nach Adam Riese

Named after German mathematician Adam Ries (1492–1559).

named-after

Wenn du am Tag 70 Euro verdienst, aber über 20 Euro Fahrtkosten hast, bleiben dir nach Adam Riese nicht mal 50 Euro übrig.

If you earn 70 euro a day, but you've commuting expenses over 20 euro, then according to my arithmetic you're left with less than 50 euro.

Für Bayerns Obermeister Markus Söder war es plötzlich „fünf vor zwölf“, einen Tag später aber dann „kurz vor zwölf“ – und das, obwohl fast 24 Stunden vergangen waren. Nach Adam Riese müsste es zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon weit nach zwölf gewesen sein. Oder ist ihm die Zeitumstellung dazwischengekommen?

2020 October 28, Bernd Gieseking, “Die Wahrheit: Die Rache der Zahlen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(idiomatic) calculating correctly, by the rules of mathematics


過猶不及

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ jɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ jɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

Zigong asked which of the two, Shi or Shang, was the superior. The Master said, "Shi goes beyond the due mean, and Shang does not come up to it." "Then," said Zigong, "the superiority is with Shi, I suppose." The Master said, "To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

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

Zǐgòng wèn: “Shī yǔ Shāng yě shú xián?” Zǐyuē: “Shī yě guò, Shāng yě bùjí.” Yuē: “Ránzé Shī yù yú?” Zǐyuē: “Guò yóu bùjí.”

子貢問：「師與商也孰賢？」子曰：「師也過，商也不及。」曰：「然則師愈與？」子曰：「過猶不及。」

子贡问：「师与商也孰贤？」子曰：「师也过，商也不及。」曰：「然则师愈与？」子曰：「过犹不及。」

doing too much is just as bad as not doing enough


ᎯᎳ ᎢᏯᏂ

ᎯᎳ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏩᏯ ᎠᎭᏂ?


義結金蘭

ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ

ицзецзиньлань

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/jiː²² kiːt̚³ kɐm⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/jiː²² kiːt̚³ kɐm⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

to become sworn brothers (or sisters); to adopt each other as sworn brothers; to become true confederates and blood brothers (forever); to enter into a masonic bond with each other; to swear eternal friendship; to take an oath of brotherhood; to be close friends


山巔一寺一壺酒

ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄙˋ ㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

shāndiān yī sì yī hú jiǔ [Phonetic:shāndiān yí sì yì hú jiǔ]

шаньдянь и сы и ху цзю

/ʂän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Mandarin near-homophone of 三點一四一五九/三点一四一五九 (sān diǎn yī sì yī wǔ jiǔ).

zh-l

三點一四一五九/三点一四一五九

(mnemonic) 3.14159 (the first few digits of pi)


結金蘭

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ

цзецзиньлань

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ län³⁵/


mi járatban vagy

mi (“what”) + járat (“walking”) + -ban (“in”, case suffix) + vagy (“you are”, a conjugated form of the verb van)

affix

a conjugated form of the verb <i class="Latn mention" lang="hu">van</i>

(informal) What brings you here? What are you doing here? What are you up to (here)? What is your business/errand/mission (here)? Why have you come here? What wind blows you here?


ein Vögelchen hat mir gezwitschert

a little bird told me
a little bird told me

a little bird told me (I was told by hearsay or a source that I do not want to reveal)

ein kleines Vögelchen hat mir gezwitschert

ein kleines Vöglein hat mir gezwitschert


in Dio confido

che Dio mi aiuti
che Dio mi aiuti#Italian


空中樓閣

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ

кунчжунлоугэ

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/


高不輳，低不就

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

高不成，低不就 高不成，低不就#Chinese

Synonym of 高不成，低不就 (gāo bù chéng, dī bù jiù, “unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed”)


有隙可乘

ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kʷʰɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kʷʰɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/


高不湊，低不就

高不成，低不就 高不成，低不就#Chinese


有志之士

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

person of noble aspirations; person with lofty ideas


空話連篇

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ

кунхуаляньпянь

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²² liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²² liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

endless pages of empty verbiage; long talk with no real substance


有鼻子有眼兒

ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄗ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

yǒu bízi yǒu yǎnr [Phonetic:yǒubíziyóuyǎnr]

ю бицзы ю яньр

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

有鼻子有眼 有鼻子有眼#Chinese

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 有鼻子有眼 (yǒu bízi yǒu yǎn, “with every detail vividly described”).


有案可稽

ㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

to be a matter of record; to be well documented; the evidence is certain


高不成，低不就

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed (in choosing a job or one's spouse)


有案可查

ㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄚˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ ɔːn³³ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ ɔːn³³ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/


有礙觀瞻

ㄧㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢ

ю’айгуаньчжань

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ ŋɔːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ ŋɔːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵/

to be repugnant to the eye; to be an eyesore


有則改之，無則加勉

ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄓ

ㄨˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

yu³ tsê² kai³ chih¹, wu² tsê² chia¹ mien³

ю цзэ гай чжи

у цзэ цзя мянь

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

jau⁵ dzak⁷ goi² dzi¹, mou⁴ dzak⁷ gaa¹ min⁵

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ miːn¹³/

correct mistakes if you have made any and guard against them if you have not


non bis in idem

1912, Dansk kriminalistforening, Copenhagen, Forhandlingerne paa Dansk kriminalistforenings ... aarsmøode
Men nogen Bestemmelse, der forbyder Principet »non bis in idem«, gaves altsaa ikke.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

... selve Retsforfølgelsen anvendes som et Middel til at undgaae Retsforfølgelse, derved nemlig at der af og til reises Tiltale mod Forbryderen af den, som i Virkeligheden spiller under Dække med ham, og hvem det da ved en begribeligvis kraftesløs og uloyal Saggivelse kan lykkes at hidføre en Frifindelse, som formedelst den engelske Rets strenge Hævdelse af Sætningen "non bis in idem“, i Reglen sikkrer Vedkommende en ufortjent Strafløshed

1862, Carthon Christopher Valdemar NYHOLM, Bidrag til Læven om den offentlige Anklagemyndigheds Væsen og Ordning, page 34:

... the legal prosecution itself it used as a means to avoid prosecution, namely, by the method that sometimes charges are brought against the criminal by the one who is, in fact, working together with him, and who then, through an, of course, impotent and illoyal prosecution, succeeds in getting an acquittal, which, because of the English court's strict application of the principle "non bis in idem", usually secures the person in question an undeserved impunity


有血有肉

ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

(of descriptions in literary works, etc.) true to life; vivid


有職無權

ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

to hold the post but not the power; to be a figurehead


有去無還

ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/


有氣無力

ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ u³⁵ li⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³ mou̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ u³⁵ li⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³ mou̯²¹ lɪk̚²/


有始無終

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

to start something but fail to carry it through; to begin well but end badly


有始有終

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

All processes have a beginning and an end, all processes transform themselves into their opposites.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《矛盾論》 (On Contradiction), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Yīqiè guòchéng dōu yǒushǐyǒuzhōng, yīqiè guòchéng dōu zhuǎnhuà wéi tāmen de duìlìwù.

一切過程都有始有終，一切過程都轉化為它們的對立物。

一切过程都有始有终，一切过程都转化为它们的对立物。

to carry something through the end; steadfast to the end


有的放矢

ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕˇ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ tɪk̚⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

[The one with a subjectivist attitude] goes to Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin not to seek the stand, viewpoint and method with which to solve the theoretical and tactical problems of the Chinese revolution but to study theory purely for theory's sake. He does not shoot the arrow at the target but shoots at random.

1941, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《改造我們的學習》 (Reform Our Study), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Bùshì wèile yào jiějué Zhōngguó gémìng de lǐlùn wèntí, cèlüè wèntí ér dào Mǎkèsī, Ēngésī, Lièníng, Sīdàlín nàlǐ zhǎo lìchǎng, zhǎo guāndiǎn, zhǎo fāngfǎ, érshì wèile dānchún de xué lǐlùn ér qù xué lǐlùn. Bùshì yǒudìfàngshǐ, érshì wúdìfàngshǐ.

不是為了要解決中國革命的理論問題、策略問題而到馬克思、恩格斯、列寧、斯大林那裡找立場，找觀點，找方法，而是為了單純地學理論而去學理論。不是有的放矢，而是無的放矢。

不是为了要解决中国革命的理论问题、策略问题而到马克思、恩格斯、列宁、斯大林那里找立场，找观点，找方法，而是为了单纯地学理论而去学理论。不是有的放矢，而是无的放矢。

To use a common expression, it is yǒudìfàngshǐ. Shǐ means the arrow, dì means the target; the arrow is shot at the target. As the arrow is to the target, so is Marxism-Leninism to the Chinese revolution.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《整頓黨的作風》 (Rectify the Party's Style of Work), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Ná yī jù tōngsú de huà lái jiǎng, jiùshì “yǒudìfàngshǐ”. “Shǐ” jiùshì jiàn, “dì” jiùshì bǎ, fàngjiàn yào duìzhǔn bǎ. Mǎkèsī-Lièníng zhǔyì hé Zhōngguó gémìng de guānxì, jiùshì jiàn hé bǎ de guānxì.

拿一句通俗的話來講，就是「有的放矢」。「矢」就是箭，「的」就是靶，放箭要對準靶。馬克思列寧主義和中國革命的關係，就是箭和靶的關係。

拿一句通俗的话来讲，就是「有的放矢」。「矢」就是箭，「的」就是靶，放箭要对准靶。马克思列宁主义和中国革命的关系，就是箭和靶的关系。

to have a definite object in view; to have a definite objective in speech or action


有識之士

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/u³³⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɪk̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/u³³⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³/

person with breadth of vision; person of insight


有目共賞

ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ mʊk̚² kʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ mʊk̚² kʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵/


集思廣益

ㄐㄧˊ ㄙ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/t͡saːp̚² siː⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ jɪk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/t͡saːp̚² siː⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ jɪk̚⁵/


有求必應

ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄥˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɪŋ³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɪŋ³³/

to respond to every plea; to grant whatever is requested


有日子

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚² t͡siː³⁵/


五音不全

ㄨˇ ㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

can't carry a tune
can't carry a tune in a bucket


有過之而無不及

ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ

ю го чжи эр у бу цзи

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kʷɔː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

to go even further than; to outdo (usually of something bad)


獅子大開口

ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ

шицзы да кайкоу

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² tä⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

sy^平 tsy du khe kheu; sy^平 tsy du^去 khe kheu

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ du³³ kʰe³³ kʰɤ²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ du²² kʰe⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ du³³ kʰe³³ kʰɤ²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ du²² kʰe⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹/

(rare) to have a big talk; to exaggerate

to ask for an unjustly large amount of money or/and goods


有口難辯

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

юкоунаньбянь

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

有口難分 有口難分#Chinese

有口难分 有口难分#Chinese

Synonym of 有口難分／有口难分 (yǒukǒunánfēn, “to find it hard to vindicate oneself”)


有口莫辯

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

有口難分 有口難分#Chinese

有口难分 有口难分#Chinese


有福同享，有難同當

ㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄤ

jau⁵ fuk¹ tung⁴ hoeng², jau⁵ naan⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

yu³ fu² tʻung² hsiang³, yu³ nan⁴ tʻung² tang¹

yeou fwu torng sheang, yeou nann torng dang

ю фу тун сян

ю нань тун дан

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

yáuh fūk tùhng héung, yáuh naahn tùhng dōng

jau⁵ fuk⁷ tung⁴ hoeng², jau⁵ naan⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

yeo⁵ fug¹ tung⁴ hêng², yeo⁵ nan⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

/jɐu̯¹³ fʊk̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ hœːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ naːn²² tʰʊŋ²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to share joys and sorrows; to share weal and woe; to stick together through thick and thin


はずめますて

1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami, “青(せい)春(しゅん)編(へん) 夏(なつ)木(き)六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)、15(じゅうご)歳(さい)の巻(まき) [Youth Series: Natsuki Musashi, 15 Years Old]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 91:

N-Nice to meet ya! I…I’m Natsuki Musashi! I’m a Kaiyō High freshman and I’ll be staying here from now on!

