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英译广东口语词典

英譯廣東口語詞典

一畫

一人計短，二人計長

Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

Foureyesseemorethanone.

一人做事一人當

Onemustbeartheconsequencesof

one’sownact.

一人得道，雞犬升天

Whenamangetstothetop,allhis

friendsandrelativesgettherewithhim.

一了百了

Deathpaysalldebts.

Doawaywiththemaintroubleandtheotherswillendwithit.

一刀兩斷

Makeacleanbreakwithsomebody.

Cuttheconnectionwithsomebody.

Havedonewithsomebody.

一口咬定

Speakinanassertivetone.

Toinsistonsaying.

一山不能藏二虎

Atdaggersdrawn.

Haveanexclusiveattitude.

一弓射兩箭

Killtwobirdswithonestone.

一子錯，滿盤皆落索

Onecarelessmovelosesthewhole

game.

Awrongstepcausesamastytumble.

一天光晒

Behappytoseethecloudsrollby.

Behappytoseethesilverliningofthecloud.

一五一十

Gointodetails.

Spillone’sguts.

Infulldetail.

一不做，二不休

Inforapenny,inforapound.

Aswellbehangedforasheepasfor

alamb.

一手一腳

Goonwithsomethingallbyoneself.

一本萬利

Gainbigprofitswithasmallcapital.

一生兒女債，半世老婆奴

Amanhusbandshisfamily.

Awifeandchildrenareaman’s

burdens.

一死了之

Deathpaysalldebts.

Deathquitsallscores.

一竹篙打死一船人

Takeoneforall.

Completelynegateallwithaword.

Knockalldownatonestroke.

Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.

Can’ttakeabadoneforall.

一件還一件

Thisisthisandthatisthat.

Thesetwocasesshouldbehandled

respectively.

一向

Consistently.

Allalong.

一次生，兩次熟

Soongettoknoweachother.

Strangersatfirst,friendslateron.

Beclumsyatfirstbutskilfullateron.

一次過

Atonego.

Inonebreath.

Withoutabreak.

Onceforall.

Onceandaway.

Nomorethanonce.

一字咁淺

BeaseasyasABC.

一把火

Befilledwithrage.

Behotwithrage.

一身蟻

Subjectoneselftoannoyance.

Getintotrouble.

一言爲定

Abargainisabargain.

That’sadeal.

You’vegotadeal.

一言難盡

It’salongstory.

Can’tputallinaword.

一言驚醒夢中人

Putonewise.

Giveawisewordtoafool.

一沉百踩

Everyonehitsamanwhoisdown.

Onceonemeetswithacrushingdefeat,

everybodyjoinstocondemnhim.

一坺迾

Beasthickaspaste.

Makeamessofsomething.

Beallmuddledup.

一枝公

Beallalone.

Byoneself.

一物治一物，糥米治木蝨

Everythinghasitsvanquisher.

一波三折

Meetwithdifficultiesoneaftertheother.

Strikeonesnagafteranother.

一波未平，一波又起

Troublescomeoneafteranother.

一面之詞

One-sidedstatement.

一面屁

Feelashamedof（havingbeenabused）.

一哥

Amanofmen.

Theleader.

Amanofmark.

Amanwhoseekstodoothersdown.

一戙都冇

Havenocardstoplay.

Beatone’swit’send.

Benotapennyworth.

一時一樣

Changeone’smindastimegoeson.

Haveanunstabletemperament.

Beunsteadyinmind.

一時時

Sometimesforasinglemoment.

一時唔偷雞做父老/保長

Aroguegoessofarastomoralizeto

anotherrogue.

一氣

Atonego.

Withoutabreak.

Inonebreath.

一個做好，一個做醜

Oneputsoutanironhandandanother,aveletglove.

一個夠本，兩個有利

Sellone’slifedearly.

一個餅印噉

Beaslikeastwopeas.

Bethespittingimageof…

一隻乙噉

Betiredlikeadog.

Beoutofspirits.

一隻手掌拍唔響

Itneedstwotomakeaquarrel.

一隻屐噉

Becrestfallen.

一息間

Alittlewhile.

Inamoment.

Onemoment.

一家便宜，兩家着數

Notonlydoesitprofitoneselfbutboth

sides.

一家唔知一家事

Nooneknowswhattheothersideof

the

worldlookslike.

一陣陣

Sometimesforasinglemoment.

