FIAWOL

(fandom slang, slogan, often humorous) Initialism of fandom is a way of life.


FIJAGH

(fandom slang, often humorous) Initialism of fandom is just a goddamn hobby.


am I right

"Ah! So much the worse! A bitter taste it is that such poor cattle always have in their mouths, and hard lives they live, Jacques. Am I right, Jacques?"

1859, Charles Dickens, “Book the First, Chapter V”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:

Not a word out of him, he just sat there taking it all in, am I right? Look at their face and you don't know what's going on inside, am I right? Talking about racial overtones, whose insurance company does he think he's working for, am I right Dan?

"And life's short, paisan. I mean, life is short, am I right?"

I mean, you're paying for $24 billion worth of training, and I'm sure there's not a person here who could name 10, much less 150, of the separate training programs available. Am I right?

1993, Bill Clinton, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1993, Bk. 2, August 1 to December 31, 1993, Government Printing Office, page 1467:

(colloquial, rhetorical question) Said by someone who has just stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth, or at least one worthy of an amen (compare can I get an 'Amen'?).


hiya doin'

Conflation of "hiya" and "how are you doing". Evolution was probably "how are you doing" → "how're you doin'" → "how're ya doin'" → "howya doin'", at which point "howya" was replaced/confused/conflated with "hiya", resulting in "hiya doin'". Compare to the development of goodbye, howdy-do. Also, compare howzit, whatcha doin'.

Ah, hello there, Frank!

"Hiya doin'?"

"I'm doing well. Yourself?"

(US, colloquial) A greeting. Tends to warrant a reply.


muito obrigada

(used by females) thank you very much; many thanks; thanks a lot


muito obrigado

(used by males) much obliged; thank you very much; many thanks; thanks a lot


Ramadan mubarak

Arabic رَمَضَان مُبَارَك (ramaḍān mubārak)

uder

رَمَضَان مُبَارَك

An expression used during Ramadan to wish someone a happy time during the holiday.


Initial W from what + phonetic letter spellings U for you + Initial U for up + number 2 for to.

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of what are you up to?.


花容月貌

countenance of flowers, appearance of the moon

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ

хуажунъюэмао

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ jyːt̚² maːu̯²²/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ jyːt̚² maːu̯²²/

(of a woman) beautiful, attractive, gorgeous


you'd better believe it

I got the job! You'd better believe it!


how's that

“Oh Dave, I'm so sorry.”
“How's that?”
“I said I'm sorry.”
“You'll have to speak up. I got more sirens going for me than London in the blitz.”

2014, Richard Curtis, Death In the Crease:

(cricket) Used to make an appeal to the umpire as to whether the batsman is out or not

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see how, is, that.


談婚論嫁

ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

таньхуньлуньцзя

/tʰän³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/tʰän³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

to talk about marriage, to think about getting married


Bim, BEM, Bum

Clipping of bimbo + BEM (“Bug-Eyed Monster”) + bum (“incompetent man”). From a typical composition for the cover art of science fiction pulp magazines such as Thrilling Wonder Stories, notably by artists such as Earle K. Bergey and Rudolph Belarski, featuring a woman (the "Bim") being attacked or threatened by a monster (the "BEM"), while a man (the "Bum") protects her and/or attacks the monster.

(fandom slang, art) Retro art composition; composition stereotypical of the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.

Earle K. Bergey
Thrilling Wonder Stories


守株待兔

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (守株待兔):
* → Japanese: 株(くいぜ)を守(まも)る (kuize o mamoru)
* → Korean: 수주대토(守株待兎) (sujudaeto)
* → Vietnamese: thủ chu đãi thố (守株待兔)

ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²² tʰou̯³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³ tʰai⁴¹⁻²² tʰɔ⁴¹/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai³³⁻¹¹ tʰɔ¹¹/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai³³⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵²⁻³⁵ tu³³⁻²³ tʰai³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰou²¹³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²² tʰou̯³³/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³ tʰai⁴¹⁻²² tʰɔ⁴¹/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai³³⁻¹¹ tʰɔ¹¹/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai³³⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹/

/siu⁵²⁻³⁵ tu³³⁻²³ tʰai³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰou²¹³/

There was a farmer of Song who tilled the land, and in his field was a stump. One day a rabbit, racing across the field, bumped into the stump, broke its neck, and died. Thereupon the farmer laid aside his plow and took up watching the stump, hoping that he will get another rabbit in the same way. But he got no rabbits, and instead becoming the laughing stock of Song. Those who think they can take the ways of the ancient kings and use them to govern the people today all belong in the category of stump-watchers!

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translation from Han Feizi: Basic Writings (2012) by Burton Watson

Sòng rén yǒu gēngtián zhě, tián zhōng yǒu zhū, tù zǒu chù zhū, zhé jǐng ér sǐ. Yīn shì qí lěi ér shǒu zhū, jì fù dé tù, tù bùkě fù dé, ér shēn wéi Sòng guó xiào. Jīn yù yǐ xiānwáng zhī zhèng, zhì dāngshì zhī mín, jiē shǒu zhū zhī lèi yě.

宋人有耕田者，田中有株，兔走觸株，折頸而死。因釋其耒而守株，冀復得兔，兔不可復得，而身為宋國笑。今欲以先王之政，治當世之民，皆守株之類也。

宋人有耕田者，田中有株，兔走触株，折颈而死。因释其耒而守株，冀复得兔，兔不可复得，而身为宋国笑。今欲以先王之政，治当世之民，皆守株之类也。

towatch a tree stump waiting for a rabbit

Don't be too conservative. Sticking to old doctrines is futile.

Sīxiǎng bùnéng tài bǎoshǒu, shǒuzhūdàitù shì bùhuì yǒu shōuhuò de.

思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不會有收穫的。

思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不会有收获的。

(figurative, derogatory) to be conservative; to resist change and innovation

The government should not just wait for problems to come up when handling financial regulation.

金融監管不能守株待兔。

金融监管不能守株待兔。

The police arrested the suspect after waiting and hiding there.

Mínjǐng shǒuzhūdàitù jiāng xiányírén zhuāhuò.

民警守株待兔將嫌疑人抓獲。

民警守株待兔将嫌疑人抓获。


добровечер

head

добровечер • (dobrovečer)


лека ноќ

лека ноќ • (leka noḱ)


добра ноќ

добра ноќ • (dobra noḱ)


談情說愛

ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄞˋ

⁶de-zhin ⁷seq-e; ⁶de-zhin ⁷seq ⁵e; ⁶de ⁶zhin ⁷seq ⁵e

/tʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ syːt̚³ ɔːi̯³³/

de^去 zhin seh^入 e; de^去 zhin seh^入 e^去; de^去 zhin^去 seh^入 e^去

³de-xxin ⁴seq-e; ³de-xxin ⁴seq ²e; ³de ³xxin ⁴seq ²e

/de²² ʑin⁴⁴ səʔ³³ e⁴⁴/

/de²² ʑin⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴ e³⁴/

/de³³ ʑin²³ səʔ⁴⁴ e³⁴/

/tʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ syːt̚³ ɔːi̯³³/

/de²² ʑin⁴⁴ səʔ³³ e⁴⁴/

/de²² ʑin⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴ e³⁴/

/de³³ ʑin²³ səʔ⁴⁴ e³⁴/

For youths to gossip and meet up, tea houses are a good place to go.

¹chin-gni-gnin ⁶de-zhin ⁷seq-e ⁶yeu-gni ⁶zhiu-we ⁶ghon-zo-faon ⁶zy ⁷iq-gheq ⁵hau-chi-tshy

青年人談情説愛、友誼聚會，紅茶坊是一個好去處。

青年人谈情说爱、友谊聚会，红茶坊是一个好去处。

for talk of love and romance to fill one's conversation; to be courting; to be dating


со среќа

со среќа • (so sreḱa)


би сакал да знам

би сакал да знам

Би сакал да знам повеќе за тоа како се пријавува за полагање на матурскиот испит.

I'd like to know more about how to apply for passing the graduation exam.

Bi sakal da znam poveḱe za toa kako se prijavuva za polaganje na maturskiot ispit.


сѐ заедно

сѐ заедно • (sè zaedno)


сѐ и сешто

сѐ и сешто • (sè i sešto)

Имаш сѐ и сешто во кутијава.

You have so many (different) things in this box.

A phrase used to express admiration or surprise in regard to a great variety or abundance of something.


сѐ на сѐ

сѐ на сѐ • (sè na sè)

all in all, on the whole, all things considered


од срце

genuinely, sincerely, purely (e.g. of speaking, loving, etc.)


сѐ или ништо

сѐ или ништо • (sè ili ništo)


好吃懶做

ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

хаочиланьцзо

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ hɛːk̚³ laːn¹³ t͡sou̯²²/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ län²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ hɛːk̚³ laːn¹³ t͡sou̯²²/

to be fond of eating and averse to work; to be piggish


more than someone has had hot dinners

She's had more boyfriends than you've had hot dinners!

more than someone has had cooked dinners

食鹽多過食米

(Cantonese) to be experienced; to have eaten more salt than (you) have eaten rice


како да не

yeah right, sure (expressing disbelief sarcastically)


големи тикви

(idiomatic) big deal, big whoop (lit. big pumpkins)


големи краставици

(idiomatic) big deal, big whoop (lit. big cucumbers)


איך אומרים ... באנגלית

איך אומרים ... באנגלית?

איך אומרים ... באנגלית? • (eikh omrim ... b'anglit?)

איך אומרים תודה באנגלית?

how do you say...in English
how do you say...in English


големо чудо

големо чудо • (golemo čudo)

golemo čudo (romanization)
големо чудо (indefinite singular)
големото чудо (definite singular unspecified)
големово чудо (definite proximal singular)
големоно чудо (definite distal singular)
големо чудо (singular vocative)

mk-decl-noun-table-single

големото чудо

големово чудо

големоно чудо

големите чуда

големиве чуда

големине чуда

[ˈɡɔlɛmɔ ˈt͡ʃudɔ]

(idiomatic) big deal, big whoop (lit. big miracle)


自顧自

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kuː³³ t͡siː²²/

We shouldn't just care about our own business. We should help each other.

Wǒmen dàjiā bùyào zìgùzì, yào hùxiàng bāngzhù.

我們大家不要自顧自，要互相幫助。

我们大家不要自顾自，要互相帮助。

each for himself; everyone looks to himself (without worrying for others)


éramos pocos y parió la abuela

Literally, “there were few of us, and Grandma gave birth”.

lit

as if that wasn't enough
as if that wasn't enough

went from bad to worse
go from bad to worse

(idiomatic) as if that wasn't enough; things went from bad to worse

salir de Guatemala y meterse en Guatepeor


head

Dinékʼehjí shíká ʼiʼdoowoł nínízingo, kojįʼ hodíílnih...

Dinékʼehjí shíká ʼiʼdoowoł nínízingo (canonical)
kojįʼ hodíílnih... (canonical)

Dinékʼehjí shíká iʼdoowoł nínízingo, kojįʼ hodíílnih

"if you want help in Navajo, call this number..."


you're all right

Alternative form: you're alright

Would you like another pint, mate?
Nah, you're all right.

(UK, informal) Used to politely reject an offer.


go on then

- Would you like another pint, mate?

- Yeah, go on then.

- I'm going to go and ask her on a date.

- Go on then.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go on, then. (proceed)


天倫之樂

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄜˋ

тяньлуньчжилэ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ lɔk̚²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lun¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ lɔk̚²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lun¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

the pleasure of heavenly agreement; the happiness of family unions (especially for an elderly person); one's natural desire for family life to one's heart's content; domestic bliss; the joy of family life


pwy dach chi

/ˌpuːɨ̯ da ˈχiː/


pwy wyt ti

/ˌpuːɨ̯ uːɨ̯ ˈtiː/

/ˌpʊi̯ ʊi̯ ˈtiː/


two tears in a bucket

Two Tears in a Bucket Award—Judi Killion

[1966, “Awards of Dubious Achievement”, in The Eagle, page 189:

Hank begins to protest, but William interrupts with, “That’s just two tears in a bucket, so motherfuck it!”

