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when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me

A spelling pun on you and the homophonic letter u in ass-u-me.

(slang, vulgar, humorous) One should avoid assuming things about other people or different situations.


以字行

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː²² hɐŋ²¹/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː²² haːŋ²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː²² hɐŋ²¹/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː²² haːŋ²¹/

to have one's courtesy name more famous than one's given name; to be better known by one's courtesy name instead of one's given name


這ふ葛の

papu kuzu no₂ (romanization)
はふくずの (hiragana)

long and stretching kudzu tendrils, allusion to いや遠長く (iya to₂ponagaku, “revered far and long”), 後もあふ (no₂ti mo apu, “to meet later”), or 絶𛀁ず (tayezu, “unbreaking”)


雞乸咁大隻字

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ naː³⁵ kɐm³³ taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡siː²²/

How can you say that you couldn't see that when it's already written in big fonts?

gai¹ naa² gam³ daai⁶ zek³ zi⁶ nei⁵ dou¹ waa⁶ tai² m⁴ dou³⁻²?

雞乸咁大隻字你都話睇唔到？

鸡乸咁大只字你都话睇唔到？


спасибо в карман не положишь

спаси́бо в карма́н не поло́жишь

спаси́бо в карма́н не поло́жишь • (spasíbo v karmán ne polóžišʹ)

спаси́бо в карма́н не поло́жишь (canonical)
spasíbo v karmán ne polóžišʹ (romanization)

[spɐˈsʲibə f‿kɐrˈman nʲɪ‿pɐˈɫoʐɨʂ]

Literally, “you won't (can't) put a thank you in your pocket”.

lit

(colloquial, humorous or euphemistic) Used to hint that one expects a material form of gratitude instead of a "thank you".

en-спасибо_в_карман_не_положишь-ru-phrase-GB1sBVBU


тяжело в учении, легко в бою

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тяжело́ в уче́нии, легко́ в бою́

тяжело́ в уче́нии, легко́ в бою́ • (tjaželó v učénii, lexkó v bojú)

тяжело́ в уче́нии (canonical)
легко́ в бою́ (canonical)
tjaželó v učénii (romanization)
lexkó v bojú (romanization)

[tʲɪʐɨˈɫo v‿ʊˈt͡ɕenʲɪɪ | lʲɪxˈko v‿bɐˈju]

Literally, “hard in training, easy in battle”. Established no later than 1941. Abbreviation and alteration of an aphorism by imperial general Alexander Suvorov, Легко́ в уче́ньи – тяжело́ в похо́де, тяжело́ в уче́ньи – легко́ в похо́де (Lexkó v učénʹi – tjaželó v poxóde, tjaželó v učénʹi – lexkó v poxóde, “Easy in training - hard in the campaign, hard in training – easy in the campaign”), recorded in an order on combat training for troops in Poland in 1794.

lit

Used to encourage someone to continue learning something unfamiliar despite experiencing difficulties now, because it will be worth it.

en-тяжело_в_учении,_легко_в_бою-ru-phrase-hwsvO3JD


спасибо на хлеб не намажешь

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спаси́бо на хлеб не нама́жешь

спаси́бо на хлеб не нама́жешь • (spasíbo na xleb ne namážešʹ)

спаси́бо на хлеб не нама́жешь (canonical)
spasíbo na xleb ne namážešʹ (romanization)

[spɐˈsʲibə nɐ‿ˈxlʲep nʲɪ‿nɐˈmaʐɨʂ]

LL-Q7737 (rus)-Cinemantique-спасибо на хлеб не намажешь.wav

Literally, “you won't (can't) spread a thank you on bread”.

lit

спаси́бо в карма́н не поло́жишь
спасибо в карман не положишь#Russian

(colloquial, humorous or euphemistic) Alternative form of спаси́бо в карма́н не поло́жишь (spasíbo v karmán ne polóžišʹ)

en-спасибо_на_хлеб_не_намажешь-ru-phrase-k8tiDS98


th'anam don diucs

/ˌhɑn̪ˠəmˠ ənʲˈdʲɯks/

“Hanaman diucs! a Cháit, an cístí mísle atá déanta agat?”

1919, Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha, Jimín Mháire Thaidhg, Dublin and Cork: Comhlucht Oideachais na hÉireann, page 27:

“What the deuce, Cáit, have you made cakes?”

Munster form of d'anam don diucs (“what the deuce”)


cry and seethe

(Internet slang) A mocking expression of uncaring or schadenfreude to someone when upset, often as a reply to a statement that the speaker considers exaggerated or baseless.


痛哭流涕

ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧˋ

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɐi̯³³/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tʰɐi̯³³/


cochi at y clustiau

blush to the roots of the hair
blush to the roots of the hair

(idiomatic) to blush to the roots of the hair.


毛手毛腳

ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

маошоумаоцзяо

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kœːk̚³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kʰa³³/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/mou̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kœːk̚³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kʰa³³/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

to take liberties (with women); to paw; to fondle


YFM

Alternative form of yfm (“you feel me?”)


PBVM

(Internet) discrimination based on regional origin between Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam


當……冇到

to treat someone as if one hasn't arrived

/tɔːŋ³³ mou̯¹³ tou̯³³/

/tɔːŋ³³ mou̯¹³ tou̯³³/

(Cantonese) to ignore someone; to neglect someone


go jump off a building

(idiomatic, derogatory, colloquial, often sarcastic) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.


kto by pomyślał

who would have thunk it
who would have thunk it

(idiomatic) who would have thunk it (rhetorical question used to express incredulity)


miul ono nälkä

[ˈmiu̯ɫ ˈo̞no̞ ˈnælʲɡ̊æ]


miul ono kakskymment vootta

[ˈmiu̯ɫ ˈo̞no̞ ˈkɑkʃˌkymːe̞nd ˈʋo̝ːtːɑ]

I'm twenty years old
I'm twenty years old


miä öksyin

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈø̞ks̠y̆i̯n]

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈø̞kʃyi̯n]


miul ei oo rahhaa

[ˈmiu̯ɫː ˈe̞jːo̞ ˈrɑxːɑ]

[ˈmiu̯ɫ ˈe̞jˑo̝ː ˈrɑxˑɑː]


oo hyvä

[ˈo̝ː ˈhyʋæ]

Literally: "Be good". Akin to Finnish ole hyvä.


yfm

i always have an insane urge to be productive and study late at night yfm?

So I made up my mind, the twins AREN'T going to be 19 this year, they're like a good 17 to me yfm?

2018 November 2, @420JAYK, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I'm so awkward when it comes to making friends online cus I just don't want people expecting me to be this funny ass person or lit ass person, and then I'm dry asf or I say the dumbest shit yfm?

2019 January 9, @420JAYK, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I prefer ugly pretty boys.. ugly but pretty enough to look at yfm?

2020 September 26, @prettylii1, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

i'm confident and shy yfm?

2020 November 13, @mabel_fakorede, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

Yea but you see how hard air forces are to come by in common sizes right? They sell out quickly everywhere because people use and abuse them n buy more. Hell size 7 Johnny can't even buy a pair cause all the small foot ADULT girls bought them out. Yfm?

2021 February 19, @madhibadhi, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

idk what's with ppl thinking liking a story on instagram EXCLUSIVELY means flirting like??? i may have tapped the heart button because of your food, your clothes, your view, your pet etc?? it can also mean you look good on your selfie but it doesn't mean i wanna flirt??? YFM??

2022 December 31, @gabmonstere, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I wanna be pretty like a girl but I don't want to be a girl yfm ?

2023 February 28, @fourdorzelma, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of you feel me?


hindi ga

hindî ga (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜄ (Baybayin)
Mindoro (Batangas)

[hɪn̪ˈd̪iʔ ɡɐ]

[hɪn̪ˈd̪iː ɣɐ]


'di ga

'dî ga (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜄ (Baybayin)
Mindoro (Batangas)

'Di ga ang sarap?

Clipping of hindi ga: isn't it; isn't that


tôi có một câu hỏi

[toj˧˧ kɔ˧˦ mot̚˧˨ʔ kəw˧˧ hɔj˧˩]

[toj˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ mok̚˨˩ʔ kəw˧˧ hɔj˧˨]

[toj˧˧ kɔ˦˥ mok̚˨˩˨ kəw˧˧ hɔj˨˩˦]


मेरा एक सवाल है

hi-phrase

मेरा एक सवाल है

میرا ایک سَوال ہَے

मेरा एक सवाल है • (merā ek savāl hai) (Urdu spelling میرا ایک سَوال ہَے)

merā ek savāl hai (romanization)
میرا ایک سَوال ہَے (Urdu)

/meː.ɾɑː eːk sə.ʋɑːl ɦɛː/

[meː.ɾäː‿eːk‿sɐ.ʋäːl‿ɦɛː]


კითხვა მაქვს

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კითხვა მაქვს

კითხვა მაქვს • (ḳitxva makvs)


又乜又七

/jɐu̯²² mɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/jɐu̯²² mɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

1998 December 13, “我以後唔買台灣野!! (除左底版)”, in hk.comp.pc (Usenet):

cin⁴ gei² jat⁶ maai⁵ zoeng¹ kai² hoeng² DVD card, jau⁶ m⁴ zi¹ mou⁵ seng¹ jau⁶ mat¹ jau⁶ cat¹, syut³ ming⁴ syu¹ jyun⁴ cyun⁴ m⁴ dim⁶, gaau² zo² seng⁴ maan⁵ sin¹ giu³ zou⁶ tai² dou²

前幾日買張啟享 DVD card , 又唔知無聲又乜又七 , 說明書完全唔掂 , 搞左成晚先叫做睇倒

前几日买张启享 DVD card , 又唔知无声又乜又七 , 说明书完全唔掂 , 搞左成晚先叫做睇倒

maang⁴ muk⁶ sung⁴ joeng⁴ hoeng¹ gong² dei⁶⁻² zau⁶ hai⁶ gam² joeng⁶⁻², hoeng¹ gong² faat³ sang¹ siu² siu² je⁵ zau⁶ jau⁶ mat¹ jau⁶ cat¹, ngoi⁶ gwok³ baau³ di¹ mat¹ seoi¹ je⁵ zau⁶ dou¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ sei² caang³

盲目崇洋香港地就係咁樣，香港發生小小野就又乜又七，外國爆D乜衰野就都有人死撐

盲目崇洋香港地就系咁样，香港发生小小野就又乜又七，外国爆D乜衰野就都有人死撑

2002 October 8, ing-ing-ing, “免步操惹囚犯不滿”, in so-net.talk.joke (Usenet):

ping⁴ si⁴ saang¹ ngau¹ ngau¹ jau⁶ ni¹ jau⁶ lou³, jat¹ jap⁶ heoi³ zau⁶ waa⁶ beng⁶ jau⁶ mat¹ jau⁶ cat¹, dou¹ m⁴ zi¹ bok³ mat¹

平時生勾勾又呢又路，一入去就話病又乜又七，都唔知博乜

平时生勾勾又呢又路，一入去就话病又乜又七，都唔知博乜


有姿勢，冇實際

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ mou̯¹³ sɐt̚² t͡sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) all show and no go; to look impressive but lack actual quality


میرا ایک سوال ہے

ur-phrase

میرا ایک سَوال ہَے

میرا ایک سَوال ہَے • (merā ek savāl hai) (Hindi spelling मेरा एक सवाल है)

میرا ایک سَوال ہَے (canonical)
merā ek savāl hai (romanization)
मेरा एक सवाल है (Hindi)

/meː.ɾɑː eːk sə.ʋɑːl ɦɛː/


یک پرسش دارم

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یِک پُرْسِش دارَم

یِک پُرْسِش دارَم • (yek porseš dâram)

یِک پُرْسِش دارَم (canonical)
yek porseš dâram (romanization)

[jäk pʰʊɾ.sɪʃ d̪ɑː.ɾäm]

[jäk pʰʊɾ.sɪʃ d̪ɑː.ɾäm]

[jäk pʰʊɾ.sɪʃ d̪ɑː.ɾäm]


یک سؤال دارم

یِک سُؤال دارَم

یِک سُؤال دارَم • (yek so'âl dâram)

یِک سُؤال دارَم (canonical)
yek so'âl dâram (romanization)


het is vijf voor twaalf

Literally, “it's five minutes to twelve”. The meaning probably derives from the Doomsday Clock warning for man-made catastrophy.

lit

'n Herrie als 'n oordeel gisteravond. Vele mensen keken van de weeromstuit op de klok, maar „vijf voor twaalf” was 't niet. Toch zat de lucht vol brommende toestellen en 't leek 'n doordeweekse vliegavond in bezettingstijd.

1948 December 17, “Bomben auf Helgoland”, in Het Binnenhof, page 2:

A rucus yesterday as if Judgement had come. Many people promptly looked at the clock, but it wasn't "five to twelve". And yet the air was full of humming airplanes and it seemed to be an ordinary weekday evening during the occupation.