一陣間

Alittlewhile.

Inamoment.

Onemoment.

一理通，百理明

Haveaprofoundgraspofthebasic

principleandeverythingiswithinone’s

grasp.

一眼關七

Bealleyes.

Keepone’seyesopen.

Keepone’seyespolished.

一啖砂糖一啖屎

Withanironhandinvelvet,glove.

Temperjusticewithmercy.

一動不如一靜

Youmaygofartherandfareworse.

Itwouldbebetternottomoveabout.

一條鎖匙唔聞聲，兩條鎖匙冷冷響

Abellwithoutstrikerneverringsby

itself.

Twowomenmatingwithamanare

greatquarrelers.

一部通書睇到老

Followthebeatentrack.

Gooninthesameoldrut.

Stickinthemud.

一清二楚

Beasplainasnoonday.

Beasclearasday.

一場歡喜一場空

Drawwaterwithasieve.

一朝天子一朝臣

Anewchiefbringsinhisowntrusted

followers.

Anewnaildrivesoutanother.

一筆勾銷

Writeoffatastroke.

Annulall.

一筆還一筆

Thisisthisandthatisthat;bothshouldnotgettangled.

Thesetwosums/termsshouldbemanagedrespectively.

一就一，二就二

Itshouldbeunequivocal.

Itshouldbeperfectlyclear./asclearas

noonday.

一傳十，十傳百

Spreadfrommouthtomouth.

一腳牛屎

Becountry-born.

Acountrycousin.

一腳踢

Doeverythingalone.

Doalljobswithoutanassistant.

一腳踏兩船

Playbothendsagainstthemiddle.

Seekfavourwithopposingparties.

Attempttomakeprofitintwoways.

一箸夾中

Hittherightnailonthehead.

Makearightguess.

一網打盡

Sweepeverythingintoone’snet.

Makeacleansweep.

一模一樣

Beaslikeastwopeas.

Beexactlyalike.

一樣米養百樣人

Brothersbornofthesamemother

differfromeachotherincharacters.

Manymen,manyminds.

一輪嘴

Wagone’stongue.

一擔擔

Twoofakindcometogether.

Thereisnotmuchtochoosebetween

thetwo.

Sixofoneandhalf-a-dozenoftheother.

一頭霧水

Makeneitherheadnortailofsomething.

Belostinafog.

Beburiedatsea.

一磚頭腐想升仙

Beeagertoattainthehighestpositioninonestep.

Beanxioustoaccomplishone’spurposeinonemove.

一龍去，二龍追

Whileone（A）goestofetch/lookfor

somebody（B）alongoneroute,he（B）

comesbackalongtheother.

一講曹操，曹操就到

Talkofthedevilandhewillappear.

一轆木噉

Beawkwardinone’smovement.

一雞死，一雞鳴

Qualifiedsuccessorscomeforthone

afteranother.

Personsofakindcomeforthin

succession.

Wavesurgewaves.

Thereisalwaysasuccessorregime.

一蟹不如一蟹

Gofrombadtoworse.

Fromthesmokeintothesmother.

Eachoneisworsethanthelast.

一嚿飯噉

Beasstupidasanowl.

Befatwitted.

一鑊泡

Beirremediable.

Beunmanageable.

一鑊熟

Notasingleonesurvives.

Bedestroyedlock,stockandbarrel.

Makeacleansweepof…

一鑊繑起

Falltotheground.

Beforcedtodeclarebankcruptcy.

二畫

二一添作五

Gofifty-fifty.

Gohalveswithsomebody.

二口六面

Talkfacetoface.

Haveaface-to-facetalk.

二打六

Beinferior.

Below-graded.

Beofpoorquality.

Ajuniormemberofthestaff.

Below-leveled.

二世祖

Afop.

二四六八單——冇得變

Itisunchangeable.

Bedecided/fixed/settled.

Reachafinaldecision.

Itisaforegoneconclusion.

二仔底——死跟

Sticklikealimpet.

二叔公割禾——望下撅

Hopeforthefuture.

Hopeforthecomingprofit.

丁文食件

Payforonefirstandthenanother.

Paybythepiece.

十人生九品

Brothersbornofthesamemother

differfromeachotherincharacters.

Manymen,manyminds.

十三點

Bemorederangedthannormal.

十五十六

Beoftwominds.

