мувата на капата

Literally "[with the] fly on their hat", said of someone who thinks that everyone is aware of their guilt or misdeed just because they are aware of it themselves, such that they are likely to end up exposing themselves inadvertently.


колку пари, толку музика

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колку пари, толку музика • (kolku pari, tolku muzika)

kolku pari (romanization)
tolku muzika (romanization)

One gets as much as one has paid for; the service is proportional to the remuneration (lit. as much music as there is money).

en-колку_пари,_толку_музика-mk-phrase-irjDon25


奉為圭臬

ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄝˋ

/fɤŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/fʊŋ²² wɐi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːt̚²/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/fʊŋ²² wɐi̯²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jiːt̚²/

to look up to as a standard; to hold up as a model; to take as a guiding principle


踽踽獨行

ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄩˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

цзюйцзюйдусин

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/


形影相吊

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

синъин сяндяо

/ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³/


陟罰臧否

ㄓˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄗㄤ ㄆㄧˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fä³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fä³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/

to reward good people and to punish bad people


弊絕風清

ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ

бицзюэфэнцин

/pi⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/pi⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Gambling. Former hardened gamblers are now themselves suppressing gambling; this abuse, too, has been swept away in places where the peasant association is powerful.

1927, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 (Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Dǔ: cóngqián de “dǔpǐ”, xiànzài zìjǐ zài nàlǐ jìndǔ le, nónghuì shìshèng dìfang, hé pái yīyàng bìjuéfēngqīng.

賭：從前的「賭痞」，現在自己在那裡禁賭了，農會勢盛地方，和牌一樣弊絕風清。

赌：从前的「赌痞」，现在自己在那里禁赌了，农会势盛地方，和牌一样弊绝风清。

corruption swept away and social mores cleared


涕泗滂沱

ㄊㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄆㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˊ

ㄊㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ

/tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³³ siː³³ pʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔː²¹/

/tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³³ siː³³ pʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔː²¹/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 145 (《詩經·陳風·澤陂》)

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(《詩經·陳風·澤陂》)

(《詩經·陳風·澤陂》)

There is the beautiful lady; I am tortured for her, but what avails it?
Waking or sleeping, I do nothing; From my eyes and nose the water streams.

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

Yǒu měi yīrén, shāng rúzhīhé.
Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó.

有美一人，傷如之何。
寤寐無為，涕泗滂沱。

有美一人，伤如之何。
寤寐无为，涕泗滂沱。


煢煢孑立

ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʰɪŋ²¹ kʰɪŋ²¹ kʰiːt̚³ laːp̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʰɪŋ²¹ kʰɪŋ²¹ kʰiːt̚³ laːp̚²/

The ideophonic component 煢煢 has been attested in various forms, e.g. 睘睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ ɡʷeŋ), as early as the Book of Poetry. One of the earliest idiomatic attestation was in a fu composition by Zhang Heng (《思玄賦》, "Deep Contemplations"):
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As chengyu it was arguably popularised with the publication of Li Mi's petition to the Emperor Wu of Jin [267]

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睘睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ ɡʷeŋ)

What a desolate path I tread alone,
What forlorn stance my isolation is.

c. 2nd century, Zhang Heng (張衡), Deep Contemplations (《思玄賦》)

Hé gūxíng zhī qióngqióng xī, jié bùqún ér jièlì.

何孤行之煢煢兮，孑不群而介立。

何孤行之茕茕兮，孑不群而介立。

Outside there is none I may venture to call a relative, and inside there is not even a servant boy to help. A complete isolation is my existence; only my figure and its shadow console each other.

267, Li Mi, A Petition Regarding My True Circumstances (《陳情表》)

Wài wú jīgōng qiǎngjìn zhī qīn, nèi wú yìngmén wǔchǐ zhī tóng; qióngqióng jiélì, xíngyǐng xiàngdiào.

外無期功強近之親，內無應門五尺之僮；煢煢孑立，形影相弔。

外无期功强近之亲，内无应门五尺之僮；茕茕孑立，形影相吊。

茕茕孑立
㷀㷀孑立
惸惸孑立
睘睘孑立
嬛嬛孑立

Book of Poetry
Emperor Wu of Jin
Zhang Heng
zh:李密 (西晉)


DYJHIW

(Internet slang, rare) Initialism of don't you just hate it when...?.


když se chce, všechno jde

Literally, “when there is a desire, everything is possible”.

lit

where there is a will there is a way
where there is a will there is a way

kdo chce, hledá způsoby, kdo nechce, hledá důvody


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jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen

[ˈjeːmandəm ɪst ˈaɪ̯nə laʊ̯s ˈyːbɐ diː ˈleːbɐ ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]

Literally, “a louse has walked over someone's liver”.

lit

something has bitten him
something has bitten him

something is eating him
something is eating him

something is eating at him
something is eating at him

gotten out of bed on the wrong side
get out of bed on the wrong side

(idiomatic) something has bitten him, something is eating him/something is eating at him (slightly different meaning; irritation without a specific cause: someone has gotten out of bed on the wrong side)


九世之仇

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄔㄡˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

From the story of two ancient states during the Western Zhou dynasty:
Duke Ai of Qi had a dispute with his neighbouring state Ji (紀). King Yi of Zhou sided with Marquis of Ji and executed Duke Ai. Later, Duke Xiang of Qi, the ninth-generation descendant of Duke Ai, conquered the State of Ji to revenge for him.

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s:春秋公羊傳/莊公#莊公四年

Can the ninth generation descendant revenge (for his ancestor)? Even the hundredth descendant can (do it).

Yuǎnzǔ zhě, jǐ shì hū? Jiǔ shì yǐ. Jiǔ shì yóu kěyǐ fùchóu hū? Suī bǎishì kě yě.

遠祖者，幾世乎？九世矣。九世猶可以復讎乎？雖百世可也。

远祖者，几世乎？九世矣。九世犹可以复雠乎？虽百世可也。

irreconcilable resentments (from generations of hatred since the remote past)


kiel vi nomiĝas

what is your name? (literally, how are you named?)


拔刀相助

ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ

/pä³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

/pä³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

to intervene in an injustice; to rush to the rescue


nuôi ong tay áo

[nuəj˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˧˦]

[nuj˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

[nuj˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔaːw˨˩˦]

Tôi chỉ buồn vì đã quá tin người, đã nuôi ong tay áo quá lâu!

2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 436:

I am only sad that I have been too trusting, that I have been sheltering traitors for too long.

to end up betrayed by the very people one gave help and shelter


đổi chủ dịch nô

[ʔɗoj˧˩ t͡ɕu˧˩ zïk̟̚˧˨ʔ no˧˧]

[ʔɗoj˧˨ t͡ɕʊw˧˨ jɨt̚˨˩ʔ now˧˧]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ cʊw˨˩˦ jɨt̚˨˩˨ now˧˧]

Không ai ngăn bà đánh Pháp nhưng bà đã sai khi dựa vào Nhật Bản. Thực chất, đó chỉ là sự đổi chủ dịch nô.

2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 437:

No-one stops you from fighting the French, but you were wrong to seek support from the Japanese. They only ever offered to replace our masters but keep us as slaves.

get a new master but still remain a slave


簞食壺漿

ㄉㄢ ㄙˋ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

ㄉㄢ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

даньсыхуцзян

/tän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

даньшихуцзян

/tän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚² wuː²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚² wuː²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

When, with all the strength of your country of ten thousand chariots, you attacked another country of ten thousand chariots, and the people brought baskets of rice and vessels of congee, to meet your Majesty's host, was there any other reason for this but that they hoped to escape out of fire and water?

Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Yǐ wànshèng zhī guó fá wànshèng zhī guó, dān shí hú jiāng, yǐ yíng wángshī. Qǐ yǒu tā zāi? Bì shuǐhuǒ yě.

以萬乘之國伐萬乘之國，簞食壺漿，以迎王師。豈有他哉？避水火也。

以万乘之国伐万乘之国，箪食壶浆，以迎王师。岂有他哉？避水火也。


英年早婚

ㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄣ

инняньцзаохунь

/iŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism) beautiful people getting married at an early age to the disappointment of their admirers


打擾了

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

(literally) sorry to bother you; sorry to interrupt; sorry to disturb you

(slang, neologism, humorous) used to joke that one is leaving a conversation as one cannot tolerate the pretentious behaviour of the interlocutor


給跪了

ㄍㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

Ellipsis of 我給您跪下了/我给您跪下了 (wǒ gěi nín guìxià le, “I kneel in front of you”).

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我給您跪下了/我给您跪下了

(slang, neologism) used to express admiration for someone


真香

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

From 2014 TV show X-Change (season 8), on which Wang Jingze said:
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at first, but after only 2 hours he said 真香 (zhēn xiāng, “really fragrant”) when he was having supper.

I, Wang Jingze, would rather starve, die outside, or jump out of this building than eat food you give!

Wǒ Wáng Jìngzé jiùshì èsǐ, sǐ wàibiān, cóng zhè tiào xiàqù, (yě) bùhuì chī nǐmen yīdiǎn dōngxī!

我王境澤就是餓死，死外邊，從這跳下去，（也）不會吃你們一點東西！

我王境泽就是饿死，死外边，从这跳下去，（也）不会吃你们一点东西！

(Internet slang, neologism) used to describe someone doing something that he or she had previously sworn never to do

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 香 (xiāng).


家裡有礦

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ

jiālǐ yǒu kuàng [Phonetic:jiālíyǒukuàng]

цзяли ю куан

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


皮一下

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

Shortened from 皮一下你快樂嗎？ (pí yīxià nǐ kuàilè ma, “you're naughty, you happy now?”)


你高興就好

ㄋㄧˇ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄠˇ

ни гаосин цзю хао

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

你開心就好 你開心就好#Chinese

你开心就好 你开心就好#Chinese

Alternative form of 你開心就好／你开心就好 (nǐ kāixīn jiù hǎo)


nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

Literally, “never say I won't drink from this water”. Compare Don Quixote II, 55.

lit

Nunca digas de este agua no beberé, pero el equipo de Yahoo! está muy dedicado, pase lo que pase, a mantener la cultura que existe.

2000, Tiempo de hoy, numbers 970-973, page 62:

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé, ni este cura no es mi padre


or anything

No, we won't need weapons on our hike through the forest. It's not like there are bears or anything.

Synonym of or something; used with negative constructions.


too long; didn't read

too long (canonical)
didn't read (canonical)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-too long; didn't read.wav

(chiefly Internet slang) Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.


SFINAE

substitution failure is not an error
w:substitution failure is not an error

(programming) Initialism of substitution failure is not an error.


猝不及防

ㄘㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄤˊ

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² fɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² fɔːŋ²¹/

to be caught off guard; to be taken by surprise


Zeter und Mordio

Der Rechtsanwalt Goldschmidt II, unser neuer Kassenwart beim Neuen Verein, mit dem ich jüngst ein ganz interessantes Gespräch über Anarchismus hatte, stößt gegen Quidde ins Horn: die liberalen Parteien sollen ihn rausschmeißen, denn er schände den deutschen Namen, kurzum: Zeter und Mordio!

(Can we date this quote?), Erich Mühsam, chapter 4, in Tagebücher 1910-1924, published 1994, →ISBN:

The lawyer Goldschmidt II, our new Cash Custodian at the New Club, that I had an interesting talk with about anarchism recently, blows his horn against Quidde: The liberal party should expel him, he would desecrate the German name, in short: hue and cry!

(colloquial, dated) hue and cry (loud and persistent public clamour)


無名英雄

ㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

/u³⁵ miŋ³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ mɛːŋ²¹ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/u³⁵ miŋ³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ mɛːŋ²¹ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/


うぽつ

Abbreviation of うp乙 (upu-otsu). Popular on Niconico Video since 2011 (https://originalnews.nico/346226), although it is from before then.

