广东话 打尖 这话英语怎么说？

 

 

打尖

= jump the queue

 

 

广东话 古缩 这话英语怎么说？

 

古缩

= as dumb as an oyster and unsocial  (意译free translation)

= as mum as a mouse   (意译free translation)

= taciturnity   (意译free translation)

 

= old and shrink   (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 古/蛊惑 这话英语怎么说？

 

古/蛊惑

 

How to say  古/蛊惑  in English?

= bewitch

= delude

= cunning

= sly

= crafty

 

广东话古老石山

 

古老石山

 

= stubborn and conservative  (意译free translation)

 

=  age-old rocky hill   (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 去搵周公 这话英语怎么说？

 

  去搵周公  

 

= go to sleep  (意译free translation)

 

 

= go and find Duke zhou  (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 世界仔 这话英语怎么说？

 

世界仔

= a person who is smooth and slick in establishing social relations  (意译free translation)

 

= a slick and sly person  (意译free translation)

 

= a world guy  (直译literal translation)

 

广东话 石沉大海 这话英语怎么说？

石沉大海

= disappear forever (意译free translation)

 

= the rock sinks into an ocean (直译literal translation)

 

广东话石地堂，铁扫把 这话英语怎么说？

 

广东话 石地堂，铁扫把

 

= nip- and- tuck (意译free translation)

= tweedledum and tweedledee  (意译free translation)

= neck and neck  (意译free translation)

= a Roland for an Oliver  (意译free translation)

 

= stone floor and iron broom ---- hardness against hardness (直译literal translation)

 

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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