oh ye of little faith

Alternative spelling of O ye of little faith


yo no sabo

⇒ English: no sabo kid

From an incorrect first person singular conjugation of the Spanish verb saber (“to know”).

(humorous) showing or affecting a lack of fluency in the Spanish language


O ye of little faith

(chiefly humorous) A response to an expression of doubt or uncertainty.


患難與共

ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ

хуаньнаньюйгун

/xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵¹/

/xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵¹/

to go through thick and thin together; to share hardships together


it's all relative

$300 a day may seem like a lot, but it's all relative.

A response to an anterior quantitative value or an anterior comment of it, used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to.


albo rybka, albo pipka

Literally, “either the fish, or the pipette”.

lit

have your cake and eat it too
have one's cake and eat it too

(idiomatic, humorous) you can't have your cake and eat it too


wóz albo przewóz

(colloquial, idiomatic) sink or swim, do or die (used before a difficult decision or action)

(colloquial, idiomatic) take it or leave it (used when someone has to make a decision between two options)


whyrano

Blend of English why + Korean Gyeongsang dialect 와 이라노 (wa ira-no, “What's going on? What's wrong?”, literally “Why is it like this?”).

(humorous, neologism, Internet slang) What's going on? What's wrong? Why is it like this?


could hear a pin drop

one could hear a pin drop
one could hear a pin drop#English

Alternative form of one could hear a pin drop


siinähän tuo

From siinä + -hän + tuo [+ menee]. Literally, 'there it [goes]'.


mitäs tässä

From mitäs + tässä. Literally, 'What [could be wrong] here?'.

(idiomatic) not bad (answer to mitä kuuluu)


so quiet one could hear a pin drop

En-au-so quiet one could hear a pin drop.ogg


not so much

My mom really likes spinach; me, not so much.

Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.

It's not so much that he's a bad person, but that his political views are too extreme.

Indicates that one factor is much more relevant or important than another.


したれ

(dialectal, chiefly Western Japan) imperative of したる (shitaru)


kill your heroes

Perhaps influenced by kill your darlings.

Daevid believes the visa problem that removed him so abruptly from The Soft Machine in late August 1967 probably accelerated an inevitable split. He believes his role in the band was that of catalyst — and, as he notes, you've got to kill your heroes.

2014, Marcus O’Dair, Different Every Time: The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt:

Kill your heroes, stop doing it harder.

2019, Will Larson, An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management:

My Castor: Remember what Uncle Hemlock says: "Kill your heroes."

2022, Linden A. Lewis, The Second Rebel, page 261:

(informal, often sarcastic) One should not idolize specific people (particularly celebrities), as this will distort one's perception of those one idolizes.


S my D

“And, you know, if they have a problem with that, then they can s my D.”

2014, Dustin Long, Bad Teeth, New Harvest, page 125:

The tweet in question reads, "You call yourself Pro? S my D" — likely a reference to the new MacBook Pro's lack of an SD card slot.

2016 November 1, Melanie Ehrenkranz, Razer computers’ ‘S my D’ tweet is the definition of sexism in tech, https://www.mic.com/articles/158278/razer-computers-tweet-apple-s-my-d, Mic:

Coach: That dumbass frigate can S my D. That's about a warship performing oral sex on another warship.

2021 October 16, James Austin Johnson (actor), “Football Press Conference Cold Open”, Saturday Night Live, National Broadcasting Company


the reality is

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to introduce the main crux or issue, or to dispel any preconceived notions or misperceptions.


dies natalis

From Dutch dies natalis, from Latin diēs nātālis.


all is not lost

Damaged Hologram: --alled Reapers. [static]... the Citadel... [static] ...overwhelmed... [static] ...only hope... [static]...
Damaged Hologram: --[static] act of desperation... [static] ... the Conduit... [static] ... all is lost [static]
Damaged Hologram: ...cannot be stopped... [static] ...cannot be stopped... [static]

2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ilos:

There are still chances of recovery or success.


let it snow

From the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945.

Christmas season
Christmas season#English

(colloquial) Used around the Christmas season to express anticipation of snowfall.

Jule Styne
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Sammy Cahn


jaħraqdin

jaħraq (“may it burn”) + din (“religion”), literally “May [someone] religion burn”. The expression is also found in Arabic dialects with the same meaning.

af

Jaħraqdinkom!

Jaħraqdinu l-mard!


minn waqt għal ieħor

/ˌwaʔ.t‿aˤːˈlɪː.ħɔr/

LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-minn waqt għal ieħor.wav


穩賺不賠

ㄨㄣˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄟˊ

вэньчжуаньбупэй

/wən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰeɪ̯³⁵/

/wən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰeɪ̯³⁵/


搖旗吶喊

ㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄢˇ

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nä⁵¹ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːp̚² haːm³³/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nä⁵¹ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ naːp̚² haːm³³/


萬事俱備，只欠東風

ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ

ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ

maan⁶ si⁶ keoi¹ bei⁶, zi² him³ dung¹ fung¹

ваньши цзюйбэй

чжи цянь дунфэн

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

maan⁶ si⁶ koey¹ bei⁶, dzi² him³ dung¹ fung¹

man⁶ xi⁶ kêu¹ béi⁶, ji² him³ dung¹ fung¹

/maːn²² siː²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²² t͡siː³⁵ hiːm³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Kǒngmíng suǒ zhǐbǐ, píngtuì zuǒyòu, mì shū shíliù zì yuē: “Yù pò Cáo gōng, yí yòng huǒgōng; wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng.”

孔明索紙筆，屏退左右，密書十六字曰：「欲破曹公，宜用火攻；萬事俱備，只欠東風。」

孔明索纸笔，屏退左右，密书十六字曰：「欲破曹公，宜用火攻；万事俱备，只欠东风。」

All things are ready except for the easternly wind.

Everything is ready except for one last crucial item.


童男童女

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄩˇ

туннаньтуннюй

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ nɵy̯¹³/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ nɵy̯¹³/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/


if you know, you know

“They’re very if you know, you know,” says Sam Millen-Cramer, a 28-year-old marketing specialist, who wears his £15 Mountain Warehouse zip-up with baggy pants from Margaret Howell […]

2023 January 5, “Forget the luxury fleece”, in Financial Times:

Anatomy of a Fall doesn’t fit into any of those categories,” Messineo, the YouTuber who made the dancing video to Hüller’s monologue, told me. Instead, he suggested, it has “if you know you know” appeal.

2024 March 5, Gabriella Paiella, quoting Messineo, “Why ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Became One of the Most Memed Films of the Year”, in GQ:

(informal, humorous) Used to signify a reference or allusion to something that is only understood by certain groups of people.


lrj

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of lahi ra jud


nsd

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of na sad.


婚喪喜慶

ㄏㄨㄣ ㄙㄤ ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

хуньсансицин

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ hɪŋ³³/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

/hun³³ sɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ hɪŋ³³/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

/hun³³ sɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/hun⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɪŋ²¹/

celebrations and mourning; important life events (e.g. weddings, funerals, birthdays, etc.)


金碧輝映

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄥˋ

цзиньбихуэйин

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ jɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ jɪŋ³⁵/

(of the furnishings and decorations of a building) magnificent, splendid, and resplendent


rsd

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of ra sad


moħħok hemm

/ˌmɔħ.ħɔˈk‿ɛmm/


wati na lang ang wa kapirma

Literally, “only the earthworm hasn't signed one's death certificate”.

lit

have one foot in the grave
have one foot in the grave

(idiomatic) to have one foot in the grave


no human being is illegal

You who are so-called illegal aliens must know that no human being is "illegal". That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?

1985, Elie Wiesel, “The Refugee”, in Sanctuary:

People (especially immigrants) should not be referred to as "illegal" (e.g. as "illegal immigrants").


walay unohan

(idiomatic) used to describe a situation where someone cannot be please no matter what one does


lupig pay ungo

Literally, “even a ghost is outmatched”.

(idiomatic) someone who turns up unexpectedly


nakatunob og iti

Literally, “to have stepped on bird feces”.

(idiomatic) someone who does something he/she is not known for, or does not normally do


motunob sa luwa

follow someone's footsteps
follow someone's footsteps

(idiomatic) to follow someone's footsteps


一心無二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


大書特書

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄜˋ ㄕㄨ

/tä⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

to write elaborately on; to write at length about


莫逆之交

ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄧˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚² jɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚² jɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

very close friends (with complete mutual understanding)


love is love

(21st century) Love in LGBTQ relationships is equivalent (e.g. in genuineness, validity, personal experience, etc.) to love in heterosexual relationships.


堅壁清野

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ

цзяньбицинъе

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kiːn⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kiːn⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

to fortify defences and evacuate all civilians and supplies

scorched-earth policy
scorched-earth policy


nangita og sakit sa lawas

(idiomatic) to do something dangerous especially one that can cause serioua injuries


tin-aw pa sa sabaw sa butong

Literally, “clearer than coconut water”.

(idiomatic, simile) clear as day, clear as crystal


abot sa dunggan ang ngisi

Literally, “for one's smile to reach their ears”.

(hyperhole, idiomatic) to be overjoyed, extremely happy


murag namiya og tai

(simile, idiomatic) someone who leaves unexpectedly without sa word


may tawo na ang payag

Literally, “the hut already has a person living in it”.

lit

(idiomatic) for a girl to have a sweetheart, someone who is already committed to a relationship


murag naghatod og dili

From the notion that when a person asks for a woman’s hand, if the parents refuse, they send the single word dílì to the door and the visit ends then and there.


開科取士

ㄎㄞ ㄎㄜ ㄑㄩˇ ㄕˋ

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ siː²²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ siː²²/

imperial examinations
imperial examination

(history) to hold imperial examinations in order to select talented scholars (to become officials)


на Марс по зелки

Literally "gone to get cabbage from Mars"; used as a rude, sarcastic reply addressed at someone who has queried about someone else's whereabouts (not necessarily the speaker's), as if to suggest that they should mind their own business.


każda potwora znajdzie swego amatora

/ˈkaʐ.da pɔtˈfɔ.ra ˈznaj.d͡ʑɛ ˈsfɛ.ɡɔ a.maˈtɔ.ra/

Literally, “every monster will find its lover”.

każda potwora znajdzie swojego amatora#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of każda potwora znajdzie swojego amatora


każda potwora znajdzie swojego amatora

/ˈkaʐ.da pɔtˈfɔ.ra ˈznaj.d͡ʑɛ sfɔˈjɛ.ɡɔ a.maˈtɔ.ra/

every Jack has his Jill
every Jack has his Jill


każda potwora znajdzie amatora

/ˈkaʐ.da pɔtˈfɔ.ra ˈznaj.d͡ʑɛ a.maˈtɔ.ra/

Literally, “every monster will find a lover”.


detti mér nú allar dauðar lýs úr höfði

Literally "should now all dead lice fall from my head"; the person is so surprised that even the dead lice on their head fall out.

"Well, I'll be damned!", a set phrase expressing complete surprise and shock


á dauða mínum átti ég von

Á dauða mínum átti ég von en ekki þessu.

That's the last thing I expected. / I literally never expected this could ever happen.

Á dauða mínum átti ég von frekar en að ég fengi þessi verðlaun.

I never thought there was even a chance I could win this award.

that's the last thing I expected, I am very surprised, I expected anything but this, I can't believe my own eyes


變生肘腋

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ

бяньшэнчжоуе

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/

/piːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jɪk̚²/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/

/piːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jɪk̚²/


禍生肘腋

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/


定於一尊

ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄗㄨㄣ

динъюйицзунь

/tiŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

/tiŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

Jīn huángdì bìng yǒu tiānxià, bié hēibái ér dìng yī zūn.

今皇帝并有天下，別黑白而定一尊。

今皇帝并有天下，别黑白而定一尊。

to regard the supreme authority as the only standard


變起蕭牆

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

бяньцисяоцян

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

禍起蕭牆 禍起蕭牆#Chinese

祸起萧墙 祸起萧墙#Chinese

Synonym of 禍起蕭牆／祸起萧墙 (huòqǐxiāoqiáng, “to suffer internal strife”)


later, tater

“Later, tater,” she said, trying to keep the tremble from her voice.

2015, Jamie McGuire, Among Monsters, page 9:

“Later, tater.” Austin waved and disappeared.

2019, Erin McCarthy, Ghosts Like It Hot:

“I gotta go,” she said. “Later, tater.”

