შენი ჭირიმე

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შენი ჭირიმე • (šeni č̣irime)

→ Armenian: շենի ճիրիմե (šeni čirime)

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სქანი ჭირი მა

→ Mingrelian: სქანი ჭირი მა (skani č̣iri ma) (calque)

ისგუ მაზიგ მი

→ Svan: ისგუ მაზიგ მი (isgu mazig mi) (calque)

Literally, "your grief to me". Compare Armenian ցավդ տանեմ (cʻavd tanem).

(idiomatic) an untranslatable expression of endearment towards a familiar listener.


hátrakötöm a sarkad

hátraköt (“to tie back”) + -öm (“I”, personal suffix) + a (“the”) + sarok (“heel”) + -ad (“your”, possessive suffix), literally: "I'll tie your heels behind your back"

affix

(idiomatic) I'll give you what for! (I will punish you!)


ayóóʼánóshʼní

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ayóóʼánóshʼní


up to one's eyeballs

First and foremost (rather than last but not least), I couldn't have done this without my wife Nicki Norman, who serves as sounding board and a voice of rationality and moderation, and who sees the big picture when I'm up to my eyeballs in details.

2010, Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water:

Deeply engaged in something, to the point of being overwhelmed.


The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland and the 6 counties of Northern Ireland together make a single United Ireland.


as I was saying

(idiomatic, informal) Used to refer back to one's own previous statement in a discourse


shitah honiigai

shitah (“in my body”) + honiigaii (“it (an area) got very warm”)


shitah honeezgai

shitah (“in my body”) + ho- (“it (denoting space or area)”) + neezgai (“it hurts”)


Joost mag het weten

1951, A. Vreugdenhil, Koningen, scheepsbouwers en zeevaarders, H.J. Paris (publ.), page 151.
Waar het verschil in zit en wat de oorzaak precies is, Joost mag het weten.

No one knows what causes the difference and what the exact cause is.

Wat Hawking met dit verhaal wil bereiken, Joost mag het weten.

1996, Fred A. Muller, “Stephen Hawking, orakel tussen de wielen”, in Hollands maandblad, number 1, page 30:

God knows what Hawking is trying to achieve with this story.


dikos shidoolnaʼ

dikos (“cough”) + shidoolnaʼ (“I got infected with it”)


do not pass go, do not collect $200

From the Monopoly game, where it is written on cards that send one directly to jail.

We will all go directly to our own respective Valhallas/Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dallahs

1959, Tom Lehrer, "We Will All Go Together When We Go":

The only people who get through the doors without are couriers, and they get escorted all the way: make their delivery, get a signature then straight back out - do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

2002, Christopher Brookmyre, Not the End of the World, page 230:

Two months later I hit the second knuckle on my pointer finger – six more stitches, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars – and damaged a tendon in the process.

2005, Ralph Scherder, The Taxidermist's Son, page 160:

I'm getting a part on a pilot. I don't have to audition — do not pass go, do not collect $200, just go straight to acting.

2010, John Scalzi, Agent to the Stars, page 290:

(humorous) A phrase indicating that something must be done directly without delays or deviations.


ʼáásh ńtsʼííd

ʼáásh ńtsʼííd?

ʼáásh ńtsʼííd?


ʼáh nístsʼííd

ʼáh nístsʼííd

ʼáh nístsʼííd


tʼáá hó ájítʼéego tʼéiyá

tʼáá hó ájítʼéego tʼéiyá

tʼáá hó ájítʼéego tʼéiyá

tʼáá (“just”) + hó (“someone”) + ájítʼé (“he is”) + -go (“while”) + tʼéiyá (“only”)

just do it; it’s up to you; that’s all it takes (take responsibility for yourself)


goddag yxskaft

Known since 1800, from a story where a man - almost deaf - is sitting by the road, carving axe handles. He doesn't want to admit his lousy hearing, so when a stranger passed and says 'good day', he believes the stranger is asking what he's making, thus answering 'axe handles'. The rest of the conversation is just as disjointed. See also Danish goddag mand økseskaft.

(idiomatic) a response or answer that has nothing to do with the question; non sequitur


მტყუანს შევეცი

მტყუანს შევეცი

მტყუანს შევეცი • (mṭq̇uans ševeci)

Literally: 'fuck the wrong [unjust] one'.

(colloquial, slang, vulgar) Said when the speaker wants to indicate that the person they are talking to is wrong


náʼoolkiłí tʼááłáʼí ahééʼílkid bee náás ninádajiiłkeed

náʼoolkiłí (“clock”) + tʼááłáʼí (“one”) + ahééʼílkid (“hour”) + bee (“by means of it”) + náás (“forward”) + ninádajiiłkeed (“the people set it”)

daylight saving time
daylight saving time


don't be a fool, wrap your tool

En-us-don't be a fool, wrap your tool.oga

(slang) There are consequences to not wearing a condom on one's penis.


nisi quod

Nec Vettius Bolanus, manentibus adhuc civilibus bellis, agitavit Britannian disciplina: eadem inertia erga hostis, similis petulantia castrorum, nisi quod innocens Bolanus et nullis delictis invisus caritatem paraverat loco auctoritatis.

Nor did Vettius Bolanus, with the civil wars still on-going, trouble Britain with discipline: there was the same inactivity towards foes, the same insolence of the camps, except that Bolanus (unblemished in reputation and hated for no offense) furnished kindness in the place of authority.


sleep tight

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleep tight.wav

The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep.

Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite!

If one keeps oneself tightly bundled one will sleep warm and rest well.


and his mother

It looks like everyone and his mother has come out tonight.

Anyone and his mother could see through that disguise.

(idiomatic) Serves as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.


everyone and his mother

Golf is supposed to be a gentleman's game, but I curse everyone and his mother out there. I have to win.

1983 January 24, “THE KILLER D”, in Miami Herald:

everybody and his brother
everybody and his brother#English


kellon ympäri

kellon (“of the clock”) + ympäri (“around”)


everybody and his mother

On Thursday the same remark would have applied equally to Tokomairiro; everybody and his mother seemed to be paying us a visit.

1868 February 5, “Clutha Ferry Races”, in Bruce Herald, Bruce, NZ:


yötä päivää

yötä (“partitive of yö - night”) + päivää (“partitive of päivä - day”)

day and night, night and day (all the time; round the clock; unceasingly)


青出於藍

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (青出於藍):
* → Korean: 청출어람(靑出於藍) (cheongchureoram)

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ lam²³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ nã²³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ lam²³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ nã²³/

Short for 青出於藍，而青於藍／青出于蓝，而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán, “Blue is obtained from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”).

zh-short

(figurative) the student has surpassed his or her teacher


respice finem

Miſtris reſpice finem, reſpect your end, or rather the propheſie like the Parrat, beware the ropes end.

c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], page 95, column 2:

look to the end; consider the final outcome


గుండె లోతుల్లోంచి

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గుండె లోతుల్లోంచి • (guṇḍe lōtullōñci)

from the bottom of one's heart
from the bottom of one's heart


ఆట పట్టించు

ఆట పట్టించు • (āṭa paṭṭiñcu)


కంటికి కన్ను, పంటికి పన్ను

కంటికి కన్ను, పంటికి పన్ను • (kaṇṭiki kannu, paṇṭiki pannu)

kaṇṭiki kannu (romanization)
paṇṭiki pannu (romanization)

eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

en-కంటికి_కన్ను,_పంటికి_పన్ను-te-phrase-9Go7teg-


не думаю

не дума́ю • (ne dumáju)

не дума́ю (canonical)
ne dumáju (romanization)


WRUD

(Internet slang, text messaging) What are you doing?


WRU

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of where are you.


HRU

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of how are you?.


wake up and die right

“Christ Almighty, yes, Floyd!” Hank turned on Evenwrite, relieved in a way to have someone to shout at again. “Sure I can sell lumber. But wake up and die right! use your damn head! Look!”

1964, Ken Kesey, Charles Bowden, Sometimes a Great Notion, 2006 edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 413:

We think it’s about time for the hypocritical members of the parent-teacher click responsible for obsolete standards and regulations to wake up and die right!

2004, National Lampoon, edited by Scott Rubin, Sean Crespo, and Mason Brown, National Lampoon's Big Book of Love, →ISBN, →OCLC:

(informal, used imperatively) Get a grip.


არა უშავს

არა უშავს • (ara ušavs)


რა უშავს

რა უშავდა მეც მყოლოდა მანქანა.


更深

/kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴/

/kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴/

1996, “一簾幽夢”, 瓊瑤 (lyrics), performed by 許茹芸:

chuāng wài gēng shēn lù zhòng, jīnyè luò huā chéng zhǒng

窗外更深露重 今夜落花成冢

Don't think of me when the night gets deep. Don't think of me when you're grieving. Love the one you originally chose.

Kiⁿ-chhim m̄-bián siūⁿ góa, siong-sim m̄-bián siūⁿ góa, ài lí tong-chho͘ soán-te̍k ê hit-ê pā.

更深不免想我，傷心不免想我，愛你當初選擇的彼個吧。

更深不免想我，伤心不免想我，爱你当初选择的彼个吧。


one's gotta do what one's gotta do

one's got to do what one's got to do#English

Alternative form of one's got to do what one's got to do


paljon melua tyhjästä

paljon (“a lot”) + melua (“of noise”) + tyhjästä (“from nothing”)

much ado about nothing
much ado about nothing


one's got to do what one's got to do

Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, even if his helpmate does not share his passion. Perhaps that's part of the attraction. Maybe a man wouldn't be so feverish about his garden if he had to share it with his partner, […]

2000, Warren Schultz, A Man's Garden, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, →OCLC:

A person must do what he or she feels obliged to do.

do what a person feels is to be done by themselves

ein Mann muss tun, was ein Mann eben tun muss


YOLO

The phrase (not the acronym) "you only live once" dates to the 19th century according to research by Katherine Martin, head of U.S. Dictionaries at Oxford University Press. It saw a steady increase of usage from 1940 to 2000. Ben Zimmer, lexicographer, found the earliest usage of the acronym from 1993, in a trademark filed for YOLO gear with "you only live once" in small lettering. The acronym was popularized around 2011 by Canadian rapper Drake.
YOLO was entered into the Oxford English Dictionary as a word in 2016.

Making this cake mix eleven years past the expiration date, because YOLO!

“Well, it's too late to turn back now, Brandon,” Ana said. “And anyway… YOLO, right?” Brandon looked like he was about to explode, but finally he rubbed his eyes and nodded. “Yeah. YOLO.”

2014, Sam Jones, yolo, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 132:

“It made me come to this conclusion of, I don’t know, YOLO, let me just try this,” he said.

2021 March 24, Charlie Warzel, quoting James Young, “What Are You Paying for When You Buy a GIF for $25,000?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Individual YOLO decisions can be chalked up to many factors: cabin fever, low interest rates, the emergence of new get-rich-quick schemes like NFTs and meme stocks.

2021 April 21, Kevin Roose, “Welcome to the YOLO Economy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(slang) Initialism of you only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.


რა თქმა უნდა

რა თქმა უნდა


campa cavallo

From proverb Campa cavallo che l'erba cresce.

(dated) something, that is eagerly, but hopelessly, anticipated


ご苦労様でした

ja-pos

ご-くろう-さま でした

ご苦(く)労(ろう)様(さま)でした • (go-kurō-sama deshita)

ご苦労様でした (canonical)
go-kurō-sama deshita (romanization)

I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work (a stock phrase usually used by a senior towards subordinates)


お疲れ様でした

お-つかれ-さま でした

お疲(つか)れ様(さま)でした • (o-tsukare-sama deshita)

お疲れ様でした (canonical)
o-tsukare-sama deshita (romanization)

Consists of お (o, honorific prefix) + 疲れ (tsukare, “tiredness, fatigue”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 疲れる (tsukareru, “to become tired or fatigued”) + 様 (sama, honorific suffix) + でした (deshita, “it was”, past tense of copula です (desu, “it is”)).

I appreciate your efforts, thank you very much, good work


wyf

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of where('re) you from. (where are you from?)


彼此彼此

ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/


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one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't

“[…] He’s been there for her, and where has Jack been? He’s gone, long gone.” / “That’s true,” Richard said in a crushing manner, “but he wouldn’t be, had it not been for Glenda getting him involved. He’s only doing what she asked him to do. You’re putting him in a no-win situation; he’s damned if he does and he’s damned if he doesn’t.”

2010, Gail Soberg-Sorenson, chapter 40, in Vengeance, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 310:

My job takes a lot of my time and the hours are crazy, but I put Ryan and Whitney first. Dammit, if I didn’t work that would be a problem. It seems like I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t.

2016, Tracee Boyd, “Chapter 13 – Harper”, in Hardheaded in Love, Royalty Publishing House, →ISBN, page 81:

One of the most awkward situations known to humankind (apart from turning up to work in the same outfit as someone else) is receiving a social media contact request from a member of the senior management team. Should you ignore the invitation or accept it on diplomatic grounds? In either case, you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t.