(Internet slang) Thank uploader for uploading the video.


百忙之中

ㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄤˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ

байманчжичжун

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to see me.

Gǎnxiè nín bǎimángzhīzhōng chōukòng jiàn wǒ.

感謝您百忙之中抽空見我。

感谢您百忙之中抽空见我。

(honorific) during a busy time; busy schedule


poil au nez

(informal, humorous) Used as a rhyme with a word ending with the /e/ sound.


blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc

Fr-Paris--blanc bonnet, bonnet blanc.ogg

bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet
bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet#French

Alternative form of bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet


chou vert et vert chou

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chou vert et vert chou.wav

six of one, half a dozen of the other
six of one, half a dozen of the other

(Belgium) tomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the other


poil aux dents

(informal, humorous) Used as a rhyme with a word ending with the /ɑ̃/ sound.


重利盤剝

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄅㄛ

чжунлипаньбо

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

to exploit by practising usury; to lend money at exorbitant rates of interest


fuck if I know

Hit by a mortar or an M16 round or maybe he was dead years ago...fuck if I know.

2008, Edward Stapleton III, The Believers, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 42:

Fuck if I know, and honestly, I don't give a shit.

2008, Harold L. Turley, Born Dying, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 182:

Fowler is lying on the floor, switching CDs. He props himself up on his elbow. He says, “You think it'd hurt us though?” I shrug. “Fuck if I know.”

2011, Peter Brown Hoffmeister, The End of Boys, Catapult, →ISBN, page 72:

“She's married?” “She's not only married, she's leaving. Or she already left. Fuck if I know.”

2013, Lexi Ryan, Wish I May, Lexi Ryan, →ISBN, page 169:

(vulgar, idiomatic) I have no idea whatsoever


is it me

Is it me or is it really stuffy in here?

(followed by "or") Is it a situation of my own imagination (or ...)?


難乎為繼

ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˋ

наньхувэйцзи

/nän³⁵ xu⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ xu⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


難以為繼

ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˋ

/nän³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kɐi̯³³/

/nän³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kɐi̯³³/


大謬不然

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

But, quite contrary to my hopes, things came to a terrible misunderstanding.

1st century BCE. Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. Translated by Burton Watson.

而事乃有大謬不然者。

而事乃有大谬不然者。

(chiefly literary) to be utterly wrong; to be grossly mistaken


nach cuma

Tá sé níos airde ná mise, nach cuma?


onnellisina elämänsä loppuun asti

onnellisena elämänsä loppuun asti#Finnish

plural of onnellisena elämänsä loppuun asti


onnellisena elämänsä loppuun asti

...ja hän eli onnellisena elämänsä loppuun asti.

(idiomatic) happily ever after (happily until one's death; typically used to finish a fairy tale)


bon lui semble

comme bon lui semble

as one sees fit, as one likes, however one pleases

si bon lui semble

if it pleases one, if one sees it fit, if one likes

ce que bon lui semble

what one wants, whatever one wants, whatever one likes

Il fait ce que bon lui semble.

où bon lui semble

quand bon lui semble


κι έζησαν αυτοί καλά κι εμείς καλύτερα

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κι έζησαν αυτοί καλά κι εμείς καλύτερα • (ki ézisan aftoí kalá ki emeís kalýtera)

ki ézisan aftoí kalá ki emeís kalýtera (romanization)

EL-κι-έζησαν-αυτοί-καλά-κι-εμείς-καλύτερα.ogg

Literally, “and they lived happily, and we, even better”

lit

they lived happily ever after (used at the end of fairy tales)

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kókkini klostí deméni, stin anémi tyligméni

κόκκινη κλωστή δεμένη, στην ανέμη τυλιγμένη,

dós' tis klótso na gyrísei, paramýthi n' archinísei

δώσ' της κλότσο να γυρίσει, παραμύθι ν' αρχινήσει


以德服人

ㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ fu³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵ fʊk̚² jɐn²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ fu³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵ fʊk̚² jɐn²¹/

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit, because their strength is not adequate to resist. When one subdues men by virtue, in their hearts' core they are pleased, and sincerely submit, as was the case with the seventy disciples in their submission to Confucius.

Yǐ lì fú rén zhě, fēi xīn fú yě, lì bù shàn yě; yǐ dé fú rén zhě, zhōngxīn yuè ér chéngfú yě, rú qīshí zǐ zhī fú Kǒngzǐ yě.

以力服人者，非心服也，力不贍也；以德服人者，中心悅而誠服也，如七十子之服孔子也。

以力服人者，非心服也，力不赡也；以德服人者，中心悦而诚服也，如七十子之服孔子也。


心悅誠服

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fu³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sɪŋ²¹ fʊk̚²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fu³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyːt̚² sɪŋ²¹ fʊk̚²/

to be sincerely convinced; to sincerely admire; to submit willingly


和風細雨

ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ

/xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/

/xɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/


fr-phrase

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d’enfants

/il ve.ky.ʁ(ə).t‿ø.ʁø e yʁ bo.ku d‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃/

Literally, “they lived happily and had many children”.


各個擊破

ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧ ㄆㄛˋ

ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄛˋ

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ kɔː³³ kɪk̚⁵ pʰɔː³³/

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ kɔː³³ kɪk̚⁵ pʰɔː³³/

They will employ their armies to oppress and crush, one by one, all those weaker than themselves who want to part company with them and join us in fighting Japan.

1935, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論反對日本帝國主義的策略》 (On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Yòng bīnglì lái qiángyā, lái gègè jīpò nàxiē bǐjiào tāmen xiǎo de, yuànyì líkāi màiguózéi ér tóng wǒmen liánhé qǐlái dǎ Rìběn de lìliàng.

用兵力來強壓，來各個擊破那些比較他們小的、願意離開賣國賊而同我們聯合起來打日本的力量。

用兵力来强压，来各个击破那些比较他们小的、愿意离开卖国贼而同我们联合起来打日本的力量。


wat de neuk

(vulgar, often humorous) Alternative form of wat de fok


eh und je

(with "seit") time immemorial, as long as one can remember


ليت شعري

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لَيْتَ شِعْرِي

لَيْتَ شِعْرِي • (layta šiʕrī)

لَيْتَ شِعْرِي (canonical)
layta šiʕrī (romanization)


一無所得

ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/


廣開言路

ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ

гуанкайяньлу

/ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ lou̯²²/

/ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ lou̯²²/

The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE

Cháotíng guǎng kāi yánshì zhī lù, gùqiě yīqiè jiǎdài; ruò huái mí bù fǎn, dāng xiǎnmíng xíngshū.

朝廷廣開言事之路，故且一切假貸；若懷迷不反，當顯明刑書。

朝廷广开言事之路，故且一切假贷；若怀迷不反，当显明刑书。

to encourage the free airing of views; to create conditions for the subordinates and the masses to fully express their opinions


反躬自問

ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ

фаньгунцзывэнь

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

to ask oneself; to examine oneself; to examine one's conscience


持之以恆

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³ hɐŋ²¹/


名不副實

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ

/miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ sɐt̚²/

/miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ sɐt̚²/

the name does not reflect the reality; more in name than in reality; to be unworthy of the name; to fall short of one's reputation


名實相副

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˋ

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐt̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ fuː³³/

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐt̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ fuː³³/

to be worthy of the name; to live up to one's reputation


一哄而起

ㄧ ㄏㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ hʊŋ²² jiː²¹ hei̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ hʊŋ²² jiː²¹ hei̯³⁵/


棄舊圖新

ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ kɐu̯²² tʰou̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ kɐu̯²² tʰou̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

turn over a new leaf
turn over a new leaf


洗心革面

ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

сисиньгэмянь

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kaːk̚³ miːn²²/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kaːk̚³ miːn²²/

(figurative) to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf


革面洗心

ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

гэмяньсисинь

/kɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kaːk̚³ miːn²² sɐi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kaːk̚³ miːn²² sɐi̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/


物歸原主

ㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˇ

/u⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡syː³⁵/

/u⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡syː³⁵/


反戈一擊

ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄜ ㄧ ㄐㄧˊ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

to turn one's weapon around and strike; (figuratively) to turn against those one has wrongly sided with


名不符實

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕˊ

/miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²¹ sɐt̚²/

/miŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²¹ sɐt̚²/

名不副實 名不副實#Chinese

名不副实 名不副实#Chinese

Synonym of 名不副實／名不副实 (míngbùfùshí, “the name falls short of the reality; to be unworthy of the name”)


放下屠刀

ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄠ

/fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ haː²² tʰou̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

/fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ haː²² tʰou̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

to repent and mend one's ways; to turn over a new leaf


名實相符

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˊ

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐt̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/miŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɐt̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

名實相副 名實相副#Chinese

名实相副 名实相副#Chinese

Synonym of 名實相副／名实相副 (míngshíxiāngfù, “to be worthy of the name; to live up to one's reputation”)


眾目睽睽

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄟˊ

чжунмукуйкуй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ mʊk̚² kʷʰɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ mʊk̚² kʷʰɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/


有生以來

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/


天長日久

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

тяньчанжицзю

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚² kɐu̯³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚² kɐu̯³⁵/


平心定氣

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ

пинсиньдинци

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tɪŋ²² hei̯³³/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tɪŋ²² hei̯³³/

平心靜氣 平心靜氣#Chinese

平心静气 平心静气#Chinese

(uncommon) Synonym of 平心靜氣／平心静气 (píngxīnjìngqì, “calm, dispassionate”)


心餘力絀

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ

/ɕin⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; to be unable to do what one wants very much to do; to have the ambition but lack the ability


平心易氣

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² hei̯³³/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² hei̯³³/

平心靜氣 平心靜氣#Chinese

平心静气 平心静气#Chinese


口直心快

ㄎㄡˇ ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

коучжисинькуай

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɪk̚² sɐm⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɪk̚² sɐm⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/

心直口快 心直口快#Chinese

(uncommon) Synonym of 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài, “outspoken and straightforward”)


平心靜氣

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ

пинсиньцзинци

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² hei̯³³/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² hei̯³³/

The biggest headache for me now is that I can’t talk to my parents calmly.

Wǒ xiànzài zuì tóutòng de, shì bùnéng píngxīnjìngqì de hé fùmǔ tánhuà.

我現在最頭痛的，是不能平心靜氣地和父母談話。

我现在最头痛的，是不能平心静气地和父母谈话。


心直嘴快

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

синьчжицзуйкуай

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

心直口快 心直口快#Chinese

(uncommon) Synonym of 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài, “frank and outspoken; plainspoken and straightforward”)


心直口快

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

синьчжикоукуай

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

frank and outspoken; plainspoken and straightforward


心有餘悸

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄐㄧˋ

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ kʷɐi̯³³/

/sim³³⁻²³ u³⁵⁻¹¹ ɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kui²¹³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ kʷɐi̯³³/

/sim³³⁻²³ u³⁵⁻¹¹ ɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kui²¹³/

I'm still in shock of it after all these years.

Jīngguò zhème duō nián, wǒ duì cǐ shì réngrán xīnyǒuyújì.

經過這麼多年，我對此事仍然心有餘悸。

经过这么多年，我对此事仍然心有余悸。


口快心直

ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ

коукуайсиньчжи

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

心直口快 心直口快#Chinese


心有餘而力不足

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ

синь ююй эр ли буцзу

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ jiː²¹ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

16th century, 王陽明, “告諭軍民”, in 王文成公全書, volume 卷第十七:

Běn yuàn xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú, liáo bù cǐ kǔqiè zhī qíng yú ěr bǎixìng.