2019, Emma Chastain, Notes from a Former Virgin: Junior Year, page 137:

(slang, Canada, US) Au revoir, see you soon.


silence is violence

(21st century) Inaction or indifference towards violence aimed at oppressed groups is tantamount to direct violence against those groups.

(uncommon) Silence in certain settings can be perceived or interpreted as unfriendly or hostile.


с какой стати

head

с како́й ста́ти

с како́й ста́ти • (s kakój státi)

с како́й ста́ти (canonical)
s kakój státi (romanization)

С како́й ста́ти мне так де́лать?

— С како́й тако́й ста́ти, скажи́те на ми́лость, зака́зчики гуля́ют, а я обя́зан шить на них? Оттого́, что у них де́ньги есть, а я ни́щий?

1888, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Сапожник и нечистая сила; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Shoemaker and the Devil, 1921:

`What is the reason, kindly tell me, that customers enjoy themselves while I am forced to sit and work for them? Because they have money and I am a beggar.

— S kakój takój státi, skažíte na mílostʹ, zakázčiki guljájut, a ja objázan šitʹ na nix? Ottovó, što u nix dénʹgi jestʹ, a ja níščij?


清君側

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

Zhao Yang, from the feudal state of Jin, captured Jinyang (now Taiyuan) in order to expel Xunyin and Shijishe. Who were they? They were evil people around the ruler (of the feudal state of Jin). This expelled these evil people around the ruler.

Jìn Zhàoyāng qǔ jìnyáng zhī jiǎ, yǐ zhú Xúnyín yǔ Shìjíshè. Xúnyín yǔ Shìjíshè zhě, hé wèi zhě yě? Jūn cè zhī èrén yě. Cǐ zhú jūn cè zhī èrén.

晉趙鞅取晉陽之甲，以逐荀寅與士吉射。荀寅與士吉射者，曷為者也？君側之惡人也。此逐君側之惡人。

晋赵鞅取晋阳之甲，以逐荀寅与士吉射。荀寅与士吉射者，曷为者也？君侧之恶人也。此逐君侧之恶人。

An Lushan initiated the An Lushan Rebellion under the pretext of "clearing evil ministers around the ruling monarch", which seriously weakened the Tang Dynasty.

Ānlùshān yǐ “qīngjūncè” de míngyì fādòng ānshǐzhīluàn, lìng tángcháo yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi.

安祿山以「清君側」的名義發動安史之亂，令唐朝由盛轉衰。

安禄山以「清君侧」的名义发动安史之乱，令唐朝由盛转衰。

to clear evil ministers around the ruling monarch


閉門謝客

ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˋ

/pi⁵¹ mən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/pɐi̯³³ muːn²¹ t͡sɛː²² haːk̚³/

/pi⁵¹ mən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/pɐi̯³³ muːn²¹ t͡sɛː²² haːk̚³/


好暗晡

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

Calque of English good afternoon or calque of Spanish buenas tardes.


hyd y gwn i

/ˌhɨːd ə ˈɡʊnɪ/

Contracted from hyd y gwn i (literally “to the extent that I know”).


好暗暝

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

Calque of English good evening or calque of Spanish buenas noches.


ekki með fulle fem

"Fulle fem" is Danish/Norwegian for "complete five", so "having one's complete five" likely refers to being in possession of all of one's five senses (thus being mentally fit). This phrase is used in modern Norwegian: ved sine fulle fem.

(idiomatic) to be lacking in mental faculties (temporarily or permanently), to be not quite all there, to be delusional


好早起

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

Calque of English good morning or calque of Spanish buenos días.


迴光返照

(the sky) brightens again (right before sunset)

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄠˋ

хуэйгуанфаньчжао

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ faːn³⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ faːn³⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

(figurative) to experience terminal lucidity (before one's death)

(figurative) to experience a momentary spurt of activity or boom before its final demise


文武百官

ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

вэньубайгуань

/wən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

(historical) all civil and military officials; all government officials


azonosítatlan repülő tárgy

azonosítatlan (“unidentified”) + repülő (“flying”) + tárgy (“object”)

affix

unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object


意味を成さない

意味を成さない (canonical)
imi o nasanai (romanization)


u. A. w. g.

Abbreviation of um Antwort wird gebeten (“it is asked for an answer”, roughly).


VBNMW

(US politics) Initialism of vote blue no matter who. (voting for any politician in the Democratic Party regardless of their record)

Trumpster diving

voting for conservative politicians regardless of their record


From a phrase read from a ship's bell by a character in the 1996 movie White Squall. The phrase itself means "Where one of us goes, we will go together," or "We will go together with any one of our members."

But this particular image, posted in March by the Utah-based fashion, beauty, and parenting influencer Jalynn Schroeder to more than 50,000 followers, is accompanied by a series of hashtags that includes the initialism WWG1WGA—“Where we go one, we go all”—a motto used by adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

2020 August 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “The Women Making Conspiracy Theories Beautiful”, in The Atlantic:

Their rallying cry is "where we go one, we go all," a line from the 1996 Jeff Bridges sailing adventure "White Squall" that they misattribute to President Kennedy. The phrase is frequently abbreviated to "WWG1WGA," which Roseanne Barr — one of several celebrity QAnon supporters — tweeted in June 2018.

“Where we go one, we go all,” erupted the crowd in a QAnon chant that’s frequently abbreviated to WWG1WGA in online messaging boards like 4chan, where the cult began.

2024 January 23, Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, “A Creepy QAnon Chant Rises at Trump’s Rally—and He Nods and Smiles”, in The New Republic:

(US politics) Initialism of where we go one, we go all: a popular slogan of QAnon believers.


しか勝たん

しか勝たん (canonical)
shika katan (romanization)

推ししか勝たん

(slang) "no-one wins except for X": X is the best


away in a hack

Jimmy had said to me earlier 'the trick is to give them what they want' and it doesn't take long to work out that its laughs and tears, and if you can work a nice bust in a tight sweater in the story, you're away in a hack.

(Ireland, informal) Doing well; embarked on a successful course of action.


қалайсың

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қалайсың • (qalaisyñ)


қалыңыз қалай

қалыңыз қалай • (qalyñyz qalai)

[qɑɫɪŋɪz qɑˈɫɑj]


杯中酒

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

An invitation to finish one's current drinks at the end of a meal, party, etc.


is é do bheatha

From Dé do bheatha with é ‘he, it’ substituted for dé, dia reinterpreted as meaning ‘god’; ultimately from Middle Irish dia do betha or dé do betha, from Old Irish rot·bia do bethu (“you shall have your life”) or rot·bé do bethu (“may you have your life”). Compare Scottish Gaelic 's e do bheatha (“don’t mention it, you are welcome”).

cog

welcome, hail (used as a greeting, addressed to one person)


che ti prende

what's wrong with you
what's wrong with you

what's the matter with you
what's the matter with you

what's wrong with you; what's with you; what's the matter with you


така е зборот

so to speak (used to cancel the literal meaning of what one has just said)


секоја чест

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секоја чест • (sekoja čest)

kudos, bravo, congratulations (used to express respectful admiration)


со убаво

kindly, politely, without yelling, threatening or intimidating


така му било пишано

така му било пишано • (taka mu bilo pišano)

that's how it was meant to be, that's what fate had in store for him, the outcome was predestined


пиц-пец

(colloquial) shipshape, spick and span, looking great


уживај

уживај • (uživaj)

(colloquial) no worries, don't worry about it, don't mention it, nothing to worry about


со рацете во џеб

со рацете во џеб • (so racete vo džeb)

idly and casually (lit. with one's hands in one's pockets)


до бесвест

(colloquial, hyperbolic) indefinitely, endlessly, going on and on (lit. "to the point of fainting")


мало морген

[ˈmaɫɔ ˈmɔrɡɛn]

(nonstandard) in your dreams, yeah right


нема врска

used to object that what the interlocutor has said is irrelevant or beside the point


уживај си

уживај си • (uživaj si)

(colloquial) in your dreams, keep dreaming


пу пу не важи

пу пу не важи • (pu pu ne važi)

(childish) said to recant what one has said or promised or to render it invalid; often accompanied by the provision of a frivolous excuse


ебате

еба́те • (ebáte)

ебате денот!

(vulgar) fucking, bloody (vulgar intensifier, followed by a noun with a definite article)


колку да се каже

колку да се каже • (kolku da se kaže)

perfunctorily, sloppily, poorly, with minimal effort and quality, just for the sake of being able to consider it officially done


ако не ти е тешко

ако не ти е тешко • (ako ne ti e teško)

[ˈakɔ ˈnɛ ti ɛ ˈtɛʃkɔ]

if it's not too much to ask, if it's not too much trouble


на ти

addressing each other with informal pronouns, i.e. T-forms


здравје да имаш

здравје да имаш • (zdravje da imaš)

response to "Gesundheit", "bless you" (after someone sneezes)


пенил се не пенил

(dialectal) used to mock someone irrationally stubborn or who cannot swallow his pride despite the dire consequences; lit. "whether it foams or not", in reference to an anecdote about someone mistaking a bar of soap for cheese and then insisting on eating it even after ascertaining its true nature, regardless of whether it foamed or not, so as not to have to admit that he was wrong


пуш пауза

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пуш пауза • (puš pauza) f


кадија те тужи, кадија те суди

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кадија те тужи, кадија те суди • (kadija te tuži, kadija te sudi)

kadija te tuži (romanization)
kadija te sudi (romanization)

[ˈkadi(j)a tɛ ˈtuʒi | ˈkadi(j)a tɛ ˈsudi]

said in reference to situations where a person making accusations or complaining is also the one who will get to decide the final outcome, without the accused or the object of the complaint being able to defend himself fairly

en-кадија_те_тужи,_кадија_те_суди-mk-phrase-2UQ3ZoLV


честитки

честитки • (čestitki)


во форма

physically fit, with strong physical endurance, especially cardiorespiratory endurance

skilled, comfortable with the activity, not having lost one's touch or flair


сума сумарум

all things considered
all things considered


長江後浪推前浪

In the Yangtze River the waves behind push on those ahead.

ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄤˋ

coeng⁴ gong¹ hau⁶ long⁶ teoi¹ cin⁴ long⁶

Chʻang²-chiang¹ hou⁴-lang⁴ tʻui¹ chʻien²-lang⁴

Чанцзян хоулан туй цяньлан

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹/

chèuhng gōng hauh lohng tēui chìhn lohng

tsoeng⁴ gong¹ hau⁶ long⁶ toey¹ tsin⁴ long⁶

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² lɔːŋ²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ lɔːŋ²²/

new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation


vetäkää käteen

[ˈʋe̞t̪æk̟æː ˈk̟æt̪e̞ːn]


vedä käteen

[ˈʋe̞dæk̚ ˈk̟æt̪e̞ːn]

go fuck yourself, fuck you, fuck off (singular)


pitäkää tunkkinne

From an old joke or anecdote (with many variations) about a man who gets a flat tyre while driving in the remote countryside. He walks a long distance trying to get help and eventually comes across a farmhouse. He knocks on the door to ask for a jack to help him replace the tyre, but has by then grown so aggravated and pessimistic that when the door opens, he only exclaims "you know what, keep your damn jack!" Some sources state the story may have originated with or popularized by Danny Thomas.

Vai että minunko pitäisi maksaa satanen tuosta? Pitäkää tunkkinne!

Oh, you say that'll cost me a hundred (dollars/euros/etc.)? Keep the damn thing!

Used to express giving up trying to get something due to being fed up with the process of trying to acquire it; (just) keep it, keep the thing, I'm not going to get/buy it; I'll let you/them have it

Used to express giving up in general; screw this, I won't bother


kuin Jokisen eväät

"like Jokinen's (packed) lunch" (literally)

Unknown. A common and in all likelihood apocryphal story goes that one Jokinen was working as a machinist some time in the 1940s and had placed his lunchbox under a press that one of his coworkers turned on as a prank, causing Jokinen's lunch to get flattened and spill all over.

(simile) (spread/strewn) all over the place or about


kuin Ellun kanat

– (...) Asialliset hommat suoritetaan, muuten ollaan kun Ellun kanat. (...)

1954, Väinö Linna, chapter 10, in Liesl Yamaguchi, transl., Tuntematon sotilas [Unknown Soldiers], published 2015 (translation), →ISBN:

(...) The things we have to do, we do – otherwise, we might as well be Lulu’s chickens on the loose. (...)

