उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डांटे

hi-proverb

الٹا چور کوتوال کو ڈانٹے

उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डांटे • (ulṭā cor kotvāl ko ḍāṇṭe) (Urdu spelling الٹا چور کوتوال کو ڈانٹے)

ulṭā cor kotvāl ko ḍāṇṭe (romanization)
الٹا چور کوتوال کو ڈانٹے (Urdu)

/ʊl.ʈɑː t͡ʃoːɾ koːt̪.ʋɑːl koː ɖɑːɳ.ʈeː/

[ʊl.ʈäː‿t͡ʃoːɾ‿koːt̪.wäːl‿koː‿ɖä̃ːɳ.ʈeː]

Literally "the thief scolds the chief policeman".

the pot calls the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

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et caetera

Nonstandard spelling of et cetera.: and so on, and so forth


भगवान की कृपा से

hi-phrase

भगवान की कृपा से • (bhagvān kī kŕpā se)

/bʱəɡ.ʋɑːn kiː kɾɪ.pɑː seː/

[bʱɐɡ.wä̃ːn‿kiː‿kɾɪ.päː‿seː]

मैं डर गई थी, अच्छा है कि भगवान की कृपा से आप सुरक्षित हो।

I was very afraid, thankfully by the Grace of God you are okay.

ma͠i ḍar gaī thī, acchā hai ki bhagvān kī kŕpā se āp surakṣit ho.

भगवान की कृपा से मैं बहुत धनी हूँ।

bhagvān kī kŕpā se ma͠i bahut dhanī hū̃.

by the Grace of God (not necessarily in a religious context)


bite my shiny metal ass

From a catchphrase of Bender, the rebellious robot character from Futurama, which originally came from bite my ass; compare bite me. Predating Bender's use of the phrase, the similar phrasing "kiss my shiny plastic butt" is used in the film Bride of Chucky.

(idiomatic, vulgar, humorous, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

Bender (Futurama)
Bride of Chucky
Futurama


襄王有意，神女無心

ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ

ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

шэньнюй усинь

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

King Xiang is willing, but the goddess has no desire


十指相扣

ㄕˊ ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄡˋ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯³³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯³³/


回頭見

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

хуэйтоу цзянь

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

хуэйтоурцзянь

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


The initialism ACAB with the letters substituted with their position in the alphabet.

(See title)

2007 December 16, MI5-V...@mi5.gov.uk, “MI5-Persecution: How Could It Be True? (1312)”, in alt.fan.george-michael (Usenet):

....anonymous member of anti-police-brutality activist group the 1312 Project - shorthand for "All Cops Are....

2015 September 18, _ G O D _, “Police Brutality California Style : It Takes 9 Stockton Officers To Arrest 1 Teen For Jaywalking [VIDEO]”, in alt.revisionism (Usenet):

Having a tattoo or a bomberjack with the text '1312' or 'ACAB' (All Cops Are Bastards).

2015, Thomas Bustamante, Christian Dahlman, Argument Types and Fallacies in Legal Argumentation, →ISBN, page 70:

One group is simply called 'ACAB'; the other is called 'Visitors 1312'. The latter was formed from the amalgamation of two groups, '1312' and 'Visitors'. '1312' is significant because it refers to the numerical positions in the alphabet of the letters comprising 'ACAB'.

2015, Mark Doidge, Football Italia: Italian Football in an Age of Globalization, →ISBN, page 174:

Alternative form of ACAB (“all cops are bastards”).


大吉大利

ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² lei̯²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li⁵³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tai³³⁻²¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kik̚²⁻⁴ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² lei̯²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li⁵³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tai³³⁻²¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kik̚²⁻⁴ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/


until we meet again

"Good-bye, friends!" said the couple.
"Until we meet again!" said the Greencloaks.

2002, William D. Burt, The Golden Wood, page 270:


彬彬有禮

ㄅㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

/pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɐi̯¹³/

/pin⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɐi̯¹³/


wꜥ m

wꜥ m (masculine singular)
wꜥt m (feminine singular)


wꜥ n

wꜥ nj (masculine singular)
wꜥ n (masculine singular)
wꜥt nt (feminine singular)


死雞撐飯蓋

a dead chicken props up the lid of a rice pot

/sei̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ³³ faːn²² kɔːi̯³³/

(Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by defending oneself even when the truth is obvious


下巴輕輕

/haː²² pʰaː²¹ hɛːŋ⁵⁵ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/haː²² pʰaː²¹ hɛːŋ⁵⁵ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to speak carelessly; to promise something casually


牙齒當金使

/ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ tɔːŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ tɔːŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) to be reliable; to be trustworthy; to keep one's word


珍珠都冇咁真

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

A pun on the first syllable of 珍珠 (zan¹ zyu¹) and 真 (zan¹).

(Cantonese) completely true; absolutely real


自欺欺人

ㄗˋ ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ ㄖㄣˊ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː²² hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi³³⁻²³ kʰi³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː²² hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi³³⁻²³ kʰi³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

to deceive oneself as well as others; to fool oneself alongside others


取而代之

ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²¹ tɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²¹ tɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

to take the place of; to substitute for; to replace


obrigado pela parte que me toca

Literally, “thank you for the part that touches me”, or more loosely translated as “thank you for (mentioning) the part that concerns me”.

lit

a sarcastic thank you said as a (usually lighthearted) response to an offense)


大相徑庭

ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

дасянцзинтин

/tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² sœːŋ³³ kɪŋ³³ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² sœːŋ³³ kɪŋ³³ tʰɪŋ²¹/

I was frightened and scared by his words; they were like the Milky Way which cannot be traced to its beginning or end. They had no connexion with one another, and were not akin to the experiences of men.

Wú jīngbù qí yán, yóu héhàn ér wújí yě; dà yǒu jìngtíng, bù jìn rénqíng yān.

吾驚怖其言，猶河漢而無極也；大有徑庭，不近人情焉。

吾惊怖其言，犹河汉而无极也；大有径庭，不近人情焉。

completely different; poles apart; as different as can be


favete linguis

Literally a command to more than one person to "express your support by means of your tongues!" in allusion to the silence maintained in sacred rituals.


百裡挑一

ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄧ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/


百無禁忌

ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ

байуцзиньцзи

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

nothing is taboo; anything goes; all taboos are lifted (a magic formula credited with the power to neutralize offenses committed against taboos)


百煉成鋼

ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄤ

байляньчэнган

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ liːn²² sɪŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ liːn²² sɪŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³³/


百喙莫辯

ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

байхуэймобянь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ fuːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² piːn²²/

/paːk̚³ fuːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² piːn²²/


百聽不厭

ㄅㄞˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ

байтин буянь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ tʰɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ tʰɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

worth hearing a hundred times; never boring to listen to it


百孔千瘡

ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄨㄤ

байкунцяньчуан

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ hʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ hʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with many ills; in very bad condition


百萬雄師

ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄕ

байвань сюнши

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ maːn²² hʊŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ maːn²² hʊŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵/


百無聊賴

ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄞˋ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ laːi̯²²/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mou̯²¹ liːu̯²¹ laːi̯²²/

bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom


百問不厭

ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ

байвэнь буянь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mɐn²² pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mɐn²² pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

never get impatient with somebody's questions (of a shop assistant, teacher, etc.)


百年之後

ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ

байняньчжихоу

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ niːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²²/

/*pˤrak C.nˤi[ŋ] tə [ɢ]ˤ(r)oʔ|[ɢ]ˤ(r)oʔ-s/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ niːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²²/

I built the temple for the survivors so that they can pay their respects to their ancestors. If the souls know this, what would I regret after hundred years?

Wèi cún zhě lì miào, shǐ shì qí xiānrén. Hún ér yǒu líng, wú bǎi nián zhīhòu hé hèn zāi!

為存者立廟，使視其先人。魂而有靈，吾百年之後何恨哉！

为存者立庙，使视其先人。魂而有灵，吾百年之后何恨哉！

(euphemistic) after somebody's death; when somebody has passed away


百問不厭，百拿不煩

ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ

ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ

baak³ man⁶ bat¹ jim³, baak³ naa⁴ bat¹ faan⁴

байвэнь буянь

байна буфань

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä³⁵ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

baak⁸ man⁶ bat⁷ jim³, baak⁸ naa⁴ bat⁷ faan⁴

/paːk̚³ mɐn²² pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³ paːk̚³ naː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːn²¹/

to patiently answer the customer's questions and show them the goods they want; to serve the customers patiently and tirelessly (of a shop assistant)


半死不活

ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

/pän⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pän⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/


百步穿楊

ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ

байбучуаньян

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

Derived from the story of the archer 養由基 (Yang Youji) as presented in Zhan Guo Ce.

to shoot an arrow through a willow leaf at a hundred paces; to split a willow wand at a hundred paces

(figurative, of archery, gun shooting, basketball, etc.) to shoot with great precision


百川歸海

ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ

байчуаньгуйхай

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/paːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

natural trend; all eyes look toward; all things tend to go in the same logical direction; everyone turns to somebody for guidance


百端待舉

ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ

байдуань дайцзюй

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚³ tyːn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²² kɵy̯³⁵/

/paːk̚³ tyːn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²² kɵy̯³⁵/

much remains to be done; numerous tasks remain to be undertaken


百分之百

ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄅㄞˇ

байфэньчжибай

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚³ fɐn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːk̚³/

/paːk̚³ fɐn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːk̚³/

one hundred percent; out and out; absolute


敗子回頭

ㄅㄞˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ

байцзыхуэйтоу

/paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/paːi̯²² t͡siː³⁵ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/paːi̯²² t͡siː³⁵ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/


百花爭妍

ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˊ

байхуачжэнъянь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

a hundred flowers contend in beauty; the flowers are a riot of color


半路出家

ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ lou̯²² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ lou̯²² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

to switch to a job one was not trained for; to change professions completely


板板六十四

ㄅㄢˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ

баньбань люшисы

/pän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/paːn³⁵ paːn³⁵ lʊk̚² sɐp̚² sei̯³³/

/paːn³⁵ paːn³⁵ lʊk̚² sɐp̚² sei̯³³/

During Song dynasty, the number of coins that could be produced with one mold was 64 as prescribed by law.

(regional) unaccommodating; inflexible; hard-nosed


搬弄是非

ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

баньнуншифэй

/pän⁵⁵ nʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/puːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ²² siː²² fei̯⁵⁵/

/pän⁵⁵ nʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/puːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ²² siː²² fei̯⁵⁵/

to sow discord; to tell tales; to make mischief


半壁江山

ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ

баньбицзяншань

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ pɪk̚⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ pɪk̚⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

half of the country (usually referring to the unoccupied part of an invaded country)


斑駁陸離

ㄅㄢ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ

/pän⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ lu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/paːn⁵⁵ pɔːk̚³ lʊk̚² lei̯²¹/

/pän⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ lu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/paːn⁵⁵ pɔːk̚³ lʊk̚² lei̯²¹/


阪上走丸

ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄢˊ

баньшанцзоувань

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/

/paːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/

/paːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

rapidly developing situation; rapid changes


敗興而歸

ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

байсин эргуй

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/paːi̯²² hɪŋ³³ jiː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/paːi̯²² hɪŋ³³ jiː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

to return in low spirits; to come back disappointed


百發百中

ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

байфабайчжун

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ faːt̚³ paːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³² piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ²¹/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ faːt̚³ paːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³² piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ²¹/

In Chu there was Yang Youji, a sharpshooter. After having walked one hundred paces away, he would shoot at willow-leaves, shooting one hundred times and hitting one hundred times. Left and right, several officials who watched (him shooting) all said he was a sharpshooter.

