Cantonese proverbs and idioms:
1. Proverbs
One person can count on shortcomings, two can count on strengths, and three can beat Zhuge Liang
Plant three trees per foot, neither dense nor sparse. ——Proper plant spacing for transplanting rice seedlings.
A person is blessed to have a house with him
One destiny, two luck, three feng shui, four accumulation of yin virtues and five readings
One day, south wind, three days of south wind, three days of south wind The wind dog "donates" the stove - the south wind blows for three days in a row in winter, and the cold air will move southward. The temperature will drop sharply, and it will be so cold that even the dog will have to crawl into the stove to keep warm. Twenty-eight days, soft and soft, no opinion on whether it is clear or tonic - Twenty-eight: refers to the second and eighth months of the lunar calendar. Cantonese people must drink soup when eating. They generally drink soup in spring and summer and supplement it in autumn and winter. February and August are at the intersection of winter and spring, summer and autumn, and some people don’t know whether to clean up or make up for it.
Big halo wind, fine halo rain - halo: refers to the light phenomenon formed by the refraction or reflection of the sun and moon rays by ice crystals in the clouds, which mostly occurs in cirrostratus clouds. Common ones are the infrared-violet colored halo surrounding the sun and moon with a visual radius of 22 degrees and 46 degrees, and the white light band passing through the sun and moon. This refers to the halo of the moon. A big moon halo signifies wind, a small moon halo signifies rain.
The thunder in December indicates a good harvest of early rice in the coming year. There is no place to sell, and rice is too cheap to sell.
There is frost in October, and the warehouses are full of rice. In October of the lunar calendar, insect pests are reduced, which is generally good for the late rice harvest.
Ten years are early, nine are good, save one year for lazy people - it is better to prepare early for spring plowing and spring planting.
There is no leap year in ten years - there must be a leap year in every ten years. Describing very rare or rare.
There is the Beginning of Autumn in July, and there is no harvest of late crops - the Beginning of Autumn is usually in the eighth month of the lunar calendar. If the beginning of autumn is advanced to July, it generally indicates that the weather will be abnormal and late rice will be affected.
Gold falls in July and silver falls in August - the rain in July and August of the lunar calendar has a great effect on the growth of crops, especially the rainfall in July has a greater impact.
Clouds cover the moon on August 15th, and rain falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. There are many clouds on the night of the 15th day of the eighth lunar month (Mid-Autumn Festival), which generally indicates rain on the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival) in the coming year.
In August, the autumn wind is strong - in Guangdong, autumn enters the eighth lunar month in normal years.
It is better to plant sweet potatoes in August than to borrow rice to cook in April - Planting some sweet potatoes in August and September of the lunar calendar can be harvested when the rice is not harvested the following year.
The round umbilicus in September and the tip of October - round umbilicus, refers to female crabs. The navel of female crabs is short and round. Tip: refers to the male crab. The navel of male crabs is long and pointed. In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, female crabs have full convex shells and the most plump meat; while male crabs do not become fatter until October.
On March 3rd, shepherd’s purse is a panacea - in the third month of the lunar calendar, young shepherd’s purse is a good vegetable, fragrant and delicious, and has medicinal properties, so it is very popular.
Don’t be in a hurry when planting rice in March, as it will be just as yellow when you cut the rice in June - it is too late to plant rice in March of the lunar calendar, but if you manage it well, you can still get a good harvest.
In October, fire returns to the internal organs, so mustard soup is indispensable. It is easy to catch colds in autumn and winter, and various symptoms are caused by wind and cold. Mustard soup has the effect of removing dampness and heat and resolving phlegm. There is no rain and spring frost in the great cold weather - sunny days in the great cold weather generally indicate a colder spring in the coming year.
In the period of major heat and minor heat, rice is cooked lazily - the weather before and after minor and major heat is so hot that people's appetite is not good.
The Great Cold Niu bumps, someone wants the old grain - the weather suddenly turns hot around the Great Cold Day, which indicates that the cold spring next year will affect the early rice harvest.
Mosquitoes are chirping during the Great Cold, and there are people who want the old grain. The weather around the Great Cold Day is hot, which generally indicates that there will be less rain in the coming spring, and the early rice will be affected.
When the great cold brings out the heat, the cows will die - same as above
When the great cold brings out the heat, the cows will die - the buffalo will find a place with mud to roll its body to get warm and cool. It is a metaphor for hot weather. Fight against poor officials, fight against ghosts, and fight against the cracks in the yamen's shit hole
There is no leisure in the north in June, and there is not enough food to do. Autumn in June is about driving cattle to death; autumn in July is slow.
If the fire smoke does not come out of the stove, there will be rain on the grain; if the fire smoke goes straight up, there will be no rain.
The clouds are running to the ground, and the rain will not fall. The clouds are running north, and the rain will not fall.
The sky turned yellow and the flood collapsed the pond. There are unpredictable winds and clouds in the sky, and people are suddenly surrounded by silver.
In the sky, there are fish scale spots, and after eating, we go up the mountain - fish scale spots are altocumulus clouds. There are yellow circles around April, and it rains in the second half of the day.
