kommste heut nicht, kommste morgen

Literally, “if you don't come today, you'll come tomorrow”.
Some sources trace it back to Colognian küss de hück nit, küss de morje, but the saying is attested in various dialect dictionaries. (Colognians are by stereotype easygoing and workshy, which may be the reason for the association.) Compare also Dutch kom ik er vandaag niet, dan kom ik er morgen.

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Du hast noch 60 Euro auf deinem Deckel! Aber kein Stress: Kommste heut nicht, kommste morgen.

You still have 60 euro on your slate! But no worries: You can pay it whenever you have it on you.

Die Busse fahren hier nach der Devise: Kommste heut nicht, kommste morgen.

expresses a hands-off, easygoing attitude, especially with respect to time; depending on the context it may be positive/neutral or negative (then implying tardiness or unreliability)

kommst du heute nicht, kommst du morgen

less common; rendered in formal Standard German


m/w/*

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


m/w/x

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


一肚子火

ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


滿肚子火

ㄇㄢˇ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


KYB

(business) Initialism of know your business.


außen hui, innen pfui

/ˌaʊ̯sən ˈhʊɪ̯ ˌɪnən ˈ(p)fʊɪ̯/

Literally, “outside wow, inside yuck”. Perhaps inspired by Matthew 23:27, but the notion can also have arisen independently in everyday life.

(idiomatic, informal) expresses that something is attractive by first appearance, but repugnant underneath/in truth; generally applicable, e.g. to packaged goods, houses, people, ideologies, etc.


梅花間竹

/muːi̯²¹ faː⁵⁵ kaːn³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/muːi̯²¹ faː⁵⁵ kaːn³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵/


that's what he said

Oscar, would you reach over and touch his thing? That's what he said! Right, guys? Cause of gay?

2009 February 1, Paul Lieberstein, “Stress Relief”, in Jeffrey Blitz, director, The Office, season 5, episodes 14-15, spoken by Michael Scott (Steve Carell):

It became such a staple that meta-jokes were tacked on to prolong its life, like non-verbal TWSS winks and attempts at the gender-balanced "That's what he said."

[2014 January 24, Daniel A. Gross, “That's What She Said: The Rise and Fall of the 2000s' Best Bad Joke”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 2022-07-07:

that's what she said
that's what she said#English

A male equivalent of that's what she said, in which the joke draws attention to something a male lover might say.


there is no war in Ba Sing Se

A reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender, an American animated television series produced from 2005–2008, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there is no war in Ba Sing Se" even as the city is being besieged.

When something is wrong, and people seem to be ignoring it, we'll often say, "there is no war in Ba Sing Se."

[2020 July 19, Rich Knight, “Why Avatar: The Last Airbender Fans Have Issues With M. Night Shyamalan's Movie”, in CinemaBlend, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:

Today, I'm negotiating with myself: You have tacos in a meal kit box that's arriving in a couple of days, so at least you won't have to wait long. And burgers are good. You like apples, especially Granny Smith. Pork and apple burgers are what you want. Relax, there is no war in Ba Sing Se... Wow, my burgers are so good and exactly what I wanted!

2021 April 27, “A Week In Edmonton, AB, On A $61,000 Salary”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-01-05:

The LinkedIn page is pretty creepy with terms like "Giving employees the best work environment they'll never know with our patented and extremely safe Severance procedure." It gives off "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" vibes […]

2022 March 22, Dean Daley, “Severance's Lumon Industries has its own LinkedIn page”, in MobileSyrup, archived from the original on 2022-04-14:

At the very least, even if there is no patch, we now know that they're stating that they're aware of the problem, which contrasts the previous 'there is no war in Ba Sing Se' approach that they were taking.

2022 December 1, Ryan Pearson, “Nintendo Backtracks On Claim They Didn't Hear Of Performance Issues In 'Pokémon Scarlet & Violet' And Releases Much-Needed Patch”, in Bounding Into Comics, archived from the original on 2023-01-05:

There is no war in Ba Sing Se, and there are no lesbians in China.

2022 December 16, Andy Golder, “23 Screenshots Of People Being Wrong, Wrong, Wrong In 2022”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 2022-12-29:

(Internet slang, sarcastic) Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).


蓬首垢面

ㄆㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

пэншоугоумянь

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰʊŋ²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³ miːn²²/

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰʊŋ²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³³ miːn²²/

蓬頭垢面 蓬頭垢面#Chinese

蓬头垢面 蓬头垢面#Chinese

Synonym of 蓬頭垢面／蓬头垢面 (péngtóugòumiàn, “messy hair and dirty face”)


良辰美景

ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

лянчэньмэйцзин

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ²¹ sɐn²¹ mei̯¹³ kɪŋ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²¹ sɐn²¹ mei̯¹³ kɪŋ³⁵/


cry harder

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I’m told this cannot wait and it’s wholly incumbent upon us, the liberals, to spend time trying to better understand the millions of Americans who voted for Trump and who reacted to every tweet we ever posted with a photo of Trump and the words, “CRY HARDER LIB!!”

2020 November 9, Rex Huppke, “Column: Dear Trump supporters: I’m sorry Joe Biden won. It’s definitely my fault that you hate me.”, in Chicago Tribune:

"WE HAVE A BLACK GAY MAN ON A DRAGON!" rejoiced one fan on Twitter. / "Cry harder, bigoted dudebros using House of the Dragon to criticize other fantasy shows like The Rings of Power and Sandman for their diversity."

2022 September 7, Shannon Power, “'House of the Dragon' Fans Celebrate First Black Character Riding Dragon”, in Newsweek:

(Internet slang) Used sarcastically to indicate indifference or schadenfreude, often as a reply to a statement that the speaker considers exaggerated or baseless.


en koloss på lerfötter

Originally from the Book of Daniel, 2:31-45. Compare French colosse aux pieds d’argile, Dutch kolos op lemen voeten, reus op lemen voeten, English feet of clay.

(idiomatic) something seemingly big and impressive but actually very vulnerable


搬石砸腳

ㄅㄢ ㄕˊ ㄗㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

баньшицзацзяо

/pän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

shoot oneself in the foot
shoot oneself in the foot

(neologism) to shoot oneself in the foot


back dir ein Eis

Literally, “bake yourself an ice cream”.

(youth slang) I don't care (dismissively expressing a lack of interest in the matter, typically with the undertone that the speaker wishes the recipient to leave)


深耕細作

ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

шэньгэнсицзо

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ t͡sɔːk̚³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ t͡sɔːk̚³/

(figuratively) to develop deeply and thoroughly


a Carnevale ogni scherzo vale

Literally, “at Carneval, every joke is valid”.


一枝竹篙打一船人

一枝竹篙壓倒一船人
一行竹篙壓倒一船人

id^ˋ gi^ˊ zug^ˋ go^ˊ da^ˋ id^ˋ son^ˇ ngin^ˇ

/it̚² ki²⁴ t͡suk̚² ko²⁴ ta³¹ it̚² son¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/(j)it̚² ki²⁴ t͡suk̚² ko²⁴ ta³¹ (j)it̚² son¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

tar everyone with the same brush
tar with the same brush

(Hakka) to tar everyone with the same brush


使咪

/sɐi̯³⁵ mɐi̯³⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ mɐi̯³⁵/


したる

(dialectal, chiefly Western Japan) Short for してやる (shite yaru).


antes fosse

(idiomatic) I wish (used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true)


no hat, no play

Osteoporosis Australia is calling for the 'no hat, no play' policy in school playgrounds to be reassessed in the ACT and Tasmania, because children are not getting enough sunlight.

2006 April 26, “'No hat, no play' rethink urged”, in ABC News:

(Australia) A school policy requiring students to wear a hat in order to be outdoors during recess and lunchtime.


vamos e convenhamos

(idiomatic, informal) Used to ask or persuade the interlocutor to agree with one's statements or ideas.


what's not to love

Used to show that the speaker loves someone or something very much and cannot imagine why anyone would think or feel otherwise.


ensi kuulemalta

at first hearing, based on what one has heard (so far)


нашего полку прибыло

head

на́шего полку́ при́было

на́шего полку́ при́было • (náševo polkú príbylo)

на́шего полку́ при́было (canonical)
náševo polkú príbylo (romanization)

[ˈnaʂɨvə pɐɫˈku ˈprʲibɨɫə]

From an old khorovod song; part of a verse sung when a dance line “captured” members of another line.

(idiomatic, humorous) our numbers have grown; join the club

ru:А мы просо сеяли

en-нашего_полку_прибыло-ru-phrase-TKvhiOgn


دما دما دے

دما دما دے (damā damā dē)


خبر ندارم

[χä.bäɾ nä.d̪ɔ.ɾäm]

From خبر (xabar) + نـ (na) + دارم (dâram).


山草藥——噏得就噏

/saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jœːk̚² ɐp̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² ɐp̚⁵/

噏 (ap¹) is a homophonic pun of 罨 (ap¹, “to apply medical ointment”).

山草药——噏得就噏
生草藥——噏得就噏

herbal medicine - just apply it (on skin) if you want to


照板煮碗

tocook a bowl of dish according to template

/t͡siːu̯³³ paːn³⁵ t͡syː³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯³³ paːn³⁵ t͡syː³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

(Cantonese, figurative) to follow existing models without attempt at originality; to copy something mechanically without thinking


Trübsal blasen

de-verb

Trübsal blasen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present bläst Trübsal, past tense blies Trübsal, past participle Trübsal geblasen, auxiliary haben)

bläst Trübsal (present singular third-person)
blies Trübsal (past)
Trübsal geblasen (participle past)
haben (auxiliary)
haben (auxiliary)
Trübsal blasen (infinitive)
Trübsal blasend (participle present)
Trübsal geblasen (participle past)
Trübsal zu blasen (infinitive infinitive-zu)
ich blase Trübsal (indicative present singular)
wir blasen Trübsal (indicative plural present)
ich blase Trübsal (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
wir blasen Trübsal (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
du bläst Trübsal (indicative present singular)
ihr blast Trübsal (indicative plural present)
du blasest Trübsal (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ihr blaset Trübsal (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
er bläst Trübsal (indicative present singular)
sie blasen Trübsal (indicative plural present)
er blase Trübsal (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
sie blasen Trübsal (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ich blies Trübsal (indicative preterite singular)
wir bliesen Trübsal (indicative plural preterite)
ich bliese Trübsal (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wir bliesen Trübsal (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
du bliesest Trübsal (indicative preterite singular)
du bliest Trübsal (indicative preterite singular)
ihr bliest Trübsal (indicative plural preterite)
du bliesest Trübsal (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
du bliest Trübsal (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
ihr blieset Trübsal (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
ihr bliest Trübsal (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
er blies Trübsal (indicative preterite singular)
sie bliesen Trübsal (indicative plural preterite)
er bliese Trübsal (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sie bliesen Trübsal (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
blas Trübsal (du) (imperative singular)
blase Trübsal (du) (imperative singular)
blast Trübsal (ihr) (imperative plural)
haben (auxiliary)
dass ich Trübsal blase (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass wir Trübsal blasen (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass ich Trübsal blase (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass wir Trübsal blasen (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal bläst (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass ihr Trübsal blast (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal blasest (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass ihr Trübsal blaset (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass er Trübsal bläst (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass sie Trübsal blasen (indicative present subordinate-clause)
dass er Trübsal blase (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass sie Trübsal blasen (subjunctive subjunctive-i subordinate-clause)
dass ich Trübsal blies (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass wir Trübsal bliesen (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass ich Trübsal bliese (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass wir Trübsal bliesen (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal bliesest (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal bliest (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass ihr Trübsal bliest (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal bliesest (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass du Trübsal bliest (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass ihr Trübsal blieset (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass ihr Trübsal bliest (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass er Trübsal blies (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass sie Trübsal bliesen (indicative preterite subordinate-clause)
dass er Trübsal bliese (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
dass sie Trübsal bliesen (formal rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii subordinate-clause)
haben (auxiliary)
ich habe Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
wir haben Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
ich habe Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
wir haben Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
du hast Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
ihr habt Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
du habest Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
ihr habet Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
er hat Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
sie haben Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
er habe Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
sie haben Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
ich hatte Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
wir hatten Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
ich hätte Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
wir hätten Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
du hattest Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
ihr hattet Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
du hättest Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
ihr hättet Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
er hatte Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
sie hatten Trübsal geblasen (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
er hätte Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
sie hätten Trübsal geblasen (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
Trübsal blasen werden (future future-i infinitive multiword-construction)
ich werde Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
wir werden Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
du werdest Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ihr werdet Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
er werde Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
sie werden Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ich werde Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
wir werden Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
ich würde Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wir würden Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
du wirst Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
ihr werdet Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
du würdest Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
ihr würdet Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
er wird Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
sie werden Trübsal blasen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
er würde Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sie würden Trübsal blasen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
Trübsal geblasen haben werden (future future-ii infinitive multiword-construction)
ich werde Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
wir werden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
du werdest Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ihr werdet Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
er werde Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
sie werden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
ich werde Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
wir werden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
ich würde Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wir würden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
du wirst Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
ihr werdet Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
du würdest Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
ihr würdet Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
er wird Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
sie werden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
er würde Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
sie würden Trübsal geblasen haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)

Seit er von seiner Freundin verlassen wurde, bläst Peter nur noch Trübsal.