本院心有餘而力不足，聊布此苦切之情於爾百姓。

本院心有余而力不足，聊布此苦切之情于尔百姓。

18th century, Cao Xueqin, chapter 78, in Dream of the Red Chamber:

Jiǎ Zhèng lěngxiào dào: “Nǐ yǒu duō dà běnlǐng! Shàngtou shuō le yī jù dà kāi mén de sǎn huà, rújīn yòu yào yī jù lián zhuǎn dài shā, qǐ bù xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú ne?”

賈政冷笑道：「你有多大本領！上頭說了一句大開門的散話，如今又要一句連轉帶煞，豈不心有餘而力不足呢？」

贾政冷笑道：「你有多大本领！上头说了一句大开门的散话，如今又要一句连转带煞，岂不心有余而力不足呢？」


心亂如麻

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄚˊ

синьлуаньжума

/ɕin⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ mä³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lyːn²² jyː²¹ maː²¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i¹¹ ma¹¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ mä³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lyːn²² jyː²¹ maː²¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i¹¹ ma¹¹/

to have one's mind as confused as a tangled skein; to be utterly confused and disconcerted; to be terribly upset


心無二用

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

one cannot keep one's mind on two things at the same time; one should concentrate on one's work


憂民憂國

ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ min³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ min³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

(uncommon) to be concerned about the people and the country


心明眼亮

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

синьминъяньлян

/ɕin⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lœːŋ²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lœːŋ²²/

to see and think clearly; to be sharp-eyed and clearheaded


憂國憂民

ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ min³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ jɐu̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ min³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ jɐu̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

to be concerned about the country and the people


裝神弄鬼

ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

чжуаншэньнунгуй

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ nʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ lʊŋ²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ nʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ lʊŋ²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/

to dress up as ghosts and spirits (to deceive people)


眼明心亮

ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

яньминсиньлян

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ŋaːn¹³ mɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ŋaːn¹³ mɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/


毫無疑義

ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ㄧˋ

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ i³⁵ i⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²¹ jiː²²/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ i³⁵ i⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²¹ jiː²²/

Without doubt, the greater part of the new industry should be located in the interior so that industry may gradually become evenly distributed; moreover, this will help our preparations against war.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Xīn de gōngyè dàbùfèn yīngdāng bǎi zài nèidì, shǐ gōngyè bùjú zhúbù pínghéng, bìngqiě lìyú bèizhàn, zhè shì háowúyíyì de.

新的工業大部分應當擺在內地，使工業佈局逐步平衡，並且利於備戰，這是毫無疑義的。

新的工业大部分应当摆在内地，使工业布局逐步平衡，并且利于备战，这是毫无疑义的。

without the slightest doubt; beyond all doubt; undoubtedly


冇計

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ kai³²⁻³²⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ kai³²⁻³²⁵/

1979, “十個女仔”, in 許冠傑, 黎彼得 (lyrics), 七九夏日之歌集:

siu² mui² syun² sai³ jiu³ gong² gaa¹ dai², wat¹ geoi¹ cip³ si⁶ jik⁶ mou⁵ mat¹ gai³

小妹選婿要講家底，屈居妾侍亦冇乜計

小妹选婿要讲家底，屈居妾侍亦冇乜计

(Cantonese) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it


心慈手軟

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ

синьцышоужуань

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

We should not be softhearted towards criminals.

Duìdài fànzuìfènzǐ bùnéng xīncíshǒuruǎn.

對待犯罪分子不能心慈手軟。

对待犯罪分子不能心慈手软。


ilman rihman kiertämää

without a stitch on
without a stitch on#English


心驚肉跳

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

синьцзинжоутяо

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰiːu̯³³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰiːu̯³³/

to palpitate with anxiety and fear; to be filled with apprehension


驚魂未定

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

цзинхуньвэйдин

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

not yet recovered from a fright; still badly shaken; still in a state of shock


心灰意懶

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧˋ ㄌㄢˇ

синьхуэйилань

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ jiː³³ laːn¹³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵¹ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ jiː³³ laːn¹³/


Holland ist offen

Literally, “Holland is open”. From Central Franconian do es offe Holland, explained in the Rheinisches Wörterbuch as a pun on holle (“to take, fetch”), cognate of German holen.

2006, Thomas Kilchenstein, “In der Abwehr war Holland offen”, website of Frankfurter Rundschau
Die Eintracht hatte also sechs rein defensive Spieler in ihren Reihen – und trotzdem wirkte die Abwehr so instabil und löchrig wie noch nie in dieser Saison. „In der Abwehr war heute Holland offen“, meckerte Ballfänger Pröll.
Accordingly, Eintracht Frankfurt had six purely defensive players among their ranks – and nevertheless the defence looked more unstable and porous than ever this season. “In the defence, we let them do as they wished today”, grumped goalkeeper Markus Pröll [born in Rheinbach].

Bei der Schwarzarbeit hat man ja schon aufgehört, überhaupt zu kontrollieren. Da ist Holland völlig offen mittlerweile.

Regarding illicit labour, they’ve effectively stopped even bothering to perform checks. Everybody is doing whatever they want by now.

(regional, Rhineland) Said of a situation where rules are no longer respected or where there is no control, such that everyone does what benefits them or takes what they want.


驚心動魄

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ

цзинсиньдунпо

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² pʰaːk̚³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² pʰaːk̚³/


心慌意亂

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

синьхуанъилуань

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ lyːn²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ lyːn²²/


心廣體胖

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄆㄢˊ

синьгуантипань

/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰän³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ pʰuːn²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰän³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ pʰuːn²¹/

心寬體胖 心寬體胖#Chinese

心宽体胖 心宽体胖#Chinese

Synonym of 心寬體胖／心宽体胖 (xīnkuāntǐpán, “carefree and contented; fit and happy”)


心口如一

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

to say what one thinks; to be frank and unreserved


心勞日拙

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖˋ ㄓㄨㄛ

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄠˊ ㄖˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

синьлаожичжо

/ɕin⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

to fare worse and worse for all one's scheming


艱難困苦

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ

цзяньнанькуньку

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ kʷʰɐn³³ fuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ kʷʰɐn³³ fuː³⁵/


驚濤駭浪

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄠ ㄏㄞˋ ㄌㄤˋ

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄌㄤˋ

цзинтаохайлан

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹ haːi̯¹³ lɔːŋ²²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹ haːi̯¹³ lɔːŋ²²/


心花怒放

the flower in one's heart is in full bloom

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ

синьхуануфан

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ nou̯²² fɔːŋ³³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ nou̯²² fɔːŋ³³/

Unexpectedly, Wei Xiaobao heard the emperor had mastered the word "fuck". He couldn't help becoming extremely happy and chortled.

1972, Jin Yong, The Deer and the Cauldron, Chapter 12

Wéi Xiǎobǎo tīng dé huángdì jūrán xuéhuì le yījù “tāmāde”, bùjìn xīnhuānùfàng, hāhādàxiào.

韋小寶聽得皇帝居然學會了一句「他媽的」，不禁心花怒放，哈哈大笑。

韦小宝听得皇帝居然学会了一句「他妈的」，不禁心花怒放，哈哈大笑。

to burst with joy; to be wild with joy; to be elated; to be extremely happy


por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron

give a dog a bad name and hang him
give a dog a bad name and hang him


心平氣和

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ

/ɕin⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³ wɔː²¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/sim³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³ wɔː²¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/sim³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/

心平氣和地交換意見

心平气和地交换意见


珠圓玉潤

ㄓㄨ ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄖㄨㄣˋ

чжуюаньюйжунь

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ jʊk̚² jɵn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ jʊk̚² jɵn²²/

round as pearls and smooth as jade; excellent singing; polished writing


珠聯璧合

ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lyːn²¹ pɪk̚⁵ hɐp̚²/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ liaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaʔ²⁻⁴ haʔ⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lyːn²¹ pɪk̚⁵ hɐp̚²/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ liaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaʔ²⁻⁴ haʔ⁴/


巧立名目

ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/haːu̯³⁵ laːp̚² mɪŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/haːu̯³⁵ laːp̚² mɪŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/

to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts

巧立名目搜刮民財

巧立名目搜刮民财

to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names


da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer

Literally, “here lies the hare in the pepper”.

lit

Und da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer: Statt uns BerlinerInnen vor ratternden Rollkoffern zu beschützen, sollte die Politik lieber im Auge haben, dass in einer sich zur internationalen Metropole entwickelnden Stadt auch die Löhne den damit verbundenen Standards angepasst werden müssen.

2017 August 12, Alke Wierth, “Der Berliner Wochenkommentar I: Disneyländer mitten in Berlin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub


巧奪天工

ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ

цяодотяньгун

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/haːu̯³⁵ tyːt̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/haːu̯³⁵ tyːt̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

(of worksmanship, craftsmanship) excelling nature; wonderful; superb; skilful


da liegt der Hund begraben

desc

→ Polish: tu leży pies pogrzebany (calque)

вот где соба́ка зары́та

→ Russian: вот где соба́ка зары́та (vot gde sobáka zarýta) (calque)

→ Swedish: ligga en hund begraven (calque)

פה קבור הכלב

→ Hebrew: פה קבור הכלב (calque)

Dass ein ähnlich diagnostizierter Künstler gar nicht erst in einer solchen Schublade gesteckt würde und dass genau in der strukturellen Benachteiligung von Frauen der Hund begraben liegt, hat sich erst jüngst als Konsens durchgesetzt.

2020 April 23, Stephanie Grimm, “Neues Album von Fiona Apple: Bolzenschneider gegen Kritik”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


狂轟濫炸

ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄥ ㄌㄢˋ ㄓㄚˋ

куанхунланьчжа

/kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/

/kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵ laːm²² t͡saː³³/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/

/kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵ laːm²² t͡saː³³/


il n'y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat

il n’ y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat (canonical)

LL-Q150 (fra)-M2D2V2 (Kvardek du)-il n’y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-il n’y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-il n’y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat.wav

get your knickers in a twist
get one's knickers in a twist

(informal) there's nothing to get worked up about, there's no need to get your knickers in a twist, it's no big deal


頭暈身㷫

头晕身㷫
頭暈身慶
頭暈身興

/tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/

to feel dizzy and have a fever; to have symptoms of illness


頭頭是道

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² tou̯²²/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² tou̯²²/

Originally a Buddhist term, meaning the Tao is everywhere.

clear and logical; closely reasoned and well argued


頭痛腦熱

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

頭疼腦熱 頭疼腦熱#Chinese

头疼脑热 头疼脑热#Chinese

Synonym of 頭疼腦熱／头疼脑热 (tóuténgnǎorè, “headache and slight fever; slight illness”)


頭疼腦熱

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄥˊ ㄋㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹ nou̯¹³ jiːt̚²/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹ nou̯¹³ jiːt̚²/

headache and slight fever; slight illness (or mishap)


頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳

treat the head when the head hurts, treat the foot when the foot hurts

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek³ tung³ ji¹ goek³

тоутун и тоу

цзяотун и цзяо

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

tau⁴ tung³ ji¹ tau⁴, goek⁸ tung³ ji¹ goek⁸

teo⁴ tung³ yi¹ teo⁴, gêg³ tung³ yi¹ gêg³

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kœːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³ jiː⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/

to treat symptoms but not the disease; to take stopgap measures rather than getting to the root cause of the problem


頭痛額熱

ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄖㄜˋ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

頭疼腦熱 頭疼腦熱#Chinese

头疼脑热 头疼脑热#Chinese

(uncommon) Synonym of 頭疼腦熱／头疼脑热 (tóuténgnǎorè)


ywn

(Internet slang) Initialism of you will never.


jemandem fällt ein Stein vom Herzen

De-jemandem fällt ein Stein vom Herzen.ogg

Literally, “a stone falls from someone's heart”.

lit

Ihm war, als wenn ihm ein Stein vom Herzen gefallen wäre, als wenn sich eine Scheidewand zwischen ihm und Ottilien niedergelegt hätte.

