Here are some commonly used idioms, metaphors and figurative expressions in Cantonese.
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knock on wood! (used after somebody says something unpleasant or undesirable) Lit. big tangerines and money pockets (gifts used for good luck in the Chinese New Year) |
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say something to somebody who cannot understand Lit. play the lute before a cow | |
虎口 |
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Lit. send a sheep into the mouth of a tiger |
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all talk and no action. |
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