Ever since his girlfriend left him, Peter has been doing nothing but sing the blues.

(intransitive) to mope, to sing the blues


tá bien

(informal, colloquial) Clipping of está bien.


𠊎愛你

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ n¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ ŋi¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ n¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ ŋi¹¹/


佛都有火

/fɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

/fɐt̚² tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

The Buddha is believed to be very kind. If there is something that can make him angry, it is extremely outrageous.

(Cantonese) Used to denote that someone or something is extremely outrageous.


inte sant

inte (“not”) + sant (“true”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål ikke sant, Danish ikke sandt and Norwegian Nynorsk ikkje sant. Same construction as Russian не правда ли? (ne pravda li?).

m+

не правда ли?

– Jag tror han begick mordet. – Men han var ju på andra sidan jorden, inte sant?
– I think he committed the murder. – But he was on the other side of the world, right?

– Du fick svart. – Det passar ju bäst så, inte sant?
– You got black. – That's the most fitting, isn't it?

from Antonius Block playing chess against Death in The Seventh Seal

Used to ask for agreement with (or confirmation of) a statement; isn't it?, right?, isn't that so?, etc.


خبر نبودم

خبر نــبودم (canonical)
xabar nabudam (romanization)

From خبر (xabar) + نـ (na) + بود (bud) + ـم (am).


WDYWT

The fashion concept was uploaded to a Reddit thread entitled "WDYWT" (What Did You Wear Today?) by r/streetwear, a community that welcomes all users to share their fashionable photos without being scorned.

[2019 April 16, Hana Otsuka, “Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital gown turned into a fashion statement, compliments by netizens”, in The Independent Singapore News, archived from the original on 2021-05-12:

(Internet slang, Reddit) Initialism of What Did You Wear Today?.


Zahl oder Ähre

Literally, “number or ear of corn”. The symbol on the back of the Pfennig coins did not represent ears of corn, but oak leaves. Ears of corn were in fact shown on the number side (around the number). However, the backs of some older Pfennig coins (e.g. in the Weimar Republic) had ears on them, and the phrase must go back to that time.

Wirft man beispielsweise mit einem Geldstück eine [sic] der gleichverteilten Ereignisse "Zahl" oder "Ähre", so entspricht dies der Information von genau 1[bit].

1988, Siegbert Hentschke, Grundzüge der Digitaltechnik, Vieweg & Teubner, page 9:

Aal oder Zähre, nicht Zahl oder Ähre. In Aalkoog sagst du Aal oder Zähre. Und Zähre ist ’n alter Ausdrück für Träne.

2012, Frank Schulz, Onno Viets und der Irre vom Kiez, Kiepenheuer & Witsch:

In Zeitlupe holt er eine Fünfzehn-Kopeken-Münze hervor. »Zahl oder Ähre?«.

2021, Martin Conrath, Das Archiv des Teufels – Roman aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges, Gmeiner:

(archaic) heads or tails (used principally when flipping a 10-Pfennig coin)


I said what I said

While performing her song “High Horse,” Musgraves put a new spin on the pre-chorus, singing: “Everyone knows someone who kills the buzz, every time they open up their mouth — Ted Cruz! I said what I said.”

2022 October 10, Ethan Shanfeld, “Kacey Musgraves Calls Out Ted Cruz With ‘High Horse’ Lyric at Austin City Limits: ‘I Said What I Said’”, in Variety:

(informal, often humorous) Used to reassert one's opinion or statement in an unapologetic manner, even if it is subject to controversy or disagreement.


長歌當哭

ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/

to sing to vent one’s grief or indignation


sabe Dios

¡Me cago en la leche que te han dado, zorra! ¡Ya estas largando lo que sabes, porque sabe dios que si no lo haces, te mato aquí mismo como la perra que eres!

2020, Alejandro Otegui, El hombre sin nombre:


係人都

/hɐi̯²² jɐn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

/hɐi̯²² jɐn²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

It's so simple, everyone knows how to do it!

gam³ gaan² daan¹, hai⁶ jan⁴ dou¹ zi¹ dim² zou⁶ laa¹!

咁簡單，係人都知點做啦！

咁简单，系人都知点做啦！

Everyone will drool when they see what they like to eat.

hai⁶ jan⁴ gin³ dou³⁻² zung¹ ji³ sik⁶ ge³ je⁵ dou¹ wui⁵ lau⁴ hau² seoi².

係人見到中意食嘅嘢都會流口水。

系人见到中意食嘅嘢都会流口水。


இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

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இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் • (iṉiya poṅkal nalvāḻttukkaḷ)

iṉiya poṅkal nalvāḻttukkaḷ (romanization)

/ɪnɪjɐ pɔŋɡɐl n̪ɐlʋaːɻt̪ːʊkːɐɭ/

en-இனிய_பொங்கல்_நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்-ta-phrase-LKSNbIp2

en-இனிய_பொங்கல்_நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்-ta-phrase-89u3MVWZ


tegen beter weten in

against one's better knowledge; in spite of the fact that one knows better


wider besseres Wissen

(somewhat formal) against one's better knowledge; in spite of the fact that one knows better


لو بدها تشتي، كانت غيمت

لو بدها تشتي، كانت غيمت

لو بدها تشتي، كانت غيمت • (law badda tšatti, kānet ḡayyamit)

law badda tšatti (romanization)
kānet ḡayyamit (romanization)

/law bad.da tʃat.te keːn(ə)t ˈɣaj.ja.mɪt/

Literally: “if it were to rain, it would have become cloudy.”

If something were to happen, the signs would show.

en-لو_بدها_تشتي،_كانت_غيمت-apc-phrase-zMD~ZJF~


憎人富貴厭人貧

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³ jiːm³³ jɐn²¹ pʰɐn²¹/

(Cantonese) to hate the rich and despise the poor


عید بَلات

عید بَلات (ʿīd balāt)


მე ქართველი ვარ

მე ქართველი ვარ


緣慳一面

ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

юаньцяньимянь

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

to not have the chance or luck to meet somebody because of destiny


я беларуска

я белару́ска

я белару́ска • (ja bjelarúska)

я белару́ска (canonical)
ja bjelarúska (romanization)

Coordinate term: (male speaker) я белару́с (ja bjelarús)


я беларус

я белару́с • (ja bjelarús)

я белару́с (canonical)
ja bjelarús (romanization)

Coordinate term: (female speaker) я белару́ска (ja bjelarúska)


ကျွန်မ မြန်မာပါ

ကျွန်မ မြန်မာပါ။

ကျွန်မ မြန်မာပါ။ • (kywanma. mranmapa||)

my-phrase

ကျွန်မ မြန်မာပါ။

ကျွန်မ မြန်မာပါ ။ (canonical)

/t͡ɕʊ̀ɴma̰ mjàɴmàbà/


ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာပါ

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ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာပါ။

ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာပါ။ • (kywantau mranmapa||)

my-phrase

ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာပါ။

ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာပါ ။ (canonical)

/t͡ɕʊ̀ɴdɔ̀ mjàɴmàbà/

/t͡ɕənɔ̀ mjəmàbà/

en-ကျွန်တော်_မြန်မာပါ-my-phrase-xj-e7Xf9


аз съм българин

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аз съм бъ́лгарин

аз съм бъ́лгарин • (az sǎm bǎ́lgarin)

аз съм бъ́лгарин (canonical)
az sǎm bǎ́lgarin (romanization)

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-аз съм българин.wav

Coordinate term: (female speaker) аз съм бъ́лгарка (az sǎm bǎ́lgarka)


ich bin Deutsche

/ɪç bɪn ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃə/

Coordinate term: (male speaker) ich bin Deutscher


аз съм българка

аз съм бъ́лгарка

аз съм бъ́лгарка • (az sǎm bǎ́lgarka)

аз съм бъ́лгарка (canonical)
az sǎm bǎ́lgarka (romanization)

[ˈas ˈsɤm ˈbɤɫɡɐrkɐ]

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-аз съм българка.wav

Coordinate term: (male speaker) аз съм бъ́лгарин (az sǎm bǎ́lgarin)


јас сум Македонка

Coordinate term: (male speaker) јас сум Македонец (jas sum Makedonec)


je suis française

Coordinate term: (male speaker) je suis français


јас сум Македонец

Coordinate term: (female speaker) јас сум Македонка (jas sum Makedonka)


time's a-wasting

Time is running out; time is being wasted


ich bin Deutscher

/ɪç bɪn ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃɐ/

Coordinate term: (female speaker) ich bin Deutsche


je suis français

/ʒə sɥi fʁɑ̃.sɛ/

Coordinate term: (female speaker) je suis française


أنا عربي

أَنَا عَرَبِيّ

أَنَا عَرَبِيّ • (ʔanā ʕarabiyy)

أَنَا عَرَبِيّ (canonical)
ʔanā ʕarabiyy (romanization)

Coordinate term: (female speaker) أَنَا عَرَبِيَّة (ʔanā ʕarabiyya)


jestem Polakiem

Coordinate term: (female speaker) jestem Polką


أنا عربية

أَنَا عَرَبِيَّة

أَنَا عَرَبِيَّة • (ʔanā ʕarabiyya)

أَنَا عَرَبِيَّة (canonical)
ʔanā ʕarabiyya (romanization)

Coordinate term: (male speaker) أَنَا عَرَبِيّ (ʔanā ʕarabiyy)


jsem Čech

Coordinate term: (female speaker) jsem Češka


jsem Češka

Coordinate term: (male speaker) jsem Čech


jestem Polką

Coordinate term: (male speaker) jestem Polakiem


मैं हिंदुस्तानी हूँ

hi-phrase

मैं हिंदुस्तानी हूँ

مَیں ہِندُوسْتانی ہوں

मैं हिंदुस्तानी हूँ • (ma͠i hindustānī hū̃) (Urdu spelling مَیں ہِندُوسْتانی ہوں)

ma͠i hindustānī hū̃ (romanization)
مَیں ہِندُوسْتانی ہوں (Urdu)

/mɛ̃ː ɦɪn.d̪ʊs.t̪ɑː.niː ɦũː/

[mɛ̃ː‿ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊs.t̪äː.niː‿ɦũː]

en-मैं_हिंदुस्तानी_हूँ-hi-phrase-gBVg20X3


میں پاکستانی ہوں

ur-phrase

مَیں پاکِسْتانی ہُوں

मैं पाकिस्तानी हूँ

مَیں پاکِسْتانی ہُوں • (ma͠i pākistānī hū̃) (Hindi spelling मैं पाकिस्तानी हूँ)

مَیں پاکِسْتانی ہُوں (canonical)
ma͠i pākistānī hū̃ (romanization)
मैं पाकिस्तानी हूँ (Hindi)

/mɛ̃ː pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑː.niː ɦũː/


من ایرانی هستم

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مَن ایرانی هَسْتَم

مَن ایرانی هَسْتَم • (man irâni hastam)

مَن ایرانی هَسْتَم (canonical)
man irâni hastam (romanization)


雞飛狗跳

ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

цзифэйгоутяо

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/


雞飛狗走

ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄡˇ

цзифэйгоуцзоу

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

雞飛狗跳 雞飛狗跳#Chinese

鸡飞狗跳 鸡飞狗跳#Chinese

(chiefly Cantonese) Synonym of 雞飛狗跳／鸡飞狗跳 (jīfēigǒutiào, “complete turmoil; total chaos”)


ܠܐ ܟܝ

aii-phrase

ܠܵܐ ܟܝܼ • (lā kī)

ܠܵܐ ܟܝܼ (canonical)
lā kī (romanization)

Contraction of ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܹܝܢ (lā kē yāḏˁēn, “I don’t know”) and ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܵܢ (lā kē yāḏˁān, “I don’t know”), male and female forms of the full phrase respectively, although this contraction is used gender-neutrally.