(simile) carefree, happy-go-lucky, nonchalant


冰釋前嫌

ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

биншицяньсянь

/piŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːm²¹/

/piŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːm²¹/

let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones

to bury the hatchet; to let bygones be bygones; to become reconciled


tamnan og kawayan

Literally, “to plant bamboo trees on something”.


laway ray puhunan

Literally, “to only have one's saliva as investment”.

lit

(idiomatic) to only have words and promises with no capital in an agreement


għall-grazzja t'Alla

Ma tantx weġġa’, għall-grazzja t’Alla.


祖墳冒青煙

Blue smoke is rising from (someone's) family cemetery.

ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢ

цзуфэнь мао цинъянь

/t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

Used to describe someone very lucky or successful.


finché avrò fiato

Literally, “so long as I will have breath”.

as long as I live; so long as I can breathe


毫無二致

ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²² t͡siː³³/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²² t͡siː³³/

without the slightest difference; completely identical


dou-lhe uma, dou-lhe duas, dou-lhe três

/ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈũ.mɐ | ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈdu.ɐs | ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈtɾe(j)s/

[ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈũ.mɐ | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈdu.ɐs | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈtɾe(ɪ̯)s]

/ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈũ.mɐ | ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈdu.ɐʃ | ˈdo(w).ʎi ˈtɾe(j)ʃ/

[ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈũ.mɐ | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈdu.ɐʃ | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎi ˈtɾe(ɪ̯)ʃ]

/ˈdo(w).ʎe ˈu.ma | ˈdo(w).ʎe ˈdu.as | ˈdo(w).ʎe ˈtɾe(j)s/

[ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎe ˈu.ma | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎe ˈdu.as | ˈdo(ʊ̯).ʎe ˈtɾe(ɪ̯)s]

Literally, “I give you one, I give you two, I give you three”.

lit

going once, going twice, sold
going once, going twice, sold

(Brazil) going once, going twice, sold (said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction, giving other bidders a final opportunity to bid for it)


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that and a token will get you on the subway

that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee#English

(US, informal, humorous) Synonym of that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee


that and a nickel will get you on the subway

She's got love in her heart for Dennis Monahan, and that and a nickel gets a ride on the subway.

"Well, damn it. I am the president. Doesn't that mean anything to him?"
"Arbo's smart-ass answer to that would be, 'That and fifty cents will get you on the subway.'"

2011, Nick Arbuiso, The Day the Money Stopped, page 60:


that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee

A reputation is only useful to dime novelists, boy. That rep and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee.

2011, James Ankrom, The Reaper, page 83:

“My gut tells me that he is, but with that and two bucks, I can get a cup of coffee, but not much else,” growled Max.

2012, Walter A. Turner, The Back Bay File, page 307:

"[…] I guess you got a medal when you got your arm shot off, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I got the Purple Heart. That and a nickel will get you a cup of weak coffee at the Busy Bee Cafe."

2013, James Ward Lee, A Texas Jubilee: Thirteen Stories from the Lone Star State:

“That and four bucks will buy you a cup of coffee,” Sunny said.

2019, Renee George, Thank You For Not Shifting:

(US, informal, humorous) Dismisses the mentioned thing as worthless or futile.


垂暮之年

ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

чуймучжинянь

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɵy̯²¹ mou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɵy̯²¹ mou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

remaining years (of a person's life); old age; twilight years


拋頭露面

ㄆㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

паотоулумянь

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰaːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²² miːn²²/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ bin³³/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³ lɔ³³⁻²¹ bin³³/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰaːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²² miːn²²/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ bin³³/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³ lɔ³³⁻²¹ bin³³/

/pʰau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

(slightly derogatory, originally of women) to show one's face in public; to put oneself about


တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်ကဵုတ္ၚဲသၞာံတၟိကဵုဂွံမိပ်ဇြိပ်အာညိအဴ။

Mnw-တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်ကဵုတ္ၚဲသၞာံတၟိကဵုဂွံမိပ်ဇြိပ်အာညိအဴ.wav

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

en-တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်ကဵုတ္ၚဲသၞာံတၟိကဵုဂွံမိပ်ဇြိပ်အာညိအဴ-mnw-phrase-kB7BZ2qh


なきにしもあらず

ja-phrase

なき に し も あらず


တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်

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တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်

တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်

Mnw-တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ်.wav

Audio: (file)

ကာလတ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ် ကဵုဂွံမိပ်ဇြိပ်အာ ဿီုဖအိုတ်ညိအဴ။

At the time of Christmas day May all be happy.


ခရေတ်သမာတ်

Mnw-ခရေတ်သမာတ်.wav


မာရေဝ်ခရေတ်သမာတ်

မာရေဝ်ခရေတ်သမာတ် (marev Kharetsamās)

Mnw-မာရေဝ်ခရေတ်သမာတ်.wav


口口相傳

ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

коукоусянчуань

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

to be passed down orally; by word of mouth


疾言厲色

ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐt̚² jiːn²¹ lɐi̯²² sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐt̚² jiːn²¹ lɐi̯²² sɪk̚⁵/

to be angry and use harsh words with a stern look


坐立不安

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄢ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː²² laːp̚² pɐt̚⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː²² laːp̚² pɐt̚⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

to fidget; to be on tenterhooks; to feel uneasy; to be restless and agitated


о том потом

[ˈɔ‿tɔm ˈpɔtɔm]

(nonstandard) we'll think about that later, it's too early to worry about that now (often used sarcastically to criticize people who put off their responsibilities and sweep problems under the rug)


ни срам, ни перде

ni sram (romanization)
ni perde (romanization)

Used to denounce someone for being shameless.


како паднат од Марс

како паднат од Марс • (kako padnat od Mars)

bewildered, confused, disoriented, clueless, unable to follow what's going on and react appropriately (lit. "as if he had fallen from Mars")

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не сум од вчера

не сум од вчера • (ne sum od včera)


ринге ринге раја

Ring a Ring o' Roses
Ring a Ring o' Roses


речено, сторено

rečeno (romanization)
storeno (romanization)

[ˈrɛt͡ʃɛnɔ | ˈstɔɾɛnɔ]


條條框框

ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ

ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄤ ㄎㄨㄤ

тяотяокуанкуан

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːu̯²¹ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːu̯²¹ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/


遐邇聞名

ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/haː²¹ jiː¹³ mɐn²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/haː²¹ jiː¹³ mɐn²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

聞名遐邇 聞名遐邇#Chinese

闻名遐迩 闻名遐迩#Chinese


等候英女皇發落

等候英女皇发落
等候女皇發落

/tɐŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²² jɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

at Her Majesty's pleasure
at Her Majesty's pleasure

(Hong Kong, historical) at Her Majesty's pleasure (indefinite imprisonment)


等候女皇發落

等候女皇发落
等候英女皇發落

/tɐŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²² nɵy̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/


稱兄道弟

ㄔㄥ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²² tɐi̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²² tɐi̯²²/

to call each other brothers; to be on intimate terms


蜀犬吠日

ㄕㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄖˋ

шуцюаньфэйжи

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/sʊk̚² hyːn³⁵ fɐi̯²² jɐt̚²/

/sʊk̚² hyːn³⁵ fɐi̯²² jɐt̚²/

to be surprised at something common because of one's ignorance


兩情相悅

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝˋ

лянцинсянъюэ

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/

(of two people) to be in love with each other


seven come eleven

(gambling) A superstitious incantation hoping for a favorable initial (comeout) roll of seven or eleven in the game of craps.


除舊布新

ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐu̯²² pou̯³³ sɐn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐu̯²² pou̯³³ sɐn⁵⁵/

to demolish the old and establish the new


破罐破摔

ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄞ

по гуань по шуай

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ kuːn³³ pʰɔː³³ sɵt̚⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ kuːn³³ pʰɔː³³ sɵt̚⁵/

to allow things to worsen even if you know there are faults or mistakes


破罐子破摔

ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ ㄆㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄞ

по гуаньцзы по шуай

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ kuːn³³ t͡siː³⁵ pʰɔː³³ sɵt̚⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ kuːn³³ t͡siː³⁵ pʰɔː³³ sɵt̚⁵/


以防萬一

ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹ maːn²² jɐt̚⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹ maːn²² jɐt̚⁵/

to protect against a contingency; just in case


洋洋自得

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (洋洋自得):
* → Vietnamese: duơng dương tự đắc (洋洋自得)

ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ

/jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵/

/jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵/

to be very pleased with oneself; to be self-satisfied


vite sur ses patins

vite sur ses patins Literally (canonical)
“fast on their skates” (canonical)

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-vite sur ses patins.wav

vite (“fast”)+patin (“skate”). From patin à glace (“ice skate”). From adaptability and maneuverability in ice hockey


中規中矩

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄩˇ

чжунгуйчжунцзюй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ kɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ kɵy̯³⁵/


中規中矩

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˇ

чжунгуйчжунцзюй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/

By mistaking the 中 (zhòng, “to hit (the mark)”) for 中 (zhōng, “middle”), as in 中等 (zhōngděng).

2003 November 19, 薛原 (Xue Yuan), 吕明响 (Lü Mingxiang), 姚明助推 火箭领跑, in 《人民日报》 [People's Daily], →ISSN, issue 20220, page 12

Yǔ tā de xīnxiù sàijì xiàngbǐ, Yáo Míng jìnlái biǎoxiàn zhōngguīzhōngjǔ.

與他的新秀賽季相比，姚明近來表現中規中矩。

与他的新秀赛季相比，姚明近来表现中规中矩。


無顏見江東父老

ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ

уянь цзянь цзяндун фулао

/u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ ŋaːn²¹ kiːn³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː²² lou̯¹³/

See 無面目見江東父老／无面目见江东父老 (wú miànmù jiàn Jiāngdōng fùlǎo)

zh-l

to be ashamed of one's failures; to be ashamed to face people in one's hometown because of one's failures


onnellista uutta vuotta

hyvää uutta vuotta
hyvää uutta vuotta#Finnish

Synonym of hyvää uutta vuotta (“Happy New Year”)


Среќна Нова година

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Среќна Нова година

Среќна Нова година • (Sreḱna Nova godina)


臺前幕後

ㄊㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ

тайцяньмухоу

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ mɔːk̚² hɐu̯²²/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ mɔːk̚² hɐu̯²²/

thank everyone involved in the show for their effort

感謝臺前幕後所有人的努力

感谢台前幕后所有人的努力

onstage and backstage; onstage and behind the scenes


農夫與蛇

ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨ ㄩˇ ㄕㄜˊ

/nʊŋ³⁵ fu⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/

/nʊŋ³⁵ fu⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/

From the Aesop's Fable The Farmer and the Viper.

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


休養生息

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧ

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˊ

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

(of a person) to rest and recuperate; to convalesce; (of society) to recover (after a war or upheaval) and regain vitality


悲慟欲絕

ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

бэйтунъюйцзюэ

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

悲痛欲絕 悲痛欲絕#Chinese

悲痛欲绝 悲痛欲绝#Chinese

Synonym of 悲痛欲絕／悲痛欲绝 (bēitòngyùjué, “to be grief-stricken”)


悲痛欲絕

ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

бэйтунъюйцзюэ

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ jʊk̚² t͡syːt̚³/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ jʊk̚² t͡syːt̚³/

to be grief-stricken; to be extremely grieved


maskee

(historical, Anglo-Chinese pidgin) Never mind; of no consequence.


I hope I may be shot

We average more physical, moral, and intellectual force than any people on the face of the airth ; we are a right-minded, strong-minded, sound-minded, and high-minded people, I hope I may be shot if we ain't.

1838, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review, volume 147, page 10:

I wish I may be shot
I wish I may be shot#English

(colloquial, archaic) Alternative form of I wish I may be shot


I wish I may be shot

It's a joke — if it isn't, I wish I may be shot.

1842, William Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth's Magazine, page 90:

(colloquial, archaic) A form of mild swearing used to emphasis the truth of an assertion; accompanied by if and the opposite of the assertion.


no great scratch

Among the spinners there was one, / Whose name was Samuel Patch; / He moped about, and did his stint / Folks thought him no great scratch.

1857, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Peter Parley's Thousand and One Stories of Fact and Fancy, page 350:

No great scratch whether there's anythin' to kick at or not, but they know better'n to kick me, though they ain't no love for Henry, and he gives them heels plenty of room, […]

1921, Jessie Graham Flower, Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods, page 24:

A private might say, "McClellan thinks he's something, but he's no great scratch."