2017, Simon Holland, “Social Media Management”, in How Bad Is Your Boss? Do You Work for a Mentor or a Menace?, New York, N.Y.: Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN, page 79:

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't#English

Alternative form of damned if one does and damned if one doesn't


童顏鶴髮

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ hɔːk̚² faːt̚³/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹ hɔːk̚² faːt̚³/

white hair and ruddy complexion; healthy in old age; hale and hearty


არც მწვადი დაწვა, არც შამფური

არც მწვადი დაწვა, არც შამფური • (arc mc̣vadi dac̣va, arc šampuri)

arc mc̣vadi dac̣va (romanization)
arc šampuri (romanization)

/art͡s mt͡sʼvadi dat͡sʼva art͡s ʃampʰuri/

[aɾt͡sʰ mt͡sʼʷadi d̥at͡sʼʷa aɾt͡sʰ ʃampʰuɾi]

Literally, "has not burnt neither shashlik nor skewer".

en-არც_მწვადი_დაწვა,_არც_შამფური-ka-phrase-47DEQpj8


hwd.

her weke din
her weke din#Northern_Kurdish

Abbreviation of her weke din (“and so forth”): etc.


women and children first

The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking.

An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.


the party is over

The party's over / But I've landed on my feet / And I'm standing here on this corner / Where there used to be a street

2014, Leonard Cohen (lyrics and music), “A Street”, in Popular Problems:

But surely he’d walk it, standing as a revolutionary independent. “Well, my ambitions go way, way, way beyond that. I’m not asking for an invitation to the party – I’m saying the party’s over.”

2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian:

An irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.


u.A.w.g.

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


愛怎麼著就怎麼著

ㄞˋ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄜ

ай цзэньмэчжэ цзю цзэньмэчжэ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹/

(informal) do whatever one likes, do as one wishes


here be dragons

Evidence of the use of this term as a notation on actual historical maps is lacking. The only known appearance of an equivalent phrase in any language on a historical map is of Latin HC SVNT DRACONES (“here are dragons”), placed on the east coast of Asia, on the Hunt-Lenox Globe, which dates from c. 1510. The phrase is simply a variation on HIC SVNT LEONES ("here are lions"), the classical phrase used by medieval cartographers to denote unknown territories on maps.

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It's like in those old maps of the world, where the mapmakers wrote, "Here be dragons" on the unexplored parts of the globe.

1994, Steven Henry Strogatz, Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering, page 11:

The awakening world scrawled ‘Here Be Dragons’ across the unknown territory.

2004, Nornie Campbell, No Dragons Here, page 253:

When the old seafarers encountered uncharted territory, they would find those blank areas on the map marked with the phrase “Here be Dragons” and the image of a sea serpent or a similarly ferocious creature.

2011, Susie Vrobel, Fractal Time: Why a Watched Kettle Never Boils, page 255:

A fanciful notation, commonly attributed to historical maps, held to indicate either the belief that unknown dangers exist in a certain location on the map, or that actual dragons can be found there.

Here be dragons in the shape of London landladies, owners of small hotels ('B. & B.') in the streets off the lower end of Euston Road. . .

1962, Geoffrey Fletcher, The London Nobody Knows, page 16:

. . . let me go into what was the unknown, ‘Here-be-Dragons’, hinterland of science, to find out what made scientists tick. . .

1987, Ritchie Calder, reported in New Scientist, Vol. 114, No. 1559, May 7, 1987, p. 61

Speaking of money... here be dragons... Do you charge?

1993, Incorporated Association of Organists, Organists' Review, Volume 79, Issues 309-312, p. 219

Analytical philosophers mark "Here be dragons" on the part of the intellectual map that belongs to phenomenology.

1997, William R. Everdell, The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought, page 191:

In undertaking such a task, I realise that I am venturing into uncharted waters, or at least waters for which only charts of the ‘here be dragons’ variety exist.

1997, Charles Jones, The Edinburgh history of the Scots language, page 336:

By extension, used to indicate that which is unknown or uncertain, particularly if it seems to carry some type of risk.


niinkuin märkä palaa

niin kuin märkä palaa
niin kuin märkä palaa#Finnish

Alternative form of niin kuin märkä palaa


όχι άλλο

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όχι άλλο • (óchi állo)

el-phrase

όχι άλλο • (óchi állo)


d/b/a

(US, law) Alternative form of dba (“doing business as”)


నాకు తెలుసు

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నాకు తెలుసు • (nāku telusu) (నాకు తెలుసు)


నాకు తెలియదు

నాకు తెలియదు • (nāku teliyadu)


眾所周知

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ

чжунсочжоучжи

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³ ti³³/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

/t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ so⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siu³³⁻²³ t͡sai³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³ ti³³/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that


ես թարգմանչի կարիք ունեմ

ես թարգմանչի կարիք ունեմ

ես թարգմանչի կարիք ունեմ • (es tʻargmančʻi karikʻ unem)

es tʻargmančʻi karikʻ unem (romanization)

[jes tʰɑɾɡmɑnt͡ʃʰí kɑɾíkʰ uném]

[jes tʰɑɾkʰmɑnt͡ʃʰí ɡɑɾíkʰ uném]

I need an interpreter
I need an interpreter

en-ես_թարգմանչի_կարիք_ունեմ-hy-phrase-vxZpiVIJ


ισαλαβρε

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:

the twelve (magistrates in rule of Dreros)


喝西北風

ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥ

/xɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

ㄏㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄥㄦ

/xɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/hɔːt̚³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/xɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/xɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/hɔːt̚³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

Because the farmland was destroyed by the storms, the (ordinary) people have nothing to eat.

Yīnwèi tiándì bèi bàofēng huǐdiào, lǎobǎixìng zhǐnéng hē xīběifēng.

因為田地被暴風毀掉，老百姓只能喝西北風。

因为田地被暴风毁掉，老百姓只能喝西北风。


shurely shome mishtake

Pronunciation spelling of surely some mistake. Originally coined by Private Eye in imitation of the slurred speech of a drunken editor, or of the lisping Daily Telegraph editor Bill Deedes.

pronunciation spelling of

[They] were overwhelmed by the buffet, consisting of a "huge bowel [shurely shome mishtake?] of great pink shrimps balanced on their heads, guarded by a three foot ice swan"

1990, Congress for Cultural Freedom, Encounter, volume 74, page 40:

The letter in AI 2.10.97 re the Philips Pavilion makes me wonder again why that 'experience' (copyright PM Millennium Inc) was so easily hated - and panned again by your reviewer. Why, only a few weeks ago your 'Mayo' called it 'Corbusier's Swiss Pavilion'. Shurely shome mishtake?

1997, John McKean, “Hard to see what's in front of your eyes”, in The Architect's Journal, volume 206, page 27:

Surely this was worthy of comment, if not a headline: "UK drink-driving limit allows binge drinking - shurely shome mishtake?"

2004, Paul Blezard, “Binge and Drive”, in New Scientist, number 2464:

The Star also reports: "A public farewell is being planned next week in Brisbane's football stadium to accommodate all his millions of fans." The Wrap is not sure how big the stadium is, but thinks this might be a case of shurely shome mishtake?

2006 September 13, Mark Oliver, “The Wrap - No Love Lost”, in The Guardian:

(UK, informal) Highlights a mistake, actual or perceived, which the writer feels is ironic or humorous.


shome mishtake shurely

shurely shome mishtake
shurely shome mishtake#English

Alternative form of shurely shome mishtake


ça ira

that's enough, that will do nicely, it will do just fine; no thank you


the devil you say

An expression of surprise at something stated by another. In modern usage usually sarcastic, implying that the statement was obvious.


selkä seinää vasten

selkä (“back”) + seinää (“a wall”) + vasten (“against”)

Kun hänet pantiin selkä seinää vasten, hänen oli pakko tunnustaa.

When put back to the wall he had to confess.

back against the wall
back against the wall

(idiomatic) back to the wall, back against the wall (very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action)


Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States.

(derogatory, offensive) A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid.


Dia duit

/ˌdʲiə ˈd̪ˠɪtʲ/


Dia dhuit

/ˌdʲiə ˈɣɪtʲ/

hello, literally "God to you" (addressing one person)

Dia dhaoibh

addressing two or more people or a pregnant woman. May also be used addressing a priest with the eucharist


TWSS

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

(Internet slang) Initialism of that's what she said.


something like

When they had done, she gave Ashiepattle a whistle, and told him how to use it. If he blew into the one end of it, everything which he wished far away would be scattered to all sides, but if he blew into the other end it would all come together again; and if the whistle were lost or was taken from him, he had only to wish for it and it would come back to him. That is something like a whistle, thought Ashiepattle.

1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 173:

"I say!" exclaimed Scrubb. "That's something like! Think of sleeping in a bed again."

(informal, dated) A fine example or specimen of something.


қош келдіңіз

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қош келдіңіз

қош келдіңіз • (qoş keldıñız)

Cognate with Turkish hoş geldiniz, Azerbaijani xoş gəldiniz "you came well", Kyrgyz кош келипсиз (koş kelipsiz), Uzbek xush kelibsiz “you have come well”.
Possibly a partial loan translation of Persian خوش آمدید (xoš âmadid, “welcome”).

cog

кош келипсиз


ISHYGDDT

(Internet slang) Initialism of I seriously hope you guys don't do this: indicating disapproval of some habit previously mentioned.


శుభాకాంక్షలు

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శుభాకాంక్షలు • (śubhākāṅkṣalu)


paljonko kello on

Literally: paljonko (“how much”) + kello (“the clock”) + on (“is”)?


what was that

(colloquial) What did you just say? Synonym of say again

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.


what's that

(colloquial) What was that? Synonym of say again


word has it

Word has it you're looking for a new job.

[…] the “New Amazon,” who word had it, could “outdrink, outswear, [and] outswagger the men.”

2009, Catherine S. Ramírez, The Woman in the Zoot Suit, page 66:

People who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...


quod google

The one thing missing is the interactive lisp shell of emacs; but here too, Larry Clapp (quod google) has written vim and perl scripts for communicating between vim and a lisp (maybe only CMUCL) process.

2003 April 7, Dorai Sitaram, “Re: Lisp development not using emacs.”, in comp.lang.lisp (Usenet):

(Internet) Which one should Google. (Used after a term to indicate that more information on the term can be found through a Google search.)


殺一儆百

ㄕㄚ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄞˇ

/ʂä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ paːk̚³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪk̚³²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪk̚³²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪk̚³²/

/ʂä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ paːk̚³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪk̚³²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪk̚³²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪk̚³²/


friss oder stirb

Vogel, friss oder stirb
Vogel, friss oder stirb#German

Ellipsis of Vogel, friss oder stirb.; take it or leave it


me neither

"I don't go there any more." / "Me neither."

"I never go there." / "Me neither."

"Would you go there?" / "No way." / "Me neither."

"I can't go there." / "Me neither."

"Neither of us go there." / "Me neither."

"I saw no one." / "Me neither."

"I'm not going anywhere today." / "Me neither." (Compare: "I'm going nowhere today." / "Me too." go nowhere is an idiom.)

(colloquial) Used to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.


paavillisempi kuin paavi itse

paavillisempi (“more pope-like”) + kuin (“than”) + paavi (“pope”) + itse (“himself”)

more Catholic than the Pope
more Catholic than the Pope

(simile) more Catholic than the Pope (supporting someone's ideas more vigorously than the person itself)

olla ~ : to outpope the Pope (to try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is a genuine member of the group)


not your father's

From an advertising slogan for the Oldsmobile car, "this is not your father's Oldsmobile".

This is not your father's computer programmer. The days when the typical information technology professional sat in a cubicle all day hunched over a keyboard, a can of Jolt Cola and a half-eaten Twinkie within arm's reach, seem about as quaint now as a genuine whistle-stop political campaign in the mass media age.

2001, Leslie Jaye Goff, Get Your IT Career in Gear!, →ISBN, page 3:

Make no mistake about it, this ain't your dad's Final Fantasy. If you want an effiminate spikey haired main character with amnesia or serious social issues that must shoulder the burden of fighting a great and ancient evil, you're not going to find that here.

2005, Shoeless Wayne Santos, “Final Fantasy XII”, in GameAxis Unwired, page 54:

Just as this isn't your father's army — it's also not your father's VA. The bureaucracy is bigger, the forms have multiplied, the benefits have become more complicated.

2011, Peter S. Gaytan, For Service to Your Country: The Essential Guide to Getting the Veterans' Benefits You've Earned, →ISBN, page xv:

(idiomatic) Recently changed, made unconventional through modernisation.


la leche

Literally, “the milk”, presumably referring to the mother's milk, similar to me cago en la leche.

Esta canción es la leche.