I don't boil my cabbage twice

I don't chew my cabbage twice
I don't chew my cabbage twice#English

Alternative form of I don't chew my cabbage twice.


저는 한국 사람이에요

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저-는 ^한국(韓國) 사람-이에요

저는 한국(韓國) 사람이에요 • (jeo-neun Han'guk saram-ieyo)

jeo-neun Han'guk saram-ieyo (romanization)
韓國 (CJK)

저는한(ː)국사(ː)라미에요

[저는한(ː)국사(ː)라미에요]

(informal, polite, South Korea) I am Korean


lieber tot als rot

better dead than red
better dead than red

better dead than red (anti-Communist/Socialist slogan)


I don't chew my cabbage twice

An impertinent refusal to repeat one's earlier statement when asked to do so.


水滾茶靚

/sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹ lɛːŋ³³/

/sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹ lɛːŋ³³/

(Cantonese) boiling water makes good tea


کرا

Obsolete spelling of که را (ke râ, “to whom”)


the dog ate my homework

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-the dog at my homework.wav

Their reasons for missed deadlines are mostly of the "dog ate my homework variety" including such easily foreseeable events as yesterday's elections and that the badger culling policy is "difficult and sensitive".

2011 May 6, Damian Carrington, “Environment action delays blamed on 'dog ate my homework' excuses”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-08-24:

The government's excuses for Diego Garcia's missing records are getting increasingly confused and desperate. Ministers could hardly be less credible if they simply said 'the dog ate my homework.'

2014 September 12, Oscar Webb, quoting Donald Campbell, “UK Government Changes Its Line On Diego Garcia Flight Logs Sought in Rendition Row - Again”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

Our immune system's weak; we've been sick as a dog, missing work and school, resorting to "the dog ate my homework" excuses amidst these frigid dog days of winter.

2017 February 18, Mia Berman, “Go West-minster, Young Mastiff”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2019-04-09:

(cliché, also attributively) A stereotypical unconvincing excuse for not completing school homework, or (by extension) not meeting one's obligations.


کَھلد جا

کَھلد جا (khald jā)


третий лишний

тре́тий ли́шний

тре́тий ли́шний • (trétij líšnij)

тре́тий ли́шний (canonical)
trétij líšnij (romanization)

(colloquial, humorous, ironic) three's a crowd


there goes the neighbourhood

there goes the neighborhood
there goes the neighborhood#English

British standard spelling of there goes the neighborhood.


über den Tisch ziehen

Literally, “to pull (someone) over the table”.

lit

Der Verkäufer hat mich über den Tisch gezogen.

(colloquial) to deceive, to rip off, to swindle, to take advantage (of someone)


鐵樹開花

ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ

те шукай хуа

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰiːt̚³ syː²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

From the fact that king sago palm rarely blossoms, which is especially true if the plant was cultivated outside of tropical areas.


jeder Gang macht schlank

Dafür soll ich jetzt extra nochmal zurücklaufen? — Tja, jeder Gang macht schlank!

So you want me to walk all the way back just for that? — Well, every walk makes slim!

(chiefly Northern Germany) said encouragingly (or sarcastically) when someone has to walk a long and/or annoying distance


vai catar coquinho

(Brazil, idiomatic) go to hell; go out the window; go down the drain (expression of contempt or anger directed at someone)


廟細燈籠大

/miːu̯²²⁻³⁵ sɐi̯³³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ taːi̯²²/

/miːu̯²²⁻³⁵ sɐi̯³³ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ taːi̯²²/

(Cantonese, slang, figuratively, of females) to be petite but with large breasts


qué se le va a hacer

Una opina que aquello no está bien
La otra opina que qué se le va a hacer
Y lo que opinen los demás está de más

1986, Mecano (lyrics and music), “Mujer contra mujer”:


som en skållad råtta

(simile) like a scalded dog (with great rapidity)


عايش بالخسة

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عايش بالخسة • (ʿāyeš bil-ḵasse)

Used to address someone who is unrealistic or is not aware of their surroundings. Similar use to the English expression “La-La Land.”


happy Near Year

From everyone here at "Chum central."

2002 January 1, Helpful GM, “CL: Happy near year”, in comp.sys.mac.games.adventure (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-01:


что за хуйня

что́ за хуйня́

что́ за хуйня́ • (štó za xujnjá)

что́ за хуйня́ (canonical)
štó za xujnjá (romanization)

Что́ за хуйня́ у вас тут?


扭轉乾坤

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ

нючжуаньцянькунь

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ kʰiːn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰun⁴⁴/

/liu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰun³³/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn¹³⁻²² kʰun⁴⁴/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰun⁴⁴/

/liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰun⁴⁴/

/nɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ kʰiːn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵/

to bring about radical change in a situation


時來運轉

ㄕˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

шилайюньчжуань

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ yn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ yn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


鴻運當頭

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ

хунъюньдантоу

/xʊŋ³⁵ yn⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ wɐn²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² un²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ un³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ un³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ yn⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ wɐn²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² un²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ un³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ un³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

to experience a huge stroke of good luck


虎虎生風

ㄏㄨˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄈㄥ

/xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ fuː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ fuː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/


vad i helvete

Vad i helvete håller du på med?


冚家祥

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, offensive) Synonym of 冚家鏟／冚家铲


冚家拎

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ lɪŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ lɪŋ⁵⁵/

你條冚家拎吖！

你条冚家拎吖！


に越したことはない

ja-pos

に こした こと は ない

に越したことはない (canonical)
ni koshita koto wa nai (romanization)


gió chiều nào theo chiều ấy

[zɔ˧˦ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˨˩ ʔəj˧˦]

[jɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕiw˦˩ naːw˦˩ tʰɛw˧˧ t͡ɕiw˦˩ ʔəj˨˩˦]

[jɔ˦˥ ciw˨˩ naːw˨˩ tʰɛw˧˧ ciw˨˩ ʔəj˦˥]

(literal) to follow whichever way the wind is blowing

swims with the tide
swims with the tide#English

(figurative) the person in question always swims with the tide; the person in question always goes with the prevailing opinion or winning team


Diyos mabalos

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Diyós mabalós (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜋᜊᜎᜓᜐ᜔)


殺人放火金腰帶

those who commit violentcrimes get golden belts

ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ

шажэнь фанхо цзиньяодай

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ fɔːŋ³³ fɔː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese) describes a situation lacking divine retribution


FFW

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of fast forward.


有冇韭菜

/jɐu̯¹³ mou̯¹³ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/jɐu̯¹³ mou̯¹³ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

“nei⁵ dei⁶ jau⁵ mou⁵ gau² coi³ aa³? zou⁶ je⁵ maan⁶ tan¹ tan¹! ngo⁵ hai² daai⁶ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ maai⁶ min⁶ baau¹ ge³, ngo⁵ gung¹ si¹ ceot¹ loeng⁴ hou² faai³, nei⁵ dei⁶ m⁴ hou² aak¹ ngo⁵, cat¹ jat⁶ dou¹ ceot¹ m⁴ dou³⁻² ge³ waa⁶⁻² ngo⁵ jat¹ ding⁶ heoi³ lou⁴ gung¹ cyu³ gou³ nei⁵ dei⁶!”

「你哋有冇韭菜呀？做嘢慢吞吞！我喺大集團賣麵包嘅，我公司出糧好快，你哋唔好呃我，七日都出唔到嘅話我一定去勞工處告你哋！」

「你哋有冇韭菜呀？做嘢慢吞吞！我喺大集团卖面包嘅，我公司出粮好快，你哋唔好呃我，七日都出唔到嘅话我一定去劳工处告你哋！」

有冇搞錯 有冇搞錯#Chinese

有冇搞错 有冇搞错#Chinese

(Cantonese, humorous) Alternative form of 有冇搞錯／有冇搞错 (“Are you serious?; Are you kidding me?; What's wrong with you?”)


豈有此佢

/hei̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³/

/hei̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³/

Based on a reanalysis of 豈有此理／岂有此理 (hei² jau⁵ ci² lei⁵) as *豈有此你／岂有此你 (hei² jau⁵ ci² nei⁵), with the second-person pronoun 你 (nei⁵) switched to the third-person 佢 (keoi⁵).

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豈有此理／岂有此理 (hei² jau⁵ ci² lei⁵)

(Cantonese, proscribed, possibly humorous) outrageous; how dare he/she?


bag pula

Și bag pula în ele politici!

(vulgar, idiomatic) fuck... motherfuck... (used to show great displeasure against someone or something)


să-mi bag pula

Oh, să-mi bag pula în filmul ăsta!


îmi bag pula

Îmi bag pula în viață.


băga-mi-aș pula

Băga-mi-aș pula în rasa ta!


نَخرا

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نَخرا (naxrā)


আকাশ পাতাল পার্থক্য

আকাশ পাতাল পার্থক্য • (akaś patal parthokko)


神龍失勢

ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕ ㄕˋ

шэньлун шиши

/ʂən³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂən³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

a fall from grace, in which a once-powerful figure is rendered impotent after losing the dominance they had relied on


tre già măng mọc

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ zaː˨˩ maŋ˧˧ mawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɛ˧˧ jaː˦˩ maŋ˧˧ mawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɛ˧˧ jaː˨˩ maŋ˧˧ mawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

tre (“bamboo”) + già (“old”) + măng (“bamboo shoot”) + mọc (“grow”).

com

(literally) when bamboos grow old, young shoots spring up

(figuratively) when the old generations gone, the younger one will replace them


敬老得壽

kính lão đắc thọ
kính lão đắc thọ#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of kính lão đắc thọ (“it's always a good idea to respect the elderly”).


ܡܢ ܠܒܐ

aii-phrase

ܡ̣ܢ ܠܸܒܵܐ • (min libbā)

ܡ̣ܢ ܠܸܒܵܐ (canonical)
min libbā (romanization)

ܬܢܵܝ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ

ܥܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܠܸܒܘܼܟ݂


miarka się przebrała

(idiomatic) enough is enough (the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached)


идти на вы

ru-verb

пойти́ на вы

идти́ на вы • (idtí na vy) impf (perfective пойти́ на вы)

идти́ на вы (canonical)
idtí na vy (romanization)
пойти́ на вы (perfective)

[ɪˈtʲːi nɐ‿ˈvɨ]

From the legendary expression of the prince Sviatoslav Igorevich (943-972 AD), who, according to the Primary Chronicle, "sent to other lands, saying, хочу на вас идти" (I want to come at you).

Вслед за тем бутылка портвейна в сильной руке пересекала плоскость дверного проёма, и это служило знаком непримиримости, как древнее иду на вы.

After that, a bottle of port wine in a strong hand moved across the doorway, serving as a sign of irreconcibility like the ancient "I'm coming at you!"

Vsled za tem butylka portvejna v silʹnoj ruke peresekala ploskostʹ dvernovo projóma, i eto služilo znakom neprimirimosti, kak drevneje idu na vy.


można konie kraść z kimś

Literally, “[one] can steal horses with somebody”.

lit

(idiomatic) someone is a good friend and a loyal companion in every situation


Esko Aho Diggaa Golfia, Halonen Ei

Esko Aho Diggaa Golfista, Halonen Ei#Finnish

(mnemonic) Alternative form of Esko Aho Diggaa Golfista, Halonen Ei


痌瘝在抱

ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄠˋ

тунгуаньцзайбао

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² pʰou̯¹³/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² pʰou̯¹³/

to be concerned for the populace's sufferings


ہُواو

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ہُواو (hūav)


雲淡風輕

ㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ

юньданьфэнцин

/yn³⁵ tän⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/yn³⁵ tän⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/


哭爹喊娘

to cry for one's father and scream for one's mother

ㄎㄨ ㄉㄧㄝ ㄏㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

/kʰu⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰu⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/


狗尾續貂

ㄍㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠ

гоувэйсюйдяо

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚² tiːu̯⁵⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚² tiːu̯⁵⁵/


a la chingada

(Mexico, vulgar) screw this; to hell with...