は、はずめますて！オ…オレ、今日ひっこしてきますた開陽高校新入生、夏木六三四です！

Ha, hazumemasute! O…Ore, kyō hikkoshite kimasuta Kaiyō Kōkō shinnyūsei, Natsuki Musashi desu!

はじめまして はじめまして#Japanese

Eye dialect spelling of はじめまして (hajimemashite, “nice to meet you”), representing "zū-zū" dialect Japanese.


有口難分

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄣ

юкоунаньфэнь

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ fən⁵⁵/


有口難言

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/

Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E

Zhè dōu shì guānlìměi wúxīn zhèngfǎ, shǐ bǎixìng yǒukǒunányán.

這都是官吏每無心正法，使百姓有口難言。

这都是官吏每无心正法，使百姓有口难言。

cannot bring oneself to mention something; to find it hard or embarrassing to bring up a matter


有過之無不及

ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ

ю го чжи у бу цзи

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

Throughout these forty-eight days, the people of the world watched Stalingrad with even greater concern than they watched Moscow last October.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《第二次世界大戰的轉折點》 (The Turning Point in World War II), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Zài zhè sìshíbā tiān zhōng, shìjiè rénmín de zhùshì Sīdàlíngélè, hé qùnián shíyuè jiān shìjiè rénmín de zhùshì Mòsīkē, qí guānxīn chéngdù, shì yǒuguòzhīwúbùjí de.

在這四十八天中，世界人民的注視斯大林格勒，和去年十月間世界人民的注視莫斯科，其關心程度，是有過之無不及的。

在这四十八天中，世界人民的注视斯大林格勒，和去年十月间世界人民的注视莫斯科，其关心程度，是有过之无不及的。

有過之而無不及 有過之而無不及#Chinese

有过之而无不及 有过之而无不及#Chinese

Synonym of 有過之而無不及／有过之而无不及 (yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí, “to go even further than; to outdo”)


有福同享，有禍同當

ㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄤ

jau⁵ fuk¹ tung⁴ hoeng², jau⁵ wo⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

yu³ fu² tʻung² hsiang³, yu³ huo⁴ tʻung² tang¹

yeou fwu torng sheang, yeou huoh torng dang

ю фу тун сян

ю хо тун дан

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

yáuh fūk tùhng héung, yáuh woh tùhng dōng

jau⁵ fuk⁷ tung⁴ hoeng², jau⁵ wo⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

yeo⁵ fug¹ tung⁴ hêng², yeo⁵ wo⁶ tung⁴ dong¹

/jɐu̯¹³ fʊk̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ hœːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ wɔː²² tʰʊŋ²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

有福同享，有難同當 有福同享，有難同當#Chinese

有福同享，有难同当 有福同享，有难同当#Chinese

Synonym of 有福同享，有難同當／有福同享，有难同当 (yǒu fú tóng xiǎng, yǒu nàn tóng dāng)


有機可乘

ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²³/

there's an opportunity to take advantage of; there's a loophole that can be used


有利可圖

ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄨˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯²² hɔː³⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯²² hɔː³⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³/

to have good prospects of gain; to stand to grain; to be profitable


無的放矢

to shoot an arrow without a target; to shoot at random

ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕˇ

/u³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ tɪk̚⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/u³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ tɪk̚⁵ fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

to have no definite object in view; to have no definite objective in speech or action


who are you telling

That performance was off the chain!
Who are you telling?

(idiomatic, sarcasm) Used in response to an assertion that one is already fully aware of.


è una parola

easier said than done
easier said than done


無形之中

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ

/u³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

Synonym of 無形中／无形中 (wúxíngzhōng, “imperceptibly; virtually”)


無邊無際

ㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ

/u³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ piːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/u³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ piːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³/


無以復加

ㄨˊ ㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³ fʊk̚² kaː⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³ fʊk̚² kaː⁵⁵/


無源之水

ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


無足重輕

ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥ

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

無足輕重 無足輕重#Chinese

无足轻重 无足轻重#Chinese

Synonym of 無足輕重／无足轻重 (wúzúqīngzhòng, “of little importance or consequence; insignificant; of little account”)


未足輕重

ㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

вэйцзуцинчжун

/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

無足輕重 無足輕重#Chinese

无足轻重 无足轻重#Chinese


言者無心，聽者有意

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ

яньчжэ усинь

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

jin⁴ dze² mou⁴ sam¹, ting¹ dze² jau⁵ ji³

/jiːn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³/

A casual remark sounds deliberate to a suspicious listener. / A careless word may be important information to an attentive listener.


無足輕重

ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³/

/u³⁵ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³/

insignificant figure; inconsequential figure; a nobody; a nonentity

無足輕重的人物

无足轻重的人物

of little importance or consequence; insignificant; of little account


無知妄說

ㄨˊ ㄓ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

For such views or criticisms, which are not based on thorough investigation, are nothing but ignorant twaddle.

1941, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《〈農村調查〉的序言和跋》 (Preface and Postscript to "Rural Surveys"), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Yīnwèi zhè zhǒng yìlùn huò pīpíng, méiyǒu jīngguò zhōumì diàochá, bùguò shì wúzhīwàngshuō.

因為這種議論或批評，沒有經過周密調查，不過是無知妄說。

因为这种议论或批评，没有经过周密调查，不过是无知妄说。


無根之木，無源之水

a tree without roots, water without a source

ㄨˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

угэнь чжи му

уюань чжи шуй

/u³⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ u³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

無源之水，無本之木 無源之水，無本之木#Chinese

无源之水，无本之木 无源之水，无本之木#Chinese

(figuratively) Synonym of 無源之水，無本之木／无源之水，无本之木 (wúyuán zhī shuǐ, wúběn zhī mù, “baseless”)


無可爭辯

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ piːn²²/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ piːn²²/


無堅不摧

ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄟ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

to overrun all fortifications; to carry all before one; to be all-conquering


前途無量

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵ u³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ lœːŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵ u³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ lœːŋ²²/

to have a great future; to have boundless prospects


問心有愧

ㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄟˋ

вэньсиньюкуй

/wən⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²² sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/

/wən⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²² sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/


無可置疑

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ i³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡siː³³ jiː²¹/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ i³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡siː³³ jiː²¹/


無可比擬

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

This is a tremendous change unparalleled in the history of China and of the world.

1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zhè shì zì yǒu shìjiè lìshǐ hé Zhōngguó lìshǐ yǐlái wúkěbǐnǐ de dà biànhuà.

這是自有世界歷史和中國歷史以來無可比擬的大變化。

这是自有世界历史和中国历史以来无可比拟的大变化。


無可諱言

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn¹³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiɛn²³/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn¹³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hui²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiɛn²³/

這些都是無可諱言的事實。

这些都是无可讳言的事实。

there is no hiding the fact; undeniable; indisputable


無價之寶

ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄅㄠˇ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kaː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kaː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵/


問心無愧

ㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ

вэньсиньукуй

/wən⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²² sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/

/bun²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/bun⁴¹⁻²² sim³³ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰui⁴¹/

/bun²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/bun³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰui¹¹/

/bun³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰui²¹/

/wən⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²² sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯¹³/

/bun²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/bun⁴¹⁻²² sim³³ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰui⁴¹/

/bun²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/bun³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰui¹¹/

/bun³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰui²¹/

to feel no qualms upon self-examination; to have a clear conscience


troppi galli nel pollaio

Literally, “too many cocks in the coop”.

too many cooks spoil the broth
too many cooks spoil the broth


一望無垠

ㄧ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨˊ ㄧㄣˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ in³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² mou̯²¹ ŋɐn²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ in³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² mou̯²¹ ŋɐn²¹/

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

to stretch as far as the eye can see; to stretch to the horizon


無拘無束

ㄨˊ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

unrestrained; unconstrained; free and easy


無暇他顧

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄊㄚ ㄍㄨˋ

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

to have no time to attend to other things


五穀豐登

ㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄥ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kʊk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kʊk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/


如墮五里霧中

ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng [Phonetic:rúduòwúlǐwùzhōng]

жу до у ли у чжун

/ʐu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ tɔː²² ŋ̍¹³ lei̯¹³ mou̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

as if lost in a thick fog; utterly mystified


如墜五里霧中

ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

rú zhuì wǔ lǐ wù zhōng [Phonetic:rúzhuìwúlǐwùzhōng]

жу чжуй у ли у чжун

/ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ t͡sɵy̯²² ŋ̍¹³ lei̯¹³ mou̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

如墮五里霧中 如墮五里霧中#Chinese

如堕五里雾中 如堕五里雾中#Chinese

Synonym of 如墮五里霧中／如堕五里雾中 (rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng, “as if lost in a thick fog; utterly mystified”)


një për të gjithë, të gjithë për një

one for all, all for one
one for all, all for one


so it goes

His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes.

1969 March 31, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., chapter 1, in Slaughterhouse-Five […] (A Seymour Lawrence Book), New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →OCLC, page 1:

An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life; that's life; such is life


無往而不勝

ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ

уванъэрбушэн

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


左右為難

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/

between a rock and a hard place
between a rock and a hard place


ensi tilassa

at first opportunity, immediately, at once


五日京兆

ㄨˇ ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

During the Western Han dynasty, Zhang Chang was a Jingzhaoyin (an official position) who was going to be dismissed from his post. A subordinate refused to handle cases for him upon knowing this, and said, "He's going to be a Jingzhaoyin for no longer than five days. How could he handle any more cases?" See 《漢書•張敞傳》.

an official who doesn't expect to remain long in office


無往不勝

ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


無往不在

ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/


無倚無靠

ㄨˊ ㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄎㄠˋ

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰaːu̯³³/

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jiː³⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰaːu̯³³/

無依無靠 無依無靠#Chinese

无依无靠 无依无靠#Chinese

Synonym of 無依無靠／无依无靠 (wúyīwúkào, “to have no one to depend on; to be helpless”)


無慮無憂

ㄨˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄧㄡ

/u³⁵ ly⁵¹ u³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ly⁵¹ u³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


無盡無休

ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


無事生非

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ siː²² saːŋ⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ siː²² saːŋ⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

to make trouble out of nothing; to be deliberately provocative


無所措手

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵/

無所措手足 無所措手足#Chinese

无所措手足 无所措手足#Chinese

Synonym of 無所措手足／无所措手足 (wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú, “to be at a loss as to what to do”)


無所畏懼

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯³³ kɵy̯²²/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯³³ kɵy̯²²/


無為而治

ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ

/u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Although this idea is most commonly associated with Taoism, the exact wording first appeared in Confucian text. From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
:
The earliest appearance in Taoist texts is worded differently. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57

The Master said, "May not Shun be instanced as having governed efficiently without exertion? What did he do? He did nothing but gravely and reverently occupy his royal seat."