Uit eerder gelekte documenten doemt het beeld op van een coalitie die fors wil investeren in de stikstofcrisis, woningnood, kinderopvang en onderwijs en de strijd tegen de opwarming van de aarde. Dat is geen overbodige luxe. Voor het klimaat is het vijf voor twaalf.

2021 December 14, “Geld voor plannen hebben, is één. Ze daadwerkelijk uitvoeren wordt de echte uitdaging voor Rutte IV”, in de Volkskrant, archived from the original on 2023-12-12:

From previously leaked documents an image arises of a coalition that wants to invest heavily in the nitrogen crisis, the housing crisis, childcare and education, and the battle against global warming. That is no superfluous luxury. For the climate it's five minutes to midnight".

it's five minutes to midnight
it's five minutes to midnight

it's almost too late, it's five minutes to midnight


et conjunx

From Latin et (and) and conjunx (husband).

Coordinate term: et uxor

(law) "And the husband" or "and her husband".


AFSOC

(mathematics) Initialism of assume for sake of contradiction.


欲揚先抑

ㄩˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧˋ

/y⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/y⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

(literary) to denigrate so as to exalt; break down to build up; character building


遷客騷人

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙㄠ ㄖㄣˊ

цянькэсаожэнь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

exiled or frustrated government officials and literati


生雞卵無，放雞屎有

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ²¹⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁴² u²²/

/sĩ³³ kue³³ nŋ̍²² bo²⁴ paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³ sai⁵⁵⁴ u²²/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ²² bo¹³ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³ u²²/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³ bɤ²³ paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹ u³³/

(Hokkien) describes someone who is useless and only knows how to cause trouble


opportunity knocks

From the proverb opportunity knocks at every man's door.

Don't be caught napping When opportunity knocks.

Opportunity knocked in the form of an admission letter from the university.


koń by się uśmiał

(idiomatic) a comment about something nonsensical, absurd


votis XX

[ˈu̯oːt̪iːs̠ u̯iːkɛnˈnäːlʲɪbʊs̠]

(coins) With vows made for twenty years of prosperity


一年容易又中秋

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ

yī nián róngyì yòu zhōngqiū [Phonetic:yì nián róngyì yòu zhōngqiū]

и нянь жунъи ю чжунцю

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ jʊŋ²¹ jiː²² jɐu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

time flies and it's Mid-Autumn Festival again


ܥܐܕܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܥܡ ܫܢܬܐ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ

aii-phrase

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-šēttā b-ḥaḏūṯā

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-šēttā b-ḥaḏūṯā)

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-šēttā b-ḥaḏūṯā (romanization)

[ʕeːðoːx‿bəriːxɑː‿wəʃetːtɑ‿bəxaðuːθɑː]

Literally, “Your holiday be blessed and a year in happiness”.

lit

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

en-ܥܐܕܘܟ_ܒܪܝܟܐ_ܥܡ_ܫܢܬܐ_ܒܚܕܘܬܐ-aii-phrase-n4rK0Wrq

ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-kulšat bpṣīḥūṯā

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܦܨܝܼܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ


take your change out of that

(obsolete, slang) Jeering remark accompanying a rejoinder or a physical blow.


左穿右插

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄚ

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡sʰaːp̚³/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² t͡sʰaːp̚³/

(chiefly Cantonese) to weave in and out of something (e.g. traffic)


wås ma sågt, is ma söber

Literally, "what you say you are yourself". Often clipped to just söber.

I know you are but what am I
I know you are but what am I

I'm rubber, you're glue
I'm rubber, you're glue

(childish) Countering an attack on one's character: I know you are but what am I?; I'm rubber, you're glue


one's own master

Synonym of one's own boss (“able to make one's own decisions without being overruled”)


the rest is gravy

We have food, clothing and shelter, and the rest is gravy.

1993, Ronald B. Tobias, 20 Master Plots and How to Build Them:


the sky will fall on your head

If you ever bite in any way Mr. Geraldo Riviera, the sky will fall on your head.

2012, Eddy Guerrier, An Opinionated Walk:

“And if you breathe a word to anyone about what we did, the sky will fall on your head.”

Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.


長年通月

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

(Southern Min) over many years and months; year in, year out


長年通天

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/


規年通月

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

(Southern Min) over many years and months; year in, year out; throughout the year


Χαϊρλού Χρουστού Πάσκας

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Χαϊρλού Χρουστού Πάσκας!

Χαϊρλού Χρουστού Πάσκας! (Chaïrloú Chroustoú Páskas!)

Χαϊρλού Χρουστού Πάσκας ! (canonical)
Chaïrloú Chroustoú Páskas! (romanization)

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iou chomâ

iou chomâ Maria


caor thine ort

/ˈkiːɾʲ hɪnʲu ɔɾˠt̪ˠ/


the man, the myth, the legend

White dudes will be like "there he is, the man, the myth, the legend!" And it's just Garrett

2019 December 18, @KylePlantEmoji, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-06-28:

(also humorous) Used to introduce a notorious person.


ܐܠܗܐ ܢܛܪ ܠܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܸܪ ܠܘܿܟ݂

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܸܪ ܠܘܿܟ݂ • (allāhā nāṭir lōḵ)

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܸܪ ܠܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
allāhā nāṭir lōḵ (romanization)

short prayer often used to wish protection and/or give thanks


ܥܠܘܟ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬܘܟ

ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂

ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂ • (ˁalōḵ w-ˁal baytōḵ)

ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
ˁalōḵ w-ˁal baytōḵ (romanization)

Literally, “Upon you and your household”.

lit

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ
ܥܐܕܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ#Assyrian_Neo-Aramaic

A response to ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā, “May your holiday be blessed”), a greeting said on holidays


khát nước

[xaːt̚˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]

[kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥]

[xaːk̚˦˧˥ nɨək̚˦˧˥]

[kʰaːk̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]

[xaːk̚˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]

Đời cha ăn mặn đời con khát nước.

The father's generation is salty, the child's generation thirsts.

(figurative) hardship of a subsequent generation as a causality of the actions of the previous one

Overseas Vietnamese
w:Overseas Vietnamese

(double entendre) one who yearns for their homeland; sometimes used pejoratively in reference to Overseas Vietnamese


ܡܒܩܪܝܢ ܒܘܟ ܒܛܒܬܐ

aii-phrase

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (mbaqrī bōḵ bṭāḇāṯā)

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
mbaqrī bōḵ bṭāḇāṯā (romanization)

Literally, “May they inquire about you in goodness”.

lit

A response when inquired about a person’s well doing


ܡܒܩܪܝܢ ܒܟܝ ܒܛܒܬܐ

aii-phrase

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (mbaqrī bāḵ bṭāḇāṯā)

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
mbaqrī bāḵ bṭāḇāṯā (romanization)

ܕܐܲܟ݂ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ؟ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܟܝܼܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ

How is your father? He is good thanks be to God, may they inquire about you in goodness.

d-aḵ ìlēh bābāḵ? ṭāḇā ìlēh škīr allāhā, mbaqrī bāḵ bṭāḇāṯā


don't be that guy

"Maybe I'm the guy not to be. Maybe that's my value to this team ... Don't be that guy.

1997, Scott Fowler, Charles Elliott Chandler, The Year of the Cat, page 144:

This, I thought, is a sign. This is someone telling me something. Don't be that guy', Jeff. Stop now.

1998, Golden Empire Publications (publisher), Computer Gaming World - Volumes 162-164:

He was waving to the crowd and he plowed into another car in the pits. I just kept thinking, "Don't be that guy."

2001, Hearst Magazines (publisher), Popular Mechanics - Nov 2001, page 54:

All too often, trolls (and even guys in general) think that dinner and drinks are the price of admission into a TGirl's pants. Don't be that guy. Be a gentleman.

2016, Michael David Freel, Trans-Oriented - A Guide to Love and Relationships for Men who Love Transsexual Women, page 135:

Don't be that guy, by the way.

2017, Cassie Leigh, You Have a Date, Don't F It Up:

(informal, colloquial, imperative) Used to caution someone against behavior seen as obnoxious, inconsiderate, or socially inappropriate.


کیا حال ہے

ur-phrase

کْیا حال ہَے؟

کْیا حال ہَے؟ • (kyā hāl hai?) (Hindi spelling क्या हाल है?)

کْیا حال ہَے ؟ (canonical)
kyā hāl hai? (romanization)
क्या हाल है? (Hindi)

/kjɑː ɦɑːl ɦɛː/


for我嚟講

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lɐi̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lei̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lɐi̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lei̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

as far as I'm concerned
as far as I'm concerned

(Hong Kong Cantonese) in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned; to my mind


good-day

“The damage and waste question shall be settled first. It shall be made to pay; don’t you be afraid. Good-day, Miss Jenny.” / “Good-day, young man.”

1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “A Few Grains of Pepper”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, book the fourth (A Turning), pages 228–229:

“[…] Now go and rest and to-morrow try to be on the spot as his Majesty comes in from parade: but I will send you word. Good-day. His Majesty will certainly want to see you,” he added as he bowed him out.

1886, Léon Tolstoï [i.e., Leo Tolstoy], chapter XV, in Clara Bell, transl., War and Peace: A Historical Novel: […]: Before Tilsit: 1805–1807: Two Volumes, revised and corrected edition, volume I, New York, N.Y.: William S. Gottsberger, publisher […], →OCLC, page 243:

“[…] You asked if there is anything we could do for him. Well, I advise you to set him digging post-holes or breaking mustangs. There’s our team ready. Good-day, sir.” And like a puff of wholesome, blustery wind the doctor was off.

1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 177, column 1:


រីករាយថ្ងៃខួបកំណើត

km-phrase

រីករាយថ្ងៃខួបកំណើត • (riik riəy thngay khuəp kɑmnaət)

riik riəy thngay khuəp kɑmnaət (romanization)

រីករាយ (riik riəy) + ថ្ងៃខួប (thngay khuəp) + កំណើត (kɑmnaət).

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照我睇

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned; to my mind


照我睇嚟

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lei̯²¹/

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siːu̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lei̯²¹/


紅顏綠色

/ɦoŋ²² ŋe⁵⁵ loʔ³³ səʔ²¹/

/ɦoŋ²² ŋe⁵⁵ loʔ³³ səʔ²¹/

(Shanghainese) multicoloured; colourful; variegated; of many colors


瘌痢頭兒子自家好

瘌痢头儿子自家好
癩痢頭兒子自家好

A bald son with tinea capitis is good if he's your own

lah^入 li^去 deu^去 nyi^去 tsy^去 zy^去 ka^平 hau^去

/laʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³ n̠ʲi²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zz̩²² ka³³ hɔ³⁴/

laeh^入 li^去 deu^平 nyi^平 tsy^上 zy^去 ka^平 hau^上

/laʔ²² li⁵² døy³³ n̠ʲi²³ t͡sz̩¹¹ zz̩²² kɑ³³ hæ⁵¹/

to think or to act as if something is better than it really is, just because it belongs to oneself


軟塗深掘

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim³³ kut̚²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚¹²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim³³ kut̚²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to be extremely greedy; give them an inch and they'll take a mile

(Mainland China Hokkien) to be easy to fool and defraud (of honest and upright people)


保境安民

ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄢ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

баоцзинъаньминь

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ min³⁵/

/pou̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ min³⁵/

/pou̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

to protect the territory and ensure the peace of the people


七窮六絕

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚²/

Even if I am penniless, I'll not go on the dole.

ngo⁵ seoi¹ jin⁴ cat¹ kung⁴ luk⁶ zyut⁶, dou¹ m⁴ wui⁵ leng⁵ zung¹ wun⁴!

我雖然七窮六絕，都唔會領綜援！

我虽然七穷六绝，都唔会领综援！

poor as a church mouse
poor as a church mouse

(Cantonese) in a state of utter poverty, destitute, penniless, poor as a church mouse


quiet as a church mouse

quiet as a mouse
quiet as a mouse#English

(simile, idiomatic) Alternative form of quiet as a mouse


ready and waiting

Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.

2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 41:

(idiomatic) Already prepared for action or use.


ハッピーニューイヤー

ja-pos

ハッピー ニュー イヤー

ハッピーニューイヤー • (happī nyū iyā)


let us go

‘Now let us go to my house where we will celebrate the trust with champagne from the Crimea.’

1987, John Harris, China Seas, London: Arrow Books, published 1989, →ISBN, page 187:

“Come,” Vidocq said, offering Lisette his arm, “let us go to my house where we can be more comfortable.[…]”

2013, Sabrina Jeffries [pseudonym; Deborah Gonzales], What the Duke Desires (The Duke’s Men; 1), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 212:

She glanced about. “This is not a place for talk or questions. Come, let us go to the city.”

2015, Ryk E[rik] Spoor, Phoenix in Shadow (Balanced Sword; 2), Riverdale N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 98:

(formal) Alternative form of let's go (“hortative of go”).

