灰心喪氣

ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ

хуэйсиньсанци

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔːŋ³³ hei̯³³/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɔːŋ³³ hei̯³³/

disheartened; discouraged; downhearted; downcast; in despair


es war einmal

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


মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ

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মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ

মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ • (moi tümak bhal paü̃)

LL-Q29401 (asm)-Halum Halum-মই তোমাক ভাল পাওঁ.wav


মই তোমাক ভালপাওঁ

মই তোমাক ভালপাওঁ

মই তোমাক ভালপাওঁ • (moi tümak bhalopaü̃)


蘇州過後冇艇搭

苏州过后冇艇搭
蘇州過後無艇搭

after passing Suzhou, cannot travel by boat

/sou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɐu̯²² mou̯¹³ tʰɛːŋ¹³ taːp̚³/

(Cantonese) there is no second chance after missing this opportunity


মই তোমাক বেয়া পাওঁ

মই তোমাক বেয়া পাওঁ

মই তোমাক বেয়া পাওঁ • (moi tümak bea paü̃)

LL-Q29401 (asm)-Halum Halum-মই তোমাক বেয়া পাওঁ.wav


一來一往

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³/


E. F. G.

Abbreviation of euer fürstlich Gnaden, Euer Fürstlich Gnaden, Euer Fürstliche Gnaden.


out of one's cotton-picking mind

out of one's mind
out of one's mind#English

(US, dialectal) Synonym of out of one's mind.


tanto faz, tanto fez

tanto faz como tanto fez
tanto faz como tanto fez#Portuguese

Alternative form of tanto faz como tanto fez


斤斤較量

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

цзиньцзинь цзяолян

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɐn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³ lœːŋ²²/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɐn⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³ lœːŋ²²/


春眠暁を覚えず

ja-phrase

しゅんみん あかつき を おぼえず

春(しゅん)眠(みん)暁(あかつき)を覚(おぼ)えず • (shunmin akatsuki o oboezu)

春眠暁を覚えず (canonical)
shunmin akatsuki o oboezu (romanization)

From the first line of the poem 春暁 (Shungyō, “Spring Dawn”) by Meng Haoran, a calque of Literary Chinese 春眠不覺曉.
Literally “sleeping in the springtime, unaware of the dawn”.

sleeping in late on a comfortable spring day


hvad med

Hvad med at invitere din mor i byen i aften?

2011, Brian B. Christensen, Et vink til himlen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

How about inviting your mother out tonight?

Hvad med at rydde lidt op efter dig, moster?

2011, Silvia Henriksdóttir, Sig at du lyver, Art People, →ISBN:

How about cleaning up after yourself, aunt [specifically, mother's sister]?

Det er Agassis held, at han finder en vej ud af tomheden og meningsløsheden, men hvad med dem, der ikke gør?

2017, Mads Davidsen, Helle Hedegaard Hein, Når talent forpligter, Gyldendal Business, →ISBN:

Agassi has the good fortune to find a way out of vacuity and meaninglessness, but what about those who do not?

Hvis ingen kan huske dem, kan man så være sikker på, at de nogensinde har eksisteret? Og hvad med dem, der stadig lever? Eksisterer de?

2013, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, De Hvide Mænd, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

If no one remembers them, can one then be certain that they have ever existed? And what about those who still live? Do they exist?

„Jeg har ikke set nogen syge her i Ranton,“ hvisker Palina. „Kun døde.“ Jeg ser på Rose. „Hvad med dem, der brød ind i jeres lejlighed?

2015, Line Kyed Knudsen, Hvidt støv 1 - De døde vågner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

I have not seen any sick here in Ranton, Palina whispers. "Only dead people." I look at Rose. "What about those people that broke into your apartmant?"

what about (directing listener's attention to something that has been neglected)


рақмет сізге

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рақмет сізге • (raqmet sızge)


langer Rede kurzer Sinn

Literally, “the short meaning of a long speech”.

lit

lange Rede, kurzer Sinn
lange Rede, kurzer Sinn#German

Alternative form of lange Rede, kurzer Sinn


das Kind fällt in den Brunnen

Literally, “the child falls into the well”. From a now unused proverb where the farmer only sets out to cover his well when a child (or a calf, or the like) has already drowned in it.

Wenn das Kind in den Brunnen gefallen ist, wollen es alle wieder gleich gewusst haben.

(literally, “When the child has fallen into the well,...”)

When the catastrophe has already occurred, they all claim they knew it all along.

Wir müssen Lösungen finden, bevor das Kind in den Brunnen fällt.

(literally, “...before the child falls into the well.”)

We must find solutions before it’s too late.

(idiomatic) a disaster happens or becomes inevitable; it is too late for precautions that should have been taken earlier


人之常情

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (人之常情):
* → Korean: 인지상정(人之常情) (injisangjeong)

ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

жэньчжичанцин

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ sĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ sĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeŋ⁵⁵/

human nature; what is natural and normal in human relationships; it's only human


暴飲暴食

ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄣˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄕˊ

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/pou̯²² jɐm³⁵ pou̯²² sɪk̚²/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/pou̯²² jɐm³⁵ pou̯²² sɪk̚²/

to eat and drink too much; to over-indulge in food and drink; to binge (on food and beverage)


小道消息

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˊ

сяодао сяоси

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ tou̯²² siːu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ tou̯²² siːu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/


吃喝嫖賭抽

ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄔㄡ

чихэпяодучоу

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/

to go dining, wining, whoring, gambling and smoking; to lead a dissipated life


坑蒙拐騙

ㄎㄥ ㄇㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ

кэнмэнгуайпянь

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/haːŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²¹ kʷaːi̯³⁵ pʰiːn³³/

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/haːŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²¹ kʷaːi̯³⁵ pʰiːn³³/

to entrap, make blind, swindle and deceive; the various fraud techniques


江河湖海

ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄞˇ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ wuː²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ wuː²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

rivers, lakes and seas (in general); bodies of water


高矮胖瘦

ㄍㄠ ㄞˇ ㄆㄤˋ ㄕㄡˋ

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ ɐi̯³⁵ puːn²² sɐu̯³³/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ ɐi̯³⁵ puːn²² sɐu̯³³/


雞鴨魚肉

ㄐㄧ ㄧㄚ ㄩˊ ㄖㄡˋ

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵ y³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵ y³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

chicken, duck, fish and (other) meat; the various types or sources of meat in a meal


苦辣酸甜

ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

куласуаньтянь

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

酸甜苦辣 酸甜苦辣#Chinese


摸爬滾打

ㄇㄛ ㄆㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄚˇ

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰä³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː³⁵ pʰaː²¹ kʷɐn³⁵ taː³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰä³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː³⁵ pʰaː²¹ kʷɐn³⁵ taː³⁵/

to go through arduous training or hard work


亭臺樓閣

ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ

/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

pavilions, terraces and towers (in general); traditional Chinese architecture


赤橙黃綠

ㄔˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄩˋ

чичэнхуанлюй

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ly⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ly⁵¹/

red, orange, yellow and green; colours (in general)