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Chǔ yǒu Yǎng Yóujī zhě, shànshè, qù liǔyè bǎibù ér shè zhī, bǎifābǎizhòng zhī. Zuǒyòu guānzhě shù gànrén, jiē yuē shànshè.

楚有養由基者，善射，去柳葉百步而射之，百發百中之。左右觀者數幹人，皆曰善射。

楚有养由基者，善射，去柳叶百步而射之，百发百中之。左右观者数干人，皆曰善射。

(literally, figuratively) every shot hits the target; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; to be a crack shot


百發百中

bách phát bách trúng
bách phát bách trúng#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of bách phát bách trúng (“a hundred shots, a hundred hits”).


自命不凡

ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ

цзыминбуфань

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

/t͡siː²² mɪŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ faːn²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ fän³⁵/

/t͡siː²² mɪŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ faːn²¹/

to think no end of oneself; to think too much of oneself; to be self-important


半壁河山

ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄢ

баньбихэшань

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ pɪk̚⁵ hɔː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ pɪk̚⁵ hɔː²¹ saːn⁵⁵/


半生不熟

ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨˊ

ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˊ

/pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂu³⁵/

баньшэнбушоу

/pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/puːn³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚²/

/põ⁴⁵ sən³³ pu²⁴ ʂəu̯²⁴/

/põ⁴⁵ sən³³ pu²⁴ səu̯²⁴/

/pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂu³⁵/

/pän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/puːn³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚²/

/põ⁴⁵ sən³³ pu²⁴ ʂəu̯²⁴/

/põ⁴⁵ sən³³ pu²⁴ səu̯²⁴/

not mastered; not skilled (of a technique)


搬起石頭打自己的腳

ㄅㄢ ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

bun¹ hei² sek⁶ tau⁴ daa² zi⁶ gei² dik¹ goek³

pan¹-chʻi³ shih²-tʻou⁵ ta³ tzŭ⁴-chi³ tê⁵ chiao³

баньци шитоу да цзыцзи дэ цзяо

/pän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

bun¹ hei² sek⁹ tau⁴ daa² dzi⁶ gei² dik⁷ goek⁸

bun¹ héi² ség⁶ teo⁴ da² ji⁶ géi² dig¹ gêg³

/puːn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵ sɛːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ taː³⁵ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ tɪk̚⁵ kœːk̚³/

搬石頭砸自己的腳 搬石頭砸自己的腳#Chinese

搬石头砸自己的脚 搬石头砸自己的脚#Chinese

Synonym of 搬石頭砸自己的腳／搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shítou zá zìjǐ de jiǎo)


百讀不厭

ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ jiːm³³/

worth reading a hundred times; can be reread many times with delight


稀奇古怪

ㄒㄧ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange


有空無榫

/u²² kʰaŋ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² sun⁵⁵⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sun⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ sun⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/u²² kʰaŋ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² sun⁵⁵⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sun⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ sun⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

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


有七無八

/u²² t͡sʰit̚⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² pueʔ⁵/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² pueʔ³²/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ bo¹³⁻²² peʔ³²/

/u²² t͡sʰit̚⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² pueʔ⁵/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² pueʔ³²/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ bo¹³⁻²² peʔ³²/

(Hokkien) at sixes and sevens; all sixes and nines; in a state of confusion; in a state of uncertainty; in a state of incompleteness; in a state of disorder; in an awful mess


百花爭豔

ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˋ

байхуачжэнъянь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːm²²/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːm²²/


戛然而止

ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ

цзяжаньэрчжи

/t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(especially of a sound) to stop abruptly


STG

Alternative form: stg

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of swear to God.


Gott hab sie selig

Literally, “God have her/them in happiness”, or more loosely translated as “grant her/them heaven”.

Gott habe sie selig

less common spelling; rare pronunciation

God have mercy on her soul
God have mercy on her soul

(Christianity) God rest her soul; God have mercy on her soul (blessing used when mentioning a beloved deceased female person)

God rest their souls
God rest their souls

God have mercy on their souls
God have mercy on their souls

(Christianity) God rest their souls; God have mercy on their souls (blessing used when mentioning several beloved deceased people)


Gott hab ihn selig

Literally, “God have him in happiness”, or more loosely translated as “grant him heaven”.

God have mercy on his soul
God have mercy on his soul

(Christianity) God rest his soul; God have mercy on his soul (blessing used when mentioning a beloved deceased male person)


旗鼓相當

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (旗鼓相當):
* → Japanese: 旗(き)鼓(こ)相(あい)当(あ)たる (kiko aiataru)

two armies have equivalent banners and drums

ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to be well-matched; to match in capabilities


冒天下之大不韙

ㄇㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ

мао тянься чжи дабувэй

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

to act in defiance of universal condemnation


不分伯仲

unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother

ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

буфэньбочжун

/pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/


不能自拔

ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗˋ ㄅㄚˊ

/pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡siː²² pɐt̚²/

/pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡siː²² pɐt̚²/

to be in an inextricable situation; to be unable to stop


惟妙惟肖

ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

вэймяовэйсяо

/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


引人入勝

ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ

иньжэньжушэн

inʹžɛnʹžušɛn

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jɐn²¹ jɐp̚² sɪŋ³³/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ zip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² lip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jɐn²¹ jɐp̚² sɪŋ³³/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ zip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² lip̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²¹/

to be bewitching; attractive; spectacular


反覆無常

ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ fʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ fʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

to be capricious; to be erratic; to be fickle


反復無常

ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

反覆無常 反覆無常#Chinese

反复无常 反复无常#Chinese

Alternative form of 反覆無常／反复无常 (fǎnfùwúcháng)


YKINMK

(Internet slang) Initialism of your kink is not my kink: an acknowledgement that people have different sexual preferences.


ανοίγω τον δρόμο

head

ανοίγω τον δρόμο • (anoígo ton drómo)

el-phrase

ανοίγω τον δρόμο • (anoígo ton drómo)

Η αστυνομία προσπάθησε να έρθει μέσω της Cable Street για να ανοίξει το δρόμο για τους Μελανοχίτωνες και στη συνέχεια προσπάθησαν να θέσουν υπό τον έλεγχό τους κάποια δρομάκια. Αλλά δεν τα κατάφεραν.

The police attempted to come through Cable Street to pave the way for the Blackshirts and then tried to control some of the streets. But they failed.

I astynomía prospáthise na érthei méso tis Cable Street gia na anoíxei to drómo gia tous Melanochítones kai sti synécheia prospáthisan na thésoun ypó ton élenchó tous kápoia dromákia. Allá den ta katáferan.

Η στήριξη αυτή αναμένεται να ανοίξει το δρόμο για να επιστρέψει επιτυχημένα η Ελλάδα στις αγορές κρατικού χρέους.

This support is expected to pave the way for Greece to return to the sovereign debt markets.

I stírixi aftí anaménetai na anoíxei to drómo gia na epistrépsei epitychiména i Elláda stis agorés kratikoú chréous.


大街小巷

ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kaːi̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ hɔːŋ²²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haŋ³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ haŋ³³/

/tua¹¹ koi³³⁻²³ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ haŋ¹¹/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kaːi̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ hɔːŋ²²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haŋ³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ haŋ³³/

/tua¹¹ koi³³⁻²³ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ haŋ¹¹/

high streets and back lanes; throughout the city


洪荒之力

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

хунхуанчжили

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

Originated from a post-match interview with Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui.

(neologism, slang, humorous) all of one's ability or power; the entirety of one's potential; mystic powers


異曲同工

ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² kʰʊk̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴¹⁻²² kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i³³⁻¹¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² kʰʊk̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴¹⁻²² kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/i²²⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i³³⁻¹¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

different approaches but equally satisfactory results


ανοίγω το δρόμο

head

ανοίγω το δρόμο • (anoígo to drómo)

el-phrase

ανοίγω το δρόμο • (anoígo to drómo)

ανοίγω τον δρόμο
ανοίγω τον δρόμο#Greek

Alternative form of ανοίγω τον δρόμο (anoígo ton drómo)


og jeg skal komme efter dig

Safari med voldsomme mængder giraffer og elefanter, en løvemor med unger, flodheste, krokodiller, og jeg skal komme efter dig.

2011, Lotte Skou Hansen, "Jaja, jeg skal nok redde jer - når jeg lige har drukket min rom & cola": mit Uganda, Siesta - Forlag & WebBogshop, →ISBN, page 160:

Den indre ro, meditation og jeg skal komme efter dig.

2015, Tine Kust, Hvor går det hvide hen, når sneen smelter?, DreamLitt, →ISBN:

To etager på Ginza Street i Tokyo med rulletrappe, og jeg skal komme efter dig.

2013, Martin Kongstad, Fryser jeg, Art People, →ISBN:

Det hele går op i spin, meningsmålinger, opportunisme og jeg skal komme efter dig!

2017, Marie-Louise Truelsen, Min mor, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

(informal, sometimes derogatory) and whatnot, and the like, you name it, and many other things of the like


so mote it be

May it be thus; may the intentions expressed come to pass; a formula used in Freemason and Rosicrucian rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca and other Neopagan traditions.


萎靡不振

ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄣˋ

ㄨㄟ ㄇㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄣˋ

ㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄣˋ

вэймибучжэнь

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

to be in low spirits; to be lethargic-looking; out of sorts


融會貫通

ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄥ

жунхуэйгуаньтун

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹ wuːi̯²² kuːn³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰoŋ³³/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯än⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹ wuːi̯²² kuːn³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰoŋ³³/

to gain a thorough understanding of something by integrating knowledge from different areas


一分為二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ fɐn²² wɐi̯²¹ jiː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ fɐn²² wɐi̯²¹ jiː²²/


蓋棺定論

ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

гайгуаньдинлунь

/kaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/kaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/

to judge the accomplishments and faults of a person after their death


無孔不入

ㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ

/u³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

/u³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

to seize every opportunity; to be all pervasive


各有千秋

ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ

/kɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/


千篇一律

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ

цяньпяньилюй

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɵt̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ pʰiɛn³³ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lut̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɵt̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ pʰiɛn³³ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lut̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚⁴/


澧蘭沅芷

ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓˇ

лиланьюаньчжи

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

The Yuan has angelicas; the Li has orchids

沅有茝兮澧有蘭

沅有茝兮澧有兰


止むを得ない

ja-adj

止(や)むを得(え)ない • (yamu o enai) -i (adverbial 止(や)むを得(え)なく (yamu o enaku))