Él es la leche.

for someone to be skillful or impressive

¿Y esta es su casa? ¡La leche!

wow (used to express surprise, amazement)


mij niet gezien

Zou jij je opgeven voor een reality-show? — mij niet gezien!

Would you sign up for a reality show? — No way!


dertien in een dozijn

(idiomatic) a dime a dozen (so common as to be practically worthless)


what are you looking at

(rhetorical question, somewhat hostile) Expresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.


not to say

“Without an engaged audience, there’s no route to stardom.” ¶ That’s not to say that Sophie thinks the internet celebrity is dead. They may just have to work a little harder for it.

2024 June 26, Stephanie McNeal, “Influencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used To”, in Glamour:

Used to clarify a statement: not intended to mean.


that's wassup

that's what's up
that's what's up#English

Alternative form of that's what's up (“that's true”)

(A hostage taker speaking to a child) -- Is it good? -- No doubt. -- It's gonna be okay. -- Cool. -- You'll be home soon. -- That's wassup.

"A'ight", Zaire said nonchalantly. "Cool, that's wassup. So I tell you what, I'ma go grab me a burger".

2011, Ni-Ni Simone, Upgrade U, page 224:

“That's wassup, Todd! Nice too meet you mayn'e”. Antonio had no need to elevate his voice. The deep baritone carried itself over the bass line in the back ground.

2010, Rafael Solece, Street Sinuata, page 109:

(slang) This is excellent; this is cool. Used to express approval


ես քեզ կը սիրեմ

ես քեզ կը սիրեմ

ես քեզ կը սիրեմ • (es kʻez kə sirem)


JSP

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of je ne sais pas (“I don't know”).


in the abstract

With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.


bless someone's heart

A conventional shortening of a wish May God bless (your/her/his/etc) heart.

Used to express gratitude. (Compare bless you, God bless you.)

My dog can't fit in her puppy bed anymore, but she still tries, bless her heart.

They're having a hard time getting used to the food down here. They don't like grits — bless their hearts, they don't even like sweet tea.

We just moved my dad to a senior community, and I need to make sure he changed his gas service over to his new address. Bless his heart—he doesn't remember things the way he used to!

2002, Hack Proofing Your Identity In The Information Age, →ISBN, page 9:

“Bob had my permission to travel with Mister Jackson. Mister Jackson asked for his help, and I agreed.”
“They must have tricked you, bless your heart. How could you know what they were plotting,” Mistress Dean said in her most sympathetic tone.

2004, Larry Michael Ellis, The Life and Legend of Robert "Black Bob" Renfro, →ISBN:

"Bless her heart, she doesn't have the fashion sense God gave a billygoat."

2008, Jerry Deriso, Save Me A Place In Heaven, →ISBN:

(especially Southern US) Used to soften criticism or express pity. (Compare the British usage of bless (expression of endearment or belittlement).)


hay is for horses

Neverout. Hay, Madam, did you call me? / Miſs. Hay; why, Hay is for Horſes.

1731 (date written), Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym; Jonathan Swift], “Dialogue I”, in A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, […], London: […] B[enjamin] Motte […], published 1738, →OCLC, page 107:

(sarcastic) Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.


tårta på tårta

tårta (“cake”) + på (“on (can also mean "after")”) + tårta (“cake”)

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Det är lite tårta på tårta att tala om ”ISBN-nummer”, eftersom N:et i förkortningen redan står för ordet ’nummer’.

It is a bit superfluous to talk about "ISBN number", since the N in the abbreviation already stands for the word 'number'.


ره

[rä.ɦɪ.mä.ɦʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

[rä.ɦɪ.mä.ɦʊl.lɑ́ːʱ]

رحمه الله
رحمه الله#Persian

(Islam) Initialism of رحمه الله (rahemahollâh).


Semper Gumby

A play on the official Latin motto semper fidelis, with reference to Gumby, an animated clay character.


macht nichts

→ English: mox nix

Tok Pisin: maski

Short for das macht nichts (literally “that makes nothing”).

(idiomatic) never mind, it doesn't matter (it is not important)


𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀

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𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 • (humata hūxta huuaršta)

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Middle Persian: [script needed] (humenišn(īh) hu-gōwišn(īh) hukunišn(īh))

پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک

Persian: پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک (pendâr-e nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik) (calque)

હુમત હુખ્ત હુવરસ્ત

→ Gujarati: હુમત હુખ્ત હુવરસ્ત (humat hukht huvrast)

𐬀𐬌𐬠𐬌𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬁 𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬚𐬉 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬁 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬁𐬗𐬁 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬗𐬁

I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.

aⁱbigaⁱriiā daiθē vīspā humatācā hūxtācā huuarštācā

Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds
Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds

Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds; a phrase that represents the three pillars of Zoroastrian faith

en-𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀_𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀_𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀-ae-phrase-9OnUpXzY


پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک

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پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک

پندار نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک • (pendâr-e nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik)

pendâr-e nik (romanization)
goftâr-e nik (romanization)
kerdâr-e nik (romanization)

[pin.dɑː.ɾi neːk ɡuf.tɑː.ɾi neːk kaɾ.dɑː.ɾi neːk]

[pʰɪn̪.d̪ɑː.ɾɪ neːk ɡʊf.t̪ʰɑː.ɾɪ neːk kʰäɾ.d̪ɑː.ɾɪ neːk]

[pʰin̪.d̪ɔː.ɾi neːk ɡuf.t̪ʰɔː.ɾi neːk kʰäɾ.d̪ɔː.ɾi neːk]

[pʰen̪.d̪ɒː.ɹe niːkʲ ɡ̥of.t̪ʰɒː.ɹe niːkʲ kʰʲeɹ.d̪ɒː.ɹe niːkʲ]

[pʰin̪.d̪ɔ.ɾi nek ɡuf.t̪ʰɔ.ɾi nek kʰäɾ.d̪ɔ.ɾi nek]

Calque of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀 (humata hūxta hvaršta).

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𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 𐬵𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬙𐬀

Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds; a phrase that represents the three pillars of Zoroastrian Faith

en-پندار_نیک،_گفتار_نیک،_کردار_نیک-fa-phrase-3Vcga6yM


EMILY

Or, remember EMILY: Early Money Is Like Yeast — it makes dough grow.

1993, Lisa Berger, Feathering Your Nest: The Retirement Planner, page 132:

I admonish my campaign workers to remember EMILY: Early Money Is Like Yeast. Men and women give to institutions, programs, and campaigns that are successful. They give to programs that are popular.

2005, Jerold Panas, Mega Gifts: Who Gives Them, Who Gets Them, page 155:

Remember the acronym EMILY: Early Money Is Like Yeast. It grows and grows. The money you put away in your twenties will be a huge pot of gold for your future.

2009, Andrea Syrtash, How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation:

Acronym of early money is like yeast (i.e. it "raises dough", or makes more money)


TSVP

Initialism of tournez s’il vous plaît (“please turn over”).

initialism

PTO, please turn over: used at the bottom of a page to indicate that content continues on the back.


ЊТФ

From English WTF (“what the fuck”). In a Serbian-language keyboard, the letter Њ is at the same place as English W.


tell it to the judge

Suggesting what the police might say to a suspect who protests his innocence prior to trial.

Al slid off Rhodes's back and moved away from him, hands in the air. “I was just being helpful.” “Tell it to the judge,” Rhodes said, and he took off after Frankie.

2012, Bill Crider, Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen: A Dan Rhodes Mystery, page 162:

“Wait a minute, you don't understand, I wouldn`t kill my best friend!” Robert continued yelling. “Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say, tell it to the judge.”

2011, Steven W. Moore, Her Husband's Crossing: A Man Remembering His Past and His Love for One Woman, page 130:

“What? No. No! That's not true — he — wait just a —” stammered Fancy. Kinslow cut him off, “Tell it to the judge!”

2008, Allan Michael Hardin, Sidetracked, page 48:

(idiomatic) I do not believe what you said.

talk to the hand
talk to the hand#English

Synonym of I don't care; synonym of talk to the hand.


ქართული იცით

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ქართული იცით

Do you speak Georgian?
do you speak something


ты говоришь по-английски

ты говори́шь по-англи́йски?

ты говори́шь по-англи́йски? • (ty govoríšʹ po-anglíjski?)

ты говори́шь по-англи́йски (canonical)
ty govoríšʹ po-anglíjski? (romanization)

[tɨ ɡəvɐˈrʲiʂ pɐ‿ɐnˈɡlʲijskʲɪ]

do you speak English
do you speak English

(informal or singular) do you speak English?

en-ты_говоришь_по-английски-ru-phrase-MVFCE83Q


я не разговариваю по-русски

я не разгова́риваю по-ру́сски

я не разгова́риваю по-ру́сски • (ja ne razgovárivaju po-rússki)

я не разгова́риваю по-ру́сски (canonical)
ja ne razgovárivaju po-rússki (romanization)

en-я_не_разговариваю_по-русски-ru-phrase-BmnR6RLi


s. unten

Abbreviation of siehe unten (“see below”).


NINA

(historical) Initialism of no Irish need apply (in job advertisements)


冰天雪地

ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄉㄧˋ

бинтяньсюэди

/piŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ syːt̚³ tei̯²²/

/piŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ syːt̚³ tei̯²²/

During winter Harbin is a world of ice and snow.

Dōngtiān de shíhòu Hā'ěrbīn shì bīngtiānxuědì.

冬天的時候哈爾濱是冰天雪地。

冬天的时候哈尔滨是冰天雪地。

landscape covered in snow and ice; covered in snow and ice; extremely cold


oic

(Internet slang) Alternative form of OIC (“oh, I see”)


kana kynittävänä

kana (“chicken”) + kynittävänä (“to be plucked”)

Minulla on kana kynittävänä hänen kanssaan.


ALM

all lives matter
all lives matter#English

(US politics) Initialism of all lives matter.


I am HIV positive

human immunodeficiency virus
human immunodeficiency virus

Indicates that the speaker is a carrier of the human immunodeficiency virus.


b'fhéidir

/ˈbʲeːdʲəɾʲ/


boom goes the dynamite

Coined by Brian Collins, a college student from Ball State, during a collegiate basketball sportscast.

Brown and Paden ride the Silverado chairway to heaven. And...boom goes the dynamite.

2006 November, Susan Schnier, “The Bomb Squad: A day in the boots of Squaw Valley's snow-safety patrol”, in Skiing, page 126:

"Fine, have it your way." ¶ And boom goes the dynamite! ¶ I had won the battle.

2006, Bradley Myers, I Was a Teenage Dumpeal, page 161:

Boom goes the dynamite, scores are tied, and we are even-steven!

2010 November 22, David Hoselton, “Small Sacrifices”, in House:

In the next second, that is exactly what happened. Big Man made a wide Texas swing, left his chin open and boom! goes the dynamite.

2011, Adrianne Byrd, King's Promise, page 69:

Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.


ovelta ovelle

Calque of English door to door, equivalent to ovelta (“from door”) + ovelle (“to door”).

Hän on meidän paras ovelta ovelle -myyjämme.

Matka kestää kuusitoista tuntia ovelta ovelle.

The trip takes sixteen hours door to door.

Hän vei vetoomusta ovelta ovelle keräten allekirjoituksia.

He carried the petition door to door, collecting signatures.


kana kynimättä

kana (“chicken”) + kynimättä (“unplucked”)

Minulla on kana kynimättä hänen kanssaan.


ICYWW

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in case you were wondering.


the pants off

"And did you also feel like you could whip the pants off any mother's son alive?"

Reuters had scooped the pants off the U.S. press.

1943 December 13, “The Press: Scooped Again”, in Time:

Jeffrey Vinik, manager of the $56 billion Fidelity Magellan Fund, the world's largest and most closely watched mutual fund, "beat the pants off the managers of other large funds," in the words of one analyst.

1996 June 3, John Greenwald et al., “Magellan's New Direction”, in Time:

The Eden Project is his medium for getting that message across to the masses without boring the pants off them.

2001 March 16, Christopher Redman Bodelva, “Feast of Eden”, in Time:

"Not many people know it, but the Fuhrer was a terrific dancer. He could dance the pants off Churchhill."

2001 September 7, Richard Corliss, “That Old Feeling: Brooks to Broadway: Get Happy”, in Time:

"Doom 3 is just going to terrify the pants off people," says Rob Smith, editor of PC Gamer magazine.

2004 April 12, Chris Taylor, “Video Games: You Ought to Be in Pixels”, in Time:

Roosevelt not only remade America, but he also charmed the pants off everybody while he did it.

2006 June 25, Richard Lacayo, “The Making of America — Theodore Roosevelt”, in Time:

Those of us old enough will also recall that Japan used to scare the pants off Americans and just about everyone else.

2010 March 29, Michael Schuman, “What Japan's Years of Paralysis Teach America”, in Time:

(idiomatic) An intensifier used with some transitive action verbs to indicate that the action is performed with thoroughness, vigor, or complete success.


von dannen

In die Brust des armen Sängers / Stieß er diesen Todesspeer, / Und er jagte rasch von dannen, / Wie ein Schattenbild beflügelt.

1851, Heinrich Heine, “Jehuda ben Halevy”, in Romanzero, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:

Und die Jünglinge erwiderten dankend die Verneigungen, erwiderten den Wunsch, zogen grüßend von dannen.

1922, Hermann Hesse, “Bei den Samanas”, in Siddhartha […] :

(dated, literary) away from there, thence


von hinnen

Daß er mich segne, damit ich von hinnen mit Zuversicht scheide, / Daß mein Ausgang und Eingang gebenedeyt sey!

1794, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Reinecke Fuchs [Reynard the Fox] (Goethe's neue Schriften), page 211:


נעים מאוד

נָעִים מְאוֹד / נָעִים מְאֹד

נָעִים מְאוֹד / נָעִים מְאֹד • (na'ím m'ód)

he-phrase

נָעִים מְאוֹד

נָעִים מְאֹד

נָעִים מְאוֹד (canonical)
נָעִים מְאֹד (canonical)
na'ím m'ód (romanization)


JTLYK

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of just to let you know.


BTAIM

be that as it may
be that as it may#English

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of be that as it may.


WDYMBT

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what do you mean by that?.


NTIM

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of not that it matters.


doggonit

Euphemistic variant (with metathesis of the consonants "g" and "d") of the phrase goddamn (doggone) + it.

Doggonit, she made me waste my doggone pecan candy.

(idiomatic, euphemistic) An expression that shows mild or strong frustration about something.


ეშმაკს არ სძინავს

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ეშმაკს არ სძინავს

ეშმაკს არ სძინავს • (ešmaḳs ar sʒinavs)

Indicates and warns an interlocutor that an unpleasant incident can occur to anyone anytime


იყო და არა იყო რა, ღვთის უკეთესი რა იქნებოდა • (iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra, ɣvtis uḳetesi ra ikneboda)

iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra (romanization)
ɣvtis uḳetesi ra ikneboda (romanization)

/iqʼo da ara iqʼo ra ɣvtʰis ukʼetʰesi ra ikʰneboda/

[iχʼo d̥a aɾa iχʼo ɾa ʁʷtʰis ukʼetʰesi ɾa ikʰneboda]

A larger variant of იყო და არა იყო რა (iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra). It literally means "there was and there was not, there was not anything better than Lord". Compare Persian یکی بود، یکی نبود، غیر از خدا هیچ کس نبود

cog

en-იყო_და_არა_იყო_რა,_ღვთის_უკეთესი_რა_იქნებოდა-ka-phrase-cc~m2v9n


შენს პირს შაქარი

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შენს პირს შაქარი

შენს პირს შაქარი • (šens ṗirs šakari)

Expresses the wish that previously said statement come true


se non è vero, è ben trovato

/se non ˌɛ‿vˈve.ro | ˌɛ‿bˈbɛn troˈva.to/

Variant of Giordano Bruno's aphorism (1582) se non è vero, è molto ben trovato (“even if it is not true, it is a very good fabrication”).
In Anton Francesco Doni's I Marmi (1552), a similar phrase was recorded: "Fatti pure in lá; non mi toccar con essa: se non è vero, egli è stato un bel trovato".

lang

even if it is not true, it is well-conceived; even if it's not true, it's a good story


סה״כ

סך הכול \ סַךְ־הַכֹּל
סך הכול#Hebrew

=סך הכול \ סַךְ־הַכֹּל (sákh-hakól, “total, altogether; all told, after all, all things considered”)


حالت چطوره

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حالت چطوره؟ • (hâlet četore?)

حالت چطوره ؟ (canonical)
hâlet četore? (romanization)


зиг хайл

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πώς είπες

Πώς είπες; • (Pós eípes?)

el-phrase

Πώς είπες; • (Pós eípes?)

Πώς είπες (canonical)
Pós eípes? (romanization)

What did you say? (informal, singular, T-form) ^†


πώς είπατε

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Πώς είπατε; • (Pós eípate?)

el-phrase

Πώς είπατε; • (Pós eípate?)

Πώς είπατε (canonical)
Pós eípate? (romanization)

What did you say? (formal, plural, V-form) ^†


você fala português

Do you speak Portuguese?
do you speak something


cám ơn rất nhiều

[kaːm˧˦ ʔəːn˧˧ zət̚˧˦ ɲiəw˨˩]

[kaːm˦˧˥ ʔəːŋ˧˧ ʐək̚˦˧˥ ɲiw˦˩]

[kaːm˦˥ ʔəːŋ˧˧ ɹək̚˦˥ ɲiw˨˩]


tiocfaidh ár lá

/ˈtʲʊki aːɾˠ ˈl̪ˠaː/


pata kattilaa soimaa

Literally, “pot badmouths the kettle”. Ellipsis of pata kattilaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallakin.

ellipsis

Mielestäni on pata kattilaa soimaa -tilanne, kun he syyttävät toisiaan itsepäisiksi.

I think it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black when they call each other stubborn.

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black


umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

a person is a person through/because of (other) people; you are who you are because of how you relate to others around you


ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago

LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago.wav

Literally "Carthage was not built in a day". In English and other languages, the proverb Rome wasn't built in a day is more common; the change to Carthage makes the Esperanto proverb rhyme.

Ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago.

1904, L. L. Zamenhof, “Proverboj”, in Lingvo internacia, Vol. 9, N-ro 11, page 344:

Memoru ankavx, ke preskavx nur en Nord-Ameriko kaj kelkaj nordevxropaj landoj okazas batalado por la emancipigxo de virinoj kaj gejoj. Necesas eduki niajn saminternacilingvanojn.
"Ne en unu tago
Elkreskis Kartago."

1995 March 19, Manuel M Campagna, “Re: malbona sxerco”, in soc.culture.esperanto (Usenet), message-ID <D5p783.1I0@freenet.carleton.ca>:

Also remember that the struggle for the emancipation of women and gays is almost exclusive to North America and some northern European countries. It is necessary to educate our fellow international language users. "Rome wasn't built in a day."

Ne en unu tago elkreskis Kartago
Tamen, kiam alvenis la 5an de marto la unua junulo, evidentiĝis, ke la domego estas nur parte preta. Krome mankis edukistoj por prizorgi la knabon.

2002 April, Guido van Damme, “Puno ne sen peno”, in Monato, →ISSN, page 15:

Rome wasn't built in a day
However, when on March 5 the first youth came, it became obvious that the block was only partially ready. In addition, there was a lack of educators to look after the boy.

Rome wasn't built in a day
Rome wasn't built in a day

Rome wasn't built in a day; it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.


muistoa kunnioittaen

muistoa < partitive of muisto (“memory”) + kunnioittaen (“respecting”)


បងស្រឡាញ់អូន

km-phrase

បងស្រឡាញ់អូន

បងស្រឡាញ់អូន • (bɑɑng srɑɑlañ ʼoun)


miło mi cię poznać

(idiomatic, informal) nice to meet you, pleased to meet you


shatting on one's uppers

‘She has to blow and she's shatting on her uppers. She figures the peeper can get her some dough.’

1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 188:

(US slang) Completely out of money; broke.


អូនស្រឡាញ់បង

អូនស្រឡាញ់បង

អូនស្រឡាញ់បង • (ʼoun srɑɑlañ bɑɑng)


don't be a stranger

‘Don't be a stranger, Scotty,’ Bennie said. He sounded bewildered, as if he'd forgotten how I had come to be there; as if he'd invited me himself and I were leaving prematurely.

2010, Jennifer Egan, “X's and O's”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:

(imperative) Remain in communication with me.


რავიცი

რა ვიცი
რა ვიცი#Georgian

(informal) Alternative spelling of რა ვიცი (ra vici)


so help me God

I waited — not to share the booty, for, so help me God and Saint Withold! as neither I nor any of mine will touch the value of a liard, — I waited but to render my thanks to thee and to thy bold yeomen, for the life and honour ye have saved.

He came up close and kneeling gently down
He said, "My love, my dearest Alison,
So help me God, I never again will hit
You, love; and if I did, you asked for it.

1951, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Wife of Bath's Prologue”, in Nevill Coghill, transl., The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English (Penguin Classics), Penguin Books, published 1977:

At approximately 2:40 p.m. Central Standard Time Malcolm Kilduff held a dictating machine in front of us (a tape recorder was not available) and I repeated the oath of office after Judge Hughes:
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.

1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 15:

“You try it Mister, and so help me God I will make sure you spend the rest of your non-adult life bouncing off the mattressy walls of a psych ward.”

2008, James Slater, Like Phosphorescent Desert Buttons, page 98:

Used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out

我敢斷言，千真萬確

phrase used as a promise that an action will be carried out

på heder och samvete

literally: "on (my) honor and conscience"


SOHCAHTOA

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-SOHCAHTOA.wav

(mnemonic, trigonometry) sine: opposite over hypotenuse, cosine: adjacent over hypotenuse, tangent: opposite over adjacent


ça a été

Ça a été, ta journée?


რავი

რავიცი რავიცი#Georgian

(colloquial, nonstandard) Abbreviation of რავიცი (ravici).


shut it

Shut it! I don't want to hear another word from you!

"If you 'adn't sleepy fits you'd get some work to do, like other men." "Oh, shut it, woman!"

1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

(usually imperative, rude) To stop talking or making noise; to shut up.


God only knows

God only knows what I'd be without you.

1966, Brian Wilson et al., “God Only Knows”, in Pet Sounds:

Alternative form of God knows (“it is unknown to people”)


steady as she goes

(nautical) A cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.


დაყავი და იბატონე

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დაყავი და იბატონე

დაყავი და იბატონე • (daq̇avi da ibaṭone)


გვარს არ დავასახელებ

გვარს არ დავასახელებ

გვარს არ დავასახელებ • (gvars ar davasaxeleb)

Literally, "I won't give [his/her] surname".

en-გვარს_არ_დავასახელებ-ka-phrase-6DYpqGkY


גמר חתימה טובה

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה • (g'már khatimá tová)

גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה (canonical)
g'már khatimá tová (romanization)

From גְּמַר־ (g'már-, “end of”) + חֲתִימָה (khatimá, “signing, sealing”) + טוֹבָה (tová, “good”); hence literally “end of good sealing”.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:גמר חתימה טובה.

May you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life; a common greeting on and before Yom Kippur.


siinä missä

Siinä missä Susyllä on vaikeuksia värittää viivojen sisällä, Johnny hallitsee jo sävytyksen.

Where Susy has trouble coloring inside the lines, Johnny has already mastered shading.

where (while on the contrary; although; whereas)


cả nhà

[kaː˧˩ ɲaː˨˩]

[kaː˧˨ ɲaː˦˩]

[kaː˨˩˦ ɲaː˨˩]

cả (“the whole/entire”) + nhà (“family”). Compare Chinese 大家.

com

cả nhà tao

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cả, nhà.


háádę́ę́ʼísh íiyisíí naniná

háádę́ę́ʼ (“where from”) + -ísh (interrogative suffix) + íiyisíí (“mainly”) + naniná (“walk around”)

Dził Dahazkánídę́ę́ʼ naashá.


háadish nitsʼééʼ łeeʼ sitą́

háadi (“where”) + -ísh (interrogative suffix) + ni- (“your”) + atsʼééʼ (“umbilicus”) + łeeʼ (“in the ground”) + sitą́ (“a slender stiff object lies”) (literally, where is your umbilical cord buried?)


bé hạt tiêu

[ʔɓɛ˧˦ haːt̚˧˨ʔ tiəw˧˧]

[ʔɓɛ˨˩˦ haːk̚˨˩ʔ tiw˧˧]

[ʔɓɛ˦˥ haːk̚˨˩˨ tiw˧˧]


唔該

/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/

/m̩²¹ kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/m̩²² kᵘɔi³³/

From the negation particle 唔 (m4) and the character 該／该 (goi1, “should”), literally meaning "[this] should not [be done]", saying that what the other had done was not necessary or it was very kind of them to have done this.

Excuse me, can I have a glass of ice water?

m⁴ goi¹, ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ jiu³ bui¹ bing¹ seoi² aa³?

唔該，可唔可以要杯冰水呀？

唔该，可唔可以要杯冰水呀？

m⁴ goi¹ nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ tai² zyu⁶ di¹ je⁵.

唔該你同我睇住啲嘢。

唔该你同我睇住啲嘢。

2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:

[…] if he wants to play around, he should please find another target.

[…] keoi⁵ soeng² waan⁴⁻² waan⁴⁻² haa⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ goi¹ ling⁶ mik⁶ muk⁶ biu¹.