2001, John D. Wright, The Language of the Civil War, page 206:

(archaic, slang) Not much good; something of little value or importance.


until the cows freeze over

Mixed metaphor combining until the cows come home + when hell freezes over.

blend

(humorous) For a very long period of time.


英雄豪傑

ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

/iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

outstanding figures; people of exceptional ability; heroes


狗急了跳牆

when a dog gets desperate, it jumps over a wall

ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

гоу цзи лэ тяо цян

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ lə³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

狗急跳牆 狗急跳牆#Chinese

狗急跳墙 狗急跳墙#Chinese

Alternative form of 狗急跳牆／狗急跳墙 (gǒujítiàoqiáng)


落草為寇

ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/

to become a bandit in the mountains and woods


假模假樣

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄤˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ⁵¹/

to behave in an affected way; to put on an act


便宜從事

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ i³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ i³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


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mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten

[maɪ̯n ˈfaːtɐ ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t miːɐ̯ ˈjeːdn̩ ˈzɔntaːk ˈʊnzəʁə nɔɪ̯n plaˈneːtn̩]

De-Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten.ogg

Literally, “my father explains our nine planets to me every Sunday”.

lit

A mnemonic to remember the (now dated) order of the planets: Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto

mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Samstag unsere neun Planeten

mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel


秘而不宣

ㄇㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢ

/mi⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/mi⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/


früher war mehr Lametta

Literally, “there used to be more tinsel”, a catchphrase from the sketch Weihnachten bei Hoppenstedts (1978) by Loriot; itself probably a pun on the synonymous früher war alles besser.

Gute, manchmal sogar witzige Momente hatte der Münster-„Tatort“ immer dann, wenn die Dialoge zwischen Thiel und Boerne hinhauten, wenn der eitle Rechtsprofessor und der schlumpfige Kommissar als Nachbarn im Hausflur und als Antipoden kollegial aufeinandertrafen. Aber auch da gilt leider: Früher war mehr Lametta.

2019 December 21, Anna Klöpper, “Anna Klöpper Der Wochenendkrimi: Blutdiamanten, eine Stadt auf Rauschgold und früher war auch in Münster mehr Lametta”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 32:

Good, sometimes even funny moments always occurred in the Münster-situated episodes of "Tatort" whenever the dialogues between Thiel and Boerne packed a punch, when the vain law professor and the rumpled inspector met as neighbours in the hallway and as incompatible personalities at work. Regrettably, here too, the following is true: they don't make them like they used to.


勤能補拙

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

циньнэнбучжо

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚²/


should see the other guy

"Oh my God, what happened to your face?" "You should see the other guy."

(informal, humorous) Implying that there has been a fight and the other party came off even worse.


half again

George just talked to a friend of his downtown; he has a new job for Gus! And, it pays half again as much as he's been making.

1965, Robert Riley Crutcher, “What's Buggin' Hazel”, in William D. Russell, director, Hazel, season 4, episode 22, spoken by Dorothy Baxter (Whitney Blake):


کیرم دهنت

(vulgar) fuck off, screw you, up yours, fuck you


comment vou porté

From comment vous portez-vous (“how are you holding up?”).

Avlà nion heureux rencontre, comment vou porté?


非黑即白

ㄈㄟ ㄏㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄞˊ

фэйхэйцзибай

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ paːk̚²/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ paːk̚²/


標本兼治

ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓˋ

бяобэньцзяньчжи

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine or generally) to address both the symptoms and root causes of a problem


wanna bet

“Oh, he'll make it,” said Knox.
Justin snickered. “Wanna bet?”
Knox's smile thinned.

(colloquial) Alternative form of want to bet


want to bet

“You want to bet?” Workman bunched his lips. He inhaled through his nose, the nostrils flaring as he studied Vaughn. Then he conceded the argument.

2011, George Harmon Coxe, Never Bet Your Life:

Are you sure? Do you really think so? (as a skeptical rebuttal to a claim)


婦道人家

ㄈㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

ㄈㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

фудаожэньцзя

/fu⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³/

/fu⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³/

/fuː¹³ tou̯²² jɐn²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³/

/fu⁵¹ d̥ɑʊ̯¹ ʐən³⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä³/

/fuː¹³ tou̯²² jɐn²¹ kaː⁵⁵/


the ghost walks

An allusion to a scene in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Ask the regular staff at any theatre when the ghost walks and the chances are that the answer will be — on a Friday, ie pay night (unless that happens to be on a Thursday!).

2010, John Harper, editor, Tales of Haunted Places:

(theater, humorous) The manager comes to pay the company's salaries.


尊師重道

ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ

цзуньшичжундао

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²² tou̯²²/

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²² tou̯²²/

to respect a teacher and revere his teachings


wheels are turning

The transfer wheels are turning a bit faster as the European window comes closer and closer to being slammed shut.

2013 January 29, Avi Creditor, “Soccer: Closing transfer window could have impact on Americans Abroad”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2022-01-07:

As you read this, bureaucratic wheels are turning to permit a towering three-block-long complex of 1,586 apartments to arise in front of Pier 40.

2016 February 5, George Capsis, “A Hospital or Condos?”, in WestView News, retrieved 2022-01-07:

"[T]his decision will reassure the public and the international community that our justice system is working, albeit the wheels are turning slowly."

2017 November 21, Colin Perkel, “4 Grenada officers charged with manslaughter in 2011 beating death of Toronto man”, in The Star, Canada, retrieved 2022-01-07:

(idiomatic) Progress is currently being made with respect to an ongoing process or other matter.

I don't know what thoughts are going through his little mind, but I'm sure the wheels are turning.

1982 December 30, Marguerite Kelly, “Aggressive 4-Year-Old”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2022-01-07:

But now, eight years after the Mandela election, the wheels are turning again, ideas are coming.

2002 October 16, Douglas Rodgers, “Birth of a nation”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2022-01-07:

Mr. Raemisch has gained a reputation as an outspoken reformer and has made clear that he wants to make significant changes. […] Mr. Raemisch's staff members have gotten used to his directness, and to his sudden silences. "When he's quiet, that's when he's at his best, because his wheels are turning," said Kellie Wasko, his deputy.

2014 March 15, Erica Goode, “After 20 Hours in Solitary, Colorado’s Prisons Chief Wins Praise”, in New York Times, retrieved 2022-01-07:

(idiomatic, of mental activity) Considerable thinking or other cognitive activity is occurring.


多隻香爐多隻鬼

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

до чжи сянлу до чжи гуй

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Literally "one more censer, one more ghost (to serve)".

多只香炉多只鬼
多個香爐多隻鬼
多個香爐多個鬼

(Cantonese) one more thing (or person) means one more trouble


多個香爐多隻鬼

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

до гэ сянлу до чжи гуй

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kɔː³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

多隻香爐多隻鬼 多隻香爐多隻鬼#Chinese

多只香炉多只鬼 多只香炉多只鬼#Chinese

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 多隻香爐多隻鬼／多只香炉多只鬼 (duō zhī xiānglú duō zhī guǐ)


ben bé

absolutely, completely, at least, without exaggeration


天跌落來當被冚

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ pʰei̯¹³ kʰɐm³⁵/

天跌落嚟當被冚 天跌落嚟當被冚#Chinese

天跌落嚟当被冚 天跌落嚟当被冚#Chinese

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 天跌落嚟當被冚／天跌落嚟当被冚


pro eo quod

Item nullus dēbet pūnīrī prō eō, quod est commendabile.

Likewise, no one should be punished for that, which is commendable


多個香爐多個鬼

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

до гэ сянлу до гэ гуй

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kɔː³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ kɔː³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

多隻香爐多隻鬼 多隻香爐多隻鬼#Chinese

多只香炉多只鬼 多只香炉多只鬼#Chinese


照葫蘆畫瓢

to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model

ㄓㄠˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ

чжао хулу хуа пяо

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵ lu³ xu̯ä⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯³³ wuː²¹ lou̯²¹ waːk̚² pʰiːu̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵ lu³ xu̯ä⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

to copy or imitate slavishly without attempt at originality


SKL

[ˈʔɛs keɪ̯ ʔɛl]

Initialism of share ko lang (literally “I'll just share”). First element is from English share (“to tell to another”).

initialism

Nakita ko si Piolo kanina, SKL.

SKL, may aksidente daw dito sa abenida.

Just sharing, an accident happened here at the avenue.

Alam mo ba, SKL, pupunta kami ng pamilya ko sa Ilocos sa Sabado!

Did you know, just sharing, that my family will be going to Ilocos this Saturday!

(Internet slang) used to indicate an information is said despite not being asked for the said information


彈盡援絕

ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

даньцзиньюаньцзюэ

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

to run out of ammunition as reinforcements are also not forthcoming

(figuratively) to be in a desperate situation


前所未見

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

цяньсовэйцзянь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɔː³⁵ mei̯²² kiːn³³/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹⁻²² kiɛn⁴¹/

/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³⁻¹¹ kiɛn¹¹/

/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɔː³⁵ mei̯²² kiːn³³/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹⁻²² kiɛn⁴¹/

/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³⁻¹¹ kiɛn¹¹/

/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹/


how did it go

A question inquiring about the outcome of an antecedent event.


nagayna sin amol tanay

[nʌɡʌjˈnʌ sɪn ʌˈmɔl ˈtʌnʌj]

Literally: "May well-being be upon your head".


以己度人

ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jiː¹³ kei̯³⁵ tɔːk̚² jɐn²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/jiː¹³ kei̯³⁵ tɔːk̚² jɐn²¹/

to measure others according to one's values; to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel


nagayna sin amol kaadu tanay

nagayná sin amól káadu tánay (canonical)

[nʌɡʌjˈnʌ sɪn ʌˈmɔl ˌkaːdʊ ˈtʌnʌj]

Literally: "May well-being be upon your head as well".

nagayná sin amól tánay
nagayna sin amol tanay#Afar

Reply to nagayná sin amól tánay (“hello”)


貪婪無厭

ㄊㄢ ㄌㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ

таньланьуянь

/tʰän⁵⁵ län³⁵ u³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/tʰän⁵⁵ län³⁵ u³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

avaricious; greedy; not able to settle for less


初生之犢

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/

(figurative) simple or daring young person


folk och fä

folk (“people”) och (“and”) fä (“animal; livestock”)

(literally) people and livestock; humans and animals


tut ucundan, göyə çıx

Literally, 'grab its tip and climb up to the sky'.

raining cats and dogs
raining cats and dogs


après nous le déluge

après moi le déluge
après moi le déluge#French


牛頭唔搭馬嘴

/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ taːp̚³ maː¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) the answer is totally irrelevant to the question; a square peg cannot fit into a round hole; to be beside the point


all is fair in love and war

all's fair in love and war
all's fair in love and war#English

Alternative spelling of all's fair in love and war


see an argument

I can see an argument that it was the best movie of the year.

To believe an opinion has enough justification to sustain a debate about it, whether or not the opinion is ultimately true.


盡其所能

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ

цзиньцисонэн

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

to the best of one's ability
to the best of one's ability


壯志凌雲

ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ

чжуанчжилинъюнь

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ yn³⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³ lɪŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ yn³⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³ lɪŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/


離經叛道

ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ

лицзинпаньдао

/li³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lei̯²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ puːn²² tou̯²²/

/li³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lei̯²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ puːn²² tou̯²²/

to deviate from the Confucian classics or the orthodoxy; to deviate from the mainstream thought or norms


缺斤短兩

ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

цюэцзиньдуаньлян

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ tyːn³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/

/kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ tyːn³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/


缺斤少兩

ㄑㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

цюэцзиньшаолян

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/

/kʰyːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ lœːŋ¹³/


插贓嫁禍

ㄔㄚ ㄗㄤ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː³³ wɔː²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː³³ wɔː²²/

(Cantonese, Hong Kong) to plant or fabricate evidence


is your head cold

S, an army drill sergeant, asks A, a basic trainee who has not removed his hat on entering a building, 'Is your head cold?' A is initially puzzled but comes to see that what S meant is that A is to remove his hat.

1978, The Southwestern Journal of Philosophy, volumes 4-9, page 94:

“Is your head cold, Mr. Wade?” With a sheepish look, Clete swept his hat off.

2010, Yvonne Harris, The Vigilante's Bride, page 57:

(humorous) Drawing attention to a person's rudeness in not removing their hat.


орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн

head

орон бүрийн пролетари нар нэгдэгтүн • (oron büriin proletari nar negdegtün)

oron büriin proletari nar negdegtün (romanization)

workers of the world, unite
workers of the world, unite

en-орон_бүрийн_пролетари_нар_нэгдэгтүн-mn-phrase-o8JTh-53


呑舟の魚は枝流に游がず

ja-pos

どんしゅう の うお は しりゅう に およがず

呑(どん)舟(しゅう)の魚(うお)は枝(し)流(りゅう)に游(およ)がず • (donshū no uo wa shiryū ni oyogazu)

呑舟の魚は枝流に游がず (canonical)
donshū no uo wa shiryū ni oyogazu (romanization)

呑舟の魚 (“boat-swallowing fish”) + は (topical marker) + 枝流 (“tributary”) + に (locative marker) + 游がず (“not swim”, continuative negative of 游ぐ (oyogu, “to swim”)).
Calque of Literary Chinese 吞舟之魚，不游枝流 from the chapter "Yang Zhu" of Liezi

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continuative negative of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">游ぐ</i> (oyogu, “to swim”)

とんしゅうのうおはしりゅうにおよがず'

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とんしゅうのうおはしりゅうにおよがず'

Boat-swallowing fish do not swim in tributaries; Giant birds fly high and do not flock to swamps.

Tūn zhōu zhī yú, bù yóu zhīliú; hónghú gāofēi, bù jí wūchí.

吞舟之魚，不游枝流；鴻鵠高飛，不集污池。

吞舟之鱼，不游枝流；鸿鹄高飞，不集污池。

(literal) boat-swallowing fish do not swim in tributaries

(figurative) larger-than-life characters do not associate with unnoteworthy characters, nor do they concern themselves with trivial matters


天無二日

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄖˋ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jɐt̚²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiː²² jɐt̚²/

From Confucius, quoted in Mencius and the Book of Rites.
Mencius, Book 9 (《孟子·萬章上》):
:
Book of Rites, Book 7 (《禮記·曾子問》)

Confucius said, "There are not two suns in the sky, nor two sovereigns over the people."

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

Kǒngzǐ yuē: ‘Tiān wú èr rì, mín wú èr wáng.’

孔子曰：『天無二日，民無二王。』

孔子曰：『天无二日，民无二王。』

Confucius said, "In heaven there are not two suns; in a country there are not two kings; in the seasonal sacrifices, and those to Heaven and Earth, there are not two who occupy the highest place of honour. […]

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

Kǒngzǐ yuē: “Tiān wú èr rì, tǔ wú èr wáng, cháng dì jiāo shè, zūn wú èr shàng.......

孔子曰：「天無二日，土無二王，嘗禘郊社，尊無二上。……

孔子曰：「天无二日，土无二王，尝禘郊社，尊无二上。……

there cannot be two monarchs or chiefs at the same time


三妻四妾

ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³³ t͡sʰiːp̚³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯ap̚²/


娘希匹

/ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

2018 September 3, China Times, 陸劇裡蔣介石滿嘴「娘希匹」 作家：被小說誤導 ("娘希匹" is Chiang Kai-shek's Catchphrase in Mainland Chinese Drama? Author: Misled by Novel):

Approximately from the 1970s, Chiang Kai-shek in Mainland Chinese movies and television dramas often hurled "niang xi pi" (fuck your mother) when swearing others. Such perception created by dramatic art is well-known in the Mainland.

Dàyuē zì shàng shìjì 70 niándài kāishǐ, zhōngguódàlù diànyǐng, diànshìjù lǐ chūxiàn de Jiǎngjièshí jiǎosè, màrén shí jīngcháng “niángxīpǐ” tuōkǒu ér chū, zhèxiē xìjù yíngzào de xíngxiàng zài dàlù shēnrù rénxīn.

大約自上世紀70年代開始，中國大陸電影、電視劇裡出現的蔣介石角色，罵人時經常「娘希匹」脫口而出，這些戲劇營造的形象在大陸深入人心。

大约自上世纪70年代开始，中国大陆电影、电视剧里出现的蒋介石角色，骂人时经常「娘希匹」脱口而出，这些戏剧营造的形象在大陆深入人心。

(vulgar, slang) fuck your mother; fuck you


across the way

Nearby on the opposite side of a street or area.


dajal

Indonesian: dajal

dajal sungguh fiilnya
dajal sungguh fiilnya#Malay


翅膀硬

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/

(figurative) to grow up, become independent, and no longer listen to one's elders


惹人憐愛

ㄖㄜˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄞˋ

жэжэньляньай

/ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/


守望相助

ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ

шоувансянчжу

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɔːŋ²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɔːŋ²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ³³/

. On occasions of death, or removal from one dwelling to another, there will be no quitting the district. In the fields of a district, those who belong to the same nine squares render all friendly offices to one another in their going out and coming in, aid one another in keeping watch and ward, and sustain one another in sickness. Thus the people are brought to live in affection and harmony.

Sǐ xǐ wú chū xiāng, xiāng tián tóng jǐng, chūrù xiàngyǒu, shǒuwàng xiàngzhù, jíbìng xiàng fúchí, zé bǎixìng qīnmù.

死徙無出鄉，鄉田同井，出入相友，守望相助，疾病相扶持，則百姓親睦。

死徙无出乡，乡田同井，出入相友，守望相助，疾病相扶持，则百姓亲睦。

to keep watch and defend and help one another


六ヶ所

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 六, ヶ所.


tell me something I don't know

A sarcastic response to someone who is stating something obvious.


囿制

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɐi̯³³/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɐi̯³³/

原訟法庭可命令任何持有可變現財產的權益的人，就被告或受本條例囿制的饋贈的收受人所持有的實質權益，將原訟法庭所指示的款項交付接管人；款項交付後，原訟法庭可下令將有關財產的任何權益予以移轉、授予或取消。 [MSC, trad.]
原讼法庭可命令任何持有可变现财产的权益的人，就被告或受本条例囿制的馈赠的收受人所持有的实质权益，将原讼法庭所指示的款项交付接管人；款项交付后，原讼法庭可下令将有关财产的任何权益予以移转、授予或取消。 [MSC, simp.]
Yuánsòngfǎtíng kě mìnglìng rènhé chíyǒu kě biànxiàn cáichǎn de quányì de rén, jiù bèigào huò shòu běn tiáolì yòuzhì de kuìzèng de shōushòu rén suǒ chíyǒu de shízhì quányì, jiāng yuánsòngfǎtíng suǒ zhǐshì de kuǎnxiàng jiāofù jiēguǎn rén; kuǎnxiàng jiāofù hòu, yuánsòngfǎtíng kě xiàlìng jiāng yǒuguān cáichǎn de rènhé quányì yǔyǐ yízhuǎn, shòuyǔ huò qǔxiāo. [Pinyin]

Section 12(6), Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Cap. 405)

The Court of First Instance may order any person holding an interest in realisable property to make such payment to the receiver in respect of any beneficial interest held by the defendant or, as the case may be, the recipient of a gift caught by this Ordinance as the Court of First Instance may direct and the Court of First Instance may, on the payment being made, by order transfer, grant or extinguish any interest in the property.


enough to put in one's eye

You will not sell enough to put in your eye. It is not in the cards.

1947, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations, Government Corporations Appropriation Bill for 1948, page 31:

And the aggregate is not enough to put in your eye.

1962, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Inquiry Into the Strategic and Critical Material Stockpiles of the United States, page 2512:

There are a few advantages to breast-feeding . Breast-fed babies have fewer intestinal-tract diseases, fewer cases of diarrhea, and some immunity benefits, but not enough to put in your eye.

2006, Joan D. Hellstrom, Susan D. Findlay, Connie E. Ray, From Grandma to You: Childcare Wisdom for a New Generation, page 41:

(informal, in negative constructions) The smallest amount worth considering; a whit or jot.


tanto meglio

Literally, “much better”. Compare French tant mieux.


công thành danh toại

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ zajŋ̟˧˧ twaːj˧˨ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ jɛɲ˧˧ twaːj˨˩ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˨˩ jan˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 功成名遂. Compare Japanese 功成り名遂ぐ (kō nari na togu), 功成り名遂げる (kō nari na togeru).

1930, Hồ Biểu Chánh, Nặng gánh cang thường (The Heavy Burden of Bonds and Virtues), Ch. XIII
Lệ Bích ứa nước mắt mà nói rằng: "Mạng vận của Lê triều, thiếp xin gởi cho công tử. Vậy xin công tử hãy gắng lấy. Phận thiếp chẳng sá gì. Thiếp chỉ cầu chúc cho công tử ra đi đây được chữ công thành danh toại". Thanh Tòng từ biệt lui ra, rồi leo lên ngựa dẫn binh đi.
Lệ Bích burst into tears, saying: "The Lê dynasty's fate, I entrust in you the noble son. I beg you, do your best! I care nothing about my own life. I only pray and wish that, on your journey henceforth, ye'll accomplish merits and achieve fame." Thanh Tòng bade her farewell and went out; then he mounted his horse and led the troops away.

(literal) merits accomplished, fame/honor achieved

(figurative) the person in question has finally been/is now at a very good place in their career


清心寡慾

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ

цинсиньгуаюй

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ jʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ jʊk̚²/

to cleanse one's mind of distracting thoughts and limit one's worldly desires


世道人心

ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

шидаожэньсинь

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


ขอยาด

th-phrase

ขอยาด • (kɔ̌ɔ-yâat)

/kʰɔː˩˩˦.jaːt̚˥˩/

For corruption of ขออนุญาต (kɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâat, literally “to ask for permission”).

2021 January 13, “ขอยาดเกลียด! พีช พชร กับแฟชั่นเซ็ตล่าสุด เพื่อนในวงการแซวเพียบ คงไม่มีใครทำแบบนี้”, in ข่าวสด, กรุงเทพฯ: ข่าวสด, retrieved 2020-01-24:
ขอยาดเกลียด
kɔ̌ɔ-yâat glìiat
Lemme hate [this]!

2021 July 18, “ดราม่า! เพจดังลบโพสต์ โฆษณาเครื่องเดิมแอลกอฮอล์ หลังโดนชาวเน็ตถล่มยับ”, in ไบรท์ ทีวี, กรุงเทพฯ: ไบรท์ ทีวี, retrieved 2020-01-24:
ขอยาดลงรูป
kɔ̌ɔ-yâat long rûup
Lemme post a picture.

(slang, humorous) used to seek permission: may (I); allow (me) to; let (me); (I) would like to; etc.


囊中羞澀

ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ

/nɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/nɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/

/nɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/nɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/


打太極拳

ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

да тайцзицюань

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

(figuratively) to shirk responsibility and pass the buck


河水不洗船

ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

хэшуй бу си чуань

/xɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ syːn²¹/

/hɔː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³⁵ syːn²¹/


初具規模

ㄔㄨ ㄐㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

to have a basic framework and content; to begin to take shape


布袋裡老鴉

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄚ

будай ли лаоя

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

/pou̯³³ tɔːi̯²² lɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ aː⁵⁵/

/pou̯³³ tɔːi̯²² lɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ aː⁵⁵/


von der Bettkante stoßen

Literally, “to push off the edge of the bed”

lit

Wir wissen, dass sie beim One-Night-Stand eine klare Rollenverteilung liebt und in diesem Falle den Macho-Mann keineswegs von der Bettkante stößt.

2002 May 11, Axel Schock, “Die Stadterotikerin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 37:

Der Ku-Klux-Klan, den auch Brother Trump nicht von der Bettkante stoßen würde, agiert, wie Derek es an dem Tag tat, und ganz sicher auch in den vielen Jahren davor.

2020 July 19, Mo Asumang, “Regisseurin über Rassismus: Ich möchte keine Dereks mehr sehen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(chiefly in the negative) to throw someone out of bed; to reject someone or something (sexually or figuratively)


移山倒海

ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄞˇ

/i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

/i²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hai⁴¹/

/i²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

/i³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²¹ saːn⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

/i²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hai⁴¹/

/i²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

(literally) to move mountains and drain seas

(figurative) to be extraordinarily capable


avff

allez vous faire foutre
allez vous faire foutre#French

(Internet slang) Initialism of allez vous faire foutre.


no big deal

We couldn't get it to work, but it's no big deal. We still have time.

Used to indicate that something is trivial or unimportant.


