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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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姍姍來遲
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saan1 saan1 loi4 ci4 |
shan1 shan1 lai2 chi2 |
to be late; to be too slow |
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奉公守法
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fung6 gung1 sau2 faat3 |
feng4 gong1 shou3 fa3 |
to be law-abiding |
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命途多舛
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ming6 tou4 do1 cyun2 |
ming4 tu2 duo1 chuan3 |
to be met with countless setback's throughout one's life |
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食鹽多過你食米
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sik6 jim4 do1 gwo3 nei5 sik6 mai5 |
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to be more experienced |
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應付裕如
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jing3 fu6 jyu6 jyu4 |
ying4 fu4 yu4 ru2 |
to be more than able to cope with; to effortlessly deal with |
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德高年劭
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dak1 gou1 nin4 siu6 |
de2 gao1 nian2 shao4 |
to be of high moral integrity and honor as well as advanced in age |
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彈盡糧絕
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daan6 zoen6 loeng4 zyut6 |
dan4 jin4 liang2 jue2 |
to be out of ammunition and food staples; to be in dire circumstances during a war |
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彈盡援絕
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daan6 zeon6 wun4 zyut6 |
dan4 jin4 lyuan2 jue2 |
to be out of ammunition with no aid in sight |
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癩蛤蟆想食天鵝肉
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laai3 haa4 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6 |
lai4 ha2 ma2 xiang3 shi2 tian1 e2 rou4 |
to be out of one's league; to desire sth. one is unworthy of |
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黯然失色
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am2 jin4 sat1 sik1 |
an4 ran2 shi1 se4 |
to be outshined |
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投閒置散
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tau4 haan4 zi3 saan2 |
tou2 xian2 zhi4 san3 |
to be placed in a unimportant position; be put in charge of an insignificant job |
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實事求是
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sat6 si6 kau4 si6 |
shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4 |
to be pragmatic; to be practical; lit: to seek truth from facts |
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身懷六甲
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san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 |
shen1huai2 liu4 jia3 |
to be pregnant |
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有前冇後
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jau5 cin4 mou5 hau6 |
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to be reckless in a fight; impulsive; not see things through to their end |
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遺臭萬年
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wai4 cau3 maan6 nin4 |
yi2 chou4 wan4 nian2 |
to be remembered with a bad reputation |
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如願以償
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jyu4 jyun6 ji5 soeng4 |
ru2 yuan4 yi3 chang2 |
to be rewarded with what one hoped for; to receive what one had been hoping for |
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快人快語
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faai3 jan4 faai3 jyu5 |
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to be sb who doesn't waste time or words (lit., "fast man, fast words") |
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碰一鼻子灰
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pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1 |
peng4 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1 |
to be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff |
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涕泗滂沱
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tai3 si3 pong4 to4 |
ti4 si4 pang1 tuo2 |
to be soaked in tears and snivel |
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啞口無言
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aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4 |
ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2 |
to be speechless |