Only Grump managed to bawl a frantic order to Herman. ‘Let us go, you mad maypole! For goodness sake let us go!’

1986, Derek Sampson, Grump Goes Galumphing, London: Methuen Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 65:

Karin had begged her parents to let us go to the party.

2015, Laura Elliot, chapter 11, in The Betrayal, Ickenham: Bookouture, →ISBN, page 87:

Death hovers. It’s not a probability, but it’s always a possibility. So either you let us go, or you let me die right here, right now.

2017, Amy S[kylark] Foster, The Rift Frequency, New York, N.Y.: HarperVoyager, →ISBN, page 87:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, us, go.


Честита Нова Година

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Чести́та Но́ва Годи́на

Чести́та Но́ва Годи́на • (Čestíta Nóva Godína)

Чести́та Но́ва Годи́на (canonical)
Čestíta Nóva Godína (romanization)

честит (čestit, “honoured”) + нов (nov, “new”) + година (godina, “year”)

compound

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ár ok friðr

plenty and peace; prosperity of a kingdom


grått nytt hår

From grått (“gray”) + nytt (“new”) + hår (“hair”) – an alteration of gott nytt år (“happy New Year”).


人咧食米粉，你咧喝燒

人咧食米粉，你咧喝烧
儂咧食米粉，汝咧喝燒
人咧食米粉，你咧共人喝燒

Someone is eating rice vermicelli, but you're the one shouting hot

/laŋ²⁴ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun⁵³ li⁵³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/laŋ²³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴¹ li⁴¹ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²⁴ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun⁵³ li⁵³ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/laŋ²³ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴¹ li⁴¹ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²⁴ le(ʔ)⁵ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hun⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴ le(ʔ)⁵ hua(ʔ)⁵ sio³³/

(Southern Min) Used to describe someone who likes meddling in other's affairs.


σαν τα κρύα τα νερά

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σαν τα κρύα τα νερά

σαν τα κρύα τα νερά • (san ta krýa ta nerá)

el-phrase

σαν τα κρύα τα νερά

san ta krýa ta nerá (romanization)
Like the cold waters (literally)

Στα νιάτα της ήταν σαν τα κρύα τα νερά.

In her youth, she was exceptionally pretty.

(idiomatic, simile) full of vigor and exceptional beauty (used mostly for young women)

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差有差著

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

(Hakka) to leave a mistake uncorrected and have it turn out to be something good; a mistake turns out to be beneficial or useful


and so say all of us

Popularized by For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

MARGARET. Three cheers for old England! [She shakes hands with him warmly].
BOBBY. Hurra-a-ay! And so say all of us.

1911, George Bernard Shaw, Fanny's First Play, Act III:

And he laid his hands upon the blessed and gave thanks and he prayed and they all with him prayed :
— Deus, cuius verbo sanctificantur omnia, benedictionem tuam effunde super creaturas istas : et praesta ut quisquis eis secundum legem et voluntatem Tuam cum gratiarum actione usus fuerit per invocationem sanctissimi nominis Tui corporis sanitatem et animæ tutelam Te auctore percipiat per Christum Dominum nostrum.
— And so say all of us, says Jack.

1922 February, James Joyce, “[12]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

'[a prayer][…]and keep us safe from sin on this blessed isle, and long may we live and prosper and be a credit to your name and memory. And so say all of us.'
'And so say all of us!' echoed the congregation thankfully.

1981, John Rowe Townsend, The Islanders:

Amen (used to express strong agreement, or exultation after a prayer).


喙焦喉渴

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ta³³ au²⁴⁻²² kʰuaʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ta³³ au²⁴⁻²² kʰuaʔ⁵/

(Jinjiang Hokkien) dry mouth and sore throat; having spoken so much that one's mouth and throat become thirsty


伯樂相馬

ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ

Бо Лэ сян ма

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚³ lɔːk̚² sœːŋ³³ maː¹³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚³ lɔːk̚² sœːŋ³³ maː¹³/

From the Han shi waizhuan:
:
From the Zashuosi

If the horse that can travel 1000 li in a day had not been discovered by Bo Le, how could it show its ability to travel one thousand li in a single day?

使驥不得伯樂，安得千里之足？

使骥不得伯乐，安得千里之足？

In all of the world, there was Bo Le first, then there were thousand li horses. Thousand li horses often exist, but a Bo Le does not often exist.

Shì yǒu Bó Lè, ránhòu yǒu qiānlǐmǎ. Qiānlǐmǎ cháng yǒu, ér Bó Lè bùcháng yǒu.

世有伯樂，然後有千里馬。千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有。

世有伯乐，然后有千里马。千里马常有，而伯乐不常有。

Praising those who are good at discovering talent


罕有其匹

ㄏㄢˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄧˇ

/xän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


蠟燭——勿點勿亮

蜡烛——勿点勿亮
蠟燭——弗點弗亮

/laʔ¹¹ t͡soʔ²³ vəʔ²² ti⁴⁴ vəʔ²² liã⁴⁴/

/laʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ fəʔ⁵⁵ tɪ³³ fəʔ⁵⁵ liã⁵²³/

/laʔ¹¹ t͡soʔ²³ vəʔ²² ti⁴⁴ vəʔ²² liã⁴⁴/

/laʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ fəʔ⁵⁵ tɪ³³ fəʔ⁵⁵ liã⁵²³/

(Northern Wu, of a person) to not understand someone else's thoughts and intentions if not explicitly told; to not act unless clearly prompted to


सत्यमेव जयते

hi-phrase

सत्यमेव जयते

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit सत्यमेव जयते (satyameva jayate, “Truth alone triumphs”), from mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad.

ubor

सत्यमेव जयते

Satyameva Jayate; national motto of India, meaning "truth alone triumphs"


सत्यमेव जयते

/s̪ɐt̪.jɐˈmeː.ʋɐ ˈd͡ʑɐ.jɐ.t̪eː/

Compound of सत्यम् (satyám, “truth”) + एव (evá, “alone”) + जयते (jayate, “triumphs”)


ёмас о̄тырныл а̄мп нэ̄мхӯньт ат ои

ëmas ōtyrnyl āmp nè̄mhūnʹt at oi (romanization)
Sosva (romanization)

(literal) a dog does not run away from a good man

en-ёмас_о̄тырныл_а̄мп_нэ̄мхӯньт_ат_ои-mns-nor-phrase-7ZXK~vcx


技高一籌

ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/


天邊海角

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ pĩ³³ hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ pĩ³³ hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

(Hokkien) far ends of heaven; ends of the world; remote place


伯樂一顧

ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧ ㄍㄨˋ

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ lɔːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ lɔːk̚² jɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/

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s:zh:戰國策黃丕烈札記/燕/二

戰國策黃丕烈札記/燕/二

戰國策黃丕烈札記/燕/二

Su Dai, working on Yan's behalf, went to exercise his persuasions in Qi, but before seeking an audience with the King, (Min in the Bao version.) he first tried his arguments on Chunyu Kun, saying, "There was a person who want to sell a thoroughbred, so he went to the market with it three mornings in a row (In a row is as if repeatedly in the Bao version. ) but no one recognized its quality. He then went and sought an audience with Bo Le and said, 'I have a thoroughbred I wish to sell. I went to the market three mornings in a row but none of the people there have come to speak to me about it. I would like (The words "would like" do not exist in the Bao version. ○) you to return with me to look at it. Then, when you go to leave, glance backwards as you do so. (Glance backwards is look back in the Bao version. The supplement says that return is equal to return in pronunciation and their meanings are the same.) Your servant begs to offer you one day's expenses for this.' ("Expenses" is written as "fees" in the Bao version. ○ The supplement says that it is doubtful the word "fees" was used.) Accordingly, Bo Le returned with him and looked at the horse. Then he left, glancing backwards as he did so. The next morning, the horse's price was ten times what it had been. Now I (The word "of" exists under "I" in the Bao version. ○ The supplement says that another version does not have it. It is the same as the Yao.) have a quality horse (Horse is refer to myself as in the Bao version.) that I wish to show to the King, but I have no one to assist me. (To help me in the Bao version.) Would you consider being your servant's Bo Le? I beg permission to offer a pair of jade disks and a thousand yi of gold to cover your own expenses." (I refer to myself as a horse, so these things that are offered are to feed your horses in the Bao version. The correction says that I offer these to serve as food for your horses.) Chunyu Kun said, "I will listen attentively to your instructions." He thus entered the court and spoke to the King, securing an audience for Su Dai. The King of Qi was delighted with Master Su.

Sū Dài wèi Yàn shuō Qí, wèi jiàn Qí Wáng, ‘Bào běn Mǐn.’ Xiān shuō Chúnyú Kūn yuē: “Rén yǒu mài jùnmǎ zhě, bǐ ‘Bào běn bǐ, yóu lián.’ Sān dàn lì shì, rén mò zhī zhī. Wǎng jiàn Bó Lè yuē: ‘Chén yǒu jùnmǎ, yù mài zhī, bǐ sān dàn lì yú shì, rén mò yǔ yán, yuàn ‘Bào běn wú “yuàn” zì. ○’ zǐ hái ér shì zhī, qù ér gù zhī, ‘Bào běn gù, fǎn shì. Bǔ yuē: hái, dāng yīn xuán, yì tóng.’ Chén qǐng xiàn yīcháo zhī gǔ.’ ‘Bào běn “gǔ” zuò “fèi”. ○, bǔ yuē: yí “fèi” zì.’ Bó Lè nǎi hái ér shì zhī, qù ér gù zhī, yīdàn ér mǎ jià shí bèi. Jīn chén ‘Bào běn “chén” xià yǒu “zhī” zì. ○, bǔ yuē: yīběn wú. Yáo tóng.’ Yù yǐ jùnmǎ ‘bào běn mǎ, zì yù yě.’ Jiàn yú Wáng, mò wèi chén xiānhòu zhě, ‘Bào běn wèi zhī zhù yě.’ Zúxià yǒu yì wèi chén Bó Lè hū? Chén qǐng xiàn bái bì yī shuāng, huángjīn qiān yì, yǐwèi mǎ shí.” ‘Bào běn zì yù wèi mǎ, zé cǐ suǒ xiàn, mǎ zhī shí yě. Zhèng yuē: xiàn cǐ yǐwèi mǎ zhī shí.’ Chúnyú Kūn yuē: “Jǐn wén mìng yǐ.” Rù yán zhī Wáng ér jiàn zhī, Qí Wáng dà shuō Sūzǐ.

蘇代為燕說齊，未見齊王，〈鮑本閔。〉先說淳于髡曰：「人有賣駿馬者，比〈鮑本比，猶連。〉三旦立市，人莫之知。往見伯樂曰：『臣有駿馬，欲賣之，比三旦立於市，人莫與言，願〈鮑本無「願」字。○〉子還而視之，去而顧之，〈鮑本顧，反視。補曰：還，當音旋，義同。〉臣請獻一朝之賈。』〈鮑本「賈」作「費」。○ 補曰：疑「費」字。〉伯樂乃還而視之，去而顧之，一旦而馬價十倍。今臣〈鮑本「臣」下有「之」字。○ 補曰：一本無。姚同。〉欲以駿馬〈鮑本馬，自喻也。〉見於王，莫為臣先後者，〈鮑本為之助也。〉足下有意為臣伯樂乎？臣請獻白璧一雙，黃金千鎰，以為馬食。」〈鮑本自喻為馬，則此所獻，馬之食也。正曰：獻此以為馬之食。〉淳于髡曰：「謹聞命矣。」入言之王而見之，齊王大說蘇子。

苏代为燕说齐，未见齐王，〈鲍本闵。〉先说淳于髡曰：「人有卖骏马者，比〈鲍本比，犹连。〉三旦立市，人莫之知。往见伯乐曰：『臣有骏马，欲卖之，比三旦立于市，人莫与言，愿〈鲍本无「愿」字。○〉子还而视之，去而顾之，〈鲍本顾，反视。补曰：还，当音旋，义同。〉臣请献一朝之贾。』〈鲍本「贾」作「费」。○ 补曰：疑「费」字。〉伯乐乃还而视之，去而顾之，一旦而马价十倍。今臣〈鲍本「臣」下有「之」字。○ 补曰：一本无。姚同。〉欲以骏马〈鲍本马，自喻也。〉见于王，莫为臣先后者，〈鲍本为之助也。〉足下有意为臣伯乐乎？臣请献白璧一双，黄金千镒，以为马食。」〈鲍本自喻为马，则此所献，马之食也。正曰：献此以为马之食。〉淳于髡曰：「谨闻命矣。」入言之王而见之，齐王大说苏子。

To instantly raise the ask price of something


ჩიტმა ამბავი მომიტანა

head

ჩიტმა ამბავი მომიტანა • (čiṭma ambavi momiṭana)

a little bird told me
a little bird told me

(idiomatic) a little bird told me (literal translation: a bird brought me the story)

en-ჩიტმა_ამბავი_მომიტანა-ka-phrase-fKe7AQ61


ete wan ingiwiwiri

Literally, “one more Amerindian's hair”.

by a hair's breadth
by a hair's breadth#English

in the nick of time
in the nick of time#English

(idiomatic) by a hair's breadth, in the nick of time


罪大滔天

ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ

цзуйдатаотянь

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯²² taːi̯²² tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯²² taːi̯²² tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

; “Sony”
:
: Here 索尼 (Suǒní) refers to the Qing historical figure Sonin, but the filmmaker mistranslated the line as “Sony is guilty, he makes our people angry” in the English subtitles.