2001, Lisa M. Tillmann-Healy, Between Gay and Straight: Understanding Friendship Across Sexual Orientation, Rowman Altamira, →ISBN, page 143:

Even if he offends you personally, two tears in a bucket, fuck it.

2002, Lawrence Q. Markx, Evidence of a Cluttered Mind...: The New Testament, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 153:

But then my mind said, Hold up, I’ll bet those titties are going to fall down to the ground. Oh well, two tears in a bucket, I’m still gonna fuck it.

2011, M. A. Harris, I Cry Sometimes, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 38:

used to express acceptance of misfortune


it's not even funny

Women's colleges have so much to offer it's not even funny.

2000, Loren Pope, Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know about Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student, page 86:

I'm impressed with him on so many different levels it's not even funny.

2007, Dave Batista, Batista Unleashed, page 114:

We're so far from the head table that it's not even funny!

2014, Lynne D'Amico, Force of Mind, Song of Heart, page 61:

(informal) Used to indicate that a person, thing, or situation possesses a described characteristic to an extreme or unusual degree.


it isn't even funny

it's not even funny
it's not even funny#English


不省人事

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (不省人事):
* → Vietnamese: bất tỉnh nhân sự (不省人事)

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ

/pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ siː²²/

/pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ siː²²/

to lose consciousness; to be unconscious


dw i angen cyfieithydd

I need an interpreter
I need an interpreter


Shabbat shalom

Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם (shabát shalóm).

bor

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם

Used to express good wishes on or before the Jewish sabbath.

安息日平安

good wishes at Jewish sabbath / lit.: peace on the Sabbath


bwrw hen wragedd â ffyn

raining cats and dogs
raining cats and dogs

raining cats and dogs ((literally) raining old ladies with sticks)


não há de quê

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa d͡ʒi ˈke]

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa d͡ʒi ˈke]

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈa de ˈke]

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈa ðɨ ˈke]


ROFLMMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my motherfucking ass/arse off.


if ever there was one

He's a plagiarist if ever there was one.

Used to emphasize the truth of a characterization.


ní móide

/nʲiː ˈmˠoːdʲə/

/n̠ʲiː ˈmˠuːdʲə/

/n̠ʲiː ˈmˠɔːdʲə/

Ní móide dhó teacht.

Ní móide go ndúirt sé é.

Ní móide go n-éireoidh leis.

Ní móide go dtiocfaidh sé anocht.
He’ll scarcely come to-night.

it is hardly the case, it is scarcely the case


you'll get yours

what is coming to you
get what's coming to one

You will get what you deserve, or what is coming to you; used as a threat.


absit invidia

From Latin. As found, for example, in Livy, Ab Urbe Condita Book IX, Chapter 19, line 15.

1656 (N.S.), George Davenport, The Letters of George Davenport, 1651-1677 2011 publication
I long as old Eli did (verbo absit invidia) to hear what is become of the ark; but fear I shall not hear what I desire, and my answer shall be with the daughter in law translata est gloria Dei de—.
Comment: "Translata est gloria Dei de ..." is a slight paraphrase from 1 Samuel 4:22.

What most evidently prevailed, absit invidia, and what betrayed her into all the Chesterfieldian indecorums of laughter, was his addressing her in Irish.

1778, Thomas Campbell, “Letter XXXI”, in A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland: In a Series of Letters to John Watkinson, M.D., page 291:

I have done with the Oxford Bacons : only let me add, that those of Cambridge, father and son, Nicholas and Francis, the one of Bene't, and the other of Trinity-College, do hold (absit invidia ! ) the scales of desert, even against all of their name in all of the world besides.

1842, Thomas Fuller, The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year MDCXLVIII (James Nichols, London, 3rd edition) p.401

Literally, "may envy be lacking (from my words)".


the handbags come out

Coined 2004, circa March 2nd, by Jeremy St. Louis on the radio show Fox Sports World Report. From women hitting each other with handbags during a catfight; compare earlier handbags, handbags at dawn.

"I'm ready to take the blame for all the problems of English football, if that is what he wants."
The handbags come out early doors when Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger responds to Ferguson's dig about the Gunners' foreign contingent.

2008, Chris Charles, BBC Sport, 12 May 2008, “Premier League quotes of the season”

The handbags have come out after a diplomatic argument between Israel and Brazil got, well, very personal.

2014, Oliver Wheaton, Metro, 26 Jul 2014, “Handbags: Israel has dig at Brazil’s 7-1 World Cup defeat after diplomatic row over Gaza bombing”

(UK, idiomatic, soccer, rare) A row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.


苛捐雜稅

ㄎㄜ ㄐㄩㄢ ㄗㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ

кэцзюаньцзашуй

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


MET

(Internet slang) Initialism of mitään ei tapahdu: nothing will happen, nothing's gonna happen, nothing ever happens


紅白喜事

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄕˋ

/xʊŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ paːk̚² hei̯³⁵ siː²²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ paːk̚² hei̯³⁵ siː²²/


გააჩნია

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გააჩნია • (gaačnia)


C.Q.D.

Initialism of como queríamos demonstrar.


lar, doce lar

home sweet home (an exhortation of one’s home)


luzes, câmera, ação

lights, camera, action
lights, camera, action

(cinematography) lights, camera, action (traditional cue at a beginning of a film take)


Deus te crie

(Brazil) gesundheit; bless you (said to someone who has just sneezed)


成家立業

ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵ laːp̚² jiːp̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵ laːp̚² jiːp̚²/


מה לעזאזל

מַה לַּעֲזָאזֵל

מַה לַּעֲזָאזֵל • (ma la'azazél)

he-phrase

מַה לַּעֲזָאזֵל

מַה לַּעֲזָאזֵל • (ma la'azazél)

מַה לַּעֲזָאזֵל (canonical)
ma la'azazél (romanization)

מה לעזאזל השטויות האלה?


shavua tov

From Hebrew שבוע טוב (shavúa tov, “good week”), from Yiddish אַ גוטע וואָך (a gute vokh).

der

אַ גוטע וואָך

Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.

shavua tov

good wishes for the week following the Jewish sabbath


一生一世

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³/

/iɪʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ sz̩²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ sã²³ iɪʔ⁵⁵ sz̩ʷ⁵¹/

Working folks like us slaving for money our entire lives

1977 March 26, Theme Song, The Private Eyes (半斤八兩), sung by Sam Hui (許冠傑) at the 1st Hong Kong Gold Disc Award Presentation (第一屆香港金唱片頒獎典禮)

ngo⁵ dei⁶ ne¹ baan¹ daa² gung¹ zai², jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ wai⁴ cin⁴ bai⁶ zou⁶ nou⁴ dai⁶

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世為錢幣做奴隸

我哋呢班打工仔 一生一世为钱币做奴隶


以偏概全

ㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

ипяньгайцюань

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/jiː¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

to take a part for the whole; to generalise


因人而異

ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ

/in⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː²¹ jiː²²/

/in⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː²¹ jiː²²/

to differ from person to person; to vary with each individual


ჩემი ყლე

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ჩემი ყლე • (čemi q̇le)

ვინ ჩემი ყლეა რაჯეშ ტუნდრა?
vin čemi q̇lea raǯeš ṭundra?
Who the fuck is Rajesh Tundra?


ROMFFLMMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of roll on the motherfucking floor laughing my motherfucking ass/arse off.


ROFLMGDMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my goddamned motherfucking ass/arse off.


ROFLMMFGDAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of roll on the floor laughing my motherfucking goddamned ass/arse off.


ROTFLMMFGDAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my motherfucking goddamned ass/arse off.


ROTFLMGDMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the motherfucking floor laughing my goddamned motherfucking ass/arse off.


you beauty

Australian rules football
Australian rules football

(Australian rules football) An exclamation of joy or enthusiasm, often said in response to a player taking a specky or kicking a great goal.

(UK, Australia, by extension) A general exclamation of happiness and joy.


der Amtsschimmel wiehert

From Amtsschimmel and wiehern. Literally, “the official service horse is whinnying”.

lit

there is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucratic


露齒而笑

ㄌㄨˋ ㄔˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

ㄌㄡˋ ㄔˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lou̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵ jiː²¹ siːu̯³³/

/lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lou̯²² t͡sʰiː³⁵ jiː²¹ siːu̯³³/


no harm done

Well, you painted my room the wrong shade of blue, but no harm done really.

Used to express that someone's action had no serious adverse consequences.


not to worry

The origin of the phrase is unknown. According to Partridge’s Dictionary of Catch Phrases the idiom dates from the mid-1930s with a surge in 1957–8.

She didn't catch this train, but not to worry: she can get the next one.

For those whose economic outlook may be summarised in that hackneyed expression "Not to worry," then the latest figures could be interpreted as conducive to that conviction.

1958, The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-builder, volume 65, Shipbuilder Press, page 371:

Flynn: Not to worry. They'll get back before Sergeant Walker pays his visit. You'll be O.K.

1965, Plays and Players, volume 13, Hansom Books:

Still under the influence of "Havoline" and Demerol, I was drifting in and out of never-never land when a nurse came hurrying in and said, "Not to worry! You have some irregularities. We are going to give you a bolus of lidocaine, and it will all straighten out."

1986, Robert DeBellis, Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care, Psychology Press:

There is no need for concern; there isn't a serious problem.


ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวมาปิด

/t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.taːj˧.tʰaŋ˦˥.tua̯˧.ʔaw˧.baj˧.bua̯˧.maː˧.pit̚˨˩/

ช้าง (cháang) + ตาย (dtaai) + ทั้ง (táng) + ตัว (dtuua) + เอา (ao) + ใบ (bai) + บัว (buua) + มา (maa) + ปิด (bpìt); literally, "cover the whole body of a dead elephant with a lotus leaf".

compound

(idiomatic) No misdeed can be concealed.

en-ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวมาปิด-th-phrase-YhUY5Uf-


ช้างตายทั้งตัว เอาใบบัวมาปิด

th-phrase

ช้างตายทั้งตัว เอาใบบัวมาปิด • (cháang-dtaai-táng-dtuua ao-bai-buua-maa-bpìt)

ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวมาปิด ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวมาปิด#Thai

(idiomatic) Alternative form of ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวมาปิด (cháang-dtaai-táng-dtuua-ao-bai-buua-maa-bpìt)

en-ช้างตายทั้งตัว_เอาใบบัวมาปิด-th-phrase-BF6zP-Gw


久仰大名

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ taːi̯²² mɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ taːi̯²² mɪŋ²¹/

(polite, honorific) I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time


難以置信

ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

наньичжисинь

/nän³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡siː³³ sɵn³³/

/laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ ti²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siŋ²¹³/

/nän³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡siː³³ sɵn³³/

/laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ ti²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siŋ²¹³/


jos Luoja suo

God willing (used to indicate acceptance of God's will)

God willing (barring unforeseen circumstances)


小菜一碟

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊㄦ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛɻ³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ tiːp̚²/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ tiːp̚²/

a piece of cake; something very easy to accomplish


yes and no

Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.

Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.

An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer

نَعْم وَلَا

You can only use yes and no answers.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.


и да и нет

Тебе́ нра́вится в но́вом до́ме? - И да и нет. Тру́дно сказа́ть

Do you like it in the new house? - Yes and no. It's hard to say.

Tebé nrávitsja v nóvom dóme? - I da i net. Trúdno skazátʹ

yes and no (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer)


어서 오세요

[ʌ̹sʰʌ̹ o̞sʰe̞jo]


似是而非

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ siː²² jiː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ siː²² jiː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

In the world many things seem real, which are not; and there are many falsehoods, which are taken for truths. Thus the stories of Dubo and Zhuang Ziyi have been handed down.

Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version

Shì duō sìshì'érfēi, xūwěi lèizhēn, gù Dùbó, Zhuāng Zǐyì zhī yǔ, wǎngwǎng ér cún.