吃喝嫖賭

ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɛːk̚³ hɔːt̚³ pʰiːu̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɛːk̚³ hɔːt̚³ pʰiːu̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling; to lead a dissipated life


聽說讀寫

ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

listening, speaking, reading and writing; various aspects of learning a foreign language


圍追堵截

ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

вэйчжуйдуцзе

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

to encircle, pursue, obstruct and intercept; to resort to all methods to destroy and annihilate


甜酸苦辣

ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ

тяньсуанькула

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ syːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ laːt̚²/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ syːn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ laːt̚²/

酸甜苦辣 酸甜苦辣#Chinese


輕重緩急

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ

цинчжунхуаньцзи

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ wuːn²² kɐp̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ wuːn²² kɐp̚⁵/

relative importance and urgency (of matters)


南北東西

ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ

наньбэйдунси

/nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

東西南北 東西南北#Chinese

东西南北 东西南北#Chinese

Alternative form of 東西南北／东西南北 (dōngxīnánběi)


多快好省

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄥˇ

докуайхаошэн

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the slogan proposed by Mao Zedong in the Great Leap Forward Movement

Go all out; aim high; achieve greater, faster, better and more economical results in building socialism

gǔ zú gànjìn, lì zhēng shàngyóu, duōkuàihǎoshĕng de jiànshè shèhuìzhǔyì

鼓足幹勁、力爭上游、多快好省地建設社會主義

鼓足干劲、力争上游、多快好省地建设社会主义

(officialese) greater, faster, better and more economical


金銀銅鐵

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

цзиньиньтунте

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰiːt̚³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰiːt̚³/

gold, silver, copper and iron; metals (in general)


筆墨紙硯

ㄅㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓˇ ㄧㄢˋ

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² t͡siː³⁵ hiːn³⁵/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² t͡siː³⁵ hiːn³⁵/

brush, ink, paper and inkstone; Four Treasures of the Study


王侯將相

ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

ванхоуцзянсян

/wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ sœːŋ³³/

/wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ sœːŋ³³/

Slogan of the revolters in the Dazexiang uprising, as recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian

Do kings, barons, generals, and ministers rise from only a fixed family background?

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

Wáng hóu jiàng xiàng, nìng yǒu zhǒng hū?

王侯將相，寧有種乎？

王侯将相，宁有种乎？

(figurative) kings and nobles (in general); royalty and nobility

Dazexiang uprising
Records of the Grand Historian


鍋碗瓢盆

ㄍㄨㄛ ㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄣˊ

гованьпяопэнь

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰən³⁵/

ㄍㄨㄛ ㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄣˊㄦ

гованьпяопэньр

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰəɻ³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰən³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pʰəɻ³⁵/

woks, bowls, gourd ladles and basins; items of the kitchen; pots and pans


妖魔鬼怪

ㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

all demons and ghosts; all forces of evil


說學逗唱

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄔㄤˋ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

narration, imitation, joking and singing (the four basic techniques of xiangsheng)


虎豹豺狼

ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

豺狼虎豹 豺狼虎豹#Chinese

Alternative form of 豺狼虎豹 (cháilánghǔbào)


刀槍棍棒

ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄤˋ

даоцянгуньбан

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹/

swords, spears, cudgels and clubs; all kinds of weapons


東西南北中

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

дунсинаньбэйчжун

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

east, west, south, north and centre; all places


張王李趙

ㄓㄤ ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄠˋ

Чжанванличжао

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ lei̯¹³ t͡siːu̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ lei̯¹³ t͡siːu̯²²/

Zhang, Wang, Li and Zhao (the four most common surnames)

(figurative) common people; people in general


冷熱酸甜

ㄌㄥˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

лэнжэсуаньтянь

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Hot and cold, sweet and sour... Eat to your heart’s content! (toothpaste advertisement)

冷熱酸甜，想吃就吃！

冷热酸甜，想吃就吃！

cold, hot, sour and sweet; different kinds of flavours


琴瑟琵琶

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚˊ

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄆㄚ

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³/

/kʰɐm²¹ sɐt̚⁵ pʰei̯²¹ pʰaː²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ pʰä³/

/kʰɐm²¹ sɐt̚⁵ pʰei̯²¹ pʰaː²¹/

qin, se, and pipa (all of which are traditional Chinese musical instruments); Chinese musical instruments (in general)


經史子集

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧˊ

цзиншицзыцзи

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ siː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

the four traditional types of Chinese classic texts; Chinese canonical texts in general


風霜雨雪

ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ

фэншуанъюйсюэ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³ syːt̚³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³ syːt̚³/

(figurative) all kinds of hardships and sufferings


花鳥魚蟲

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ

хуаняоюйчунр

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

flowers, birds, insects and fish (the stereotypical items of enjoyment of an elderly Chinese person)


嬉笑怒罵

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄚˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mä⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ nou̯²² maː²²/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ mä⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ nou̯²² maː²²/

(literally) merry laughter and angry scolding; (figurative) all kinds of emotions

(of writing, etc.) freely roving; ironic and invective


刀槍劍戟

ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ

даоцянцзяньцзи

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːm³³ kɪk̚⁵/

/tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːm³³ kɪk̚⁵/

single-edged and double-edged swords, spears and halberds; all kinds of ancient weapons


赤朱丹彤

ㄔˋ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

чичжуданьтун

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/


聲光化電

ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

шэнгуанхуадянь

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

(dated) sound, light, chemistry and electricity; various branches of Western scientific knowledge


坑蒙拐騙偷

ㄎㄥ ㄇㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡ

кэнмэнгуайпяньтоу

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/

to entrap, make blind, swindle, deceive and steal; the various fraud techniques


酒色財氣

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄑㄧˋ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ hei̯³³/

wine, sex, avarice and temper; the four cardinal vices


綾羅綢緞

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

линлочоудуань

/liŋ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ tyːn²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴⁻²² tuan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴⁻²² tuan⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² tiu¹³⁻²² tuan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiu²⁴⁻¹¹ tuan³³/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ tiu²³⁻³³ tuan³³/

/liŋ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ tu̯än⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ tyːn²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴⁻²² tuan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴⁻²² tuan⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² tiu¹³⁻²² tuan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiu²⁴⁻¹¹ tuan³³/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ tiu²³⁻³³ tuan³³/


趙錢孫李

ㄓㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄌㄧˇ

Чжаоцяньсуньли

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siːu̯²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ syːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/tiɤ³³ t͡sĩ²³ sun⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/t͡siːu̯²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ syːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/tiɤ³³ t͡sĩ²³ sun⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

Hundred Family Surnames
w:Hundred Family Surnames

Zhao, Qian, Sun and Li (the first four surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames)

(figurative) people in general; ordinary people


絕無僅有

ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄡˇ

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ u³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syːt̚² mou̯²¹ kɐn³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ kin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹/

/t͡syːt̚² mou̯²¹ kɐn³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³/

/t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ kin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹/


聲色犬馬

ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ

шэнсэцюаньма

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

sound (i.e. going to the theatre), beauty (i.e. visiting brothels), keeping dogs and riding horses; (figurative) various types of sensual pleasure


dan le bezwin

From bezwin; French dans le besoin (“in need”).


子丑寅卯

ㄗˇ ㄔㄡˇ ㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄠˇ

цзычоуиньмао

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ in³⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ maːu̯¹³/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ maːu̯¹³/

(literally) zi, chou, yin and mao (the first four earthly branches)

I still don't have a clue after trying hard to read all this material.

Wǒ fèijìnbālā de, kàn le zènme duō zīliào yě méi kànchū ge zǐ‐chǒu‐yín‐mǎo lai.

我費勁巴拉的，看了這麼多資料也沒看出個子丑寅卯來。

我费劲巴拉的，看了这么多资料也没看出个子丑寅卯来。

(figurative) underlying reasons or logic; main threads (of a complicated affair)


甲乙丙丁

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

jia, yi, bing and ding (the first four heavenly stems)

(figurative) sequence or outline of a matter


衣食住行

ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² t͡syː²² hɐŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² t͡syː²² hɐŋ²¹/

From 民生主義·第三講 in 三民主義 [1924], a collection of speeches delivered by Sun Yat-sen in 1924.

lw

s:三民主義/民生主義第三講

Mínshēng de xūyào, cóngqián jīngjìxuéjiā dōu shì shuō yī, shí, zhù sān zhǒng; zhào wǒ de yánjiū, yìnggāi yǒu sì zhǒng, yú yī shí zhù zhīwài, háiyǒu yī zhǒng jiù shì xíng. Xíng yě shì yī zhǒng hěn zhòng de xūyào; xíng jiù shì zǒulù...... Dàjiā dōu néng gè jìn gè de yìwù, dàjiā zìrán kěyǐ dé yīshízhùxíng de sì zhǒng xūyào.

民生的需要，從前經濟學家都是說衣、食、住三種；照我的研究，應該有四種，於衣食住之外，還有一種就是行。行也是一種很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各盡各的義務，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四種需要。

民生的需要，从前经济学家都是说衣、食、住三种；照我的研究，应该有四种，于衣食住之外，还有一种就是行。行也是一种很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各尽各的义务，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四种需要。

food, clothing, housing and transportation; basic necessities of life


金銀銅鐵錫

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧˊ

цзиньиньтунтеси

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰiːt̚³ sɛːk̚³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ in³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰiːt̚³ sɛːk̚³/

the five metals of gold, silver, copper, iron and tin


大惑不解

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² waːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁵³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁴¹/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁵³/

/taːi̯²² waːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁵³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁴¹/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ hiɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ kai⁵³/


陰晴圓缺

ㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ

иньцинъюаньцюэ

/in⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³/

/in⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³/

(of the Moon) dim, bright, full or crescent; the various shapes of the Moon; (figurative) unpredictability of life; vicissitudes of life


打砸搶燒

ㄉㄚˇ ㄗㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄠ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(often officialese) to assault, vandalise, loot and commit arson; to burn and loot


花鳥蟲魚

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄩˊ

хуаняочунъюй

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ y³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jyː²¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ y³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jyː²¹/

花鳥魚蟲 花鳥魚蟲#Chinese

花鸟鱼虫 花鸟鱼虫#Chinese

Alternative form of 花鳥魚蟲／花鸟鱼虫 (huāniǎoyúchóng)


星光半夜

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵/

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵/

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

(Hakka) in the middle of the night; late at night


三更半暝

/sã³³ kĩ³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mĩ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁴² mi²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/sã³³ kĩ³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kẽ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁴² me²⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³⁻²³ pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mẽ⁵⁵/

/sã³³ kĩ³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mĩ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁴² mi²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/sã³³ kĩ³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kẽ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁴² me²⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³⁻²³ pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mẽ⁵⁵/

(Southern Min) in the middle of the night; late at night


三更半夜

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

саньгэнбанье

/sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

саньцзинбанье

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/

/ɬam³³ kaŋ³³ pᵘɔn³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵³/

/se⁵⁵ kã³³ pø³³ ɦia²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/

/ɬam³³ kaŋ³³ pᵘɔn³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵³/

/se⁵⁵ kã³³ pø³³ ɦia²¹/


舊情復燃

ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ

цзюцинфужань

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


妝嫫費黛

putting makeup onMomu (a legendarily ugly woman) is a waste of eyeliner

ㄓㄨㄤ ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ

чжуанмофэйдай

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/


mẹ tròn con vuông

[mɛ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɔn˨˩ kɔn˧˧ vuəŋ˧˧]

[mɛ˨˩ʔ ʈɔŋ˦˩ kɔŋ˧˧ vuəŋ˧˧]

[mɛ˨˩˨ ʈɔŋ˨˩ kɔŋ˧˧ vuəŋ˧˧]

[mɛ˨˩˨ ʈɔŋ˨˩ kɔŋ˧˧ juəŋ˧˧]

Perhaps from the ideal shapes of the sky (tròn (“round”)) and the earth (vuông (“squared”)), rooted in some ancient mythologies that purport that the earth is square and the sky is a dome covering it. See also the Legend of bánh chưng and bánh giày.

(figurative) you/she (have/has) had a successful delivery, and both you/she and your/her baby are now in good condition


one word leads to another

One word led to another and all of a sudden they were threatening each other with divorce.

Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.


مەن ئۇيغۇرمەن

head

مەن ئۇيغۇرمەن


tomara que

Tomara que a gente ganhe o jogo.

Tomara que não.


ein Wort gibt das andere

Ein Wort gab das andere und auf einmal drohten sie sich gegenseitig mit der Scheidung.

One word led to another and all of a sudden they were threatening each other with divorce.

one word leads to another
one word leads to another


竹籃打水

ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

чжуланьдашуй

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

чжуланьрдашуй

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

(figurative) wild-goose chase; wasted effort


jes ja

yes indeed, certainly, definitely, for sure


とぶとりの

飛ぶ鳥の: a flying bird, alludes to 明日香 (Asuka, a place name); a bird flying swiftly, alludes to 早く (hayaku, “early”)


ভালনে

আপোনাৰ ভালনে
আপোনাৰ ভালনে#Assamese

তোমাৰ ভালনে
তোমাৰ ভালনে#Assamese

তোৰ ভালনে
তোৰ ভালনে#Assamese

Alternative form of আপোনাৰ ভালনে, তোমাৰ ভালনে and তোৰ ভালনে.


তোমাৰ ভালনে

তোমাৰ ভালনে • (tümar bhalne)

From তোমাৰ (tümar, “your”) + ভাল (bhal, “good”) + নে (ne, “or?”).


