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Baxn'oong cy Oong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
King of kings
萬王之王
baxnbut cy leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
man (Lit. Wisest of all creatures)
萬物之靈
baxnzuo cy zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Lord of Lords
萬主之主
boggek cy kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
uninterrupted friendship
莫逆之交
bonglieen cy kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
friendship in which the difference in age between the friends is forgotten
忘年交; 忘年之交
bøfzuo cy zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
love between mother and child
母子之情
bubong cy zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
unexpected misfortune; uncalled for disaster or calamity
無妄之災
bukex cy pør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
priceless treasure
無價之寶
bukhef cy taam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
groundless rumor
無稽之談
cienchiaf cy kaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
learn from the failure of one's predecessor
前車之鑑
ciwseg-cy-too [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
libertine; debauchee
酒色之徒
cy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
of; pay
之; 支
Enghioong buu ioxngbuo-cy-te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
The hero has no chance to use his might. -- no opportunity to use one's talent(s)
英雄無用武之地
giengoa-cy-ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
overtones; hidden meaning between the lines; innuendo
言外之意
hexng'un-cy-siin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Lady Luck; goddess of fortune
幸運之神
hietkhix-cy-iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
foolhardiness; courage or bravery emanating from emotion not from cool judgment or the sense of righteousness
血氣之勇
hiøxkox-cy-iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
worry about the past and the future
後顧之憂
hisex-cy-pør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
very rare treasure; an invaluable gem; timeless treasure
稀世之寶
hoaciog-cy-ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
the wedding night
花燭 ( 之)夜
hoaxnlan-cy-kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
friendship cemented in adversity
患難之交
hof cy iok zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
obvious; almost certain (said of the identity of a person who remains behind the scene or a criminal suspect against whom no evidence has yet been found)
呼之欲出
hofloong-cy-nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a woman from the early thirties to early forties when her sexual desires are the strongest; wolfish years
虎狼之年; 狼虎之年
Høpeeng cy Ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Queen of Peace (Catholic)
和平之后
huihuy-cy-siorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
wishful thinking
非非之想
hux-cy-itchiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
laugh it off
付之一笑
hux-cy-itku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
reduce to ashes; to burn
付之一炬
huxbiør-cy-pafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one's own country; one's native land
父母之邦
iekhix-cy-zefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
quarrel over a matter of emotion (rather than reason)
意氣之爭
iofngsefng-cy-tø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
regimen; formula for healthy living
養生之道
Ioong iuo kuixjuo cy wn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
filial piety (Lit. The lamb has the grace to kneel to suck.)
羊有跪乳之恩
isym-cy-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
insincere utterances; comments
違心之論
itbien-cy-kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
have met but once; nodding acquaintance
一面之交
itbien-cy-suu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one-sided statements
一面之詞
itjit-cy-kex zaixuu siin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Morning hours are the best time of the day to work
一日之計在於晨
itkaf-cy-zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
head of the household; head of the family
一家之主
itliam-cy-kafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
just at the moment
一念之間
itliam-cy-zhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
(full adage: itliam cy zhaf, ciongsyn cy hoex) a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness; a false step
一念之差
itlieen-cy-kex zaixuu zhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Spring is the best time to do the year's work
一年之計在於春
itpix-cy-lek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
help; assistance
一臂之力
iuthiofng-cy-gieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
words uttered in sincerity
由衷之言
iwhu-cy-hw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
married man
有婦之夫
iwhw-cy-hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
married woman
有夫之婦
jienbii-cy-kib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
matter as urgent as if the eyebrows had caught fire
燃眉之急
jiin ui baxnbut-cy-leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
The human being is the most intelligent among creatures
人為萬物之靈
jujip bujiin-cy-kerng† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
like walking into a no man's land; encounter little resistance (usually said of a victorious army)
如入無人之境
kengsex cy zaai† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
great ability; statesmanship
經世之才
khiefnmar cy løo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
labor of a dog or a horse (literally) ─ one's own work; I have merely rendered you the services of a dog or of a horse (depreciatory phrase)
犬馬之勞
khimseg-cy-lok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
pleasures of married life
琴瑟之樂
khorng thvajiin cy khaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
show generosity of unselfishness with another's wealth; be generous at the expense of others
慷他人之慨
khurnsiux cy tox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
fight desperately like a cornered wild beast; desperate fight
困獸之鬥
kimlaan cy kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
intimate; close friendship; friends with one aim and ambition
金蘭之交
kiongtiofng-cy-niao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Lit. a bird before the hunter's bow; I.e.; extremely fearful
弓中之鳥
kiwzoaan cy ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
underworld; Hades
九泉之下
kixjiin ii chienlie cy goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
keep people a thousand miles away ─ extremely indifferent and cool (literally)
拒人於千里之外
kutjiok cy zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
ties of blood; family feeling
骨肉之情
liaugoaan cy hoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
great prairie fire
燎原之火
libciog cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
standing room; a footing; foothold
立足之地
libzuy cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
space just enough for the point of a drill ─ very small space