Sonin has committed so many crimes that he caused public discontent.

sok³ nei⁴ zeoi⁶ daai⁶ tou¹ tin¹, gaau² dou³ baak³ sing³ jyun³ sing¹ zoi³ dou⁶.

索尼罪大滔天，搞到百姓怨聲載道。

索尼罪大滔天，搞到百姓怨声载道。

to have committed a grave sin and be evil to the extreme


寅吃卯糧

to have eaten the yearly ration of the Year of the Rabbit in the Year of the Tiger (one year ahead)

ㄧㄣˊ ㄔ ㄇㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ hɛːk̚³ maːu̯¹³ lœːŋ²¹/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ hɛːk̚³ maːu̯¹³ lœːŋ²¹/

(figurative) to prematurely overconsume; unable to make both ends meet


sista lorten stänger porten

sista (“the last”) + lorten (“dirt, filth”) + stänger (“closes”) + porten (“the door”)

af

Glöm inte att sista lorten stänger porten när ni lekt färdigt

Don't forget to close the door when you come in after you're done playing

the last person to enter (a house or the like) should close the door


з поверненням

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з пове́рненням

з пове́рненням • (z povérnennjam)

з пове́рненням (canonical)
z povérnennjam (romanization)


llyncu mul

/ˌɬəŋkɨ̞ ˈmɨːl/


kaka söker maka

Literally, "cookie seeks wife", which rhymes in Swedish.


het vet is van de soep

Literally, “the fat is off the soup”, meaning that the most nutritious part has been consumed.

the goose is cooked; the best part's over; it's over


за что купил, за то и продаю

за что купил, за то и продаю • (za što kupil, za to i prodaju)

za što kupil (romanization)
za to i prodaju (romanization)

Literally, “I'm selling it to you for the same price that I paid for it.”

lit

I tell it as I heard it; I'm just repeating what I heard

en-за_что_купил,_за_то_и_продаю-ru-phrase-MlmTyMeY


с какого перепуга

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с како́го перепу́га

с како́го перепу́га • (s kakóvo perepúga)

с како́го перепу́га (canonical)
s kakóvo perepúga (romanization)

[s‿kɐˈkovə pʲɪrʲɪˈpuɡə]

с како́го перепу́гу
с какого перепугу#Russian

перепу́г перепуг#Russian

(colloquial) Alternative form of с како́го перепу́гу (s kakóvo perepúgu) (with перепу́г (perepúg) in genitive rather than partitive case)


с какого перепугу

с како́го перепу́гу

с како́го перепу́гу • (s kakóvo perepúgu)

с како́го перепу́гу (canonical)
s kakóvo perepúgu (romanization)

[s‿kɐˈkovə pʲɪrʲɪˈpuɡʊ]

Literally, “from what (kind of) fright”, with перепу́г (perepúg) in partitive case.

С како́го перепу́гу ты реши́л, что э́то хоро́шая иде́я?

Why on earth did you decide that this was a good idea?

S kakóvo perepúgu ty rešíl, što éto xoróšaja idéja?


till den milda grad

så till den milda grad
så till den milda grad#Swedish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of så till den milda grad


så till den milda grad

From så (“so”) + till (“to”) + den (“the”) + milda (“mild”) + grad (“degree”). Rarely as "så till den vilda (wild) degree." Perhaps a jocular reversal.

af

Det hade supits så till den milda grad att ingen vaknade i tid dagen efter och de missade tåget hem

There had been so much drinking ("It had been drunk (of hard liquor) so to the mild degree") that no one woke up in time the next day and they missed the train home

Det regnade så till den milda grad att vägen till huset blev översvämmad och vi inte tog oss ut

It rained so heavily ("so to the mild degree") that the road to the house was flooded and we couldn't get out

(idiomatic) to such an extent (implying a high degree)


my teeth are floating

my back teeth are floating
my back teeth are floating#English


nasaan ka

tl-head

násaán ka? or nasaán ka? (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜐᜀᜈ᜔ ᜃ)

násaán ka (canonical)
nasaán ka (canonical)
ᜈᜐᜀᜈ᜔ ᜃ (Baybayin)

[ˌn̪aː.sɐˈʔaŋ kɐ]

[n̪ɐ.sɐˈʔaŋ kɐ]


你在哪兒

ㄋㄧˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄚˇㄦ

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ nɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ nɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly Beijing Mandarin) where are you?


ruista ranteessa

Alternative form: ruista ranteissa

(idiomatic) Signifying great physical strength.


你在哪裡

ㄋㄧˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ

ни цзай нали

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ nä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


發過豬頭

/faːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ t͡syː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/faːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ t͡syː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Cantonese) to make a fortune; to earn a lot


分身乏術

want to use bilocation but it is impossible

ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ

фэньшэньфашу

fɛnʹšɛnʹfašu

/fən⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ fä³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ fɐt̚² sɵt̚²/

/fən⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ fä³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ fɐt̚² sɵt̚²/

to be extremely busy that one is unable to handle other things


ka så li

Literally, “what is elapsing”. The normalized Nynorsk spelling would be kva som lid. Compare to Jamtish va tar e på li.

kva lid det
kva lid det#Norwegian_Nynorsk

(dialectal, Trøndelag, Nordmøre) Alternative form of kva lid det (“what time is it?”)


er klokka mange

Compare Norwegian Bokmål hvor mange er klokken and Russenorsk mangeli Klokka.


kor mykje er klokka

Compare Russenorsk nogli klok and Swedish hur mycket är klockan.


kva er klokka

Literally, “what is the watch?”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål hva er klokken, Danish hvad er klokken, Icelandic hvað er klukkan, Swedish vad är klockan, Faroese hvat er klokkan.


go shit yourself

That guy hadn't done diddlysquat to help me, so I told him "go shit yourself".

(informal, idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To go away; get lost; leave.


kva lid det

Kva lid det? — Det lid langt på dag

What time is it? — It is late in the day

Kva lid det? — Det lid mot midnatt


天下無難事，只怕有心人

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ

ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

тянься у наньши

чжипа юсиньжэнь

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵ nän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ lan²³⁻³³ su²³ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴⁻¹¹ su²⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

nothing is difficult if one is dedicated


有頭有尾

ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ mei̯¹³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²¹³⁻³³ u³³⁻¹¹ buɛ⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² u²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻¹¹ bue⁵³/

/u⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² u⁴¹⁻²² be⁵⁵⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² u²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ mei̯¹³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²¹³⁻³³ u³³⁻¹¹ buɛ⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² u²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ u³³⁻¹¹ bue⁵³/

/u⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² u⁴¹⁻²² be⁵⁵⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² u²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

to have a beginning and an end; to carry things through; to see something to completion


un esprit sain dans un corps sain

/œ̃.n‿ɛs.pʁi sɛ̃ dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ kɔʁ sɛ̃/

Calque of Latin mēns sāna in corpore sānō.

clq

a healthy body is a healthy mind
a healthy body is a healthy mind


no money, no honey

(slang) There will be no sexual intercourse without payment.


якщо я не помиляюся

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якщо́ я не помиля́юся

якщо́ я не помиля́юся • (jakščó ja ne pomyljájusja)

якщо́ я не помиля́юся (canonical)
jakščó ja ne pomyljájusja (romanization)

Alternative form: якщо́ я не помиля́юсь (jakščó ja ne pomyljájusʹ)


ტკბილი ძილი

ტკბილი ძილი • (ṭḳbili ʒili)


恩斷義絕

ㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

эньдуаньицзюэ

/ˀən⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ tyːn²² jiː²² t͡syːt̚²/

/ˀən⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ tyːn²² jiː²² t͡syːt̚²/

(of a married couple, etc.) to sever all ties


පි නාම

සෙය්යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති, එවමෙවස්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති තායෙවප්පාහාරතාය.

2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I), page 192:

Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.

Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.

Sinhala script form of pi nāma (“really”)


are bears Catholic

A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods?

For quotations using this term, see Citations:are bears Catholic.

does the Pope shit in the woods
does the Pope shit in the woods#English

(humorous) Synonym of does the Pope shit in the woods (“obviously!”)


做慣乞兒懶做官

when one is used to being a beggar, one would not feel like being an official

dzou⁶ gwaan³ hat⁷ ji⁴⁻¹ laan⁵ dzou⁶ gun¹

/t͡sou̯²² kʷaːn³³ hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵ laːn¹³ t͡sou̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) When one is used to a free but poor life, one would not like a rich life without freedom.


busy as a dyke in a hardware store

For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store.

(slang, simile, somewhat derogatory, rare) Extremely busy.


couldn't piss a hole in the snow

For quotations using this term, see Citations:couldn't piss a hole in the snow.

couldn't pour water out of a boot#English

(vulgar) Is incompetent and not capable; synonym of couldn't pour water out of a boot


take a Bex

From an advertising campaign for Bex (compound analgesic), named after the company that produced it, Beckers Pty Ltd.

(Australia, colloquial, imperative) Chill out; calm down.


in complement

The sixth Bishop of Ely had very curious arms, for he bore both sun and moon on his shield, the sun "in his splendour" and the moon "in her complement".

1912, Allen Phoebe, Peeps at Heraldry, page 33:

(heraldry, of a moon) Full and fully illuminated.


兩面不討好

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ

liǎngmiàn bù tǎohǎo [Phonetic:liǎngmiànbùtáohǎo]

лянмянь бу таохао

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

damn if you do, damn if you don't
damn if you do, damn if you don't


三年之喪

ㄙㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄙㄤ

сань нянь чжи сан

/sän⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ niːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ niːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Zai Wo asked about the three years' mourning for parents, saying that one year was long enough. "If the superior man abstains for three years from the observances of propriety, those observances will be quite lost. If for three years he abstains from music, music will be ruined. Within a year the old grain is exhausted, and the new grain has sprung up, and, in procuring fire by friction, we go through all the changes of wood for that purpose. After a complete year, the mourning may stop." The Master said, "If you were, after a year, to eat good rice, and wear embroidered clothes, would you feel at ease?" "I should," replied Wo. The Master said, "If you can feel at ease, do it. But a superior man, during the whole period of mourning, does not enjoy pleasant food which he may eat, nor derive pleasure from music which he may hear. He also does not feel at ease, if he is comfortably lodged. Therefore he does not do what you propose. But now you feel at ease and may do it." Zai Wo then went out, and the Master said, "This shows Yu's want of virtue. It is not till a child is three years old that it is allowed to leave the arms of its parents. And the three years' mourning is universally observed throughout the empire. Did Yu enjoy the three years' love of his parents?"

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǎi Wǒ wèn: “Sān nián zhī sàng, qī yǐjiǔ yǐ. Jūnzǐ sān nián bùwèi lǐ, lǐ bì huài; sān nián bùwèi yuè, yuè bì bēng. Jiù gǔ jì méi, xīn gǔ jì shēng, zuàn suì gǎi huǒ, qī kě yǐ yǐ.” Zǐ yuē: “Shí fū dào, yī fū jǐn, yú nǚ ān hū?” Yuē: “Ān.” “nǚ ān zé wèi zhī! Fū jūnzǐ zhī jūsàng, shí zhǐ bùgān, wén yuè bùyuè, jūchù bù'ān, gù bùwèi yě. Jīn nǚ ān, zé wèi zhī!” Zǎi Wǒ chū. Zǐ yuē: “Yǔ zhī bùrén yě! Zǐ shēng sān nián, ránhòu miǎn yú fùmǔ zhī huái. Fū sān nián zhī sàng, tiānxià zhī tōngsàng yě. Yǔ yě, yǒu sān nián zhī ài yú qí fùmǔ hū?”