止むを得ない (canonical)
yamu o enai (romanization)
止むを得なく (adverbial)
止むを得なかろ (imperfective stem)
やむをえなかろ (imperfective stem)
yamu o enakaro (imperfective)
止むを得なく (continuative stem)
やむをえなく (continuative stem)
yamu o enaku (continuative)
止むを得ない (stem terminative)
やむをえない (stem terminative)
yamu o enai (terminative)
止むを得ない (attributive stem)
やむをえない (attributive stem)
yamu o enai (attributive)
止むを得なけれ (hypothetical stem)
やむをえなけれ (hypothetical stem)
yamu o enakere (hypothetical)
止むを得なかれ (imperative stem)
やむをえなかれ (imperative stem)
yamu o enakare (imperative)
止むを得なくない (informal negative)
やむをえなくない (informal negative)
yamu o enaku nai (informal negative)
止むを得なかった (informal past)
やむをえなかった (informal past)
yamu o enakatta (informal past)
止むを得なくなかった (informal negative past)
やむをえなくなかった (informal negative past)
yamu o enaku nakatta (informal negative past)
止むを得ないです (formal)
やむをえないです (formal)
yamu o enai desu (formal)
止むを得なくないです (formal negative)
やむをえなくないです (formal negative)
yamu o enaku nai desu (formal negative)
止むを得なかったです (formal past)
やむをえなかったです (formal past)
yamu o enakatta desu (formal past)
止むを得なくなかったです (formal negative past)
やむをえなくなかったです (formal negative past)
yamu o enaku nakatta desu (formal negative past)
止むを得なくて (conjunctive)
やむをえなくて (conjunctive)
yamu o enakute (conjunctive)
止むを得なければ (conditional)
やむをえなければ (conditional)
yamu o enakereba (conditional)
止むを得なかったら (conditional past)
やむをえなかったら (conditional past)
yamu o enakattara (conditional past)
止むを得なかろう (volitional)
やむをえなかろう (volitional)
yamu o enakarō (volitional)
止むを得なく (adverbial)
やむをえなく (adverbial)
yamu o enaku (adverbial)
止むを得なさ (noun-from-adj)
やむをえなさ (noun-from-adj)
yamu o enasa (noun-from-adj)

(idiomatic) have no choice but to; it can't be helped; it's inevitable


一聲不響

ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/


一反常態

ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ faːn³⁵ sœːŋ²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ faːn³⁵ sœːŋ²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/

to act out of character; uncharacteristically


一年一度

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tou̯²²/


一呼百應

ㄧ ㄏㄨ ㄅㄞˇ ㄧㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ paːk̚³ jɪŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ paːk̚³ jɪŋ³³/

to be able to rally multitudes at one's call


一唱一和

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ wɔː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ wɔː²²/


一紙空文

ㄧ ㄓˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/


一塵不染

ㄧ ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiːm¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiːm¹³/

(Buddhism) to be unstained by an evil environment; to be selfless and incorruptible

(figurative) to be immaculate; to be spotless


一病不起

ㄧ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɛːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɛːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

to fall gravely ill and never recover since


一命嗚呼

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²² wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²² wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/


一拍即合

ㄧ ㄆㄞ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰaːk̚³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɐp̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰaːk̚³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɐp̚²/

(of two parties) to hit it off immediately; things fit together at one go


一往無前

ㄧ ㄨㄤˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

to advance indomitably; to press forward


一落千丈

ㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄤˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɛn³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɛn³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍³³/

(figurative) to suffer a devastating decline; to decline drastically


一敗塗地

ㄧ ㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ tei̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ paːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ tei̯²²/


一而再，再而三

цзай эр сань

/i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɔːi̯³³ jiː²¹ saːm⁵⁵/

again and again; time and again; repeatedly


一馬平川

ㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

wide expanse of flat land; wide stretch of flat country


一諾千金

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一諾千金):
* → Japanese: 一諾千金(いちだくせんきん) (ichidakusenkin)
* → Korean: 일낙천금(一諾千金) (illakcheon'geum)

ㄧ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ

иноцяньцзинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ nɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ nɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

From Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian.

The people of Chu have a saying: "receiving 100 jin of gold is nothing compared to accepting a promise from Ji Bu."

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

“Chǔrén yàn yuē ‘Dé huángjīn bǎi, bùrú dé Jì Bù yī nuò’”

「楚人諺曰『得黃金百，不如得季布一諾』」

「楚人谚曰『得黄金百，不如得季布一诺』」

Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian


東觀西望

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ

дунгуаньсиван

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²²/


臨陣脫逃

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄊㄠˊ

линьчжэньтотао

/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

to irresponsibly flee in the face of danger


中西合璧

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ hɐp̚² pɪk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ hɐp̚² pɪk̚⁵/

to harmoniously combine Chinese and Western elements


一吐為快

ㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ faːi̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ faːi̯³³/

get something off one's chest
get something off one's chest


一言既出，駟馬難追

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (一言既出，駟馬難追):
* → Vietnamese: nhất ngôn ký xuất, tứ mã nan truy (一言既出，駟馬難追)

ja-r

一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し

いちごん すで に いずれば しば も おい がた し

→ Japanese: 一言既(いちごんすで)に出(い)ずれば駟馬(しば)も追(お)い難(がた)し (ichigon sude ni izureba shiba mo oi gata shi) (calque)

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨ

ㄙˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄟ

jat¹ jin⁴ gei³ ceot¹, si³ maa⁵ naan⁴ zeoi¹

сымананьчжуй

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

jat⁷ jin⁴ gei³ tsoet⁷, si³ maa⁵ naan⁴ dzoey¹

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kei̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ siː³³ maː¹³ naːn²¹ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Based on a passage in the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》)

Zigong said: "How regrettable are your words about the superior person. A four-horse-team cannot overtake the tongue. …"

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

Zǐgòng yuē: “Xī hū! Fūzǐ zhī shuō jūnzǐ yě. Sì bùjí shé.......”

子貢曰：「惜乎！夫子之說君子也。駟不及舌。……」

子贡曰：「惜乎！夫子之说君子也。驷不及舌。……」

once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it

A word once spoken cannot be taken back; A promise must be kept


臨淵羨魚

tostand on the edge of a pool and idly long for fish

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ

линьюаньсяньюй

/lin³⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ y³⁵/

/lɐm²¹ jyːn⁵⁵ siːn²² jyː²¹/

/lin³⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ y³⁵/

/lɐm²¹ jyːn⁵⁵ siːn²² jyː²¹/

to wish for something good but take no action to obtain it; irresoluteness


樂善好施

ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² siːn²² hou̯³³ siː⁵⁵/

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² siːn²² hou̯³³ siː⁵⁵/


一擲千金

ㄧ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ

ㄧ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ

ичжицяньцзинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

to spend money like water; to be extravagant


一家之言

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

With these brief notes, I hope that I may add to the lost parts of the Canons and Arts, establish another school of scholarship, thereby provide accompaniment to the voluminous commentaries on the Six Classics, and consolidate the diverse teachings by the previous masters.

Xù lüè, yǐ shíyí bǔyì, chéng yījiāzhīyán, jué xié liùjīng yìzhuàn, zhěngqí bǎijiā záyǔ.

序略，以拾遺補蓺，成一家之言，厥協六經異傳，整齊百家雜語。

序略，以拾遗补蓺，成一家之言，厥协六经异传，整齐百家杂语。

statements of a school; (merely) one school of thought

(often humble) one's own thought, opinion, interpretation, etc. (implying bias, incompleteness, etc.)


買櫝還珠

ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ

майдухуаньчжу

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

From Han Feizi, Chapter 32 (《韓非子·外儲說左上》). Originally meant to criticize those who put too much rhetoric into their writings, causing people to be impressed with their words but miss their useful ideas.

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(《韓非子·外儲說左上》)

(《韓非子·外儲說左上》)

Once upon a time a man of Chu was selling pearls in Zheng. For the pearls he made magnolia boxes, which he perfumed with cassia spice, bound with beads, decorated them with red gems, and filled harmoniously with the kingfisher's feather. In the long run people in Zheng bought the caskets but returned the pearls. This may be said to be good in selling caskets but cannot be said to be good in trading pearls.

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Chǔ rén yǒu mài qí zhū yú Zhèng zhě, wéi mùlán zhī dú, xūn yǐ guìjiāo, zhuì yǐ zhūyù, shì yǐ méiguī, jí yǐ fěicuì. Zhèng rén mǎi qí dú ér huán qí zhū. Cǐ kěwèi shàn mài dú yǐ, wèi kěwèi shàn yù zhū yě.

楚人有賣其珠於鄭者，爲木蘭之櫝，薰以桂椒，綴以珠玉，飾以玫瑰，輯以翡翠。鄭人買其櫝而還其珠。此可謂善賣櫝矣，未可謂善鬻珠也。

楚人有卖其珠于郑者，为木兰之椟，薰以桂椒，缀以珠玉，饰以玫瑰，辑以翡翠。郑人买其椟而还其珠。此可谓善卖椟矣，未可谓善鬻珠也。

tobuy a wooden box and return the pearls inside


一擁而入

ㄧ ㄩㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ jɐp̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ jɐp̚²/


例行公事

ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ

/li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lɐi̯²² hɐŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː²²/

/li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lɐi̯²² hɐŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː²²/

to do one's routine business; to do as a mere formality; routine business


一往直前

ㄧ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

一往無前 一往無前#Chinese

一往无前 一往无前#Chinese


樂不可支

ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄓ

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Yang Xiong, The Canon of Supreme Mystery, 2 BCE

Cì èr: lèbùkězhī, chén yú tiān. Cè yuē: lèbùkězhī, yǐ shí suì yě.

次二：樂不可支，辰於天。測曰：樂不可支，以時歲也。

次二：乐不可支，辰于天。测曰：乐不可支，以时岁也。

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

Bǎixìng gē yuē: “Sāng wú fù zhī, màisuì liǎng qí. Zhāng jūn wèizhèng, lèbùkězhī.”

百姓歌曰：「桑無附枝，麥穗兩岐。張君為政，樂不可支。」

百姓歌曰：「桑无附枝，麦穗两岐。张君为政，乐不可支。」


бир суалым вар

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бир суалым вар

бир суалым вар

bir sualım var
bir sualım var#Azerbaijani


臨危授命

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

линьвэйшоумин

/lin³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/lin³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/lin³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/lin³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/


點知

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


迫在眉睫

ㄆㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

поцзаймэйцзе

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² mei̯²¹ t͡siːt̚²/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² mei̯²¹ t͡siːt̚²/


鸞翔鳳集

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ

луаньсян фэнцзи

/lu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡saːp̚²/

/lu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡saːp̚²/

gathering of talented people; galaxy of talent; super talented literary group


鸞飄鳳泊

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄈㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ

луаньпяофэнбо

/lu̯än³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² pɔːk̚²/

/lu̯än³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² pɔːk̚²/

free and powerful calligraphic style; fine calligraphy

husband and wife separated; marriage broken up

men of worth neglected; scholar unsuccessful


鸞交鳳友

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ

луаньцзяо фэнъю

/lu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lyːn²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² jɐu̯¹³/

/lyːn²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² jɐu̯¹³/


鸞鳳和鳴

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

луаньфэнхэмин

/lu̯än³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɤ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/lu̯än³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ fʊŋ²² wɔː²² mɪŋ²¹/

/lyːn²¹ fʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/lu̯än³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɤ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/lu̯än³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ fʊŋ²² wɔː²² mɪŋ²¹/

/lyːn²¹ fʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

(literal, of the luan and the phoenix) to sing together in harmony

(figurative) to be in harmony in marriage; to have conjugal felicity; to be a happily married couple


一盤散沙

ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰuːn²¹ saːn³⁵ saː⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰuːn²¹ saːn³⁵ saː⁵⁵/


鸞翔鳳翥

ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄓㄨˋ

луаньсян фэнчжу

/lu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡syː³³/

/lu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lyːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡syː³³/

flamboyant calligraphy; free and powerful strokes


يا ريت

يا ريت • (ya rīt)


يا ريت

يا ريت • (yā rēt)


يا ريت

يا ريت • (ya rēt)

يا ريتك هون.

يا ريت إنجليزيتي زيّ العربي تبعك.

