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Idiom |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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庸脂俗粉
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jung4 zi1 zuk6 fan2 |
yong1 zhi1 su2 fen3 |
an ordinary uncultivated woman |
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陪太子讀書
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pui4 taai3 zi2 duk6 syu1 |
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an outsider in a competition with no possible hope of winning |
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霸王別姬
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baa3 wong4 bit6 gei1 |
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an overlord bids his concubine farewell |
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天之驕子
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tin1 zi1 giu1 zi2 |
tian1 zhi1 jiao1 zi3 |
an unusually lucky person; sb. exeptionally favoured by God |
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幺麼小丑
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jiu1 mo1 siu2 cau2 |
yao1 mo2 xiao3 chou3 |
an unworthy, unprincipled person; a despicably wretched person |
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得意揚揚
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dak1 ji3 joeng4 joeng4 |
de 2yi4 yang2 yang2 |
appear immensely proud; have one's tail up high; confident and cheerful |
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若隱若現
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joek6 jan2 joek6 jin6 |
ruo4 yin3 ruo4 xian4 |
appear indistinctly |
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以此為戒
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ji5 ci2 wai4 gaai3 |
yi3 ci3 wei2 jie4 |
as a warning to; as a lesson; take this as a warning |
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海闊天空
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hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 |
hai3 kuo4 tian1 kong1 |
as boundless as the sea and sky; unrestrained and far-ranging |
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狼心狗肺
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long4 sam1 gau2 fai3 |
lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4 |
as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous |
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天長地久
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tin1 coeng4 dei6 gau2 |
tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3 |
as eternal and unchanging as the universe |
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衆所周知
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zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 |
zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1 |
as everyone knows |
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冇件事
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mou5 gin6 si6 |
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as if nothing had happened |
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如夢初醒
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jyu4 mung6 co1 sing2 |
ru2 meng4chu1 xing3 |
as if one has just awoken from a long sleep; to suddenly be enlightened |
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如釋重負
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jyu4 sik1 cung5 fu6 |
ru2 shi4 zhong4 fu4 |
as if relieved of a heavy load; breather freely, feel a sense of relief |
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生命不息
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sang1 ming6 bat1 sik1 |
sheng1 ming4 bu4 xi1*2 |
as long as one lives |
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只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針
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zi2 jiu3 jau5 hang4 sam1, tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 |
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as long as you have perseverance, you can achieve it no matter what |
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一病不起
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jat1 beng6 bat1 hei2 |
yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3 |
as soon as one is sick one is immediately bedridden; as soon as one gets sick one can get up |
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顧名思義
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gu3 ming4 si1 ji6 |
gu4 ming2 si1 yi4 |
as the name implies |
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一問三不知
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jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1 |
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ask a question and one claims complete ignorance |