1809, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chapter 7, in Die Wahlverwandschaften [Elective Affinities], part 1:

weight off one's shoulders
weight off one's shoulders

(idiomatic) it is a weight off one's shoulders


生氣蓬勃

ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ pʰʊŋ²¹ puːt̚²/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ pʰʊŋ²¹ puːt̚²/


SPAR

Coordinate term: SPAD

(rail transport, UK) Initialism of signal passed at red.


以此類推

ㄧˇ ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄟ

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

to deduce the rest by analogy; and so on; and so forth


依此類推

ㄧ ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄟ

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

the rest may be deduced by analogy; and so on; and so forth


正氣凜然

ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ

чжэнцилиньжань

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ hei̯³³ lɐm¹³ jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ hei̯³³ lɐm¹³ jiːn²¹/


坐山觀虎鬥

to sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ

цзошаньгуаньхудоу

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sɔː²² saːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

(figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.


移花接木

ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄨˋ

/i³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ faː⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³ mʊk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³⁻²³ t͡siap̚²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴/

/i³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ faː⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³ mʊk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³⁻²³ t͡siap̚²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴/

(figuratively) to stealthily substitute one thing for another


移風易俗

ㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨˊ

/i³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ su³⁵/

/jiː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² t͡sʊk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoŋ³³⁻²³ ek̚⁴⁻² sok̚⁴/

/i³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ su³⁵/

/jiː²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² t͡sʊk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoŋ³³⁻²³ ek̚⁴⁻² sok̚⁴/

to change prevailing habits and customs; to transform social traditions


跋涉千里

ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

/pä³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚² siːp̚³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/pä³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚² siːp̚³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/


無稽之談

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/


點石成金

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

дяньшичэнцзинь

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tiːm³⁵ sɛːk̚² sɪŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tiːm³⁵ sɛːk̚² sɪŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

(Taoism) to touch a stone to transform it into gold

(figurative) to edit a crude piece of writing into an amazing literary work

(figurative) to turn something crude or ordinary into something valuable


上綱上線

ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

шанганшансянь

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ siːn³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ siːn³³/

Originally used for describing the behaviour when denouncing and criticizing people thought to be capitalist roaders during the Cultural Revolution.

(chiefly Mainland China) to be overcritical of a small issue by raising it to the level of important issues, such as the country, politics, society, ideology, etc.


仙山瓊閣

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄜˊ

сяньшаньцюнгэ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/


震耳欲聾

to shock the ear almost to the point of going deaf

ㄓㄣˋ ㄦˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

чжэньэрюйлун

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ jiː¹³ jʊk̚² lʊŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ jiː¹³ jʊk̚² lʊŋ²¹/


震古爍今

ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

чжэньгушоцзинь

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ kuː³⁵ sœːk̚³ kɐm⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ kuː³⁵ sœːk̚³ kɐm⁵⁵/

surpassing the ancients and amazing the contemporaries; earthshaking; splendid


人丁興旺

ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˋ

жэньдинсинван

/ʐən³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²²/

/ʐən³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²²/

to have a growing family; to have a flourishing population


不成器

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/

Children who fail to learn from good examples will not grow up to be useful people.

孩子不學好不成器。

孩子不学好不成器。

(figurative) to not grow up to be a talented or useful person


豆腐盤成肉價錢

ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ ㄆㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

tou⁴-fu⁵ pʻan² chʻêng² jou⁴ chia⁴-chʻien²

доуфу пань чэн жоу цзяцянь

/toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹ pʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(figurative) to pay too much for something


人浮於事

ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ

/ʐən³⁵ fu³⁵ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ fɐu̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/ʐən³⁵ fu³⁵ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ fɐu̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

to have more hands than needed; to be overstaffed


人歡馬叫

ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

жэньхуаньмацзяо

/ʐən³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ maː¹³ kiːu̯³³/

/ʐən³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ maː¹³ kiːu̯³³/

people bustling and horses neighing: (of a country scene) busy; prosperous


kezét csókolom

Calque of German küss’ die Hand (“I kiss your hand”), a once common greeting in Austria-Hungary accompanied by a kiss on the hand.


iter semel

From Latin iterātiō (“repetition”) + semel (“once”).

Lääkkeen määrääjä voi rajoittaa lääkkeen saannin tapahtuvaksi määräajoin iteroinnilla - -. Iterointia varten lääkemääräykseen merkitään iter semel (toimitetaan kerran uudelleen) - -.

2010 December 2, Law of Finland, Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön asetus lääkkeen määräämisestä, Finlex, 18 § (22.12.2016/1459):

The prescriber of the medicine may limit the reception of the medicine to take place at specified intervals by using iteration - -. For iteration the prescription is marked with iter semel (to be supplied again once) - -.

(medicine) Used of a prescription which entitles to acquire the (whole) prescribed amount of medicine from a drugstore for one additional time (repeated once) without renewing the prescription.


人跡罕至

ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓˋ

ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓˋ

жэньцзиханьчжи

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɔːn³⁵ t͡siː³³/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɔːn³⁵ t͡siː³³/


isten vele

(formal) second-person singular of isten veled, synonym of isten önnel (“farewell [to you]”).

(rare) third-person singular of isten veled (bidding farewell to someone absent)


hic manebimus optime

Coined by an unknown soldier according to Titus Livius.


藝高膽大

ㄧˋ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ

/i⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/ŋɐi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ taːi̯²²/

/i⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/ŋɐi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ taːm³⁵ taːi̯²²/

藝高人膽大 藝高人膽大#Chinese

艺高人胆大 艺高人胆大#Chinese

Alternative form of 藝高人膽大／艺高人胆大 (yì gāo rén dǎndà)


fr-phrase

c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité

/s‿ɛ l‿o.pi.tal ki s(ə) mɔk də la ʃa.ʁi.te/

LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité.wav

that's the pot calling the kettle black
that's the pot calling the kettle black

c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité

c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de l’infirmerie


wharra

Hey, you, wharra you lookin' at?

(representing slurred pronunciation) What are.

Wharra you think you're doin'?

(representing slurred pronunciation) What do.


ἐν κρυπτῷ καί παραβύστῳ

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ἐν κρυπτῷ καὶ παραβύστῳ

ἐν κρυπτῷ καὶ παραβύστῳ • (en kruptôi kaì parabústōi)

el-phrase

ἐν κρυπτῷ καὶ παραβύστῳ

ἐν κρυπτῷ καὶ παραβύστῳ (canonical)
en kruptôi kaì parabústōi (romanization)

εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω
εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω#Greek

Polytonic spelling of εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω (en kryptó kai paravýsto)

en-ἐν_κρυπτῷ_καί_παραβύστῳ-el-phrase-bitoCHyi


εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω

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εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω

εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω • (en kryptó kai paravýsto)

el-phrase

εν κρυπτώ και παραβύστω

From ancient preposition ἐν (“in”) + singular dative case of κρυπτός (“hidden, secret”) and παράβυστος (“pushed aside in a corner”). See ancient phrase ἐν παραβύστῳ.

en-εν_κρυπτώ_και_παραβύστω-el-phrase-Ygczmkq9


前世今生

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ

цяньшицзиньшэн

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐi̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐi̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

the preceding and current lives; past and present


紙醉金迷

ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˊ

чжицзуйцзиньми

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐm⁵⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

From the story of the Tang-dynasty person Meng Fu (孟斧) recorded in Qing Yi Lu (《清異錄》).

intoxicated by paper and mesmerised by gold

to indulge in a life of luxury and dissipation


你儂我儂

ㄋㄧˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ nʊŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ nʊŋ²¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ nʊŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ nʊŋ²¹/

From Guan Daosheng's poem in the early Yuan dynasty.

the intimate relations between man and woman; to bill and coo


PIDOOMA

pulled it directly out of my ass
pull out of one's ass#English

(slang) Initialism of pulled it directly out of my ass.


疲於奔命

ㄆㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄅㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

/pʰi³⁵ y³⁵ pən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

/pʰi³⁵ y³⁵ pən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ jyː⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

Wuchen sent a letter to the two from Jin, in which it was written: "You have been serving the monarch with your slanderous counsels, evil deeds, and rapacious greed. You have killed many innocent people. I swear I will make you die restless and exhausted."

Wūchén zì Jìn wèi èrzǐ shū yuē: “Ěr yǐ chántè tānlán shìjūn, ér duō shā bùgū, yú bì shǐ ěr pí yú bēnmìng yǐ sǐ.”

巫臣自晉遺二子書曰：「爾以讒慝貪惏事君，而多殺不辜，余必使爾罷於奔命以死。」

巫臣自晋遗二子书曰：「尔以谗慝贪惏事君，而多杀不辜，余必使尔罢于奔命以死。」

The Chinese peasants have very great latent power; properly organized and directed, they can keep the Japanese army busy twenty-four hours a day and worry it to death.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zhōngguó nóngmín yǒu hěn dà de qiánfúlì, zhǐyào zǔzhī hé zhǐhuī dédàng, néng shǐ Rìběn jūnduì yītiān mánglù èrshísì xiǎoshí, shǐ zhī píyúbēnmìng.

中國農民有很大的潛伏力，只要組織和指揮得當，能使日本軍隊一天忙碌二十四小時，使之疲於奔命。

中国农民有很大的潜伏力，只要组织和指挥得当，能使日本军队一天忙碌二十四小时，使之疲于奔命。

to be tired and exhausted from constantly running around; to be tired to death with hustling and bustling


het hoekje om

/ɦɛt ˈɦukjə ˌɔm/

Literally, “(gone) round the corner”. Originating from fixed expressions, such as het hoekje om gaan, attested since the late eighteenth century.


jatkoa seuraa

"continuation (literally)
follow-up will follow" (literally)


a lei

Buona giornata. – A lei.
Have a nice day. – The same to you.

(formal) same to you (I wish to you what you have just wished to me)


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das Denken soll man den Pferden überlassen

Literally, “one should leave the thinking to the horses”.

lit

Used when someone says “I just thought that...”, or the like.


I don't eat beef

Indicates that the speaker does not eat beef.


以身試法

ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚˇ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ siː³³ faːt̚³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sin³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huat̚⁵/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ huat̚³²/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ siː³³ faːt̚³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sin³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huat̚⁵/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ huat̚³²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ huat̚³²/


大有人在

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²²/

/tai³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³/

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²²/

/tai³³⁻²¹ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ t͡sai³³/


大興土木

ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ

/tä⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ mʊk̚²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/tä⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ mʊk̚²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

to carry out a large-scale construction project (usually to build houses)


大勢所趨

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ si¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/


人人自危

ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄨㄟ

ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˊ

жэньжэньцзывэй

žɛnʹžɛnʹczyvɛj

/ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː²² ŋɐi̯²¹/

/zin²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɡui²³/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː²² ŋɐi̯²¹/

/zin²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɡui²³/

to be in a tense and terrible situation, causing people to be in uneasy and worried


在所不惜

ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ

ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sai³³⁻²¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sai³³⁻²¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

to not hesitate to make any sacrifice; to do something despite the cost


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je später der Abend, desto schöner die Gäste

Literally, “the later the evening, the more beautiful (i.e. pleasant) are the guests”. Compare the same in Dutch hoe later op de avond, hoe schoner het volk.

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je später der Abend, desto schöner die Leute

je später der Abend, umso schöner die Gäste

Used to welcome and compliment guests who arrive significantly later than the begin of a party or gathering.

(less common) The longer a party lasts, the more fun it becomes.


