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wuˉ¹jingˉ¹
(乌蝇)
Pinyin
wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
the fly. Mand.: 蒼蠅
noun
(noun) (insect) a fly
paak˗₃wuˉ¹jingˉ¹
(拍乌蝇)
Pinyin
pai1 wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
have nothing to do [a soccer term referring to the 'relaxed' goalkeeper whose teammates are constantly on the attack on the other half of the pitch]
noun
have a slack business (so slack that the shopkeeper swats flies to kill time); have a dull market
noun
(adj.) to describe a place where the business is very quiet / slow, with hardly any customers; literally 'squatting flies to kill time'.
mouˏ₅tauˎ₄wuˉ¹jingˎ₄
(冇头乌蝇)
Pinyin
mao3 tou2 wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
a headless fly, someone who acts recklessly without a plan
daaˊ²wuˉ¹jingˉ¹
(打乌蝇)
Pinyin
da3 wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
idiom. to only arrest low ranking officials in a scandal but not arrest those higher ranking officals responsible.
noun
lit. swat fly
wuˉ¹jingˉ¹paak˗₃
(乌蝇拍)
Pinyin
wu1 ying2 pai1
Translations
noun
flyswatter
noun
a flyswatter
wuˉ¹jingˉ¹lauˉ¹maaˏ₅meiˏ₅
(乌蝇搂马尾)
Pinyin
wu1 ying2 lou3 ma3 wei3
Translations
noun
(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) to break a partnership; to blow up a relation.
maangˎ₄tauˎ₄wuˉ¹jingˉ¹
(盲头乌蝇)
Pinyin
mang2 tou2 wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
(act like) a headless chicken
paak˗₃saai˗₃wuˉ¹jingˉ¹
(拍晒乌蝇)
Pinyin
pai1 shai4 wu1 ying2
Translations
noun
to not have absolutely no customers in a restaurant / shop / business; to have absolutely no business [colloquial]