তোৰ ভালনে

তোৰ ভালনে • (tür bhalne)

From তোৰ (tür, “your”) + ভাল (bhal, “good”) + নে (ne, “or?”).


আপোনাৰ ভালনে

আপোনাৰ ভালনে • (apünar bhalne)

From আপোনাৰ (apünar, “your”) + ভাল (bhal, “good”) + নে (ne, “or?”).


LIGAFF

give a flying fuck
give a flying fuck#English

(Internet slang) Initialism of like I give a flying fuck.


LIGAF

(Internet slang) Initialism of like I give a fuck.


瞻前顧後

ㄓㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ

чжаньцяньгухоу

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kuː³³ hɐu̯²²/


心心相印

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣˋ

синьсиньсянъинь

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn³³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn³³/


幾生修到

/kei̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

/kei̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/


一心二用

ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²² jʊŋ²²/


hvad så

what's up (greeting inviting the interlocutor to tell of recent events)


hvad sker der for

Hvad sker der for folk som Jesper? Det kan godt være han er en bitter mand, men det giver ham ikke ham ret til at træde på andre og lyve for sine børn ...

2014, Lautitia Roux, EnSomHed, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 77:

What's up with people like Jesper? It may be that he is a bitter man, but that doesn't give him the right to step on others and lie to his children ...

„Kan du godt selv komme hjem?“ spørger han overbekymret. Jesus, hvad sker der for at lægge sig fuldstændig på maven over for en bette knægt, der „har det dårligt“?

2012, Sanne Søndergaard, Kære Dødsbog, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

"Can you get home on your own?" he asks, excessively worried. Jesus, what's the deal with acquiscing to some little kid who's "feeling ill"?

Og hvad sker der for, at der skal stå en super trimmet fyr ved siden af en og skrige i ens øre, at man skal pumpe hårdere. Ja, jeg træder jo nok i pedalerne, så hurtigt jeg kan!

2008, Rene Dyrmose, Mænd er svin - husk beskyttelse, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 47:

what's the deal with
what's the deal with

(informal) what's up with, what's the deal with


豬朋狗友

ㄓㄨ ㄆㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄡˇ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ pʰɐŋ²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ pʰɐŋ²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/


無妄之災

/u³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³ t͡sai³³/

/bu¹³⁻²² bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³ t͡sai³³/

/bu¹³⁻²² bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

The third SIX, divided, shows calamity happening to one who is free from insincerity - as in the case of an ox that has been tied up. A passer by finds it (and carries it off), while the people in the neighbourhood have the calamity (of being accused and apprehended).

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

Liù sān: wú wàng zhī zāi, huò jì zhī niú, xíngrén zhī dé, yìrén zhī zāi.

六三：无妄之災，或繫之牛，行人之得，邑人之災。

六三：无妄之灾，或系之牛，行人之得，邑人之灾。

unexpected calamity; undeserved ill turn

List of hexagrams of the I Ching#Hexagram 25


startam gatavs

The literal meaning is “ready for start”.

all systems go (in the aerospace industry)


no paša sākuma

The literal meaning is “from beginning”.


c'est du russe

it's all Greek to me
it's all Greek to me

it's all Greek to me (a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand)


不請自來

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː²² lɔːi̯²¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː²² lɔːi̯²¹/


vật đổi sao dời

[vət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˩ saːw˧˧ zəːj˨˩]

[vək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ ʂaːw˧˧ jəːj˦˩]

[vək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ saːw˧˧ jəːj˦˩]

[vək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˦ ʂaːw˧˧ jəːj˨˩]

[jək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˦ saːw˧˧ jəːj˨˩]

Calque of Chinese 物轉星移／物转星移 (vật chuyển tinh di).


nhân định thắng thiên

[ɲən˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ tʰaŋ˧˦ tʰiən˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ tʰaŋ˦˧˥ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨ tʰaŋ˦˥ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Man's determination will conquer nature.


parang wala nang bukas

tl-head

parang walâ nang bukas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜅ᜔ ᜏᜎ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔)

parang walâ nang bukas (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜅ᜔ ᜏᜎ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

as if there were no tomorrow
as if there were no tomorrow

like there is no tomorrow
like there is no tomorrow

(idiomatic) as if there were no tomorrow; like there is no tomorrow


物轉星移

ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧˊ

учжуаньсинъи

/u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/


路不拾遺

ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i³⁵/

/lou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚² wɐi̯²¹/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i³⁵/

/lou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ sɐp̚² wɐi̯²¹/

no one picks up lost articles on the street


aucun rapport avec la choucroute

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-aucun rapport avec la choucroute.wav

Literally, “nothing to do with sauerkraut”.

lit

(informal) what does that have to do with the price of tea in China


濡れ鼠

濡れ鼠 (canonical)
nurenezumi (romanization)


光宗耀祖

ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ

гуанцзунъяоцзу

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ iau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sou⁵²/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ iau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sou⁵²/

to bring honour to one's ancestors and clan


念念不忘

ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ

няньняньбуван

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/niːm²² niːm²² pɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

/niam³⁵⁻¹¹ niam³⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ buaŋ⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/niːm²² niːm²² pɐt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

/niam³⁵⁻¹¹ niam³⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ buaŋ⁵⁵/

to keep in mind constantly; to never forget


一時一刻

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

every moment; all the time; always; constantly


牢獄之災

лаоюйчжицзай

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/


無影無蹤

ㄨˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥ

/u³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


既有今日，何必當初

if one had known about this day from the beginning, there would have been no point in starting

ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ

цзию цзиньжи хэби данчу

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/


銷聲匿跡

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄥ ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄥ ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/siau⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/siau⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/siau⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ziaʔ³²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ nɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/siau⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ziaʔ³²/

to keep silent and lie low; to vanish (from the public eye); to disappear from the scene


有緣無分

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (有緣無分):
* → Vietnamese: hữu duyên vô phận (有緣無分)

desc

→ Vietnamese: có duyên không phận (calque)

ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹ mou̯²¹ fɐn²²/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jyːn²¹ mou̯²¹ fɐn²²/

(of two people) to be destined to meet, but not fated to be together; not meant to be together; (in general) to be not destined for each other


分道揚鑣

ㄈㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄠ

фэньдаоянбяо

/fən⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɐn⁵⁵ tou̯²² jœːŋ²¹ piːu̯⁵⁵/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² to²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piau⁴⁴/

/fən⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɐn⁵⁵ tou̯²² jœːŋ²¹ piːu̯⁵⁵/

/hun⁴⁴⁻²² to²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piau⁴⁴/

From the Book of Wei, chapter 14 (《魏書·神元平文諸帝子孫列傳第二》), where Emperor Xiaowen mediates between two officials arguing over their priority of passage.

Emperor Gaozu said: "Luoyang is my territory, you should divide the road and urge your horses on. From now on, you can go separate ways."