宰我問：「三年之喪，期已久矣。君子三年不為禮，禮必壞；三年不為樂，樂必崩。舊穀既沒，新穀既升，鑽燧改火，期可已矣。」子曰：「食夫稻，衣夫錦，於女安乎？」曰：「安。」「女安則為之！夫君子之居喪，食旨不甘，聞樂不樂，居處不安，故不為也。今女安，則為之！」宰我出。子曰：「予之不仁也！子生三年，然後免於父母之懷。夫三年之喪，天下之通喪也。予也，有三年之愛於其父母乎？」

宰我问：「三年之丧，期已久矣。君子三年不为礼，礼必坏；三年不为乐，乐必崩。旧谷既没，新谷既升，钻燧改火，期可已矣。」子曰：「食夫稻，衣夫锦，于女安乎？」曰：「安。」「女安则为之！夫君子之居丧，食旨不甘，闻乐不乐，居处不安，故不为也。今女安，则为之！」宰我出。子曰：「予之不仁也！子生三年，然后免于父母之怀。夫三年之丧，天下之通丧也。予也，有三年之爱于其父母乎？」

One should mourn one's parents for three years when they die

夫三年之喪，天下之通喪也／夫三年之丧，天下之通丧也

fú sān nián zhī sāng, tiānxià zhī tōngsàng yě


除惡務盡

ㄔㄨˊ ㄜˋ ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ ɔːk̚³ mou̯²² t͡sɵn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ ɔːk̚³ mou̯²² t͡sɵn²²/

one must be thorough in eradicating the evil


乘隙而入

ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

to exploit one's opponent's weakness, or to act when one's opponent is off guard


食粥食飯

whether one eats porridge or rice (in the future)

/sɪk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚² faːn²²/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚² faːn²²/

Whether we'll succeed depends on your effort.

食粥食飯睇你喇！

食粥食饭睇你喇！

(Cantonese) whether one's fate will be good or bad


信而有徵

ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄥ

/ɕin⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

The words of a superior man are true and supported by evidence, so that they keep enmity far from his own person; but the words of a small person are false and without evidence, so that enmity and blame come upon himself.

Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jūnzǐ zhī yán, xìn ér yǒu zhēng, gù yuàn yuǎn yú qí shēn, xiǎorén zhī yán, jiàn ér wú zhēng, gù yuànjiù jí zhī.

君子之言，信而有徵，故怨遠於其身，小人之言，僭而無徵，故怨咎及之。

君子之言，信而有征，故怨远于其身，小人之言，僭而无征，故怨咎及之。


威武不能屈

ㄨㄟ ㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄑㄩ

вэйу бунэн цюй

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ puː³⁵ nɛːn³⁵ wɐt̚⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ puː³⁵ nɛːn³⁵ wɐt̚⁵/

From the The Works of Mencius, Chapter 6 (《孟子·滕文公下》)

Jing Chun said to Mencius, 'Are not Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi really great men? Let them once be angry, and all the princes are afraid. Let them live quietly, and the flames of trouble are extinguished throughout the kingdom.' Mencius said, 'How can such men be great men? Have you not read the Ritual Usages? "At the capping of a young man, his father admonishes him. At the marrying away of a young woman, her mother admonishes her, accompanying her to the door on her leaving, and cautioning her with these words, 'You are going to your home. You must be respectful; you must be careful. Do not disobey your husband.'" Thus, to look upon compliance as their correct course is the rule for women. To dwell in the wide house of the world, to stand in the correct seat of the world, and to walk in the great path of the world; when he obtains his desire for office, to practise his principles for the good of the people; and when that desire is disappointed, to practise them alone; to be above the power of riches and honours to make dissipated, of poverty and mean condition to make swerve from principle, and of power and force to make bend - these characteristics constitute the great man.'

c. 300 BCE, Mencius, The Works of Mencius, Chapter 6

Jǐng Chūn yuē: “Gōngsūn Yǎn, Zhāng Yí qǐbù chéng dàzhàngfū zāi? Yī nù ér zhūhóu jù, ānjū ér tiānxià xī.” Mèngzǐ yuē: “Shì yān dé wèi dàzhàngfū hū? Zǐ wèi xué Lǐ hū? Zhàngfū zhī guàn yě, fù mìng zhī; nǚzǐ zhī jià yě, mǔ mìng zhī, wǎng sòng zhī mén, jiè zhī yuē: ‘Wǎng zhī nǚjiā, bì jìng bì jiè, wú wéi fūzǐ!’ Yǐ shùn wèi zhèng zhě, qièfù zhī dào yě. Jū tiānxià zhī guǎng jū, lì tiānxià zhī zhèng wèi, xíng tiānxià zhī dàdào. Dézhì yǔ mín yóu zhī, bù dézhì dúxíng qí dào. Fùguì bùnéng yín, pínjiàn bùnéng yí, wēiwǔ bùnéng qū. Cǐ zhī wèi dàzhàngfū.”

景春曰：「公孫衍、張儀豈不誠大丈夫哉？一怒而諸侯懼，安居而天下熄。」孟子曰：「是焉得為大丈夫乎？子未學禮乎？丈夫之冠也，父命之；女子之嫁也，母命之，往送之門，戒之曰：『往之女家，必敬必戒，無違夫子！』以順為正者，妾婦之道也。居天下之廣居，立天下之正位，行天下之大道。得志與民由之，不得志獨行其道。富貴不能淫，貧賤不能移，威武不能屈。此之謂大丈夫。」

景春曰：「公孙衍、张仪岂不诚大丈夫哉？一怒而诸侯惧，安居而天下熄。」孟子曰：「是焉得为大丈夫乎？子未学礼乎？丈夫之冠也，父命之；女子之嫁也，母命之，往送之门，戒之曰：『往之女家，必敬必戒，无违夫子！』以顺为正者，妾妇之道也。居天下之广居，立天下之正位，行天下之大道。得志与民由之，不得志独行其道。富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。此之谓大丈夫。」

not be bent by power or force; not to be subdued by force


學喙學舌

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁴/

/o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siʔ²⁴/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁴/

(Southern Min) to imitate people talking

(Southern Min) to sow discord; to tell tales; to make mischief


there lies the rub

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub#English

Alternative form of therein lies the rub


ܓܘ ܝܡܐ

aii-phrase

ܓܵܘ ܝܵܡܵܐ • (gāw yāmā)

ܓܵܘ ܝܵܡܵܐ (canonical)
gāw yāmā (romanization)

[ɡɑw.‿jɑːmɑː]

ܠܵܐ! ܓܵܘ ܝܵܡܵܐ!

No! Absolutely not! (literally, “No! In the sea!”)

ܓܵܘ ܝܵܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܠܚܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

It would never work. (literally, “In the sea it would work.”)


反求諸己

ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧˇ

фаньцючжуцзи

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːn³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/

The man who would be benevolent is like the archer. The archer adjusts himself and then shoots. If he misses, he does not murmur against those who surpass himself. He simply turns round and seeks the cause of his failure in himself.

Rénzhě rú shè, shè zhě zhèng jǐ érhòu fā. Fā ér bù zhòng, bù yuàn shèng jǐ zhě, fǎn qiú zhū jǐ éryǐ yǐ.

仁者如射，射者正己而後發。發而不中，不怨勝己者，反求諸己而已矣。

仁者如射，射者正己而后发。发而不中，不怨胜己者，反求诸己而已矣。

If a man love others, and no responsive attachment is shown to him, let him turn inwards and examine his own benevolence. If he is trying to rule others, and his government is unsuccessful, let him turn inwards and examine his wisdom. If he treats others politely, and they do not return his politeness, let him turn inwards and examine his own feeling of respect. When we do not, by what we do, realise what we desire, we must turn inwards, and examine ourselves in every point. When a man's person is correct, the whole kingdom will turn to him with recognition and submission.

Ài rén bù qīn fǎn qí rén, zhì rén bù zhì fǎn qí zhì, lǐ rén bù dá fǎn qí jìng. Xíng yǒu bùdé zhě, jiē fǎn qiú zhū jǐ, qí shēn zhèng ér tiānxià guī zhī.

愛人不親反其仁，治人不治反其智，禮人不答反其敬。行有不得者，皆反求諸己，其身正而天下歸之。

爱人不亲反其仁，治人不治反其智，礼人不答反其敬。行有不得者，皆反求诸己，其身正而天下归之。

Archery suggests to us the way of benevolence. (The archer) seeks to be correct in himself, and then discharges his arrow. If it miss the mark, he is not angry with the one who has surpassed himself, but turns round and seeks (for the cause of failure) in himself.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

Shè zhě, rén zhī dào yě. Shè qiú zhèng zhū jǐ, jǐ zhèng ránhòu fā, fā ér bù zhòng, zé bù yuàn shèng jǐ zhě, fǎn qiú zhū jǐ éryǐ yǐ.

射者，仁之道也。射求正諸己，己正然後發，發而不中，則不怨勝己者，反求諸己而已矣。

射者，仁之道也。射求正诸己，己正然后发，发而不中，则不怨胜己者，反求诸己而已矣。

to self-reflect; to engage in self-examination


IYDK

IYDK, the term describes an unavoidable experience in a person’s life and has inspired a new TikTok trend that proves we have a lot more in common than we think.

2023 July 5, Jillian Giandurco, “What's Your Canon Event? TikTok Wants To Know”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2023-07-18:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of if you didn't know.


კანში ვერ ეტევა

head

კანში ვერ ეტევა • (ḳanši ver eṭeva)

The literal translation would be: [their own] skin cannot hold them, they cannot fit in [their own] skin.


मुझे ... की ज़रूरत है

hi-phrase

मुझे ... की ज़रूरत है • (mujhe ... kī zarūrat hai)

/mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː .kiː zə.ɾuː.ɾət̪ ɦɛː/

[mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː‿‿‿.kiː‿zɐ.ɾuː.ɾɐt̪‿ɦɛː]

/mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː .kiː d͡ʒə.ɾuː.ɾət̪ ɦɛː/

[mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː‿‿‿.kiː‿d͡ʒɐ.ɾuː.ɾɐt̪‿ɦɛː]

मुझे पानी की ज़रूरत है


मुझे ... की आवश्यकता है

मुझे ... की आवश्यकता है • (mujhe ... kī āvaśyaktā hai)

mujhe ... kī āvaśyaktā hai (romanization)

/mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː .kiː ɑː.ʋəʃ.jək.t̪ɑː ɦɛː/

[mʊ.d͡ʒʱeː‿‿‿.kiː‿äː.ʋɐʃ.jɐk.t̪äː‿ɦɛː]

मुझे आपकी सहायता की आवश्यकता है


wmb

(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of w.m.b.


vlgm

(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of volgens mij.


珠光寶氣

ㄓㄨ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄅㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ

чжугуанбаоци

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

That woman went to the banquet dripped in jewels and attaracted everyone's attention.

Nà fùrén mǎnshēn zhūguāngbǎoqì dì fùyàn, yǐnqǐ zhòngrén de zhùmù.

那婦人滿身珠光寶氣地赴宴，引起眾人的注目。

那妇人满身珠光宝气地赴宴，引起众人的注目。

(of attire or furnishings) dripping with jewels; luxurious; splendid; gorgeous


droom van my

Used to wish a person a good night’s sleep.


catch oneself on

"Big Pat's still wearing his hair like two floppy ears on a dog. He's amazing: wouldn't you think his wife or someone would tell him to catch himself on."

2011, Colin Neill, Turas: A Story of Strangers in a Strange Land, page 68:

(Ireland, colloquial, chiefly imperative) To stop being silly; to behave in the proper, expected way; to recover sensibility.


死去活來

ㄙˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄞˊ

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/sei̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³ wuːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/sei̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³ wuːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹/

哭得死去活來

哭得死去活来

within an inch of one's life
within an inch of one's life

to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life


w dupie szczypie

Literally, “it stings in the ass”.
* IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /v ˈdu.pjɛ ˈʂt͡ʂɘ.pjɛ/
* Rhymes: -ɘpjɛ

pl-p

(idiomatic, vulgar) something pisses someone off


未來可期

ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧ

ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧˊ

/weɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

the future is worth looking forward to; have a promising future


जैसे को तैसा

/d͡ʒɛː.seː koː t̪ɛː.sɑː/

[d͡ʒɛː.seː‿koː‿t̪ɛː.säː]


in sickness and in health

(set phrase) Used in Catholic wedding vows, signifying unwavering love and support even through challenges like illness.


大人有大量

ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

дажэнь ю далян

/tä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɐn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ taːi̯²² lœːŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɐn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ taːi̯²² lœːŋ²²/

This was just an unintentional mistake. I hope that you won't bear a grudge and forgive him.

Zhècì zhǐshì wúxīnzhīshī éryǐ, xīwàng nín dàrén yǒu dàliàng, yuánliàng tā ba.

這次只是無心之失而已，希望您大人有大量，原諒他吧。

这次只是无心之失而已，希望您大人有大量，原谅他吧。


mata inte trollet

mata (“feed”) + inte (“not”) + trollet (“the troll”)

af

don't feed the troll
don't feed the troll


有見及此

ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄘˇ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ kiːn³³ kʰɐp̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kiːn³³ kʰɐp̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵/

in view of this; on this account; therefore


仗義執言

ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ

чжанъичжиянь

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

We recognize the courage of the North Korean defector and human rights community, which continues to speak on behalf of the millions of North Koreans suffering abuses who are unable to advocate for themselves.

Wǒmen biǎozhāng cóng běihán táotuō de rénshì yǐjí rénquán jiè de yǒngqì, tāmen jìxù wèi wúfǎ wèi zìjǐ fāshēng de jǐ bǎiwàn cǎnzāo jiàntà de běihán rén zhàngyìzhíyán.