世多似是而非，虛偽類真，故杜伯、莊子義之語，往往而存。

世多似是而非，虚伪类真，故杜伯、庄子义之语，往往而存。

Such remarks, however plausible, are actually groundless and specious empty talk.

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

Zhèxiē huà, jiǎng qǐlai hǎoxiàng yǒu dàolǐ, shíjìshàng shì háowú gēnjù, sìshì'érfēi de kōngtán.

這些話，講起來好像有道理，實際上是毫無根據、似是而非的空談。

这些话，讲起来好像有道理，实际上是毫无根据、似是而非的空谈。

seemingly so, but not really; appears right, but in fact wrong; specious


tomato, tomato

/təˈmeɪtoʊ təˈmɑːtəʊ/

tomayto, tomahto
tomayto, tomahto#English

Alternative spelling of tomayto, tomahto


好事多磨

ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ siː²² tɔː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ siː²² tɔː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks


四面八方

ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ miːn²² paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/ɕi⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ miːn²² paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/ɕi⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

in all directions; all around; far and wide


bir elin nesi var iki elin sesi var

Literally "What does one hand have, two hands have sound".

two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one


so quiet one can 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


千方百計

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ

цяньфанбайцзи

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːk̚³ kɐi̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːk̚³ kɐi̯³³/

by every possible means; by hook or by crook


same old

same old same old
same old same old#English


კაი ერთი

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კაი ერთი • (ḳai erti)


咩話

/mɛː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/mɛː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

你講咩話？

你讲咩话？

(Cantonese) pardon; sorry (used to ask someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly)


小狗懶擦鞋

/siːu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ laːn¹³ t͡sʰaːt̚³ haːi̯²¹/

Coined by Jimmy Pang Chi-ming as the title of his book about Cantonese profanities.

(Cantonese) A phrase containing words with similar sounds to the five profanities in Cantonese: 屌 (diu2), 㞗 (gau1), 撚 (lan2), 𨳍 (cat6), 閪／𲈹 (hai1).


kombinasyonla

From kombinasyon + -la (from kombinasyon + ile).


minden jog fenntartva

Ellipsis of minden jog fenn van tartva (“all rights are reserved”), from minden (“all, every”) + jog (“right”) + fenntart (“to maintain”) + -va (adverbial-participle suffix), with the ellipted van (“is”).

af

all rights reserved (copyright notice formula)


juullimi pilluarit

Locative singular of juulli + second person singular (intransitive) imperative of pilluarpoq (“is happy”), thus "be happy on Christmas".


自立自強

ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² lɐp̚² t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡siː²² laːp̚² t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ lip̚⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² lɐp̚² t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡siː²² laːp̚² t͡siː²² kʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ lip̚⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiaŋ⁵⁵/


bắt chước như khỉ

[ʔɓat̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ xi˧˩]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ kʰɪj˧˨]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨək̚˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ xɪj˧˨]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ cɨək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ kʰɪj˨˩˦]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ cɨək̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ xɪj˨˩˦]

monkey see, monkey do
monkey see, monkey do


能歌善舞

ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄜ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ

/nɤŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɤŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to be good at singing and dancing; (figurative) to have many talents


難以啟齒

ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ

/nän³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ kʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/naːn²¹ jiː¹³ kʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

to be too embarrassed to mention something; to find it difficult to speak about something


條毛

/tʰiːu̯²¹ mou̯²¹/

/tʰiːu̯²¹ mou̯²¹/

你識條毛！

你识条毛！


dois pesos, duas medidas

double standard (situation of groups one of whom is excused from following a standard)


cukup

From Malay cukup (“enough”), coined by e-sports athletes in Malaysia and Singapore when competing with each other in e-sports matches.

(video games, Malaysia, Singapore) Abbreviation of choose your kit and level up or choose your kit and upgrade


出乎意料

ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ fuː²¹ jiː³³ liːu̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ fuː²¹ jiː³³ liːu̯²²/


回頭是岸

→ Vietnamese: quay đầu là bờ (calque)

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄢˋ

хуэйтоу ши ань

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² ŋɔːn²²/

/hui⁵³⁻³³ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋiɑŋ²⁴²/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ siː²² ŋɔːn²²/


wbu

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of what about you?


pode apostar

(idiomatic) you bet (indicates that something is certainly true)


滔滔不絕

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (滔滔不絕):
* → Korean: 도도불절(滔滔不絶) (dodobuljeol)
* → Vietnamese: thao thao bất tuyệt (滔滔不絕)

ㄊㄠ ㄊㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

таотаобуцзюэ

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

nineteen to the dozen
nineteen to the dozen

(of talking) endless; talking nineteen to the dozen


滔滔不絕

thao thao bất tuyệt
thao thao bất tuyệt#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of thao thao bất tuyệt (“(of speech) endless, talking nineteen to the dozen”).


人山人海

Sino-Xenic (人山人海):
* → Korean: 인산인해(人山人海) (insaninhae)

ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄞˇ

жэньшаньжэньхай

žɛnʹšanʹžɛnʹxaj

/ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn²¹ saːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋin¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ hoɪ³¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/

/zin²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn²¹ saːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋin¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ hoɪ³¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² lin²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/

/zin²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/

A chengyu expressing the idea of "a mountain (山 (shān)) of people (人 (rén)), a sea (海 (hǎi)) of people (人 (rén))".


not know one is born

"The trouble with workers to-day," he said, "is that they don't know they're born."

"One bad night and you think you're starving! You don't know you're born!"

To be spoiled; to have an easy life without appreciating it.


por dentro

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por, dentro.


遙遙領先

ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ lɪŋ¹³ siːn⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ lɪŋ¹³ siːn⁵⁵/

Pǎo zài zuì qiánmiàn de èr hào xuǎnshǒu, yīmǎdāngxiān, yǐ yáoyáolǐngxiān qítā xuǎnshǒu.

跑在最前面的二號選手，一馬當先，已遙遙領先其他選手。

跑在最前面的二号选手，一马当先，已遥遥领先其他选手。

to be a long way in front; to be far ahead; to lead by a wide margin


privirti košės

(idiomatic) to make a mess, to stir up trouble


al que le quepa el sayo

a el que le quede el saco, que se lo ponga

a el que le quede el poncho, que se lo ponga


prisivirti košės

[prʲɪsʲɪˈvʲɪrʲ tʲɪ ˈkoːʃʲeːs]

pri- + virtis košės
or
privirti + -si košės


KYC

At this level, global mobility for VIPs should require an awful lot of KYC—short for “Know your client”, which can refer to a litany of identity and anti-money laundering checks—cautions Gavin Ball.

2023 October 28, Mark Ellwood, “From utility bills to Aston Martins”, in FT Weekend, House & Home, page 2:

(business) Initialism of know your customer/client


喋喋不休

ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tiːp̚² tiːp̚² pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tiːp̚² tiːp̚² pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

to chatter or jabber on and on (endlessly, ceaselessly)


preparar, apontar, fogo

Quando a terceira Divisão atirar, elle mandará: (Voz)
” Preparar, Apontar, Fogo.

1794, “Detalhe do exercício de fogo” (chapter V), in Regulamento para o exercicio, e disciplina dos Regimentos de Infantaria dos exercitos de Sua Magestade Fidelissima, Lisbon: Regia Officina Typografica, page 51, line 50:

Em todos os fogos, que se fazem por Pelotões, Companhias, ou Divisões, devem dar-se com regularidade as primeiras vozes de Commando “Preparar„ “Apontar„ “Fogo„ e geralmente desde o Centro do Batalhão para os flancos independentemente de cada meio Batalhão[…]

1810, Guilherme Carr Beresford, “Com Arma”, in Instrucções para o exercicio dos regimentos de infanteria, 2nd edition, volume 1, Lisbon: Impressão Regia, Fogo (section 30), page 46:

ready, aim, fire (sequence of commands used to order soldiers to carefully fire their weapons)


js

(text messaging) Acronym of just saying.


言歸正傳

ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

яньгуйчжэнчжуань

/jɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡syːn²²⁻³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡syːn²²⁻³⁵/

to return to the main topic; to go back to business, to finish a digression and get back to the main subject (cf. "retournons à nos moutons")


逐字逐句

ㄓㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ

чжуцзычжуцзюй

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² t͡siː²² t͡sʊk̚² kɵy̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚² t͡siː²² t͡sʊk̚² kɵy̯³³/

word by word and phrase by phrase, in a literal manner


pão, pão, queijo, queijo

Literally, “bread [is] bread, cheese [is] cheese”.

lit

used to introduce a frank or direct statement


傾盆大雨

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ pʰən³⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːn²¹ taːi̯²² jyː¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ pʰən³⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːn²¹ taːi̯²² jyː¹³/


開門見山

ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄢ

каймэньцзяньшань

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kiːn³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ kiːn³³ saːn⁵⁵/


quer saber

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quer, saber.

(idiomatic) you know what (used to get attention before announcing something)


quem sabe

[ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈsa.βɨ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quem, sabe.

who knows (a rhetorical question asked to show that the asker neither knows the answer nor who might know it)

who knows (asked to express the idea that anything is possible)

when directly followed by a clause: how about (introduces a suggestion)


驚天動地

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ

цзинтяньдунди

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² tei̯²²/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² tei̯²²/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛn⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

(of sound or influence) world-shaking; earth-shattering


sic semper tyrannis

From the Latin sīc semper tyrannīs (“thus always to tyrants”). While the line is sometimes said to have been uttered by Brutus after he assassinated Julius Caesar, the utterance itself is recorded in no ancient sources and appears to be a modern invention. It is probably a Latin translation by the US Founding Father George Wythe of what Tiberius Gracchus' grandfather, the general and statesman Scipio Aemilianus, said when he heard of the assassination of his grandson. According to Plutarch (21.4), he reacted by quoting Homer's Odyssey (1.47): ὡς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι (And so perish all who do the same). This etymology is presented by Mike Fontaine, though he mentions both Wythe and George Mason as possible translators, which is very unlikely since Wythe is famous as a Classicist whereas there is no recorded mention of Mason's knowledge of Greek.

der

Thus always to tyrants; tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown.

George Mason
George Wythe
John Wilkes Booth
Julius Caesar
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
Tiberius Gracchus


hai bàn tay trắng

[haːj˧˧ ʔɓaːn˨˩ taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]

[haːj˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ taj˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]

[haːj˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥]

two empty hands (literally "two white hands")


咬文嚼字

ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ

яовэньцзяоцзы

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/ŋaːu̯¹³ mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ t͡siː²²/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siak̚²⁻⁴ d͡zi¹¹/

to bite on phrases and chew on characters; to pay excessive attention to wording and choice of characters; to nitpick like a grammar Nazi; to talk pedantically


fiat lux

From Latin fīat lūx (“let there be light”).

Let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.


fiat lux

[ˈfiːät̪ ɫ̪uːks̠]

Let there be light, be light made, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.


vlees noch vis

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


如膠似漆

ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧ

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

to cleave together as firmly and inseparably as glue and lacquer; to love each other dearly; to be closely bound together (as lovers)


chuj ci w dupę

shove it up your ass
shove it up your ass

(idiomatic, markedly vulgar) fuck you; shove it up your ass


可不是

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

1999, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格第二部, episode 22, 戴春荣, 赵敏芬 (actor):

- Lǎofóye, zěnme huángshàng de shǒubì diào zhe? Nándào zhēn de shòushāng le?
- Kěbùshì! Xìngkuī nǐ gàosu le wǒ; yàoburán, huángshang hái mán zhe wǒ ne!

— 老佛爺，怎麼皇上的手臂吊著？難道真的受傷了？
— 可不是！幸虧妳告訴了我；要不然，皇上還瞞著我呢！

— 老佛爷，怎么皇上的手臂吊着？难道真的受伤了？
— 可不是！幸亏你告诉了我；要不然，皇上还瞒着我呢！

Used as an emphatic affirmative answer to a question: indeed; right

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可, 不, 是 (shì).


老牛吃嫩草

ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔ ㄋㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ

лаоню чи нэньцао

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ nən⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ hɛːk̚³ nyːn²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Another reason why robbing the cradle end badly is because of the generation gap.