一抓一大把

ㄧ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄚˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² paː³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² paː³⁵/


come se nulla fosse

Literally, “as if nothing were”, or more loosely translated as “as if it were nothing”. Compare French comme si de rien n’était.

as if nothing had happened
as if nothing had happened

without batting an eyelid
without batting an eyelid

as if it were no big deal; as if nothing had happened; just like that; without batting an eyelid


allez vous faire foutre

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-allez vous faire foutre.wav

(offensive, markedly vulgar) fuck you, go fuck yourself


abọru abọye abọṣiṣẹ

head

àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ

àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ

yo-pos

àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ

àbọrú àbọyè àbọṣíṣẹ

/à.bɔ̄.ɾú à.bɔ̄.jè à.bɔ̄.ʃí.ʃɛ̄/

From Blend of àbọ (“sacrifice”) + rú (“to make a sacrifice”) + àbọ (“sacrifice”) + yè (“to live”) + àbọ (“sacrifice”) + ṣíṣẹ (“to work”), literally “May our sacrifice be successful and bring life, may our sacrifice do what it was intended to do”.

blend

ogbó atọ́ àsúre Ìwòrìwòfún
ogbo atọ asure Iworiwofun#Yoruba

A greeting used by initiates and practitioners of Ifá divination, such as a babalawo and ìyánífá. It is usually responded with the greeting ogbó atọ́ àsúre Ìwòrìwòfún


口出狂言

ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ

коучукуанъянь

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/


振臂一呼

ㄓㄣˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧ ㄏㄨ

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ pei̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn³³ pei̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

to raise one's arm and cry out to rally people


有理冇理

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³ mou̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

/jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³ mou̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

(Cantonese) whether it is reasonable or not; regardless of the consequences


kako oroz biber melje

sh-phrase

kako oroz biber melje (Cyrillic spelling како ороз бибер меље)

како ороз бибер меље (Cyrillic)

Literally, “how the rooster mills pepper”.

Dođi ovamo da ti pokažem kako oroz biber melje.

Come here so I can show you how the rooster mills pepper.

(idiomatic, humorous, usually with pokazati or videti) an unspecified punishment; what for


paska haisee, balalaikka soi

Literally, "It reeks of shit [and] the balalaika plays". From an older and still used paska haisee ja banjot soi, with the reference to banjos replaced with the balalaika. First used in the song mentioned below. The original saying is a reference to country music.

Oon vain köyhä poika Petroskoista, / ei oo mulla yhtään ystävää. / :,: Sirppi ja vasara ne taivahalla loistaa, / paska haisee, balalaikka soi! :,:

1940s, “Sörnai Gusha”, trad (lyrics), Matvey Blanter (music):

I'm just a poor boy from Petrozavodsk, / I haven't got a single friend. / :,: The hammer and sickle shine up in the sky, / it reeks of shit, and someone plays the balalaika! :,:

Russian Federation
Russian Federation#English

Used to describe the general state of affairs in the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation.


paska haisee ja balalaikka soi

Miksi siellä Mopott Show’ssa ei soiteta mitään kunnon musaa? Soittaisitte sellaista, missä paska haisee ja balalaikka soi!

1979, “Putkabileet (skit)”, in The Mopett Show, performed by Sleepy Sleepers:

How come you never play in real music in the Mopott Show? You should play the sort where it reeks of shit and someone plays the balalaikka.

paska haisee, balalaikka soi
paska haisee, balalaikka soi#Finnish

Alternative form of paska haisee, balalaikka soi.


深山老林

ㄕㄣ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

шэньшаньлаолинь

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/


långa fingrar

Han har långa fingrar.

Han har långa fingrar.


表裡如一

ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/piːu̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/piːu̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ jyː²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

to think and act in one and the same way


hû xât it

Compare Dutch hoe gaat het and Afrikaans hoe gaan dit.


diversity is perversity

(derogatory) The advocacy or pursuit of diversity in human society tends to engender chaos and dysfunction.


DYOR

Alternative letter-case form of dyor (“do your own research”)


I'm going to hell for this

(slang) Said as a response to laughing at or when making an offensive joke


披麻戴孝

ㄆㄧ ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/pʰi⁵⁵ mä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ maː²¹ taːi̯³³ haːu̯³³/

/pʰi⁵⁵ mä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ maː²¹ taːi̯³³ haːu̯³³/

元．無名氏《冤家債主》第二折

Nǐ yě xiǎng zhe yījiā'ér pīmádàixiào wéi héyóu, gù lái zhè língtáng lǐ xún dòu'ōu.

你也想著一家兒披麻帶孝為何由，故來這靈堂裡尋鬥毆。

元．無名氏《冤家債主》第二折

你也想着一家儿披麻带孝为何由，故来这灵堂里寻斗殴。


on the drum

(idiomatic) Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction, especially to a soldier as pay or bonuses.


as soon as look at someone

He aren't^([sic]) got no more morals than a lobster, as would pinch his best friend's finger off as soon as look at him.

1888, George Manville Fenn, Mother Carey's Chicken, page 72:

He'd throw at you as soon as look at you. He terrified hitters. He'd just rear back and pump that fastball, and nobody ever hit him.

2004, Johnny Pesky, Phil Pepe, Few and Chosen Red Sox, page 139:

(colloquial) Immediately, without giving someone a chance to react or defend.


四萬噉口

/sei̯³³ maːn²² kɐm³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/sei̯³³ maːn²² kɐm³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

From the resemblance of the character 四 (“four”) on a mahjong 四萬 (literally “four myriads”) tile to a broadly smiling face.

笑到四萬噉口

笑到四万噉口

(Cantonese) describes a broadly smiling face


mayong ano man

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máyong ano man (Basahan spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔)

From mayong (“none, nothing”) + ano man (“whatever”).


喜上眉梢

ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄠ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

First attested in Ernü Yingxiong Zhuan [c. 1878].


warang ano man

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waráng ano man (Basahan spelling ᜏᜍᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔)


處安思危

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime


Allah şəfa versin

get well soon; I hope you/he/she/they get well soon.


cibinə bərəkət

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Literally, 'blessing/good fortune to your pocket'. May be viewed as a shortening of Allah cibinə bərəkət versin, 'God bless your pocket [with abundance]'.

expressing gratitude for a financial expense made for one, e.g. when someone has paid one's bill


招呼唔到

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³/

(Cantonese) a polite expression said by the host to the guests; "Pardon my poor hospitality"


ano'ng balita

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anó'ng balità? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ)

anó'ng balità (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪om bɐˈliː.t̪ɐʔ]

From ano ang balita (literally “what's the news?”).


you break it, you bought it

you break it, you buy it
you break it, you buy it#English

Alternative form of you break it, you buy it


অকর্মার শেষ

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অকর্মার শেষ • (okormar śeś)

From Tatpuruṣa compound of অকর্মা (okorma) + শেষ (śeś).

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an ultimate idler, inveterate mischiefmaker


অকর্মার ধাড়ি

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অকর্মার ধাড়ি

অকর্মার ধাড়ি • (okormar dhaṛi)

From Tatpuruṣa compound of অকর্মা (okorma) + ধাড়ি (dhaṛi).


時至今日

ㄕˊ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ

шичжицзиньжи

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/siː²¹ t͡siː³³ kɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚²/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/siː²¹ t͡siː³³ kɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚²/


অকাজের কাজী

From Bengali Tatpuruṣa compound of অকাজ (okaj) + কাজী (kaji).

অকাজের কাজী
অকাজের কাজী#Bengali

Alternative form of অকাজের কাজী (okajer kaji)


অকস্মাৎ বজ্রাঘাত

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অকস্মাৎ বজ্রাঘাত • (okośśat bojraghat)

/ɔkɔʃːat̪‿bɔd͡ʒɾaɡʱat̪/

[ˈɔkɔʃːat̪bɔd͡ʒɾaɡʱat̪]

/ɔkɔʃːat̪‿bɔdʑɾaɡʱat̪/

[ˈɔkɔʃːat̪bɔdʑɾaɡʱat̪]

Karmadhāraya compound of অকস্মাৎ (okośśat) + বজ্রাঘাত (bojraghat).

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something much unexpected, a bolt from the blue


অকাজের কাজি

From Bengali Tatpuruṣa compound of অকাজ (okaj) + কাজি (kaji).


phù ... diệt ...

phù/phò Lê diệt Mạc/Trịnh
a "help Lê defeat Mạc/Trịnh" movement/campaign

phù/phò Chu diệt Thương

a "help Zhou defeat Shang" movement/campaign

phù/phò Minh diệt Thanh

a "help Ming defeat Qing" movement/campaign

phù/phò Thanh diệt dương

a "help Qing defeat Westerners" movement/campaign

(historical) the movement/campaign in question is all about helping ... defeat ...


anyare

Contraction of ano'ng nangyari (“what happened”).


aywan ko

aywán ko (canonical)
ᜀᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˈʔɛː.wɐŋ ko]


교하질쉬

Sino-Korean word from 橋下 + 叱 + 倅, coined in Korea.

behind someone's back
behind someone's back

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) "scolding the village head under the bridge": complaining behind someone's back


財源廣進

ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

цайюаньгуанцзинь

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year#English

a greeting used on Chinese New Year to wish for great fortune upon the listener in business


雙喜臨門

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ

шуансилиньмэнь

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ mən³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ lɐm²¹ muːn²¹/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ mən³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ lɐm²¹ muːn²¹/

two happy events happen at the same time


虎躍龍騰

like a leaping tiger and a soaring dragon

ㄏㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄥˊ

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

龍騰虎躍 龍騰虎躍#Chinese

龙腾虎跃 龙腾虎跃#Chinese


龍騰虎躍

like a soaring dragon and a leaping tiger

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄥˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ

/lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹ fuː³⁵ jœːk̚³/

/lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹ fuː³⁵ jœːk̚³/

active and vigorous; mighty and bustling


花開富貴

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

a Chinese New Year greeting used to wish for wealth and prosperity upon the listener


অকালে কী না খায়

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অকালে কী না খায়

অকালে কী না খায় • (okale ki na khaẏ)

Literally, “one can eat anything in famine”.

lit

necessity knows no law
necessity knows no law


kurang kerjaan

Elina meletakkan cilok yang ia bawa di meja lain, lalu menghampiri keempat orang yang menurutnya kurang kerjaan itu. “Kalian kurang kerjaan atau nggak waras, sih?”

2019, Anggia Cossito, Butuh Pendamping, Gee Publishing, page 343:

Elina put the cilok she brought on another table, then walked over to the four people who she thought were got nothing better to do. "You guys got too much time on your hands or insane, huh?"

(idiomatic, informal) got nothing better to do; got too much time on your hands


emang gue pikirin

emang (“indeed”) + gue (“I, me”) + pikirin (“think”)

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"Dasar pikiran lo kotor mulu, sih! Kasihan banget deh yang jadi cewek elo ntar!" "Emang gue pikirin?!"

1992, Arini Suryo kusumo, Taruhan, PT Gramedia Utama, page 70:

"Your mind is dirty! I really feel sorry, but you are becoming a girl!" "I don't care!"

(slang) I don't care; I don't give a crap


家賊難防

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ

цзяцзэйнаньфан

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚² naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚² naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/

it is difficult to guard against a thief within one's house; bad people from within are the most difficult to guard against


ni modo

(Mexico) too bad; tough luck; it is what it is (used to express acceptance of a misfortune)


no word of lie

no word of a lie
no word of a lie#English


不世之材

ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄘㄞˊ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

extraordinary and rare talented individual


no tenir on caure mort

Literally, “not have anywhere to fall dead”.

lit

‒No té on caure mort aquest ‒em deia en veu alta. ‒I tant que tinc on caure mort, Juanita, tot el país està a la meva disposició.

1969, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Feliçment, jo soc una dona:

"This one doesn't have a place to go die," she said to me in a loud voice. "I do too have a place to go and die, Juanita, the whole country is at my disposal."


miä suvvaan sinnua

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈs̠uʋːɑn ˈs̠inːo̞]

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈʃuʋˑɑːn ˈʃinˑuɑ]


won't someone think of the children

think of the children
think of the children#English

Alternative form of think of the children


biex ngħidu hekk

so to speak, if you will; also often used as a mere filler


隱惡揚善

ㄧㄣˇ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jɐn³⁵ ɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²¹ siːn²²/

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jɐn³⁵ ɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²¹ siːn²²/

From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites

The Master said, "There was Shun: He indeed was greatly wise! Shun loved to question others, and to study their words, though they might be shallow. He concealed what was bad in them and displayed what was good. He took hold of their two extremes, determined the Mean, and employed it in his government of the people. It was by this that he was Shun!"

