3 sei2 |
yao4 sheng1 yao4 si3 |
to be hysterical |
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同流合污
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tung4 lau4 hap6 wu1 |
tong2 liu2 he2 wu1 |
to be in cahoots |
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如魚得水
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jyu4 jyu4 dak1 seoi2 |
ru2 yu2 de2 shui3 |
to be in one's element; like a duck in water |
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阿駝都畀佢激直
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aa3 to4*2 dou1 bei2 keoi5 gik1 zik6 |
a1 tuo2 dou1 bi4 qu2 ji1 zhi2 |
to be infuriated (to the point that a humpback's back would straighten out) |