Lìngwài yī ge lǎoniú chī nèncǎo bùhuì yǒu hǎo xiàchǎng de yuányīn shì niánlíng de dàigōu.

另外一個老牛吃嫩草不會有好下場的原因是年齡的代溝。

另外一个老牛吃嫩草不会有好下场的原因是年龄的代沟。

May-December relationship; to rob the cradle; a romance where one partner is significantly older than the other


head

Described as early as 1977 as Black American slang constituting a "nasty command to leave, euphemism of 'split you' avoiding profanity." The phrase "where the good Lord split you" describes the crease of the buttocks.

If you want a ride, you let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split you.

1991, Dorothy Abbott, Mississippi Writers: Poetry, page 343:

I knew this one guy who said that I could date him as long as I promised him that I would give up my dog and my white cane—I told him, “don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.”

2013, Alice Crespo, Never Be Discouraged, page 74:

I need a man around me who's smart as me or smarter. And if you ain't, then get outta that chair. And let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.

2014, Samuel G. Freedman, Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football, page 31:

don't let the door hit you on the way out#English

Synonym of don't let the door hit you on the way out


不離不棄

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/pu⁵¹ li³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³³/

/pu⁵¹ li³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³³/

If you do not leave me, I will be by your side until the life ends.

你若不離不棄，我必生死相依。

你若不离不弃，我必生死相依。


sær er siður á landi

From sær (“to one self”) + er (“is”) (3rd person singular of at vera (“to be”)) + siður (“custom”) + á (“in, on”) + landi (dative of land (“land, country”)). Literal meaning: "To its own is [a] custom in [the/a] land", "each country has its own customs".
Compare the Icelandic phrase sinn er siður í landi hverju.

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


朝朝暮暮

ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ

чжаочжаомуму

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² mou̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² mou̯²²/

I am by the sun-kissed slopes of Mount Wu, and the steep footpath through the rugged land.
I am the luminous clouds at sunrise, and the strolling shower of eventide.
Day after day, night by another night, I am here by this Tower of the Sun.

c. 3rd century BCE, Song Yu (宋玉), At the Tower of Gaotang (《高唐賦》)

Qiè zài Wūshān zhīyáng, gāoqiū zhīzǔ, dànwéi zhāoyún, mùwéi xíngyǔ. Zhāozhāo mùmù, yángtái zhīxià.

妾在巫山之陽，高丘之阻，旦為朝雲，暮為行雨。朝朝暮暮，陽臺之下。

妾在巫山之阳，高丘之阻，旦为朝云，暮为行雨。朝朝暮暮，阳台之下。

If love between both sides lasts sempiternally, then would (staying together) every day and night be the point?

Liǎngqíng ruòshì jiǔcháng shí, yòu qǐzài zhāozhāomùmù.

兩情若是久長時，又豈在朝朝暮暮。

两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

from dawn to dusk; all the time; day after day


HCF

Halt and Catch Fire
w:Halt and Catch Fire (computing)

(computing, humorous) Initialism of Halt and Catch Fire (an instruction that locks up a processor).


de perdidos al río

in for a penny, in for a pound
in for a penny, in for a pound

(idiomatic) in for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to lose


köyhällä ei ole varaa nirsoilla

beggars can't be choosers
beggars can't be choosers


prius pariet locusta Lucam bovem

prius pariet locusta Lūcam bovem (canonical)

(of impossible things) A locust will sooner give birth to an elephant


隔牆有耳

ㄍㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˇ

/kɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːk̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jiː¹³/

/kaːk̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jiː¹³/


porta itineri longissima

[ˈpɔrt̪ä ɪˈt̪ɪnɛriː ɫ̪ɔŋˈɡɪs̠ːɪmä]

From Varro; literally, "the gate to the journey [is the] furthest".

the first step is always the hardest
the first step is always the hardest

(of journeys) the first step is always the hardest


âm thịnh dương suy

[ʔəm˧˧ tʰïŋ˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧ swi˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂwɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧ swɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tʰɨn˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-âm thịnh dương suy.wav

Lớp này âm thịnh dương suy.

There are more girls than boys in this class.

(informal, figurative, of a place) having more females than males


ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ

کوئی گل نہیں

ਕੋਈ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ • (koī galla nahī̃) (Shahmukhi spelling کوئی گل نہیں)

koī galla nahī̃ (romanization)
کوئی گل نہیں (Shahmukhi)


jos vuori ei tule Muhammedin luo

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad


tyhjin toimin

Minun piti siivota roskat takapihalta, mutta palasin tyhjin toimin.

I was supposed to clean up the trash out back, but I returned empty-handed.


tyhjin käsin

Minusta oli kurjaa mennä vauvakutsuihin tyhjin käsin.

I felt bad having shown up to the baby shower empty-handed.


地滑

/ti⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/

beware of slippery floor (a phrase commonly seen on warning signs)

小心地滑


pendere filo

to be in great danger or peril (literally to hang by a thread)


pendere tenui filo

to be in great danger or peril (literally to hang by a thin thread)


ศุภมัสดุ

th-phrase

ศุภมัสดุ • (sùp-pá-mát-sà-dù)

From Sanskrit शुभमस्तु (śubhamastu, “let good happen; let there be good things; etc”). Cognate with Khmer សុភមស្តុ (sophĕəʼ-mɔɔmŭəhtoʼ).

bor

ศุภมัสดุ พระพุทธศาสนกาลเป็นอดีตภาค ๒๕๕๐ พรรษา ปัจจุบันสมัย จันทรคตินิยม สูกรสมพัตสร สาวนมาส ชุณหปักษ์ เอกาทสีดิถี สุริยคติกาล สิงหาคมมาส จตุวีสติมสุรทิน ศุกรวาร

2007, รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย พุทธศักราช ๒๕๕๐:

(archaic, elegant) an opening phrase used in sacred or legal texts.


sorry, not sorry

I can't keep sleeping with you if we can't even cuddle afterwards. Sorry not sorry.

2012, "Pirate Rants", The East Carolinian (East Carolina University), Volume 87, Issue 144, 29 November 2012, page 83

Sorry not sorry, but a PhD doesn't mean that someone is truly qualified to teach.

2013, Stephanie Schoch, "Getting a PhD in teaching doesn't make you a teacher", Grand Valley Lanthorn (Grand Valley State University), Volume 47, Number 41, 4 February 2013, page A4

At least the whole album is consistent. It may be consistently bad, but it's still consistent. Sorry, not sorry.

2014 February, Paul Michael Armstrong, “Ear Candy”, in Gag, volume 1, number 3, page 66:

(slang) Used to sarcastically express a lack of guilt over an action or statement.


sorry not sorry

sorry, not sorry
sorry, not sorry#English


crepi il lupo

in bocca al lupo!
in bocca al lupo#Italian

response to the phrase in bocca al lupo!.


baby z dziadem brakuje

Literally, “grandma and grandpa are missing”.

lit

dziada z babą brakuje
dziada z babą brakuje#Polish

(colloquial, idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of dziada z babą brakuje


dziada z babą brakuje

Literally, “grandpa and grandma are missing”.

(colloquial, idiomatic, humorous) it's very messy


dupy nie urywa

(idiomatic, vulgar) Alternative form of głowy nie urywa


głowy nie urywa

Literally, “[it] doesn't rip [my] head off”, or more loosely translated as “it doesn't blow my mind”.

(idiomatic, colloquial) mediocre; average; middling; lame; neither good nor bad


泛泛而談

ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄊㄢˊ

фаньфаньэртань

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/faːn³³ faːn³³ jiː²¹ tʰaːm²¹/

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ fän⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/faːn³³ faːn³³ jiː²¹ tʰaːm²¹/

He only spoke in generalities; he didn't go into detail.

他只是泛泛而談，沒有細說。

他只是泛泛而谈，没有细说。


固執己見

ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

гучжицзицзянь

/ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kuː³³ t͡sɐp̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/

/ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kuː³³ t͡sɐp̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/


cara de um, focinho de outro

(idiomatic) much of a muchness (indicates little difference between multiple things)


Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok

Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok ! (canonical)

/vɛsɛlɛː vaːnɔt͡sɛ a ʃcastniː nɔviː rɔk/

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


tham thì thâm

[tʰaːm˧˧ tʰi˨˩ tʰəm˧˧]

[tʰaːm˧˧ tʰɪj˦˩ tʰəm˧˧]

[tʰaːm˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩ tʰəm˧˧]

Literally “if you’re greedy, you’ll get bruises” or “gluttons get bruises”. In this case, the word thâm (“bruise”), which is phonetically similar to tham (“greedy”), stands for “one’s downfall”.


腳踏兩條船

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

цзяо та лян тяо чуань

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

/kœːk̚³ taːp̚² lœːŋ¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ syːn²¹/

have a foot in both camps
have a foot in both camps

to have two dates at the same time, to two-time


hit me

(blackjack, slang) Said by a player to ask the dealer to deal them another card.

He went in and sat on an empty stool at the bar. “Angel, hit me with a shot of whiskey,” he said without preamble. What the hell was the point of trying to straighten out a life when it got you nothing? Angel set the drink in front of him.

2011, Mary Sullivan, Beyond Ordinary, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 98:

Halfway to the bar he called out, “Hola, amigos!” And to the bartender: “Señor, hit me with a Cutty Sark on the rocks.”

2011, Cooper, The Queen's Assassin, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 6:

“Hit me again, Albert,” Eric said, slamming his shot glass on the bar and digging in his pocket for money.

2012, Gloria Taylor Weinberg, A Homicide in Hooker's Point, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 70:

(slang) Give me a (usually alcoholic) beverage.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, me.


faça-me o favor

(Brazil, sarcastic) please! (expression of annoyance or disbelief)


o prazer é todo meu

the pleasure is all mine
the pleasure is all mine

the pleasure is all mine (a polite reaction to receiving thanks)


please excuse my dear Aunt Sally

order of operations
order of operations#English

(mathematics) A mnemonic used to help people remember the order of operations, in the PEMDAS order.


bà Mụ nặn nhầm

[ʔɓaː˨˩ mu˧˨ʔ nan˧˨ʔ ɲəm˨˩]

[ʔɓaː˦˩ mʊw˨˩ʔ naŋ˨˩ʔ ɲəm˦˩]

[ʔɓaː˨˩ mʊw˨˩˨ naŋ˨˩˨ ɲəm˨˩]

(literal) something must have gone wrong when the Midwife got this child out of their mother

(figurative) the child in question is too boyish for a girl or too girlish for a boy


as the next girl

I like reading as much as the next girl.

I'm as friendly as the next girl.

(idiomatic) To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical woman.


as the next guy

I like reading as much as the next guy.

I'm as friendly as the next guy.

(idiomatic) To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person or man.


TGIAF

Initialism of thank God it's almost Friday.

Initialism of thank goodness it's almost Friday.


não me diga

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ mi ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ mi ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ mi ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ mi ˈd͡ʒi.ɡɐ]

[ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ me ˈd͡ʒi.ɡa]

/ˈnɐ̃w̃ mɨ ˈdi.ɡɐ/

[ˈnɐ̃w̃ mɨ ˈði.ɣɐ]

―Esse ônibus tem seis rodas! ―Não me diga!

―This bus has six wheels! ―You don't say!

(Brazil or polite, idiomatic, sarcastic) you don't say (expression of surprise; often used sarcastically to express that an affirmation was obvious)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see não, me, diga.


se wě

1998, Erwin Hannusch, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bauzten: Domowina, ISBN 3-740-1667-9, p. 39

Of course there is also a television in the room.

of course (followed by až (“that”) when introducing a clause)


konia z rzędem temu, kto

Literally, “[I shall buy/give] a horse with horsetack to whoever...”. When the phrase was coined, a horse was the most expensive farm animal, so it is used here figuratively as "something very valuable".

m-g

􂀿I shall buy/give􂁀 a horse with horsetack to whoever...

lit

Konia z rzędem temu, kto wyjaśni mi tę bzdurną decyzję.