Zǐ yuē: “Shùn qí dàzhī yě yú! Shùn hàowèn ér hào chá ěryán, yǐn è ér yáng shàn, zhí qí liǎngduān, yòng qí zhōng yú mín, qí sī yǐwèi Shùn hū!”

子曰：「舜其大知也與！舜好問而好察邇言，隱惡而揚善，執其兩端，用其中於民，其斯以為舜乎！」

子曰：「舜其大知也与！舜好问而好察迩言，隐恶而扬善，执其两端，用其中于民，其斯以为舜乎！」

to conceal someone's faults and praise their merits


kalla ekki allt ömmu sína

From the latter half of the 19th century; origins unclear but assumed to have originated as a joke making fun on someone who bragged about his family tree.
Literally “doesn't refer to everything as his grandmother”.

ráðast ekki á garðinn þar sem hann er lægstur

þar hitti skrattinn ömmu sína

to meet someone equally or more stubborn than oneself

Hann kallar ekki allt ömmu sína en hann ætlar að hlaupa maraþon í sumar.

He certainly doesn't flinch away from daunting tasks; he is planning on running a marathon this summer.

(idiomatic) to be unafraid of tackling a difficult task

(idiomatic) not easily shocked; tough and resilient


洞若觀火

ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

дунжогуаньхо

/tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ²² jœːk̚² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ²² jœːk̚² kuːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/


অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো

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অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো

অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো • (okrur śoṅbad śunanō)

অক্রূর সংবাদ (okrur śoṅbad) means something very valuable.

(figurative) to tell a long story in short

en-অক্রূর_সংবাদ_শুনানো-bn-phrase-O9dcroFN

(figurative) to distribute something very valuable at a very cheap rate

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এক পয়সায় অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো

এক পয়সায় অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো

এক পয়সায় অক্রূর সংবাদ শুনানো • (ek poẏośaẏ okrur śoṅbad śunanō)

ek poẏośaẏ okrur śoṅbad śunanō (romanization)

অক্রূর সংবাদ (okrur śoṅbad) means something very valuable and এক পয়সা (ek poẏośa) refers to getting something in cheap or free.

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多一事不如少一事

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ

duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Phonetic:duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]

до и ши бужу шао и ши

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

"the less trouble the better"; to let something slide and avoid trouble


今不如昔

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˊ

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ɕi³⁵/


有唐山公，無唐山媽

/u²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/u⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³ kɔŋ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to describe the historical intermarriage of Han immigrant men with aboriginal women.


有名有姓

ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/

/u³³⁻²¹ miã²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ sẽ²¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/

/u³³⁻²¹ miã²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ sẽ²¹/


現學現賣

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ

сяньсюэсяньмай

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/


付之厥如

ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐu³⁵/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐu³⁵/


omin luvin

on one's own account
on one's own account

without asking anyone else for permission, on one's own account, of one's own accord


the camera never lies

A photograph or an image is always an honest representation of a person or an object.


عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن

عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن

عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن (transliteration needed)

yo-pos

عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن

yo-noun

عَِنِ تِ وَْكَن مِ يَن

ẹni tí ọkàn mi yàn
ẹni ti ọkan mi yan#Yoruba

en-عَِنِ_تِ_وَْكَن_مِ_يَن-yo-phrase--gimaCi5


咬薑呷醋

ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄨˋ

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/


e talz

(Brazil, slang) Alternative form of e tal (first sense)


說一不二

˙ㄕㄨ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ

/ʂu i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/syːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/ʂu i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/syːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

to mean what one says; to stand by one's word


匠心獨具

ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ

цзянсиньдуцзюй

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ tu³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ tu³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

(chiefly of literature or art) to show great ingenuity; to have originality


別具隻眼

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ

бецзюйчжиянь

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːt̚² kɵy̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːt̚² kɵy̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/


Ἑρμῆς ἐπεισελήλυθε

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Ἑρμῆς ἐπεισελήλῠθε

Ἑρμῆς ἐπεισελήλῠθε • (Hermês epeiselḗluthe)

Ἑρμῆς ἐπεισελήλῠθε (canonical)
Hermês epeiselḗluthe (romanization)

καὶ καθάπερ ὅταν ἐν συλλόγῳ τινὶ σιωπὴ γένηται, τὸν Ἑρμῆν ἐπεισεληλυθέναι λέγουσιν, οὕτως ὅταν εἰς συμπόσιον ἢ συνέδριον γνωρίμων λάλος εἰσέλθῃ, πάντες ἀποσιωπῶσι μὴ βουλόμενοι λαβὴν παρασχεῖν.

46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 38. De garrulitate

1939 translation by W. C. Helmbold
And just as when silence occurs in an assemblage they say that Hermes has joined the company, so when a chatterbox comes into a dinner-party or social gathering, every one grows silent, not wishing to furnish him a hold.

kaì katháper hótan en sullógōi tinì siōpḕ génētai, tòn Hermên epeiselēluthénai légousin, hoútōs hótan eis sumpósion ḕ sunédrion gnōrímōn lálos eisélthēi, pántes aposiōpôsi mḕ boulómenoi labḕn paraskheîn.

an angel passes (literally, "Hermes has entered")


別具匠心

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

бецзюйцзянсинь

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/piːt̚² kɵy̯²² t͡sœːŋ²² sɐm⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/piːt̚² kɵy̯²² t͡sœːŋ²² sɐm⁵⁵/


別出心裁

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/piːt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/piɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²⁴/

/piɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sim³³ t͡sʰai²⁴/

/piɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai¹³/

/piɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²⁴/

/piɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²³/

/piak̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ sim³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/piːt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/piɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sim³³ t͡sʰai²⁴/

/piak̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ sim³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

to try to be different; to be out of the ordinary


zwischen Baum und Borke

Literally, “between tree and bark”. Compare French entre l’arbre et l’écorce

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


養虎遺患

ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ fuː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ waːn²²/

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ fuː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ waːn²²/

to not eliminate bad people or the enemy and bring future trouble to oneself


知らんがために我は信ず

ja-phrase

しらん が ため に われ は しんず

知(し)らんがために我(われ)は信(しん)ず • (shiran ga tame ni ware wa shinzu)

知らんがために我は信ず (canonical)
shiran ga tame ni ware wa shinzu (romanization)

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しらんがためにわれはしんず


regina regit colorem

[reːˈɡiːnä ˈrɛɡɪt̪ kɔˈɫ̪oːrɛ̃ˑ]

Literally, “The Queen rules [her own] colour”, or more loosely translated as “the Queen takes her own colour”. From the fact that, in chess, the white Queen always starts the game on the white file d1, and black Queen starts on the black file d8.

lit

(chess) the Queen in chess, always starts on the colour of its own.


külahıma anlat

tell it to the marines
tell it to the marines

tell it to the judge
tell it to the judge

tell it to the marines, tell it to the judge, tell it to Sweeney (I don't believe what you said)


God willing and the creek don't rise

Lord willing and the creek don't rise#English

Alternative form of Lord willing and the creek don't rise


みはじ

(mnemonic, acronym, physics) Used for remembering the relationship between distance (道のり (michinori)), speed (速さ (hayasa)), and time (時間 (jikan)).


船頭驚鬼，船尾驚賊

to fear ghosts at the bow and bandits at the stern

syun⁴ tau⁴ geng¹ gwai², syun⁴ mei⁵ geng¹ caak⁶

syùhn tàuh gēng gwái, syùhn méih gēng chaahk

syn⁴ tau⁴ geng¹ gwai², syn⁴ mei⁵ geng¹ tsaak⁹

xun⁴ teo⁴ géng¹ guei², xun⁴ méi⁵ géng¹ cag⁶

/syːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɛːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ syːn²¹ mei̯¹³ kɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

(Cantonese) to be timid and fear many things


各得其所

ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

/kɤ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɔː³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɔː³⁵/

everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place


引喻失義

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (引喻失義):
* → Japanese: 引喩失義(いんゆしつぎ) (in'yushitsugi)

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jyː²² sɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jyː²² sɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表

Chéng yí kāizhāng shèngtīng, yǐ guāng xiāndì yídé, huīhóng zhìshì zhī qì, bùyí wàngzìfěibó, yǐnyùshīyì, yǐ sè zhōngjiàn zhī lù yě.

誠宜開張聖聽，以光先帝遺德，恢弘志士之氣，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失義，以塞忠諫之路也。

诚宜开张圣听，以光先帝遗德，恢弘志士之气，不宜妄自菲薄，引喻失义，以塞忠谏之路也。


悔不當初

ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/fuːi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/fuːi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/


play or pay

(gambling, archaic) Either continue with a gambling arrangement or forfeit the money.


旁枝末節

ㄆㄤˊ ㄓ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/


枯瘦如柴

ㄎㄨ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ

кушоу жу чай

/kʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/kʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/


takk fyrir matinn

thank you for the meal (said after finishing a meal)


takk fyrir mig

said to show gratitude after a meal or an event that one is invited to


榜上有名

ㄅㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹/

/paŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩõ¹¹ u³⁵⁻¹¹ mĩã⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹/

/paŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩõ¹¹ u³⁵⁻¹¹ mĩã⁵⁵/


minäkin sinua

Ellipsis of minäkin rakastan sinua (“I love you too”); minä (“I”) + -kin (“too, also”) + sinua (“you (partitive)”)

ellipsis

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: minäkin sinua. (I ___ you too)


一次得救永遠得救

ㄧ ㄘˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jat¹ ci³ dak¹ gau³ wing⁵ jyun⁵ dak¹ gau³

yīcì déjiù yǒngyuǎn déjiù [Phonetic:yícìdéjiùyóngyuǎndéjiù]

i¹-tzʻŭ⁴ tê²-chiu⁴ yung³-yüan³ tê²-chiu⁴

ицы дэцзю юнъюань дэцзю

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

jat⁷ tsi³ dak⁷ gau³ wing⁵ jyn⁵ dak⁷ gau³

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³ tɐk̚⁵ kɐu̯³³ wɪŋ¹³ jyːn¹³ tɐk̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/


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mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Samstag unseren Nachthimmel

/maɪ̯n ˈfaːtəʁ ɛʁˈklɛːʁt miːʁ ˈjeːdən ˈzamstaːk ˈʊnzəʁən ˈnaxtˌhɪməl/

Literally, “my father explains our night sky to me every Saturday”.

lit

mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel#German

Alternative form of mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel


нека ти е со лесно

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нека ти е со лесно • (neka ti e so lesno)

all power to your elbow
all power to your elbow

good luck, all power to your elbow, hang in there


mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel

/maɪ̯n ˈfaːtəʁ ɛʁˈklɛːʁt miːʁ ˈjeːdən ˈzɔntaːk ˈʊnzəʁən ˈnaxtˌhɪməl/

Literally, “my father explains our night sky to me every Sunday”.

lit

(astronomy, mnemonic) my very educated mother just served us noodles; used to remember the order of the planets Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun of the solar system.


庖丁解牛

ㄆㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰaːu̯²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰaːu̯²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

His cook, Ding, cut up an ox for the ruler Wanhui. Whenever he applied his hand, leaned forward with his shoulder, planted his foot, and employed the pressure of his knee, in the audible ripping off of the skin, and slicing operation of the knife, the sounds were all in regular cadence. Movements and sounds proceeded as in the dance of the 'Mulberry Forest' and the blended notes of Jingshou. The ruler said, 'Ha, good! That your art should have become so perfect!' (Having finished his operation), the cook put down his knife, and replied, said,
'What your servant loves is the method of the Dao, something in advance of any art. When I first began to cut up an ox, I saw nothing but the (entire) carcass. After three years I ceased to see it as a whole. Now I deal with it in a spirit-like manner, and do not look at it with my eyes. The use of my senses is discarded, and my spirit acts as it wills. Observing the natural lines, (my knife) slips through the great crevices and slides through the great cavities, taking advantage of the facilities thus presented. My art avoids the membranous ligatures, and much more the great bones! 'A good cook changes his knife every year cutting; an ordinary cook changes his every month broken. Now my knife has been in use for nineteen years; it has cut up several thousand oxen, and yet its edge is as sharp as if it had newly come from the whetstone. There are the interstices of the joints, and the edge of the knife not thick; when that which is so thin enters where the interstice is, how easily it moves along! The blade has more than room enough. Nevertheless, whenever I come to a complicated joint, and see that there will be some difficulty, I proceed anxiously and with caution, not allowing my eyes to wander from the place, and moving my hand slowly. Then by a very slight movement of the knife, the part is quickly separated, and drops like earth to the ground. Then standing up with the knife in my hand, I look all round, and in a leisurely manner, self-satisfied, wipe it clean, and put it away.' The ruler Wanhui said, 'Good! I have heard the words of cook Ding, and learned from them to keep in good health.'