狗血噴頭

ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄣ ㄊㄡˊ

ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄆㄣ ㄊㄡˊ

ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄆㄣ ㄊㄡˊ

гоусюэпэньтоу

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

гоусепэньтоу

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³ pʰɐn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ˈkiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ ɕyɵt̚⁵ pʰɨn⁴² tʰɛu²⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pʰun²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³ pʰɐn³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ˈkiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ ɕyɵt̚⁵ pʰɨn⁴² tʰɛu²⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pʰun²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴/

bite someone's head off
bite someone's head off

(figurative) to bite someone's head off; to scold fiercely; to curse; to berate


т. ін.

і таке інше і
і таке інше і#Ukrainian

Abbreviation of і таке інше і (i take inše i, “and so on and so on, etc.”).


у т. ч.

у тому числі
у тому числі#Ukrainian

Abbreviation of у тому числі (u tomu čysli, “including”).


小心地滑

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

сяосинь ди хуа

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tei̯²² waːt̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tei̯²² waːt̚²/

caution - slippery when wet
caution - slippery when wet


如假包換

ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

жуцзябаохуань

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ kaː³⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵ wuːn²²/

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ kaː³⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵ wuːn²²/


außer Spesen nix gewesen

außer Spesen nichts gewesen
außer Spesen nichts gewesen#German

Alternative form of außer Spesen nichts gewesen


außer Spesen nichts gewesen

/ˈaʊ̯sɐ ˈʃpeːzn̩ nɪçt͡s ɡəˈveːsn̩/

Literally, “nothing (happened) but expenses”.

lit

Daran hat sich auch durch den „Windgipfel“ der Bundesregierung am Donnerstag nichts geändert: „Außer Spesen nix gewesen“, kommentierte die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie, die sich für alle erneuerbaren Energien einsetzt.

2019 September 6, Bernward Janzing, “Kritik am Wirtschaftsminister: Flaute trotz Windgipfel”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(colloquial) Said of a failed (but costly) project.


阿要難為情

/aʔ³³ iɔ⁴⁴ ne²² ɦue⁵⁵ ʑin²¹/

/aʔ³³ iɔ⁴⁴ ne²² ɦue⁵⁵ ʑin²¹/

阿 from English aren't, 要 from English you.


低枝倒掛

ㄉㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ

/ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ä⁵¹/

/ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ä⁵¹/


skitfiske

From skit + fiske. Literally, “shitty fishing”. Said to wish opposite luck on the performer so as not to jinx the statement (similar to Russian ни хвоста ни чешуи (ni xvosta ni češui)).

good luck, break a leg (especially before fishing)


A'dan Z'ye

/ɑːˈdɑn zeːˈjɛ/


vai pró caralho

vai pro caralho
vai pro caralho#Portuguese


i jedan i drugi

sh-phrase

i jèdan i drȕgī (Cyrillic spelling и јѐдан и дру̏гӣ)

i jèdan i drȕgī (canonical)
и јѐдан и дру̏гӣ (Cyrillic)


би чамд дуртав

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би чамд дуртав • (bi çamd durtav)


kahden tulen välissä

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

between the devil and the deep blue sea
between the devil and the deep blue sea

(idiomatic) between a rock and a hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea


上善若水

ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

шаншаньжошуй

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the Tao Te Ching [circa 4th century BC].

Shàngshànruòshuǐ, shuǐ shàn lì wànwù ér bùzhēng.

上善若水，水善利萬物而不爭。

上善若水，水善利万物而不争。


vai para o caralho

Literally, "go to the cock"; compare Russian пошёл на хуй (pošól na xuj) and other slavic languages with the same litteral meaning.

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пошёл на хуй

пошёл на хуй (pošól na xuj)

Vai para o caralho, idiota!

(vulgar) fuck off!, fuck you!, go fuck yourself!, get fucked!


sic pro

From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).

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As they say, they want to make America great [sic pro white] again.

"Since the conferences held with the Portuguese ambassadors, some say that between the cape called of Good Hope by the Portuguese, which is on [sic pro beyond] the route they now follow to reach the Gold Mine and Guinea southward..."

1897, Henry Harrisse, The Diplomatic History of America: Its First Chapter 1452-1493-1494, pages 62–63:

(uncommon) Used to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning


as she is spoke

From the title English as She Is Spoke popularly given to a 19th-century Portuguese–English phrase book, O novo guia da conversação em portuguez e inglez by Pedro Carolino (1855), notorious for its inaccurate English translations. Though used as the title of the book’s 1883 London edition, the phrase does not appear in Carolino’s text itself.

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‘To read, not to talk—that is to say, not well. […] That’s how I speak Arabic, as she is spoke, you know—no better.’

1896, Grant Allen, Under Sealed Orders: A Novel, page 38:

Doubtless some examples of Chinese as she is spoke by foreigners who stick to the dictionary and neglect to make the colloquial changes are as amusing to the Chinese as those of some foreigners who try to speak English are to us, for example the German ministerial student in Chicago who quoted a text of Paul, ‘The ghost is willing, but the meat is feeble.’

1898, The China Review: Or, Notes and Queries on the Far East, volume 23, page 35:

[…] many outside poets had French as their international language rather than English, so (not understanding French as she is spoke but only written) I at least was reduced much of the time to trying to catch my own train of thought, rather than listening to other people’s.

1967 September 11, Judith Wright, “To Barbara Blackman”, in Patricia Clarke, Meredith McKinney, editors, With Love and Fury: Selected Letters of Judith Wright, published 2006, →ISBN, page 183:

The other aspect of this process that hurts the old-guard native speakers of English is the loss of culture – their culture – that has been embedded in English. Newcomers to English don’t recognise references to Shakespeare or the Bible so what kind of impoverished English do they speak? […] There are very few such references to be found in English as she is spoke by the upcoming generations.

2014, Susan M. Butler, The Aitch Factor, →ISBN:

(humorous, sometimes derogatory) Deliberately ungrammatical alteration of as it is spoken.

But if this be so, or if courts believe it to be so, the sooner the aid of this higher power is invoked to give law “as she is spoke” by judges on the bench some affinity with reason and “common intelligence,” the better for these courts.

1891 August 1, The Albany Law Journal, volume 44, number 5, page 82:

He was right: AI modelling of ‘law as she is spoke’ is a tall order.

2006, Margaret A. Boden, Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science, volume 2, →ISBN, page 1023:

We are interested in understanding “Java as she is spoke” — that is, in the way Java programs are actually structured in the real world — rather than how we fondly imagine Java programs should be written.

2008, Ewan Tempero, James Noble, Hayden Melton, “How Do Java Programs Use Inheritance? An Empirical Study of Inheritance in Java Software”, in Jan Vitek, editor, ECOOP 2008 – Object-Oriented Programming […], →ISBN, page 668:


唔係人噉品

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²² jɐn²¹ kɐm³⁵ pɐn³⁵/

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²² jɐn²¹ kɐm³⁵ pɐn³⁵/

(Cantonese) to be inhuman; to be unreasonable or cruel; to behave in an abnormal way


veljeä ei jätetä

[ˈʋe̞lje̞æ ˈe̞i̯ ˈjæt̪e̞t̪æ(ʔ)]

From veljeä (“brother”, partitive) + ei (“not”) + jätetä (“is left behind”).


kaveria ei jätetä

[ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞riɑ̝ ˈe̞i̯ ˈjæt̪e̞t̪æ(ʔ)]

From kaveria (“friend”, partitive) + ei (“not”) + jätetä (“is left behind”).


đồng bệnh tương liên

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˧ liən˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]

(literally) people who suffer the same illness look out for each other

misery loves company
misery loves company


somliga straffar Gud direkt

somliga (“some”) + straffar (“punishes”) + Gud (“God”) + direkt (“immediately”), "Some are punished immediately by God."

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Han halkade omkull medan han skrattade åt sin kompis som precis vurpat. Somliga straffar Gud direkt.

He slipped and fell while laughing at his friend who had just slipped. Some are punished immediately by God.

(often humorous) Said when something bad happens to someone immediately or shortly after they have acted in a bad way.


a que no

A que no eres capaz de hacerle reír


to top it off

to top it all off
to top it all off#English


tror gör man i kyrkan

"Believing is what you do in church" or "Believing is for church"

"Matchen går inte bra hittills, men jag tror ändå att vi kommer att vinna." \ "Du tror? Tror gör man i kyrkan, jag tycker du ska spela bättre istället."

"The match is not going very well so far, but I still believe we will win." \ "You believe? Believing is for church, I think you should just play better."

To assume or believe (a thing) is inferior to knowing (that same thing) for certain. Usually said in response to an uncertain or assumptive statement, to dismiss it as unhelpful.


আঁই তুয়ানরে বেশি গোম লাগে

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আঁই তুয়ানরে বেশি গোম লাগে (ãi tuẏanare bēśi goma lage)

ãi tuẏanare bēśi goma lage (romanization)

en-আঁই_তুয়ানরে_বেশি_গোম_লাগে-ctg-phrase-wzCE~qpl


menos lobos

menos lobos, Caperucita
menos lobos, Caperucita#Spanish


क्या बात है

क्या बात है • (kyā bāt hai) (Urdu spelling کیا بات ہے)

kyā bāt hai (romanization)
کیا بات ہے (Urdu)

/kjɑː bɑːt̪ ɦɛː/

[kjäː‿bäːt̪‿ɦɛː]


you got this

(US, informal) You can do this; You will succeed.


慢條斯理

ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄙ ㄌㄧˇ

/män⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄙ ㄌㄧˇㄦ

маньтяосылир

/män⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ liə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn²² tʰiːu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/män⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/män⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ liə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn²² tʰiːu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/


周章狼狽

ㄓㄡ ㄓㄤ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ

чжоучжанланбэй

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/


skaru

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "ska du."


doğru söyleyeni dokuz köyden kovarlar

Literally means "They chase/sack the person who tells the truth from nine villages".

if you speak the truth have a foot in the stirrup


登登登凳

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ³³/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ³³/

Onomatopoeic, from the first four notes of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

燈燈燈凳
登登登櫈
燈燈燈櫈

(Cantonese) Used to signify the appearance of a person or an object.


好天斬埋落雨柴

hew firewood on days with good weather for use on rainy [days]

/hou̯³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ maːi̯²¹ lɔːk̚² jyː¹³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/


滄海遺珠

ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/

From the comment of Yan Liben about Di Renjie quoted in New Book of Tang

Confucius said that by observing the mistakes made by a person, it can be known that whether he is kind or not. [Based on what I have observed,] I think that you're like a pearl left in the ocean.

Zhòngní chēng guān guò zhī rén, jūn kěwèi cānghǎiyízhū yǐ.

仲尼稱觀過知仁，君可謂滄海遺珠矣。

仲尼称观过知仁，君可谓沧海遗珠矣。

a person with talent or something valuable, but is neglected by the society


分餅仔

/fɐn⁵⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/fɐn⁵⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) to have a piece of the pie; to have a piece of the action


ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã

[ŋiw˧˧ təm˨˩ ŋiw˧˧ maː˦ˀ˥ təm˨˩ maː˦ˀ˥]

[ŋɨw˧˧ təm˦˩ ŋɨw˧˧ maː˧˨ təm˦˩ maː˧˨]

[ŋɨw˧˧ təm˨˩ ŋɨw˧˧ maː˨˩˦ təm˨˩ maː˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牛尋牛馬尋馬.
The idiom is from Zuo Zhuan (左傳; Tả truyện), where Wu Qi (吳起; Ngô Khởi) during a battle lost his horse and it ran into a herd of wild buffalo. This is a common explanation as to why this idiom has a negative connotation.

(literal) the water buffalo seeks the water buffalo, the horse seeks the horse.

(idiomatic) bad people often find other bad people


無講無呾

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã¹¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² tã²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tã²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã¹¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² tã²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tã²¹/

(Hokkien) without saying a word (before doing something)


阿芙樂爾

ㄚ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ fu³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ fu³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


吃軟不吃硬

ㄔ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄥˋ

чижуаньбучиин

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/hɛːk̚³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ ŋaːŋ²²/

/hɛːk̚³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ ŋaːŋ²²/

to be amenable to friendly persuasion but not to compulsion


士多啤梨蘋果橙

/siː²² tɔː⁵⁵ pɛː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹⁻³⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

屌你老母 屌你老母#Chinese

(Cantonese, euphemistic) Synonym of 屌你老母冚家鏟／屌你老母冚家铲

Synonym of 屌你老母冚家鏟／屌你老母冚家铲


verrichter zake

From the far more common onverrichter zake.