Feelsomehesitationindoingsomething.

十五個銅錢分兩份——七又唔係，八又唔係

Cannotmakeupone’smind.

One’smindgoespit-a-pat.

Begreatlyupset.

十月芥菜——起心

Begintobefondofloveaffairs.

Hopetogetmarriedinhaste.

Begintoknowloveaffair.

十年唔耕，九年唔種

Beoutofpractice[onsomething].

Seldomornevermakeapractice[of

something].

十年唔逢一閏

Onceinabluemoon.

Itisachanceoflifetime.

十指孖埋

Thefingerssticktogether.

One’sfingersareallthumbs.

十個甕缸九個蓋

Failtomakebothendsmeet.

Runintodebttorepaydebts.

十隻手指有長短

Everybeanhasitsblack.

Norosewithoutathorn.

Notallroses.

十拿九穩

Withanaceofsuccess.

Holdthecardsinone’shand.

Onlyoneoutoftenwouldbemissed.

Safebind,safefound.

It’sdollarstobuttons.

十畫都未有一撇

Eventheslightestsignofthecommencementofsomethingisstillunseen.

七七八八

Thegreatmajorityofsomething.

七老八十

Livetoagreatage.

七國咁亂

Beinadisorderlysituation.

七零八落

Gotorackandmanger.

Scatteredhereandthere.

Indisorder.

七嘴八舌

Allaretalkingatonce.

Causeahotdiscussionwitheachotheratthe

sametime.

七竅生煙

Flyintoarage.

Blusteroneselfintoanger.

Seered.

人一世，物一世

Seldomorneverinlifeisittoexistwithsuchathing.

Canhardlymeetwithsucha

wonderworkinlife.

人山人海

Aseaoffaces.

Hugecrowdofpeople.

人比人，比死人

Comparisionsareodious.

人心不足蛇呑象

Nomaniscontentedwithhisown

possessions.

Manisgreedyforgains.

Millionairesalwaysthinktheyoughtto

bebillionaires.

人心肉做

Haveagoodconscience.

Beconscientious.

人心隔肚皮

Noonecanreadthemindofanother

person.

人生路不熟

Beacompletestranger.

人老心不老

Beyounginspiritforone’soldage.

Anolddemonoflust.

人老精，鬼老靈

Experienceteaches.

Oldbirdsarenotsoeasilycaughtwith

chaff.

Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.

人在人情在

Whileamanlives,hisfavoursare

remembered.

人有三急

Haveone’sneedstodo.

人有三衰六旺

Mansometimessuffersmisfortunesand

sometimeshasstrokesofgoodfortune.

人有失手，馬有失蹄

Evenasharpshootermaymissthe

target.

Thereisalwaysmanyaslip-upina

man’sjob.

人同此心，心同此理

Everybodyfeelsthesame.

人多手腳亂

Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.

人多好做作

Manyhandsmakelightwork.

人多熠狗唔焾

Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.

人爭一口氣，佛爭一爐香

Makeagoodshowofoneself.

Trytowincreditfor…

Trytobringcreditto…

人怕出名豬怕壯

Famebringstrouble.

人要衣裝，佛要金裝

Finefeathersmakefinebirds.

Thetailormakestheman.

人面獸心

Awolfinlamb’sskin.

人急智生

Havequickwitsinanemergency.

人望高處，水往低流

Everybodyhopestoclimaxhimself.

Nopriestling,smallthoughthemaybe,butwishessomedaypopetobe.

Itiseverybody’shopetobepromoted.

人情世故

Thewaysoftheworld.

Worldlywisdom.

人情物理

Giftsingeneral.

人細鬼大

Beyoungbuttricky.

Beyoungbutmature.

人無千日好

Nomanisfortunateforeverandever.

Amancannottempthisownfate.

Nomancanalwayshavefortuneonhisside.

人渣

Ascumofacommunity.

Ablacksheep.

Oneofthedregsofsociety.

人算不如天算

Manproposes,goddisposes.

Anounceofluckisbetterthanapoundofwisdom.

Thefatesdecideall.

人窮志不窮

Bepoorbutambitious.

人窮志短

Humbleoneselfforbeingpoor

人講你又講

Echothestatementofothers.

Youareaparrot.

入埋……（某人）嘅數

Chargeittosomebody’saccount.

Laytheblameonsomebody.

Attributetheguilt/fault/successetc.to