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

Páodīng wèi Wénhuìjūn jiě niú, shǒu zhī suǒ chù, jiān zhī suǒ yǐ, zú zhī suǒ lǚ, xī zhī suǒ jī, huārán xiǎng rán, zòu dāo huōrán, mò bù zhōng yīn. Hé yú “Sānglín” zhī wǔ, nǎi zhōng “Jīngshǒu” zhī huì. Wénhuìjūn yuē: “Xī, shàn zāi! Jì hé zhì cǐ hū?” Páodīng shì dāo duì yuē: “Chén zhī suǒ hǎo zhě dào yě, jìn hū jì yǐ. Shǐ chén zhī jiě niú zhī shí, suǒ jiàn wú fēi niú zhě. Sān nián zhīhòu, wèi cháng jiàn quán niú yě. Fāng jīn zhī shí, chén yǐ shén yù ér bù yǐ mù shì, guān zhī zhǐ ér shén yù xíng. Yī hū tiānlǐ, pī dàxì, dǎo dàkuǎn, yīn qí gùrán, zhījīng kěnqǐ zhī wèi cháng, érkuàng dà gū hū! Liáng páo suì gèng dāo, gē yě; zú páo yuè gèng dāo, zhé yě. Jīn chén zhī dāo shíjiǔ nián yǐ, suǒ jiě shù qiān niú yǐ, ér dāorèn ruò xīn fā yú xíng. Bǐ jié zhě yǒu jiān, ér dāorèn zhě wú hòu; yǐ wú hòu rù yǒu jiān, huīhuī hū qí yú yóu rèn bì yǒuyú dì yǐ, shì yǐ shíjiǔ nián ér dāorèn ruò xīn fā yú xíng. Suīrán, měi zhì yú zú, wú jiàn qí nán wèi, chùrán wèi jiè, shì wèi zhǐ, xíng wèi chí. Dòng dāo shèn wēi, huòrán yǐ jiě, rú tǔ wěi dì. Tí dāo ér lì, wèi zhī sìgù, wèi zhī chóuchúmǎnzhì, shàn dāo ér cáng zhī.” Wénhuìjūn yuē: “Shàn zāi! Wú wén Páodīng zhī yán, dé yǎngshēng yān.”

庖丁为文惠君解牛，手之所触，肩之所倚，足之所履，膝之所踦，砉然向然，奏刀騞然，莫不中音。合于《桑林》之舞，乃中《經首》之会。文惠君曰：“嘻，善哉！技蓋至此乎？”庖丁释刀对曰：“臣之所好者道也，进乎技矣。始臣之解牛之时，所见无非牛者。三年之後，未嘗見全牛也。方今之时，臣以神遇而不以目视，官知止而神欲行。依乎天理，批大郤，导大窾，因其固然，技經肯綮之未嘗，而況大軱乎！良庖歲更刀，割也；族庖月更刀，折也。今臣之刀十九年矣，所解數千牛矣，而刀刃若新发于硎。彼節者有間，而刀刃者無厚；以無厚入有間，恢恢乎其於游刃必有余地矣，是以十九年而刀刃若新發於硎。雖然，每至於族，吾見其難為，怵然為戒，視為止，行為遲。動刀甚微，謋然已解，如土委地。提刀而立，為之四顧，為之躊躇滿志，善刀而藏之。」文惠君曰：「善哉！吾聞庖丁之言，得養生焉。”

庖丁为文惠君解牛，手之所触，肩之所倚，足之所履，膝之所踦，砉然向然，奏刀𬴃然，莫不中音。合于《桑林》之舞，乃中《经首》之会。文惠君曰：“嘻，善哉！技盖至此乎？”庖丁释刀对曰：“臣之所好者道也，进乎技矣。始臣之解牛之时，所见无非牛者。三年之后，未尝见全牛也。方今之时，臣以神遇而不以目视，官知止而神欲行。依乎天理，批大郤，导大窾，因其固然，技经肯綮之未尝，而况大𮝴乎！良庖岁更刀，割也；族庖月更刀，折也。今臣之刀十九年矣，所解数千牛矣，而刀刃若新发于硎。彼节者有间，而刀刃者无厚；以无厚入有间，恢恢乎其于游刃必有余地矣，是以十九年而刀刃若新发于硎。虽然，每至于族，吾见其难为，怵然为戒，视为止，行为迟。动刀甚微，𰵼然已解，如土委地。提刀而立，为之四顾，为之踌躇满志，善刀而藏之。」文惠君曰：「善哉！吾闻庖丁之言，得养生焉。”

like a hot knife through butter
like a hot knife through butter

to be skilled at what one does; to do something with ease; like a hot knife through butter


become one with one's inner self

From a scene in the Babylon 5 episode “The Parliament of Dreams.”

(euphemistic, humorous) To lose consciousness, especially as a result of alcohol consumption.


別有天地

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/piːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/piːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

being of or showing another level of scenery; (of a place) to be amazingly beautiful and unique


別無長物

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄓㄤˋ ㄨˋ

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄨˋ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ u⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ u⁵¹/


別有風味

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄥ ㄨㄟˋ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/piːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯²²/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/piːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ mei̯²²/


que no panda el cúnico

que no cunda el pánico
que no cunda el pánico#Spanish

(humorous) phrase said in a Mexican TV show, whose correct form is que no cunda el pánico (“do not panic”)


two can play at this game

two can play that game
two can play that game#English

Alternative form of two can play that game


turn about is fair play

turnabout is fair play
turnabout is fair play#English

Alternative form of turnabout is fair play


entre las calles

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines

Vete mejor entre las calles para saltarte el tráfico.

You had better go down the back streets to avoid traffic.

(idiomatic) taking a longer route, usually driving through residential areas to avoid busy avenues


head

te conozco, bacalao, aunque vengas disfrazado

/te koˌnoθko | bakaˌlao | ˌaunke ˌbenɡas disfɾaˈθado/

[t̪e koˌnoθ.ko | ba.kaˌla.o | ˌãũŋ.ke ˌβ̞ẽŋ.ɡaz ð̞is.fɾaˈθa.ð̞o]

/te koˌnosko | bakaˌlao | ˌaunke ˌbenɡas disfɾaˈsado/

[t̪e koˌnos.ko | ba.kaˌla.o | ˌãũŋ.ke ˌβ̞ẽŋ.ɡaz ð̞is.fɾaˈsa.ð̞o]

Literally, “I know you, cod, although you're in disguise”.

lit

I can see through you; you can't fool me


身手不凡

ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ

шэньшоубуфань

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

showing extraordinary skills (e.g. in martial arts, sports, etc.)


h.x.

> kürzel stiften eher verwirrung, als dass sie hilfreich wären...
> q.e.d bzw. w.z.b.w. <--- wie mein lehrer stets zu sagen pflegte! und lehrer
> müssen das ja wissen!
Unser Lehrer benutzte jeweils h.x.
Hesch gseh!

1999 September 7, Daniel Werner, “wettheiterkeit..”, in ch.talk (Usenet):

>> Wir schrieben als Aufrechte Schweizer [tm] jeweils h.x.
>
>Jetzt oute ich mich mal: Was heisst das?
Hesch xe. (Hast du gesehen, da siehst du's, o.ä.)

1999 November 10, Adrian Suter, “Ist Agnostizismus dogmatisch?”, in de.alt.arnooo (Usenet):

> qed
kennst du den schon: h.x.... (häsch gseh!)

2000 November 20, Simon Sunke, “KOPFRECHNUNG!!”, in ch.talk (Usenet):

(humorous, informal, uncommon, mathematics, student language) Initialism of hesch/häsch gseh/xe(!/?) (“you saw! / did you see?”): Humorous Swiss-German version of Q.E.D.


jobbulást

jobbulás (“getting better”) + -t (accusative suffix)


proletáři všech zemí, spojte se

Komunisté pokládají za nedůstojné, aby tajili své názory a úmysly. Prohlašují otevřeně, že jejich cílů lze dosáhnout jen násilným svržením celého dosavadního společenského řádu. Nech se panující třídy třesou před komunistickou revolucí! Proletáři v ní nemají co ztratit, leda své okovy. Dobýt mohou celý svět. Proletáři všech zemí, spojte se!

The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, unite!

workers of the world, unite
workers of the world, unite


山明水秀

ㄕㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

шаньминшуйсю

/ʂän⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/san⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

/san³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu¹¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/san⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

/san³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu¹¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu²¹/

picturesque scenery; beautiful mountains and rivers


山清水秀

ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

шаньциншуйсю

/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³³/


како капак

to top it all off, as if that wasn't enough


eine Hand wäscht die andere

[ˈʔaɪ̯nə ˌhant ˌvɛʃt diː ˈʔandəʁə]

Literally, “one hand washes the other”, calque of Latin manus manum lavat.

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours


إجا عالوجع

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إجا عالوجع • (ʔija ʕal-wajaʕ)

LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Basil (AdrianAbdulBaha)-إجا عالوجع.wav

مبارح جوزي فاجأني بسفرة عاليونان — عن جد إجا عالوجع․
mbāreḥ jōzi fājaʔni bi-safra ʕal-yūnān — ʕan jadd ʔija ʕal-wajaʕ
Yesterday my husband surprised me with a trip to Greece — it really came right on time.

to come right on time, with perfect timing, etc.


إجا يكحلها عماها

إجا يكحّلها عماها

إجا يكحّلها عماها • (ʔija ykaḥḥelha ʕamāha)

إجا يكحّلها عماها (canonical)
ʔija ykaḥḥelha ʕamāha (romanization)

LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Muhammad (AdrianAbdulBaha)-إجا يكحّلها عماها.wav

Literally, “he came to put kohl on (the eye), he blinded it”.

lit

عشان أوفّر مصاري، جبت صاحبي يصلّحلي التلّاجة — بس إجا يكحّلها عماها․

To save money, I brought my friend to fix the fridge for me — but he only made matters worse.

ʕašān ʔawaffer maṣāri jibt ṣāhbi yṣalleḥ-li it-tallāje bas ʔija ykaḥḥelha ʕamāha


LATP

local anesthetic
local anesthetic#English

(medicine) Initialism of local anesthetic transperineal: a kind of biopsy.


جاي عباله

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جاي عباله • (jāy ʕa-bālo)

LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Muhammad (AdrianAbdulBaha)-جاي عباله.wav

From إجا (“to come”) + على (“to”) + بال (“mind”); literally, "to come to mind".

مش جاي عبالي أسهر الليلة․

to feel like (doing something), to crave (something)


TRUS

(medicine) Initialism of transrectal ultrasound.


bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Allahverdi Verdizade-bir ayağı burda, bir ayağı gorda.wav

one foot in the grave
one foot in the grave


goru var ki, kəfəni də olsun

goru var ki kəfəni (canonical)
də olsun (canonical)

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Allahverdi Verdizade-goru var ki, kəfəni də oslun.wav

Literally, 'S/he doesn't even have a grave, why would s\he have a winding sheet?'

poor as a church mouse
poor as a church mouse#English

(idiomatic) Said about someone impoverished, poor as a church mouse


紅都面嗮

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ miːn²² saːi̯³³/

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ miːn²² saːi̯³³/

From an unintended speech error made by actor Moses Chan in the 2005 TV drama Love Bond, where he said 紅都面嗮 (literally “red has become face”) instead of 面都紅嗮 (literally “face has become red”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) to blush


suin surminkaan

suurin surminkaan
suurin surminkaan#Finnish

(idiomatic, chiefly negative) Alternative form of suurin surminkaan.


ça ne s'invente pas

you can't make this stuff up
you can't make this stuff up

you couldn't make it up
you couldn't make it up

(informal) you can't make this stuff up, you couldn't make it up


je ne vous dis pas

(informal) and that's not the half of it!


parlez pour vous

(informal) speak for yourself! (expressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another)