喃喃自語

ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˇ

наньнаньцзыюй

/nän³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːm²¹ naːm²¹ t͡siː²² jyː¹³/

/lam²³⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/

/nän³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːm²¹ naːm²¹ t͡siː²² jyː¹³/

/lam²³⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵³/

to mumble to oneself; to whisper to oneself


it's a date

- Could you please come by my house tomorrow at five in the afternoon to help me?
- It's a date!

"We Don't have cows, but a neighbour up the road does if that's what takes your fancy,' Lara said, chuckling. 'Smart arse,' Mel scoffed. 'Well, it's a date, then. I'll be up in March. I'm so excited.'

2012, Fiona Palmer, The Road Home, →ISBN:

Maybe I'll tell you tomorrow night, over some psychiatric checklists and a bottle of pills.” “It's a date,” she replied.

2013, Jonathan-David Jackson, The Quest for Juice, →ISBN:

He considered it for a moment, then nodded. “I concede. So this weekend? We could actually leave the island. I won't make you ride a boat, if that's a determining factor.” “It's a date,” she said, grinning at him.

2014, Molly Harper, Better Homes and Hauntings, →ISBN, page 257:

(informal) It's a deal (used to show agreement to meet at a certain time and place)


in inmhe

/əˈn̠ʲɪnʲəvʲ/

teacht in inmhe

growing up, maturation, puberty, coming of age


စားပြီးပြီလား

head

စားပြီးပြီလား

my-phrase

စားပြီးပြီလား


တွေ့ရတာ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်

head

တွေ့ရတာ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်

တွေ့ရတာ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ် • (twe.ra.ta wam:sapatai)

my-phrase

တွေ့ရတာ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်

/twḛja̰dà wʊ́ɴθàbàdɛ̀/

en-တွေ့ရတာ_ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်-my-phrase-DqpSOwhp


veszett fejsze nyele

[ˈvɛsɛtː ˈfɛjsɛ ˈɲɛlɛ]

veszett (“lost”) + fejsze (“axe”) + nyél (“handle”) + -e (“of”, possessive suffix), literally “the handle of a lost axe”

affix

(idiomatic, colloquial) something of insignificant value saved after a greater damage or loss

no use crying over spilt milk
cry over spilt milk

(idiomatic, colloquial) no use crying over spilt milk


thuốc đắng giã tật, sự thật mất lòng

[tʰuək̚˧˦ ʔɗaŋ˧˦ zaː˦ˀ˥ tət̚˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ tʰət̚˧˨ʔ mət̚˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥ jaː˧˨ tək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ mək̚˦˧˥ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥ jaː˧˨ tək̚˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ mək̚˦˧˥ lɔŋ˦˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥ jaː˨˩˦ tək̚˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨ mək̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥ jaː˨˩˦ tək̚˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨ mək̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

thuốc đắng dã tật, sự thật mất lòng#Vietnamese

Eggcorn of thuốc đắng dã tật, sự thật mất lòng.


thuốc đắng đã tật, sự thật mất lòng

[tʰuək̚˧˦ ʔɗaŋ˧˦ ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥ tət̚˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ tʰət̚˧˨ʔ mət̚˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗaː˧˨ tək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ mək̚˦˧˥ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗaː˧˨ tək̚˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ mək̚˦˧˥ lɔŋ˦˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ tək̚˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨ mək̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ tək̚˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨ mək̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Calque of Chinese 良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行／良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行 (lương dược khổ khẩu lợi ư bệnh, trung ngôn nghịch nhĩ lợi ư hành); ultimately based on a line from Han Feizi.

calque

良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行

(literal) bitter medicines ease ailments, the truth offends

effective medicines tend to be bitter, and the truth tends to hurt


米糕米䬫

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tə³³/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tə³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) to be hard up; to be short of money


egy darabig

[ˌɛɟ ˈdɒrɒbiɡ]

egy (“a, one”) + darab (“piece, while”) + -ig (“for”)

affix

Vártam egy darabig.


身を尽くす

身を尽くす (canonical)
mi o tsukusu (romanization)
身を尽くさ (irrealis stem)
みをつくさ (irrealis stem)
mi wo tukusa (irrealis)
身を尽くし (continuative stem)
みをつくし (continuative stem)
mi wo tukusi (continuative)
身を尽くす (stem terminative)
みをつくす (stem terminative)
mi wo tukusu (terminative)
身を尽くす (attributive stem)
みをつくす (attributive stem)
mi wo tukusu (attributive)
身を尽くせ (realis stem)
みをつくせ (realis stem)
mi wo tukuse (realis)
身を尽くせ (imperative stem)
みをつくせ (imperative stem)
mi wo tukuse (imperative)
身を尽くさず (negative)
みをつくさず (negative)
mi wo tukusazu (negative)
身を尽くせど (contrastive)
みをつくせど (contrastive)
mi wo tukusedo (contrastive)
身を尽くせば (causative)
みをつくせば (causative)
mi wo tukuseba (causative)
身を尽くさば (conditional)
みをつくさば (conditional)
mi wo tukusaba (conditional)
身を尽くしき (past)
みをつくしき (past)
mi wo tukusiki (past)
身を尽くしけり (past)
みをつくしけり (past)
mi wo tukusikeri (past)
身を尽くしつ (perfect)
みをつくしつ (perfect)
mi wo tukusitu (perfect)
身を尽くしぬ (perfect)
みをつくしぬ (perfect)
mi wo tukusinu (perfect)
身を尽くせり (continuative perfect)
身を尽くしたり (continuative perfect)
みをつくせり (continuative perfect)
みをつくしたり (continuative perfect)
mi wo tukuseri (continuative perfect)
mi wo tukusitari (continuative perfect)
身を尽くさむ (volitional)
みをつくさむ (volitional)
mi wo tukusamu (volitional)

わびぬれば今はたおなじ難波なる身をつくしても逢はむとぞ思ふ

wabinureba ima hata onaji Naniwa naru mi o tsukushite mo awan to zo omou

Such misery this; let my name grow again common as the channel stakes of Naniwa, I would cast this body away to gaze on you once again!

(figurative) to wear out with one's heart and soul


春節快樂

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ

чуньцзе куайлэ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³ faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³ faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

(chiefly Mainland China) happy Chinese New Year; happy Spring Festival


san fairy ann

A homophonic translation of French ça ne fait rien (“it doesn’t matter”), probably originating among British and ANZAC army soldiers during World War I (1914–1918).

bor

“[…] It seems scrounging for fuel ’ad reached such a pitch in the village […] But our washing ’ad to be done, ’an I thought if I got the whole of this football team scrounging they might find something as everyone else ’ad overlooked.[…]” / “‘Very well,’ says I, ‘San fairy ann. Napoo [i.e., n’y a plus] washing—napoo ball.’[…]”

1920 March 10, “Won on the Posts. (With the British Army in France.)”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume CLVIII, London: […] Bradbury, Agnew & Co., […], →OCLC, page 185, column 1:

‘Very well,’ says I, ‘it doesn't matter. No more washing—no more ball.’

We said he were wonderful brave dog about Upstart, which me and Slippers would not have taken on. He said: "Fairy Ann! Fairy Ann!" But he were most-happy dog.

[1930 October, Rudyard Kipling, “Toby Dog”, in Thy Servant a Dog […], London: Macmillan and Co., […], published October 1931, →OCLC, pages 87–88:

We stood to attention for a seeming eternity while the Adjutant, a runt-like little Guards captain, proceeded at a snail's pace along the ranks, closely attended by the dreaded R.S.M. Copp. […] His [Copp's] choicest utterance was 'I've had enough of your San-Fairy-Ann [ça ne me fait rien] attitude!' – was this an echo of 1914-18 or of our earlier wars against the French?

1997, Christopher Hurst, “A Taste of Hell”, in The View from King Street: An Essay in Autobiography, London: Thalia Press, →ISBN, book I (The Pre-history of a Publisher), page 123:

Occasionally, when he has had too much to drink, he'll give voice to his disappointments, but Sarah only smiles at that and blows him a kiss and says, San Fairy Ann, dear, San Fairy Ann, and he will give up trying to explain.

2002, Melanie McGrath, chapter 1, in Silvertown: An East End Family Memoir, London: Fourth Estate, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 10:

[G]oo-on, he says, goo-on, I'll give you 'alf, Morris, he says if she [a racehorse] romps home, romp, did she bloody romp, she ran like the clappers out of hell, dropped dead two hours after in her trailer but san-fairy-ann, what's that to me, and where's my fiver?

2005, Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black, London: Fourth Estate, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 164:

‘Ça ne fait rien.’ / ‘San fairy Ann,’ she laughed. ‘Well, I suppose that’s English now, in a way.’ / ‘That’s what some of the soldiers say, san fairy Ann,’ one of the children piped. ‘What does it mean?’ / ‘Eet doesen’t matair.’

[2007, Annie Wilkinson, For King and Country, London: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 232:

As Mrs. Jarvie loves to say "San fairy ann," or in other words, fuck it.

2023, Natali Clark, “San Fairy Ann”, in Staring at Medusa, Altona, Man.: FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 275:

(Australia, New Zealand, UK, military slang, humorous, obsolete) It doesn't matter.


out of time

As is the way with all mature governments, Rishi Sunak's administration increasingly feels like it's out of ideas, out of energy... and out of time.

2023 September 6, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Leaderless and rudderless”, in RAIL, number 991, page 3:


農曆新年快樂

ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ

нунли синьнянь куайлэ

/nʊŋ³⁵ li⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/nʊŋ²¹ lɪk̚² sɐn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/

happy Chinese New Year; happy Lunar New Year


命中註定

ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

минчжунчжудин

/miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː³³ tɪŋ²²/

/miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː³³ tɪŋ²²/

Bà bà, pāo qī qì zǐ, yěshì mìngzhōngzhùdìng, shì yǐ rúcǐ, yě gù tā bùdé le.

罷罷，拋妻棄子，也是命中註定，事已如此，也顧他不得了。

罢罢，抛妻弃子，也是命中注定，事已如此，也顾他不得了。

predestined; destined; fated; decreed by fate


命裡註定

命里注定
命裡注定
命裏註定
命裏注定

ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

/miŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/miŋ⁵¹ li¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²² lɵy̯²² t͡syː³³ tɪŋ²²/

/miŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/miŋ⁵¹ li¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²² lɵy̯²² t͡syː³³ tɪŋ²²/

命中註定 命中註定#Chinese

命中注定 命中注定#Chinese

Synonym of 命中註定／命中注定 (mìngzhōngzhùdìng, “predestined; decreed by fate”)


是可忍，孰不可忍

ㄕㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ

шу бу кэ жэнь

šu bu kɛ žɛnʹ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵ sʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵/

Confucius said of the head of the Ji family (w:zh:季平子), who had eight rows of pantomimes in his area, "If he can bear to do this, what may he not bear to do?"

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

Kǒngzǐ wèi Jì shì: “Bāyì wǔ yú tíng, shì kě rěn yě, shú bùkě rěn yě?”

孔子謂季氏：「八佾舞於庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？」

孔子谓季氏：「八佾舞于庭，是可忍也，孰不可忍也？」

During the first half of the 20th century, France was subjugated twice by Germany, which has been an extremely huge disgrace that definitely cannot be tolerated to the French people, who had a glorious history.

Zài èrshí shìjì de qián wǔshí nián dāngzhōng, Fǎguó liǎng dù wéi Déguó suǒ zhēngfú, zhè duì jùyǒu guāngróng lìshǐ de Fǎguó rénmín lái shuō, shì yījiàn shì kě rěn, shú bù kě rěn de qíchǐdàrǔ.