[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔該另覓目標。

[…]佢想玩玩吓就唔该另觅目标。

唔該嗮！

唔该嗮！


kurkkua myöten täynnä

kurkkua (“throat”) myöten (“up to”) täynnä (“full”)

Kahden päivän jälkeen olen kurkkua myöten täynnä tätä hölynpölyä.

After two days, I am fed up with this nonsense.

fed up to the back teeth
fed up to the back teeth

(idiomatic) fed up, fed up to the back teeth (frustrated, annoyed, tired)


LMPITW

(Internet slang) Initialism of let me put it this way.


siinä mielessä

siinä (“in that”) mielessä (“in the sense”)

Isoisäni on vaikuttanut maailmanhistoriaan siinä mielessä, että hän ei pidättänyt Leniniä, vaikka aihetta olisi ollut.

My grandfather has influenced the world history in the sense that he didn't arrest Lenin, although there were grounds to do so.

Siinä mielessä hän on merkittävä henkilö.

In that sense he is a noteworthy person.


maata näkyvissä

maata (“land”) näkyvissä (“visible, lit. in the visibility”), calque of Swedish land i sikte (“land ahoy”), German Land in Sicht (“land ahoy”)

calque

(idiomatic, nautical, historical) land ahoy!


Giáng sinh vui vẻ

[zaːŋ˧˦ sïŋ˧˧ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˩]

[jaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˨]

[jaːŋ˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˨]

[jaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧ vuj˧˧ vɛ˨˩˦]

[jaːŋ˦˥ sɨn˧˧ juj˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦]


sinh nhật vui vẻ

[sïŋ˧˧ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˩]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˨]

[sɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ vuj˧˧ vɛ˧˨]

[ʂɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨ vuj˧˧ vɛ˨˩˦]

[sɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨ juj˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦]


anh yêu em

[ʔajŋ̟˧˧ ʔiəw˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]

[ʔɛɲ˧˧ ʔiw˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]

[ʔan˧˧ ʔiw˧˧ ʔɛm˧˧]


though but

Terry: I shall sleep well tonight, though but.

1974, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?:

(Northern England, idiomatic) Used at the end of a sentence to add emphasis.


ne ten

Ne ten var bu modelde! İpek gibi.


em yêu anh

[ʔɛm˧˧ ʔiəw˧˧ ʔajŋ̟˧˧]

[ʔɛm˧˧ ʔiw˧˧ ʔɛɲ˧˧]

[ʔɛm˧˧ ʔiw˧˧ ʔan˧˧]


მე შენ მიყვარხარ

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მე შენ მიყვარხარ

მე შენ მიყვარხარ • (me šen miq̇varxar)


tahun cahaya

Compound of tahun (“year”) + cahaya (“light”), calque of Dutch lichtjaar (“light year”). Attested before 1970.

cal

(astronomy) lightyear (astronomical distance)


toisensa jälkeen

toisensa (“of another”) jälkeen (“after”)

toinen toisensa jälkeen

yksi toisensa jälkeen

Auto toisensa jälkeen suistui jokeen.

One car after another fell into the river.


you think

Elliptical form of do you think so? or similar.

I reckon the trees are greener in spring than in winter. —You think?

(idiomatic) A sarcastic, rhetorical response to an obvious statement.


kılık kıyafet

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kılık kıyafet (definite accusative kılık kıyafeti, plural kılık kıyafetler)

kılık kıyafeti (accusative definite)
kılık kıyafetler (plural)
kılık kıyafet (nominative singular)
kılık kıyafetler (nominative plural)
kılık kıyafeti (accusative definite singular)
kılık kıyafetleri (accusative definite plural)
kılık kıyafete (dative singular)
kılık kıyafetlere (dative plural)
kılık kıyafette (locative singular)
kılık kıyafetlerde (locative plural)
kılık kıyafetten (ablative singular)
kılık kıyafetlerden (ablative plural)
kılık kıyafetin (genitive singular)
kılık kıyafetlerin (genitive plural)
kılık kıyafetim (first-person nominative singular)
kılık kıyafetlerim (first-person nominative singular)
kılık kıyafetin (nominative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerin (nominative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafeti (nominative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetleri (nominative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimiz (first-person nominative plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimiz (first-person nominative plural)
kılık kıyafetiniz (nominative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetleriniz (nominative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetleri (nominative plural third-person)
kılık kıyafetimi (accusative definite first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerimi (accusative definite first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetini (accusative definite second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerini (accusative definite second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetini (accusative definite singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetlerini (accusative definite singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimizi (accusative definite first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimizi (accusative definite first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetinizi (accusative definite plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinizi (accusative definite plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerini (accusative definite plural third-person)
kılık kıyafetime (dative first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerime (dative first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetine (dative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerine (dative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetine (dative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetlerine (dative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimize (dative first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimize (dative first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetinize (dative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinize (dative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerine (dative plural third-person)
kılık kıyafetimde (first-person locative singular)
kılık kıyafetlerimde (first-person locative singular)
kılık kıyafetinde (locative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerinde (locative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetinde (locative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinde (locative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimizde (first-person locative plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimizde (first-person locative plural)
kılık kıyafetinizde (locative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinizde (locative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinde (locative plural third-person)
kılık kıyafetimden (ablative first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerimden (ablative first-person singular)
kılık kıyafetinden (ablative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerinden (ablative second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetinden (ablative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinden (ablative singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimizden (ablative first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimizden (ablative first-person plural)
kılık kıyafetinizden (ablative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinizden (ablative plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinden (ablative plural third-person)
kılık kıyafetimin (first-person genitive singular)
kılık kıyafetlerimin (first-person genitive singular)
kılık kıyafetinin (genitive second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetlerinin (genitive second-person singular)
kılık kıyafetinin (genitive singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinin (genitive singular third-person)
kılık kıyafetimizin (first-person genitive plural)
kılık kıyafetlerimizin (first-person genitive plural)
kılık kıyafetinizin (genitive plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinizin (genitive plural second-person)
kılık kıyafetlerinin (genitive plural third-person)

Bundan sonra okula zamanında gelecek, kılık kıyafetinize dikkat edeceksiniz! Anlaşıldı mı?!

From now on, you will come to school on time [and] will be careful about your attire. Understood?!


τι ώρα είναι

Τι ώρα είναι;

Τι ώρα είναι; • (Ti óra eínai?)

el-phrase

Τι ώρα είναι;

Τι ώρα είναι; • (Ti óra eínai?)

Τι ώρα είναι (canonical)
Ti óra eínai? (romanization)


總而言之

ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ

цзунъэряньчжи

/t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ⁴⁴ əl⁴⁴ ɦɪ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ/

/t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³⁵ jiː²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ⁴⁴ əl⁴⁴ ɦɪ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ/

all things considered
all things considered


累死

/leɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²² sei̯³⁵/

/leɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²² sei̯³⁵/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 累, 死 (sǐ).

(figurative) to tire very much; to exhaust


精疲力竭

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚² kʰiːt̚³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚² kʰiːt̚³/


精疲力盡

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

цзинпилицзинь

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚² t͡sɵn²²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɪk̚² t͡sɵn²²/


ни пуха ни пера

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ни пу́ха ни пера́!

ни пу́ха ни пера́! • (ni púxa ni perá!)

ни пу́ха ни пера́ ! (canonical)
ni púxa ni perá! (romanization)

[nʲɪ‿ˈpuxə nʲɪ‿pʲɪˈra]

Ru-ни пуха ни пера.ogg


ни пуха

ни пу́ха! • (ni púxa!)

ни пу́ха ! (canonical)
ni púxa! (romanization)

ни пу́ха ни пера́!
ни пуха ни пера#Russian

Ellipsis of ни пу́ха ни пера́! (ni púxa ni perá!).


к чёрту

к чёрту! • (k čórtu!)

к чёрту ! (canonical)
k čórtu! (romanization)

[ˈk‿t͡ɕɵrtʊ]

чёрт чёрт#Russian

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see к (k), чёрт (čort).

ни пу́ха ни пера́
ни пуха ни пера#Russian

Traditional response to ни пу́ха ни пера́ (ni púxa ni perá).


devil's beating his wife

devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter

(Southern US) Said when it rains while the sun is shining; that is, when a sun shower occurs.

jakkals trou met wolf se vrou

interjection uttered when it rains while the sun is shining — see also sun shower

le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille

царевна плачет (carevna plačet, literally “A princess is crying”)


BITD

(Internet slang) Initialism of back in the day.


کمسياه

کمسيا کمسيا#Malay


kamsiah

کمسياه (Jawi)

Borrowed from Hokkien 感謝／感谢 (kám-siā, “thank you very much”).

bor+

(informal, colloquial) Alternative spelling of kamsia (“thanks”)


تريما کاسيه

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تريما کاسيه (Rumi spelling terima kasih)


kamsia

(informal, colloquial) thank you (an expression of gratitude)


あるいは

[a̠ɾɯ̟iβ̞a̠]

ある (aru, “to be, to exist”, 連体形 (rentaikei) of the classical verb あり (ari)) + い (i, nominalizing suffix) + は (wa, topic marker). Arose from 漢文訓読 (kanbun kundoku).

compound

c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
あるいは笛を吹き、あるいは歌をうたひ、…
Arui wa fue o fuki, arui wa uta o utai, …
Some [of the young noblemen] played the flute, some sang songs, …

(usually repeated in the form あるいは…あるいは… (arui wa … arui wa …), obsolete) some; some people; something; sometimes


g'head

“G’head, junkie, have your fix.”

1974, Richard Price, “The Game”, in The Wanderers, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 49:

“Yeah, g’head, Audie, laugh about it. […]”

1992, Jim DeFilippi, chapter 20, in Blood Sugar: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 151:

“G’head” said Beanpole Barbara, trying to get Allergy Alice to speak.

2011, Alan Lawrence Sitomer, chapter 4, in Nerd girls: The Rise of the Dorkasaurus, New York: Disney Hyperion Books, →ISBN, page 26:

(colloquial, imperative) Contraction of go ahead.


a otra cosa, mariposa

(idiomatic) Let's change the subject, shall we?


poner los cuernos

Already attested in the 13th century, as Old Spanish poner las cuernas, which, however, had the different meaning “to turn (someone) into a cuckold”.

Se puso furioso cuando descubrió que su mujer le estaba poniendo los cuernos.

He was furious when he found out his wife was cheating on him.


WFM

- Shall we meet on Wednesday?
- WFM.


all aboard

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-all aboard.wav

A cry to passengers to board a train or boat that is soon to depart.


how's about

(colloquial) Alternative form of how about


麻痺

麻痹
麻痹
痲痺/痲痹/痳痹

/ba²⁴⁻²² pi²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² pi⁴¹/

/ba¹³⁻²² pi²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ pi¹¹/

/ba²³⁻³³ pi²¹/

/mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi²¹³/

/ba²⁴⁻²² pi²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² pi⁴¹/

/ba¹³⁻²² pi²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ pi¹¹/

/ba²³⁻³³ pi²¹/

/mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi²¹³/

(Internet slang) Alternative form of 媽屄／妈屄


నీవెవరు

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నీవెవరు • (nīvevaru) (నీవు ఎవరు?)


who would have thought it

"Who would have thought it, James?" he remarked at length. "Great Scot! I shall have to get a partner."

1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?


yhtenä miehenä

Essive singular case of yksi (“one”) mies (“man”); "as one man".

Väki ryntäsi yhtenä miehenä kaduille osoittamaan mieltään.

The people rushed en masse to the streets to demonstrate.

Työläiset seisovat yhtenä miehenä lakon takana.

The workers support the strike unanimously.


παρθενικό όνομα

παρθενικό όνομα

παρθενικό όνομα • (parthenikó ónoma)

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παρθενικό όνομα

παρθενικό όνομα • (parthenikó ónoma)

See παρθενικός (parthenikós, “virginal, maiden”) & όνομα n (ónoma, “name”)

ὁ δ’ ὠμόν, οὔτι παρθένων ἐπώνυμον,
[…] Παρθενοπαῖος Ἀρκάς: ὁ δὲ τοιόσδ’ ἀνὴρ
ho d’ ōmón, oúti parthénōn epṓnumon,
[…]Parthenopaîos Arkás: ho dè toiósd’ anḕr
But (now he makes his advance with ...) a terrifying look, not at all like the maidens he's named for.
[…] he is Parthenopaeus of Arcadia. Such is the man
English translation (1926) by Herbert Weir Smyth @perseus.tufts.edu
The Modern Greek translation by Gryparis @greek-language.gr

467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 536

Παρθενοπαῖος

(poetic) expression by Ioannis Gryparis, at his translation of the ancient phrase παρθένων ἐπώνυμον (parthénōn epṓnumon, “literally: of maidens he is given a name”), referring to Parthenopeus (Παρθενοπαῖος)


nashledanou

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of na shledanou


ya te digo

you betcha; damn right; too right (used to express agreement)


WYSIWYM

Coined with reference to earlier WYSIWYG.

what you see is what you mean
what you see is what you mean

(business) what you see is what you mean.

what you see is what you match
what you see is what you match

(software) what you see is what you match.


無話不談

ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

for there to be nothing between two people that is not spoken, no topic that is taboo; to talk about anything and everything, symbolising a close relationship in which no secrets are kept


sèrré coumme des sardinnes

packed like sardines
packed like sardines


کمک می‌خوای

کمک میخوای ؟ (canonical)
komak mi-xây? (romanization)


don't worry

A: What about the late fee? B: Don't worry about it — it's only a little bit.

Indicates to the interlocutor not to worry (feel anxiety) about something.

لا تقلق m. sg.

indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something

毋通烦恼

m̄-thang hoân-ló / m̄-thang hoân-hó / mang hoân-ló / mang hoân-hó

A: How much did you make on that side gig with Julio and those guys? B: Don't worry about it — it's only a little bit.

none of your business
none of your business#English

(idiomatic, informal, oblique) Synonym of none of your business.


prohrát kontumačně

(transitive, intransitive) to forfeit (a sports match etc.)


päivät ovat luetut

päivät (“days”) ovat (“are”) luetut (“counted”)

Jos hänen suorituksensa eivät parane pian, hänen päivänsä tässä yrityksessä ovat luetut.

If his performance does not improve very soon, his days at this company are numbered.

Pelkään, että Erkin päivät ovat luetut.

days are numbered
one's days are numbered

(idiomatic) days are numbered (some period of time is coming to an end)


pari kertaa

Oletko ennen vaihtanut rengasta? — Kyllä, pari kertaa.

Have you changed a tyre before? — Yes, once or twice.

once or twice (a small, indefinite number of times)


on jotain mätää Tanskanmaalla

Calque of English something is rotten in the state of Denmark; on (“there's”) jotain (“something”) mätää (“rotten”) Tanskanmaalla (“in the state of Denmark”)

cal

something is rotten in the state of Denmark (something is not right)


నీ పేరు ఏమిటి

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నీ పేరు ఏమిటి • (nī pēru ēmiṭi)


నీవు ఏమి చేస్తున్నావు

నీవు ఏమి చేస్తున్నావు • (nīvu ēmi cēstunnāvu)

en-నీవు_ఏమి_చేస్తున్నావు-te-phrase-P5o8Gtsb


నీవు నన్ను పెండ్లి చేసుకుంటావా

నీవు నన్ను పెండ్లి చేసుకుంటావా • (nīvu nannu peṇḍli cēsukuṇṭāvā)

nīvu nannu peṇḍli cēsukuṇṭāvā (romanization)

en-నీవు_నన్ను_పెండ్లి_చేసుకుంటావా-te-phrase-deLXWD3b


మీకు స్వాగతం

మీకు స్వాగతం • (mīku svāgataṁ)


నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉన్నది

నాకు ఆకలిగా ఉన్నది • (nāku ākaligā unnadi)


నాకు దాహముగా ఉన్నది

నాకు దాహముగా ఉన్నది • (nāku dāhamugā unnadi)

en-నాకు_దాహముగా_ఉన్నది-te-phrase-xh-dLU4D


నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను

నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను • (nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)

en-నేను_నిన్ను_ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను-te-phrase-wzCE~qpl


నాకు నీరు కావాలి

నాకు నీరు కావాలి • (nāku nīru kāvāli)


నాకు వైద్యుడు కావాలి

నాకు వైద్యుడు కావాలి • (nāku vaidyuḍu kāvāli)

en-నాకు_వైద్యుడు_కావాలి-te-phrase-8a4ETfhK


నాకు ఒక కలము కావాలి

నాకు ఒక కలము కావాలి • (nāku oka kalamu kāvāli)

en-నాకు_ఒక_కలము_కావాలి-te-phrase-z4dkV2K8


నాకు నీ సహాయము కావాలి

నాకు నీ సహాయము కావాలి • (nāku nī sahāyamu kāvāli)

en-నాకు_నీ_సహాయము_కావాలి-te-phrase-MoQsx7qc


నాకు న్యాయవాది కావాలి

నాకు న్యాయవాది కావాలి • (nāku nyāyavādi kāvāli)

en-నాకు_న్యాయవాది_కావాలి-te-phrase-53g2Twj5


నాకు జలుబు చేసింది

నాకు జలుబు చేసింది • (nāku jalubu cēsindi)

en-నాకు_జలుబు_చేసింది-te-phrase-zbanj9I2


నాకు జ్వరము వచ్చినది

నాకు జ్వరము వచ్చినది • (nāku jvaramu vaccinadi)

en-నాకు_జ్వరము_వచ్చినది-te-phrase-XeaDHEIH


knauen tag

Knauen tag erat illi Bonus dies.

1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:


iel vburt

Probably a misprint for iel vvurt; that is, iel wurt.

Iel vburt. Sit sanum.


kilemschkop

Unknown. The ending -kop is from Latin cuppa.

Kilemschkop. Ebibe calicem.


aika lailla

/ˈɑi̯kɑ ˈlɑi̯lːɑ/

[ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝ ˈlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]

/ˈɑi̯kɑˌlɑi̯lːɑ/

[ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]

From aika (“quite”) + lailla (“like, as”).

(idiomatic) quite a bit, considerably (of a considerable amount)


Repetition of English 2, an informal abbreviation of too.

(Internet slang, text messaging) That applies to me as well.

(Internet slang, text messaging) I agree.


నీవు ఎక్కడ ఉంటున్నావు

నీవు ఎక్కడ ఉంటున్నావు • (nīvu ekkaḍa uṇṭunnāvu)

en-నీవు_ఎక్కడ_ఉంటున్నావు-te-phrase-BrwkuFIf


and be done with it

―I hate this medicine!
―Just take the horrid-tasting stuff and be done with it.

One junior minister failed to see why main lines could not simply be turned into motorways and be done with it.

2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 28:

Used to terminate discussion or delay with a call to action


jag behöver ...

a doctor — en läkare

food

help — hjälp

money — pengar

a map — en karta

water — vatten


мне нужен ...

мне ну́жен ...

мне ну́жен ... (canonical)
mne núžen ... (romanization)


ich brauche ...

... einen Arzt

... Essen

... Hilfe

... Geld

... eine Karte

... Wasser


ég þarf ...

a doctor — lækni

food

help — hjálp

money — peninga

a map — kort

water — vatn


ik heb ... nodig

a doctor — een dokter (/ən ˈdɔktər/)

food — eten (/ˈeːtə(n)/)

help — hulp (/ɦʏlp/)

money — geld (/ɣɛlt/)

a map — een kaart (/ən kaːrt/), een plattegrond (/ən ˌplɑtəˈɣrɔnt/)

water — water (/ˈʋaːtər/)


necessito ...

a doctor — un metge

food — menjar

help — ajuda

money — diners

a map — un mapa

water — aigua


j'ai besoin de ...

a doctor

food — de nourriture

help — d'aide

money — d'argent

a map

water — d'eau


tarvitsen ...

a doctor — lääkärin

food — ruokaa

help — apua

money — rahaa

a map — kartan

water — vettä

I need ... (use the accusative case to say "I need a ...", use the partitive case to say "I need (some) ...")


DAPO

(aviation, travel) Acronym of do all possible (followed by requested task).


s'il te plait

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-s'il te plait.wav


'n Appel und 'n Ei

Literally, “an apple and an egg”. From German Low German and/or Central German; see Appel (“apple”). On farms, apples and eggs were often the most numerous produce, so they were very cheap. The same in Dutch een appel en een ei.

Er arbeitet für 'n Appel und 'n Ei.

(idiomatic, regional) peanuts; a low, minuscule price


欺人太甚

ㄑㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄣˋ

цижэньтайшэнь

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰaːi̯³³ sɐm²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰaːi̯³³ sɐm²²/


tf

Alternative form: TF

tf is that?

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of the fuck.


siinä tapauksessa

siinä (“in that”) tapauksessa (“in the case”)

Siinä tapauksessa minä lähden kotiin.

Lähden kotiin siinä tapauksessa, että äiti soittaa.

I will go home in case my mother calls me.


hashtʼeʼ nihénil

hashtʼeʼ (“aside”) + 1st-person perfective form of niyii (“he places it”)

Hooghan łaʼ nahideeshnih biniiyé béeso hashtʼeʼ niheshnííł

I saved money (literally, I have set it aside)


what the deuce

I don't know what the deuce you think you're doing.


on the huh

You'd better put them shelves up again, mate. They're all on the huh.

(East Anglia) not level, not square, not straight


μιας χρήσης

μιας χρήσης • (mias chrísis)

el-phrase

μιας χρήσης • (mias chrísis)


s. d.

Abbreviation of siehe dies／siehe dort (“which see, see there”) = q.v.


έκτακτη ανάγκη

head

έκτακτη ανάγκη

έκτακτη ανάγκη • (éktakti anágki)

el-phrase

έκτακτη ανάγκη

έκτακτη ανάγκη • (éktakti anágki)

emergency (literally: extraordinary need)


リンクフリー

→ English: link free

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from link + free

pseudo-loan

(Internet) Feel free to link to my website (no permission needed).


let the dog see the rabbit

Get out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.


I'll be bound

Where are those teenagers going at this time of night? Up to no good, I'll be bound!


vasta sitten

Vasta sitten hän ymmärsi.


sen enempää

En tiedä asiasta sen enempää kuin uutisissa kerrottiin.

I don't know about it any more than what was reported on the news.


dobra večer

sh-phrase

dȍbra vȅčēr (Cyrillic spelling до̏бра ве̏че̄р)

dȍbra vȅčēr (canonical)
до̏бра ве̏че̄р (Cyrillic)


dober večer

dȍbar vȅčēr (Cyrillic spelling до̏бар ве̏че̄р)

dȍbar vȅčēr (canonical)
до̏бар ве̏че̄р (Cyrillic)


dober večer

head

dọ́bər večẹ̑r

dọ́bər večẹ̑r

/dòːbər ʋɛt͡ʃéːr/


should've would've could've

could have, would have, should have#English

Alternative form of could have, would have, should have


could have, would have, should have

Expressing regret at something that cannot now be changed. (This stems from expressing that someone could have, would have and/or should have done something)


repose en paix

LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-repose en paix.wav


二度ある事は三度ある

ja-pos

にど ある こと は さんど ある

二(に)度(ど)ある事(こと)は三(さん)度(ど)ある • (nido aru koto wa sando aru)

二度ある事は三度ある (canonical)
nido aru koto wa sando aru (romanization)

what happens twice will happen three times, if it happens twice it will happen again


zorionak eta urte berri on

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


喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる

のどもと すぎれば あつさ を わすれる

喉(のど)元(もと)過(す)ぎれば熱(あつ)さを忘(わす)れる • (nodomoto sugireba atsusa o wasureru)

喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる (canonical)
nodomoto sugireba atsusa o wasureru (romanization)

Literally, "you forget the heat once it passes your throat," meaning that once you swallow something that's too hot, you feel relieved and are apt to eat something just as hot again.

once on shore, we pray no more
once on shore, we pray no more

danger past and God forgotten
danger past and God forgotten

once on shore, we pray no more, danger past and God forgotten


羊頭狗肉

ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

掛羊頭賣狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉#Chinese

挂羊头卖狗肉 挂羊头卖狗肉#Chinese

Synonym of 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu, “to cry wine and sell vinegar; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad”)


李下瓜田

ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/lei̯¹³ haː²² kʷaː⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/lei̯¹³ haː²² kʷaː⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹/

瓜田李下 瓜田李下#Chinese


東奔西走

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄗㄡˇ

дунбэньсицзоу

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pən⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move


jonkin aikaa

Tämä voi viedä jonkin aikaa.


意味深長

ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄤˊ

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jiː³³ mei̯²² sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jiː³³ mei̯²² sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

to have profound meanings; to be thought-provoking


jokin aika sitten

Sain jokin aika sitten häneltä lahjaksi käsin tehdyt kalvosinnapit.

Some time ago I got hand-made cufflinks from him as present.