I wish my English (were) like your Arabic.

ya rēt ʔinglīziyyti zayy il-ʕarabi tabʕak


鷦鷯一枝

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧ ㄓ

jiāoliáo yīzhī [Phonetic:jiāoliáo yìzhī]

цзяоляо ичжи

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


鷽鳩笑鵬

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄥˊ

сюэцзюсяопэн

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/


五時花六時變

五时花六时变
午時花六時變

/ŋ̍¹³ siː²¹ faː⁵⁵ lʊk̚² siː²¹ piːn³³/

/ŋ̍¹³ siː²¹ faː⁵⁵ lʊk̚² siː²¹ piːn³³/

(Cantonese) fickle; changeable; capricious


夾手夾腳

/kaːp̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːp̚³ kœːk̚³/

/kaːp̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ kaːp̚³ kœːk̚³/

(Cantonese) to work together; to cooperate


鷸蚌相爭

ㄩˋ ㄅㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ

юйбансянчжэн

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/lɵt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party


漁人得利

ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ lei̯²²/

/y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ lei̯²²/

it is always the third party who benefits (when two sides quarrel)


漁人得利

ngư ông đắc lợi
ngư ông đắc lợi#Vietnamese


剛柔相濟

ㄍㄤ ㄖㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ

ганжоусянцзи

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


剛愎自用

ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ t͡siː²² jʊŋ²²/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ t͡siː²² jʊŋ²²/


力挽狂瀾

ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄢˊ

ливанькуанлань

/li⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ län³⁵/

/lɪk̚² waːn¹³ kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ laːn²¹/

/li⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ län³⁵/

/lɪk̚² waːn¹³ kʷʰɔːŋ²¹ laːn²¹/


勞民傷財

ㄌㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ ㄘㄞˊ

лаоминьшанцай

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ min³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/lou̯²¹ mɐn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ min³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/lou̯²¹ mɐn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/


九霄雲外

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ

цзюсяоюньвай

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ yn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴⁻²² ɡue²²/

Tā zǎoyǐ bǎ zhè shì pāo dào jiǔxiāoyúnwài qù le.

他早已把這事抛到九霄雲外去了。

他早已把这事抛到九霄云外去了。


क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं

hi-phrase

کیا آپ میری مدد کر سکتے ہیں

क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं • (kyā āp merī madad kar sakte ha͠i) (Urdu spelling کیا آپ میری مدد کر سکتے ہیں)

kyā āp merī madad kar sakte ha͠i (romanization)
کیا آپ میری مدد کر سکتے ہیں (Urdu)

/kjɑː ɑːp meː.ɾiː mə.d̪əd̪ kəɾ sək.t̪eː ɦɛ̃ː/

[kjäː‿äːp‿meː.ɾiː‿mɐ.d̪ɐd̪‿kɐɾ‿sɐk.t̪eː‿ɦɛ̃ː]

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漸入佳境

ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

цзяньжуцзяцзин

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siːm²² jɐp̚² kaːi̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡siam³³⁻²¹ zip̚⁴⁻³² ka⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siːm²² jɐp̚² kaːi̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡siam³³⁻²¹ zip̚⁴⁻³² ka⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

From an episode in the seventh-century history Book of Jin, concerning the famous painter Gu Kaizhi.

to start doing well; to be getting better


如法炮製

ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ

/ʐu³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ faːt̚³ pʰaːu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/zu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/

/zi²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/

/ʐu³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ faːt̚³ pʰaːu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/zu²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/

/zi²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/


買一送一

ㄇㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄧ

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/maːi̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sʊŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/maːi̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sʊŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵/

買一贈一 買一贈一#Chinese

买一赠一 买一赠一#Chinese

Synonym of 買一贈一／买一赠一 (mǎiyīzèngyī, “buy one and get one free”)


不為人知

ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ

бувэйжэньчжи

buvɛjžɛnʹčži

/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/


天要下雨，娘要嫁人

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ

ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

тянь яо сяюй

нян яо цзяжэнь

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

The sky wants to rain, and the daughter wants to marry. There's nothing we can do. If Lin Biao wants to flee, let him go. Don't fight against him.

天要下雨，娘要嫁人。[[#Chinese|]]

(often humorous) Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.


買一贈一

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵¹ i⁵⁵/


匡時濟世

ㄎㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

to rescue the society in crisis and help the people


time alone will tell

(idiomatic) Alternative form of time will tell


歷歷可數

ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

every one of them can be seen distinctly; can be counted one by one


کیا ہونا

head

کْیَا ہونَا (kyā honā)

کْیَا ہونَا (canonical)
kyā honā (romanization)

Compare Hindustani क्या चाहिए / کْیَا چَاہِیئے (kyā cāhie), Marathi काय हवे (kāy have).


歷歷在目

ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄨˋ

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/lɪk̚² lɪk̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² mʊk̚²/

/lɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² mʊk̚²/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/lɪk̚² lɪk̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² mʊk̚²/

/lɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² mʊk̚²/


welcome to my life

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-welcome to my life.wav

welcome to my world
welcome to my world#English


two steps ahead

During strategy discussions,I feel two steps ahead and often believe discussions are wasting time and slowing progress.

2009, Elaine Biech -, The 2010 Pfeiffer Annual: Training, →ISBN:

“You'll need more help than Dave and Frank can give, just to get it down from the truck, over the lawn and inside,” she said practically. “Two steps ahead of you, M'lady. I stopped by the grocery store, so Dave knows to come home and help."

2013, Hadley Hoover, Storm Path, →ISBN, page 9:

She dismisses Littlefinger’s advice to prepare for every possible outcome and see the world as a place of unimaginable horror. Littlefinger is telling her to be a little more like Cersei, always two steps ahead. The difference between Sansa and Cersei is that she has no desire to repeat what has been done to her as an act of vengeance.

2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:

Two steps ahead, I am always two steps ahead. This has been the greatest social experiment I've come to know, certainly the greatest of my entire life. It's alluring, It's compelling. It's gripping to bear witness to observe all these unwell, unbalanced, disoriented beings roam the internet in search of stories. In search of...ideas. Of conflict, of rivalries. Where people develop a distinctive desire for direct engagement where people feel involved with the stories and therefore become product of influence. Thirsty for distraction, from time spent from lackluster lifestyles spoiling their minds while stimulating at the exact same time.

2024 September 6, Nicholas Perry, “Two Steps Ahead”, in Nikocado Avocado:

(idiomatic) Having cleverly anticipated what others will do or think.

He's supposed to have raped and kilt a woman when he was 'bout fourteen or fifteen and had to flee, two steps ahead of the law

2011, William W. Johnstone, Law of the Mountain Man, →ISBN:

From the dryout farm, Tunney had moved down to the border, mooched around in cantinas for a while, then left the country two steps ahead of the sheriff of some Rio Grande jerkwater.

2015, Kim Newman, The Night Mayor, →ISBN:

Desperately trying to keep two steps ahead of the bill collector, tenants frequently neglected to request permission for these sales, and they or those whom they duped into partin with their money usually suffered the consequences.

2017, James S. Donnelly, Jr, The Land and the People of Nineteenth-Century Cork, →ISBN:


適可而止

ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

to stop when appropriate; not to overdo; enough is enough


你開心就好

→ Chinglish: you happy jiu OK

ㄋㄧˇ ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄠˇ

ни кайсинь цзю хао

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Internet slang, ironic) Fuck you, asshole! / It's good to see that you are entertaining yourself.


そうねぇ

ja-phrase

そうねぇ • (sō nē)


now what

With his hand on the instrument, the bell shrilled loudly. “Now, what?” growled Sir Julius.

2009, Norman Berrow, Oil Under the Window, page 158:

Moe pressed the retrieval button, but, nothing happened. “Now what,” grumbled Moe.

2012, Gary T. Brideau, River of Fire, page 137:

There was a tremendous splash. And then everything was quiet. Until Billy heard a rustling in the forest behind him. Great. Now what?

2015, Chris Grabenstein, The Island of Dr. Libris, page 60:

A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.

Somehow I didn't think it worked that way—not when they needed thirty-five thousand men a month. Now what? Revington was right; I'd run out of options

2011, Keith Maillard, Lyndon Johnson and the Majorettes: Difficulty at the Beginning - Book 3, page 131:

“The cerclage didn't work,” I said. “So now what?” Bill said. “Now what!”

2012, Sara Connell, Bringing in Finn: An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story, page 118:

A request for advice or instruction on what should be done, when a situation has turned negative, particularly if a contingency has failed.


put the same shoe on every foot

From the proverb, you cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

The king of England, who is your holiness's son, is not so like the rest of the world. We cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

1883, Victor Lafayette Conrad, The Luther Memorial, page 772:

You would laugh at a cobbler who should attempt to put the same shoe on every foot.

2007, Robert Mayhew, Essays on Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, →ISBN, page 122:

Watch anything in a cage, that is run on a regulatory system of control, sensory deprivation and or sensory abuse, really really poor nutrition, no regard for individual dignity, trying to put the same shoe on every foot,etc.

2014 November 3, Francis Greenburger, “Incarcerating the Mentally Ill Makes Us All Less Safe”, in VICE News:

(idiomatic) To attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.


mir geht's gut, danke

I'm fine, thank you, often abbreviated to mir geht's gut, danke?

(informal) The expected, polite response to wie geht's.


maligayang Pasko

tl-head

maligayang Paskó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

maligayang Paskó (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

From maligaya (“merry”) + -ng (“enclitic”) + Pasko (“Christmas”), a calque of Spanish Feliz Navidad.

compound

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">-ng</i>

Bumabati kami ng isang maligayang Pasko.


tl-head

maligayang Paskó at masaganang Bagong Taón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜋᜐᜄᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜋᜐᜄᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

/maliˌɡajaŋ pasˌko ʔat masaˌɡanaŋ ˌbaɡoŋ taˈʔon/

[mɐ.lɪˌɣaː.jɐm pɐsˌko ʔɐt̪ mɐ.sɐˌɣaː.n̪ɐm ˌbaː.ɣon̪ t̪ɐˈʔon̪]

Calque of Spanish Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo.

calque

maligayang Pasko at masaganang Bagong Taon

"Maligayang pasko at masaganang bagong taon." 207. Balisugan, Coron TAGBANWA "Masadyang pasko at abundang baclong takon." 208. Aborlan TAGBANWA "Masagyang pasko bao magayeng bagong taon." 209. TERNATENO ...

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MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS-E E 2783 to Levi Celerio, MALIGAYANG PASKO AT MASAGANANG BAGONG TAON, (A Christmas Song). Unpublished. Registered on March 3, 1967. E 2784 to Isidro F. Emege, KOGING MALOOY (Cheerfully in ...