在二十世紀的前五十年當中，法國兩度為德國所征服，這對具有光榮歷史的法國人民來說，是一件是可忍，孰不可忍的奇恥大辱。

在二十世纪的前五十年当中，法国两度为德国所征服，这对具有光荣历史的法国人民来说，是一件是可忍，孰不可忍的奇耻大辱。


恩將仇報

ㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔㄡˊ ㄅㄠˋ

эньцзянчоубао

/ˀən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹ pou̯³³/

/ˀən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹ pou̯³³/

bite the hand that feeds one
bite the hand that feeds one

to bite the hand that feeds one; to requite kindness with enmity


聲聲口口

ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ

шэншэнкоукоу

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

口口聲聲 口口聲聲#Chinese

口口声声 口口声声#Chinese

(uncommon) Synonym of 口口聲聲／口口声声 (“keep on (saying); repeatedly (say)”)


口口聲聲

ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄎㄡ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ

ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ

коукоушэншэн

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴ kʰoʊ̯⁴ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴ kʰoʊ̯⁴ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

keep on (saying); repeatedly (say); (say) over and over again


以德報怨

ㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵ pou̯³³ jyːn³³/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ tɐk̚⁵ pou̯³³ jyːn³³/

Some one said, "What do you say concerning the principle that injury should be recompensed with kindness?" The Master said, "With what then will you recompense kindness? Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

Huòyuē: “Yǐ dé bào yuàn, hérú?” Zǐ yuē: “Héyǐ bàodé? Yǐ zhí bào yuàn, yǐ dé bào dé.”

或曰：「以德報怨，何如？」子曰：「何以報德？以直報怨，以德報德。」

或曰：「以德报怨，何如？」子曰：「何以报德？以直报怨，以德报德。」

to return good for evil; to return kindness for injury


以怨報德

ㄧˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jyːn³³ pou̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jyːn³³ pou̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/

The Master said, ‘They who return kindness for injury are such as have a regard for their own persons. They who return injury for kindness are men to be punished and put to death.’

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐ yuē: “Yǐ dé bào yuàn, zé kuānshēn zhī rén yě; yǐ yuàn bào dé, zé xínglù zhī mín yě.”

子曰：「以德報怨，則寬身之仁也；以怨報德，則刑戮之民也。」

子曰：「以德报怨，则宽身之仁也；以怨报德，则刑戮之民也。」

to return evil for good; to return injury for kindness; to bite the hand that feeds one


不顧一切

ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯³³/

to disregard everything; regardless of everything

throw caution to the wind
throw caution to the wind

(especially) without regard to consequences; throw caution to the wind; desperate; reckless


恃強凌弱

ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ kʰœːŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ kʰœːŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚²/

to use one's strength to bully the weak; bullying


殘民以逞

ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˇ

цаньминьичэн

/t͡sʰän³⁵ min³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(of the persons in power) to do harm to the people for one's own ends; to harm the people to please oneself


trau, schau, wem

one must learn more about a person before trusting them


毫不留情

ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/


如夢初醒

ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

/ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ mʊŋ²² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ mʊŋ²² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

(figuratively) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality


一窮二白

ㄧ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄦˋ ㄅㄞˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ jiː²² paːk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ jiː²² paːk̚²/

Possibly from On the Ten Major Relationships, a speech delivered by Mao Zedong in 1956 on the socialist construction of the People's Republic of China.

As I have said elsewhere, we are first “poor” and second “blank”. By “poor” I mean we do not have much industry and our agriculture is underdeveloped. By “blank” I mean we are like a blank sheet of paper and our cultural and scientific level is not high.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Wǒ céngjīng shuō guò, wǒmen yī wéi “qióng”, èr wéi “bái”. “Qióng”, jiùshì méiyǒu duōshao gōngyè, nóngyè yě bù fādá. “Bái”, jiùshì yī zhāng báizhǐ, wénhuà shuǐpíng, kēxué shuǐpíng dōu bù gāo.

我曾經說過，我們一為「窮」，二為「白」。「窮」，就是沒有多少工業，農業也不發達。「白」，就是一張白紙，文化水平、科學水平都不高。

我曾经说过，我们一为「穷」，二为「白」。「穷」，就是没有多少工业，农业也不发达。「白」，就是一张白纸，文化水平、科学水平都不高。

In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.

Xīnzhōngguó chénglì zhī chū, Zhōngguó yīqióng'èrbái, bǎifèidàixīng.

新中國成立之初，中國一窮二白，百廢待興。

新中国成立之初，中国一穷二白，百废待兴。

poor and blank; economically impoverished and culturally backward


神秘莫測

ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ

/ʂən³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ pei̯³³ mɔːk̚² t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ pei̯³³ mɔːk̚² t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/


無窮無盡

ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵn²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³ bu²³⁻³³ t͡sin³³/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sɵn²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³ bu²³⁻³³ t͡sin³³/


匿影藏形

ㄋㄧˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/ni⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/nɪk̚⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ni⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/nɪk̚⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

to hide from public notice; to conceal one's identity; to lie low


有好果子吃

ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄗ ㄔ

yǒu hǎo guǒzi chī [Phonetic:yóuháoguǒzichī]

ю хао гоцзы чи

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

(figuratively, used in a negation) to have a good result


投井下石

ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ haː²² sɛːk̚²/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ haː²² sɛːk̚²/

落井下石 落井下石#Chinese

kick someone when they are down
kick someone when they are down

Synonym of 落井下石 (luòjǐngxiàshí, “to kick someone when they are down”)


大是大非

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² siː²² taːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² siː²² taːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵/

major issues of principle; cardinal questions of right and wrong


大喜過望

ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ mɔːŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ mɔːŋ²²/

to be delighted that things are better than one expected; to be overjoyed


逆來順受

ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ

нилайшуньшоу

/ni⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɪk̚² lɔːi̯²¹ sɵn²² sɐu̯²²/

/ŋiʔ⁵⁻³³ l̃ai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛu²⁴²/

/ni⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɪk̚² lɔːi̯²¹ sɵn²² sɐu̯²²/

to meekly submit to oppression, maltreatment, etc.; to resign oneself to adversity


大庭廣眾

ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

датингуанчжун

/tä⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² tʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰin¹¹ koŋ³¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² tʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰin¹¹ koŋ³¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

public place with numerous people; (before) a big crowd; (on) a public occasion


大張旗鼓

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵/

on a grand scale; in a big way; with great fanfare


大手大腳

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/tä⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kœːk̚³/

/taːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kœːk̚³/


大有作為

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

there is plenty of scope for one's talents; be able to develop one's ability to the full; to be able to accomplish much


大有文章

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

there's something behind all this; there's more to it than meets the eye


啊我死了

ㄚˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

a⁴ wo³ ssŭ³ lê⁵

/ˀä⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/ˀä⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

Unclear. Popularized by fans of Japanese virtual YouTuber Shirakami Fubuki (白上フブキ).

(Internet slang, ACG) Ah, [they're/it's so cute that] I'm gonna die


وهلم جرا

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وَهَلُمَّ جَرًّا

وَ هَلُمَّ جَرًّا (canonical)
wahalumma jarran (romanization)


杜詩韓文

ㄉㄨˋ ㄕ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ

душиханьвэнь

/tu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xän³⁵ wən³⁵/

/tou̯²² siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ mɐn²¹/

/tu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xän³⁵ wən³⁵/

/tou̯²² siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ mɐn²¹/

(literary) poetry of Du Fu (杜甫) and prose of Han Yu (韓愈); exemplary writings of Du Fu and Han Yu


大聲疾呼

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄨ

/tä⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚² fuː⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚² fuː⁵⁵/

Here we can shout at the top of our voices and have no need for veiled and roundabout expressions, which are hard for the people to understand.

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

Wǒmen kěyǐ dàshēngjíhū, ér bùyào yǐnhuìqūzhé, shǐ rénmín dàzhòng bùyì kàndǒng.

我們可以大聲疾呼，而不要隱晦曲折，使人民大眾不易看懂。

我们可以大声疾呼，而不要隐晦曲折，使人民大众不易看懂。

To awaken these comrades we must raise our voices and cry out to them: Change your conservative ideas without delay! Replace them by progressive and militant Communist ideas!

1930, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《反對本本主義》 (Oppose Book Worship), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-6/mswv6_11.htm

Wǒmen yào dàshēngjíhū, huànxǐng zhèxiē tóngzhì: sùsù gǎibiàn bǎoshǒu sīxiǎng! Huànqǔ Gòngchǎndǎngrén de jìnbù de dòuzhēng sīxiǎng!

我們要大聲疾呼，喚醒這些同志：速速改變保守思想！換取共產黨人的進步的鬥爭思想！

我们要大声疾呼，唤醒这些同志：速速改变保守思想！换取共产党人的进步的斗争思想！

to raise a cry of warning; to loudly appeal to the public


kepeät mullat

Probably through Karelian from Russian пусть земля будет пухом (pustʹ zemlja budet puxom), ultimately from Latin sit tibi terra levis.

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пусть земля будет пухом

(now possibly humorous or insulting) rest in peace


鑿空之論

ㄗㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

цзаокунчжилунь

/t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵn²²/

/t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵn²²/

far-fetched argument; unlikely statement


大義凜然

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jiː²² lɐm¹³ jiːn²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jiː²² lɐm¹³ jiːn²¹/


深明大義

ㄕㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ

/ʂən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ taːi̯²² jiː²²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ taːi̯²² jiː²²/

to be deeply conscious of the righteousness of a cause


поперёк горла

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поперёк го́рла

поперёк го́рла • (poperjók górla)

поперёк го́рла (canonical)
poperjók górla (romanization)

[pəpʲɪˈrʲɵɡ ˈɡorɫə]

Ты стои́шь мне уже́ поперёк го́рла со свои́ми дели́шками!

Ty stoíšʹ mne užé poperjók górla so svoími delíškami!

А тебя́, Васи́лий, твои́ единове́рцы си́льно ненави́дят. Ты им — поперёк го́рла: на стороне́ был, обмирщи́лся. И собла́зн вно́сишь — други́х смуща́ешь из села́ бежа́ть. «Лиха́я годи́на» - Ф.Гладков ― A tebjá, Vasílij, tvoí jedinovércy sílʹno nenavídjat. Ty im — poperjók górla: na storoné byl, obmirščílsja. I soblázn vnósišʹ — drugíx smuščáješʹ iz selá bežátʹ. «Lixája godína» - F.Gladkov ― Your coreligionists terribly abhor you, Vasily. You are bothersome to them: stepping aside, you secularized yourself. And you offered an enticement — instigating others to run away from the village. "Evil Days" - Feodor Gladkov

bothersome, fed up [with dative ‘the bothered person’]


獨攬大權

ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

дуланьдацюань

/tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʊk̚² laːm¹³ taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹/

/tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʊk̚² laːm¹³ taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹/

大權獨攬 大權獨攬#Chinese

大权独揽 大权独揽#Chinese


大逆不道

ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tou̯²²/

treason and heresy; worst offense; greatest outrage


大難臨頭

ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ

дананьлиньтоу

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ lin³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² naːn²² lɐm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ lin³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² naːn²² lɐm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

夫妻本是同林鳥，大難臨頭各自飛／夫妻本是同林鸟，大难临头各自飞

fūqīběnshìtónglínniǎo, dànánlín tóugè zì fēi


後顧之憂

ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²² kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²² kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/


[mɪt ˈjeːmandəm ɪst nɪçt ɡuːt ˈkɪʁʃn̩ ˈɛsn̩]

De-mit jemandem ist nicht gut Kirschen essen.ogg

Literally, “eating cherries is not good with someone”.

lit

„Ich weiß, ich weiß!“ meinte der Alte; „aber der Junker sitzt heut auf seines Vaters Hof; Ihr solltet Euch hüten, Herr Johannes; mit solchen Herren ist nicht sauber Kirschen essen.“

Und noch eins: Wenn Sie glauben, daß Sie uns Furcht einflößen können, so irren Sie sich. Sie werden vielmehr erkennen, daß mit uns nicht gut Kirschen essen ist.