אני זקוק למתורגמן

head

אֲנִי זָקוּק למְתֻורְגְּמָן

אֲנִי זָקוּק למְתֻורְגְּמָן • (ani zakuk le-meturgeman) m

אֲנִי זָקוּק למְתֻורְגְּמָן (canonical)
ani zakuk le-meturgeman (romanization)

I need an interpreter
I need an interpreter


乾坤一擲

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ ㄧ ㄓˋ

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣ ㄧ ㄓˊ

цянькуньичжи

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰiːn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰiːn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚²/

staking everything, playing for all-or-nothing


Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah

baa (“about it”) + hózhǫ́ (“happy”) + -go (adverbial suffix) + nee (“with you”) + nínáádoohah (“again a year will pass”)


puhtaalta pöydältä

puhtaalta (“from clean”) pöydältä (“from table”)


悶聲不響

ㄇㄣ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

мэньшэнбусян

/mən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːn²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/

/mən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːn²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/


古今東西

ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ

гуцзиньдунси

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

ancient and modern, Eastern and Western; all times and all places


情けは人の為ならず

ja-pos

なさけ は ひと の ため ならず

情(なさ)けは人(ひと)の為(ため)ならず • (nasake wa hito no tame narazu)

情けは人の為ならず (canonical)
nasake wa hito no tame narazu (romanization)

good done to others is good done to oneself


旗幟鮮明

ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

цичжисяньмин

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ siːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³ siːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

to have a clear-cut stand; one's attitude or position is clearly defined


不言不語

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (不言不語):
* → Japanese: 不(ふ)言(げん)不(ふ)語(ご) (fugenfugo)
* → Korean: 불언불어(不言不語) (bureonbureo)

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ

/pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/

/pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/


踏んだり蹴ったり

踏んだり蹴ったり (canonical)
fundari kettari (romanization)

it never rains but it pours
it never rains but it pours


提灯に釣鐘

ja-pos

ちょうちん に つりがね

提(ちょう)灯(ちん)に釣(つり)鐘(がね) • (chōchin ni tsurigane)

提灯に釣鐘 (canonical)
chōchin ni tsurigane (romanization)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕiɲ̟ ɲ̟i t͡sɨɾʲiɡa̠ne̞]

paper lanterns to temple bells; there is no comparison as though look similar, they are completely different


徹頭徹尾

ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄨㄟˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³ mei̯¹³/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁵³/

/tʰiak̚²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰiak̚²⁻⁴ bue⁵²⁻²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³ mei̯¹³/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁵³/

2016: 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), 旺角事件屬暴亂 莫以藉口作掩飾

nei¹ jat¹ gin⁶ si⁶ ne¹, hai⁶ jat¹ go³ cit³ tau⁴ cit³ mei⁵ ge³ bou⁶ lyun⁶ ge³ si⁶ gin⁶⁻².

呢一件事呢，係一個徹頭徹尾嘅暴亂嘅事件。

呢一件事呢，系一个彻头彻尾嘅暴乱嘅事件。


知らぬが仏

知らぬが仏 (canonical)
shiranu ga hotoke (romanization)


下手の長談義

下手(へた)の長(なが)談(だん)義(ぎ) • (heta no nagadangi)

下手の長談義 (canonical)
heta no nagadangi (romanization)

brevity is the soul of wit
brevity is the soul of wit


身から出た錆

身から出た錆 (canonical)
mi kara deta sabi (romanization)

reap what one sows, getting one's just deserts


泣きっ面に蜂

泣(な)きっ面(つら)に蜂(はち) • (nakittsura ni hachi)

泣きっ面に蜂 (canonical)
nakittsura ni hachi (romanization)


一長一短

ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tyːn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tyːn³⁵/


氏より育ち

氏より育ち (canonical)
uji yori sodachi (romanization)

nurture counts more than nature, breeding over birth


腐っても鯛

腐っても鯛 (canonical)
kusatte mo tai (romanization)

something that retains its value even when it is damaged


馬子にも衣装

馬(ま)子(ご)にも衣(い)装(しょう) • (mago ni mo ishō)

馬子にも衣装 (canonical)
mago ni mo ishō (romanization)

clothes don't make the man
clothes don't make the man

clothes don't make the man, anybody can look good if well dressed


論語読みの論語知らず

ろんご よみ の ろんご しらず

論(ろん)語(ご)読(よ)みの論(ろん)語(ご)知(し)らず • (rongo yomi no rongo shirazu)

論語読みの論語知らず (canonical)
rongo yomi no rongo shirazu (romanization)

learned fool; scholar who cannot apply what he or she knows; mere scholar


糠に釘

糠に釘 (canonical)
nuka ni kugi (romanization)

[nɯ̟ka̠ ɲ̟i kɯ̟ɡʲi]


豆腐に鎹

豆腐に鎹 (canonical)
tōfu ni kasugai (romanization)


焼け石に水

焼け石に水 (canonical)
yake ishi ni mizu (romanization)

焼(や)け (yake, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru)) + 石(いし) (ishi) + に (ni) + 水(みず) (mizu). Literally "water on a hot stone".

ja-compound

vain attempt due to inadequate efforts; a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean


骨折り損の草臥れ儲け

ja-pos

ほねおりぞん の くたびれ もうけ

骨(ほね)折(お)り損(ぞん)の草臥(くたび)れ儲(もう)け • (honeorizon no kutabire mōke)

骨折り損の草臥れ儲け (canonical)
honeorizon no kutabire mōke (romanization)

骨(ほね)折(お)り損(ぞん) (honeorizon, “efforts in vain”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 草臥(くたび)れる (kutabireru, “be exhausted”) + 儲(もう)ける (mōkeru, “to profit”)


残り物には福がある

ja-pos

のこりもの に は ふく が ある

残(のこ)り物(もの)には福(ふく)がある • (nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru)

残り物には福がある (canonical)
nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru (romanization)

there is unexpected good in what is left behind by others


三人寄れば文殊の知恵

さんにん よれば もんじゅ の ちえ

三(さん)人(にん)寄(よ)れば文(もん)殊(じゅ)の知(ち)恵(え) • (sannin yoreba monju no chie)

三人寄れば文殊の知恵 (canonical)
sannin yoreba monju no chie (romanization)

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


負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る

おうた こ に おしえられて あさせ を わたる

負(お)うた子(こ)に教(おし)えられて浅(あさ)瀬(せ)を渡(わた)る • (ōta ko ni oshierarete asase o wataru)

負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る (canonical)
ōta ko ni oshierarete asase o wataru (romanization)

a fool may give a wise man council, one may learn something from someone inferior or less knowledgeable


目糞鼻糞を笑う

めくそ はなくそ を わらう

目(め)糞(くそ)鼻(はな)糞(くそ)を笑(わら)う • (mekuso hanakuso o warau)

目糞鼻糞を笑う (canonical)
mekuso hanakuso o warau (romanization)

Literally, “the eye booger laughing at the nose booger”.

lit

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

五十歩百歩

五十歩百歩 ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ


故郷に錦を飾る

ja-pos

こきょう に にしき を かざる

故(こ)郷(きょう)に錦(にしき)を飾(かざ)る • (kokyō ni nishiki o kazaru)

故郷に錦を飾る (canonical)
kokyō ni nishiki o kazaru (romanization)

Clipped from Xiang Yu's story in the Records of the Grand Historian (in Literary Chinese)

Seeing the palace of Qin was burnt to the ground, Xiang Yu wondered if he should go eastward to his hometown, saying: "To not return home when one has made his fortune is like walking in the night with silken robes, who will notice?"

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

Xiàng wáng jiàn Qín gōng jiē yǐ shāo cánpò, yòu xīnhuái sī yù dōng guī, yuē: “Fùguì bù guī gùxiāng, rú yījǐn yèxíng, shéi zhī zhī zhě?”

項王見秦宮皆以燒殘破，又心懷思欲東歸，曰：「富貴不歸故鄉、如衣錦夜行、誰知之者？」

项王见秦宫皆以烧残破，又心怀思欲东归，曰：「富贵不归故乡、如衣锦夜行、谁知之者？」


鬼に金棒

鬼に金棒 (canonical)
oni ni kanabō (romanization)

鬼 (oni) + に (ni) + 金棒 (kanabō). Literally "[giving] a metal club to a demon". The idiom in general is first cited in a text from 1472 as the longer variant 鬼に金砕棒 (oni ni kana saibō); this shorter form is cited from 1645.

making someone or something even stronger, adding a decisive advantage

(for negative situations) making a bad situation worse


年寄りの冷や水

年(とし)寄(よ)りの冷(ひ)や水(みず) • (toshiyori no hiyamizu)

年寄りの冷や水 (canonical)
toshiyori no hiyamizu (romanization)


自給自足

ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄗㄨˊ

цзыцзицзыцзу

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡siː²² kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡siː²² kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡sʊk̚⁵/

實現自給自足

实现自给自足

to be self-supporting and self-sufficient; autarky


از بیخ عرب بودن

تو تاریخ از بیخ عرب بودم.

(colloquial) to not know at all; to find all Greek to one; literally, “to be a complete Arab; to be an Arab from the roots”


火に油を注ぐ

ひ に あぶら を そそぐ

火(ひ)に油(あぶら)を注(そそ)ぐ • (hi ni abura o sosogu)

火に油を注ぐ (canonical)
hi ni abura o sosogu (romanization)
火に油を注が
ひにあぶらをそそが
hi ni abura o sosoga
火に油を注ぎ
ひにあぶらをそそぎ
hi ni abura o sosogi
火に油を注ぐ
ひにあぶらをそそぐ
hi ni abura o sosogu
火に油を注げ
ひにあぶらをそそげ
hi ni abura o sosoge
火に油を注がれる (passive)
ひにあぶらをそそがれる (passive)
hi ni abura o sosogareru (passive)
火に油を注がせる (causative)
火に油を注がす (causative)
ひにあぶらをそそがせる (causative)
ひにあぶらをそそがす (causative)
hi ni abura o sosogaseru (causative)
hi ni abura o sosogasu (causative)
火に油を注げる (potential)
ひにあぶらをそそげる (potential)
hi ni abura o sosogeru (potential)
火に油を注ごう (volitional)
ひにあぶらをそそごう (volitional)
hi ni abura o sosogō (volitional)
火に油を注がない (negative)
ひにあぶらをそそがない (negative)
hi ni abura o sosoganai (negative)
火に油を注がず (continuative negative)
ひにあぶらをそそがず (continuative negative)
hi ni abura o sosogazu (continuative negative)
火に油を注ぎます (formal)
ひにあぶらをそそぎます (formal)
hi ni abura o sosogimasu (formal)
火に油を注いだ (perfective)
ひにあぶらをそそいだ (perfective)
hi ni abura o sosoida (perfective)
火に油を注いで (conjunctive)
ひにあぶらをそそいで (conjunctive)
hi ni abura o sosoide (conjunctive)
火に油を注げば (conditional hypothetical)
ひにあぶらをそそげば (conditional hypothetical)
hi ni abura o sosogeba (conditional hypothetical)

[çi ɲ̟i a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠ o̞ so̞so̞ɡɯ̟]

Literally “to pour oil on a fire”. Translation of the English idiom. First attested in the early 1900s.

add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the fire


好きこそものの上手なれ

すき こそ もの の じょうず なれ

好(す)きこそものの上(じょう)手(ず)なれ • (suki koso mono no jōzu nare)

好きこそものの上手なれ (canonical)
suki koso mono no jōzu nare (romanization)

[sɨkʲi ko̞so̞ mo̞no̞ no̞ d͡ʑo̞ːzɨ na̠ɾe̞]

What you like to do, you will do well. To improve your skills in something, you must enjoy doing it.


濡れ手で粟

濡れ手で粟 (canonical)
nure te de awa (romanization)

[nɯ̟ɾe̞ te̞ de̞ a̠β̞a̠]

Idiom formed by combination of 濡れ手 and 粟. Literally "millet with wet hands". Foxtail millet sticks to wet hands, so this idiom describes reward without effort.


春夏秋冬

ja-r

春夏秋冬(しゅんかしゅうとう) (shunkashūtō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (春夏秋冬):
* → Japanese: 春夏秋冬(しゅんかしゅうとう) (shunkashūtō)
* → Korean: 춘하추동(春夏秋冬) (chunhachudong)
* → Vietnamese: xuân hạ thu đông (春夏秋冬)

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄨㄥ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ haː²² t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ha⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴ tʊŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋa²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒieu⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun³³ ha⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu³³ taŋ³³/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ ɦia³³ t͡ɕʰiɤ³³ toŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ haː²² t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ha⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴ tʊŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun³³ ha⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu³³ taŋ³³/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ ɦia³³ t͡ɕʰiɤ³³ toŋ²¹/

four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter; a year


坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

ja-pos

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

ぼうず にくけりゃ けさ まで にくい

坊(ぼう)主(ず)憎(にく)けりゃ袈(け)裟(さ)まで憎(にく)い • (bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui)

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (canonical)
bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui (romanization)

Literally “hate a monk, and you will hate his very robes”.

love me, love my dog
love me, love my dog

love me, love my dog; hating everything about a person


百聞は一見に如かず

ひゃくぶん は いっけん に しかず

百(ひゃく)聞(ぶん)は一(いっ)見(けん)に如(し)かず • (hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu)

百聞は一見に如かず (canonical)
hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu (romanization)

[ça̠kɯ̟bɯ̟ɰ̃ β̞a̠ ik̚ke̞ɲ̟ ɲ̟i ɕika̠zɨ]

Calque of Literary Chinese 百聞不如一見 (bǎi wén bùrú yī jiàn, literally “Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once”). From the Book of Han.

cal

you understand better by seeing for yourself than hearing about it, seeing is believing


七転び八起き

ja-pos

七(なな)転(ころ)び八(や)起(お)き • (nana korobi ya oki)

七転び八起き (canonical)
nana korobi ya oki (romanization)

Literally “seven times falling down, eight times rising up”.