Zǐyuē: “Wúwèi ér zhì zhě, qí Shùn yě yú! Fú héwéi zāi? Gōng jǐ zhèng nánmiàn éryǐ yǐ.”

子曰：「無為而治者，其舜也與！夫何為哉？恭己正南面而已矣。」

子曰：「无为而治者，其舜也与！夫何为哉？恭己正南面而已矣。」

Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves; I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct. I will take no trouble about it, and the people will of themselves become rich; I will manifest no ambition, and the people will of themselves attain to the primitive simplicity.'

Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Gù shèngrén yún: wǒ wúwéi, ér mín zì huà; wǒ hào jìng, ér mín zì zhèng; wǒ wúshì, ér mín zì fù; wǒ wúyù, ér mín zì pǔ.

故聖人云：我無為，而民自化；我好靜，而民自正；我無事，而民自富；我無欲，而民自樸。

故圣人云：我无为，而民自化；我好静，而民自正；我无事，而民自富；我无欲，而民自朴。

(Confucianism) to govern by rule of virtue

(Taoism) to govern by doing nothing that goes against nature; (by extension) to govern by nonaction; to govern by noninterference


無依無靠

/u³⁵ i⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jiː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰaːu̯³³/

/u³⁵ i⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jiː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kʰaːu̯³³/

to have no one to depend on; to be helpless


無憂無慮

ㄨˊ ㄧㄡ ㄨˊ ㄌㄩˋ

/u³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ u³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

/u³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ u³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/


無所用心

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ jʊŋ²² sɐm⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ jʊŋ²² sɐm⁵⁵/

See 飽食終日，無所用心／饱食终日，无所用心 (bǎoshízhōngrì, wúsuǒyòngxīn).

zh-l

to not give serious thought to anything; carefree; happy-go-lucky


無所措手足

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ

у со цо шоу цзу

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.

Míng bù zhèng, zé yán bù shùn; yán bù shùn, zé shì bù chéng; shì bù chéng, zé lǐyuè bù xīng; lǐyuè bù xīng, zé xíngfá bù zhòng; xíngfá bù zhòng, zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒuzú.

名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。

名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。


無所不包

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/


無功而祿

ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨˋ

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu⁵¹/

無功受祿 無功受祿#Chinese

无功受禄 无功受禄#Chinese

Synonym of 無功受祿／无功受禄 (wúgōngshòulù, “to get a reward without deserving it”)


言有盡而意無窮

ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ

янь ю цзинь эр и уцюн

/jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

(of poetry or prose) there's an end to the words, but not to their message


無所不知

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (無所不知):
* → Korean: 무소부지(無所不知) (musobuji)

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/


無所不能

Sino-Xenic (無所不能):
* → Korean: 무소불능(無所不能) (musobulleung)

[one] does not have anything that [one] cannot do

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²⁻³⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²⁻³⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/


無功受祿

ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯²² lʊk̚²/

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯²² lʊk̚²/


鴻鵠之志

ja-r

こうこく の こころざし

→ Japanese: 鴻鵠(こうこく)の志(こころざし) (kōkoku no kokorozashi) (calque)

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓ ㄓˋ

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ hʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ hʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/

See 燕雀安知鴻鵠志／燕雀安知鸿鹄志 (yànquè ān zhī hónghú zhì).

zh-l

(figurative) the ambitions of a great person


無所不至

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (無所不至):
* → Korean: 무소부지(無所不至) (musobuji)

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si¹¹/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si²¹/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si¹¹/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si²¹/

The Master said, "There are those mean creatures! How impossible it is along with them to serve one's prince! While they have not got their aims, their anxiety is how to get them. When they have got them, their anxiety is lest they should lose them. When they are anxious lest such things should be lost, there is nothing to which they will not proceed."

Zǐyuē: “Bǐ fū! Kě yǔ shì jūn yě yǔ zāi? Qí wèi dé zhī yě, huàn dé zhī; jì dé zhī, huàn shī zhī. Gǒu huàn shī zhī, wú suǒ bù zhì yǐ.”

子曰：「鄙夫！可與事君也與哉？其未得之也，患得之；既得之，患失之。苟患失之，無所不至矣。」

子曰：「鄙夫！可与事君也与哉？其未得之也，患得之；既得之，患失之。苟患失之，无所不至矣。」

to spare no pains (to do evil); to be capable of anything; to stop at nothing


無出其右

ㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˋ

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯²²/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯²²/


無恥之尤

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

brazen in the extreme; the height of shamelessness


無恥之徒

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/


無惡不作

ㄨˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

/u³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ ɔːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³/

/u³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ ɔːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³/

to stop at nothing in doing evil; to commit all manners of crime


無恥讕言

ㄨˊ ㄔˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ jɛn³⁵/


無病呻吟

ㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄣˊ

/u³⁵ piŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ in³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ pɛːŋ²² sɐn⁵⁵ jɐm²¹/

/u³⁵ piŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ in³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ pɛːŋ²² sɐn⁵⁵ jɐm²¹/

to make a fuss about imaginary worries; to pine and whine about nothing

(of literature and art) to adopt a sentimental pose


無補於事

ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ

/u³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ pou̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/u³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ pou̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

於事無補 於事無補#Chinese

于事无补 于事无补#Chinese

Synonym of 於事無補／于事无补 (yúshìwúbǔ, “unhelpful or useless to the situation”)


大飽眼福

ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄨˊ

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² paːu̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ fʊk̚⁵/

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² paːu̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ fʊk̚⁵/


眼高手低

ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

to have grandiose aims but puny abilities; to be fastidious but incompetent


破邪顕正

破邪顕正 (canonical)
hajakenshō (romanization)

[ha̠ʑa̠kẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典
w:ja:ブリタニカ国際大百科事典

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

(Buddhism) To reveal heretical views and teachings, and to demonstrate the correct views, practices and teachings of Buddhism.

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林

Denying what is wrong, and showing the truth; destroying injustice and upholding righteousness.


污泥濁水

ㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/u⁵⁵ ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/u⁵⁵ ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː⁵⁵ nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

The Chinese people will see that, once China's destiny is in the hands of the people, China, like the sun rising in the east, will illuminate every corner of the land with a brilliant flame, swiftly clean up the mire left by the reactionary government, heal the wounds of war and build a new, powerful and prosperous people's republic worthy of the name.

1949, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在新政治協商會議籌備會上的講話》 (Address to the Preparatory Meeting of the New Political Consultative Conference), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Zhōngguó rénmín jiāng huì kànjiàn, Zhōngguó de mìngyùn yījīng cāo zài rénmín zìjǐ de shǒu lǐ, Zhōngguó jiù jiāng rú tàiyáng shēngqǐ zài dōngfāng nàyàng, yǐ zìjǐ de huīhuáng de guāngyàn pǔzhào dàdì, xùnsù de dàngdí fǎndòng zhèngfǔ liú xiàlái de wūnízhuóshuǐ, zhìhǎo zhànzhēng de chuāngshāng, jiànshè qǐ yī gè zhǎnxīn de qiángshèng de míngfùqíshí de rénmín gònghéguó.

中國人民將會看見，中國的命運一經操在人民自己的手裡，中國就將如太陽升起在東方那樣，以自己的輝煌的光焰普照大地，迅速地蕩滌反動政府留下來的污泥濁水，治好戰爭的創傷，建設起一個嶄新的強盛的名副其實的人民共和國。

中国人民将会看见，中国的命运一经操在人民自己的手里，中国就将如太阳升起在东方那样，以自己的辉煌的光焰普照大地，迅速地荡涤反动政府留下来的污泥浊水，治好战争的创伤，建设起一个崭新的强盛的名副其实的人民共和国。


嚴刑峻法

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄈㄚˇ

яньсинцзюньфа

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm²¹ jɪŋ²¹ t͡sɵn³³ faːt̚³/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm²¹ jɪŋ²¹ t͡sɵn³³ faːt̚³/


嚴刑拷打

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˇ ㄉㄚˇ

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm²¹ jɪŋ²¹ haːu̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm²¹ jɪŋ²¹ haːu̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵/


fai come se fossi a casa tua

make yourself at home
make yourself at home


耳聽八方

to keep an ear out for the eight directions (east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest)

ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to keep one's ear to the ground; alert; watchful; vigilant


眼觀四面，耳聽八方

to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions

ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

ngaan⁵ gun¹ sei³ min⁶, ji⁵ ting¹ baat³ fong¹

янь гуань сымянь

эр тин бафан

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

ngaan⁵ gun¹ sei³ min⁶, ji⁵ ting¹ baat⁸ fong¹

ngan⁵ gun¹ séi³ min⁶, yi⁵ ting¹ bad³ fong¹

/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ miːn²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

眼觀六路，耳聽八方 眼觀六路，耳聽八方#Chinese

眼观六路，耳听八方 眼观六路，耳听八方#Chinese

Synonym of 眼觀六路，耳聽八方／眼观六路，耳听八方 (yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng, “to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert”)


眼觀四處，耳聽八方

ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ

ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

янь гуань сычу

эр тин бафан

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰyː³³ jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

眼觀六路，耳聽八方 眼觀六路，耳聽八方#Chinese

眼观六路，耳听八方 眼观六路，耳听八方#Chinese


腸子都悔青了

ㄔㄤˊ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄌㄜ

чанцзы доу хуэй цин лэ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ toʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lə²/


無靠無依

/u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵/

無依無靠 無依無靠#Chinese

无依无靠 无依无靠#Chinese

Synonym of 無依無靠／无依无靠 (wúyīwúkào, “to have no one to depend on; to be helpless”)


你條命

/nei̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ mɛːŋ²²/

/nei̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ mɛːŋ²²/

(Cantonese, slang, mildly rude) my ass; my arse


關……鳩事

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

none of someone's business
none of someone's business

(Cantonese, colloquial, vulgar) to be none of someone's business; to have fuck all to do with someone


無所適從

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴/

to not know what course to take; to be at a loss of what to do


kuollut kirjain

(idiomatic) dead letter, sleeper (law, measure, doctrine or similar that is no longer enforced despite still being formally in force)


眼觀六路，耳聽八方

to keep an eye on the six directions (in the space) and an ear out for the eight directions (on the compass)

ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ

ㄦˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

янь гуань люлу

эр тин бафан

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² lou̯²² jiː¹³ tʰɪŋ³³ paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert


嚴絲合縫

ㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄥˋ

/jɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ siː⁵⁵ hɐp̚² fʊŋ²¹/

/jɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ siː⁵⁵ hɐp̚² fʊŋ²¹/

to fit together perfectly; to join tightly; to dovetail


眼觀六路

to keep an eye on the six directions (above, below, front, rear, left, and right)

ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ

яньгуаньлюлу

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

keeping a close eye on various things; considering the many aspects of a situation


尋事生非

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄥ ㄈㄟ

сюньшишэнфэй

/ɕyn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ siː²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/ɕyn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ siː²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/