(adverbial, rare) having done what one intended, having done what one set out to do


men seni söýýärin

/ˈmɛn θɛˈnɪ θœjjæːˈɾɪn/


gn a rén avou ça

you're welcome, don't mention it, no problem, not at all (reply to an expression of gratitude)


大中至正

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄓㄥˋ

дачжунчжичжэн

dačžunčžičžɛn

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/


死過翻生

/sei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/sei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

near-death experience
near-death experience

(Cantonese) to have a near-death experience


水靜河飛

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² hɔː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ²² hɔː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

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水盡鵝飛／水尽鹅飞 (shuǐjìn'éfēi)

(Cantonese) desolate; without human activity


橫死掂死

/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) between a rock and a hard place


捉到鹿唔識脫角

to catch a deer and not knowing how to shed its horn

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ tʰyːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

(Cantonese) to be unable to make the most of something


話頭醒尾

to be told of the beginning and knowing the end

/waː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ³⁵ mei̯¹³/

/waː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ³⁵ mei̯¹³/

(Cantonese) able to take a hint; clever; intelligent


għall-grazzja ta' Alla

għall-grazzja t’Alla
għall-grazzja t'Alla#Maltese

Alternative form of għall-grazzja t’Alla


跨服聊天

ㄎㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

куафуляотянь

/kʰu̯ä⁵¹ fu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʰu̯ä⁵¹ fu³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Originally referring to two players chatting from different servers during a session of online gaming.

get one's wires crossed
get one's wires crossed

(chiefly Mainland China, Internet slang, humorous) to get one's wires crossed; to misunderstand one another


امپورٹڈ حکومت نا منظور

ur-phrase

اِمْپورْٹِڈ حُکُومَت نا مَنْظُور

اِمْپورْٹِڈ حُکُومَت نا مَنْظُور • (imporṭiḍ hukūmat nā manzūr) (Hindi spelling अिंपोर्टिड हुकूमत ना मन्ज़ूर)

اِمْپورْٹِڈ حُکُومَت نا مَنْظُور (canonical)
imporṭiḍ hukūmat nā manzūr (romanization)
अिंपोर्टिड हुकूमत ना मन्ज़ूर (Hindi)

(Pakistani politics) "imported government disapproved," or "imported government not allowed," a phrase used by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Imran Khan during their rallies.

en-امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نا_منظور-ur-phrase-mOpynncL


草草了事

ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ liːu̯¹³ siː²²/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ liːu̯¹³ siː²²/


pois é

— Está quente demais hoje. — Pois é!

— Ouvi dizer que ele saiu da cidade. — Pois é, ele vive no Rio agora.

— I heard he left town. — That's true, he lives in Rio now.

yeah, agreed, indeed (used to show agreement, confirmation or resignation)


не ми пука

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не ми пу́ка • (ne mi púka)

не ми пу́ка (canonical)
ne mi púka (romanization)

From Bulgarian пу́кам (púkam, “to crack, to pop”).

cog

I don't care (literally: “it does not crack me”)


que eu ganho mais

2023, GATO NET, Porta dos Fundos

I'll go make my lunch so that I gain more. [said after giving up watching TV, which is not working]

(informal, idiomatic) Said when giving up something unpleasant or problematic and choosing a better alternative instead.


ao vencedor, as batatas

Literally, “to the victor, the potatoes”, from the 1891 novel Quincas Borba by Machado de Assis.

lit

(idiomatic) A phrase indicating that the winner (as in a competition) deserves their rewards.


家成業就

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jiːp̚³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jiːp̚³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

to be married, having started a family, and achieved success in one's career


迎新棄舊

/ŋiã²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ku³³/

/ŋiã²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ku²²/

/ŋiã²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ku³³/

/ŋiã²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ku³³/

/ŋiã²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ku²²/

/ŋiã²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ku³³/

2011, “山伯英台”, 詹雅雯 (lyrics), 詹雅雯 (music)performed by 詹雅雯:

a-má kóng khó-liân ài-chêng bô chū-iû, khah iâⁿ chū-iû loân-ài ngiâ-sin-khì-kū

阿嬤講可憐愛情無自由 卡贏自由戀愛迎新棄舊

阿嬷讲可怜爱情无自由 卡赢自由恋爱迎新弃旧

(Hokkien) to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


don't cut yourself on that edge

'You are a cantankerous bitch and I do not care if you live or die.'
'Same.'
'Don't cut yourself on that edge.'

2021, Savannah Brown, The Things We Don't See:

A retort to a person perceived as being edgy (exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others: to try to be an edgelord).

e.g. .

be careful not to cut yourself on that edge


西瓜倚大爿

A larger slice of watermelon is more favoured

/se⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/se³³ kue³³ ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/se⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³/

/si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/

/si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/se⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/se³³ kue³³ ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/se⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³/

/si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/

/si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to ingratiate oneself with powerful or influential people; to agree with the majority


bặt vô âm tín

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bặt vô âm tín • (拔無音信)

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bặt vô âm tín • (拔無音信)

[ʔɓat̚˧˨ʔ vo˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ tin˧˦]

[ʔɓak̚˨˩ʔ vow˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ tin˦˧˥]

[ʔɓak̚˨˩˨ vow˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ tɨn˦˥]

[ʔɓak̚˨˩˨ jow˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ tɨn˦˥]

Apparently a Vietnamese construct from Sinitic elements: 拔 (bá, “to pull”), 無／无 (“not have, nothing”), 音信 (yīnxìn, “news”). Compare the obsolete/archaic compound bặt tin (“radio silent”).
The morpheme bặt is of particular interest; its modern "standard" Sino-Vietnamese reading is bạt with long vowel. This "four-character compound" is also attested as biệt vô âm tín; this "alternation" of the first morpheme is also seen in bặt tăm vs. biệt tăm, the latter form probably represents contamination by biệt (別, “to part, to leave”). Furthermore, some dictionaries (including Đại Nam Quấc âm tự vị (1895)) defines bặt as if it is a variant of bật, which is likely a native word; there was probably some more contamination involved.

Nó đi bụi mấy năm trời bặt vô âm tín, vậy mà tuần trước tự nhiên ló mặt về nhà như không.

He ran away, not a whit of contact nor news for a few years, yet just last week, I saw him at home acting as if nothing happened at all.

missing; whereabouts unknown; complete radio silent


砍掉重練

ㄎㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

каньдяочунлянь

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hɐm³⁵ tiːu̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ liːn²²/

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hɐm³⁵ tiːu̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ liːn²²/

Originally gaming slang, referring to the situation in roleplaying games (RPGs) when a character is grinded poorly, resulting in bad performance .

to kill (a character) and then grind it again

(chiefly Taiwan, slang, figurative) to start again from scratch, to go back to square one


non omnis moriar

Literally, “not all of me will die”, or more loosely translated as “I shall not all die”. From Horace's Odes 3/30:6.

lit

(idiomatic) A phrase expressing the belief that a part of the speaker will survive beyond death.


üstü bəzək altı təzək

üstü bəzək (canonical)
altı təzək (canonical)

Literally, 'decoration on the top, piece of dung beneath'.

(idiomatic) bad or foul despite appearing or sounding good or beautiful


mot bättre vetande

Compare Dutch tegen beter weten in, German gegen besseres Wissen, Danish mod bedre vidende, Norwegian Bokmål mot bedre vitende.

against one's better knowledge; in spite of the fact that one knows better


the world owes one a living

In reference to the song The World Owes Me a Living, which premiered in the Walt Disney animated short The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934).

One deserves a comfortable life, without having to work hard for it.


haralısınız

/ˈhɑrɑɫɯsɯnɯz/


家嘈屋閉

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ ʊk̚⁵ pɐi̯³³/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ ʊk̚⁵ pɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) to be quarrelsome within a household


muối bỏ biển

[muəj˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˩ ʔɓiən˧˩]

[muj˨˩˦ ʔɓɔ˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨]

[muj˦˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦]


歐風美雨

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

influences of western culture and civilization


蛇蠍美人

ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ

шэсе мэйжэнь

šɛse mɛjžɛnʹ

/ʂɤ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

femme fatale; a beautiful but dangerous woman


se szeri, se száma

[ʃɛ ˈsɛri ʃɛ ˈsaːmɒ]

Literally, “neither row, nor number”, with the ellipsis of nincs (“there isn’t; it doesn’t have, they don’t have”). From se (“neither”) + szeri (dialectal form of possessive-suffixed szere, from szer (“row”), obsolete in this sense) + se (“nor”) + száma (“its/their number”, from szám).

affix

from <i class="Latn mention" lang="hu">szám</i>

countless, endless, innumerable, legion, myriad (of people or things, if specified: -nak/-nek)


abandon hope, all ye who enter here

“Abandon hope, all ye who enter here,” was by no means written above its gateways.

1898, Justin H[untly] McCarthy, The French Revolution, volume II, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], page 2:

A sincere desire to render our Republican friends—a majority of whom we love—a real service and save them real money impels us to warn them that if their high command sends national funds to West Virginia for campaign purposes in 1952, the bearers of their money bags will find at the border line of the State ominous warning signs such as Dante saw above the entrance to the inferno, “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.”

1952 May 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 82ᵈ Congress, Second Session, volume 98, part 5, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, page 6017, column 1:

It seems to me that it might as well have a sign on the door, saying ‘Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.’ If I go there, I know I’ll be buying a one-way ticket.

2002, Levi Meier, Seven Heavens: Inspirational Stories to Elevate Your Soul, Devora Publishing, →ISBN, page 185:

A decent and free society, founded in respect for the individual, ought not to run a system with a sign at the entrance for inmates saying, "Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here."

2004, Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, and the Identity Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2003: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 1731 and H.R. 3693, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 54:

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here," the plaque on the Frolic Room door says.

2005, Jade Blackmore, Close But No Pizza, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 37:

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

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

ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE / The end of prohibition didn’t mean an immediate return to the good old days.

2010, Ian Coutts, Brew North: How Canadians Made Beer and Beer Made Canada, Greystone Books, →ISBN, page 65:

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

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

abandon hope all ye who enter here#English

Alternative form of abandon hope all ye who enter here.


спаси богъ

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*спаси́ богъ

*спаси́ богъ • (*spasí boh)

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Belarusian: спасі́ба (spasíba, “thanks”) (dialectal)

Ukrainian: спаси́бі (spasýbi); спаси́бу (spasýbu, “thanks”) (dialectal), спаси́біг (spasýbih, “thank God”) (obsolete)

Oleg Trubachyov
ru:Черных, Павел Яковлевич
uk:Мельничук Олександр Савич

From Old East Slavic *съпаси́ богъ (*sŭpasí bogŭ). Cognate with Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo), which is from Middle Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo), attested in 1586.

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*съпаси́ богъ


örülök, hogy megismerhetlek

örülök (“I am glad”) + hogy (“that”) + megismerhetlek (“I can get to know you”).

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örülök, hogy megismerhetem
örülök, hogy megismerhetem#Hungarian

(informal) Alternative form of örülök, hogy megismerhetem (“pleased to meet you, how do you do”, formal)


örülök, hogy megismerhetem

örülök (“I am glad”) + hogy (“that”) + megismerhetem (“I can get to know [you]”), omitting önt (formal “you”, accusative) as it is implied by the definite conjugation.

(formal) pleased to meet you, how do you do


輸人唔輸陣

/syː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐn²²/

/syː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐn²²/

(Cantonese) to be inferior in numbers (of people) but not in formation


шакалячий експрес

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шака́лячий експре́с

шака́лячий експре́с • (šakáljačyj eksprés)

шака́лячий експре́с (canonical)
šakáljačyj eksprés (romanization)

(Internet slang) a group of Internet users set to massively condemn something


άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς

άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς

άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς • (ártzi boúrtzi kai loulás)

el-phrase

άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς

topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy (complete disorder)

en-άρτζι_μπούρτζι_και_λουλάς-el-phrase-rcbGgcZW


TNND

ㄊㄚ ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞ ˙ㄉㄜ

та найнай дэ

/tʰä⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴ naɪ̯⁴ d̥ə¹/

/tʰä⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴ naɪ̯⁴ d̥ə¹/

It is not currently determined if phrases like "your grandma", "bring it on, I can handle ya!" are profane or obscene.

2019 September 2, 【Yahoo論壇】TNND是髒話？是粗口？, The News Lens, reader-sent letter

“tā nǎinai de”, “fàngmǎguòlái, lín-pē tán lí!” Shì fǒu shì zānghuà, cūkǒu, zànqiě bù biǎo.

「TNND」、「放馬過來，恁爸等你！」是否是髒話、粗口，暫且不表。

「TNND」、「放马过来，恁爸等你！」是否是脏话、粗口，暂且不表。

他奶奶的 他奶奶的#Chinese

(vulgar) Initialism of 他奶奶的 (tā nǎinai de).


風風火火

ㄈㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/


阮囊羞澀

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄋㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ

жуаньнансюсэ

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ nɔːŋ²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːp̚³/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ nɔːŋ²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːp̚³/


යන‍්නූනාහං

යන්නූනාහං තිණකට්ඨසාඛාපලාසං සඞ්කඩ්ඪිත්වා කුල්ලං බන්ධිත්වා තං කුල්ලං නිස්සාය හත්ථෙහි ච පාදෙහි ච වායමමානො සොත්ථිනා පාරං උත්තරෙය්යන්ති.”

2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I), page 336:

‘Why don’t I gather grass, sticks, branches, and leaves and make a raft? Riding on the raft, and paddling with my hands and feet, I can safely reach the far shore.’

Yannūnāhaṃ tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṃ saṅkaḍḍhitvā kullaṃ bandhitvā taṃ kullaṃ nissāya hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyamamāno sotthinā pāraṃ uttareyyanti."

Sinhala script form of yannūnāhaṃ (“now then let me”)


pole ammu näinud

pole (“has not”) + ammu (“long ago”) + näinud (“seen”)


heteroseksüelim

heteroseksüel (“straight, heterosexual”) + -im (“first-person singular possessive suffix”).


... yılında doğdum

From yıl (“year”) + -ı (“possessive suffix”) + -(n)da (“locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant”) + doğdum, literally “I was born in the year ...”.

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-de<alt:-(n)da><t:locative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant>

2003 yılında doğdum.


國進民退

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

гоцзиньминьтуй

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ min³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ min³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

(officialese) state enterprises advance, while the private sector retreats


agárrate que vienen curvas

hold onto your hat; brace yourself; hang on tight


一言驚醒洛克人

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵ lɔːk̚² hɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

一言驚醒夢中人 一言驚醒夢中人#Chinese

一言惊醒梦中人 一言惊醒梦中人#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Synonym of 一言驚醒夢中人／一言惊醒梦中人.

Synonym of 一言驚醒夢中人／一言惊醒梦中人.


前世撈亂骨頭

to have mixed up bones [of the two people] in their previous incarnation

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐi̯³³ lou̯⁵⁵ lyːn²² kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/


half the story

An incomplete or one-sided version of events.


sıhhatler olsun

A toast of sorts said to those who have finished taking a shower or have had their hair recently cut.


have got more chins than Chinatown

I've got more chins than Chinatown

1988, "Weird Al" Yankovic (lyrics and music), “Fat (song)”, in Even Worse:

The Baron calls him ‘the Duke,’ and he's the fattest guy in Rahway. Fudder says, “He's got more chins than Chinatown.”

2003, Frank Thorne, The Crystal Ballroom:

have more chins than Chinatown
have more chins than Chinatown#English

Alternative form of have more chins than Chinatown


everything in the garden is lovely

everything in the garden is rosy#English

Synonym of everything in the garden is rosy


cleanup on aisle

Suggests an intercom message to employees in a large store. Perhaps popularized by the 1983 American comedy film Mr. Mom.

I knock over my bowl of cereal and spill it all over the coffee table. […] After she's satisfied with my cleanup on aisle three, my mom says, “Shouldn't you be getting ready to go? […]

2012, Annameekee Hesik, The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year:

"You're fixated on the idea you made a mess of your case."
"Cleanup on aisle five. People died who shouldn't have."

Cleanup on aisle 9: Sulfur avidly binds mercury, and using fine sulfur powder, known as “flowers of sulfur” or “flowers of brimstone” to cover the exposed area is the preferred method for decontamination and cleanup of small mercury spills.

2022, Charles A. Lewis, Neurodevelopment and Intelligence, page 313:

(humorous) Indicates that a mess needs to be cleaned up, or a messy situation resolved. (followed by an arbitrary number)


orders are orders

Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl (“order is order”), used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).

clq

Used wrily when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up.


張中和

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/

Hobson-Jobson of Mandarin 尊重我 (zūnzhòng wǒ), as a fictional name.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) respect me


si mal no recuerdo

if I'm not mistaken; if my memory doesn't fail me


貨不對辦

货不对办
貨不對版
貨不對板

/fɔː³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

/fɔː³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) the goods do not match their descriptions


yalancı yalancı sana kimse inanmaz

Literally means "Liar liar, nobody believes in you!".

liar liar pants on fire
liar liar pants on fire


因加得減

/jɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kaːm³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kaːm³⁵/

penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound foolish

(chiefly Hong Kong) to be penny wise and pound foolish


一天都光嗮

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːi̯³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ saːi̯³³/

(Cantonese) everything has been resolved


廁所點燈——找屎

/t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ tiːm³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ siː³⁵/

Pun on homophonous 找屎 (zaau² si²) and 找死 (zaau² si²).

to light a lamp in a toilet: to look for faeces


一次生，兩次熟

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰiː³³ sʊk̚²/

(Cantonese) first time strangers, second time friends; to soon get to know each other

first time awkward, second time skillful, third time is the finale

jat¹ ci³ saang¹, loeng⁵ ci³ suk⁶, saam¹ ci³ daai⁶ git³ guk⁶

一次生，兩次熟，三次大結局

一次生，两次熟，三次大结局

(Cantonese) first time awkward, second time skillful; difficult at first, easy later on


முன்னூறு காலத்துல

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முன்னூறு காலத்துல • (muṉṉūṟu kālattula)


katahto̱

From kata (“who”) + -hto̱ (predicate nominal noun interrogative suffix).


świń z tobą nie pasałem

Literally, “I did not herd pigs with you”.

lit

(idiomatic) I am not on first-name terms with you


撼天動地

ㄏㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ

ханьтяньдунди

/xän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/hɐm²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² tei̯²²/

/xän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/hɐm²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² tei̯²²/


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my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas

my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins#English

(dated astronomy mnemonic) Synonym of my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins


留返拜山先講

/lɐu̯²¹ faːn⁵⁵ paːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵/

Two theories:
* Implying that one should say when one dies.
* When visiting ancestor's grave, it is believed that people are allowed to talk anything without any taboos according to customs.

I have no time to listen to you now. Please shut the hell up.

ngo⁵ ji⁴ gaa¹ m⁴ dak¹ haan⁴ teng¹ nei⁵ gong² je⁵, jau⁵ je⁵ lau⁴ faan¹ baai³ saan¹ sin¹ gong² laa¹!

我而家唔得閒聽你講嘢，有嘢留返拜山先講啦！

我而家唔得闲听你讲嘢，有嘢留返拜山先讲啦！

(Cantonese, slang) Said when one thinks that what someone saying is annoying.


等個孫燒畀我

等个孙烧畀我
等個孫燒俾我
等個孫燒比我

to let my grandson burn it [as sacrificial offerings] for me

/tɐŋ³⁵ kɔː³³ syːn⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ ŋɔː¹³/

It's been almost a year and yet there hasn't been a new comic release. I reckon the release will happen when Hell freezes over.

seng⁴ nin⁴ dou¹ mei⁶ ceot¹ san¹ jat¹ bun² maan⁶ waa⁶⁻², tai² paa³ dou¹ hai⁶ jiu³ dang² go³ syun¹ siu¹ bei² ngo⁵ laa³.

成年都未出新一本漫畫，睇怕都係要等個孫燒畀我喇。

成年都未出新一本漫画，睇怕都系要等个孙烧畀我喇。

(Cantonese, slang, humorous) Used to describe something (usually comics) that is taking a long time between releases. Implies that something is not likely to happen within one's lifetime.


批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐

批個頭落嚟畀你當櫈坐
批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐
批個頭落嚟俾你當凳坐

(I'll) chop my head off and let you sit on it as a chair

pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵

pai¹ go³ tau⁴⁻² lok⁶ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵

pai¹ go³ tau⁴⁻² lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵

pāi go tàuh lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh

pāi go tàuh lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh

pāi go táu lohk lèih béi néih dong dang chóh

pāi go táu lohk làih béi néih dong dang chóh

pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵

pai¹ go³ tau⁴⁻² lok⁹ lei⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵

pai¹ go³ tau⁴⁻² lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵

pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵

pei¹ go³ teo⁴⁻² log⁶ léi⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵

pei¹ go³ teo⁴⁻² log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵

/pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

/pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

/pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lei̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

/pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² lɐi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³ tɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɔː¹³/

/ pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵ /

/ pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁹ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ tso⁵ /

/ pei¹ go³ teo⁴ log⁶ lei⁴ béi² néi⁵ dong³ deng³ co⁵ /

If the Chinese team can make it to the World Cup finals this time, I'll eat my hat!

jyu⁴ gwo² zung¹ gwok³ deoi⁶⁻² gam¹ ci³ jap⁶ dou³⁻² sai³ gaai³ bui¹ kyut³ coi³ zau¹, ngo⁵ pai¹ go³ tau⁴ lok⁶ lai⁴ bei² nei⁵ dong³ dang³ co⁵!

如果中國隊今次入到世界盃決賽週，我批個頭落嚟畀你當凳坐！

如果中国队今次入到世界杯决赛周，我批个头落嚟畀你当凳坐！


六不答對

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

This lad's words are nonsense. I don't know what he is talking about.

Zhè xiǎohuǒ shuōhuà liùbùdáduì, bù xiǎodé shuō de shènmenzi.

這小伙說話六不答對，不曉得說的甚們子。

这小伙说话六不答对，不晓得说的甚们子。

(Yangzhou Mandarin) the answer is irrelevant to the question; a square peg cannot fit into a round hole


if I ever saw one

There's a messed-up face if I ever saw one.

if ever there was one
if ever there was one#English


唔係我杯茶

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²² ŋɔː¹³ puːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²² ŋɔː¹³ puːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/


vain minun ruumiini yli

vain kuolleen ruumiini yli
vain kuolleen ruumiini yli#Finnish

Alternative form of vain kuolleen ruumiini yli


viime metreillä

(idiomatic) on the home stretch, in the final stage(s)


আমি হিন্দু

আমি হিন্দু • (ami hindu)


鬼拍後尾枕

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːk̚³ hɐu̯²² mei̯¹³ t͡sɐm³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːk̚³ hɐu̯²² mei̯¹³ t͡sɐm³⁵/


আমি খ্রিস্টান

আমি খ্রিস্টান

আমি খ্রিস্টান • (ami khrisṭan)


打瀉茶

/taː³⁵ sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/

/taː³⁵ sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰaː²¹/

(Cantonese, dated) the fiancé dies; a woman loses her betrothed


আমি বাংলাদেশী

আমি বাংলাদেশী • (ami baṅladeśi)


আমি ভারতীয়

I am Indian (person from the Republic of India)


শুভ বিজয়া

শুভ বিজয়া • (śubhô bijôya)


周身刀，冇張利

knives on the whole body, but none of them are sharp

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

jack of all trades, master of none
jack of all trades, master of none

(Cantonese) jack of all trades, master of none


bình cũ rượu mới

(figurative) old form, new content; the new, revised content is still conveyed with the old, familiar form, wording or literary devices


the sky fell in

Unless we, as a nation, States, cities—not pointing the finger at any one government structure—all of us—unless we are ready to finally look for meaningful, long-term salient, complex answers to a very complex problem, people are going to appear in front of your committee in 1992, and all of you are going to look back on the good old days of 1989, and we do think the sky is falling in today in New York.

1990, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Review of the National Drug Control Strategy, page 87:

And with the Great Serpent, the sky fell in, and the dry land sank into the sea.

2004, Frank Joseph, The Destruction of Atlantis:

Cup of tea? As usual! How could anything be usual when the sky had fallen in?

2008, Annie Murray, The Bells of Bournville Green, page 87:

Oh June, I really want at least one more good year before the sky falls in.

The sky fell in for European Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled, and many others when Hitler came to power.