»Ja, Sie hatten ganz das Aussehen eines rasenden Roland, mit dem nicht gut Kirschen essen ist. Wie ist Ihnen der Ritt bekommen?«

Mit dem war den Tag schlecht Kirschen essen: »Du treibst dich bei den Weibsleuten rum,« sagte er, »und wir können dafür den Puckel hinhalten. Eine Schande wert ist es![…]

1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf […] [The Warwolf]:

Mit diesen Männern ist nicht gut Kirschen essen. Sie haben den Krieg mitgemacht, das Massaker im bosnischen Srebrenica vielleicht, sie verehren noch immer ihre Kriegsverbrecher, Ratko Mladić, Radovan Karadžić und Slobodan Milošëvić.

2019 August 7, Christiane Müller-Lobeck, “Im Monstrum nach Serbien”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(idiomatic) it is difficult to get along with someone


大權獨攬

ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄢˇ

дацюаньдулань

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ tʊk̚² laːm¹³/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu³⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ tʊk̚² laːm¹³/

to centralize power in one person's hands to deal with major issues; to arrogate all authority to oneself


как таковой

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как таково́е

как такова́я

как таковы́е

как таковой • (kak takovoj) m (neuter как таково́е, feminine как такова́я, plural как таковы́е)

kak takovoj (romanization)
как таково́е (neuter)
как такова́я (feminine)
как таковы́е (plural)

as such, by itself, by oneself, per se, individually


大權旁落

ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

дацюаньпанло

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ pʰɔːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/

power has fallen into the hands of others


сам по себе

сам по себе́

само́ по себе́

сама́ по себе́

са́ми по себе́

сам по себе́ • (sam po sebé) m (neuter само́ по себе́, feminine сама́ по себе́, plural са́ми по себе́)

сам по себе ́ (canonical)
sam po sebé (romanization)
само́ по себе́ (neuter)
сама́ по себе́ (feminine)
са́ми по себе́ (plural)

Бра́узер постоя́нно запуска́ется сам по себе́.

The browser constantly opens on its own.

Bráuzer postojánno zapuskájetsja sam po sebé.

Пуска́й жени́тся, сам по себе́ живёт. «Война и мир» - Л.Н.Толсто́й ― Puskáj ženítsja, sam po sebé živjót. «Vojna i mir» - L.N.Tolstój ― Let him get married and live alone. "War and Peace" - L. N. Tolstoy

Сам по себе́ я не быва́ю нигде́, но когда́ меня́ приглаша́ют — не отка́зываю. «Письмо́ М. С. Корзиной, 20 ма́я 1902» - Ц. Кюи́ ― Sam po sebé ja ne byváju nigdé, no kogdá menjá priglašájut — ne otkázyvaju. «Pisʹmó M. S. Korzinoj, 20 mája 1902» - C. Kjuí ― I don't stay anywhere of my own free will, but when someone invites me I don't decline. "A Letter to M. S. Korzina of 20th May 1902" - C. Cui

of one's own free will
of one's own free will

Жизнь у него́ была́ сама́ по себе́, а нау́ка сама́ по себе́. «Обло́мов» - И.А.Гончаро́в ― Žiznʹ u nevó bylá samá po sebé, a naúka samá po sebé. «Oblómov» - I.A.Gončaróv ― His life and science are separated. "Oblomov" - I. A. Goncharov

Родио́н Анто́нин относи́лся к э́тим случа́йным лю́дям с досто́йным презре́нием. Что они́ тако́е бы́ли са́ми по себе́? Мы́льные пузыри́, не бо́льше. «Го́рное гнездо́» - Д.Н.Ма́мин-Сибиря́к ― Rodión Antónin otnosílsja k étim slučájnym ljúdjam s dostójnym prezrénijem. Što oní takóje býli sámi po sebé? Mýlʹnyje puzyrí, ne bólʹše. «Górnoje gnezdó» - D.N.Mámin-Sibirják ― Rodion Antonin treated these random people with well-deserved contempt. Who would they be if treated individually? Nothing more than soap bubbles. "Mountain Nest" - D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak


ami igaz, az igaz

[ˌɒmi ˈiɡɒz ɒz ˈiɡɒz]

ami (“that which, what[ever]”) + igaz (“true”) + az (“that, it”) + igaz (“true”), literally: “whatever is true, it is true”.

(idiomatic) whatever is true, it is true (it is said when we have to admit the truth even if we don't like it)


眾人知

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that


чёрт ногу сломит

чёрт но́гу сло́мит

чёрт но́гу сло́мит • (čort nógu slómit)

чёрт но́гу сло́мит (canonical)
čort nógu slómit (romanization)

as clear as mud; a can of worms; a real mess (something that is hard to understand, make sense of or fix, make to work)


пальцем в небо

па́льцем в не́бо

па́льцем в не́бо • (pálʹcem v nébo)

па́льцем в не́бо (canonical)
pálʹcem v nébo (romanization)

Literally, “with a finger in heaven”. Calque of Latin digito caelum attingere (literally “to touch heaven with a finger”), from a Cicero citation:
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1912, Cicero, translated by E. O. Winstedt, Letters to Atticus (The Loeb Classical Library), volume 1, page 108:
[…] nostri autem principes digito se caelum putent attingere si mulli barbati in piscinis sint, […]
 […] and our great men think themselves in the seventh heaven, if they have bearded mullet in their fish ponds, […]

quote-book

Letters to Atticus

Почтмейстер. А что ду́маю? война́ с ту́рками бу́дет.
Аммос Федорович. В одно́ сло́во! я сам то же ду́мал.
Городничий. Да, о́ба па́льцем в не́бо попа́ли!

1836, Николая Васильевича Гоголя (Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol), Ревизоръ, Действие 1, Явление 2; translated as Arthur A. Sykes, transl., The Inspector-General (or "Revizór.") A Russian Comedy, London: Walter Scott, 1896, Act 1, Scene 2, page 15:

POSTMASTER. What do I think about it? Why, there'll be a war with the Turks.
JUDGE. Exactly; that's just what I thought!
GOVERNOR. Well, you're both wide of the mark.

Počtmejster. A što dúmaju? vojná s túrkami búdet.
Ammos Fedorovič. V odnó slóvo! ja sam to že dúmal.
Gorodničij. Da, óba pálʹcem v nébo popáli!

— Ве́чно они́ говоря́т: «Спо́рим, там, отку́да ты прие́хал, никогда́ не быва́ло так хо́лодно, а?» — и ве́чно мне прихо́дится отвеча́ть: «Па́льцем в не́бо, прия́тель. Ты, ви́дно, никогда́ не быва́л в Манче́стере в феврале́».

2007, “Страшный Суд Тимоти Кавендиша”, in Георгий Борисович Яропольский (Georgy Borisovich Yaropolsky), transl., Облачный атлас; translation of David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004:

Always they say, "Bet it ain't this cold where you're from, eh?" and always I say, "Dead wrong', mate. You've obviously never visited Manchester in February."'

— Véčno oní govorját: «Spórim, tam, otkúda ty prijéxal, nikogdá ne byválo tak xólodno, a?» — i véčno mne prixóditsja otvečátʹ: «Pálʹcem v nébo, prijátelʹ. Ty, vídno, nikogdá ne byvál v Mančéstere v fevralé».

попа́сть попасть

barking up the wrong tree
bark up the wrong tree

(idiomatic, usually with попа́сть) wide of the mark, barking up the wrong tree

with попа́сть


comment ça plume

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal) how are you?


tonnerre mes chiens

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-tonnerre mes chiens.wav


τἆλλα

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τἆλλᾰ • (tâlla)


獨斷專行

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Sino-Xenic (獨斷專行):
* → Japanese: 独断(どくだん)専行(せんこう) (dokudansenkō)

ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

дудуаньчжуаньсин

/tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tʊk̚² tyːn³³ t͡syːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tʊk̚² tyːn³³ t͡syːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/


獨斷獨行

ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

дудуаньдусин

/tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tʊk̚² tyːn²² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² tuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tuan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ¹³/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

/tu³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tʊk̚² tyːn²² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² tuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² tuan²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

Dàn zhè háizi què yě yǒu kějìng de dìfang: tā de cóngróng, tā de chénmò, tā de dúduàndúxíng, tā de yī qù bù huítóu, dōu shì lì de biǎoxiàn, dōu shì qiángzhě shìzhě de biǎoxiàn. Juébù pópomāma de, juébù niánniándādā de, yīzhēnjiànxiě, yīdāoliǎngduàn, zhè zhèngshì báizhǒngrén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi báizhǒngrén.

但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。

朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。


сами с усами

ru-adv

са́ми с уса́ми

са́ми с уса́ми • (sámi s usámi)

са́ми с уса́ми (canonical)
sámi s usámi (romanization)

Ты мне наставле́ний не чита́й! Са́ми с уса́ми! «Мы бу́дем жить!» - Б.Лавренёв ― Ty mne nastavlénij ne čitáj! Sámi s usámi! «My búdem žitʹ!» - B.Lavrenjóv ― Don't give me lessons! I'm not a babe in the woods! "We Will Live!" - Boris Lavrenyov

wasn't born yesterday
wasn't born yesterday

wasn't born yesterday, not a babe in the woods (lit. we have mustaches ourselves)


черт ногу сломит

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черт ногу сломит • (čort nógu slómit)

чёрт но́гу сло́мит
чёрт ногу сломит#Russian

Alternative spelling of чёрт но́гу сло́мит (čort nógu slómit)


niet lullen maar poetsen

actions speak louder than words
actions speak louder than words

(idiomatic, Holland, informal) actions speak louder than words


nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân

[naːm˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥ tʰu˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˨ʔ ʔɓət̚˧˦ tʰən˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ nɨ˧˨ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩˨ ʔɓək̚˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

(Confucianism) appropriately, unless related by blood or marriage, men and women should not hand things to each other directly

03/12/2023, Trân Trân, Nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân' và những quan niệm xưa” PLVN - Báo Pháp Luật Điện Tử Việt Nam (Vietnam Law Newspaper Online)

Nowadays, the saying, “appropriately, unless related by blood or marriage, men and women should avoid physical contact” perhaps only exists in literary compositions and books. Even so there was also a time when this ideology almost completely dictated [our] ancestors' rules of conduct, behavioral etiquette, and way of life, from outside among society to within the households.

Câu nói “Nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân” giờ đây có lẽ hầu như chỉ tồn tại trong văn chương, sách vở. Tuy nhiên, đã có một thời, quan niệm này hầu như chi phối toàn bộ cách hành xử, lối sống của người xưa, từ ngoài xã hội cho đến trong gia đình.

(Traditional Cultural Conservatism) appropriately, unless related by blood or marriage, men and women should avoid physical contact

2009, Vũ Thuợng, "Nắm tay và hơn thế nữa (Holding Hands and Even More)" Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) Online
Ở thời buổi này mà còn bảo 'ư“nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân”' thì còn xưa hơn Diễm. Vì con trai con gái tuổi teen bây giờ đã coi những tiếp xúc nam nữ là gì đó rất đương nhiên.
In this day and age, to instruct “men and women to avoid physical contact” is even further bygone than Diễm [of Bygone Days]. For teenaged boys and girls nowadays have considered physical contacts between men and women to be something very natural.

(situationally humorous) appropriately, unless related by blood or marriage, men and women should avoid physical contact


blp.

Abbreviation of bez liczby pojedynczej (“without singular number, plurale tantum”).


blm.

Abbreviation of bez liczby mnogiej (“without plural number, singulare tantum”).


ndk

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of nedankinde (“you're welcome”).