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

maligayang Pasko at manigong Bagong Taon


面壁思過

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/miːn²² pɪk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/miːn²² pɪk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³/

to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds


tl-head

maligayang Paskó at manigong Bagong Taón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

/maliˌɡajaŋ pasˌko ʔat maˌniɡoŋ ˌbaɡoŋ taˈʔon/

[mɐ.lɪˌɣaː.jɐm pɐsˌko ʔɐt̪ mɐˌn̪iː.ɣom ˌbaː.ɣon̪ t̪ɐˈʔon̪]


立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

ja-pos

立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

たてば しゃくやく すわれば ぼたん あるく すがた は ゆり の はな

立(た)てば芍(しゃく)薬(やく)座(すわ)れば牡(ぼ)丹(たん)歩(ある)く姿(すがた)は百合(ゆり)の花(はな) • (tateba shakuyaku suwareba botan aruku sugata wa yuri no hana)

立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花 (canonical)

Literally, “standing like Chinese peony, sitting like a Chinese tree peony, and walking like a lily”.

lit

en-立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花-ja-phrase-OJrqDzvD


可愛い子には旅をさせよ

ja-pos

かわい.い こ に は たび を させよ

可(か)愛(わい)い子(こ)には旅(たび)をさせよ • (kawaii ko ni wa tabi o saseyo)

可愛い子には旅をさせよ (canonical)
kawaii ko ni wa tabi o saseyo (romanization)

Literally, "send your beloved child on a journey" (i.e. let them experience hardship).

spare the rod and spoil the child
spare the rod and spoil the child


大失所望

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² sɐt̚⁵ sɔː³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/

/tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² sɐt̚⁵ sɔː³⁵ mɔːŋ²²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ²²/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ³³/


राम जाने

hi-phrase

राम जाने • (rām jāne)

/ɾɑːm d͡ʒɑː.neː/

[ɾä̃ːm‿d͡ʒäː.neː]


森羅萬象

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (森羅萬象):
* → Korean: 삼라만상(森羅萬象) (samnamansang)

ㄙㄣ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

сэньлованьсян

/sən⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/sən⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/


de réir dealraimh

apparently, evidently, ostensibly, presumably, purportedly, reputedly, seemingly


de réir cosúlachta

apparently, evidently, ostensibly, presumably, purportedly, reputedly, seemingly (to all appearances)


簡單粗暴

ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ ㄘㄨ ㄅㄠˋ

цзяньдань цубао

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

simple and crude; straightforward and domineering


タイムアップ

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from time + up, misconstruction of English time's up, equivalent to タイム (taimu) + アップ (appu).

pseudo-loan

2012 March 7, Tadatoshi Fujimaki, “第(だい)139(ひゃくさんじゅうきゅう)Ｑ(クォーター) 試合終了(タイムアップ)‼ [139th Quarter: Time’s up!!]”, in [黒](くろ)[子](こ)のバスケ [Kuroko’s Basketball], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 75:

試合終了—‼


皆大歡喜

ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ

цзедахуаньси

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² fuːn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kai³³⁻²³ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ hueŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² fuːn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kai³³⁻²³ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ hueŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/

to everyone's delight and satisfaction; everyone is happy


come here to me

“Come here to me,” said yer man, leaning conspiratorially closer, the smell of turf smoke and poteen potent in the air. “Have ye been up to see the Magic Road?”

2014 February 24, Conor Hallahan, “Ireland's magic roads - what they are and how to find them”, in BreakingNews.ie:

“Come here to me,” said one local radio broadcaster, beckoning a nearby steward, “could ye gather up the names of all the Galway supporters and I’ll give them a shout out?”

2017 July 24, Neil Loughran, “Goals galore for Galway as Donegal are sent tumbling out of Championship”, in Irish News:

(Ireland, colloquial) Introduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you


ܕܐܟܝ ܝܘܬ

aii-phrase

ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟

ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟ • (dāḵī ìwet?)

ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ ؟ (canonical)
dāḵī ìwet? (romanization)


姚黃魏紫

ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ

Яохуан Вэйцзы

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐi̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐi̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

rare varieties of peonies (original varieties developed by a Yao and a Wei family of the Song Dynasty)


萬眾一心

→ Bouyei: wanqzungqyifxiny

ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ

ваньчжунъисинь

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/maːn²² t͡sʊŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/maːn²² t͡sʊŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴/

We are united as one, face the enemy's fire, march on!

Wǒmen wànzhòngyīxīn, mào zhù dírén de pàohuǒ, qiánjìn!

我們萬眾一心，冒著敵人的炮火，前進！

我们万众一心，冒著敌人的炮火，前进！


說來話長

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/


estamos conversados

end of discussion, end of story (phrase used to put an end to a discussion or conversation)


大言不慚

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄢˊ

/tä⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰan¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²³/

/tä⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰan¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰan²³/


いいぞもっとやれ

ja-phrase

い.い ぞ もっと やれ

Literally, "this is very good, do more."


雞毛鴨血

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ aːp̚³ hyːt̚³/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ aːp̚³ hyːt̚³/

(Cantonese) in big trouble; a bad situation


no thanks to

with no gratitude due to (somebody or something that has been a hindrance); despite


spit into the wind

piss in the wind
piss in the wind#English

(idiomatic) Alternative form of piss in the wind


小鹿亂撞

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

сяолулуаньчжуан

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ lʊk̚² lyːn²² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/siːu̯³⁵ lʊk̚² lyːn²² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

have butterflies in one's stomach
have butterflies in one's stomach

(figurative) to have butterflies in one's stomach (often used to describe a lovestruck person); (of one's heart) to go pit-a-pat; to flutter


無話不說

ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ waː²² pɐt̚⁵ syːt̚³/

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ waː²² pɐt̚⁵ syːt̚³/

From being able to talk about everything, to having nothing to talk about

從無話不說到無話可說

从无话不说到无话可说

to be able to talk about everything (with each other)


有條不紊

ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wən⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²²/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wən⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²²/

When the net has its line, there is order and not confusion; and when the husbandman labours upon his fields, and reaps with all his might, there is the (abundant) harvest.

The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE

Ruò wǎng zài gāng, yǒu tiáo ér bù wěn; ruò nóng fútián, lì sè nǎi yì yǒu qiū.

若網在綱，有條而不紊；若農服田，力穡乃亦有秋。

若网在纲，有条而不紊；若农服田，力穑乃亦有秋。


water is wet

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-water is wet.wav

We constantly “see” heterosexuality in Trek; to say that heterosexuality is explicit in Trek is to say that water is wet.

2009, David Greven, Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek, →ISBN:

"You're a monster," Gil said, but his words were toothless, without the fire behind them that he'd previously stoked. Coburn shrugged. “And water is wet, old man.”

For example, the computer desktop is meant to suggest a physical desktop, and files that contain folders are meant to remind users of plain old filing systems. This may seem like we're telling you that water is wet, but the pre-GUI days involved a lot of command line typing.

2015, Katie Morris & Gad Chick, A Beginners Guide to Windows Surface, →ISBN:

阿妈系女人 (aa³ maa¹ hai⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻², literally “one's mum is a woman”)


拖家帶口

ㄊㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

dragged down by having a family to feed; to bring along one's large family


九死一生

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/


rest in power

Said to mourn, remember, or celebrate a deceased person, particularly activists and victims of oppression.


鼎力相助

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/tɪŋ³⁵ lɪk̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/tɪŋ³⁵ lɪk̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔː²²/


لا تبدیل لخلق الله

head

لا تبدیل لخلق الله

لا تبدیل لخلق الله • (lâ tabdila lexalqe-llah)

Borrowed from Arabic لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ ٱللَّٰهِ (lā tabdīla liḵalqi llāhi, literally “there is no altering for God's creation”), a Quranic phrase in the so-called "verse of Fitrat" (30:24).

bor+

لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ ٱللَّٰهِ

11th century, Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi, Tarikh-e Beyhaqihttps://www.vajehyab.com/dehkhoda/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150328224423/http://www.iust.ac.ir/find.php?item=10.1654.1059.fa
این بوسهل مردی بود امامزاده و محتشم و فاضل و ادیب اما شرارت و زعارتی در طبع وی مؤکد شد و لا تبدیل لخلق الله و بآن شرارت دلسوزی نداشت.
in bu-sahl mardi bud emâmzâde o mohtašam o fâzel o adib, ammâ šerârat o ze'ârati dar tab'-e vey mo'akkad šod—va la tabdila lexalqe-llah—va be-ân šerârat delsuzi nadâšt.

This Bu Sahl was a man of noble birth, dignitary, scholar, and literary, but there was a [kind of] villainy and bad temper fixated in his nature—and "there is no altering for God's creation"—and with that villainy, he had no mercy ...

a leopard cannot change its spots
a leopard cannot change its spots

(rare) a leopard cannot change its spots


鼎力玉成

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˋ ㄔㄥˊ

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

to help accomplish this small task with your great power (in complimenting another for a help sought or rendered)


mvh.

med venlig hilsen
med venlig hilsen#Danish


鑄劍為犁

ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˊ

чжуцзяньвэйли

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ li³⁵/

/t͡syː³³ kiːm³³ wɐi̯²¹ lɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ li³⁵/

/t͡syː³³ kiːm³³ wɐi̯²¹ lɐi̯²¹/

beat one's swords into ploughshares
beat one's swords into ploughshares


欲擒故縱

ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ

юйциньгуцзун

/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/

/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹/

/jʊk̚² kʰɐm²¹ kuː³³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

to loosen the reins in order to grasp them better


豐衣足食

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚²/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚²/

having ample food and clothing; well-fed and clothed


囫圇吞棗

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (囫圇吞棗):
* → Korean: 홀륜탄조(囫圇呑棗) (hollyuntanjo)

ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄗㄠˇ

хулуньтуньцзао

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄗㄠˇㄦ

хулуньтуньцзаор

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/

From a story in the Blue Cliff Record (《碧巖錄》)

Those who know the ins and outs will chew and swallow it slowly and carefully; those who don't will act like swallowing a jujube whole.

Ruòshì zhī yǒu de rén, xì jué lái yān; ruòshì bùzhī yǒu de rén, yīsì húnlún tūn gè zǎo.

若是知有底人，細嚼來嚥；若是不知有底人，一似渾崙吞箇棗。

若是知有底人，细嚼来咽；若是不知有底人，一似浑仑吞个枣。

囫囵吞枣
渾崙吞棗
鶻崙吞棗

(figurative) to accept without thinking; to read without understanding


狡兔三窟

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ

цзяотусаньку

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

/kaːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ saːm⁵⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/

/kaːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ saːm⁵⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

First attested in the Strategies of the Warring States, completed in the second century BC, as part of advice given by a retainer named Feng Xuan to his master Lord Mengchang (died 279 BC)

Feng Xuan said, "A crafty rabbit has three burrows, but even so it barely manages to escape death. As of now, my lord has one burrow. You cannot yet lie down on a pile of pillows and sleep. Please allow me to dig the two other burrows for you, my lord."

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Féng Xuān yuē; “jiǎo tù yǒu sān kū, jǐn dé miǎn qí sǐ ěr. Jīn jūn yǒu yī kū, wèi dé gāozhěn ér wò yě. Qǐng wèi jūn fù záo èr kū.”

馮諼曰；「狡兔有三窟，僅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而臥也。請為君復鑿二窟。」

冯谖曰；「狡兔有三窟，仅得免其死耳。今君有一窟，未得高枕而卧也。请为君复凿二窟。」

(figurative) a crafty person has more than one hideout; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on


wat de fok

Calque and phono-semantic matching of English what the fuck.


torilla tavataan

Literally "see you at the square", from the habit among ice hockey fans of celebrating in a town square after their team has won the championship.

good luck; said especially before an important event in which one can win or lose, such as a championship match, job interview or final exams

(Internet slang, humorous) said when Finland or something related to it is mentioned


牽一髮而動全身

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄈㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄈㄚˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

qiān yī fà ér dòng quánshēn [Phonetic:qiān yí fà ér dòng quánshēn]

цянь и фа эр дун цюаньшэнь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ fä⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

qiān yī fǎ ér dòng quánshēn [Phonetic:qiān yì fǎ ér dòng quánshēn]

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/hiːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³ jiː²¹ tʊŋ²² t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

A slight change will affect everything else.


da komšiji crkne krava

sh-phrase

da komšiji crkne krava (Cyrillic spelling да комшији цркне крава)

да комшији цркне крава (Cyrillic)

Literally "may the neighbor's cow die"
At least as old as 1971

expresses the sentiment that harm to others is satisfying (even more than benefit to oneself)


да комшији цркне крава

да комшији цркне крава

да комшији цркне крава (Latin spelling da komšiji crkne krava)

Literally "may the neighbor's cow die"/"(so) that the neighbor's cow dies."
Attested in 1971.