Gāozǔ yuē: “Luòyáng wǒ zhī fēngpèi, zì yīng fēnlù yángbiāo. Zì jīn yǐhòu, kě fēnlù ér xíng.”

高祖曰：「洛陽我之豐沛，自應分路揚鑣。自今以後，可分路而行。」

高祖曰：「洛阳我之丰沛，自应分路扬镳。自今以后，可分路而行。」

to take different roads and urge the horses on


東找西尋

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

дунчжаосисюнь

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/

to search for something in various places


日後再說

ㄖˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

жихоу цзайшо

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

The second sense is a pun on the dual meaning of 日 (“day; to fuck”); 日後 may be interpreted as “after several days” or “after fucking”.

to put off until a later time; to think about something later

(neologism, slang, vulgar, typically of a guy) to think about everything else (in that relationship) after sleeping with the girl first


pour quoi faire

Literally, “to do what?”. Compare pourquoi.

– Venez vite parler au roi.– Et pour quoi faire ? répond le vilain.– À cause de votre grande science.
– Come quickly to speak to the king.– And why? responded the peasant.– Because of your great knowledge.


望穿秋水

ㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

ванчуаньцюшуй

/wɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːŋ²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴¹/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁵³/

/mɔːŋ²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/


心行くまで

to one's heart's content
to one's heart's content


cha nào con nấy

[t͡ɕaː˧˧ naːw˨˩ kɔn˧˧ nəj˧˦]

[t͡ɕaː˧˧ naːw˦˩ kɔŋ˧˧ nəj˨˩˦]

[caː˧˧ naːw˨˩ kɔŋ˧˧ nəj˦˥]

like father, like son
like father, like son#English


奔走相告

ㄅㄣ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄠˋ

бэньцзоусянгао

/pən⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kou̯³³/

/pən⁴⁴ t͡søy⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴ kæ/

/pən⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kou̯³³/

/pən⁴⁴ t͡søy⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴ kæ/


楊花水性

ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/jɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ faː⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/iɔŋ²³⁻³³ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/jɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ faː⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/iɔŋ²³⁻³³ hua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

(of a woman) frivolous; fickle; lascivious


暴殄天物

ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˋ

баотяньтяньу

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/pou̯²² tʰiːn¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

/*[b]ˤawk-s [d]ˤə[n]ʔ l̥ˤi[n]|l̥ˤi[n] C.mut/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/pou̯²² tʰiːn¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

Shou, the present king of Shang, is without principle, cruel and destructive to the creatures of Heaven, injurious and tyrannical to the multitudes of the people.

The Book of Documents, circa 7ᵗʰ – 4ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jīn Shāngwáng Shòu wúdào, bàotiǎntiānwù, hàinüè zhēngmín.

今商王受無道，暴殄天物，害虐烝民。

今商王受无道，暴殄天物，害虐烝民。

(rare) to cruelly destroy nature's creatures

to recklessly waste natural products (or things in general)


καπνίζω σαν φουγάρο

head

καπνίζω σαν φουγάρο • (kapnízo san fougáro)

El-καπνίζω σα φουγάρο.ogg

smoke like a chimney
smoke like a chimney

en-καπνίζω_σαν_φουγάρο-el-phrase--OfXmo~1


τρέμω σαν το ψάρι

τρέμω σαν το ψάρι • (trémo san to psári)

(simile) to shake like a leaf (literally: Ι shake like a fish)


おまいう

(Internet slang) Short for お前が言うな (omae ga iuna, “you're one to talk”).


That was then. This is now.

that was then, this is now
that was then, this is now#English

Alternative form of that was then, this is now


that was then; this is now

that was then (canonical)
this is now (canonical)


nhập gia tùy tục

nhập gia tuỳ tục
nhập gia tuỳ tục#Vietnamese

Alternative spelling of nhập gia tuỳ tục


je pense bien

/ʒə pɑ̃s bjɛ̃/

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-je pense bien.wav


parle à ma main

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-parle à ma main.wav


that was then, this is now

Reminded of some of his past opinions about the coalition, he smiled and said what amounted to: That was then; this is now.

1983 February 6, Joseph F. Sullivan, “Mr. Kean and the coalition”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-07-15:

Of course everyone remembers the glory days when Varsity was host to the Argos and then John Lennon and Yoko Ono – that was then, this is now.

2007 February 1, Christopher Hume, “Varsity needs more than a 9 iron”, in The Star, Canada, retrieved 2018-07-15:

But in the 1990s a similar optimism hit here too, only to fizzle as gas prices plummeted and gas-guzzling SUVs took over the auto market with a vengeance. That was then; this is now.

2009 July 16, Robert Chew, “Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars”, in Time, retrieved 2018-07-15:

Yes, it is true that some time ago, Parliament could reasonably have been been said to be pro-EU and pro-single market. But that was then, this is now.

2016 October 10, James Kirkup, “Brexit means Brexit, but Parliament is Parliament. MPs must vote on how we leave”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 2018-07-15:

(set phrase) The situation, behavior, or opinion of a person or group has changed considerably; the circumstances or characteristics of something have changed considerably.


I'll show you

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show.

I'll show them who's the failure in this family!

Athletics gave me persistence as a teenager. [...] I used to train eight times a week. Even in the middle of winter I would break into the stadium and shuffle through snow on the track. [...] Building a quantum computer is like space travel to Mars. For many years, people said this is completely impossible. That's what got me into this field. I thought, I'll show you.

2018 August 1, Jacqui Bealing, quoting Winfried Hensinger, “Progress in Quantum Technology”, in The w:University of Sussex:

"Hey Jack," Bobby said, changing the subject. "Did you notice Bernie in front of the formation tonight? When he saluted Major Reynolds he jiggled. He's gained some weight. Better get in shape if he's going to war."
"Don't you believe it, Jarhead," Bernie retorted. "Step outside. I'll show you who's out of shape!" They all laughed.

2011, Robert Riggs, War in the Land of Morning Calm: A Korean War Novel, →ISBN, page 3:

"The fact that I was a [Broadway] director of color directing this play was the most important banner I wanted to wave," he said. "Because I'm breaking a boundary there. Whereas, if the [homo]sexuality is stressed, that excuses on a certain level the racial thing," [...] He had returned to his home town of Frankfort, Kentucky, for George C. Wolfe Week. He didn't recall feeling oppressed by segregation while he was growing up, but, as the returning hero, he felt the childhood emotions flooding back. "It was so interesting, walking into these tiny little shops and going, ‘What was so precious here that a little six-year-old boy couldn't touch, couldn't walk inside of?' " he said. "Or the Capitol Theatre—they wouldn't let me go in there? Oh, it's a parking lot now? Good. The first eleven years of my life came rushing back to me with a certain sort of rage. I thought, I'll show you. And it wasn't George Wolfe showing you. It was a little black boy showing you."