我們表彰從北韓逃脫的人士以及人權界的勇氣，他們繼續為無法為自己發聲的幾百萬慘遭踐踏的北韓人仗義執言。

我们表彰从北韩逃脱的人士以及人权界的勇气，他们继续为无法为自己发声的几百万惨遭践踏的北韩人仗义执言。


火屎箭天

(Hakka) to fly into a rage; to be furious


vet du vad

vet (“know”) + du (“you”) + vad (“what”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk veit du kva.

(idiomatic) you know what (to get someone's attention before announcing something)


大發脾氣

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄚ ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ

/tä⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² faːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/tua¹¹ huak̚²⁻⁴ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/

/tä⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² faːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/tua¹¹ huak̚²⁻⁴ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/


vet du

vet (“know”) + du (“you”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk veit du (veittu) and Norwegian Bokmål vet du (vettu).

(idiomatic) you know what, you know (to get someone's attention before announcing something)

Han orkar inte göra allt själv. Han är inte så ung längre, vet du.

He can't do [doesn't have the energy/strength to do] everything himself. He's not so young anymore, you know.

you know (to emphasize and indicate an expectation of common understanding)


險象環生

ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ

сяньсянхуаньшэн

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hiːm³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² waːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰuan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰuan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰuan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰuan²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hiːm³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² waːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰuan²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰuan¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰuan²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

dangerous situations happen again and again


time hangs heavily

time hangs heavy
time hangs heavy#English


time hangs heavy

A moment when time seems to pass very slowly.


路邊尿桶——眾人漩

A manure bucket on the roadside - everyone pisses in it

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ pĩ⁴⁴ ziɤ³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³ suan³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ pĩ⁴⁴ lio³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴ suan³³/


干卿何事

ㄍㄢ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ siː²²/

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ siː²²/

關你什麼事 關你什麼事#Chinese

关你什么事 关你什么事#Chinese

(literary) Synonym of 關你什麼事／关你什么事 (guān...shénme shì, “to be none of your business”)


青盲雞啄著蟲

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue³³ tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃³³⁻²¹ mɛ²³⁻²¹ ke³³ tɔk̚³⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻³ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien) for something good to happen just by chance


when the balloon goes up

(informal) When action, excitement, or trouble begins.


/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

Irregular romanization and replacement of numbers with Arabic numerals.

有一說一 有一說一#Chinese

有一说一 有一说一#Chinese

(Mainland China, Internet slang) Alternative form of 有一說一／有一说一 (yǒu yī shuō yī)


le bruit court

(followed by que + phrase in indicative) rumour has it


iş orasındadır ki

Likely a calque of Russian дело в том, что (delo v tom, što).

calque

дело в том, что

the thing is (that); the problem is (that); the point is (that)


məsələ burasındadır ki

дело в том, что


於心何忍

ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˇ

юйсиньхэжэнь

/y³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/y³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

how can one bear it?; how can one have the heart to do it? (used to express the idea that someone finds something so agonizing that they cannot bring themselves to do it)


איך עס נישט קיין פֿיש

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איך עס נישט קיין פֿיש • (ikh es nisht keyn fish)

en-איך_עס_נישט_קיין_פֿיש-yi-phrase-Qxy2GEIV


I swear

I swear, if he comes nosing around here one more time!

(colloquial) Expressing frustration, as if to threaten consequences.

I swear that I am telling the truth.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, swear.


山大斬埋有柴

if the hill is large enough there will be enough firewood

/saːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡saːm³⁵ maːi̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

many a mickle makes a muckle
many a mickle makes a muckle

(Cantonese) many a mickle makes a muckle


摩頂放踵

ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ

ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ

модинфанчжун

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/mɔː⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ tʊŋ³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/mɔː⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ tʊŋ³⁵/

From Mencius's comment about Yangism and Mohism

Mencius said, 'The principle of the philosopher Yang was "Each one for himself." Though he might have benefited the whole kingdom by plucking out a single hair, he would not have done it. The philosopher Mo loves all equally. If by rubbing smooth his whole body from the crown to the heel, he could have benefited the kingdom, he would have done it. Zi Mo holds a medium between these. By holding that medium, he is nearer the right. But by holding it without leaving room for the exigency of circumstances, it becomes like their holding their one point. The reason why I hate that holding to one point is the injury it does to the way of right principle. It takes up one point and disregards a hundred others.'

Mèngzǐ yuē: “Yángzǐ qǔ wèi wǒ, bá yī máo ér lì tiānxià, bù wèi yě. Mòzǐ jiān'ài, mó dǐng fàng zhǒng lì tiānxià, wèi zhī. Zǐmò zhí zhōng, zhí zhōng wèi jìn zhī, zhí zhōng wú quán, yóu zhí yī yě. Suǒ è zhí yī zhě, wèi qí zéi dào yě, jǔ yī ér fèi bǎi yě.”

孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。墨子兼愛，摩頂放踵利天下，為之。子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。所惡執一者，為其賊道也，舉一而廢百也。」

孟子曰：「杨子取为我，拔一毛而利天下，不为也。墨子兼爱，摩顶放踵利天下，为之。子莫执中，执中为近之，执中无权，犹执一也。所恶执一者，为其贼道也，举一而废百也。」

to have hair rubbed away and heel grazed (because of walking to everywhere to help people)

to dedicate oneself completely to the welfare of mankind


屎淋尿瀨

/siː³⁵ lɐm²¹ niːu̯²² laːi̯²²/

/siː³⁵ lɐm²¹ niːu̯²² laːi̯²²/

scared the shit out of
scare the shit out of

(Cantonese) being scared the shit out of someone


yuck fou

"Shut up and bring on the smut, Ronnie!" someone shouted. "Yuck fou, Clarence Duff."

2007, Duff Brenna, The Altar of the Body: A Novel, Picador, →ISBN, page 116:

'Just don't take the piss, right? 'Yuck Fou,' the dwarf returned jovially.

2013, Stan Nicholls, The Complete Orcs, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

I tossed the ring box on my nightstand and it opened. The diamond ring stared at me. “Yuck Fou,” I slurred, my eyelids drooping as the room began to spin.

2018, Ian Mark, Love from Amanda to Zoey, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:


擔屎唔偷食

/taːm⁵⁵ siː³⁵ m̩²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

/taːm⁵⁵ siː³⁵ m̩²¹ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

(Cantonese) to be completely honest and trustworthy


in there like swimwear

(UK, slang) A sure thing or that a goal is guaranteed in a sports match.


sam sim song hoz

sam sim song hoz (1957–1982 spelling sam sim soŋ hoƨ)

/θaːm˨˦ θim˨˦ θoːŋ˨˦ ho˧˩/

Literally "three hearts and two necks (minds)". Compare Chinese 三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì).

(idiomatic) indecisive; likely to change minds easily


a béka segge alatt

[ɒ ˈbeːkɒ ˌʃɛɡːɛɒlɒtː]

Literally, “under/below the frog’s ass”.


pula știe

Pula știe cum a ajuns acea carte pe raftul bibliotecii.

Fuck knows how that book ended up on the library shelf.


屁滾尿流

ㄆㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄋㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

/pʰi⁵¹ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯³³ kʷɐn³⁵ niːu̯²² lɐu̯²¹/

/pʰi⁵¹ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯³³ kʷɐn³⁵ niːu̯²² lɐu̯²¹/


alejhi selam

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علیه السلام (ʼaleyhi s-selâm), from Arabic عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu).

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عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ

Pejgamberi, alejhi selam, […]


痛打落水狗

ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ

тунда лошуйгоу

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

打落水狗 打落水狗#Chinese

Synonym of 打落水狗 (dǎluòshuǐgǒu, “to hit an enemy when he is down or defeated”)


كل من هب ودب

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كُلُّ مَنْ هَبَّ وَدَبَّ

كُلُّ مَنْ هَبَّ وَدَبَّ • (kullu man habba wadabba)

كُلُّ مَنْ هَبَّ وَ دَبَّ (canonical)
kullu man habba wadabba (romanization)

everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, any random person


假仁假義

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ jɐn²¹ kaː³⁵ jiː²²/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ jɐn²¹ kaː³⁵ jiː²²/


mitä sattuu

puhua mitä sattuu

without rhyme or reason, all over the place


kun maito on jo kaatunut

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

a day after the fair
a day after the fair

after the horse has bolted, a day after the fair


läpi harmaan kiven

mennä läpi harmaan kiven

luja tahto vie läpi harmaan kiven

(idiomatic) through (extreme) toil or hardship


on death's doorstep

Probably a shortening of the phrasal verb sit on death's doorstep.

By the time she decided to seek help from a Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center near her village, she was on death's doorstep: dizzy and unable to walk, much less work.

2017, Anat Rosenthal, Health on Delivery:

But in my family, you follow through on your commitments and show up at school or work unless you are on death's doorstep. But maybe I was on death's doorstep, because Mom and I didn't even discuss the idea of my leaving the house.

2018, Leila Sales, If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say:

Look, we all know that some of the things that we do will put us on death's doorstep one day.

2020, Peter J. Adams, Reflecting on the Inevitable, page 218:


насколько хватает глаз

наско́лько хвата́ет глаз

наско́лько хвата́ет глаз • (naskólʹko xvatájet glaz)

наско́лько хвата́ет глаз (canonical)
naskólʹko xvatájet glaz (romanization)

Literally, “as much as the eye catches.”.

lit

as far as the eye can see
as far as the eye can see

en-насколько_хватает_глаз-ru-phrase-tub~9Vn-


as clever as a cartload of monkeys

(UK, idiomatic) Very clever, cunning or mischievous.


like a monkey on a stick

(simile, informal) To be restless and agitated.


il faut le faire

LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-il faut le faire.wav

(informal) it takes some beating! that's something! imagine that! that's impressive!


割粙仔尾

to cut (someone else's) ripe rice crop stalk

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiu³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)⁵ tiu²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiu³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)⁵ tiu²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, figurative) to reap without sowing; to live off the toil of other people

pull the rug out from under
pull the rug out from under

(Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to pull the rug out from under someone's feet to destroys someone's fate to get married


關……蛋治

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ taːn³⁵ t͡siː²²/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ taːn³⁵ t͡siː²²/

關……撚事 關……撚事#Chinese

关……撚事 关……撚事#Chinese

(Cantonese, minced oath) Euphemistic form of 關……撚事／关……撚事.


it is not every day

it's not every day
it's not every day#English


煞去

(Hokkien) forget it; forget about it; drop it; leave it at that; let it pass; let it be; leave it be


攑香綴拜

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ tue²¹⁻⁴¹ pai²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹⁻⁵³ pai¹¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ tue²¹⁻⁴¹ pai²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹⁻⁵³ pai¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to follow others blindly (of an opinionless person)


אחד בפה ואחד בלב

head

אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב

אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב • (ekhád bapé v'ekhád balév)

he-phrase

אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב

אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב (canonical)
ekhád bapé v'ekhád balév (romanization)

Literally, “one in the mouth and one in the in the heart”


因公殉職

ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄓˊ

иньгунсюньчжи

/in⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/in⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/


綁手綁腳

ㄅㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

баншоубанцзяо

/pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ pɔːŋ³⁵ kœːk̚³/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ pɔːŋ³⁵ kœːk̚³/

to be heavily constrained and unable to act freely


其貌不揚

ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ maːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ maːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

to be undistinguished or unattractive in appearance


言之有理

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

to speak in a rational or convincing way; to sound reasonable


手梳攑懸

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuan²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuan²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuan²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuan²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) An expression for requesting forgiveness or accommodation: to be generous; to be magnanimous; (ironic) give me a break


cash is king

(business, finance, informal) A colloquial phrase sometimes used in analyzing businesses or investment portfolios. It may also refer to the importance of cash flow in the overall fiscal health of a business.


tylko siąść i płakać

Literally, “just sit down and cry”.
* IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈtɘl.kɔ ɕɔɲɕt͡ɕ i ˈpwa.kat͡ɕ/
* Rhymes: -akat͡ɕ

pl-p

(idiomatic) used to describe a situation that is so hopeless that nothing can be done to fix it anymore, so the speaker feels devastated


money is no object

(idiom) No price cost is too great to achieve a certain objective; all efforts will be expended.