The sun rises early and the weather is hard to guarantee. The sun rose early and the rain hit my head.
Walking in the clouds at sunset, raining after midnight.
There is cloud cover at sunset, and it will rain again tomorrow.
A dragon boat rides on the water, and a dead boy is caught on the shore. On April 8, the dragon boat slides with the sea
It’s lazy, lazy, until the New Year’s Eve. People are lazy and I am not lazy.
On the first day of the lunar month, the dragon boat rises, on the second day of the lunar month, the dragon boat endures, on the third and fourth days of the lunar month, it travels around the country, on the fifth day of the lunar month, the dragon boat competes, on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar month, the dragon boat breaks apart, and on the ninth and tenth day, the dragon boat breaks the nose.
If you don’t have enough food in the winter, you don’t have enough food in the new year. You will have enough food on August 15th. Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove.
2. Idioms:
One glance at seven
Explanation: Corresponds to the synonymous idiom "eyes on six paths" in Mandarin (hereinafter referred to as "correspondence"), describing wit Flexible, able to observe from multiple perspectives and gain a comprehensive understanding of situations.
Example: Fortunately, I took a quick look and used the dog to please the owner, thus avoiding this disaster first.
Twist one's head and twist one's head into a bun
Explanation: Corresponds to "shaking one's head and shaking one's head", describing how one feels having fun or thinks one is not bad.
Example: From singing to twisting your head and bun, you are a talent.
Crazy and useless
Explanation: Corresponding to "careless", it means that you like to face some things very directly and realistically, and have a cheerful and lively personality.
Example: I am a little girl, I am crazy and bad, so don’t make me sad.
Know thrift and be thrifty
Explanation: Corresponding to "thrift and frugality", you will be able to budget carefully and live frugally.
Example: If you look at Xiao Ming who lives in the house, he will do things in every detail. He is also good at knowing, being thrifty and frugal, and he has learned from his mistakes.
With lines and paths
Explanation: Corresponds to "orderly", doing things calmly and plannedly, and also refers to tidying up.
Example: You see, when you are 10 years old, you have a clear pattern of speech.
生安白肖
Explanation: Corresponds to "making something out of nothing", wantonly causing trouble in a stable environment, describing false accusations made out of nothing.
Example: I am a gentle girl, so don’t get mad at An Bai and say that I am rude.
Cook the bowl according to the pattern
Explanation: Corresponds to "draw the gourd according to the pattern", which means to follow the sample.
Example: Xiao Huang cooked a bowl and "massaged" Xiao Hei according to the TV version, but the result was such a failure that she shed tears most of the time.
Cracked head and forehead
Explanation: Corresponds to "headache and bleeding", describing the appearance of being severely hit or defeated miserably.
Example: Xiao Ming snatched a girl from someone, but was beaten to the point where his head was broken and his forehead was cracked.
Stealing, er, abducting
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Explanation: Corresponding to "cheating", a collective term for criminal activities such as theft, fraud, and abduction.
Example: Those thieves and kidnappers are all worthy of shooting!
Unprovoked event
Explanation: Corresponds to "without reason", something happens without reason.
Example: Today I am talking about phlegm for no reason.
To stir things up
Explanation: Corresponds to "causing trouble", causing trouble and causing disputes.
Example: If you dare to flirt with me on my territory, I will kill you.
Ziyou Calm
Explanation: Corresponds to "calm", describing a person who is calm and not panicked.
Example: Look at this big guy, he is so full of energy and calm after having a meal with the big boss.
Not surprised
Explanation: Corresponds to "unknowingly", not noticing, not noticing.
Example: Unexpectedly, it’s 3 o’clock again, and afternoon tea is served.
鬼五马六
Explanation: Corresponds to "cunning and weird", funny, neither three nor four.
Example: It’s so crazy that the performance is for Xiao Wang to watch.
The house is noisy and the house is closed
Explanation: It describes family discord and noisy all day long.
Example: It’s good to have a noisy house and a closed house. The family must be in order and unite first.
Fried shrimps and crabs
Explanation: Describes a lot of swear words and is full of foul language.
Example sentence: Have you ever watched Mr. Xing’s department of stir-fried shrimps and crabs?
Looking neatly
Explanation: I like to dress up, and it takes a long time to finish it.
Example sentence: You are so beautiful that you go out first, Tao Taoju doesn’t even have a place to bask in the sun.
Clay pot poppy cake
Explanation: It is a different classification of "pot" in Cantonese. Most of the clay pots in Cantonese area have handles; tile clay pots do not have handles. It is an important symbol of difference.
Example: I didn’t expect that your shop is so meticulous and has all kinds of clay pots and rice dumplings.
Being weird and weird
Explanation: Similar to "pretending to be a ghost or a horse" or "ghost five horses and six", it describes being cunning and weird, specializing in doing weird things.
Example sentence: Just know that Duzheng is doing something strange, so that D can warm up his books.
烚丝狗头
Explanation: It describes a person smiling from ear to ear, but it is a derogatory term, smiling brightly like a nymphomaniac.
Example: A security guard downstairs laughed until he saw a pretty girl coming in.