摘句尋章

ㄓㄞ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄤ

чжайцзюйсюньчжан

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

尋章摘句 尋章摘句#Chinese

寻章摘句 寻章摘句#Chinese


異乎尋常

ㄧˋ ㄏㄨ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ

/i⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jiː²² fuː²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

/i⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jiː²² fuː²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ sœːŋ²¹/


尋章摘句

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (尋章摘句):
* → Japanese: 尋章(じんしょう)摘句(てきく) (jinshōtekiku)
* → Korean: 심장적구(尋章摘句) (simjangjeokgu)
* → Vietnamese: tầm chương trích cú (尋章摘句)

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄤ ㄓㄞ ㄐㄩˋ

сюньчжанчжайцзюй

/ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

to cull phrases but not meaning; to write in clichés without originality


趄趄趔趔

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

ㄐㄩ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

цзюйцзюйлеле

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

趔趔趄趄 趔趔趄趄#Chinese

Synonym of 趔趔趄趄 (“staggering; stumbling; reeling”)


趔趔趄趄

ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄩ

/li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

лелецзюйцзюй

/li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/


kiviäkin kiinnostaa

Literally, “even the rocks are interested”


與世無爭

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ sɐi̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ sɐi̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

to stand aloof from worldly affairs; to hold oneself aloof from the world


趔𧻲趔趄

ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩ

/li̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/li̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/li̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/li̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

趔趔趄趄 趔趔趄趄#Chinese


浩如煙海

ㄏㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄢ ㄏㄞˇ

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯²² jyː²¹ jiːn⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯²² jyː²¹ jiːn⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

(of literature, data, etc.) a tremendous amount; voluminous


huyyi tiwši warép

it is spring (the time of blossoming), (lit. "The Earth starts to bloom")


fr-phrase

il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark

/i.l‿i.j‿a kɛl.k(ə) ʃoz də pu.ʁi o ʁwa.jom dy dan.maʁk/

From François-Victor Hugo's translation of Hamlet.

something is rotten in the state of Denmark


かなるましづみ

From the 3361st poem of the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE):
:
安思我良能乎弖毛許乃母爾佐須和奈乃可奈流麻之豆美許呂安禮比毛等久
asigara no₂ wotemo-ko₂no₂mo ni sasu wana no₂ kanaru ma-sidumi₁ ko₂ro₂ are pi₁mo to₂ku
(please add an English translation of this usage example)

ux

安思我良能乎弖毛許乃母爾佐須和奈乃可奈流麻之豆美許呂安禮比毛等久

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: clamor or some other sounds dying down


kendine iyi bak

take care of yourself (singular), take care


益壽延年

ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² jiːn²¹ niːn²¹/

延年益壽 延年益壽#Chinese

延年益寿 延年益寿#Chinese

Synonym of 延年益壽／延年益寿 (yánniányìshòu, “(of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity”)


言行信果

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

яньсинсиньго

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

言必信，行必果 言必信，行必果#Chinese

Synonym of 言必信，行必果 (yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ)


言信行果

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

яньсиньсинго

/jɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

言必信，行必果 言必信，行必果#Chinese


煙消雲散

ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ

яньсяоюньсань

/jɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/jiːn⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ saːn³³/

/jɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/jiːn⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ saːn³³/

to vanish like mist and smoke; to completely vanish


延年益壽

ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ niːn²¹ jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²²/

/jɛn³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ niːn²¹ jɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯²²/

(of tonics, etc.) to prolong life; to promise longevity


ja risat

and some more, and the rest, (and) something


言必有中

ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

/jɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

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

whenever one speaks, one speaks to the point; whenever one says something one hits the nail on the head


言不由衷

one's words do not come from one's heart

ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

/jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

to speak insincerely; to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek


言為心聲

ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ

яньвэйсиньшэн

/jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

words are the voice of the mind; what the heart thinks the tongue speaks


言簡意賅

ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞ

яньцзяньигай

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ kaːn³⁵ jiː³³ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ kaːn³⁵ jiː³³ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/


言聽計從

ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ

яньтинцзицун

/jɛn³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/jiːn²¹ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/jɛn³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/jiːn²¹ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

to always follow somebody's advice; to act upon whatever somebody says; to have implicit faith in somebody


言下之意

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄧˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ haː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ haː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː³³/

言外之意 言外之意#Chinese

Synonym of 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì, “unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication”)


往自己臉上貼金

往自己脸上贴金
往自己的臉上貼金

ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ

wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn [Phonetic:wǎngzìjíliǎnshàngtiējīn]

wang³ tzŭ⁴-chi³ lien³ shang⁴ tʻieh¹ chin¹

ван цзыцзи лянь шан те цзинь

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/


言談舉止

ㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ

яньтаньцзюйчжи

/jɛn³⁵ tʰän³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ tʰaːm²¹ kɵy̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/jiːn²¹ tʰaːm²¹ kɵy̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/


言傳身教

ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

яньчуаньшэньцзяо

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/

to teach by personal example as well as verbal instruction


言之無物

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mɐt̚²/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mɐt̚²/

(of speech or writing) to be devoid of substance; to be just empty verbiage


我伙呆

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, slang) Short for 我和我的小伙伴們都驚呆了／我和我的小伙伴们都惊呆了 (wǒ hé wǒ de xiǎo huǒbànmen dōu jīng dāi le, “me and my mates are stunned”).


言而不信

ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

言而無信 言而無信#Chinese

言而无信 言而无信#Chinese

Synonym of 言而無信／言而无信 (yán'érwúxìn, “to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word”)


往自己的臉上貼金

ㄨㄤˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ

wang³ tzŭ⁴-chi³ tê⁵ lien³ shang⁴ tʻieh¹ chin¹

ван цзыцзи дэ лянь шан те цзинь

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 38 (Mainland version)

Heng! “Fūren”, hǎo dà de kǒuqi ya “fūren”. Nǐ shénme shíhou biànchéng fūren de! Nǐ duō gāoguì ya, nǐ zhēn huì wǎng zìjǐ de liǎn shang tiē jīn!

哼！「夫人」，好大的口氣呀「夫人」。你什麼時候變成夫人的！你多高貴呀，你真會往自己的臉上貼金！

哼！「夫人」，好大的口气呀「夫人」。你什么时候变成夫人的！你多高贵呀，你真会往自己的脸上贴金！

往自己臉上貼金 往自己臉上貼金#Chinese

往自己脸上贴金 往自己脸上贴金#Chinese

Alternative form of 往自己臉上貼金／往自己脸上贴金 (wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn)


言而無信

ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ sɵn³³/

to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word; to break one's promise


言不及義

ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ

/jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/

/jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/

The Master said, "When a number of people are together, for a whole day, without their conversation turning on righteousness, and when they are fond of carrying out the suggestions of a small shrewdness; theirs is indeed a hard case."

Zǐ yuē: “Qúnjū zhōngrì, yán bùjí yì, hào xíng xiǎohuì, nán yǐ zāi!”

子曰：「群居終日，言不及義，好行小慧，難矣哉！」

子曰：「群居终日，言不及义，好行小慧，难矣哉！」

to never talk about anything serious; to talk frivolously


循名責實

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ

сюньминцзэши

/ɕyn³⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ mɪŋ²¹ t͡saːk̚³ sɐt̚²/

/ɕyn³⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ mɪŋ²¹ t͡saːk̚³ sɐt̚²/

Today we have a Republic of China in name but not in reality, and our present task is to create the reality that will fit the name.

Wǒmen xiànzài suī yǒu Zhōnghuá Mínguó zhī míng, shàng wú Zhōnghuá Mínguó zhī shí, xúnmíngzéshí, zhè jiù shì jīntiān de gōngzuò.

我們現在雖有中華民國之名，尚無中華民國之實，循名責實，這就是今天的工作。

我们现在虽有中华民国之名，尚无中华民国之实，循名责实，这就是今天的工作。

to expect the reality to correspond to the name


言出法隨

ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

Henceforward, should any lawless person dare to plot disruption, the Border Region Government and the Rear Headquarters will enforce these regulations to the letter and will accept no plea of ignorance.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《陜甘寧邊區政府、第八路軍後方留守處佈告》 (Proclamation by the Government of the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region and the Rear Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Tǎng yǒu bùfǎzhītú, dǎngǎn yīnmóu dǎoluàn, běn fǔ běn chù yánchūfǎsuí, wù wèi yánzhībùyù.

倘有不法之徒，膽敢陰謀搗亂，本府本處言出法隨，勿謂言之不預。

倘有不法之徒，胆敢阴谋捣乱，本府本处言出法随，勿谓言之不预。

(usually used in proclamations) upon its promulgation the law shall be enforced to the letter


言者無罪，聞者足戒

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

jin⁴ ze² mou⁴ zeoi⁶, man⁴ ze² zuk¹ gaai³

яньчжэ у цзуй

вэньчжэ цзу цзе

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

jin⁴ dze² mou⁴ dzoey⁶, man⁴ dze² dzuk⁷ gaai³

/jiːn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²² mɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯³³/

From the Classic of Poetry, great preface (《詩經·大序》)

Superiors, by the Feng, transformed their inferiors, and inferiors, by them, satirized their superiors. The principal thing in them was their style, and reproof was cunningly insinuated. They might be spoken without giving offence, and the bearing of them was sufficient to make men careful of their conduct; — hence they are called Feng [or Lessons of manners].

上以風化下，下以風刺上，主文而譎諫，言之者無罪，聞之者足以

blame not the speaker but be warned by their words


どうしたの

What's up?; what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened?; what's the problem?


minden egyes

[ˈmindɛnɛɟːɛʃ]

minden (“every”) + egyes (“single, individual”)


言人人殊

ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄨ

яньжэньжэньшу

janʹžɛnʹžɛnʹšu

/jɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ jɐn²¹ jɐn²¹ syː²¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ jɐn²¹ jɐn²¹ syː²¹/

different people give different views; each person offers a different version


who knew

[…] on at least a dozen occasions, the Supreme Court itself […] had spent the last three decades scrutinizing and parsing, expanding and restricting and harmonizing and distinguishing a decision that had been null and void all along. Who knew!

1999, The New York Times Biographical Service, volume 30, page 1518:

And over the course of a couple of days, albeit in a disjointed and non-linear manner, I had basically watched all of What Women Want. It’s a good film! Sarah Paulson is in it! Who knew?

2023 October 3, Stuart Heritage, “Mean Girls in 23 parts: the rise of movies and shows watched on TikTok”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Expressing surprise, or ironic lack of surprise, upon learning something.


anti olla

anti comes from antaa; it is either a dialectal imperative or shortened from antaapi.


mind how you go

(idiomatic, dated) A phrase used at parting.


il sangue non è acqua

blood is thicker than water
blood is thicker than water


桑田碧海

ja-pos

桑(そう)田(でん)碧(へき)海(かい) • (sōdenhekikai) ^(←さうでんへきかい (saudenfekikai)?)

桑田碧海 (canonical)
sōdenhekikai (romanization)
saudenfekikai (romanization)
さうでんへきかい (hiragana historical)

Synonym of 桑田滄海 (sōdensōkai): drastic changes in the world


桑田変じて滄海となる

そうでん へんじて そうかい と なる

桑(そう)田(でん)変(へん)じて滄(そう)海(かい)となる • (sōden henjite sōkai to naru)

桑田変じて滄海となる (canonical)
sōden henjite sōkai to naru (romanization)

[so̞ːde̞ɰ̃ hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑite̞ so̞ːka̠i to̞ na̠ɾɯ̟]

Partial calque of Literary Chinese 桑田滄海 (sāngtiáncānghǎi, literally “mulberry fields becoming the vast sea”).

partial calque

そうかいへんじてそうでんとなる


滄海変じて桑田となる

ja-pos

そうかい へんじて そうでん と なる

滄(そう)海(かい)変(へん)じて桑(そう)田(でん)となる • (sōkai henjite sōden to naru)

滄海変じて桑田となる (canonical)
sōkai henjite sōden to naru (romanization)

[so̞ːka̠i hẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑite̞ so̞ːde̞n to̞ na̠ɾɯ̟]

Partial calque of Literary Chinese 滄海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián, literally “the vast sea becoming mulberry fields”).

partial calque

そうかいへんじてそうでんとなる

Synonym of 滄海桑田 (sōkaisōden): drastic changes in the world


桑田滄海

mulberry fields (turned into) the vast sea

ㄙㄤ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ

сантяньцанхай

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

滄海桑田 滄海桑田#Chinese

沧海桑田 沧海桑田#Chinese

Synonym of 滄海桑田／沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián, “time brings drastic changes to the world; the vicissitudes of life”)


桑田滄海

ja-pos

桑(そう)田(でん)滄(そう)海(かい) • (sōdensōkai) ^(←さうでんさうかい (saudensaukai)?)

桑田滄海 (canonical)
sōdensōkai (romanization)
saudensaukai (romanization)
さうでんさうかい (hiragana historical)

Borrowed from Literary Chinese 桑田滄海 (sāngtiáncānghǎi), literally “the mulberry fields turned into blue sea”.

(figuratively) drastic changes in the world


kiská̄yi

From kiš (“me”, first-person singular object pronoun) + kaayi (“to hurt, to be unwell”).


m/w

Wir suchen: Redakteur (m/w)

(business, job ads) Abbreviation of männlich/weiblich (“male/female”).


m/w/d

Wir suchen: Redakteur (m/w/d)

We are looking for: an editor [of any gender]

(business, job ads) Abbreviation of männlich/weiblich/divers (“male/female/diverse”).


圖窮匕首見

ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

туцюнбишоусянь

/tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

圖窮匕見 圖窮匕見#Chinese

图穷匕见 图穷匕见#Chinese

Alternative form of 圖窮匕見／图穷匕见 (túqióngbǐxiàn, “to expose the hidden malicious intents at the end”)


lo prometido es deuda

a promise is a promise
a promise is a promise


迎刃而解

ㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

/iŋ³⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɐn²² jiː²¹ kaːi̯³⁵/

/ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lim²²⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²² kai⁵³/

/ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ zim³³⁻²¹ zi²³⁻³³ kai⁴¹/

/iŋ³⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɐn²² jiː²¹ kaːi̯³⁵/

/ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lim²²⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²² kai⁵³/

/ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ zim³³⁻²¹ zi²³⁻³³ kai⁴¹/

Once this principal contradiction is grasped, all problems can be readily solved.

Zhuōzhù le zhège zhǔyào máodùn, yīqiè wèntí jiù yíngrèn'érjiě le.

捉住了這個主要矛盾，一切問題就迎刃而解了。

捉住了这个主要矛盾，一切问题就迎刃而解了。


jöjjön, aminek jönnie kell

whatever must come, let it come (expressing acquiescence to something unchangeable, usually before some feared action)


NODIS

(US, military) Abbreviation of no distribution: a document classification level.


nach mir die Sintflut

Seit er weiß, dass sein Vertrag nicht verlängert wird, sagt er sich: Nach mir die Sintflut!

(literally, “Since he's known that his contract won't be extended, he tells himself: After me the deluge!”)

Since he's known that his contract won't be extended, he's become entirely indifferent about his work and the future of the company.

Used to indicate indifference to events that will happen after one is no longer directly involved.


head

(do) you kiss your grandmother with that mouth?

you kiss your mother with that mouth#English

Synonym of you kiss your mother with that mouth


(do) you kiss your girlfriend with that mouth?


LIMDIS

(US, military) Abbreviation of limited distribution: a document classification level.


EXDIS

(US, military) Abbreviation of exclusive distribution: a document classification level.


嗚呼哀哉

/u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ hɔ³³ ai³³ t͡sai³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ ai³³⁻²³ t͡sai¹¹/

/u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ hɔ³³ ai³³ t͡sai³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ ai³³⁻²³ t͡sai¹¹/

(euphemistic, sometimes humorous or ironic) to die; to pass away


不拘一格

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄧ ㄍㄜˊ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kaːk̚³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kaːk̚³/

not stick to one pattern; not limited to one type or style


nincs mit

nincs (“there is no”) + mi (“what”, here: anything, nothing) + -t (accusative suffix). Ellipsis of nincs mit megköszönni (literally “there is nothing to thank for”).

ellipsis

Coordinate term: (thank you) köszönöm

A: Köszönöm. – B: Nincs mit.

szóra sem érdemes

used especially when someone earnestly thinks something shouldn't have been thanked, e.g. a smile would have been perfectly enough

don't mention it, forget it, no problem, not at all (said in response to an expression of gratitude)


she's the cat's mother

who's 'she', the cat's mother
who's 'she', the cat's mother#English

Alternative form of who's 'she', the cat's mother.


si la mirada matara

if looks could kill; used to characterize a look of strong hostility


文人學士

ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ

вэньжэньсюэши

/wən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/wən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


稍遜一籌

ㄕㄠ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːu̯³⁵ sɵn³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːu̯³⁵ sɵn³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/


迅雷不及掩耳

a sudden peal of thunder leaves no time for covering the ears

ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ

xùnléi bùjí yǎn ěr [Phonetic:xùnléibùjíyáněr]

сюньлэй буцзи янь эр

/ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵn³³ lɵy̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiːm³⁵ jiː¹³/


鴉雀無聲

ㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ

/jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/aː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ mou̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/aː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ mou̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/


迅雷不及掩耳之勢

ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄦˇ ㄓ ㄕˋ

xùnléibùjíyǎn'ěr zhī shì [Phonetic:xùnléibùjíyáněrzhīshì]

сюньлэйбуцзияньэр чжи ши

/ɕyn⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


學無止境

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

knowledge is infinite; there is no limit to knowledge


血口噴人

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄣ ㄖㄣˊ

сюэкоупэньжэнь

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

секоупэньжэнь

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵ pʰɐn³³ jɐn²¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵ pʰɐn³³ jɐn²¹/

to make unfounded and malicious attacks upon somebody; to venomously slander


血跡斑斑

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄢ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄢ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄢ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄅㄢ

сюэцзибаньбань

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

сецзибаньбань

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

These facts represent the other aspect of the change that has taken place since the imperialist penetration of China—the blood-stained picture of feudal China being reduced to semi-feudal, semi-colonial and colonial China.

1939, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命和中國共產黨》 (The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shàngshù zhèxiē qíngxíng, jiù shì dìguó zhǔyì qīnrù Zhōngguó yǐhòu de xīn de biànhuà de yòu yīge fāngmiàn, jiù shì bǎ yīge fēngjiàn de Zhōngguó biànwéi yīge bànfēngjiàn, bànzhímíndì hé zhímíndì de Zhōngguó de xuèjìbānbān de túhuà.

上述這些情形，就是帝國主義侵入中國以後的新的變化的又一個方面，就是把一個封建的中國變為一個半封建、半殖民地和殖民地的中國的血跡斑斑的圖畫。

上述这些情形，就是帝国主义侵入中国以后的新的变化的又一个方面，就是把一个封建的中国变为一个半封建、半殖民地和殖民地的中国的血迹斑斑的图画。


血海深仇

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄡˊ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄡˊ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄡˊ

сюэхайшэньчоу

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

сехайшэньчоу

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

huge debt of blood; intense and deep-seated hatred


血肉之軀

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄓ ㄑㄩ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄓ ㄑㄩ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄓ ㄑㄩ

сюэжоучжицюй

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/hyːt̚³ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/hyːt̚³ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/


血債累累

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˇ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˇ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˇ

сюэчжайлэйлэй

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

сечжайлэйлэй

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hyːt̚³ t͡saːi̯³³ lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/

/hyːt̚³ t͡saːi̯³³ lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/


腥風血雨

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄩˇ

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩˇ

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄩˇ

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ hyːt̚³ jyː¹³/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ hyːt̚³ jyː¹³/


血債血還

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

сюэчжайсюэхуань

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵/

сечжайсехуань

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵/

Debts of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood must atone for blood.


血債血償

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄔㄤˊ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄤˊ

сюэчжайсюэчан

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ t͡saːi̯³³ hyːt̚³ sœːŋ²¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ t͡saːi̯³³ hyːt̚³ sœːŋ²¹/

2015 January 4, Lijia Zhang, “China's Death-Penalty Debate”, in The New York Times:

A majority of Chinese people support capital punishment, often citing the traditional saying “to repay a tooth with a tooth and to pay back blood with blood.” Such an attitude isn’t too surprising for a culture that places less importance on individual life than does the Western humanist tradition.

Dàduōshù Zhōngguó mínzhòng zhīchí sǐxíng, ér tāmen jīngcháng yuányǐn de lǐyóu shì “yǐyáháiyá” hé “xuèzhàixuècháng”. Zài bùjí Xīfāng rénběnzhǔyì chuántǒng zhòngshì gèrén shēngmìng de wénhuà zhōng, zhèyàng de tàidù bìngbù lìngrén yìwài.

大多數中國民眾支持死刑，而他們經常援引的理由是「以牙還牙」和「血債血償」。在不及西方人本主義傳統重視個人生命的文化中，這樣的態度並不令人意外。

大多数中国民众支持死刑，而他们经常援引的理由是「以牙还牙」和「血债血偿」。在不及西方人本主义传统重视个人生命的文化中，这样的态度并不令人意外。


血雨腥風

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/


ça baigne

(as a question, informal) how's it going?


لو سمحتي

inh

لَو سَمَحْتِ

Coordinate term: (said to a male) لو سمحت (law samaḥt)

لو سمحتِ

resembling the Classical form of writing without final yā' ـي


لو سمحتي

لَو سَمَحْتِ

Coordinate term: (to a male) لو سمحت (law samaḥt)


ça roule

(as a response, informal) OK, sounds like a plan, sounds good, all right, sure, sure thing


旁徵博引

ㄆㄤˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧㄣˇ

панчжэнбоинь

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːk̚³ jɐn¹³/

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːk̚³ jɐn¹³/

demonstrated true via many lines of evidence


搖尾乞憐

ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

яовэй цилянь

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/


居中斡旋

ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ

цзюйчжунвосюань

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/


心安理得

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ

/ɕin⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵/

to feel at ease and justified; to have an easy conscience


居間調停

ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

цзюйцзяньтяотин

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

to mediate between two parties; to act as mediator


居功自傲

ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ

цзюйгунцзыао

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ŋou̯²²/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ŋou̯²²/

to claim credit for oneself and become arrogant


心潮翻滾

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ ㄈㄢ ㄍㄨㄣˇ

синьчаофаньгунь

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ fän⁵⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ fän⁵⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


心膽俱裂

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

синьданьцзюйле

/ɕin⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ liːt̚²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ liːt̚²/

to strike terror into the enemy's hearts

嚇得敵人心膽俱裂

吓得敌人心胆俱裂

out of one's wits
scare out of one's wits

to be frightened out of one's wits; to be terrorstricken


居中調停

ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

цзюйчжунтяотин

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/


dsb.

dan sebagainya
dan sebagainya#Indonesian

Abbreviation of dan sebagainya: etc., and so on, and so forth


尋歡作樂

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ

сюньхуаньцзолэ

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/

to seek pleasure; to indulge in merrymaking


言者無罪

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/

blame not the speaker; don't blame the critic


死而後已

ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˇ

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jiː¹³/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jiː¹³/

The philosopher Zeng said, "The officer may not be without breadth of mind and vigorous endurance. His burden is heavy and his course is long. Perfect virtue is the burden which he considers it is his to sustain - is it not heavy? Only with death does his course stop - is it not long?"

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

Zēngzǐ yuē: “Shì bùkěyǐ bù hóng yì, rèn zhòng ér dào yuǎn. Rén yǐwéi jǐ rèn, bù yì zhòng hū? Sǐ érhòu yǐ, bù yì yuǎn hū?”

曾子曰：「士不可以不弘毅，任重而道遠。仁以為己任，不亦重乎？死而後已，不亦遠乎？」

曾子曰：「士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后已，不亦远乎？」

until one's dying day; not giving up until death


言之有據

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄩˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kɵy̯³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kɵy̯³³/

to speak on good grounds; with one's arguments well-founded


言猶在耳

ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄦˇ

/jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² jiː¹³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² nĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³⁻²² t͡sai²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ nĩ⁴¹/

/jɛn³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² jiː¹³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² nĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² iu¹³⁻²² t͡sai²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ nĩ⁵³/

/ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ iu²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ nĩ⁴¹/

the words are still ringing in one's ears


無傷大雅

ㄨˊ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/u³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² ŋaː¹³/

/u³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² ŋaː¹³/

having only unimportant defects; not affecting the whole; not mattering much


嚴以律己，寬以待人

ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄐㄧˇ

ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ

янь и люй цзи

куань и дай жэнь

/jɛn³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯än⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jiːm²¹ jiː¹³ lɵt̚² kei̯³⁵ fuːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

to be strict with oneself and broad-minded towards others


無事不登三寶殿

无事不登三宝殿
無事勿登三寶殿

ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

уши бу дэн саньбао дянь

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ tiːn²²/

(figurative) One would not go to someone's place except on business, for help, etc. / I wouldn't come to you if I hadn't something to ask of you.


嚴陣以待

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ

яньчжэньидай

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ t͡sɐn²² jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹⁻²² i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³⁻¹¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/

/ɡiam²³⁻³³ tin³³⁻²¹ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ t͡sɐn²² jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹⁻²² i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³⁻¹¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/

/ɡiam²³⁻³³ tin³³⁻²¹ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/

to be ready in full battle array; to stand in combat readiness


này kia khác nọ

[naj˨˩ kiə˧˧ xaːk̚˧˦ nɔ˧˨ʔ]

[naj˦˩ kiə˧˧ kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩ʔ]

[naj˦˩ kiə˧˧ xaːk̚˦˧˥ nɔ˨˩ʔ]

[na(ː)j˨˩ kiə˧˧ kʰaːk̚˦˥ nɔ˨˩˨]

[na(ː)j˨˩ kiə˧˧ xaːk̚˦˥ nɔ˨˩˨]

(literal) this one here, that one there, something else and that other one

(figurative, colloquial) and whatnot; and stuff; and all that; and things/stuff like that; and so on and so forth; what have you; you name it


心潮澎湃

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄆㄞˋ

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ ㄆㄥ ㄆㄞˋ

синьчаопэнпай

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ pʰaːŋ²¹ paːi̯³³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ pʰaːŋ²¹ paːi̯³³/


嚴懲不貸

ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/

to punish severely without mercy; to punish mercilessly


鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已

ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄟˋ

ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˇ

ㄐㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄟˋ

guk¹ gung¹ zeon⁶ seoi⁶, sei² ji⁴ hau⁶ ji⁵

chü¹ kung¹ chin⁴ tsʻui⁴, ssŭ³ êrh² hou⁴ i³

цзюй гун цзинь цуй

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

chü² kung¹ chin⁴ tsʻui⁴, ssŭ³ êrh² hou⁴ i³

/t͡ɕy³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

guk⁷ gung¹ dzoen⁶ soey⁶, sei² ji⁴ hau⁶ ji⁵

/kʊk̚⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² sɵy̯²² sei̯³⁵ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jiː¹³/

What is difficult to comment on and determine is war. Long ago, the Late Emperor was defeated in Chu. At this time, Cao Cao clapped his hands and said that the Chinese nation had been pacified. Then the Late Emperor allied with the states of Wu and Yue in the east, captured the kingdoms of Ba and Shu in the west, and dispatched troops to attack the north, and Xaihou was beheaded. This was Cao’s miscalculation, and the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty was going to succeed. Then Wu changed its attitude and reneged on the alliance, Guan Yu was destroyed, the Late Emperor made a mistake at Zigui, and Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor. In all things like this, they are difficult to be able to predict. I shall bend myself to the task and exert myself to the utmost and not give up until my death. As for whether the cause succeeds or fails and whether it progresses smoothly or roughly, that is not what my wisdom could have foreseen.

Fū nán píng zhě, shì yě. Xī xiāndì bàijūn yú Chǔ, dāngcǐshí, Cáo Cāo fǔshǒu, wèi tiānxià yǐ dìng. Ránhòu xiāndì dōng lián Wú Yuè, xī qǔ Bā Shǔ, jǔbīng běi zhēng, Xiàhóu shòushǒu, cǐ Cāo zhī shījì ér hàn shì jiāng chéng yě. Ránhòu Wú gèng wéi méng, Guān Yǔ huǐbài, Zǐguī cuōdiē, Cáo Pī chēngdì. Fánshì rúshì, nán kě nìjiàn. Chén jūgōng jìncuì, sǐ ér hòu yǐ, zhìyú chéngbài lìdùn, fēi chén zhī míng suǒ néng nìdǔ yě.

夫難平者，事也。昔先帝敗軍於楚，當此時，曹操拊手，謂天下以定。然後先帝東連吳越，西取巴蜀，舉兵北征，夏侯授首，此操之失計而漢事將成也。然後吳更違盟，關羽毀敗，秭歸蹉跌，曹丕稱帝。凡事如是，難可逆見。臣鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已，至於成敗利鈍，非臣之明所能逆覩也。

夫难平者，事也。昔先帝败军于楚，当此时，曹操拊手，谓天下以定。然后先帝东连吴越，西取巴蜀，举兵北征，夏侯授首，此操之失计而汉事将成也。然后吴更违盟，关羽毁败，秭归蹉跌，曹丕称帝。凡事如是，难可逆见。臣鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已，至于成败利钝，非臣之明所能逆睹也。

to bend one's back to the task until one's dying day; to give one's all till one's heart stops beating


ما أنزل الله به من سلطان

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مَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ بِهِ مِنْ سُلْطانٍ

مَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ بِهِ مِنْ سُلْطانٍ • (mā ʔanzala llāhu bihi min sulṭānin) (feminine مَا أَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ)

مَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ بِهِ مِنْ سُلْطانٍ (canonical)
mā ʔanzala llāhu bihi min sulṭānin (romanization)

/maː ʔan.za.la‿ɫ.ɫaː.hu bi.hi min sul.tˤaː.nin/

From the Quran, literally meaning something along the lines of “on which God had assumed no authority”.

مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّٰهُ بِهِ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ

إِن هِيَ إِلّا أَسماءٌ سَمَّيتُموها أَنتُم وَآباؤُكُم ما أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِها مِن سُلطانٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَما تَهوَى الأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَد جاءَهُم مِن رَبِّهِمُ الهُدىٰ

These are but names which you have coined —you and your fathers— for which God has not sent down any authority. They follow nothing but conjectures and the desires of the [lower] soul, while there has already come to them the guidance from their Lord.

(literal) that which God has not ordained or ordered

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(idiomatic) appalling, hideous, horrible, terrible

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csak nézelődöm

I'm just looking (said to a shop assistant)


hν

A formula for the energy of a photon of frequency ν.

(chemistry) A symbol meaning a photon in a chemical equation.


一筆勾消

ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄍㄡ ㄒㄧㄠ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/


世態炎涼

ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ tʰaːi̯³³ jiːm²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ tʰaːi̯³³ jiːm²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

people are friendly or unfriendly, depending on whether one is successful or not; the hypocrisy of the world


綠意盎然

ㄌㄩˋ ㄧˋ ㄤˋ ㄖㄢˊ

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


all hope abandon ye who enter here

abandon hope all ye who enter here#English

Alternative form of abandon hope all ye who enter here


個閪

/kɔː³³ hɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kɔː³³ hɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, slang, vulgar) my ass; my arse


abandon hope all ye who enter here

From Dante Alighieri's work Inferno, translated by Henry Francis Cary as “all hope abandon ye who enter here”, from the Italian lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate. The variant “abandon hope, all ye who enter here”, with a change of meaning, was likely chosen for its iambic pentameter.

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Visitors enter through a set of huge wrought-iron gates decorated with basalt statues writhing in agony and the famous phrase ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE.

2006, Karen Chance, Touch the Dark, Penguin, →ISBN:

It seems that, in many instances, the “abandon hope, all ye who enter here” warning that Microsoft displays on its knowledge base articles regarding the Registry really do ^([sic]) a good job of keeping the good guys out, […]

2011, Harlan Carvey, Windows Registry Forensics: Advanced Digital Forensic Analysis of the Windows Registry, Elsevier, →ISBN:

Supposed inscription at the gate of hell.

наде́жда вся́ка ту́ка оставе́те

supposed inscription at the gate of hell

ken tästä käy, saa kaiken toivon heittää

lasst alle Hoffnung fahren, ihr, die eintretet

ki itt belépsz, hagyj fel minden reménnyel

porzućcie wszelką nadzieję, wy, którzy wchodzicie

deixai toda a esperança, vós que entrais

abandonad toda esperanza, aquellos que entréis aquí


更上一層樓

ㄍㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ ㄘㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ

гэншанъицэнлоу

/kɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐŋ³³ sœːŋ¹³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

/kɐŋ³³ sœːŋ¹³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

From the poem 登鸛雀樓 (On the Stork Tower) by 王之渙 (Wang Zhihuan).

further ascend one level of the building

take it to the next level
take it to the next level#English

(figurative) strive for a greater achievement (similar to 'take it to the next level')


as ever trod shoe leather

As handsome a gentleman, to be sure, as ever trod shoe leather! I wonder that old folks can be so very, very blind!

1809 February, E[nos] Bronson et al., “On the Marriage Manufactory at Gretna Green”, in Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: From the Lorenzo Press of E. Bronson; published by Hopkins and Earle, […], →OCLC, page 118:

"He is a brave Indian, sir." – "Oh – is that all?" – "As brave a man, as ever trod shoe leather." – "Hum!" – "Yes." – "But Indians – do they tread shoe leather?" – "He's very brave, I mean – very." – "Why not say so, then?" – "I do."

1825, [John Neal], chapter XXVI, in Brother Jonathan: Or, The New Englanders: In Three Volumes, volume II, Edinburgh: William Blackwood; London: T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 446:

[I]t's his temper as has saved his life; he's the best-temperdest cretur as ever trod shoe leather.

1830, [Theodore Edward Hook], chapter II, in Maxwell. … In Three Volumes, volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 54–55:

as ever trod shoe-leather
as ever trod shoe-leather#English

(idiomatic, archaic) Alternative form of as ever trod shoe-leather


旦旦信誓

ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ

даньданьсиньши

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

信誓旦旦 信誓旦旦#Chinese

Synonym of 信誓旦旦 (xìnshìdàndàn, “pledging in all sincerity; vowing solemnly”)


久安長治

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓˋ

цзю’аньчанчжи

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

長治久安 長治久安#Chinese

长治久安 长治久安#Chinese

Synonym of 長治久安／长治久安 (chángzhìjiǔ'ān, “long-term peace and stability”)


信誓旦旦

ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄢˋ

синьшиданьдань

/ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ sɐi̯²² taːn³³ taːn³³/

/ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ sɐi̯²² taːn³³ taːn³³/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 58 (《詩經·衞風·氓》)

In the pleasant time of my girlhood, with my hair simply gathered in a knot,
Harmoniously we talked and laughed.
Clearly were we sworn to good faith,
And I did not think the engagement would be broken.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǒngjiǎo zhī yàn, yánxiào yànyàn.
Xìnshì dàndàn, bù sī qí fǎn.

總角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。

总角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。

pledging in all sincerity; vowing solemnly


言笑晏晏

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ

яньсяояньянь

/jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹/

總角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。

总角之宴，言笑晏晏。
信誓旦旦，不思其反。


牢不可破

ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ pʰɔː³³/

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ pʰɔː³³/

Dàguān yì jué chàngshēng, wàn kǒu hé fù, bìng wèi yī tán, láobùkěpò.

大官臆決唱聲，萬口和附，并為一談，牢不可破。

大官臆决唱声，万口和附，并为一谈，牢不可破。

Yīn Wǔhé rén yǒu ge láobùkěpò de jiànshí, zǒng shuō dànfán shì ge jǔrén, jìnshì, jiù hé zhīzhōu, zhīxiàn shì yīge rén.

因五河人有個牢不可破的見識，總說但凡是個舉人、進士，就和知州、知縣是一個人。

因五河人有个牢不可破的见识，总说但凡是个举人、进士，就和知州、知县是一个人。

2024 August 6, Mujib Mashal, “她認為自己的統治牢不可破，孟加拉人民證明並非如此 [She Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise.]”, in The New York Times:

Ms. Hasina’s hasty exit comes just months after she had secured a fourth consecutive five-year term in office and thought her grip on power was unbreakable.

Jiù zài Hāxīnà cāngcù xiàtái de shùyuè qián, tā liánxù dìsìcì huòdé le wǔ nián rènqī, bìng rènwèi zìjǐ duì quánlì de kòngzhì láobùkěpò.

就在哈西娜倉促下台的數月前，她連續第四次獲得了五年任期，並認為自己對權力的控制牢不可破。

就在哈西娜仓促下台的数月前，她连续第四次获得了五年任期，并认为自己对权力的控制牢不可破。

(usually of abstract things) unbreakable; indestructible


長治久安

ㄔㄤˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄢ

чанчжицзю’ань

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² kɐu̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti³³⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ti³³⁻²¹ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² kɐu̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti³³⁻¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ti³³⁻²¹ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

long-term peace and stability; prolonged political stability


言之鑿鑿

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄗㄠˊ ㄗㄠˊ

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

яньчжицзаоцзао

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵/

яньчжицзоцзо

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/

to say with certainty; to speak on good grounds


一人は皆の為に、皆は一人の為に

ja-phrase

ひとり は みな の ため に、みな は ひとり の ため に

一(ひと)人(り)は皆(みな)の為(ため)に、皆(みな)は一(ひと)人(り)の為(ため)に • (hitori wa mina no tame ni, mina wa hitori no tame ni)

一人は皆の為に、皆は一人の為に (canonical)


琳瑯滿目

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ

линьланманьму

/lin³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/lɐm²¹ lɔːŋ²¹ muːn¹³ mʊk̚²/

/lim²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/lim²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/lim¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/lim²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³⁻³³ muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/lin³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/lɐm²¹ lɔːŋ²¹ muːn¹³ mʊk̚²/

/lim²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/lim²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/lim¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/lim²³⁻³³ lɔŋ²³⁻³³ muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

a superb collection of beautiful things; a feast for the eyes


捲土重來

ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ

цзюаньтучунлай

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/kyːn³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/

/kyːn³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/

to stage a comeback after regaining one's strength


schijt een beer in het bos

does a bear shit in the woods?
does a bear shit in the woods?

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(colloquial, mildly vulgar) does a bear shit in the woods? A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.


鐵板一塊

ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːt̚³ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ faːi̯³³/

/tʰiːt̚³ paːn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ faːi̯³³/


ça roule, ma poule

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ça roule, ma poule.wav


屢試不爽

ㄌㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ siː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɔːŋ³⁵/

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ siː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɔːŋ³⁵/


head

[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən zɪnt ʃoːn ˈfiːlə aːbɐ ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊŋkn̩ ɪst nɔx ˈkaɪ̯nɐ]

De-erfroren sind schon viele%2C aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg

De-erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg

Literally, “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been killed by stink”. erstunken is the past participle of erstinken, but is used in this idiom to mean "killed by stink" by analogy with erfroren.

lit

(idiomatic) a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room


besser stumm als dumm

In certain situations, it is smarter to not express one's opinions, lest one appear idiotic


聳人聽聞

ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ

сунжэньтинвэнь

/sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/sʊŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/sʊŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

deliberately exaggerating so as to create a sensation


et plus vite que ça

(informal) and be quick about it! make it snappy! snap to it! snap it up! chop-chop! move it!


head

/veːɐ̯ ˈniː zaɪ̯n ˈbʁoːt ɪm ˈbɛtə ˈaːs vaɪ̯s ˈnɪçt vi ˈkʁyːməl ˈpiːkən/

De-wer nie sein Brot im Bette aß%2C weiß nicht%2C wie Krümel piken.ogg

De-wer nie sein Brot im Bette aß, weiß nicht, wie Krümel piken.ogg

Literally, “he who never ate his bread in bed, knows not how crumbs can prick”. Humorous alteration of a passage in Goethe's “Wilhelm Meister”: Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, / wer nie die kummervollen Nächte / auf seinem Bette weinend saß, / der kennt euch nicht, ihr himmlischen Mächte. (“He who never ate his bread with tears, / who never in sorrowful nights / sat on his bed weeping, / he knows you not, you heavenly powers.”)

lit

(idiomatic) one must experience something to understand it properly (but sometimes used without context merely for comedic effect)


ggwp

We had an amazing game with @AnonymoEsports thank you so much guys ggwp! 👑

2023 November 17, @Z10esports, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-17:

(video games) Initialism of good game, well played.


ggez

GGEZ is toxic and should be bannable but saying that on this subreddit will get you downvoted and called a pussy.

[2022 April 29, “Is saying GGEZ considered toxic?”, in Reddit, r/leagueoflegends, archived from the original on 2023-11-17:

(video games) Abbreviation of good game, easy (used to taunt the loser).


百戰不殆

ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

байчжаньбудай

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯¹³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯¹³/

to fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat; to win every battle


ei vaineskaan

Used to retract what one said before, often used as a jest; just kidding


知彼知己

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/

/t͡sai³³⁻²³ pi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/

/t͡sai³³⁻²³ pi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/


首善之地

ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

шоушаньчжиди

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

(literary) capital; capital city (of a country)


知彼知己，百戰不殆

ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

байчжаньбудай

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

dzi¹ bei² dzi¹ gei², baak⁸ dzin³ bat⁷ toi⁵

/t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯¹³/

Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.


為藝術而藝術

ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ

вэй ишу эр ишу

/weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

Then does not Marxism destroy the creative mood? Yes, it does. It definitely destroys creative moods that are feudal, bourgeois, petty-bourgeois, liberalistic, individualist, nihilist, art-for-art's-sake, aristocratic, decadent or pessimistic, and every other creative mood that is alien to the masses of the people and to the proletariat.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Nàme, Mǎkèsī zhǔyì jiù bù pòhuài chuàngzuò qíngxù le ma? Yào pòhuài de, tā juédìng de yào pòhuài nàxiē fēngjiàn de, zīchǎn jiējí de, xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí de, zìyóu zhǔyì de, gèrén zhǔyì de, xūwú zhǔyì de, wèi yìshù ér yìshù de, guìzúshì de, tuífèi de, bēiguān de yǐjí qítā zhǒngzhǒng fēi rénmín dàzhòng fēi wúchǎn jiējí de chuàngzuò qíngxù.

那末，馬克思主義就不破壞創作情緒了嗎？要破壞的，它決定地要破壞那些封建的、資產階級的、小資產階級的、自由主義的、個人主義的、虛無主義的、為藝術而藝術的、貴族式的、頹廢的、悲觀的以及其它種種非人民大眾非無產階級的創作情緒。

那末，马克思主义就不破坏创作情绪了吗？要破坏的，它决定地要破坏那些封建的、资产阶级的、小资产阶级的、自由主义的、个人主义的、虚无主义的、为艺术而艺术的、贵族式的、颓废的、悲观的以及其它种种非人民大众非无产阶级的创作情绪。


捂捂蓋蓋

ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄞˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

to be secretive; to attempt to cover something up or hide away


藏藏掖掖

ㄘㄤˊ ㄘㄤˊ ㄧㄝ ㄧㄝ

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/


首善之區

ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄓ ㄑㄩ

шоушаньчжицюй

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ siːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³ kʰu³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ siːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³ kʰu³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/


遮遮掩掩

ㄓㄜ ㄓㄜ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ

чжэчжэяньянь

čžɛčžɛjanʹjanʹ

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ jiːm³⁵ jiːm³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ jiːm³⁵ jiːm³⁵/


偷偷摸摸

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/


欲哭無淚

ㄩˋ ㄎㄨ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ

/y⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jʊk̚² hʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

/y⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jʊk̚² hʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

so grieved, sorrowful, frustrated, etc. that one is unable to produce tears even though he or she wants to cry


百戰百勝

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (百戰百勝):
* → Japanese: 百戦百勝(ひゃくせんひゃくしょう) (hyakusenhyakushō)
* → Korean: 백전백승(百戰百勝) (baekjeonbaekseung)
* → Vietnamese: bách chiến bách thắng (百戰百勝)

ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ

байчжаньбайшэн

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ peʔ²⁻⁴ seŋ²¹³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ peʔ²⁻⁴ seŋ²¹³/

From The Art of War:
:
Alternatively, from Guanzi

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Shìgù bǎizhànbǎishèng, fēi shàn zhī shàn zhě yě; bù zhàn ér qū rén zhī bīng, shàn zhī shàn zhě yě.