(humorous) expresses the sentiment that harm to others is satisfying (even more so than benefit to oneself)

en-да_комшији_цркне_крава-sh-phrase-XoWgebvU


nek' komšiji crkne krava

nek' komšiji crkne krava (Cyrillic spelling нек' комшији цркне крава)

нек' комшији цркне крава (Cyrillic)

da komšiji crkne krava
da komšiji crkne krava#Serbo-Croatian

Alternative form of da komšiji crkne krava


hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener

Han arbejder for de tunge drenge, hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener.

2014, Jens Lapidus, anonymous translator, CASH, Modtryk, →ISBN:

»Jeg mener, nu hvor Kihlberg ikke er til rådighed, får du jo en chance for at vise, hvad du dur til. Det vil se godt ud i papirerne, hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener.

2011, Erik Axl Sund, anonymous translator, Sorgens ild, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

„Hvad i alverden drejer det sig om?“ „Nå ja, jeg har tænkt på at søge inden for... ja, staten, altså. Ikke Udenrigsministeriet, hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener, men noget, jeg har tænkt på i et stykke tid.“ „Åh, Jamie. Så vil du alligevel søge inden for efterretningstjenesten?“

2014, Marcia Willett, translated by Charlotte Grubb, Nye mål: Chadwick-trilogien 3, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

“Som måske oven i købet har gået og fortalt dine hemmeligheder videre til andre ... for eksempel, hvad du vil og ikke vil være med til, når I har været på tomandshånd, hvis du forstår, hvad jeg mener.

2011, Anna Grue, Judaskysset, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

if you know what I mean
if you know what I mean


tm

/tʰä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/

/tʰä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/


tm

(text messaging) Initialism of tamam (“okay”).


if the cap fits, wear it

if the shoe fits, wear it
if the shoe fits, wear it#English

(British) Alternative form of if the shoe fits, wear it


一匹布咁長

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ kɐm³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ kɐm³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, simile, of stories, anecdotes) very long and complicated


swords to ploughshares

beat one's swords into ploughshares#English

(rare) Short for beat one's swords into ploughshares.


swords to plowshares

beat one's swords into plowshares#English

(rare) Short for beat one's swords into plowshares.


to tell you the truth

“I think Kellyanne is doing a phenomenal job. I don’t know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.”

2016 August 28, Tom McCarthy, quoting Reince Priebus, “Reince Priebus on Trump campaign hires: ‘I go with the flow’”, in The Guardian:


臨渴掘井

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (臨渴掘井):
* → Japanese: 臨(りん)渇(かつ)掘(くっ)井(せい) (rinkatsukussei)
* → Korean: 임갈굴정(臨渴掘井) (imgalguljeong)
* → Vietnamese: lâm khát quật tỉnh (臨渴掘井)

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

линькэцзюэцзин

/lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/

/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/

/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.

Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE

Nì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ.

溺而後問隊，迷而後問路，譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵，臨噎而遽掘井，雖速亦無及已。

溺而后问队，迷而后问路，譬之犹临难而遽铸兵，临噎而遽掘井，虽速亦无及已。

One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.
i.e. One should prepare before it is too late.

Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE

Yí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng.

宜未雨而綢繆，毋臨渴而掘井。

宜未雨而绸缪，毋临渴而掘井。

(figurative) to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute


como se diz

How do you say in Portuguese?
how do you say


up your nose with a rubber hose

Popularized in the 1970's from use by the writers of US TV series Welcome Back, Kotter to replace the censored phrase up yours, but apparently already in use decades earlier.


m.E.

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of m. E.

u.E.

unseres Erachtens, i.e. 'in our opinion'


bollocks to it

(UK, informal, vulgar) An expression of disappointment, disapproval, or frustration; the hell with it; forget it


ding, ding, ding, we have a winner

(humorous) Said when somebody answers a question correctly.


不學無術

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔːk̚² mou̯²¹ sɵt̚²/

/pu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔːk̚² mou̯²¹ sɵt̚²/

to be tactless due to the lack of knowledge; without learning or skills; to be not keen on learning anything


同行二人

ja-pos

同(どう)行(ぎょう)二(に)人(にん) • (dōgyō ninin) ^(←どうぎやうににん (dougyauninin)?)

同行二人 (canonical)
dōgyō ninin (romanization)
dougyauninin (romanization)
どうぎやうににん (hiragana historical)

[do̞ːɡʲo̞ː ɲ̟iɲ̟ĩɴ]

Literally “two persons on the same journey”. That is, the pilgrim walks alongside 弘法大師 (Kōbō Daishi).

(Buddhism) a phrase written on walking sticks, hats, and other implements of pilgrims walking along the 四国巡礼 (Shikoku Junrei, “Shikoku pilgrimage”)


量力而為

ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/lœːŋ²² lɪk̚² jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/lœːŋ²² lɪk̚² jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

量力而行 量力而行#Chinese


fuck y'all

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fuck, y'all.

"So fuck y'all. All y'all. If y'all don't like me, blow me".

“Fuck y'all niggaz! I'm getting out the business anyway. I don't need y'all!

2011, Dawn, Everything I Miss At Home, page 264:

“Nigga, fuck y'all,” Fatboy and Flick said. They already knew they would make it outta this alive.

(idiomatic, offensive, vulgar) Expression to show discontent with a group of others.


せやな

そうですね そうですね#Japanese


revenge is sweet

[…]wee can force no anſwere from him, but (Ô reuenge, how ſweet art thou! I will ſtrangle him in this towell)[…]

1609 December (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii, page 579:

The ci-devant marquis was caught disguised in her apartment. She betrayed for him a good, easy friend of the people who had long loved her, and revenge is sweet.

1846, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Lucretia: Or The Children of Night. […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC:

All revenge is sweet; but what revenge so sweet to any man as that which came to his arms of its own accord? I do notice that men can't read men, but any woman can read a woman.

1866, Charles Reade, Griffith Gaunt, or Jealousy, Boston: Ticknor and Fields:

With base deceit / You worked upon our feelings! / Revenge is sweet, / And flavours all our dealings!

1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, The Pirates of Penzance […], Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., published 1880, →OCLC:

Said when one is satisfied in taking revenge.

报仇雪恨，大快人心

said when one is satisfied in taking revenge


念彼観音力

ねんぴ ^かんのん りき

念(ねん)彼(ぴ)観(かん)音(のん)力(りき) • (nenpi Kannon riki) ^(←ねんぴくわんおんりき (nenpikwan'onriki)?)

念彼観音力 (canonical)
nenpi Kannon riki (romanization)
nenpikwan'onriki (romanization)
ねんぴくわんおんりき (hiragana historical)

From the gatha of the twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra; this same phrase is mentioned 13 times.


量力而行

ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²² lɪk̚² jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹/

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²² lɪk̚² jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹/

cut one's coat according to one's cloth
cut one's coat according to one's cloth

to act according to one's capability; to weigh one's abilities and do it; cut one's coat according to one's cloth


aus die Maus

A phrase used to end an episode of Die Sendung mit der Maus, a long-running children's TV programme in Germany.

»Ja, dann soll sie halt Schädel aufbohren oder was, aber keinen Betrieb des öffentlichen Dienstes leiten! Jedenfalls bist du ab Montag im St. Magnus für vier Wochen und aus die Maus, die holen dich am Bahnhof Uelzen ab, genau wie beim letzten Mal, ist alles schon organisiert, Fahrkarte habe ich auch schon gekauft.«

2013, Sven Regener, Magical Mystery, Kiepenheuer & Witsch eBook, →ISBN:

»Yes, then she should just bore up skulls or something, but not run a public service! In any case, you will be in St. Magnus for four weeks from Monday and that's it, they will pick you up at Uelzen train station, just like last time, everything is already organized, I have already bought a ticket.«

[…] und am Ende stieß er ein paar unverständliche Worte aus, bevor er zuckend mit einem leisen Röcheln starb, das heißt: Sein Kopf glitt nach hinten und die Augen schlossen sich. Das war's, sagte Beto, aus die Maus.

2014, Sabine Giersberg, transl., Die Ewigen, eBook Berlin Verlag, translation of Los Living by Martín Caparrós, →ISBN:

[…] and at the end he uttered a few incomprehensible words before he died, twitching with a low rattle, that is: his head slipped back and his eyes closed. That's it, said Beto, game over.

Ein bisschen aufräumen was gestern Abend noch stehengeblieben war, Blumen gießen, eine Maschine voll Wäsche laufen lassen, das Bett frisch beziehen, zwei Rechnungen schreiben, und aus die Maus.

2015, Lele Frank, Tödliche Blicke, epubli, →ISBN:

Tidying up a bit of what was left behind yesterday evening, watering the flowers, running a machine full of laundry, making the bed fresh, writing two bills, and end of the story.

The Prodigy stammen aus Essex, der Peripherie, die sich zu London verhält wie Pinneberg zu Hamburg: undefinierbar, hässlich, aus die Maus.

2019 March 6, Julian Weber, “Tanzen mit dem Megafon”, in taz:

The Prodigy stems from Essex, the periphery, that is to London, what Pinneberg is to Hamburg: indefinable, ugly, nothing to add.

(colloquial) Declares something as ended or out of the question, just as the life of the mouse in the mousetrap is irrevocably over. The rhyme has a reinforcing effect.


捨不得孩子套不住狼

ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗ ㄊㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄤˊ

shě bùdé háizi tào bùzhù láng [Phonetic:shě bùdé háizi tào búzhù láng]

shê³ pu⁴-tê² hai²-tzŭ⁵ tʻao⁴ pu⁴-chu⁴ lang²

шэ будэ хайцзы тао бучжу лан

/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵/

[Phonetic: shě bùdé háizi tào búzhù láng]

something must be sacrificed in order to make an obtainment


有備無患

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (有備無患):
* → Japanese: 有(ゆう)備(び)無(む)患(かん) (yūbimukan)
* → Korean: 유비무환(有備無患) (yubimuhwan)

ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ pei̯²² mou̯²¹ waːn²²/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵ vu¹¹ fam⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² huan²²/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi⁴¹⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² huan⁴¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² huan²²/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huan³³/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ huan³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ pei̯²² mou̯²¹ waːn²²/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵ vu¹¹ fam⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² huan²²/

/iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi⁴¹⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² huan⁴¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² huan²²/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ huan³³/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ huan³³/

to be prepared against adverse events; just in case


有備無患

有備無患 (canonical)
yūbimukan (romanization)


safety in numbers

there is safety in numbers
there is safety in numbers#English


aí tem

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aí, tem.

(Brazil) there’s something fishy about that


nature vs nurture

nature versus nurture
nature versus nurture#English

Alternative form of nature versus nurture


naligaw ako

tl-head

naligáw akó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜎᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ)

naligáw akó (canonical)
ᜈᜎᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɐ.lɪˌɣaʊ̯ ʔɐˈxo]


ewan ko

[ˈʔɛː.wɐŋ ko]

(common, colloquial) Alternative form of aywan ko: I don't know


bawal pumarada

bawal pumarada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔ ᜉᜓᜋᜇᜇ)


pasintabi

pasintabì (canonical)
ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜊᜒ (Baybayin)


Katoliko ako

Katólikó akó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜒᜃᜓ ᜀᜃᜓ)

Katólikó akó (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜒᜃᜓ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


may kanser ako

may kanser akó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ)

may kanser akó (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


bawal manigarilyo

bawal manigarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜎ᜔ ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜊᜏᜎ᜔ ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


身不由己

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (身不由己):
* → Vietnamese: thân bất do kỷ (身不由己)

ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ

/ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ iu²³⁻³³ ki⁴¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ kei̯³⁵/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ iu²³⁻³³ ki⁴¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵³/

From the Southern drama play 張協狀元 "Top Graduate Zhang Xie", included in the Yongle Encyclopedia

Although I have no wife, I have no choice in this matter; father and mother are back home and still do not know.