There's a million dollars for whoever explains this absurd decision to me.

(idiomatic) There's a million dollars for whoever...; used to indicate that something is very hard or impossible to do


笨鳥先飛

ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ

бэньняосяньфэй

/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

(figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind


博大精深

ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ

бодацзиншэнь

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ taːi̯²² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/pʰak̚²⁻⁴ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰim³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ taːi̯²² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/pʰak̚²⁻⁴ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰim³³/

蘊含博大精深的學問

蕴含博大精深的学问

(of concepts) wide-ranging and profound; deep


người đầu bạc tiễn kẻ đầu xanh

[ŋɨəj˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ tiən˦ˀ˥ kɛ˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]

[ŋɨj˦˩ ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˧˨ kɛ˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]

[ŋɨj˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˨˩˦ kɛ˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ san˧˧]

Literally "the silvery-headed one sees off the green-headed one". bạc (“silver”) is used to describe gray hair, which is thought to be silvery or white rather than gray. xanh means "grue" (either green or blue), but is probably related to thanh xuân (“youth”, literally “grue spring”), which is likely to be derived from the association of "youth" with "green" and "spring", both of which are in turn associated with the element "Wood" (or "Tree", or "Plant"), the element of "freshness" or "vitality", etc. in Wu Xing. Compare Chinese 白髮人送黑髮人／白发人送黑发人 (báifàrén sòng hēifàrén).

ncog

"the young perish and the old linger"; an elderly person has/had to suffer the anguish of watching their young loved one die, because they think it should be the other way around


個頭

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/


verba facit emortuo

He or she speaks to the dead (i.e. He or she does something to no avail or in vain)


en för alla, alla för en

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

sv:De tre musketörerna
sv:Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno


yhteen ääneen

Illative singular form of yksi (“one”) ääni (“voice”).

Nyt lauletaan kaikki yhteen ääneen!

(idiomatic) with one voice, in unison, together, simultaneously (of voices, uttered in the same time)


pele e osso

(idiomatic, of a person or animal) skin and bones (very skinny)


penso, logo existo

I think therefore I am
I think therefore I am


請慢用

ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ maːn²² jʊŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ maːn²² jʊŋ²²/


vim, vi, venci

I came, I saw, I conquered
I came, I saw, I conquered

I came, I saw, I conquered (used to indicate a total, swift victory)


狐假虎威

→ Vietnamese: cáo mượn oai hùm (calque)

ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ

/xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː²¹ kaː³⁵ fuː³⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

/xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː²¹ kaː³⁵ fuː³⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

From Zhan Guo Ce, 5th – 3rd centuries BCE.

The tiger, which hunts and eats all the animals, caught a fox. The fox said, "Don't you dare eat me. Heaven made me master of all the animals. If you eat me now, you will go against Heaven's will. If you don't believe me, I'll go in front of you and you can follow me. Observe whether the animals can see me and dare to not run away!" The tiger believed that this was true, so he followed behind the fox. Whoever saw the tiger ran away. The tiger did not know that the animals were running away because they were afraid of him, and he thought that they were afraid of the fox.

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Hǔ qiú bǎishòu ér shí zhī, dé hú. Hú yuē: ‘Zǐ wú gǎn shí wǒ yě. Tiāndì shǐ wǒ cháng bǎishòu, jīn zǐ shí wǒ, shì nì tiāndì mìng yě. Zǐ yǐ wǒ wèi bùxìn, wú wèi zǐ xiānxíng, zǐ suí wǒ hòu, guān bǎishòu zhī jiàn wǒ ér gǎn bù zǒu hū?’ Hǔ yǐwèi rán, gù suì yǔ zhī xíng. Shòu jiàn zhī jiē zǒu. Hǔ bù zhī shòu wèi jǐ ér zǒu yě, yǐwèi wèi hú yě.

虎求百獸而食之，得狐。狐曰：『子無敢食我也。天帝使我長百獸，今子食我，是逆天帝命也。子以我為不信，吾為子先行，子隨我後，觀百獸之見我而敢不走乎？』虎以為然，故遂與之行。獸見之皆走。虎不知獸畏己而走也，以為畏狐也。

虎求百兽而食之，得狐。狐曰：『子无敢食我也。天帝使我长百兽，今子食我，是逆天帝命也。子以我为不信，吾为子先行，子随我后，观百兽之见我而敢不走乎？』虎以为然，故遂与之行。兽见之皆走。虎不知兽畏己而走也，以为畏狐也。

(figurative, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people


TFAE

(mathematics) Initialism of the following are equivalent.


pior a emenda que o soneto

the cure is worse than the disease
the cure is worse than the disease

(idiomatic) the cure is worse than the disease (describes a situation where a solution causes a worse problem)


milloin missäkin

Mies matkustaa milloin missäkin päin maailmaa, ja minä huolehdin kodista yksin!

My husband keeps traveling in any which part of the world, and I take care of the household alone!

Sakset ovat milloin missäkin, mutta eivät koskaan oikeassa paikassaan.

The scissors are found in any which place but never in their proper location.

in any which part, in any which place (in a random location)


tanto faz como tanto fez

(idiomatic) used to indicate that something doesn’t make a difference; tomayto, tomahto; big deal; whatever


堅持不懈

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ haːi̯²²/

/kiaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ hai³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ haːi̯²²/

/kiaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ hai³⁵/

to persevere; to keep going until the end


por mais que

2015, RN, Snooze
Por mais que o ouvisse, por mais que aquele barulho lhes interrompesse o sono, sabia que nunca seria capaz de se habituar.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


head

el burro delante, para que no se espante

Literally, “the donkey at the front, so it doesn't get scared”.

lit

A phrase used as a reminder that it is impolite to put the subject yo (“I”) at the beginning of a phrase mentioning other subjects.


ما قبل التاريخ

head

مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ

مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ • (mā qabla t-tārīḵ)

مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ (canonical)
mā qabla t-tārīḵ (romanization)


البحر يحب الزيادة

ٱَلبَحْرُ يُحِبُّ ٱلزِّيَادَةَ

ٱَلبَحْرُ يُحِبُّ ٱلزِّيَادَةَ • (al-baḥru yuḥibbu z-ziyādata)

ٱَلبَحْرُ يُحِبُّ ٱلزِّيَادَةَ (canonical)
al-baḥru yuḥibbu z-ziyādata (romanization)

(idiomatic) the more one has, the more one wants (literally, the sea likes to increase)


não há lugar como o nosso lar

não há lugar como nosso lar
não há lugar como nosso lar#Portuguese

Alternative form of não há lugar como nosso lar


for the children

think of the children
think of the children#English

Alternative form of think of the children


沒說的

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

to go without saying; to be self-evident


不待說

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²² syːt̚³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²² syːt̚³/


圖樣

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

圖樣圖森破 圖樣圖森破#Chinese

图样图森破 图样图森破#Chinese

too young, too simple, sometimes naive
too young, too simple, sometimes naive

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) Short for 圖樣圖森破／图样图森破 (túyàngtúsēnpò, “too young, too simple, sometimes naive”).


אָן אַ שיעור

אָן אַ שיעור • (on a shier)


不用說

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² syːt̚³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² syːt̚³/


長途跋涉

ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄜˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵ pä³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹ pɐt̚² siːp̚³/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² puat̚⁴⁻³² siap̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² puat̚⁴⁻³² siap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puak̚⁴⁻² siap̚⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵ pä³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹ pɐt̚² siːp̚³/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² puat̚⁴⁻³² siap̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² puat̚⁴⁻³² siap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puak̚⁴⁻² siap̚⁴/


置之不理

ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯¹³/

to ignore; to brush aside; to pay no heed to


valha o que valer

for what it's worth (considering what limited worth this advice may have)


porra de

(vulgar) fucking; damn (generic intensifier)


se a carapuça serviu

(idiomatic) if the shoe fits; if the cap fits


挹彼注茲

ㄧˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄗ

/i⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

to draw from one to make good the deficits of another


しょうがない

Contraction of 仕(し)様(よう)がない (shiyō ga nai, literally “there is no way”).


tanstaafl

Hadn't realized “Free Luna” was going to have taxes. Hadn't had any before and got along. You paid for what you got. Tanstaafl. How else?

1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress:

Alternative letter-case form of TANSTAAFL


連軸轉

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

ляньчжоучжуань

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to work non-stop, to work around the clock (lit.: to continuously revolve)


門庭若市

ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ

/mən³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚² siː¹³/

/mən³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚² siː¹³/

Upon giving the order, a mass of ministers came to admonish; the front yard was as crowded as a market.

Lìng chū xià, qúnchén jìnjiàn, méntíng ruò shì.

令初下，群臣進諫，門庭若市。

令初下，群臣进谏，门庭若市。

front yard as busy as a marketplace; a place with many visitors


בן פורת יוסף

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בֵּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף

בֵּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף • (bén porát yoséf)

he-phrase

בֵּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף

בֵּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף • (bén porát yoséf)

בֵּן פּוֹרָת יוֹסֵף (canonical)
bén porát yoséf (romanization)

From Genesis he:T:22. Literally, “Joseph is a fruitful son”.

(idiomatic, Sephardi Hebrew) praise for a young male in order to not jinx him


vsf

(Internet slang, text messaging, offensive) Abbreviation of vai se foder (“go fuck yourself”).


nie ma chuja we wsi

Literally, “there's no dick in a village”.

lit

Jak tatuś zrobi dzióbek, to nie ma chuja we wsi!

2002, Marek Koterski, Dzień świra, spoken by Sylwuś (Michał Koterski):

When daddy makes the hood, fuckers got nothing on it!

(idiomatic, vulgar) expression of approval

(idiomatic, vulgar) not a chance; no fucking way

(idiomatic, vulgar) definitely; no fucking doubt


沒辦法

/meɪ̯³⁵ pän⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pän⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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


salla

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā, “he blessed; may he bless”).

bor+

sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem
sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem#Turkish

Only used in sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem


טמן ראשו בחול

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טָמַן רֹאשׁוֹ בַּחוֹל

טָמַן רֹאשׁוֹ בַּחוֹל • (tamán roshó bakhól)

he-phrase

טָמַן רֹאשׁוֹ בַּחוֹל

טָמַן רֹאשׁ וֹ בַּ חוֹל (canonical)
tamán roshó bakhól (romanization)

bury one's head in the sand
bury one's head in the sand


DAE

DAE think we should post a regular link to the FAQ?

2010 December 11, jvg, “DAE not really care about the oval?”, in hfx.general (Usenet):

(Internet slang) Initialism of does anyone/anybody else...?.


ay up me duck

(chiefly Midlands, informal) A generic greeting.


胎死腹中

ㄊㄞ ㄙˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

/tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

fetus dies in the belly; stillbirth; stillborn

(figurative) plans or projects failed or were cancelled before being tried


發號施令

ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

/fä⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ hou̯²² siː⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²/

/fä⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ hou̯²² siː⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²/

Only those who are subjective, one-sided and superficial in their approach to problems will smugly issue orders or directives the moment they arrive on the scene, without considering the circumstances, without viewing things in their totality (their history and their present state as a whole) and without getting to the essence of things (their nature and the internal relations between one thing and another). Such people are bound to trip and fall.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《實踐論》 (On Practice), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zhǐyǒu nàxiē zhǔguān de, piànmiàn de hé biǎomiàn de kàn wèntí de rén, pǎo dào yī gè dìfang, bù wèn huánjìng de qíngkuàng, bù kàn shìqing de quántǐ (shìqing de lìshǐ hé quánbù xiànzhuàng), yě bù chù dào shìqing de běnzhì (shìqing de xìngzhì jí cǐ yī shìqing hé qítā shìqing de nèibù liánxì), jiù zìyǐwéishì de fāhàoshīlìng qilai, zhèyàng de rén shì méiyǒu bù diē jiāozi de.