τῷ ὄντι

τῷ ὄντι • (tôi ónti)


蔚為大觀

ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

вэйвэйдагуань

/weɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ taːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ taːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/


共商大計

ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ

/kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʊŋ²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² kɐi̯³³/

/kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʊŋ²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² kɐi̯³³/


大旱雲霓

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

大旱望雲霓 大旱望雲霓#Chinese

大旱望云霓 大旱望云霓#Chinese

Synonym of 大旱望雲霓／大旱望云霓 (dàhàn wàng yúnní)


大旱望雲霓

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ

дахань ван юньни

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

I have heard of one who with seventy li exercised all the functions of government throughout the kingdom. That was Tang. […] Thus, the people looked to him, as we look in a time of great drought to the clouds and rainbows.

Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Chén wén qīshí lǐ wéizhèng yú tiānxià zhě, Tāng shì yě....... Mín wàng zhī, ruò dàhàn zhī wàng yúnní yě.

臣聞七十里為政於天下者，湯是也。……民望之，若大旱之望雲霓也。

臣闻七十里为政于天下者，汤是也。……民望之，若大旱之望云霓也。


大旱望雲

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ

даханьванъюнь

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵/

大旱望雲霓 大旱望雲霓#Chinese

大旱望云霓 大旱望云霓#Chinese


大旱之望雲霓

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄓ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ

дахань чжи ван юньни

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ yn³⁵ ni³⁵/

as if longing for a rain cloud during a drought

如大旱之望雲霓

如大旱之望云霓

大旱望雲霓 大旱望雲霓#Chinese

大旱望云霓 大旱望云霓#Chinese


大幹快上

ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ

даганькуайшан

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kän⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kän⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/


大而無當

ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄉㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³/

/tä⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ u³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jiː²¹ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³/

I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them in reality; once gone, they could not be brought back.

Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wú wén yán yú Jiēyú, dà ér wú dàng, wǎng ér bù fǎn.

吾聞言於接輿，大而無當，往而不反。

吾闻言于接舆，大而无当，往而不反。

大而無當的計劃

大而无当的计划


富商巨賈

ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄤ ㄐㄩˋ ㄍㄨˇ

/fu⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯²² kuː³⁵/

/fu⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯²² kuː³⁵/

富商大賈 富商大賈#Chinese

富商大贾 富商大贾#Chinese


大風大浪

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² lɔːŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² lɔːŋ²²/


大功告成

ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³ ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³ ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/

Ten thousand people gathered, and in the span of twenty days, they finished building it.

Shí wàn zhòng bìng jí, píng zuò èr xún, dà gōng bì chéng.

十萬眾並集，平作二旬，大功畢成。

十万众并集，平作二旬，大功毕成。

(of a project, work, etc.) to be accomplished; to be crowned with success


大好河山

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄢ

/tä⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² hou̯³⁵ hɔː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² hou̯³⁵ hɔː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

beautiful rivers and mountains of a country; one's beloved motherland


trágame tierra

shoot me! Kill me now! I wish the earth would swallow me up!


富商大賈

ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄤ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨˇ

/fu⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² kuː³⁵/

/fu⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² kuː³⁵/


hacer barra

Vamos a hacerle barra al equipo.

(idiomatic, colloquial, El Salvador) root for, cheer on a person or team

Háganme barra al cine, que no quiero ir solo.

Guys, go with me to the movies, I don't want to go alone.

Quiero ir a bailar, haceme barra.

(idiomatic, colloquial, El Salvador) accompany, come along with somebody


幾鐳

/kui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lui³³/

/kui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lui³³/

how much does it cost
how much does it cost

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) how much money?, how much is it?, how much does it cost?


偌錢

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/lua³³⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/lua³³⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Southern Min) how much money?, how much is it?, how much does it cost?


偌濟錢

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua³³⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/ɡua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/ɡua³³⁻²¹ t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²³/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua³³⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lua²²⁻²¹ t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/ɡua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/ɡua³³⁻²¹ t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²³/


幾多錢

/kei̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi²¹³⁻²¹ to¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/

/ki³¹ to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/

/kei̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi²¹³⁻²¹ to¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/

/ki³¹ to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/

(Cantonese, Gan, Hakka) how much money?, how much is it?, how much does it cost?


てば

て (te, continuative form (連用形) of つ (tsu)) + ば (ba, particle forming the provisional).

ja-r

夢耳 見尚幾許 戀吾者 寤見者 益而如何有

→ Ime nomi ni mite sura kokoda kouru a wa utsutsu ni mite ba mashite ika ni aramu

Even just dreamt you, I love you so that much; if I actually see you, what will even happen to me?

(archaic, obsolete) Resultative assumption: if


雞巴都笑爆了

鸡巴都笑爆了
jbdxbl

ㄐㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

цзиба доу сяо бао лэ

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

(neologism, Internet slang) laughing my dick off; LMDO


前不著村，後不著店

前不着村，後不着店
前不着村，后不着店

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣ

ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

cin⁴ bat¹ zoek⁶ cyun¹, hau⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dim³

chʻien² pu⁴ chao² tsʻun¹, hou⁴ pu⁴ chao² tien⁴

цянь бу чжао цунь

хоу бу чжао дянь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄘㄨㄣㄦ

ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋㄦ

цяньбучжаоцуньр

хоубучжаодяньр

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯əɻ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

chìhn bāt jeuhk chyūn, hauh bāt jeuhk dim

tsin⁴ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tsyn¹, hau⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dim³

qin⁴ bed¹ zêg⁶ qun¹, heo⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ dim³

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tiːm³³/


it'll be all right on the night

Originally said about the problems encountered during the final dress rehearsal before the premiere (first night) of a performance.

(UK, informal) Although it seems problematic now, it will ultimately succeed.


もや

Compound of も (mo, “also, too”, case particle) + や (ya, case particle expressing question or doubt, or implying the opposite).

ja-com

Expressing conjecture or supposition; perhaps, maybe


I'll have you know

Used to add annoyed emphasis to an associated statement.


κἄν

head

κᾱ̓́ν • (kā́n)


口若懸河

ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ

коужосюаньхэ

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚² jyːn²¹ hɔː²¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚² jyːn²¹ hɔː²¹/

eloquent; glib; voluble; having the gift of the gab


IKTR

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I know that's right, often used as an affirmational response


雨來唚滴

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ lai¹³ t͡sʰim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiʔ³²/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ lai¹³ t͡sʰim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have continuous rain


雨仔屑屑

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛʔ³²/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛʔ³²/


雨澹水滴

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiʔ³²/

/hɔ²² tam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiʔ³²/

/hɔ²² tam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to have continuous rain


出る所へ出る

ja-pos

出(で)る所(ところ)へ出(で)る • (deru tokoro e deru)

出る所へ出る (canonical)
deru tokoro e deru (romanization)

Phrase consisting of 出る (deru, “to go out”) + 所 (tokoro, “place”) + へ (e, “to”) + 出る (deru, “to go out”). Literally "go out to the place to go out".

to appeal to the court, police or other public place, and compete which one is correct publicly; to bring a lawsuit


額手稱慶

ㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

/ˀɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

/ˀɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

put one's hand on one's forehead in jubilation, be overjoyed


大地回春

ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄣ

дадихуэйчунь

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² tei̯²² wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² tei̯²² wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

spring returns to the earth; spring is here again


大吹大擂

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄟˊ

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² lɵy̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² lɵy̯²¹/

to make a great fanfare; to make a big noise


大步流星

ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² pou̯²² lɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² pou̯²² lɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/


大醇小疵

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘ

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɵn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɵn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

sound on the whole though defective in details


大處落墨

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(figuratively) to concentrate on the key points


打鴨子上架

ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

да яцзы шан цзя

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ aːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ¹³ kaː³³⁻³⁵/

/taː³⁵ aːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ¹³ kaː³³⁻³⁵/

趕鴨子上架 趕鴨子上架#Chinese

赶鸭子上架 赶鸭子上架#Chinese

(figuratively) Synonym of 趕鴨子上架／赶鸭子上架 (gǎn yāzi shàng jià, “to make someone do something entirely beyond them”)


殺雞驚猴

ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄡˊ

шацзицзинхоу

/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

殺雞儆猴 殺雞儆猴#Chinese

杀鸡儆猴 杀鸡儆猴#Chinese

Alternative form of 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)


打腫臉充胖子

to pretend to be fat by slapping one's face until it's swollen

ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄆㄤˋ ˙ㄗ

dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàngzi [Phonetic:dázhóngliǎnchōngpàngzi]

да чжун лянь чун панцзы

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/taː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵ liːm¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ puːn²² t͡siː³⁵/

to boast in a way that actually cause damage to oneself


大慈大悲

desc

đại từ đại bi

CJKV/code

đại từ đại bi

Sino-Xenic (大慈大悲):
* → Japanese: 大慈大悲(だいじだいひ) (daijidaihi)
* → Korean: 대자대비(大慈大悲) (daejadaebi)
* → Vietnamese: đại từ đại bi (大慈大悲)

CJKV

đại từ đại bi

ㄉㄚˋ ㄘˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄟ

/tä⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ tä⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹ taːi̯²² pei̯⁵⁵/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ pi⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ t͡su²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ pi⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ tä⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹ taːi̯²² pei̯⁵⁵/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ pi⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ t͡su²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ pi⁴⁴/

(Buddhism or figuratively) infinitely compassionate and merciful (e.g. of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)


大打出手

ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ

/tä⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² taː³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² taː³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/


打圓場

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˇㄦ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/taː³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/taː³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tã⁴⁴ ɦyø²² zã⁴⁴/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/taː³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/taː³⁵ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tã⁴⁴ ɦyø²² zã⁴⁴/

to mediate a dispute; to smooth things over


哪知

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/naː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/naː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

(rhetorical question) how would [someone] know; [someone] doesn't know


ég és föld a különbség

[ˈeːɡeːʃ ˈføld ɒ ˈkylømpʃeːɡ]

Literally: “the difference is heaven and earth”.

(idiomatic) there's a world of difference, (as different as) chalk and cheese


倒背如流

ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/tou̯³⁵ puːi̯²² jyː²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/tou̯³⁵ puːi̯²² jyː²¹ lɐu̯²¹/


ταὐτά

head

ταὐτᾰ́ • (tautá)


voor niets gaat de zon op

Literally, “the sun rises for nothing”, or more loosely translated as “the sun rises for free”.

lit

(idiomatic) it isn't for free, not everything is for free


LMN

Have you found my dog? If so, plz LMN ASAP!

(text messaging) Initialism of let me know.

Lifetime Movie Network
w:Lifetime Movie Network


打躬作揖

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄧ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐp̚⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐp̚⁵/

to fold the hands and make deep bows; to do obeisance; to beg humbly


打恭作揖

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄧ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

打躬作揖 打躬作揖#Chinese


打拱作揖

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ

ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄧ

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐp̚⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐp̚⁵/

打躬作揖 打躬作揖#Chinese


打抱不平

ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/taː³⁵ pʰou̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/taː³⁵ pʰou̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo²²⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

to take up the cudgels for the injured party; to defend somebody against an injustice


pro mě za mě

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


打家劫舍

ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ kiːp̚³ sɛː³³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ kiːp̚³ sɛː³³/


for all someone cares

He can gamble away his last penny for all I care.

My mother could have left me standing out in the cold for all my father cared.

expresses that someone does not care at all about some hypothetical situation becoming reality


有雲無影

/u²² hun²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ hun²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/

/u²² hun²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ hun²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) fictitious; nonexistent; made-up; fabricated


有潲無鼻

/u²² siau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰi⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ siau¹³⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/u²²⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/u²² siau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰi⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ siau¹³⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/u²²⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

(Southern Min, vulgar) crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange


有𩮴無捾

/u²² sui³³ bo²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ sui⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/u²² sui³³ bo²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ sui⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange