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Verb |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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到位
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dou3 wai6*2 |
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to arrive at a destination |
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踵
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zung2 dung2 |
zhong3 |
to arrive; to follow; heel |
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度水
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dok6 seoi2 |
duo2 shui3 |
to ask for a loan or beg for money |
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暗殺
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am3 saat3 |
an4 sha1 |
to assassinate |
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贖罪
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suk6 zeoi6 |
shu2 zui4 |
to atone for one's crimes or sins; to redeem one of his transgressions |
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榮獲
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wing4 wok6 |
rong2 huo4 |
to attain sth. in honour |
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臥軌
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ngo6 gwai2 |
wo4 gui3 |
to attempt/commit suicide by laying down on train tracks |
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授權
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sau6 kyun4 |
shou4 quan2 |
to authorize |
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大耍太極
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daai6 saa2 taai3 gik6 |
da4 shua3 tai4 ji2 |
to avoid giving an answer; to try to get around giving an answer to sth., try to circumvent |
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噏三噏四
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ngap1 saam1 ngap1 sei3 |
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to babble away; to tattle or gossip |
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篤背脊
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duk1 bui3 zek3 |
du3 bei4 ji3 |
to back-stab; to rat on |
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唱衰
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coeng3 seoi1 |
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to bad-mouth |
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羞辱
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sau1 juk6 |
xiu1 ru3 |
to baffle; to humiliate, shame, dishonor; humiliation |
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禁錮
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gam3 gu3 |
jin4 gu4 |
to ban a person from government service; to imprison, keep in custody, confine |
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取締
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ceoi2 dai3 |
qu3 di4 |
to ban, outlaw, prohibit, suppress |
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詏數
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aau3 sou3 |
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to bargain back and forth; to negotiate |
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沾光
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zim1 gwong1 |
zhan1 guang1 |
to bask in so. else's glory |
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打荷
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daa2 ho4 |
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to be a dealer (in a vice den) |
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吻合
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man5 hap6 |
wen3 he2 |
to be a good fit; to be identical with; to adjust oneself to; to fit in |
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鬧笑話
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naau6 siu3 waa6*2 |
nao4 xiao4 hua4 |
to be a laughingstock; to make a fool of oneself |