1993 September 20, Arthur Lubow, “George Wolfe in Progress”, in w:The New Yorker:

[Jubilee blinds Juggernaut with brief flare]
Juggernaut: What's this, the 4th of July? No one told me.
Jubilee: Leave him alone!
Wolverine: Jubilee, don't.
Juggernaut: [Laughs] What's she gonna do, hit me with her diaper?
Jubilee: I'll show you, you overgrown trash can!
[Jubilee vents a stream of plasma behind Juggernaut, almost topples him]

1993 March 6, “The Unstoppable Juggernaut”, in w:X-Men: The Animated Series, season 1, episode 8:

prove someone wrong; overturn prejudices; seek vindication


一夜回到解放前

ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

yī yè huídào jiěfàng qián [Phonetic:yí yè huídào jiěfàng qián]

и е хуэйдао цзефан цянь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(Mainland China) an achievement has vanished overnight and the situation has reverted to its previous condition


so wahr mir Gott helfe

[zoː ˌvaːɐ̯ miːɐ̯ ˈɡɔt ˌhɛlfə]


etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark

[ˈɛtvas ɪst faʊ̯l ɪm ˈʃtaːtə ˈdɛːnəˌmaʁk]

something is rotten in the state of Denmark


zo waarlijk helpe mij God Almachtig

/zoː ˈʋaːr.lək ˈɦɛl.pə ˌmɛi̯ ˈɣɔt ɑlˈmɑx.təx/

Literally, “so truly help me God Almighty”.


what someone says goes

Used to indicate that someone has authority to make a final decision.


le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle

le jeu n’ en vaut pas la chandelle (canonical)

desc

→ English: the game is not worth the candle (calque)

→ Italian: il gioco non vale la candela (calque)

игра́ не сто́ит свеч

→ Russian: игра́ не сто́ит свеч (igrá ne stóit sveč) (calque)

→ Polish: gra nie jest warta świeczki (calque)

гра не варта свічок

→ Ukrainian: гра не варта свічок (hra ne varta svičok) (calque)

Literally, “the game is not worth the candle.” By analogy to a card game whose potential reward is so low that it is not worth lighting the candle needed to illuminate the table.

lit

the game is not worth the candle
the game is not worth the candle

it's not worth it; there's no point; the game is not worth the candle


男默女淚

ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄟˋ

наньмонюйлэй

/nän³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

From the following phrase:
:
Shortened to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).

Boys after reading this will go silent, girls after reading this will shed tears.

Nánshēng kàn le huì chénmò, nǚshēng kàn le huì liúlèi.

男生看了會沉默，女生看了會流淚。

男生看了会沉默，女生看了会流泪。

(upon hearing this story, etc.,) men will go silent and women will shed tears

A: “Today the shopping assistant in a clothes store said to me: ‘Sorry ma'am, we don't have clothes your size in our store.’”
B: “My sympathy goes out to you.”

Jiǎ: “Jīntiān fúzhuāngdiànyuán gēn wǒ shuō: ‘Bàoqiàn, zhè wèi gùkè, wǒmen diàn nèi méiyǒu nín kěyǐ chuān de chǐmǎ.’”
Yǐ: “Nánmònǚlèi.”

甲：「今天服裝店員跟我說：『抱歉，這位顧客，我們店內沒有您可以穿的尺碼。』」
乙：「男默女淚。」

甲：「今天服装店员跟我说：『抱歉，这位顾客，我们店内没有您可以穿的尺码。』」
乙：「男默女泪。」

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, of story, article etc.) tearjerking; heartrending; tragic; sad


keine zehn Pferde

Keine zehn Pferde könnten mich dahin kriegen.


雞骨支床

ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

цзигучжичуан

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

The original meaning was that, when relatives died, people would grieve excessively and become thin and weary on sleeping mats. Later used by analogy to mean that people could finish their filial duty if they attended their parents' funeral(s). Also means "very thin".


抱得美人歸

ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

бао дэ мэйжэнь гуй

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵ mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵ mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/


盡善盡美

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (盡善盡美):
* → Vietnamese: tận thiện tận mỹ (盡善盡美)

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄟˇ

цзиньшаньцзиньмэй

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵn²² siːn²² t͡sɵn²² mei̯¹³/

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin³³⁻²¹ siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ bi⁴¹/

/t͡sɵn²² siːn²² t͡sɵn²² mei̯¹³/

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² siɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/

/t͡sin³³⁻²¹ siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ bi⁴¹/

The Master said of the Shao that it was perfectly beautiful and also perfectly good. He said of the Wu that it was perfectly beautiful but not perfectly good.

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

Zǐ wèi Sháo, “jìn měi yǐ, yòu jìn shàn yě.” Wèi Wǔ, “jìn měi yǐ, wèi jìn shàn yě”.

子謂韶，「盡美矣，又盡善也。」謂武，「盡美矣，未盡善也」。

子谓韶，「尽美矣，又尽善也。」谓武，「尽美矣，未尽善也」。

to exhaust what is good and beautiful; to be unsurpassed in goodness and beauty


盡善盡美

tận thiện tận mỹ
tận thiện tận mỹ#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of tận thiện tận mỹ (“very good or beautiful”).


IANAS

(Internet) Initialism of I am not a scientist.


tu quoque mi fili

Borrowed from Latin tu quoque, mi fili?.


alea jacta est

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-alea jacta est.wav


……到唔……

/ tou̯³³ m̩²¹/

/ tou̯³³ m̩²¹/

黑到唔黑


好……唔……

/hou̯³⁵ m̩²¹/

/hou̯³⁵ m̩²¹/

of all the things [you, he, she, they] could talk about, [you, ...] had to talk about someone else's family

hou² gong² m⁴ gong², gong² jan⁴ dei⁶ uk¹ kei⁵⁻² jan⁴

好講唔講，講人哋屋企人

好讲唔讲，讲人哋屋企人

you could eat anything but you decided to eat this?

好食唔食，食呢啲？

好瞓唔瞓，瞓地下

好𰥛唔𰥛，𰥛地下

(Cantonese) when doing something, not doing what is sensible


得唔得

/tɐk̚⁵ m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/

/tak̚³³ m̩²² tak̚³³/

/tɐk̚⁵ m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/

/tak̚³³ m̩²² tak̚³³/

你話得唔得呀？

你话得唔得呀？

(Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 得, 唔, 得. OK or not

快啲得唔得？

Could you not talk about these sorts of things?

咪講呢啲得唔得。

咪讲呢啲得唔得。


eala gif

/ˈæ͜ɑː.lɑː jif/

c. 992, Ælfric, "The Saints Alexander, Eventius, and Theodosius"
Ēalā ġif þū wǣre hund!

c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Ēalā ġif iċ hæfde feoh.

c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Martyr Lawrence"
Ēalā ġif iċ mōste þām ēadigan Laurentium ġeefenlǣċan!