只有那些主觀地、片面地和表面地看問題的人，跑到一個地方，不問環境的情況，不看事情的全體（事情的歷史和全部現狀），也不觸到事情的本質（事情的性質及此一事情和其它事情的內部聯繫），就自以為是地發號施令起來，這樣的人是沒有不跌交子的。

只有那些主观地、片面地和表面地看问题的人，跑到一个地方，不问环境的情况，不看事情的全体（事情的历史和全部现状），也不触到事情的本质（事情的性质及此一事情和其它事情的内部联系），就自以为是地发号施令起来，这样的人是没有不跌交子的。


ואהבת לרעך כמוך

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וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ

וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ • (v'ahavtá l're'akhá kamókha)

he-phrase

וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ

וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ (canonical)
v'ahavtá l're'akhá kamókha (romanization)

love your neighbor as yourself
love your neighbor as yourself

love thy neighbor as thyself
love thy neighbor as thyself

(ethics) love your neighbor as yourself, love thy neighbor as thyself; The Golden Rule: the principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.


DYOFDW

(Internet slang) Initialism of do your own fucking dirty work.


免談

/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän³⁵/

/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän³⁵/

此事免談。

此事免谈。

Let's not talk about it; You might just as well save your breath.


問寒問暖

ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ

вэньханьвэньнуань

/wən⁵¹ xän³⁵ wən⁵¹ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²² hɔːn²¹ mɐn²² nyːn¹³/

/wən⁵¹ xän³⁵ wən⁵¹ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²² hɔːn²¹ mɐn²² nyːn¹³/

to show concern for someone's welfare; to enquire about someone's well-being


שאל בני ונען

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שְׁאַל בְּנִי וַנַּעַן

שְׁאַל בְּנִי וַנַּעַן • (sh'al b'ni vaná'an)

he-phrase

שְׁאַל בְּנִי וַנַּעַן

שְׁאַל בְּנִי וַ נַּעַן (canonical)
sh'al b'ni vaná'an (romanization)

Second half of the 20th century, from a skit by HaGashash HaHiver.

(ungrammatically pseudo-Biblical) "ask, my son, and I will answer"


excuse you

Late 20th century; modelled on excuse me as used to apologize.

Finally, the girl managed to utter, “Well, excuse you,” and turned to leave. George fumbled for words. “Wait. Don't go,” he pleaded. “Please, allow me to apologize. Can I, uh... buy you a Coke, or something?”

2007, Gary Smiley, Seasons of Liberty, page 19:

(US, Canada) An indignant response to an individual who has behaved rudely or insolently and has failed to apologize.


seq.

Alternative form of et seq.: and following.


酒過數巡

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵/


喜出望外

ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

/hi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ mo¹¹ ɡua¹¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

/hi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ mo¹¹ ɡua¹¹/

to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected good news


有所不知

ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ti³³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²⁻³⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ti³³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²⁻³⁵ puk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/


اون ممه رو لولو برد

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اون ممه رو لولو برد • (un mama ro lulu bord)

Literally: 'that boob has been taken away by the bogeyman'.

Ahmadinejad
آمریکا بدونه اون ممه رو لولو برد!
US should know that the party is over.

that ship has sailed
that ship has sailed

(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) that ship has sailed, the party is over

en-اون_ممه_رو_لولو_برد-fa-phrase-ccB0O72w


不知不覺

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

2002, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “時光 [shíguāng, Time]”, in 時光·漫步 [Time, Stroll], performed by Xu Wei:

In an instant / I remembered you unconsciously

Zài bùzhībùjué de yīshùnjiān, Yòu xiǎngqǐ nǐ

在不知不覺的一瞬間 又想起你

在不知不觉的一瞬间 又想起你


k. u. k.

Abbreviation of kaiserlich und königlich (Imperial and Royal).

imperial and royal, (with reference to the Habsburg monarchy), K and K


kaiserlich und königlich

an official designation referring to the court, government, armed forces, etc. of the Habsburg Monarchy (Austria-Hungary)


喬遷之喜

ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄒㄧˇ

цяоцяньчжиси

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

happy occasion of moving into a new house; house warming (celebration)


alright me babber

(West Country, Bristol, informal) A generic greeting.


alright my babber

alright me babber
alright me babber#English

(West Country, Bristol, informal) Alternative form of alright me babber


alright my lover

alright me lover
alright me lover#English

(West Country, informal) Alternative form of alright me lover


alright me lover

(West Country, informal) A generic greeting.


無所不為

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (無所不為):
* → Korean: 무소불위(無所不爲) (musoburwi)

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/

to stop at nothing; to do all manner of evil


how bist

(UK dialect, West Country and West Midlands, informal) How are you? (greeting)


a rey muerto, rey puesto

Literally, “at [the time of a] dead king, king put in position”.

m-g

at 􂀿the time of a􂁀 dead king, king put in position

lit

the king is dead, long live the king
the king is dead, long live the king

out with the old, in with the new
out with the old, in with the new


七嘴八舌

ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ paːt̚³ siːt̚²/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ paːt̚³ siːt̚²/

a discussion with everybody talking at once


του δίνω

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του δίνω • (tou díno)

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του δίνω • (tou díno)


valha o que valha

valha o que valer
valha o que valer#Portuguese


Христос раждается

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Христо́с ра́ждается

Христо́с ра́ждается • (Xrystós ráždaetsja)

Христо́с ра́ждается (canonical)
Xrystós ráždaetsja (romanization)

From Old Church Slavonic [Term?], compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди. The greeting is a quotation from St. Cosmas' Canon for the Nativity.

cog

Христос се роди

the same meaning using modern Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation rather than Church Slavonic


不消說

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

to go without saying; to be self-evident


dot or feather

A reference to the bindi and the feathered war bonnet. First attested in a 1993 Vanity Fair article, where it is attributed to Gita Mehta.

Oddly, the only bons mots that this crowd can recall all have to do with India: Kenneth Jay Lane cites her “Indian? Dot or feather?” and others come up with puns about Chutney Marys and Chutney Miras or quick jokes about pujas.

1993 May, Joan Juliet Buck, “A Mehta of Style”, in Vanity Fair, page 162:

Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent#English

(US, offensive) Used to inquire whether a person described as "Indian" is a Native American or from the Indian subcontinent.


IAMFI

Initialism of I ask merely for information.


mercy buckets

Jocular malapropism of French merci beaucoup (“thanks a lot”); influenced by buckets of (“lots of”).

"Well, anyhow, thanks a lot, Mr. Dumont," he added. "Mercy buckets, as you French say."

1929 "Franklin W. Dixon" (Penguin) Hardy Boys 7: The Secret of the Caves, Chapter 16, p.89

Mercy buckets—a pleasure doing business with you, dude.

2008 Jonathan Nasaw (Simon and Schuster) Fear Itself p.187


minden viccnek a fele igaz

From minden (“every”) + vicc (“joke”) + -nek (“of”, case suffix) + a (“the”) + fél (“half”) + -e (possessive suffix) + igaz (“true”), literally: “the half of every joke is true”.

affix

there's a grain of truth in every joke
there's a grain of truth in every joke


tu jest pies pogrzebany

Calque of German da liegt der Hund begraben.

calque

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub

(idiomatic) therein lies the rub; that's the crux of the matter; that's the main obstacle; that's the whole point


tu leży pies pogrzebany

tu jest pies pogrzebany
tu jest pies pogrzebany#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of tu jest pies pogrzebany


شاهنامه آخرش خوشه

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شاهنامه آخرش خوشه

شاهنامه آخرش خوشه • (šâhnâme âxareš xoš-e)

Literally means “the end of Shahnameh is the pleasant part”. Several etymological theories exist:
* The end of Shahnameh is about Muslim invasion of Persia, death of Rostam Farrokhzād and Yazdegerd III, and collapse of the Sassanian Persian Empire; so it is a sarcastic idiom. The end of the story of Rustam, a major story of the work, is tragic, too.
* According to Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan, it is not sarcastic, and it refers to the work's “core story”, that is, the war between Iran and Turan, and the eventual Iranian victory. However, this story is in the middle of Shahnameh.
* Another explanation is that it does not refer to the stories of Shahnameh, but the legendary story about Ferdowsi himself and the unexpected behaviour of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni with him after he finished composing the work.
* There is an old tradition and ceremony between some Persian-speakers, called Shahnameh-Khani, or naqqali (نقالی) (recitation of Shahnameh). The idiom may refer to the rejoicing after full recitation of the poem.

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چرا میگویند «شاهنامه آخرش خوشه»؟

چرا میگویند «شاهنامه آخرش خوشه»؟

سجّادآيدنلو. «چرا شاهنامه آخرش خوش است؟». بخارا. سال چهاردهم. شماره 81. خرداد - تیر 1390

he who laughs last laughs best
he who laughs last laughs best

don't judge early: things may unexpectedly end in a bad way; he who laughs last laughs best

Ferdowsi
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan
Rostam Farrokhzād
Rustam
Sassanian Empire
Yazdegerd III


さじをなげる

匙を投げる 匙を投げる#Japanese

匙を投げる: literally, “to throw the spoon” → to throw in the towel, to give up, to quit


było, minęło

water under the bridge
water under the bridge

(idiomatic) it's water under the bridge; it's water over the dam


rien ne va plus

/ɹɪˈã nə vɑː ˈpluː/

Borrowed from French rien ne va plus (literally “nothing goes any more”). In use since mid 19th century.

bor

(gambling) In roulette, an announcement made by the croupier while the wheel is spinning and no more bets can be placed.


rien ne va plus

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-rien ne va plus.wav

(gambling) rien ne va plus (announcement of the croupier)


tipo assim

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tipo, assim.


χάνω το λογαριασμό

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χάνω το λογαριασμό

χάνω το λογαριασμό • (cháno to logariasmó)

en-χάνω_το_λογαριασμό-el-phrase-15gFVlTd


don't sweat it

(colloquial, idiomatic) Do not worry about it.


do me a favour

Could you possibly do me a favour and pass me that newspaper?

Do me a favour and shut up.

(literally) Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic).

You expect me to clean up all this mess for you? Do me a favour.

Debbie remained seated. "Go to bed," she ordered.
"With you here? Why what do you think I'll do, cut my throat with an electric razor? I know this dump's enough to drive anybody nuts but do me a favour."

2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape, page 134:


сәғәт нисә

сәғәт нисә? • (səğət nisə?)


win some, lose some

you win some, you lose some
you win some, you lose some#English

Alternative form of you win some, you lose some


läheltä piti

Kukaan ei loukkaantunut, mutta läheltä piti.

Nobody was hurt, but it was a close shave.

(idiomatic) it was close, it was a close shave


um por todos, todos por um

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


armut dibine düşer

armut dalının dibine düşer
armut dalının dibine düşer#Turkish

Alternative form of armut dalının dibine düşer


happy Hanukkah

Used to express good wishes on or before Hanukkah.


ik sprek gjin Ingelsk

I don't speak English
I don't speak English


招財進寶

招财进宝
*⿱𡩧⿺進⿰貝招

ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄠˇ

чжаоцайцзиньбао

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³ pou̯³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³ pou̯³⁵/

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year#English

to usher in wealth and prosperity (traditional greeting, especially during Chinese New Year)


слава Ісусу Христу

сла́ва Ісу́су Христу́!

сла́ва Ісу́су Христу́! • (sláva Isúsu Xrystú!)

сла́ва Ісу́су Христу́ ! (canonical)
sláva Isúsu Xrystú! (romanization)

Vernacular form of the Catholic salutation whose form in Latin is Laudetur Jesus Christus. Literally, “Glory to Jesus Christ”.

traditional Christian, mostly Catholic, greeting

Laudetur Jesus Christus
uk:слава Ісусу Христу

слава навіки!

typical answer to the greeting: in saecula saeculorum!; glory forever!


