About Cantonese Phrases

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Again Just talk - means if there is any problem, don't care, never care about it.

Three-legged stool - metaphor is unreliable.

Yilunmu - like a piece of wood, it is a metaphor for being stupid, inflexible, or standing by and unwilling to help.

No need to be afraid - means there is no need to be afraid at all.

No fussing - means to be generous with money and not fussy about money. In Mandarin, people often say "it doesn't matter" and "no problem"

Tough hands - it has the same meaning as "strong hands" in Mandarin, implying strong strength.

Free food - "Free food" in Mandarin means eating something without paying the price.

Bai Chong - has a similar meaning to the Mandarin word "chang li", which means pretending to be familiar with someone, sneaking into that person's home to commit fraud.

Chu Shu - Mandarin can be said to "make an idea", which means to implement clever methods.

Dump the bottom——1. It means that the task cannot be completed. 2． Lost an appointment with a friend.

Half bucket of water - "half bottle of vinegar" in Mandarin means that one only knows a little bit about knowledge and skills.

Having an axe - in Mandarin it can be said to be "riding a donkey" or "taking advantage of one's money". It refers to a person who buys vegetables or someone who purchases anything.

Getting profits from cheating, Some of the purchase money was swallowed up.

Beat one's teeth and rinse one's teeth - it has the same meaning as "beat one's teeth and wash one's mouth" in Mandarin, which means leisure? Joking around and chatting nonsense.

Hit the bones of the feet - a metaphor for interception and robbery, a metonym for extortion.

Shut up - refers to small traders who set up stalls. When the trading time of the day is over, they pack up their things and suspend business.

Yinzhu——be careful and pay attention to the meaning.

Rat goods - in Mandarin, "back door goods" are things that are stolen and sold at a low price.

Hold your big feet - in Mandarin there is a saying of "holding stinky feet" and as the saying goes "Liu Gouzi", it means to flatter and flatter others.

To make money with one's hands - To make requests from others, to borrow money, to refuse politely, it is called "to make money with one's hands" in Cantonese.

Hanging mud?——1. It refers to a car without a business license that solicits passengers to ride along the road. This saying is quite popular in Hong Kong.

2． Today, Hong Kong mostly refers to taxis (taxi) that pick up different passengers along the way.

Hanging-boot ghost - a person who always loves to haunt? People who go with their mother or loved ones are called "hanging-boot ghost" in Cantonese.

There is geometry - not often, not much.

Making a statement——1. Deliberately pretending to show off your beauty. 2． Deliberately do a certain attitude.

Conspiracy - means collusion or conspiracy.

Waiting chicken means losing the opportunity.

Walk away - the situation is not good, or you don't want to stay any longer, so you leave in a hurry. In Cantonese, it is called "walk out", and in Mandarin, you can say "leave".

Twist meter——1. It means to point out bad ideas to make fun of others or harm others.

2． Refers to children who are untamed, unruly and naughty.

Nuan Liuren - means a very carefully thought out plan or conspiracy.

Che cannon - nonsense, nonsense.

Toss the wave - a metaphor for bluffing, or speaking threatening words in order to make people surrender.

Cold-handed melon - in Mandarin, it means "wrestling"; but the Guangzhou proverb "holding-handed melon" implies competition with each other and a contest of victory and defeat.

Fired - In Mandarin, "packed and covered" means being fired.

Mizu - means to pause and wait a moment.

Duqiao - means looking for tips and thinking about clever ideas.

Uncle Du - refers to a person who is very calculating and very stingy.

Ji Zai - Zhao, strategy.

Eating cat noodles - a metaphor for being wronged?

Eating grain seeds - the Mandarin saying "eating on one's laurels" is a metaphor for eating even the old capital on which production is based.

Ear-biting boy - "Ear-biting" in Mandarin means ghosts and ghosts whisper to each other respectfully.

Putting on a pot means revealing a secret or revealing a peep show.

Catch word louse - has a similar meaning to the Mandarin saying "break off the text" or "pick the words", which is a metaphor for the negligence of picking out the meaning of words, or the use of the pronunciation and meaning of words, and Attack the writer. Or find loopholes in documents to win a lawsuit.

Ghost painting symbol - meaning graffiti, it means to ridicule other people's bad calligraphy.

Ghost fights ghost - a metaphor for bad guys fighting against bad guys.

Ghost-possessed - a metaphor for talking nonsense and incoherence.

Zhili - means closing, the store is closed down.

Hard?——The metaphor is stiff and cannot get off the stage.

Upset - a metaphor for something unexpected. Jing - means to take advantage of others when they are frustrated.

Qianxian——1. The circuits of the original telephone were overlapping, causing the person listening on the phone to hear intertwined and confusing sounds, which were always difficult to hear clearly.

2． It implies that one is mentally abnormal, often makes mistakes about things, and is a bit silly.

Kick - does not mean to kick out, but means to do all kinds of work. It is mostly mentioned when hiring a maid. For example,

hiring a kick-ass maid means that the maid is responsible for buying food and cooking, washing and ironing clothes, cleaning the room, and taking care of the children. However, this proverb is rarely mentioned in Cantonese people anymore, and it is only occasionally seen in small advertisements in newspapers.