If only I could imitate the blessed Lawrence!

c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
Ēalā ġif þū witan wolde þǣre hālgan rōde ġerȳnu.

If only you knew the sacred mysteries of the cross.

c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sunday in September"
Iōb cwæþ, "Ēalā ġif mīna synna and mīn iermþu þe iċ þoliġe wǣren āweġena on ānre wǣgan, þonne wǣren hīe swǣrran ġesewena þonne sandcorn on sǣ."

Job said, "If only my sins and the misery I suffer were weighed on a scale; then they would appear heavier than the sandgrains in the sea."


度肝を抜く

ja-verb

度(ど)肝(ぎも)を抜(ぬ)く • (dogimo o nuku) godan (stem 度(ど)肝(ぎも)を抜(ぬ)き (dogimo o nuki), past 度(ど)肝(ぎも)を抜(ぬ)いた (dogimo o nuita))

度肝を抜く (canonical)
dogimo o nuku (romanization)
度肝を抜き (stem)
度肝を抜いた (past)
度肝を抜か
どぎもをぬか
dogimo o nuka
度肝を抜き
どぎもをぬき
dogimo o nuki
度肝を抜く
どぎもをぬく
dogimo o nuku
度肝を抜け
どぎもをぬけ
dogimo o nuke
度肝を抜かれる (passive)
どぎもをぬかれる (passive)
dogimo o nukareru (passive)
度肝を抜かせる (causative)
度肝を抜かす (causative)
どぎもをぬかせる (causative)
どぎもをぬかす (causative)
dogimo o nukaseru (causative)
dogimo o nukasu (causative)
度肝を抜ける (potential)
どぎもをぬける (potential)
dogimo o nukeru (potential)
度肝を抜こう (volitional)
どぎもをぬこう (volitional)
dogimo o nukō (volitional)
度肝を抜かない (negative)
どぎもをぬかない (negative)
dogimo o nukanai (negative)
度肝を抜かず (continuative negative)
どぎもをぬかず (continuative negative)
dogimo o nukazu (continuative negative)
度肝を抜きます (formal)
どぎもをぬきます (formal)
dogimo o nukimasu (formal)
度肝を抜いた (perfective)
どぎもをぬいた (perfective)
dogimo o nuita (perfective)
度肝を抜いて (conjunctive)
どぎもをぬいて (conjunctive)
dogimo o nuite (conjunctive)
度肝を抜けば (conditional hypothetical)
どぎもをぬけば (conditional hypothetical)
dogimo o nukeba (conditional hypothetical)

Compound of 度肝 + を + 抜く, literally "to take out someone's liver".

度肝を抜かれた


siz evlisiniz

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-siz evlisiniz.wav


bacı-qardaşın var

[bɑˈd͡ʒɯ ɡɑrdɑˈʃɯn vɑr]

[bɑˈd͡zɯ ɡɑrdɑˈʃɯn vɑr]

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Zardabi Bakuvi-bacı-qardaşın var.wav

do you have any brothers or sisters#English

do you have any brothers or sisters? (informal)


bacı-qardaşınız var

[bɑˈd͡ʒɯ ɡɑrdɑʃɯˈnɯz vɑr]

[bɑˈd͡zɯ ɡɑrdɑʃɯˈnɯz vɑr]

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Zardabi Bakuvi-bacı-qardaşınız var.wav

do you have any brothers or sisters? (formal)


neçə bacı-qardaşın var

[neˈt͡ʃæ bɑˈd͡ʒɯ ɡɑrdɑˈʃɯn vɑr]

[neˈt͡sæ bɑˈd͡zɯ ɡɑrdɑˈʃɯn vɑr]

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-neçə bacı-qardaşın var.wav

how many siblings do you have
how many siblings do you have

how many siblings do you have? (informal)


neçə bacı-qardaşınız var

[neˈt͡ʃæ bɑˈd͡ʒɯ ɡɑrdɑʃɯˈnɯz vɑr]

[neˈt͡sæ bɑˈd͡zɯ ɡɑrdɑʃɯˈnɯz vɑr]

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-neçə bacı-qardaşınız var.wav


世風日下

ㄕˋ ㄈㄥ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚² haː²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚² haː²²/

the world's morals are worsening day by day.


w dupie byłeś, gówno widziałeś

Literally, “you were up someone's ass and saw shit”. A wordplay between the secondary meaning of gówno (“nothing, fuck all”) and its literal meaning of "shit".

lit

(vulgar, idiomatic, slang, humorous) you don't know what you're talking about


人心不足蛇吞象

ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

жэньсинь бу цзу шэ тунь сян

/ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɛː²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/iŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siŋ⁵⁵ pouʔ²⁴ t͡søyʔ²⁴ sie⁵³ tʰouŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰuɔŋ²⁴²/

Being discontent is like a snake swallowing an elephant.


do you love me

私を愛していますか

わたしをあいしていますか


kærlig hilsen

Somewhat intimate way of ending an e-mail, letter or similar; yours truly


в долгах как в шелках

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в долга́х как в шелка́х

в долга́х как в шелка́х • (v dolgáx kak v šelkáx)

в долга́х как в шелка́х (canonical)
v dolgáx kak v šelkáx (romanization)

LL-Q7737 (rus)-Tatiana Kerbush-в долгах как в шелках.wav

Literally, “(clad) in debts like in silk (clothes)”.

lit

en-в_долгах_как_в_шелках-ru-phrase-bVjOrF1z


знать как свои пять пальцев

ru-verb

знать как свои́ пять па́льцев

знать как свои́ пять па́льцев • (znatʹ kak svoí pjatʹ pálʹcev) impf

знать как свои́ пять па́льцев (canonical)
znatʹ kak svoí pjatʹ pálʹcev (romanization)

Literally, “to know like one's five fingers”.

lit

know like the back of one's hand
know like the back of one's hand

en-знать_как_свои_пять_пальцев-ru-phrase-Kh0JMYfY


瞭如指掌

ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ

ляожучжичжан

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/liːu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/liːu̯¹³ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/liːu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/liːu̯¹³ jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/


two upon ten

From the idea of keeping one's two eyes fixed on the shoplifter's ten fingers.

A coded warning among shopkeepers that a potential shoplifter must be watched.


