ming4 cung4 zyu2 jan4名從主人名从主人
Jyutpingming4 cung4 zyu2 jan4
Yalemìngh chùngh jyú yành

Definition

(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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命歸黃泉命归黄泉
ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom); to meet one...
唔見棺材唔流眼淚唔见棺材唔流眼泪
m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6not crying until one sees the funerary box, not willing to believe until one ...
冒名
mou6 ming4an impostor
沒有規矩，不成方圓没有规矩，不成方圆
mut6 jau5 kwai1 geoi2 ，bat1 sing4 fong1 jyun4without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
茂縣茂县
mau6 jyun6Mao County or Maoxian, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefect...
名不副實名不副实
ming4 bat1 fu3 sat6the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Exc...
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