Er Zai Di - Among the five cards in poker, the card that deducts? is called the "hole card" in Cantonese. The smallest card among poker cards is two points, which is called "Er Zai" in Cantonese. No matter how many cards you reveal on the surface, but the hole card is only "Second Boy", it is of course too much to be too powerful. Therefore, in Cantonese, bluffing, or things that are too superficial but too weak, are collectively called "Er Zai Di".

Going ashore——1. After the boat arrived at its destination, the guests left the boat and landed. 2． It is a metaphor that after a period of struggling in the wind and waves, after hard work, the goal of success was finally achieved. This metaphor is excellent, but it mostly refers to making enough money. For example: Querjia comes ashore (he has made enough money now - meaning he can enjoy happiness).

Tossing the head - means doing things without thinking and making big mistakes.

Lime basket - refers to people with bad conduct leaving stains everywhere.

External marriage handle - A married woman often returns to her natal family to collect property and take it to her husband's family. This kind of woman is called "external marriage handle" in Cantonese.

Hitting - refers to the gangsters writing letters to threaten, extort and extort people.

Piping—Originally a word from Shanghai, but now it is also widely used in Mandarin.

The word "taking advantage", in addition to cheating and profiting from it, also means taking advantage for nothing. The Cantonese word "beating an axe" does not

this meaning.

Entrusting a water dragon - entrusting someone to pay or collect money on his behalf, and that person does not pay the money, or does not return the money received to the original owner, but

All swallowed up, this is called "water dragon" in Cantonese.

Death and extinction - Mandarin says "death by a thousand cuts", which is a curse word.

Good singing voice - means to say sarcastic words.

Sha gallbladder——means bold and daring.

Pretending to be a crab - An? Tie someone up.

Tossing raw lotus roots - also known as "selling raw lotus roots", or "filling rice soup" in Mandarin, which means that a woman deliberately praises a man for how good he is, so that he likes him and uses it to win over him.

Pull the cat's tail - in Mandarin, it is said to be "?wowoer" or "making a living", which means colluding with each other to deceive others.

The shrimp pot means that all the money in the pocket is taken out or taken away.

Pat on the shoulder - "Pat on the shoulder" is said in Mandarin, which means to please others or encourage others.

Two Riding Bulls - In Mandarin, it is said that "one has his feet on two boats", which is a metaphor for not being able to decide which way to go, or a metaphor for being between two opposing sides

The camera acts.

Relting white doves - "tiger hunter" in Mandarin means using women to defraud property. Such people often marry their own women to men, and then run away after achieving the purpose of defrauding them of money.

Golden pineapple - "Baby Pimple" in Mandarin, a metaphor for a beloved child.

Shipai——"Zuopai" in Mandarin means to show off and put on empty airs.

Drooping tail - a metaphor for letting off energy, having forward energy but no staying power.

The death-eating cat - a metaphor for being wronged.

Shaving the tail of the eyes - in Mandarin, it means "sticking a stick in the buttocks", which is a metaphor for making a fool of one's face on the spot and causing embarrassment.

Phlegm - it means having desire after seeing property or beauty.

Smoke?—a metaphor for the sweet love between men and women.

Pour rice - a metaphor for destroying a good thing that makes money or success.

Dingbao - consistent with the meaning of "shuobaoer" in Mandarin, which is to deceitfully use fake or inferior goods to deceive others by pretending to be genuine or genuine ones. .

Top-toe shoes - a metaphor for a shrewd wife who often makes her husband angry. Footband - also called "footband", Mandarin means "Pan Jinlian'er's footband", which is a metaphor for making the article lengthy and unclear.

Keep losing——1. Refers to lost opportunity. 2． Refers to being too imbecile and not as good as other people's achievements or gains.

Demi - In Mandarin, it can be said to be "succeed", which means that the goal has been achieved, or the desired thing has been obtained.

Cut the cable - a metaphor for cutting in two, cutting off the dear ties.

掟煲—a metaphor for the breakdown of love between men and women.

Stealing chicken - being lazy and absent from work or school.

Greedy words - a metaphor for words that sound nice but are never put into practice.

Broom the ditch - a metaphor for driving him away unceremoniously.

搵丁——The Mandarin saying "catch the big head, catch the big head" means taking advantage of other people's ignorance to deceive others.

The opening of the film is a big fight between the underworld and the gangs teaming up with each other.

Poop all over the body - a metaphor for a bad reputation, which is well-known in the streets.

Ants all over the body - a metaphor for causing a lot of trouble and a lot of right and wrong.

Tortoise - a metaphor for asking your wife for money.

Taking one's heart and mouth - a metaphor for extorting money from others by means of coercion.

Wrong connection means misunderstanding someone's meaning, saying something wrong, or doing something wrong.

To show off one’s appearance means trying to please someone in person, but actually having evil intentions. A Guangzhou proverb

"Selling one's appearance" has the same meaning as the northern saying "If you say good things, you will trip up with your feet".

Selling cane - "selling cane": selling means selling things, selling rags; dong and dang have the same pronunciation, dang means pawn, pawn; cane and borrow have the same pronunciation: if a person Selling rags, pawning things, and borrowing money from others, one can imagine the poverty they are in.