升官發財

ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ

шэнгуаньфацай

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

to be promoted to a higher position as an official and make a fortune


驚天地，泣鬼神

ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²² jɐp̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ sɐn²¹/

astonishing, awe-inspiring, or emotionally stirring


引以為傲

ㄧㄣˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄠˋ

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ ŋou̯²²/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃³³/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ ŋou̯²²/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹³⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃³³/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/


擊中要害

ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ

ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ

цзичжунъяохай

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ jiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯²²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ jiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯²²/

hit the nail on the head
hit the nail on the head

to hit the nail on the head; to nail it; to hit home; to hit someone's vital point


all over one like a cheap suit

all over someone like a rash
all over someone like a rash#English


多不勝數

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨˇ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³⁵/


罵無毒拍無疼

/mɛ³⁵⁻³³ bɔ²² tak̚² pʰa⁵⁵ bɔ²² tʰia²¹/

/mɛ³⁵⁻³³ bɔ²² tak̚² pʰa⁵⁵ bɔ²² tʰia²¹/

(Leizhou Min) brazen and unreasonable; thick-skinned and hard to shake off


死皮賴臉

ㄙˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹ laːi̯²² liːm¹³/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹ laːi̯²² liːm¹³/


掠無頭總

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to fail to grasp the main points


捎無頭總

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa³³ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa³³ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/


掠蟳走蠘

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sim²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once


生生世世

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

1695, 褚人穫, 隋唐演義

Xuán Zōng gǎndòng qínghuái, shuōdào: “Nǐwǒ rènbān ēn'ài, qǐ rěn xiànglí; jīn jiù xīngguāng zhī xià, nǐ wǒ èr rén mì xiāng shìyuàn, xīnzhōng dànyuàn shēngshēngshìshì, cháng wéi fūfù.”

玄宗感動情懷，說道：「你我恁般恩愛，豈忍相離；今就星光之下，你我二人密相誓願，心中但願生生世世，長為夫婦。」

1695, 褚人穫, 隋唐演義

玄宗感动情怀，说道：「你我恁般恩爱，岂忍相离；今就星光之下，你我二人密相誓愿，心中但愿生生世世，长为夫妇。」

every life; every incarnation; eternity; forever


拍拳賣膏藥

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun¹³ be²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/

From itinerant merchants selling medicine for injuries by performing shadowboxing and martial arts performance to attract customers.

(Hokkien) to leave home, travel around, and earn a living through one's skill and bragging (especially untrustworthy bragging)


牙尖嘴利

/ŋaː²¹ t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ lei̯²²/

/ŋaː²¹ t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ lei̯²²/


相拍𣍐過田岸

相拍𫧃过田岸
相拍𣍐過塍岸
相拍袂過田岸

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sio³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² huã²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sã³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to rival one another; to be on a par; to be equally matched; to be about the same; to be well-matched; to match in capabilities


IKWYM

Yeah, ikwym. It can just ours for now

2018, Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson, Eleanor Wood, Floored, →ISBN:

Carlos: Lol. IKWYM. Just so you know, he was like that back in high school, way before massage school.

Cecily: "Ya IKWYM" / "It'll be good tho" / "Change can be good"

2021, Lisa Greenwald, TBH #8: TBH, I Don't Want to Say Good-bye, →ISBN:

(text messaging, Internet slang) Initialism of I know what you mean.


搖身一變

ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² piɛn⁴¹/

/io¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn¹¹/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻²² sin³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² piɛn⁴¹/

/io¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn¹¹/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² piɛn²¹/

(usually derogatory and said of bad people) to suddenly change into a different appearance or identity; to assume a different persona or disguise


法國大餐——多嚿魚

/faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³ taːi̯²² t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯²² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Near homophonous pun on 多嚿魚／多嚿鱼 (“extra piece of fish”) and 多鳩餘／多鸠余 (“fucking unnecessary”).


蠅頭小利

ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/iŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siːu̯³⁵ lei̯²²/

/iŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siːu̯³⁵ lei̯²²/


spiker i kista

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spikar i kista and Swedish spik i kistan.

Folk vil huske oss som spiker’n oppi kista si

2010, Svartepetter (lyrics and music), “Spikern i kista”:

People will remember us as the nail in their coffin

nail in one's coffin
nail in one's coffin


todo cae por su propio peso

what goes around comes around
what goes around comes around


guten Durst

Ellipsis of ich wünsche dir einen guten Durst (“I wish you a good thirst”).


weird flex but OK

weird flex, but OK
weird flex, but OK#English


le fait est que

Near-synonyms: toujours est-il que, il n’en reste pas moins que


назло маме отморожу уши

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назло́ ма́ме отморо́жу у́ши

назло́ ма́ме отморо́жу у́ши • (nazló máme otmoróžu úši)

назло́ ма́ме отморо́жу у́ши (canonical)
nazló máme otmoróžu úši (romanization)

Literally, “I'll get my ears frostbitten to spite my mom.”.

lit

I'll cut off my nose to spite my face
cut off one's nose to spite one's face

вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́дет

en-назло_маме_отморожу_уши-ru-phrase-lxuJF83x


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вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́дет • (výkolju sebé glaz, pustʹ u tjóšči zjatʹ krivój búdet)

вы́колю себе́ глаз (canonical)
пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́дет (canonical)
výkolju sebé glaz (romanization)
pustʹ u tjóšči zjatʹ krivój búdet (romanization)

[ˈvɨkəlʲʊ sʲɪˈbʲe ɡɫas | pusʲtʲ ʊ‿ˈtʲɵɕːɪ zʲætʲ krʲɪˈvoj ˈbudʲɪt]

Literally, “I'll poke my own eye out, let my mother-in-law have a one-eyed son-in-law”.

lit

выколю себе глаз, пусть у тёщи зять кривой будет

en-выколю_себе_глаз,_пусть_у_тёщи_зять_кривой_будет-ru-phrase-lxuJF83x


二十年後又是一條好漢

Twenty years later one will become a hero again

ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ

èrshí nián hòu yòu shì yī tiáo hǎohàn [Phonetic:èrshí nián hòu yòu shì yì tiáo hǎohàn]

êrh⁴-shih² nien² hou⁴ yu⁴ shih⁴ i¹ tʻiao² hao³-han⁴

èr-shŕ nyán hòu yòu shr̀ yī tyáu hǎu-hàn

ellshyr nian how yow shyh i tyau haohann

эрши нянь хоу ю ши и тяо хаохань

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/

[Phonetic: èrshí nián hòu yòu shì yì tiáo hǎohàn]

An expression said when one is about to die or get killed to convey their fearlessness or lack of fear towards death.


刨根究底

ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ

ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˇ

паогэньцзюди

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

刨根問底 刨根問底#Chinese

刨根问底 刨根问底#Chinese


倚門倚閭

leaning against the door of one's house and the gate of one's village

ㄧˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/

(of parents or elders) to eagerly await the return of one's children


ano'ng malay ko

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anó'ng malay ko (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓ)

anó'ng malay ko (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


the way things are going

Near-synonym: at this rate

Christ, you know it ain't easy.
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going·
They're gonna crucify me.

1969, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “The Ballad of John and Yoko”, performed by The Beatles:

If the current situation does not change, if it continues like this.


korona z głowy nie spadnie

Literally, “the crown won't fall off of someone's head”.

lit

(idiomatic) something won't kill someone (something will not be a big problem)


korona z głowy nie spada

Literally, “the crown doesn't fall off of someone's head”.

lit

(idiomatic) something doesn't kill someone (something is not be a big problem)


師心自用

ㄕ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

to stubbornly persist in one's opinion and regard oneself as infallible


time is ripe

A suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.


嘗鼎一臠

tasting a piece of meat in theding [is tasting all the meat in the ding]

ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄧ ㄌㄨㄢˊ

чандинъилуань

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lu̯än³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lu̯än³⁵/

to infer something about a whole based on the characteristics of its parts


як справы

як спра́вы (canonical)
jak správy? (romanization)


яблуку ніде впасти

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я́блуку ні́де впа́сти

я́блуку ні́де впа́сти • (jábluku níde vpásty)

я́блуку ні́де впа́сти (canonical)
jábluku níde vpásty (romanization)

Literally, “there is nowhere for an apple to fall”. Compare Russian я́блоку не́где упа́сть (jábloku négde upástʹ).

cog

я́блоку не́где упа́сть

packed to the rafters
packed to the rafters

it's packed to the gills, it's packed to the rafters

en-яблуку_ніде_впасти-uk-phrase-rR49FIpu

not enough room to swing a cat
not enough room to swing a cat


難如登天

ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

наньжудэнтянь

/nän³⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/naːn²¹ jyː²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lan²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lan²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/nän³⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/naːn²¹ jyː²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lan²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lan²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/


難若登天

ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

наньжодэнтянь

/nän³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/nän³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


大舌興黐

大舌兴黐
大舌興呮
大舌興喋
大舌興昳

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiʔ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to talk too much about frivolous things (due to not good at rating one's abilities and therefore make a fool of oneself often)


無足掛齒

ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ku̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ku̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


齜牙咧嘴

ㄗ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ jä³⁵ li̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹ liːt̚² t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹ liːt̚² t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

to draw back the corners of one's mouth and bare one's teeth; to look fierce


I beg your pudding

(UK, colloquial, humorous) I beg your pardon.


有喙無舌

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to lack eloquence; to be inarticulate

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet


紅膏赤蠘

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiʔ²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ¹²¹/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) having a ruddy and glowing complexion (said of a healthy person)

(Mainland China Hokkien) with reddish flesh (of a wound)


知根知底

чжигэньчжиди

čžigɛnʹčžidi

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


強顏歡笑

ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

цянъяньхуаньсяо

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰœːŋ¹³ ŋaːn²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰœːŋ¹³ ŋaːn²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/


wala kang pakialam

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walâ kang pakialám! (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

walâ kang pakialám! (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

it's none of your business
it's none of your business


自甘墮落

ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kɐm⁵⁵ tɔː²² lɔːk̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kɐm⁵⁵ tɔː²² lɔːk̚²/

to abandon oneself to vice; to willingly fall into degeneracy or depravity


作鳥獸散

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙㄢˋ

цзоняошоусань

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sän⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sän⁵¹/

for a gathered crowd to suddenly disperse in a panicked manner


賣瓷食缺

porcelain sellers eat with chipped bowls

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ hui¹³⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

(Hokkien) those who work hard to create something cannot enjoy the fruits of their labor


求神問卜

ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˇ

цюшэньвэньбу

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ wən⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ sɐn²¹ mɐn²² pʊk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ wən⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ sɐn²¹ mɐn²² pʊk̚⁵/

Nà sān suì de nǚ'ér, chū qǐ jí zhòng de dòuzi lái, qiúshénwènbǔ, qǐng yī tiáozhì, bǎi wú yī líng.

那三歲的女兒，出起極重的痘子來，求神問卜，請醫調治，百無一靈。

那三岁的女儿，出起极重的痘子来，求神问卜，请医调治，百无一灵。

to pray to gods for blessings and consult divination


під мухою

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під му́хою • (pid múxoju)

під му́хою (canonical)
pid múxoju (romanization)

(colloquial, humorous) tipsy, buzzed (slightly drink)


非此即彼

ㄈㄟ ㄘˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˇ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pei̯³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pei̯³⁵/


所剩無幾

ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˇ

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²² mou̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

/sɔː³⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² mou̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²² mou̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

/sɔː³⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² mou̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/


няма за што

няма за што́

няма за што́ • (njama za štó)

няма за што ́ (canonical)
njama za štó (romanization)

don't mention it, not at all (conventional reply to an expression of gratitude)


龜笑鱉無毛

tortoise laughs at a soft-shell turtle for not having fur

/ku⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

/ku⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku³³ t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pi(ʔ)⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

(Hokkien) pot calling the kettle black; tu quoque


浮光掠影

light reflected over water and shadows passing by

ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ

/fu³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ly̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐu̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lœːk̚² jɪŋ³⁵/

/fu³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ly̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐu̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lœːk̚² jɪŋ³⁵/

cursory impression; superficial observation


枵鬼食破家

/iau³³ kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to incur greater loss due to keeping on getting things on the cheap


俗物食破家

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚²⁴⁻² mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


貪俗食破家

/tʰam³³ siɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


入港隨灣，入鄉隨俗

when entering a port, follow the bends, when entering a village, follow the customs

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan³³ lip̚²⁴⁻² hiũ³³ sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚²⁴/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² uan⁴⁴ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sui¹³⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹/

when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when in Rome, do as the Romans do

(Hokkien) when in Rome, do as the Romans do


戀戀不捨

ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ

ляньляньбушэ

/li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lyːn³⁵ lyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/

/lyːn³⁵ lyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/


兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/hiã³³ ti²² hiã³³ ti²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ ki⁴¹/

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Hokkien) brothers after getting married and living apart would take care of one's own family


清明穀雨，寒死虎母

Qingming and Guyu makes the tigress die of cold

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ u⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuĩ³³ miã²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ i⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) the late spring solar terms of Qingming and Guyu are still cold so one must still wear thick clothes to avoid getting sick


the wheel has come full circle

Referring to something that has changed greatly and has now reverted to its original state or position; the emblem of mutability.