Shìzé wúqī wǒ shēnzìbùyóujǐ, xū yǒu diēmā zài jiāxiāng yóu wèizhī.

是則無妻我身自不由己，須有爹媽在家鄉尤未知。

是则无妻我身自不由己，须有爹妈在家乡尤未知。

Lord Guan said: "How dare you oppose me?" (Yu) Jin said: "We were ordered from above, (we did so) not on our own accord. We hope ye, milord, would have mercy. We swear we'll repay that with death."

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Guāngōng yuē: “Rǔ zěn gǎn kàng wú?” Jìn yuē: “Shàngmìng chāiqiǎn, shēnbùyóujǐ. Wàng jūnhóu liánmǐn, shì yǐ sǐ bào.”

關公曰：「汝怎敢抗吾？」禁曰：「上命差遣，身不由己。望君侯憐憫，誓以死報。」

关公曰：「汝怎敢抗吾？」禁曰：「上命差遣，身不由己。望君侯怜悯，誓以死报。」

to be unable to determine for oneself; to be involuntary


may tanong ako

tl-head

may tanóng akó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜆᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ)

may tanóng akó (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜆᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[maɪ̯ t̪ɐˌn̪oŋ ʔɐˈxo]


may hika ako

may hikà akó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜑᜒᜃ ᜀᜃᜓ)

may hikà akó (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜑᜒᜃ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


ilang taon ka na

iláng taón ka na? (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ ᜃ ᜈ)

iláng taón ka na (canonical)
ᜁᜎᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜈ᜔ ᜃ ᜈ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌlan̪ t̪ɐˈʔoŋ kɐ n̪ɐ]

Literally, “How many years (old) are you now?”.


ninakawan ako

tl-head

ninakawan akó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜃᜏᜈ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ)

ninakawan akó (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜈᜃᜏᜈ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


barado ang inodoro

barado ang inodoro (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜇᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈᜓᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

ᜊᜇᜇᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈᜓᜇᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[bɐˌɾaː.d̪o ʔɐŋ ʔɪ.n̪oˈd̪oː.ɾo]

the toilet is clogged
the toilet is clogged


nilalagnat ako

nilálagnát akó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜎᜄ᜔ᜈᜆ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ)

nilálagnát akó (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜎᜎᜄ᜔ᜈᜆ᜔ ᜀᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɪˌlaː.lɐɡˌn̪at̪ ʔɐˈxo]


hindi ko maintindihan

hindî ko maintindihán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜃᜓ ᜋᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

hindî ko maintindihán (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜃᜓ ᜋᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


wala siyang malay

walâ siyáng malay (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔)

walâ siyáng malay (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜐᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


tatawagan ko ang pulis

tatawagan ko ang pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

tatawagan ko ang pulís (canonical)
ᜆᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

I'll call the police
I'll call the police


may mga kapatid ka ba

may mga kapatíd ka ba? (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜃᜉᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜃ ᜊ)

may mga kapatíd ka ba (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜃᜉᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜃ ᜊ (Baybayin)

do you have any brothers or sisters
do you have any brothers or sisters


nananampalataya ka ba sa Diyos

nanánampalatáya ka ba sa Diyós (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜈᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜆᜌ ᜃ ᜊ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

nanánampalatáya ka ba sa Diyós (canonical)
ᜈᜈᜈᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜆᜌ ᜃ ᜊ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɐˌn̪aː.n̪ɐm.pɐ.lɐˌt̪aː.jɐ xɐ bɐ sɐ ˈd͡ʒos]

do you believe in God
do you believe in God


what's the beef

(idiomatic, rhetorical question) Why are you complaining? What are you complaining about?


hindi ako marunong mag-Ingles

hindî akó marunong mag-Inglés (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜃᜓ ᜋᜇᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜄ᜔ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

hindî akó marunong mag-Inglés (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜃᜓ ᜋᜇᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜄ᜔ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɪn̪ˌd̪iʔ ʔɐˌxo mɐˌɾuː.n̪oŋ mɐɡ.ʔɪŋˈɡlɛs]

[hɪn̪ˌd̪iː ʔɐˌxo mɐˌɾuː.n̪oŋ mɐɡ.ʔɪŋˈɡlɛs]

Literally, “I am not knowledgeable to speak English”.

lit

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


mag-ingat sa aso

tl-head

mag-ingat sa aso (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜁᜅᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜐᜓ)

ᜋᜄ᜔ᜁᜅᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

[mɐɡˌʔiː.ŋɐt̪ sɐ ˈʔaː.so]


where are the snows of yesteryear

En-au-where are the snows of yesteryear.ogg

Quotation from Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "Ballad of Dead Ladies," an 1869 translation of François Villon's poem "Ballade des dames du temps jadis" (1533) (in the original, où sont les neiges d'antan?). The word yesteryear was coined by Rossetti.

Pathetic as its passing is, one cannot honestly regret the old school. I was looking last night at the programme of my very first hall, and received a terrible shock to my time-sense. Where are the snows of yesteryear? Where are the entertainers of 1895?

1918 [1915], Thomas Burke, Nights in London, New York: Henry Holt and Company:

(rhetorical question, colloquial) Used to emphasize that life passes quickly.

Ballade des dames du temps jadis
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
François Villon


wala akong pakialam

walâ akóng pakialám! (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜀᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

walâ akóng pakialám! (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜀᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


maligayang pagdating

maligayang pagdatíng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

maligayang pagdatíng (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜌᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


灑灑水

ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Cantonese 濕濕碎／湿湿碎 (sap¹ sap¹ seoi³). Phonetically matched with 灑水／洒水 (sǎshuǐ, “to sprinkle some water”).

zh-l

(Mandarin) trivial; piece of cake; no big deal


豈不是

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/


bona nochy

/ˈbəʊnə ˈnɒtʃiː/


ripe old age

[...] but two 1890 Hawthorn, Leslie engines, Clausentum and Ironside, lived to a ripe old age; the former was on Town Quay and Pier work until September, 1945, and the latter, ousted from the port, eked out an existence as shed pilot at Guildford until 1955.

1959 February, G. Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, page 91:


Ende Gelände

/ˈɛndəˌɡəlɛndə/

Literally, “end (of) terrain”. The rhyme has a reinforcing effect.

»Ich bin hergekommen, weil ich dir helfen will.«
»Aber hier braucht keiner deine Hilfe, Keisha! So sieht's aus! Ich will nichts von dir, Ende Gelände.«

2014, Tanja Handels, transl., London NW, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, translation of NW by Zadie Smith, →ISBN, page 146:

‘I came round here to try and help you.’
‘But no one in here is looking for your help, Keisha! This is it! I ain't looking for you, end of.’

(colloquial) Indicating that something has ended; end of story


國泰民安

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (國泰民安):
* → Japanese: 国(こく)泰(たい)民(みん)安(あん) (kokutaimin'an)
* → Korean: 국태민안(國泰民安) (guktaeminan)
* → Vietnamese: quốc thái dân an (國泰民安)

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄢ

готайминьань

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ tʰaːi̯³³ mɐn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/kuoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰai²¹³⁽⁻²¹⁾ miŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋaŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² an³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin¹³⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ bin²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ tʰaːi̯³³ mɐn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² an³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin¹³⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ bin²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

the country flourishes and the people are living in peace


IDGARA

give a rat's ass
give a rat's ass#English

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I don't give a rat's ass.


牛皮燈籠

ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄥ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ

ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

First part of a xiehouyu. The second part could be:
# 點不明 (Mandarin) / 點極都唔明 (Cantonese) – cannot be lit / cannot be made to understand
# 肚裡亮 – bright inside / understand in one's mind

stupid or stubborn person; someone who does not understand or listen to others


臨渇掘井

臨渇掘井 (canonical)
rinkatsukussei (romanization)


慷慨激昂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (慷慨激昂):
* → Vietnamese: khảng khái khích ngang (慷慨激昂)

ㄎㄤ ㄎㄞˇ ㄐㄧ ㄤˊ

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

/hɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/kʰɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔŋ²³/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

/hɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/kʰɔːŋ³⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ kɪk̚⁵ ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔŋ²³/


渾渾噩噩

ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄜˋ ㄜˋ

/xu̯ən³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːk̚² ŋɔːk̚²/

/xu̯ən³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ ŋɔːk̚² ŋɔːk̚²/

Emperor Shun
Fayan (book)
Shang Dynasty
Xia Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty

The chapters on Shun and Xia are deep and potent, while those on Shang are vast in scope. Those pertaining to Zhou do not flatter, while those on the latter part of Zhou are cutting.

Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE

Yú Xià zhī shū húnhún ěr, Shāng shū hàohào ěr, Zhōu shū è'è ěr. Xià Zhōu zhě, qí shū qiào hū.

虞夏之書渾渾爾，商書灝灝爾，周書噩噩爾。下周者，其書譙乎。

虞夏之书浑浑尔，商书灏灏尔，周书噩噩尔。下周者，其书谯乎。

(ideophonic, literary) solemn and dignified; unaffected and decent

渾渾噩噩過日子

浑浑噩噩过日子

(ideophonic) ignorant and muddleheaded; muddling along; living in a state of naïveté and ignorance


綽綽有餘

ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ t͡sʰœːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ t͡sʰœːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 223 (《詩經·小雅·角弓》)

lang

(《詩經·小雅·角弓》)

(《詩經·小雅·角弓》)

Those brothers who are good, Continue to display much generous feeling; But between brothers who are not good, Their intercourse is marked by troubles.

此令兄弟，綽綽有裕


i sted

Det sa jeg jo til deg i sted at mitt navn er Bjørn.
I told you that my name is Bjørn a little while ago.


萬念俱灰

ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ

ваньняньцзюйхуэй

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/maːn²² niːm²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/maːn²² niːm²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

every hope turns to dust; completely disheartened


人傑地靈

ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

жэньцзедилин

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ kiːt̚² tei̯²² lɪŋ²¹/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ kiːt̚² tei̯²² lɪŋ²¹/

the greatness of a person lends glory to a place; a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son


唉聲嘆氣

ㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːn³³ hei̯³³/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːn³³ hei̯³³/

to sigh in disappointment or alas; to heave a sigh


素面朝天

ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

сумяньчаотянь

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sou̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sou̯³³ miːn²² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Yang Guifei
zh:樂史

Originally used in reference to Lady of the State of Guo (虢國夫人), the sister (or cousin) of Yang Guifei (the renowned beautiful consort of the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang). Per the Unofficial Biography of Yang Guifei (《楊太真外傳》) by Le Shi

Counting on her natural beauty, Lady of the State Guo does not wear make-up, and often presents herself to the emperor unadorned.

Le Shi, 《楊太真外傳》 (Unofficial Biography of Yang Guifei), 10ᵗʰ c. CE

Guóguó bù shī zhuāngfěn, zì xuàn měiyàn, cháng sùmiàncháotiān.