是故百戰百勝，非善之善者也；不戰而屈人之兵，善之善者也。

是故百战百胜，非善之善者也；不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也。

The reason for this is that the many should be used to attack the few, the well organized to attack the disorganized, the well equipped to attack the poorly equipped, the able to attack the incompetent, well-instructed troops and trained knights to attack impressed hordes and untrained conscripts. As a result, in ten battles there will be ten victories; in a hundred battles, a hundred victories.

Shìgù yǐ zhòng jī guǎ, yǐ zhì jī luàn, yǐ fù jī pín, yǐ néng jī bùnéng, yǐ jiàozú liànshì jī qūzhòng báitú, gù shí zhàn shí shèng, bǎizhànbǎishèng.

是故以眾擊寡，以治擊亂，以富擊貧，以能擊不能，以教卒練士擊敺眾白徒，故十戰十勝，百戰百勝。

是故以众击寡，以治击乱，以富击贫，以能击不能，以教卒练士击驱众白徒，故十战十胜，百战百胜。

to fight a hundred battles and win a hundred victories

to win every battle; to be ever-victorious


百戰百勝

bách chiến bách thắng
bách chiến bách thắng#Vietnamese


出乖弄醜

ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄡˇ

чугуайнунчоу

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

make a fool of oneself
make a fool of oneself

to lose face in front of everyone; to make a fool of oneself


床笫之私

чуанцзычжисы

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/


鴻篇巨帙

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓˋ

хунпяньцзюйчжи

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

鴻篇巨製 鴻篇巨製#Chinese

鸿篇巨制 鸿篇巨制#Chinese

Synonym of 鴻篇巨製／鸿篇巨制 (hóngpiānjùzhì, “monumental work; magnum opus”)


鴻篇巨著

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓㄨˋ

хунпяньцзюйчжу

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

鴻篇巨製 鴻篇巨製#Chinese

鸿篇巨制 鸿篇巨制#Chinese


鴻篇巨製

鸿篇巨制
鴻篇鉅製
鴻篇巨制
鴻篇鉅制

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓˋ

хунпяньцзюйчжи

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

monumental work; magnum opus; masterpiece; masterwork


鴻篇巨作

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

хунпяньцзюйцзо

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

鴻篇巨製 鴻篇巨製#Chinese

鸿篇巨制 鸿篇巨制#Chinese


請多關照

ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄠˋ

цин до гуаньчжао

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

please treat me kindly (a conventional phrase on first meeting)


知己知彼

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/ti³³ ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti³³ pi⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/ti³³ ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti³³ pi⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴¹/


典鷫鷞裘

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

дянь сушуан цю

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

According to Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital, in the Han Dynasty period, Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun were living together in poverty in Chengdu. Sima would pawn (典鬻 (diǎnyù)) coats made from sùshuāng feathers and people would buy drinks on credit, and Wenjun would drink to her heart's content.


疊床架屋

叠床架屋
疊牀架屋
迭床架屋

ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄨ

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

(figuratively) repetitious; needless duplication


床上安床

ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄢ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

чуаншанъаньчуан

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/


床下安床

ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄢ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

чуансяаньчуан

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ haː²² ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ haː²² ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

床上安床 床上安床#Chinese

Synonym of 床上安床 (chuángshàng'ānchuáng, “needless duplication; repetitious”)


床上施床

ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

чуаншаншичуан

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

床上安床 床上安床#Chinese


丁是丁，卯是卯

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ siː²² tɪŋ⁵⁵ maːu̯¹³ siː²² maːu̯¹³/

serious; careful; unaccommodating (in doing things)


一唱雄雞天下白

ㄧ ㄔㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄞˊ

ичансюнцзитяньсябай

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/


嘩眾取寵

譁眾取寵
嘩衆取寵
譁衆取寵
哗众取宠

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄨㄥˇ

хуачжунцюйчун

/xu̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/waː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hua³³⁻²³ t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰoŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/waː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

to try to please the crowd with claptrap


深惡痛絕

ㄕㄣ ㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

шэньутунцзюэ

/ʂən⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ wuː³³ tʰʊŋ³³ t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡suat̚⁴/

/t͡sʰim³³ ɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡suat̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡suat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡suat̚⁴/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡suat̚⁴/

/ʂən⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ wuː³³ tʰʊŋ³³ t͡syːt̚²/


天字第一號

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄏㄠˋ

тянь цзы дии хао

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ i⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ i⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵ hou̯²²/

天 (tiān) is the first character in the Thousand Character Classic (千字文 (Qiānzìwén)).

2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 20 (Mainland version)

Wǒ zhēn shi tiān zì dì‐yī hào de dà bèndàn!

我真是天字第一號的大笨蛋！

我真是天字第一号的大笨蛋！


開門揖盜

ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ i⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ jɐp̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ i⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ jɐp̚⁵ tou̯²²/

to introduce bad people and bring disaster upon oneself


勿謂言之不預

ㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ

wù wèi yán zhī bù yù [Phonetic:wù wèi yán zhī bú yù]

у вэй янь чжи бу юй

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ y⁵¹/

/mɐt̚² wɐi̯²² jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²²/

Henceforward, should any lawless person dare to plot disruption, the Border Region Government and the Rear Headquarters will enforce these regulations to the letter and will accept no plea of ignorance.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《陜甘寧邊區政府、第八路軍後方留守處佈告》 (Proclamation by the Government of the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region and the Rear Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

倘有不法之徒，膽敢陰謀搗亂，本府本處言出法隨，勿謂言之不預。

倘有不法之徒，胆敢阴谋捣乱，本府本处言出法随，勿谓言之不预。


哀毀瘠立

ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/

哀毀骨立 哀毀骨立#Chinese

哀毁骨立 哀毁骨立#Chinese

Synonym of 哀毀骨立／哀毁骨立 (āihuǐgǔlì, “to be emaciated with grief at one's parents' death”)


哀毀骨立

ㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

to be emaciated with grief at one's parents' death


szervezeti és működési szabályzat

szervezeti (“organization-related”) + és (“and”) + működési (“operation-related”) + szabályzat (“regulation, policy, code, guideline”)

organizational and operational rules/regulations, rules/regulations of organization and operation (a kind of constitution or charter)


才思敏捷

ㄘㄞˊ ㄙ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

цайсыминьцзе

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/


殘篇斷簡

ㄘㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

цаньпяньдуаньцзянь

/t͡sʰän³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

fragments of ancient texts; book with missing parts


攻其不備

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pei̯²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pei̯²²/


藏頭露尾

ㄘㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²² mei̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²² mei̯¹³/

to tell part of the truth but not all of it


風燭殘年

ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

фэнчжуцаньнянь

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/

old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind


蠶食鯨吞

to nibble away like a silkworm or swallow like a whale

ㄘㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ

цаньшицзинтунь

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ sɪk̚² kʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ sɪk̚² kʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵/

to seize another country's territory by piecemeal encroachment or wholesale annexation


藏污納垢

ㄘㄤˊ ㄨ ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄡˋ

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ u⁵⁵ nä⁵¹⁻⁵³ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ wuː⁵⁵ naːp̚² kɐu̯³³/

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ u⁵⁵ nä⁵¹⁻⁵³ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ wuː⁵⁵ naːp̚² kɐu̯³³/

to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices


殘羹剩飯

ㄘㄢˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄢˋ

цаньгэншэнфань

/t͡sʰän³⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² faːn²²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² faːn²²/

remains of a meal; leftovers; crumbs from the table


出其不意，攻其不備

ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ

ceot¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ji³, gung¹ kei⁴ bat¹ bei⁶

chʻu¹ chʻi² pu⁴ i⁴, kung¹ chʻi² pu⁴ pei⁴

гун ци бу бэй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

tsoet⁷ kei⁴ bat⁷ ji³, gung¹ kei⁴ bat⁷ bei⁶

cêd¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ yi³, gung¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ béi⁶

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pei̯²²/

攻其無備，出其不意 攻其無備，出其不意#Chinese

攻其无备，出其不意 攻其无备，出其不意#Chinese

Synonym of 攻其無備，出其不意／攻其无备，出其不意 (gōng qí wú bèi, chū qí bù yì, “to catch somebody unprepared; to take somebody by surprise”)


慘無人道

ㄘㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ

цаньужэньдао

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ tou̯²²/

/t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ iŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɔ²⁴²/

/t͡sʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu²³⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ tɤ³³/

/t͡sʰam⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tau³⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ tou̯²²/

/t͡sʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu²³⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ tɤ³³/

/t͡sʰam⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tau³⁵/

cambhonangdao dui nangai dangbao dai dousua

1939 April 11, 南洋商報 [Nanyang Siang Pau], page 22:


才識過人

ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jɐn²¹/

to be gifted with talent and insight far beyond the average person


出其不意，攻其無備

ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ

chʻu¹ chʻi² pu⁴ i⁴, kung¹ chʻi² wu² pei⁴

гун ци у бэй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

攻其無備，出其不意 攻其無備，出其不意#Chinese

攻其无备，出其不意 攻其无备，出其不意#Chinese


藏垢納污

ㄘㄤˊ ㄍㄡˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄨ

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ kɐu̯³³ naːp̚² wuː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ kɐu̯³³ naːp̚² wuː⁵⁵/

藏污納垢 藏污納垢#Chinese

藏污纳垢 藏污纳垢#Chinese

Synonym of 藏污納垢／藏污纳垢 (cángwūnàgòu, “to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices”)


錦衣玉食

ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kɐm³⁵ jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² sɪk̚²/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kɐm³⁵ jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² sɪk̚²/

(figurative) a life of luxury; extravagance


聰明才智

ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ

цунминцайчжи

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː³³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː³³/


貓哭老鼠——假慈悲

ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ

мао ку лаошу

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ hʊk̚⁵ lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ pei̯⁵⁵/


殺身之禍

ㄕㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ wɔː²²/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ wɔː²²/

Although the civil vassals and military vassals felt indignant, they knew King You wouldn't change his mind. If someone advise the king, he would only be killed and this would be no good for the matter. The vassals all said nothing.

Ming dynasty, Feng Menglong, Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms

Liǎngbān wénwǔ, xīnhuái bùpíng, zhī yōuwáng zhǔyì yǐ jué, tú qǔ shāshēn zhī huò, wúyì yú shì, jìnjiē jiānkǒu.

兩班文武，心懷不平，知幽王主意已決，徒取殺身之禍，無益於事，盡皆緘口。

两班文武，心怀不平，知幽王主意已决，徒取杀身之祸，无益于事，尽皆缄口。

Qing dynasty, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can

Ruò yù cǐděng rén, jìng'éryuǎnzhī, yǐmiǎn shāshēnzhīhuò.

若遇此等人，敬而遠之，以免殺身之禍。

若遇此等人，敬而远之，以免杀身之祸。

Qing dynasty, Li Ruzhen, Flowers in the Mirror

Nàzhī qīngjǔwàngdòng, quèyǒu shāshēnzhīhuò!

那知輕舉妄動，卻有殺身之禍！

那知轻举妄动，却有杀身之祸！


白雪皚皚

ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄞˊ ㄞˊ

/paɪ̯³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/paːk̚² syːt̚³ ŋɔːi̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/paːk̚² syːt̚³ ŋɔːi̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

snow gleaming white; snowy; snow-capped; snow-covered


攻其無備

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/