立錐之地
liw cy taixkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
leave stealthily; to leave without notifying others; slip out
溜之大吉
loexkox cy iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
worries about trouble at home
內顧之憂
loexkox-cy-iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
worries for trouble at home
內顧之憂
loexzo cy kofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
through the assistance of one's wife
內助之功
lok putkhør cy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
be beside oneself with happiness
樂不可支
niao tiofng cy hong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
phoenix among birds ─ pre-eminent
鳥中之鳳
nngxhwn-cy-id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
half
二分之一
o'hap-cy-cioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
undisciplined mob (Lit. people assembled like crows)
烏合之眾
oaxnpefng cy kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
strategy of delaying the approach of the enemy -- to gain by the delay; delaying tactics
緩兵之計
pahhwn cy paq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one hundred percent
百分之百
pektiong cy kafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
nearly equal; be fifty-fifty
伯仲之間
phengzuie cy kaw† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
short acquaintanceship
萍水之交
putgi cy zaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
ill gotten goods
不義之財
putmoo cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
sterile (barren; waste) land
不毛之地
putpek cy oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
false charge which has not been righted
不白之冤
putsiaux cy too [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
worthless rascals
不肖之徒
putsioong cy tiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Handwriting on the wall
不祥之兆
putsog-cy-kheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
uninvited guest; unwelcome visit
不速之客
putti cy zexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
incurable disease
不治之症
putzheg cy zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
unforeseen disaster; unexpected calamity
不測之災
pyzhuo cy kafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
between this one and that one; between you and me; among them
彼此之間
seeng jiin cy bie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
help fulfill another's cherished hopes; assist others in achieving an objective
成人之美
sengsad cy koaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
power of life and death
生殺之權
sengsuo cy kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
deep friendship (implying the sharing of each other's fate)
生死之交
Serngbør butiaxm cy sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Catholic)
聖母無玷之心
Serngbør cirnkaux cy iu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Auxilium Christianorum (Catholic)
聖母進教之佑
serngpai pengkaf cy sioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
alternate victory and defeat is the common lot of soldiers; win one; lose one
勝敗兵家之常
siehwn-cy-id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
quarter; one-fourth
四分之一
simpag cy hoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
the threat from within (the organization; nation); the fifth column
心腹之患
Sioxngthiefn cy Ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Queen of Heaven (Catholic)
上天之后
Sitpai uii sengkofng cy bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Failure begets success If at first you don't succeed; try; try again
失敗為成功之母。
siux tiofng cy oong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
king of the beasts ─ lion
獸中之王
suo buu zorngsyn cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
die without a place for burial (a phrase usually used as a warning to somebody)
死無葬身之地
Suohae-cy-loe kay hengte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
All within the four oceans are brethren
四海之內皆兄弟。
svahwn-cy-id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one third
三分之一
texzuo cy gii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
friendship or hospitality of a host
地主之誼
thiefn buu zoat jiin cy lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
God will not close all doors. Heaven will always leave a door open
天無絕人之路
thien'iefn cy piet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
thienjiorng cy piet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
as different as heaven and earth; vastly different; poles apart
天壤之別
thienluun cy lok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
family love and joy
天倫之樂
Thiensiin cy Ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Queen of the Angels (Catholic)
天神之后
thienzog cy hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
match made by heaven; a match blessed by God (used in congratulatory messages or greetings to a couple on their wedding)
天作之合
thvy bøo zoadjiin cy lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
unexpectedly rescued from a desperate situation
天無絕人之路
tihii cy iofng† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
disaster brought on by others; calamities suffered by innocent bystanders
池魚之殃
tix cy putbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
to treat with indifference; not to bother asking
置之不問
tix cy putlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
disregard it totally
置之不理
tix cy toxgoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
leave it out of the calculation; ignore it utterly
置之度外
tongbu cy kib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
pressing obligation; business or task of the greatest urgency at present
當務之急
tornglioong cy zaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
man of great statesmanship
棟樑之才
tøo cy iauiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
escape without leaving a single trace behind
逃之夭夭
tuu zhuo cy goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
besides this (or these); in addition
除此之外; 除此以外
wnkw-cy-sor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
hermitages
隱居之所
zaixthiefn-cy-leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
in the heaven
在天之靈
zeksien-cy-kaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
virtuous family
積善之家
zhesyn cy sor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
place to stay
棲身之所
zo itpix-cy-lek† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
lend a hand
助一臂之力
zorng-jii-gieen`cy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
總而言之
zorngsyn-cy-tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
burial ground
葬身之地
zoxjiin uii khoaelok-cy-purn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Happiness lies in rendering help to others. Service begets happiness
助人為快樂之本。
Zuieofng cy-ix putzai ciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
The old drunkard is not really interested in wine. be secretly interested in something while pretending to show interest in another
醉翁之意不在酒。

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