2022, Tony Jordan, The Man Moses: Life Lessons with Moses:

Bizarrely, United were right in this game for 43 minutes, with Fernandes and Rashford missing arguably the game's two best chances before Gakpo scored and the sky fell in on Ten Hag's team.

2023 March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport:


雲泥之別

ㄩㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

/yn³⁵ ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

/yn³⁵ ni³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

starkly different, one being considerably better or higher in status than the other


電視汁撈飯

/tiːn²² siː²² t͡sɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ faːn²²/

/tiːn²² siː²² t͡sɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ faːn²²/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) to watch TV while eating


you're alright

you're all right
you're all right#English


Klasse statt Masse

Jedenfalls nicht über den Preis. Aber die deutsche Fleischbranche hätte sehr wohl eine Chance, wenn sie auf Klasse statt Masse setzen würde.

2023 February 19, Jost Maurin, “Fleischproduktion im Rückgang: Klasse statt Masse”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


Masse statt Klasse

Hocker redet wohl auch deshalb so, weil er seinen Wahlkreis in Niedersachsen hat – dem „Agrarland Nummer eins“, dem Zentrum der Massentierhaltung in Deutschland. Dort sitzen Agrarindustrielle, die immer noch auf Masse statt Klasse setzen.

2023 March 3, Jost Maurin, “Klimamythen bei FDP und Bauernverband: Klimabremser aus der Landwirtschaft”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


evd

(text messaging) Initialism of evet (“yes”).


滾水淥腳

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lʊk̚² kœːk̚³/

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lʊk̚² kœːk̚³/


玉體橫陳

ㄩˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ

/y⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/y⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/


walang anuman

tl-head

waláng anumán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

waláng anumán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + anuman (“whatever”), literally “no anything”. Compare Spanish de nada.

compound

(slightly formal) positive response to apologies or thanks: don't mention it; it's nothing; no problem; you're welcome


炒蝦拆蟹

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/

Crabs and shrimps are two of the symbols used in censorship of swear words.

(Cantonese, colloquial, euphemistic) to use offensive or vulgar words; to swear; to talk dirty


天落紅雨，馬生角

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ aŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ³³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ aŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²/


potrzymaj mi piwo

Literally, “hold my beer”. Calque of English hold my beer.

Pomysł Live Nation skomentowała popularna facebookowa strona poświęcona muzyce Są na świecie płyty, o których nie śniło się młodym klerykom.
"Nie no, ostatnio to Live Nation doszło już do ściany, bardziej się nie da golić ludzi. Live Nation: POTRZYMAJ MI PIWO" – czytamy.

2011 – 2023 March 8, Paweł Mączewski, “Nowość na koncercie The Weeknd w Polsce. Pojawiło się coś gorszego od opłat serwisowych”, in ASZdziennik, Warszawa:

The Live Nation's idea was commented on by a popular Facebook page dedicated to music "There are albums in the world that young clerics have never dreamed of".
 "Seriously, Live Nation has recently come up against a wall, you can't fleece people any more than this. Live nation: HOLD MY BEER" – we read.

(colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) hold my beer (I am about to do something crazy)


打不還手，罵不還口

ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ

ㄇㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄡˇ

да бу хуаньшоу

ма бу хуанькоу

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ xu̯än³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to be a complete pacifist and not retaliate at all


head

the family that lays together stays together

Variant of the family that sleeps together keeps together.

(humorous) A supposed motto describing the dynamics of incest.


溢於言表

ㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ

/i⁵¹ y³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚² jyː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ piːu̯³⁵/

/i⁵¹ y³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚² jyː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ piːu̯³⁵/

喜悅之情溢於言表

喜悦之情溢于言表


中氣十足

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ

чжунци шицзу

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ sɐp̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ sɐp̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/


palaza bürün, el ilə sürün

Literally, “wrap yourself in a palaz (“coarse woollen cloth worn by dervīshes”), and crawl with the people”. The aforementioned sense of palaz isn't preserved outside of this saying.

m-g

wrap yourself in a <i class="Latn mention" lang="az">palaz</i> (“coarse woollen cloth worn by dervīshes”), and crawl with the people

lit

(idiomatic) don't go against the current; be like everyone else


站著說話不腰疼

ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠ ㄊㄥˊ

чжаньчжэ шохуа бу яотэн

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

站着說話不腰疼
站着説話不腰疼
站着说话不腰疼

[someone's] back does not hurt if speaking while standing

being inconsiderate of other's feelings; being unable to put oneself in the place of another, especially when someone is making cynical comments about a person's situation


ons kent ons

it takes one to know one
it takes one to know one


老羞成怒

ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨˋ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ nu⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ nou̯²²/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ nu⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ nou̯²²/


ㄨㄟ ㄨㄛˇ ㄨˇ ㄕˊ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

(Internet slang) send me 50 yuan over WeChat


gun ì, gun ò, gun adhbhar

/kəɲ ˈiː kən̪ˠ ˈoː kən̪ˠ ˈɤːvəɾ/


anası mezar dikecekmiş

Literally, “Turns out his/her mom will build a grave.”

lit

(mnemonic) A mnemonic to help remember the suffixes that form participles: -an, -ası, -mez, -ar, -dik, -ecek, -miş


's fhada bhon uair sin

/ˈs̪at̪ə vɔn̪ˠ ˈuəɾˠʃɪn/


cò às a tha thu

where are you from? (informal and singular)


gen. et sp. nov.

(taxonomy, biology, paleontology) Abbreviation of new genus and species.


ACAAN

(magic performance) Initialism of any card at any number (“a form of magic trick in which the spectator selects a playing card and chooses a number, places the card in the deck, and is then shown their card at that numbered position in the deck”).


和尚划船——無法度

/hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³⁻²¹ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sun²³ bɤ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/hue²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³⁻¹¹ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sun²⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

A monk is bald, i.e. he has no hair (無髮／无发 (bô hoat)). Therefore, the second part of the phrase is 無髮渡／无发渡. 髮／发 (hoat) has the same pronunciation as 法 (hoat) and 渡 (tō͘, “sailing across the sea or river”) has the same pronunciation as 度 (tō͘)

zh-l

A Buddhist monk rows a boat - a man with no hair sailing across (to no avail)


vad fan

Vad fan gör du?

Vad fan vill du?

Vad fan?

(vulgar, colloquial) what the hell, what the fuck

Vad fan gör vi här?

(vulgar, colloquial) why the fuck, why the hell

Han gör vad fan han vill

(vulgar, colloquial) whatever the hell, whatever the fuck


ligar o foda-se

Literally, “to turn the foda-se [button, mode] on”.

lit

O negócio é ligar o foda-se e não ficar com a pulga atrás da orelha.

The best thing you can do is to stop caring instead of getting paranoid.


稍安勿躁

шаоань уцзао

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

少安勿躁 少安勿躁#Chinese


少安勿躁

ㄕㄠˇ ㄢ ㄨˋ ㄗㄠˋ

шаоань уцзао

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Please calm down a bit, don't be so irritated.


padat karya

Compound of padat (“packed”) + karya (“work”), compare to Japanese 労働集約(ろうしゅうやく) (rōshūyaku, “labor-intensive”, literally “labour + consolidate, aggregate”) and Chinese 勞動密集／劳动密集 (láodòng mìjí, “labor-intensive”, literally “labor-dense”).

zh-l

labor-intensive, work-intensive: requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.


アッラーフ・アクバル

[a̠ɾ̚ɾa̠ːɸɯ̟ a̠kɯ̟ba̠ɾɯ̟]

borrowed

Arabic الله أكبر


vai pro caralho

vai para o caralho
vai para o caralho#Portuguese


skante

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "ska inte."


MGIF

must get in front
must get in front#English


擺明車馬

/paːi̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ maː¹³/

/paːi̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ maː¹³/

(Cantonese) to show clearly one's intent and actions; to act overtly


must get in front

(UK, slang, derogatory) The perceived attitude of a motorist who drives poorly in order to stay in front of other road users.


bu你阿嬤

/puː²¹ niː¹³ aː³³ mɔː⁵⁵/

/puː²¹ niː³⁵ aː³³ mɔː⁵⁵/

/puː²¹ niː¹³ aː³³ mɔː⁵⁵/

/puː²¹ niː³⁵ aː³³ mɔː⁵⁵/

bor

Teochew 甫領母／甫领母

bu你阿嬷
pu你阿嬤
bu你阿麼
pu你阿麼
婆你阿嬤

1996, 食神 [The God of Cookery], spoken by 史提芬周 [Stephen Chow] (周星馳 [Stephen Chow]):

Fuck you! Do you know any basic manners?

pu⁴ ni⁵ aa³ mo¹! nei⁵ hiu² m⁴ hiu² kwai¹ geoi² ge³ ze¹?

pu你阿嬤！你曉唔曉規矩嘅啫？

pu你阿嬷！你晓唔晓规矩嘅啫？

(Cantonese, vulgar, humorous) fuck your mother; fuck you


da han Adam gjætt i Skarrali’n

Literally, “when Adam was a shepherd on the hillside by Skarå Creek”. Gjætt is apocope of gjette, past of gjeta. Skarålia is a hillside at the creek’s lower part, but it is also name of a farm at this hillside, here used with dialectal case ending with preposition referring to the hillside (not the farm).

lit

when Adam was an oakum boy
when Adam was an oakum boy

(Trøndelag, dialectal spelling) long time ago, "when Adam was an oakum boy"


失匙夾萬

/sɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ kaːp̚³ maːn²²/

/sɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ kaːp̚³ maːn²²/

(Cantonese) person from a rich family who does not have access to his or her family's wealth


澳門風扇——麻鳩煩

/ou̯³³ muːn²¹⁻³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ siːn³³ maː²¹ kɐu̯⁵⁵ faːn²¹/

Near homophonous pun between the English translation of 澳門風扇／澳门风扇 (ou3 mun4-2 fung1 sin3, “Macau fan”) and 麻鳩煩／麻鸠烦 (maa4 gau1 faan4, “fucking annoying”), the expletive-infixed form of 麻煩／麻烦 (maa4 faan4, “annoying”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated, vulgar) fucking annoying


冇花冇假

/mou̯¹³ faː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kaː³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ faː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kaː³⁵/


only a mother could love

From the instinctual love that a mother has for her offspring.

There was an interesting face beneath the spots, I thought as I looked at him, but at the moment at which fate rang our doorbell it was still a face only a mother could love, which was a problem for the boy on our doorstep.

1995, Nancy Pickard, Confession, page 5:

Mark was someone only a mother could love—but I did feel sorry for his mother.

2009, Tyler R. Tichelaar, The Only Thing That Lasts, page 164:

Sometimes, when he does something that only a mother could love, I get scared.

It was a wreath only a mother could love.

2016, Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul:

It was a song that only a mother could love.

2019, Ian Brennan, Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth:

The resulting animal, it was said, was one only a mother could love.

Used to describe someone or something very unlovable or repulsive.


路見不平

ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

луцзяньбупин

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/lou̯²² kiːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/lou̯²² kiːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

to stand up for the truth and fight for justice


やの

Compound of や (ya, assertive particle) + の (no, questioning particle).

ja-com

落書きしたん誰やの。

Kansai form of なの (na no), expressing assertion, questioning or exclamation.


轉彎抹角

ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

чжуаньваньмоцзяо

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚² kɔːk̚³/

/t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚² kɔːk̚³/

/t͡syːn³³ waːn⁵⁵ muːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

to twist and turn; to turn a corner here and there

beat around the bush
beat around the bush

(figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat around the bush


отставкаға кету

head

отставкаға кету

отставкаға кету • (otstavkağa ketu)


狗屁倒灶

ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ

гоупидаоцзао

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) disorganized; chaotic


no tiene caso

No tiene caso que lo esperes.


修身養性

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

сюшэнь янсин

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ³³/

to behave properly to improve one's character


dũng cảm có thừa

[zʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩ kɔ˧˦ tʰɨə˨˩]

[jʊwŋ͡m˧˨ kaːm˧˨ kɔ˨˩˦ tʰɨə˦˩]

[jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦ kɔ˦˥ tʰɨə˨˩]

Calque of Chinese 餘勇可賈／余勇可贾 (yúyǒngkěgǔ). See the entry for details.

calque

1759, Lê Quý Đôn, Đại Việt thông sử (Thorough Historical Records of Great Việt); 1973, Vietnamese translation by Lê Mạnh Liêu
Mạc Kính Điển là con trai Đăng Doanh và em trai Phúc Hải, tính nhân hậu, linh mẫn, dũng cảm có thừa. Ngụy triều phong tước Khiêm vương.
Mạc Kính Điển was Đăng Doanh's son and Phúc Hải's young brother; by nature, he was humane, clever, and exceedingly courageous. The spurious court bestowed [on him] the title of Modest Prince.