一朝一夕

ja-r

いっ%ちょう%いっ%せき

CJKV/code

いっ%ちょう%いっ%せき

Sino-Xenic (一朝一夕):
* → Japanese: 一(いっ)朝(ちょう)一(いっ)夕(せき) (itchōisseki)
* → Korean: 일조일석(一朝一夕) (iljoilseok)

CJKV

いっ%ちょう%いっ%せき

desc

→ Vietnamese: một sớm một chiều (calque)

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² t͡siau³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sek̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² t͡siau³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sek̚²/

It's not something that can be achieved overnight.

Zhè bùshì yīzhāoyīxī jiù néng shíxiàn de.

這不是一朝一夕就能實現的。

这不是一朝一夕就能实现的。


公明正大

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ

гунминчжэнда

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²²/

光明正大 光明正大#Chinese

Alternative form of 光明正大 (guāngmíngzhèngdà)


vete a saber

(idiomatic) you tell me, goodness knows, who knows


a.c.

(medicine) Initialism of ante cibum (“before meals”).


Κύριε ελέησον

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Κύριε ελέησον • (Kýrie eléison)

From Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson), whence also Latin Kyrie eleison.

inh

Κύριε ἐλέησον


hbj

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of hoe bedoel je? (“how do you mean?”).


Felices Reyes

From the Día de los Reyes (literally “day of the kings”), celebrated in some Spanish-speaking countries on January 6 every year. On this day, the Reyes Magos (“wise men”, literally “magic kings”), are said to give presents to children, equivalent to Santa Claus’s gift-giving celebrated on December 25.

Happy Wise Men Day A phrase used to wish a happy "Wise Men Day", celebrated on January 6 in some Spanish-speaking countries


ja te volim

sh-phrase

ja te volim (Cyrillic spelling ја те волим)


ја те волим

ја те волим (Latin spelling ja te volim)


tartu hetkeen

From tartu (“imperative of tarttua - to grab”) + hetkeen (“illative singular of hetki -moment”). Calque of Latin carpe diem.


uw wens is mijn bevel

your wish is my command
your wish is my command


mahal kita

mahál kitá (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜎ᜔ ᜃᜒᜆ (Baybayin)

Literally, “you are my precious”, or more loosely translated as “you are my love/cherished/dear”.


lo primero es lo primero

first things first (let's deal with matters of highest priority first)


kuin Iisakin kirkkoa

kuin (“like”) Iisakin (“Isaac's”) kirkkoa (“cathedral”); reference to the construction of Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, which took 40 years to build, from 1818 to 1858. Finland belonged to Russia as a grand duchy at that time, and many Finns either supplied materials for it or worked at site.

Tätä tietojärjestelmää on rakennettu kuin Iisakin kirkkoa.

This information system has taken for ever and ever to build.

(simile) for ever and ever (indicates that something takes a very long time to complete)


back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp

"With that hairstyle, you may fancy yourself as Marilyn Monroe, but with those black roots and big ears, you look more like Minnie Mouse..."
"Ooh, get back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp!" sniped Cat.

2010, Mel Sparke, Sugar Secrets (4) – ...and Freedom:

'At least he's not covered in ginger fur. You might like to take a leaf out of his book, Frankie. Nothing wrong with hair dye, you know.'
'Well, back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp,' Frank says, somewhat camply.

'Fat as ever?' asked Walpole.
'Fatter. She keeps advising Miss Farren to eat more whey, the cheek of her! Oh, and she's got her own faro table these days, so she can fleece her friends without going out in the cold.'
'Back in the knife drawer, Miss Sharp,' cried Walpole with a shiver of enjoyment.

Said as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.


blanca y en botella, leche

Literally, “white and in a bottle, milk”.

(idiomatic) no doubt about it, no question

is the Pope Catholic
is the Pope Catholic


xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

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xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

[xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ]

From xł- (“have, possess”) + p̓x̣ʷłtłp (“bunchberry plant”, in turn from p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (“bunchberry”) + -łp (“tree, plant”)) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker) + kʷc̓ (of uncertain function).

he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant


omalta osaltaan

omalta (“of own”) + osalta (“of part”) + -an (“possessive suffix, here of 3rd person”)

af

Hiihtokausi on omalta osaltani ohi.

for one's part; as far as one is concerned


molemmin puolin

Talomme molemmin puolin on pysäköintialue.

There's a parking lot on both sides of our house.

on both sides (instructive plural of molemmat puolet - "both sides")

Sopimuksemme on molemmin puolin hyödyllinen.


や否や

や否や (canonical)
ya ina ya (romanization)


doo shił yáʼátʼéeh da

I don’t like it (reflects a personal preference).


μολὼν λαβέ

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μολὼν λαβέ • (molṑn labé)

"come and take [them]" (in response to the Persian army’s demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae).


кто-нибудь здесь говорит по-английски

кто-нибу́дь здесь говори́т по-англи́йски? • (kto-nibúdʹ zdesʹ govorít po-anglíjski?)

kto-nibúdʹ zdesʹ govorít po-anglíjski? (romanization)

[ˈkto nʲɪˈbud͡zʲ zʲdʲezʲ ɡəvɐˈrʲit pɐ‿ɐnˈɡlʲijskʲɪ]

does anyone here speak English
does anyone here speak English

en-кто-нибудь_здесь_говорит_по-английски-ru-phrase-7deGs~fB


一刻千金

ㄧ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ

икэцяньцзинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/


折に触れて

折に触れて (canonical)
ori ni furete (romanization)

折 + に + 触れて, literally "to touch the opportunities"

スタッフの研修については折に触れて積極的に取り入れていく所存です。

Sutaffu no kenshū ni tsuite wa ori ni furete sekkyokuteki ni torīreteiku shozon desu.

We are positively planning on getting our staffs in the proper training from time to time.

(idiomatic) whenever possible, at every opportunity, occasionally


kivi kengässä

kivi (“pebble, rock, stone”) kengässä (“in the shoe”)


wonders never cease

John did his homework! Wonders never cease!

(humorous, often sarcastic) Expresses surprise at an unusual action.


眾志成城

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

чжунчжичэнчэн

čžunčžičɛnčɛn

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³³ sɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³³ sɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/t͡seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/

The hearts of the masses can forge a stronghold; the mouths of the masses can melt gold.

Zhòng xīn chéng chéng, zhòng kǒu shuò jīn.

眾心成城，眾口鑠金。

众心成城，众口铄金。

The wise exhaust their wisdom; the brave consume their bravery; the wealthy lose their wealth; [when] the entire country shares a common goal, the will of the masses forge a stronghold.

1915: 李大釗 (Li Dazhao), 《警告全國父老書》 (A Letter of Warning to All the Elders of the Country)

Zhì zhě jié qí zhì, yǒng zhě fèn qí yǒng, fù zhě shū qí cái, jǔguó yīzhì, zhòngzhì chéngchéng.

智者竭其智，勇者奮其勇，富者輸其財，舉國一致，眾志成城。

智者竭其智，勇者奋其勇，富者输其财，举国一致，众志成城。


housut kintuissa

housut (“trousers”) + kintuissa (“in the feet”)

with one's pants down
with one's pants down


茫然自失

ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄕ

манжаньцзыши

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː²² sɐt̚⁵/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː²² sɐt̚⁵/


کاری نکردم

[kʰɒːˈɾiː ˌnækʲæɾd̪æm]

don't mention it, you're welcome (literally, "I did nothing")


قابل ندارد

قابل ندارد • (qâbel nadârad)

[ɢɒːˈbel ˌnæd̪ɒːɾæd̪]

چقدر میشه؟
قابل نداره. هزار تومن.

čeqadr miše?
qâbel nadâre. [pausing] hezâr toman.

a kind of taarof commonly used by sellers, literally means "it worth no money at all"


قابل نداره

قابل نداره • (qâbel nadâre)

[ɢɒːˈbel ˌnæd̪ɒːɾe]

قابل ندارد
قابل ندارد#Persian


قابلی نداره

قابلی نداره • (qâbeli nadâre)

[ɢɒːˈbeliː ˌnæd̪ɒːɾe]

قابل ندارد
قابل ندارد#Persian


قابلی ندارد

قابلی ندارد • (qâbeli nadârad)

[ɢɒːˈbeliː ˌnæd̪ɒːɾæd̪]

قابل ندارد
قابل ندارد#Persian


قربونت

قربانت بروم
قربانت بروم#Persian

(colloquial, slang) Synonym of قربانت بروم (qorbânat beravam)


(medicine) Once per day, used for prescription directions.


فدات

فدات • (fadât)

— ممنون از کمکت
— فدات

قربانت بروم
قربانت بروم#Persian


قدمت روی چشم

قدمت روی چشم


قربونت برم

قربانت بروم
قربانت بروم#Persian

(colloquial) Synonym of قربانت بروم (qorbânat beravam)


قدمت رو چشم

[ɢæd̪æˈmet ɾuː ˌt͡ʃeʃm]

قدمت روی چشم
قدمت روی چشم#Persian


قربانت بشوم

قربانت بروم
قربانت بروم#Persian


وظیفه‌ام بود

وظیفهام بود • (wazīfa-am būd／vazife-am bud)

وظیفهام بود (canonical)
wazīfa-am būd／vazife-am bud (romanization)


قربانت بروم

[ɢoɾˈbɒːnæt̪ ˌbeɾævæm]


فدایت بشوم

[fæˈd̪ɒːjæt̪ ˌbeʃævæm]

قربانت بروم
قربانت بروم#Persian


how do

(colloquial) Alternative form of how do you do


search me

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-search me.wav

—Where did he find the money to buy a car like that? —Search me!

(informal) I don't know; I have no idea.


天真爛漫

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ

тяньчжэньланьмань

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹/

innocent and unaffected; simple and artless


gå som katten kring het gröt

The literal meaning is "to walk like the cat around hot porridge". The first attestation is from 1641 (see reference to Svenska Akademiens ordbok below). Compare with expressions like vara heta på gröten, "to be eager/impatient about something" (literally: "to be hot on the porridge").

1641, Svenska riksrådets protokoll
I gå som een katt kring om gröten.

beat around the bush
beat around the bush

(idiomatic) To avoid speaking or acting directly about something; to beat around the bush; to pussyfoot.


hablando del rey de Roma

Literally, “speaking of the king of Rome”. Shortened form of hablando del rey de Roma, por la puerta asoma


el mundo es un pañuelo

Literally, “the world is a handkerchief”.

—¿Pero qué tenía que ver tu amigo? —El mundo es un pañuelo, Yolanda. Algunos callistas que participaron en la campaña del presidente suelen hablar mucho de esta casa.

2012, Magdalena González Gámez, La bandida, Grijalbo, →ISBN:


gods bless you

Gods bless you dear.....*wiping the tears of sentiment away from my grizzled 34 yo eyes*......GODS BLESS YOU! *G*

April 1999, Jeanine Gravitt (username), Re: YOUNG? He Called me "Young" in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet)

‘Gods bless you,’ she screamed down the slate, into the night.

2002, China Miéville, Perdido Street Station, Macmillan, page 782:

Ps-This is all up to you, Gods bless you —you have the potential to make to happen.

2009, Richard Walsh, True Jersey City Story: Super Proud Dad 14 Years of Motivational Letters, AuthorHouse, page 161:

[…]. The whole Ojito Nation’s with you, bother of my soul and heart, gods bless you—oh, gods bless you, Jackie!”

2009, Jeffrey A. Friedberg, Black Road 2012, INDI, page 179:


PLOKTA

(computing, humorous) Initialism of press lots of keys to abort.


猫に鰹節

ja-pos

猫(ねこ)に鰹(かつお)節(ぶし) • (neko ni katsuobushi)

猫に鰹節 (canonical)
neko ni katsuobushi (romanization)

Literally a “cat in skipjack tuna flakes”.

setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse


вопреки всему

head

вопреки́ всему́

вопреки́ всему́ • (voprekí vsemú)

вопреки́ всему́ (canonical)
voprekí vsemú (romanization)

against all odds (despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability)


несмотря ни на что

несмотря́ ни на что́

несмотря́ ни на что́ • (nesmotrjá ni na štó)

несмотря́ ни на что́ (canonical)
nesmotrjá ni na štó (romanization)

[nʲɪsmɐˈtrʲa nʲɪ‿nɐ‿ˈʂto]

Ru-несмотря ни на что.ogg


右に同じ

右に同じ (canonical)
migi ni onaji (romanization)

Literally "same as [the person to] the right".