אין דבר העומד בפני הרצון

אֵין דָּבָר הָעוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן

אֵין דָּבָר הָעוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן • (ein davár haoméd bif'néi haratzón)

he-phrase

אֵין דָּבָר הָעוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן

אֵין דָּבָר הָעוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הָרָצוֹן (canonical)
ein davár haoméd bif'néi haratzón (romanization)

where there's a will there's a way
where there's a will there's a way

where there's a will there's a way (literally, "There is not a thing that stands in front of the desire")

en-אין_דבר_העומד_בפני_הרצון-he-phrase-gYeNO5Rq


אין דין ואין דיין

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אין דין ואין דיין / אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן • ('éin dín v'éin dayán)

he-phrase

אין דין ואין דיין

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן (canonical)
'éin dín v'éin dayán (romanization)

Calque of Aramaic לֵית דִּין וְלֵית דַּיָּן (“there is no law and there is no judge”) from Leviticus Rabbah 28:1 and Jerusalem Talmud.

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לֵית דִּין וְלֵית דַּיָּן

No one is enforcing law and order (literally, "there is no law and there is no judge").


אין דין ואין דין

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אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּין / אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן • (ein din v'ein dayán)

he-phrase

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּין

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּין (canonical)
אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּן (canonical)
ein din v'ein dayán (romanization)

אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּין
אין דין ואין דיין#Hebrew

defective spelling of אֵין דִּין וְאֵין דַּיָּין.


明知故問

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ

минчжигувэнь

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuː³³ mɐn²²/

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuː³³ mɐn²²/

to ask intentionally a question one already knows the answer to


ajatus on tärkein

it's the thought that counts
it's the thought that counts


提筆忘字

ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˋ

/tʰi³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː²²/

/tʰi³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː²²/

to forget how to write Chinese characters; to suffer from character amnesia


一件落着

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一(いっ)件(けん)落(らく)着(ちゃく) • (ikkenrakuchaku)

一件落着 (canonical)
ikkenrakuchaku (romanization)

一件 (ikken, “one case”) + 落着 (rakuchaku, “settlement”)


並駕齊驅

ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩ

/piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/pɪŋ²² kaː³³ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/piɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²³⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/piɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰu⁴⁴/

/piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/pɪŋ²² kaː³³ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/piɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²³⁻³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/piɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sue²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰu⁴⁴/

Tā céng jìnlì hé tā de díshǒu bìngjiàqíqū de.

他曾盡力和他的敵手並駕齊驅的。

他曾尽力和他的敌手并驾齐驱的。

The two horses were neck and neck at the finish file.

Nà liǎng pǐ mǎ bìngjiàqíqū, tóngshí pǎo dào zhōngdiǎn.

那兩匹馬並駕齊驅，同時跑到終點。

那两匹马并驾齐驱，同时跑到终点。

Picture language and oral language probably developed side by side.

Huìtú wénzì hé kǒutóu yǔyán hěn kěnéng shì bìngjiàqíqū fāzhǎn qǐlái de.

繪圖文字和口頭語言很可能是並駕齊驅發展起來的。

绘图文字和口头语言很可能是并驾齐驱发展起来的。

(figurative) to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; to advance at an equal pace with; to run neck and neck; to be on a par with


夜長夢多

ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

/jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/jɛː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mʊŋ²² tɔː⁵⁵/

/jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/jɛː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mʊŋ²² tɔː⁵⁵/

if a situation drags on, something unfavourable may happen


欣喜雀躍

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄝˋ

синьси цюэюэ

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/


郢書燕說

ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄛ

ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄨ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄝˋ

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ¹³ syː⁵⁵ jiːn⁵⁵ syːt̚³/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ¹³ syː⁵⁵ jiːn⁵⁵ syːt̚³/

Literally, “Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it” (or “Yan delights in it”).
This idiom came from an anecdote told by Han Fei (韓非)

Therefore, the ancient wise kings left us with much easily-misunderstood classics, and posterior generations delight in their distorted interpretations.… A man from Ying was writing a letter to the Chancellor of Yan. As he was writing at night and the lighting was poor, he ordered to “hold up the candle”, but he wrote down what he uttered by mistake. The words "to hold up the candle" was meaningless in the letter's context. When the Chancellor of Yan received the letter, he was much delighted, for he interpreted “to hold up the candle” as “to honour light”, and hence “to promote the wise”. The Chancellor recounted this to the King, who was also much delighted, and his State became well-governed because of those measures. Well-governed as it was, it had never been the letter's intended effect.

Gù xiānwáng yǒu Yǐngshū ér hòushì duō Yānyuè.... Yǐng rén yǒu wèi Yān xiàngguó shū zhě. Yè shū, huǒ bù míng, yīn wèi chí zhú zhě yuē: “Jǔ zhú.” Yún ér guò shū “jǔzhú”. “Jǔzhú” fēi shū yì yě. Yān xiàng shòu shū ér yuè zhī, yuē: “Jǔzhú zhě, shàng míng yě. Shàng míng yě zhě, jǔ xián ér rèn zhī.” Yān xiàng bái Wáng, Wáng dà yuè, guó yǐ zhì. Zhì zé zhì yǐ, fēi shū yì yě.

故先王有郢書而後世多燕說。…郢人有遺燕相國書者。夜書，火不明，因謂持燭者曰：「舉燭。」云而過書「舉燭」。「舉燭」非書意也。燕相受書而說之，曰：「舉燭者，尚明也。尚明也者，舉賢而任之。」燕相白王，王大說，國以治。治則治矣，非書意也。

故先王有郢书而后世多燕说。…郢人有遗燕相国书者。夜书，火不明，因谓持烛者曰：「举烛。」云而过书「举烛」。「举烛」非书意也。燕相受书而说之，曰：「举烛者，尚明也。尚明也者，举贤而任之。」燕相白王，王大说，国以治。治则治矣，非书意也。

to misinterpret the original meaning; to distort the meaning in order to fit one's ideas; to pile up errors


אין מצב

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אֵין מַצָּב • (en matsáv)

he-phrase

אֵין מַצָּב • (en matsáv)

אֵין מַצָּב (canonical)
en matsáv (romanization)

From אֵין (en, “there be not”) + מַצָּב m (matsáv, “shape, situation, state”).


tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa

[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˧˨ʔ vɔ˧˩ zɨə˨˩]

[ʈɛɲ˦˧˥ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩ʔ vɔ˧˨ jɨə˦˩]

[ʈan˦˥ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ vɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

[ʈan˦˥ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˧˧ ɣap̚˨˩˨ jɔ˨˩˦ jɨə˨˩]

A play on the words dưa (“melon”) and dừa (“coconut”), which both refer to fruits and differ only in tone.

(literal) away from the watermelon rind, into the coconut shell

out of the frying pan, into the fire
out of the frying pan, into the fire

(figurative) out of the frying pan, into the fire


καλές γιορτές

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καλές γιορτές • (kalés giortés)

el-phrase

καλές γιορτές • (kalés giortés)

Happy Christmas, Merry Christmas, happy holidays


頭昏眼花

ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ

тоухуньяньхуа

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

你有點頭昏眼花了。

你有点头昏眼花了。

Wǒmen bèi měngliè de fēng chuī dé tóuhūnyǎnhuā.

我們被猛烈的風吹得頭昏眼花。

我们被猛烈的风吹得头昏眼花。

to feel dizzy and have one's eyes dimmed; to be dazed


it's all Chinese to me

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-it's all Chinese to me.wav

it's all Greek to me
it's all Greek to me#English


καλή Πρωτοχρονιά

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καλή Πρωτοχρονιά

καλή Πρωτοχρονιά • (kalí Protochroniá)

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καλή Πρωτοχρονιά

καλή Πρωτοχρονιά • (kalí Protochroniá)


知錯能改

ㄓ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄞˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³ nɐŋ²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³ nɐŋ²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/

to know one has made a mistake and is able to rectify it; to take responsibility for one's behaviour


聚精會神

ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ

цзюйцзинхуэйшэнь

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯²² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ wuːi̯²² sɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯²² t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ wuːi̯²² sɐn²¹/

to maintain one's concentration; to stay focused; to be attentive or absorbed


改朝換代

ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ

гайчаохуаньдай

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ wuːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ wuːn²² tɔːi̯²²/


原形畢露

ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ jɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/

/ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ jɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/


風華正茂

ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄠˋ

фэнхуачжэнмао

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ mɐu̯²²/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ mɐu̯²²/


爭權奪利

ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ

чжэнцюаньдоли

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ tyːt̚² lei̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ tyːt̚² lei̯²²/

to scramble for power and wealth; to struggle for power


心滿意足

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ

синьманьицзу

/ɕin⁵⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ muːn¹³ jiː³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim³³ muã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɔk̚⁵/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ muːn¹³ jiː³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim³³ muã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɔk̚⁵/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ muã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɔk̚³²/


非同小可

ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˇ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ siːu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³/

/fei̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ siːu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³/


痛改前非

ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ

тунгайцяньфэй

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

turn over a new leaf
turn over a new leaf

to sincerely mend one's ways; to thoroughly rectify one's errors; to turn over a new leaf


桀驁不馴

桀骜不驯
桀驁不遜
桀敖不馴

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵/

/kiːt̚² ŋou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɵn²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵/

/kiːt̚² ŋou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɵn²¹/

wild; intractable; stubborn; obstinate and unruly


朝三暮四

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (朝三暮四):
* → Japanese: 朝(ちょう)三(さん)暮(ぼ)四(し) (chōsanboshi)
* → Korean: 조삼모사(朝三暮四) (josammosa)

ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ

чжаосаньмусы

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

From a parable seen in both Zhuangzi (see quote below) and Liezi.

There was a man who kept monkeys as pets. While feeding chestnuts to the monkeys, he said, "[I will feed you] three [chestnuts] in the morning, and four in the evening." The monkeys all went angry. The man later said, "How about four in the morning, and three in the evening?" The monkeys all became happy.

Jū gōng fù xù, yuē: “Zhāo sān ér mù sì.” Zhòng jū jiē nù. Yuē: “Rán zé zhāo sì ér mù sān.” Zhòng jū jiē yuè.

狙公賦芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」衆狙皆怒。曰：「然則朝四而暮三。」衆狙皆悅。

狙公赋芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」众狙皆怒。曰：「然则朝四而暮三。」众狙皆悦。

three in the morning, and four in the evening

(original meaning, obsolete) to deceive using tricks; to take in someone

(now more commonly, derogatory) to change one's mind frequently; to blow hot and cold; to be fickle or capricious


息息相關

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ

ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ

сисисянгуань

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/ɕi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

/sek̚²⁻⁴ sek̚²⁻⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/ɕi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

/sek̚²⁻⁴ sek̚²⁻⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³/

to be closely linked; to be closely bound up


tai vách mạch dừng

[taːj˧˧ vajk̟̚˧˦ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ zɨŋ˨˩]

[taːj˧˧ vat̚˦˧˥ mat̚˨˩ʔ jɨŋ˦˩]

[taːj˧˧ vat̚˦˥ mat̚˨˩˨ jɨŋ˨˩]

[taːj˧˧ jat̚˦˥ mat̚˨˩˨ jɨŋ˨˩]


צרה צרורה

head

צָרָה צְרוּרָה

צָרָה צְרוּרָה • (tsará tsrúrá)

he-phrase

צָרָה צְרוּרָה

צָרָה צְרוּרָה • (tsará tsrúrá)

צָרָה צְרוּרָה (canonical)
tsará tsrúrá (romanization)

From צָרָה f (tsará, “trouble, misfortune, calamity”) + צְרוּרָה (tsrúrá, “wrapped up, packaged, bundled, bound”).


không có lửa làm sao có khói

[xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɔ˧˦ lɨə˧˩ laːm˨˩ saːw˧˧ kɔ˧˦ xɔj˧˦]

[kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨ laːm˦˩ ʂaːw˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ kʰɔj˨˩˦]

[xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨ laːm˦˩ saːw˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ xɔj˨˩˦]

[kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɔ˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦ laːm˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧ kɔ˦˥ kʰɔj˦˥]

[xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɔ˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦ laːm˨˩ saːw˧˧ kɔ˦˥ xɔj˦˥]

không có (“without”) + lửa (“fire”) + làm sao (“how”) + có (“there is”) + khói (“smoke”)

compound

(literally) without fire, how is there smoke?

no smoke without fire
no smoke without fire

(figuratively) there's no smoke without fire


開け胡麻

ja-pos

開(ひら)け胡(ご)麻(ま) or 開(ひら)け胡麻(ゴマ) • (hirake goma)

開け胡麻 (canonical)
開け胡麻 (canonical)
hirake goma (romanization)

From 開け (hirake, imperative form of 開く (hiraku, “to open”)) + 胡麻 (goma, “sesame”), calque of French sésame, ouvre-toi in Antoine Galland's version of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in One Thousand and One Nights, possibly based on an oral Arabic source.

af

imperative form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">開く</i> (hiraku, “to open”)

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Antoine Galland
One Thousand and One Nights
ja:開けゴマ


一意孤行

ㄧ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³ kuː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː³³ kuː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

to insist on doing things one's own way; to cling obstinately to one's course; to persist in wilful and arbitrary actions


よいお年を

よいお年を (canonical)
yoi otoshi o (romanization)

Abbreviation of 良(よ)いお年(とし)をお迎(むか)え下(くだ)さい (yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai), which is more formal and polite.

ja-r

よい おとし を おむかえ ください

Happy New Year (an expression wishing one the best for the next year, used before New Year's Day)


the coast is clear

Wait there, watch the back of the building, and whistle when the coast is clear.

