广东话 未观其人，先观其友 这话英语怎么说？

 

未观其人，先观其友

= one can judge a person by his friends (意译free translation)

 

= observing one's friends before observing him or her (意译free translation)

 

广东话 未学行，先学走 这话英语怎么说？

 

  未学行，先学走

 

=  learn to run before learning to walk

 

广东话 未登天子位，先置杀人刀 这话英语怎么说？

 

How to say 未登天子位，先置杀人刀  in English?

=exercise one's power before promoted to the position (意译free translation)

 

= get a killing knife before coming to the throne  (意译free translation)

 

广东话 未见官先打三十大板 这话英语怎么说？

 

How to say  未见官先打三十大板   in English?

未见官先打三十大板 

= loss before gain  (意译free translation)

 

= disadvantage comes before advantage  (意译free translation)

 

 

= beaten thirty planks before one can see the government official (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 平生不作亏心事半夜敲门也不惊 这话英语怎么说？

 

 

 平生不作亏心事半夜敲门也不惊 

 

= the one who do not act against his conscience will not panic even

his door is knocked at midnight  (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 山水有相逢 这话英语怎么说？

山水有相逢

 

 

 = it is likely for somebody to meet each other again in travels one day(意译)

 

 

 = mountains and waters have chance to meet each other(直译)

坏事传千里这话英语怎么说?

 

坏事传千里

= bad news has wings

= bad news travel quickly

 

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穿针引线这话英语怎么说?

 

 

穿针引线

= pass a thread through the eye of a needle --- act as a go-between between different parties in order to promote their cooperations

 

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穿凿附会这话英语怎么说?

 

 

穿凿附会

= give a strained interpretation

= draw forced analogies

 

 

 

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穿开裆裤这话英语怎么说?

 

 

穿开裆裤

= wear split pants --- be young and ignorant

 

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穿帮这话英语怎么说?

 

 

穿帮

= let slip something that one has tried to conceal

 

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川流不息这话英语怎么说?

 

川流不息

= flow past in an endless stream

 

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触怒这话英语怎么说?

 

触怒

= enrage

= irritate

 

 

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触目惊心这话英语怎么说?

 

触目惊心

= soul-stirring

= alarming

= shocking

= startling

 

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触目这话英语怎么说?

 

触目

= jump to the eye

= eye-catching

= conspicuous

 

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触类旁通这话英语怎么说?

 

触类旁通

= reason by analogy

= draw parallels from inference

 

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触景生情这话英语怎么说?

 

触景生情

= memories revive at the sight of familiar places

= recall old memories at familiar sight

= the sight strikes a chord in one’s heart

 

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婚姻触礁这话英语怎么说?

 

婚姻触礁

= the marriage is on the rocks

 

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触礁这话英语怎么说?

 

触礁

= run on rocks

= hit a rock

 

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触及痛处这话英语怎么说?

 

触及痛处

= touch somebody on a sore place

= touch a sore

= touch a nerve

 

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