1809 - 1819, Phan Huy Chú, Lịch Triều Hiến Chương Loại Chí (Chronicles of Past Dynasties' Charters), “Volume 1”, 1992, Vietnamese translation by Ngô Hữu Tạo & Trần Huy Hân.
Hoàng Nghĩa Giao [...] Ông thuộc dòng dõi nhà tướng, dũng cảm có thừa, trong đời thịnh đức [1653-57] theo Ninh quận công Trịnh Toàn đi đánh Đường-trong.
Hoàng Nghĩa Giao … He was born into a military family and had excessive courage; in the Thịnh Đức era [1653 - 57] he accompanied the Serene Duke Trịnh Toàn on an offensive against the Inner Circuit.

10 năm trước đây, quân đội Nhật Pháp tung hoành, nhân dân Việt Nam khốn khổ. Trong lúc đó ở Lạng Sơn, Cao Bằng, vài nhóm du kích bắt đầu tổ chức. Tuy cái gì cũng thiếu nhưng dũng cảm có thừa.

1954, Hồ Chí Minh, "Mừng ngày sinh nhật Quân đội nhân dân (Happy Birthday, The People's Army!)", Nhân Dân (The People), no. 296

10 years ago, the Japanese and French armies were rampaging hither and thither, the Vietnamese people were miserable. At that point in time, in Lạng Sơn, Cao Bằng, several guerilla groups began to organise. Although they lacked everything, they had excessive courage.

Lúc bắt đầu kháng chiến, quân đội ta là quân đội thơ ấu. Tinh thần dũng cảm có thừa, nhưng thiếu vũ khí, thiếu kinh nghiệm, thiếu cán bộ, thiếu mọi mặt.

Communist Party of Vietnam, Văn kiện Đảng toàn tập (Party Documents: Complete Works), "Vol. 12 (1951)", p. 24; quoted in 2018, Nguyễn Hoàng Nhiên, "Hai Cuộc Kháng Pháp của Dân Tộc Việt Nam (The Vietnamese People's Two Anti-French Resistance Wars)", Tạp Chí Quốc phòng Toàn Dân (National Defence Journal)

When the Resistance War just began, our army was in its infancy, having excessive courage, yet lacking weapons, lacking experience, lacking cadres, lacking in every aspect.

Nhìn vết đạn hằn trên thành Cửa Bắc ngày nay, nghĩ về vết thương xuyên qua 3 thế kỷ, ta sẽ thấu hiểu rằng thua về khoa học công nghệ đau đớn biết chừng nào. Nguyễn Tri Phương, Hoàng Diệu và bao anh hùng liệt sĩ dũng cảm có thừa, tận trung báo quốc, nhưng không giữ được thành chỉ vì thua về vũ khí. Nay chúng ta hội nhập quốc tế, thị trường là chiến trường, thắng thua cũng không nằm ngoài hai chữ “công nghệ”.

2012, Phú Thọ Department of Foreign Affairs, Thắng Thua và Công Nghệ (Victory, Defeat, and Technology):

Now looking at the deep holes perforated by cannonballs on the citadel's northern gate and thinking of the wounds [lasting] through three centuries, we will thoroughly understand that how painful it was to be technologically inferior. Nguyễn Tri Phương, Hoàng Diệu, and how many other exceedingly courageous heroes and martyrs, who served their country with utmost loyalty, yet could not keep hold of the citadel because they were inferior only in terms of weapons. Now that we are internationally integrated [and] the market is the battlefield, victory or defeat also lies not beyond “technology”.

to have excessive courage; to be exceedingly courageous


排到尖沙咀

/pʰaːi̯²¹ tou̯³³ t͡siːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be extremely popular


số là

[ʂow˨˩˦ laː˦˩]

[ʂow˦˥ laː˨˩]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see số, là.

Số là thằng cu Quân trượt đại học, bị bố đuổi, nên giờ mới vào băng đầu gấu.
Quân got into this gang because he failed a college entrance exam and got kicked out by his father.


台鑒

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːm³³/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kaːm³³/


menos da una piedra

it's better than nothing; it could have been worse


靚到沊一聲

靓到沊一声
靚到dum一聲

/lɛːŋ³³ tou̯³³ tɐm³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɛːŋ³³ tou̯³³ tɐm³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

“Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!” “How can you let her go? She's so pretty!” “Hehe, I'm saying that she's gorgeous!” (original text was a pun of 沊 (dam², “sound of object dropping into water”) and 抌 (dam², “to throw away”))

1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge (spoken by Tongzhi Emperor)

「沊！沊！沊！沊！沊！」「唔係呀嗎？咁正，你都抌？」「嘿嘿，靚到沊一聲」！

「沊！沊！沊！沊！沊！」「唔系呀吗？咁正，你都抌？」「嘿嘿，靓到沊一声」！

(Cantonese) very beautiful, especially of a woman


喊苦喊忽

/haːm³³ fuː³⁵ haːm³³ fɐt̚⁵/

/haːm³³ fuː³⁵ haːm³³ fɐt̚⁵/


藤條炆豬肉

/tʰɐŋ²¹ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵ mɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

If you still don't behave yourself, I'll cane you tonight!

nei⁵ zoi³ jai⁵⁻¹ jai⁵⁻¹, gam¹ maan⁵ zau⁶ sik⁶ tang⁴ tiu⁴⁻² man¹ zyu¹ juk⁶ gaa³ laa¹!

你再曳曳，今晚就食藤條炆豬肉㗎啦！

你再曳曳，今晚就食藤条炆猪肉㗎啦！

(Cantonese) caning, especially as corporal punishment for children


me cago en la leche que te han dado

Literally, “I shit in the milk you have been given”.

lit

¡Me cago en la leche que te han dado, zorra! ¡Ya estas largando lo que sabes, porque sabe dios que si no lo haces, te mato aquí mismo como la perra que eres!

2020, Alejandro Otegui, El hombre sin nombre:

Holy fucking Christ, slut! You're gonna spout off everything you know, because if you don't then, goddamit, I'm gonna kill you here on the spot, like the bitch you are.

me cago en la leche
me cago en la leche#Spanish


輸甲褪褲

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ¹¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ¹¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹/

褪褲／褪裤 is a near-homophonic pun of 當褲 (tǹg-khò͘, “pawn your [under]pants”) (so as to pay debt), describing an exaggerated situation when suffering tremendous losses in gambling because there is nothing more to lose.

(Southern Min) to suffer tremendous losses


de gustibus

de gustibus non est disputandum
de gustibus non est disputandum

Elliptical form of de gustibus non est disputandum


今天的我打倒昨天的我

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄨㄛˇ

gam¹ tin¹ dik¹ ngo⁵ daa² dou² zok³ tin¹ dik¹ ngo⁵

jīntiān de wǒ dǎdǎo zuótiān de wǒ [Phonetic:jīntiāndewǒdádǎozuótiāndewǒ]

chin¹-tʻien¹ tê⁵ wo³ ta³-tao³ tso²-tʻien¹ tê⁵ wo³

цзиньтянь дэ во дадао цзотянь дэ во

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ d̥ə² wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ d̥ə² wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

gām tīn dīk ngóh dá dóu jok tīn dīk ngóh

gam¹ tin¹ dik⁷ ngo⁵ daa² dou² dzok⁸ tin¹ dik⁷ ngo⁵

gem¹ tin¹ dig¹ ngo⁵ da² dou² zog³ tin¹ dig¹ ngo⁵

/kɐm⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ taː³⁵ tou̯³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³/

to deny what one has previously said; to not keep one's words, to deny one's words


輸到脫褲

ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄨˋ

/ʂu⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹/

/ʂu⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹/

Calque of Hokkien 輸甲褪褲／输甲褪裤 (su kah thǹg-khò͘).


𐍃𐌰𐌿

𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃: 𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌴𐌹, 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰, 𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸?

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? (KJV)

þaruh frēhun ina sipōnjōs is qiþandans: rabbei, ƕas frawaurhta, sau þau fadrein is, ei blinds gabaurans warþ?

𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃: 𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌹? 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸?

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? (KJV)

jah frēhun ins qiþandans: sau ist sa sunus izwar þanei jus qiþiþ þatei blinds gabaurans waurþi? ƕaiwa nu saiƕiþ?

Compound of 𐍃𐌰 (sa)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “this (one)…?”


que me maten

cross my heart and hope to die
cross my heart and hope to die


Asche auf mein Haupt

Literally, “ashes on my head”, from the Middle Eastern and thence Christian custom of sprinkling dust on one's head as a sign of penitence.

(now usually somewhat humorous) mea culpa (expression of accepting guilt)


algo es algo

something is better than nothing
something is better than nothing


𐌿𐌶𐌿

𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌼 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐌶𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? (KJV)

saei nu andstaldiþ izwis ahmin jah waurkeiþ mahtins in izwis uzu waurstwam witōdis þau uzu gahauseinai galaubeinais

Compound of 𐌿𐍃 (us)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “from …?; through …?”


坐而論道

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ

цзоэрлуньдао

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² jiː²¹ lɵn²² tou̯²²/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² jiː²¹ lɵn²² tou̯²²/

(derogatory) to indulge in empty talk instead of doing anything useful


ain't what it used to was

Thanksgiving 'ain't what it used to was.'

1852, Harper's New Monthly Magazine: Volume 5, Harper & Brothers, page 848:

Your memory ain't what it used to was, my man, or what it ought to be.

1862, Albany Fonblanque, chapter XXIV, in The St. James's Magazine: Volume 5, Houlston & Wright, A Tangled Skein: A Romance, page 180:

Then Grandmother snuffled a teardrop
And said. "It is jest like I suz
T’ th’ parson—Grandfather’s liver
Ain’t what it used to was."

1920 October 23, Ellis Parker Butler, “A Pastoral”, in Judge (a satirical magazine):

With a few more years to procrastinate, as we used to say of the old gray mare, we'll be able to say of the elementary schools, "It ain't what it used to was!"

1948 December 17, The Winonan, volume XXX, number 3, Winona State Teachers College, Winona, Minn., page 2:

(colloquial, idiomatic) Is not what it used to be; (expressing nostalgia).


alfa dan omega

Translation of Ancient Greek τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ (tò álpha kaì tò ô).

der

τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ


𐍃𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌿

𐍃𐌹𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌰𐌹#Gothic

Compound of 𐍃𐌹𐌰𐌹 (siai)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “will he/she/it be…?”


𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿

Compound of 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “so…? thus…?”


aperi oculos

Catalan: abriulls, abrulls

desc

Mozarabic: [script needed] (abreweḷo) (doc. ca. 1100)

⇒ Old Leonese: Pedro Abrueyo (name)

Old Galician-Portuguese: [Term?]

Galician: abrollo

Portuguese: abrolho

Spanish: abrojo

Álava: abreojos

[ˈäpɛriː ˈɔkʊɫ̪oːs̠]

(This entry is a descendant hub.) open [your] eyes!


sug min kuk

From sug (“suck”) + min (“my”) + kuk (“dick”).


kyss mig i arslet

kyss (“kiss”) + mig (“me”) + i (“in”) + arslet (“my arse, my ass”)

(idiomatic, vulgar) kiss my arse, kiss my ass


sug min röv

From sug (“suck”) + min (“my”) + röv (“ass”).

(idiomatic, vulgar) fuck off, go to hell


fan och hans moster

fan (“the devil”) + och (“and”) + hans (“his”) + moster (“maternal aunt”)

Utflykten var ett helvete. Mygg och regn och snålblåst och punktering och fan och hans moster.

The trip was hell. Mosquitoes and rain and biting wind and a flat tire and the devil and his aunt.

(idiomatic, colloquial) Indicates items left out at the end of an enumeration (of unpleasant or tiring things).


helvetet brakar loss

helvetet (“the hell”) + brakar (“breaks (literally "crashes")”) + loss (“loose”)

Det var då helvetet brakade loss


LAMA

(medicine) Initialism of leaving/left against medical advice.


DAMA

(medicine) Initialism of discharged against medical advice.