Seeing that the coast was clear, Tarzan stepped into the darkened entrance […]

1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Terrible, Grosset & Dunlap, page 222:

(idiomatic) There is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.


no hay moros en la costa

Literally, “there are no Moors at the coast”.
The origin of this phrase comes from a time where the Moors, inhabitants of north Africa, used to invade from the sea and sack coastal villages in Spain. The phrase means that there are no Moors at the coast, which generally meant that there are no problems coming our way.
In Cuba though,”Hay Moros en la costa” (There are Moors on the coast), is to alert someone that there are children present and adult conversations should not occur.

lit

Cuando estemos seguros que no hay moros en la costa, tú te vistes de mensajero, llegas en la moto con tu casco a la hora de comer del portero, un sábado, […]

2012, Carlos Laredo, El diagnóstico, page 200:

When we're sure the coast is clear, you dress up like a messenger, you arrive on your motorcycle with your helmet at the porter's mealtime, a saturday, […]

–En la costa, maman. No hay moros en la costa. –Trev buscó a tientas la vela que la enfermera acababa de apagar.

2010, Laura Kinsale, El profesor de francés, page 268:

–In the coast, maman. The coast is clear. –Trev blindly looked for the candle the nurse had just put out.

Tras un par de cuadras me detengo para cerciorarme de que no nos siguen. No hay moros en la costa. Todavía agitado y bufando le marco por teléfono a Carlos.

2012, Jorge E. González Ayala, Más noche que ayer en la noche, page 122:

After a couple of city blocks I stop to make sure they're not following us. The coast is clear. Still agitated and snorting I call Carlos on the telephone.


asteroitse

From asteroit + -se (from asteroit + ise).


por amor de Deus

pelo amor de Deus
pelo amor de Deus#Portuguese


hvad sker der

Hvorfor råber du? Hvad sker der?


思來想去

ㄙ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄩˋ

/sz̩⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

to think about over and over; to wonder or ponder about something


走來走去

ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ

цзоулайцзоуцюй

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/


comedy equals tragedy plus time

A tragic subject can be made into a comedy, given the passage of enough time.


abre-te sésamo

From its use in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, translating French Sésame, ouvre-toi in Antoine Galland's version of the Ali Baba story in the One Thousand and One Nights, possibly based on an oral Arabic source.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Antoine Galland
One Thousand and One Nights


你懂得

ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/


有話好說

ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/


貪官污吏

ㄊㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ

таньгуаньули

/tʰän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/tʰaːm⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² u²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/tʰam³³ kuã³³ u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² u²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ u¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ u²¹⁻⁴¹ li³³/

/tʰän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/tʰaːm⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² u²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/tʰam³³ kuã³³ u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² u²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ u¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ u²¹⁻⁴¹ li³³/


一笑置之

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³ t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³ t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

to laugh off; to dismiss with laughter; to make light of


put him in to get him out

Coined by Irish revolutionary Michael Collins.

coin

(Ireland, politics, historical) An election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.


左擁右抱

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

hugging girls on one's left and right; to have numerous concubines


על אחת כמה וכמה

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עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה

עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה • (ál akhát káma v'khámá)

he-phrase

עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה

עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְ כַמָּה (canonical)
ál akhát káma v'khámá (romanization)

let alone, all the more so, not to mention


辛苦你了

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

синьку ни лэ

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴ lə⁴/

An acknowledgement that you experienced hardship. An expression of sympathy.


sem stendur

(idiomatic) at the moment, as it stands, as it is


HFR

(journalism) Initialism of hold for release.


פרצוף תשעה באב

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פַּרְצוּף תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

פַּרְצוּף תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב • (partsúf tish'a b'áv)

he-phrase

פַּרְצוּף תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

פַּרְצוּף תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (canonical)
partsúf tish'a b'áv (romanization)

From the fact that the ninth of Av (Tisha B'Av) is, in Judaism, a fast day which commemorates the anniversary of a number of disasters in Jewish history.

(colloquial) 9th in Av face: long face, unhappy face (expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom)


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check yourself before you wreck yourself

Chosen for the rhyme. Originates from the song "Check Yo Self" (1993) by hip hop artist Ice Cube.

(colloquial) Consider the consequences of your actions before you end up in trouble.


動手動腳

ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

дуншоудунцзяо

/tʊŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ²² sɐu̯³⁵ tʊŋ²² kœːk̚³/

/tʰuŋ²⁴ su³¹ tʰuŋ²⁴ ki̯ok̚²/

/tʰʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ tʰʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/doŋ²² sɤ⁵⁵ doŋ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/

/tʊŋ²² sɐu̯³⁵ tʊŋ²² kœːk̚³/

/tʰuŋ²⁴ su³¹ tʰuŋ²⁴ ki̯ok̚²/

/tʰʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ tʰʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/doŋ²² sɤ⁵⁵ doŋ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/


по-добре късно, отколкото никога

по́-добре́ къ́сно, отко́лкото ни́кога

по́-добре́ къ́сно, отко́лкото ни́кога • (pó-dobré kǎ́sno, otkólkoto níkoga)

по́-добре́ къ́сно (canonical)
отко́лкото ни́кога (canonical)
pó-dobré kǎ́sno (romanization)
otkólkoto níkoga (romanization)

better late than never
better late than never

en-по-добре_късно,_отколкото_никога-bg-phrase-rrvHGEXD


what are you waiting for

(rhetorical question) What is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?


how the mighty have fallen

The phrase originates in the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 1:19.
The earliest version in English is found in the Great Bible, 1539: "Oh howe are the myghtie ouerthrowen."
The modern word "fallen" version is found in the King James Version, 1611 and is an expression of David's lament over Saul and Jonathan: "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!"

Used to imply the decline of a once-great person or entity.

the bigger they are, the harder they fall


倒打一耙

ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰä³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰä³⁵/

Refers to the fighting style of Zhu Bajie (豬八戒) in Journey to the West (西遊記).

He hit back with an unfair demand for compensation.

他倒打一耙，要求赔偿。

to put the blame on one's victim, to make unfounded countercharges, to recriminate, to counter-attack


事與願違

ㄕˋ ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² jyː¹³ jyːn²² wɐi̯²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² jyː¹³ jyːn²² wɐi̯²¹/

to get the opposite of what one intended


別有洞天

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

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


ברוח הזמן

בְּרוּחַ הַזְּמַן

בְּרוּחַ הַזְּמַן • (b'rúach hazmán)

he-phrase

בְּרוּחַ הַזְּמַן

בְּרוּחַ הַזְּמַן • (b'rúach hazmán)

בְּ רוּחַ הַ זְּמַן (canonical)
b'rúach hazmán (romanization)


here today, gone tomorrow

Things are fleeting; something that is ubiquitous or popular at one point is soon forgotten.


CPCTC

(geometry) Initialism of corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent, a theorem regarding congruent triangles, stating that if two or more triangles are proven congruent by any method, then all of their corresponding angles and sides are congruent as well.


CPCFC

(geometry) Initialism of corresponding parts of congruent forms are congruent.


師父領進門，修行靠個人

ㄕ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄣˊ

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ

шифу лин цзинь мэнь

сюсин као гэжэнь

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ mən³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

A master can only lead a person to the temple gate; the individual must practice himself to become a monk


海底摸針

ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄇㄛ ㄓㄣ

хайдимочжэнь

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/hoi̯³¹ tai̯³¹ mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/

/hai³³⁻³⁵ tɛ³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ muo⁵⁵ t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/hoi̯³¹ tai̯³¹ mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨm²⁴/

/hai³³⁻³⁵ tɛ³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ muo⁵⁵ t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³ mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

1977, 楊小萍, 相思海

Hái-tóe-bong-chiam siuⁿ-si hái, bong chiam gōng-tōa-tai.

海底摸針相思海，摸針戇大呆。

1977, 楊小萍, 相思海

海底摸针相思海，摸针戆大呆。

Unfortunately, there is a vast sea of people, whoa. To look for someone who can get along with me is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I've got no hope early on.

2013, 江蕙 (Jody Chiang) feat. 陳嘉樺 (Ella Chen), 歹逗陣

Khó-sioh lîn-hái bâng-bâng, beh chhē ē-ha̍h ê lâng, o͘h ~, chhin-chhiūⁿ hái-té-bong-chiam, gún chá-tiō bô ǹg-bāng.

可惜人海茫茫，要找會合的人，喔～，親像海底摸針，阮早就無央望。

可惜人海茫茫，要找会合的人，喔～，亲像海底摸针，阮早就无央望。

a needle in a haystack
a needle in a haystack


já era hora

/ˈʒa ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈɔ.ɾɐ/

(idiomatic) about time (it is far past the desired time)


já era tempo

/ˈʒa ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈtẽ.pu/


o sujo falando do mal lavado

Literally, “The dirty one talking about the badly-washed”.

lit

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

(Brazil, idiomatic) pot calling the kettle black (somebody who accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser)


Христос рождається

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Христо́с рожда́ється!

Христо́с рожда́ється! • (Xrystós roždájetʹsja!)

Христо́с рожда́ється ! (canonical)
Xrystós roždájetʹsja! (romanization)

From Old Church Slavonic [Term?], compare Serbo-Croatian Христос се роди.

cog

Христос се роди

en-Христос_рождається-uk-phrase-7NFJU899


couldn't pour water out of a boot

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery#English

Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel


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couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery


couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel


不修邊幅

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ piːn⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

to not care about one's appearance; to be slovenly in dress and manner; to be unkempt


quem me dera

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ]

[ˈkẽɪ̯̃ me ˈdɛ.ɾa]

/ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/

[ˈkɐ̃j̃ mɨ ˈðɛ.ɾɐ]

O que é bom nunca é p'ra agora / Quem me dera ir daqui p'ra fora

2014, “Vida de Estrada”, in Diabo na Cruz, performed by Diabo na Cruz:

(idiomatic, colloquial) I wish (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely)


TIAS

(Internet, text messaging) Initialism of try it and see.


喪家之犬

ㄙㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

санцзячжицюань

/sɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵/

喪家之狗 喪家之狗#Chinese

丧家之狗 丧家之狗#Chinese


入家隨俗

nhập gia tùy tục
nhập gia tùy tục#Vietnamese

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

chữ Hán form of nhập gia tùy tục (“when in Rome, do as the Romans do”).


vtnc

vai tomar no cu
vai tomar no cu#Portuguese

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Abbreviation of vai tomar no cu (“fuck off”).


vai saber

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vai, saber.

who knows (a rhetorical question asked to show that the asker neither knows the answer nor who might know it)

who knows (asked to express the idea that anything is possible)


volte sempre

(idiomatic) come again (a polite farewell)