虢國不施妝粉，自炫美艷，常素面朝天。

虢国不施妆粉，自炫美艳，常素面朝天。

(literary, historical) to present oneself to the emperor without any makeup

(figurative, of a woman) to wear no makeup; to show one's natural features; to present oneself just as one is


恁仔細

/an³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ se⁵⁵/

/an³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ se⁵⁵/

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift


έξω φρενών

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έξω φρενών • (éxo frenón)

el-phrase

έξω φρενών • (éxo frenón)

From Ancient Greek ἔξω φρενῶν (éxō phrenôn).


圖窮匕見

ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

/tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ pei̯²² jiːn²²/

/tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ pei̯²² jiːn²²/

From the story of Jing Ke [227 BC], who tried to assassinate Ying Zheng (who later became the first emperor of China) using a dagger concealed inside a map scroll.

When the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealed

to expose the hidden malicious intents at the end


走馬觀花

ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ

цзоумагуаньхуа

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ maː¹³ kuːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³ kuan⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

From the story of Tang-dynasty poet Meng Jiao (孟郊) admiring flowers while riding on horseback, after his success in the imperial examinations at the age of 46. He composed the following poem at the time to express his joy

The reservations of yesterday are nothing to boast about;
Today, feeling unrestrained, my joy is boundless.
The spring breeze kisses my face as the horse picks up speed;
In one day I will see all the flowers and beauties of Chang'an.

796 CE, Meng Jiao, 《登科後》 (After Passing the Examination), translation from Scripture in Chinese Chengyu (2010) by James Beasley

Xīrì wòchuò bùzú kuā, jīnzhāo fàngdàng sī wúyá. Chūnfēng déyì mǎtí jí, yīrì kàn jìn Cháng'ān huā.

昔日齷齪不足誇，今朝放蕩思無涯。春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。

昔日龌龊不足夸，今朝放荡思无涯。春风得意马蹄疾，一日看尽长安花。

(figurative) to make a hurried and cursory observation; to gain only a superficial understanding of something


روزی از روزها

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روزی از روزها • (ruzi az ruz-hâ)

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time


روزی روزگاری

روزی روزگاری • (ruzi ruzegâri)


拍案驚奇

ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ

пайаньцзинци

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/pʰaːk̚³ ɔːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/pʰaːk̚³ ɔːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

(figurative) to be surprised by the excellence (of something)


追風逐電

ㄓㄨㄟ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

чжуйфэнчжудянь

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚² tiːn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚² tiːn²²/

get on like a house on fire
get on like a house on fire

(figurative) to chase swiftly; to get on like a house on fire; fast-paced progress


面紅耳赤

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄦˇ ㄔˋ

мяньхунъэрчи

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

/miːn²² hʊŋ²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

/miːn²² hʊŋ²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

red in the face (from embarrassment, anxiety or anger)


詩情畫意

ㄕ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ jiː³³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵ jiː³³/

(figurative) picturesque or poetic charm


好景不長

ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ

хаоцзинбучан

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hou̯³³ kɪŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hou̯³³ kɪŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/


厚德載物

ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨˋ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

The (capacity and sustaining) power of the earth is what is denoted by Kun. The superior man, in accordance with this, with his large virtue supports (men and) things.

I Ching, 11ᵗʰ – 8ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

地勢坤，君子以厚德載物。

地势坤，君子以厚德载物。

the virtuous ones will have great responsibility

List of hexagrams of the I Ching#Hexagram 2


亡羊補牢

ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ lou̯²¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ lou̯²¹/

From Zhan Guo Ce:
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This is also the origin for the idiom 見兔顧犬／见兔顾犬.

Sending the hunting dogs outside only when one sees the rabbits is not considered too late, and repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Jiàn tù ér gù quǎn, wèi wéi wǎn yě; wáng yáng ér bǔ láo, wèi wéi chí yě.

見兔而顧犬，未為晚也；亡羊而補牢，未為遲也。

见兔而顾犬，未为晚也；亡羊而补牢，未为迟也。

to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; to act belatedly


活得不耐煩

ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄞˋ ㄈㄢˊ

huó de bùnàifán [Phonetic:huó de búnàifán]

хо дэ бунайфань

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹ fän³⁵/

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹ fän³⁵/

(colloquial, literally) to be tired of living

你活得不耐煩了，是吧？

你活得不耐烦了，是吧？

(colloquial, derogatory) to ask for trouble; to court death


με πήρε το ποτάμι

με πήρε το ποτάμι • (me píre to potámi)

el-phrase

με πήρε το ποτάμι • (me píre to potámi)

he was financially ruined (literally: "the river got him")


韋編三絕

ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

вэйбяньсаньцзюэ

/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

From the story of Confucius studying the Classic of Changes so diligently that the tanned leather threads which connected the bamboo slips broke several times.

the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times


AFAIUI

(Internet slang) Initialism of as far as I understand it.


酣暢淋漓

ㄏㄢ ㄔㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ

ханьчанлиньли

/xän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹/

/xän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ³³ lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹/

to one's heart's content; expressing something fully; fully and delightedly

(of writing) in a flowing and lucid style


行雲流水

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

синъюньлюшуй

/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

(of calligraphy, writing, etc.) very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style


撥亂反正

ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ

болуаньфаньчжэн

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/puːt̚² lyːn²² faːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/puːt̚² lyːn²² faːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

From the Commentary of Gongyang:
The character 撥 in this phrase is traditionally glossed as 治 (zhì, “to impose order; to govern/manage; to repair/cure; etc.”) — for instance by He Xiu (何休, 129–182 CE) and Yan Shigu (顏師古, 581–645 CE) — whereas 亂 is interpreted as "disordered; chaotic; upside-down". Alternatively (and rarely), 亂 is used as a verb that means "to apply order; to arrange; to manage", and is considered a synonym of 撥 here.

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For what (purpose) did the Noble One compose the Spring and Autumn Annals? To repair a chaotic world and redress it in goodness and justice — there is no other way closer to (achieving this ideal) than (the meanings contained in the words of) the Spring and Autumn.

Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE

Jūnzǐ héwèi wéi “Chūnqiū”? Bō luànshì, fǎn zhū zhèng, mò jìn zhū “Chūnqiū”.

君子曷為為《春秋》？撥亂世，反諸正，莫近諸《春秋》。

君子曷为为《春秋》？拨乱世，反诸正，莫近诸《春秋》。

In the early days since Han arose, (the imperial government) was thoroughly immersed in the business of righting the wrongs (of Qin and the wars that followed) as if there were never enough hours in each day, yet it was still able to commission Shusun Tong with the creation of court ceremonies, in order that the monarch and the subjects could find themselves in their rightful places.

Hàn xìng, bōluànfǎnzhèng, rì bù xiá jǐ, yóu mìng Shūsūn Tōng zhì lǐyí, yǐ zhèng jūnchén zhī wèi.

漢興，撥亂反正，日不暇給，猶命叔孫通制禮儀，以正君臣之位。

汉兴，拨乱反正，日不暇给，犹命叔孙通制礼仪，以正君臣之位。

to bring order out of chaos; to set right what have been thrown into disorder; to restore justice

Commentary of Gongyang
Spring and Autumn Annals
Yan Shigu
zh:何休


仕途多蹇

ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


bene lightmans

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.


黃粱一夢

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧ ㄇㄥˋ

хуанлянъимэн

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mʊŋ²²/

fanciful dream of wealth and rank; pipe dream; one's hopes coming to nothing


有口皆碑

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄟ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/

to enjoy an extensive public reputation; to be universally acclaimed


花言巧語

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ haːu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/

/fa²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ kʰau̯³¹ ŋi²⁴/

/fa²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ kʰau̯³¹ ŋi²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/faː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ haːu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/

/fa²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ kʰau̯³¹ ŋi²⁴/

/fa²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ kʰau̯³¹ ŋi²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

Turns out it was all your sweet talk, you were really setting out to swindle me

1992, 愛情的騙子我問你 (Cheater of Love, I Ask You), sung by 陳小雲 (Chen Hsiao-yun), lyrics by 蔣錦鴻, composed by 俞隆華

goân-lâi lí sī hoa-giân-khá-gí chin-chêng hō͘ lí phiàn phiàn khì

原來你是花言巧語真情予你騙騙去

原来你是花言巧语真情予你骗骗去

sweet but insincere (usually flattering) speech; slick talk; dishonest rhetoric


大快人心

ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

дакуайжэньсинь

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² faːi̯³³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² faːi̯³³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

(of the punishment of a criminal, etc.) to be to the satisfaction of the people


bene darkmans

Bien Darkmans then, Bouse Mort and Ken,
 The bien Coves bings awast,
On Chates to trine by Rome-Coves dine,
 For his long lib at last.
Bing'd out bien Morts and toure, and toure,
 Bing out of the Rome vile bine,
And toure the Cove that cloyd your duds,
 Upon the Chates to trine.

1665, Richard Head, Francis Kirkman, The English Rogue, part 1, page 46:

"Bene darkmans, Drothe," said Jelem. "I hear you've been looking for me."

2011, Douglas Hulick, chapter 12, in Among Thieves:

“Think I'll look out from the foremast tonight, Mister Majoor,” Bram said. “Bene darkmans, O'Brian.”
“Bene darkmans,” O'Brian said, yawning. He handed Bram the spyglass before shuffling off.

2015, Eve Yohalem, chapter 15, in Cast Off: The Strange Adventures of Petra de Winter and Bram Broen:

But one darkmans, when the moon glimmed full and sharp over Drury, I spied him padding it home to his lodgings[…]'B-b-bene darkmans, Bess,' he called out[…]

(archaic, UK, thieves' cant) Good night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.


負荊請罪

ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

фуцзинцинцзуй

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/fuː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/fuː²² kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

From the story of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru.

to bring a bramble and ask for punishment

to offer someone a humble apology, requesting punishment and forgiveness


望梅止渴

ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ

/wɑŋ⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːŋ²² muːi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ hɔːt̚³/

/mo¹¹ bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaʔ²/

/wɑŋ⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːŋ²² muːi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ hɔːt̚³/

/mo¹¹ bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaʔ²/

From the tale of the warlord Cao Cao deceiving his severely dehydrated troops with the promise of a forest of plums not far ahead.

Emperor Wu of Wei (Cao Cao) was leading his army., but failed to find a path with water source, and his army was thirty. He then ordered, “There is a big plum forest ahead with many fruits. They are very sweet and sour and you can relieve your thirst there.” When the army heard what he said, they drooled and then they seized the opportunity to reach the water source ahead

Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5ᵗʰ century CE

Wèi Wǔ xíng yì, shī jí dào, jūn jiē kě, nǎi lìng yuē: “Qián yǒu dà méilín, ráo zǐ, gān suān, kěyǐ jiěkě.” Shìzú wén zhī, kǒu jiē chūshuǐ, chéng cǐ dé jí qián yuán.

魏武行役，失汲道，軍皆渴，乃令曰：「前有大梅林，饒子，甘酸，可以解渴。」士卒聞之，口皆出水，乘此得及前源。

魏武行役，失汲道，军皆渴，乃令曰：「前有大梅林，饶子，甘酸，可以解渴。」士卒闻之，口皆出水，乘此得及前源。

to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums


胸有成竹

ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨˊ

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

to have grown an image of bamboo in one's mind (when trying to draw a bamboo plant)

(figurative) to have a well-thought-out plan; to plan in advance


紙上談兵

ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ

чжишантаньбин

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

to engage in theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing


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[nuwʌ̹sʰʌ̹ t͈ʌ̹ŋmʌ̹k̚k͈i]

Literally, “eating tteok (rice cakes) while lying down”.

an easily accomplished task; a piece of cake; a walk in the park