泥足深陷

ㄋㄧˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

ницзушэньсянь

/ni³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐm²²/

/ni³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐm²²/

(figuratively) to be mired in a difficult situation; to be trapped in a quagmire


閒情逸致

ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄓˋ

сяньцинъичжи

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/haːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚² t͡siː³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/haːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚² t͡siː³³/


守得雲開見月明

ㄕㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄣˊ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

шоу дэ юнь кай цзянь юэ мин

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ yn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ wɐn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kiːn³³ jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹/

to manage to get through all the hardships and come to a good end; to see better days after persevering through hard times


po piči

Alternative form: popiči


寓教於樂

ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄜˋ

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/jyː²² kaːu̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/jyː²² kaːu̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

to educate through entertainment; to provide edutainment


მსოფლიოს გარშემო

მსოფლიოს გარშემო • (msoplios garšemo)


dyna chi

dyna fo

there he/it is/are; that's him/it; that's how he/it is

dyna hi

there she/it is/are; that's her/it; that's how she/it is

- Ga i'r halen, plis?
- Dyna chi.
- Can I have the salt, please?
- There you go.

(informal, idiomatic) Said when giving someone something: there you are, there you go

'Na chi, bois.

(informal, idiomatic) Said to indicate someone is correct or has done something correctly or well: you're right, there you go, well done, nice one

Maen nhw'n dweud wnawn nhw fe ond dyn nhw byth yn gwneud, felly dyna chi, beth wnewch chi?

They say they'll do it but they never do, so there you are, what can you do?

(informal, idiomatic) Said when finished talking or to express finality or fatalism: there you are, there you go


dyna ti

- Ga i'r pupur, plis?
- Dyna ti.
- Can I have the pepper, please?
- There you go.

'Na ti, boi.

Dw i'n dweud bydda i'n wneud e ond dw i byth yn gwneud, felly dyna ti, beth wnei di?

I say I'll do it but I never do, so there you are, what can you do?


群策群力

ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄘㄜˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ

цюньцэцюньли

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³ kʷʰɐn²¹ lɪk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³ kʷʰɐn²¹ lɪk̚²/

to pool the wisdom and efforts of everyone; to work with collective wisdom and concerted efforts


từ cổ chí kim

[tɨ˨˩ ko˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˦ kim˧˧]

[tɨ˦˩ kow˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ kim˧˧]

[tɨ˨˩ kow˨˩˦ cɪj˦˥ kim˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 自古至今 (“from antiquity to now”, SV: tự cổ chí kim).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">tự cổ chí kim</i>

vi-etym-sino

(dated or literary) since time immemorial


in the stratosphere

(idiomatic) Having attained an exceptionally high level of something, particularly success.


into the stratosphere

in the stratosphere
in the stratosphere#English


it's only a matter of time

An event or occurrence is inevitable and will definitely occur at a future date.


it's a matter of time

it's only a matter of time
it's only a matter of time#English


o digbooṣe

/ó dì.ɡ͡bòó.ʃē/

From ó (“till”) + dì (“to become”) + ìgbà (“time, season”) + ó (“that”) + ṣe (“to do”)

compound

(somewhat negative) goodbye; till tomorrow


what do you make the time

what time do you make it
what time do you make it#English

Alternative form of what time do you make it


how do you sleep at night

how can you sleep at night
how can you sleep at night#English

Alternative form of how can you sleep at night


ay ve vos

[ˌai̯ ˌβ̞e ˈβ̞os]

From ahí (“there; eventually”) + ve (“see”) + vos (“you (singular)”), literally, "there you see [for yourself]".

—¿Quieres pedir pizza? —¡Ay ve vos!

"Do you want to order pizza?" "Up to you!"

¿Cómo se origina su embarazo? ¿Ha planificado ud.?
 Si después de lo que le conté lo de la Vanesa, yo dije, voy a planificar mejor, le dije yo, y él me dijo ay ve vos.

2016, Rosa Elena Aguilar de Martínez, Factores psicosociales que inciden en el estado emocional de las adolescentes en control prenatal en la Unidad de Salud de cantón El Platanar, municipio de Moncagua, departamento de San Miguel; durante el año 2016, page 122:

After what I told you about Vanesa, I said [to myself], "I will plan better." I told him, and he told me, "It's up to you."

(colloquial, El Salvador) it's up to you


寫嘢

/sɛː³⁵ jɛː¹³/

/sɛː³⁵ jɛː¹³/

寫嘢，唔該！

写嘢，唔该！

(Cantonese) A phrase used to ask a waiter to write down the order for food.


wat ik je brom

Literally, “[mark] what I grumble at you”.

lit

Daar gaat nog narigheid van komen, wat ik je brom.

That'll cause some nastiness yet, mark my words.


超塵出俗

ㄔㄠ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄙㄨˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ su³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ su³⁵/


超塵拔俗

ㄔㄠ ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄚˊ ㄙㄨˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ pä³⁵ su³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ pä³⁵ su³⁵/


超凡入聖

ㄔㄠ ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ

чаофаньжушэн

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

to transcend worldliness and attain sainthood


金榜題名

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄤˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

цзиньбантимин

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ pŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te²³⁻³³ miã²³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ pŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te²³⁻³³ miã²³/

(historical) to be admitted in the imperial examination

(by extension) to pass a university entrance or professional examination


'ark at 'ee

/ˈɑː(ɹ)k æt ˌiː/

From hark (“listen”) + at + 'ee (“variant of ye”) or he (“third-person singular”); imitative of the pronunciation used by some natives of Bristol and the West Country of England.

‘Look at that water! No wonder Duddle said he wouldn’t dare take the raft down this way; it’s dreadful!’ / Togget pointed ahead. ‘Yurr oi think et wursens yonder, ’ark at ee roaren et makes!’

1995, Brian Jacques, The Outcast of Redwall: A Tale from Redwall (A Tale of Redwall; 8), London: Hutchinson, →ISBN; republished as Outcast of Redwall, London: Red Fox, 2007, →ISBN, book 3 (The Warrior’s Reckoning), page 305:

‘Is that you … Bristol George?’ / ‘Ark at ’ee – Bristol George, hah! Jus’ George, laaad jus’ George.’

2013, Ben Gwalchmai, chapter 15, in Purefinder, Lanham, Md.: John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

(Bristol and West Country, informal) Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it.

klausos tevi

listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it

Then a lady came into the shop and saw the T-shirts and said ‘ark at ee’ so that was the next one we did.

2012 March 29, Emma Kasprzak, “Yeah but no but: Is the Bristol accent gert lush?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2017-07-06:

Ark at ee, it’s our old friend MARK ‘NOT THAT ONE’ OWEN, the moribund boss of troubled equine charity HorseWorld!

2014 February 4, “Jooohn Ag”, “Failed Charity Boss Announces 2014 Tour! Unionised Workers Not Invited!”, in The Bristolian, archived from the original on 2017-10-22:

(Bristol and West Country, informal) Used to draw attention to something or someone.


超然物外

ㄔㄠ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

to stand back; to not care and be indifferent about a matter


燒你數簿

/siːu̯⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ sou̯³³ pou̯²²⁻³⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ sou̯³³ pou̯²²⁻³⁵/

唔得，我要你賠錢，兼斟茶認錯，唔係我就燒你本數簿！ [Cantonese, trad.]
唔得，我要你赔钱，兼斟茶认错，唔系我就烧你本数簿！ [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ dak¹, ngo⁵ jiu³ nei⁵ pui⁴ cin², gim¹ zam¹ caa⁴ jing⁶ co³, m⁴ hai⁶ ngo⁵ zau⁶ siu¹ nei⁵ bun² sou³ bou⁶⁻²! [Jyutping]

Wong Jing (1994) Lo Fun as Madam Fire, Hail the Judge (in Cantonese)

No way! I want you to compensate and offer me a cup of tea as apology! Otherwise I'll duck you!

(Cantonese, minced oath) Euphemistic form of 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻²).


ഇങ്കിലാബ് സിന്ദാബാദ്

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ഇങ്കിലാബ് സിന്ദാബാദ് • (iṅkilābŭ sindābādŭ)

Borrowed from Hindi इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद (iṅqilāb zindābād).

bor+

इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद

en-ഇങ്കിലാബ്_സിന്ദാബാദ്-ml-phrase-iIbuFz5l


इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद

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इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद • (iṅqilāb zindābād)

[ɪ̃ɴ.qɪ.läːb‿zɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

/ɪŋ.kɪ.lɑːb d͡ʒɪn.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɪ̃ŋ.kɪ.läːb‿d͡ʒɪ̃n̪.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

Compound of इंक़िलाब (iṅqilāb) + ज़िंदाबाद (zindābād).

com+

en-इंक़िलाब_ज़िंदाबाद-hi-phrase-iIbuFz5l


don't diet, try it

(informal, humorous) One should enjoy all and various kinds of foods and delicacies, rather than being concerned with becoming overweight.


qnmd

ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

去你媽的 去你媽的#Chinese

去你妈的 去你妈的#Chinese


情隨事遷

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

цинсуйшицянь

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/


ཨའུ་གེ་མ་ལེ

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ཨའུ་གེ་མ་ལེ ('au gemale)

/ə́u̯ ɡèməle/

Literally: "Where will you go?" The Dzala alternative is ཨི་ག་བྲོཀ (i ga brok).

Used to identify Kurtöp as a language, especially separate from Dzala.


ἀντίπαλον δέος

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον δέος

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον δέος • (antípalon déos)

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον δέος (canonical)
antípalon déos (romanization)

desc

αντίπαλο δέος

→ Greek: αντίπαλο δέος (antípalo déos) (learned)

460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.11.2

mutual fear between rivals, enemies caused by the balance of their power


de Russen zijn in het land

Literally, “the Russians are in the country”, i.e. the Soviets have invaded (the phrase dates to the second half of the 20th century). The reference is to the red color common to both menstrual blood and to socialism/communism; thus the association with Soviet Russians (the "reds").

lit

Trek je niets aan van haar humeur, de Russen zijn weer eens in het land.

Don't mind her bad mood, she's menstruating again.

(idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) Said to indicate that a woman is menstruating.


qué pedo

(vulgar, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador) what's up? (A casual greeting)


puca mi kurac

From puca + mi + kurac; literally "my dick is cracking, shooting".

boli me kurac
boli me kurac#Serbo-Croatian

(vulgar, colloquial) Synonym of boli me kurac; I don't give a fuck


宰相肚裡能撐船

ㄗㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

zoi² soeng³ tou⁵ lui⁵ nang⁴ caang¹ syun⁴

tsai³-hsiang⁴ tu⁴-li³ nêng² chʻêng¹-chʻuan²

цзайсян дули нэн чэнчуань

/t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

dzoi² soeng³ tou⁵ lui⁵ nang⁴ tsaang¹ syn⁴

/t͡sɔːi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³ tʰou̯¹³ luːi̯¹³ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ syːn²¹/

From Wang Anshi's concubine's reply where she was begging for Wang's pardon when he discovered her affair.

the chancellor's belly allows people to pole a boat inside

broad-minded; big-hearted; will not be bothered by small matters


所見所聞

ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˊ

соцзяньсовэнь

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/

/sɔː³⁵ kiːn³³ sɔː³⁵ mɐn²¹/

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/

/sɔː³⁵ kiːn³³ sɔː³⁵ mɐn²¹/


法官大人

/faːt̚³ kuːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

/faːt̚³ kuːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) Used in replies to posts about attractive women.


欺師滅祖

ㄑㄧ ㄕ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to betray one's teacher or master and bring dishonor to them


鐵拐李踢足球——一腳踢

/tʰiːt̚³ kʷaːi̯³⁵ lei̯¹³ tʰɛːk̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³ tʰɛːk̚³/

Tieguai Li is a deity in Chinese legend who had a lame leg and walked with an iron walking stick. If he plays football, he could only kick with one leg.

Tieguai Li plays football - kicks only with one leg

(Cantonese) to do something entirely by oneself (when it can be done by more people); to be in a one-man band


國富兵強

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fu⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ fuː³³ pɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fu⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ fuː³³ pɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹/

the nation is prosperous and its military is powerful


民富國強

ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

/min³⁵ fu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/min³⁵ fu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

the people are rich and the nation is strong and prosperous


after me the deluge

A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.


為善最樂

ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄜˋ

вэйшань цзуй лэ

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ siːn²² t͡sɵy̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ siːn²² t͡sɵy̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

doing good deeds brings the greatest joy


head

it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean

(colloquial) In sexual activity, the size of the penis is less important than the way it is moved.


炒買炒賣

ㄔㄠˇ ㄇㄞˇ ㄔㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ

чаомайчаомай

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ maːi̯²²/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ maːi̯²²/


more plates, more dates

(bodybuilding, slang) A physique of a male that is well-developed is more attractive to the opposite sex.


curls for the girls

(slang, bodybuilding) Well-developed biceps as a result of bicep curl exercises are attractive to the opposite sex.


Hatfields and McCoys

the Hatfields and the McCoys
the Hatfields and the McCoys#English

Alternative form of the Hatfields and the McCoys


the Hatfields and the McCoys

(informal) Any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.


us bro us

(Internet slang, India) A sympathetic response to a person in the same situation as oneself.