居安思危

цзюйаньсывэй

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

/kɯ³³⁻²³ ũã³³⁻²³ sɯ³³⁻²³ ŋũĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

/kɯ³³⁻²³ ũã³³⁻²³ sɯ³³⁻²³ ŋũĩ⁵⁵/

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


和藹可親

ㄏㄜˊ ㄞˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄣ

/xɤ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ ɔːi̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/huo⁵³⁻³³ ai³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ kʰo³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ ai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ ai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/xɤ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ ɔːi̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/huo⁵³⁻³³ ai³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ kʰo³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ ai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ ai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

Teachers should be affable and approachable

2014 November 19, 寒風, 大家談中國：老師辱罵學生，何以「素質教育」？, BBC News

Lǎoshī yīnggāi shì hé'ǎikěqīn, píngyìjìnrén

老師應該是和藹可親、平易近人

老师应该是和蔼可亲、平易近人


海老で鯛を釣る

ja-pos

えび で たい を つる

海老(えび)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る • (ebi de tai o tsuru)

海老で鯛を釣る (canonical)
ebi de tai o tsuru (romanization)

Literally "fish a sea bream with shrimp".

throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
throw a sprat to catch a mackerel


海老の鯛交じり

海老(えび)の鯛(たい)交(ま)じり • (ebi no tai majiri)

海老の鯛交じり (canonical)
ebi no tai majiri (romanization)

Literally “a shrimp in the mix of sea breams”.

something or someone small or insignificant among great things or people; a fool among sages


海老鯛

海老鯛(えびたい) • (ebitai) ^(←えびたひ (ebitafi)?)

海老鯛 (canonical)
ebitai (romanization)
ebitafi (romanization)
えびたひ (hiragana historical)

海老で鯛を釣る 海老で鯛を釣る#Japanese

Short for 海老で鯛を釣る (ebi de tai o tsuru): fish a sea bream with shrimp; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel


到喉唔到肺

/tou̯³³ hɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ tou̯³³ fɐi̯³³/

/tou̯³³ hɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ tou̯³³ fɐi̯³³/


宵衣旰食

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ kän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ kɔːn³³ sɪk̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ kän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ kɔːn³³ sɪk̚²/


芸芸眾生

ㄩㄣˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

юньюньчжуншэн

/yn³⁵ yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/yn³⁵ yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

(specifically) all mortals; the people; the masses; mankind


asposed to

“No you are not asposed to give McKensi cookies!” said Mrs. Hoistad.

2007, B Hoistad, Making a Friend and Other Fables: Tales From the Plains of Nebraska, iUniverse, →ISBN:

"I'm not asposed to tell it to strange people."

2000, Jane Rubino, Kathleen Anne Barrett, Fred Hunter, Homicide for the Holidays, Worldwide Library, →ISBN:

"I asposed to get cake! It's my birfday!

1989, Fredelle Bruser Maynard, The Tree of Life, Markham, Ont.: Penguin Books, →ISBN:

"Vi'tor, you're not asposed to hit people."

2000, Jane Rubino, Plot Twist, Write Way Publishing, →ISBN:

(childish) Alternative form of supposed to


日上三竿

日曬三杆
日高三丈
日出三竿
三竿日上

when the sun has already risen to as high as three poles stacked up

ㄖˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄢ

жишансаньгань

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² sœːŋ¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² sœːŋ¹³ saːm⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/


the schoolmaster is abroad

Coined by Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux.

Education and intelligence are now widespread among the people.


どうしようもない

there is no other way to deal with it; there is no other course of action


kaluguran daka

[kə.lʊ.ɡʊˈɾän dəˈxä]


thanks be

'Not a woman near the place,' said the village.
'Thanks be,' said Peters.

Expressing relief or gratitude for some happening or situation.


hoe giet it

how are you? (literally: how is it going?)


hoe is it mei dy

how are you? (literally: how is it with you?)


hoe is it mei jo

(formal) how are you? (literally: how is it with you?)


en todas partes cuecen habas

[ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˌpaɾ.t̪es ˌkwe.θẽn ˈa.β̞as]

[ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˌpaɾ.t̪es ˌkwe.sẽn ˈa.β̞as]

Literally, “they cook beans everywhere”.

it's the same thing that happens wherever you go


BIB

BIB mum

(medicine, informal) Initialism of brought in by.

(business) Abbreviation of business is business.


細思極恐

ㄒㄧˋ ㄙ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

細思恐極 細思恐極#Chinese

细思恐极 细思恐极#Chinese

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 細思恐極／细思恐极 (xìsīkǒngjí, “The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.”)


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den som väntar på något gott, väntar aldrig för länge

Literally, “the one who waits for something good, never waits too long”.

good things come to those who wait
good things come to those who wait

(idiomatic) good things come to those who wait


いらっしゃい

Imperative form (命令形) of いらっしゃる (irassharu); shortening of いらっしゃいまし (irasshaimashi).

Interjection used to welcome someone's visit: welcome

Interjection used by stores to attract customers.


精蟲上腦

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄋㄠˇ

цзинчуншаннао

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sœːŋ¹³ nou̯¹³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sœːŋ¹³ nou̯¹³/

(of a man) to lose the ability to think rationally when driven by sexual impulse


等閒之輩

ㄉㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄅㄟˋ

дэнсяньчжибэй

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɐŋ³⁵ haːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːi̯³³/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɐŋ³⁵ haːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ puːi̯³³/


你妹的

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/


黯然神傷

ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ

аньжаньшэньшан

anʹžanʹšɛnʹšan

/ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʂən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɐm³⁵ jiːn²¹ sɐn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʂən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɐm³⁵ jiːn²¹ sɐn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/


無往不利

ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ wɔːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ li²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ wɔːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ li²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ li³³/


無念無想

ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

/u³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ niːm²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ³⁵/

/u³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ niːm²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ³⁵/

(originally Buddhism) to be free from all distracting thoughts; to be in a frame of mind void of all thoughts and ideas


左右逢源

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ

цзоюфэнъюань

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² fʊŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² fʊŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

Mencius said, "The superior man makes his advances in what he is learning with deep earnestness and by the proper course, wishing to get hold of it as in himself. Having got hold of it in himself, he abides in it calmly and firmly. Abiding in it calmly and firmly, he reposes a deep reliance on it. Reposing a deep reliance on it, he seizes it on the left and right, meeting everywhere with it as a fountain from which things flow. It is on this account that the superior man wishes to get hold of what he is learning as in himself."

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

Mèngzǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shēnzào zhī yǐ dào, yù qí zì dé zhī yě. Zì dé zhī, zé jū zhī ān; jū zhī ān, zé zī zhī shēn; zī zhī shēn, zé qǔ zhī zuǒyòu féng qí yuán, gù jūnzǐ yù qí zì dé zhī yě.”

孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，則居之安；居之安，則資之深；資之深，則取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」

孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，则居之安；居之安，则资之深；资之深，则取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」

(figurative) to be able to achieve success one way or another; to have everything going one's way

butter one's bread on both sides
butter one's bread on both sides

(figurative) to butter one's bread on both sides; to be tactful and win advantage from both sides


過ぎない

嘘に過ぎない

merely lies and nothing else; purely lies


沽名釣譽

ㄍㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ

/ku⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ tiːu̯³³ jyː²²/

/ku²⁴ mi̯aŋ¹¹ ti̯au̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ tiːu̯³³ jyː²²/

/ku²⁴ mi̯aŋ¹¹ ti̯au̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

to angle for fame; to fish for compliments


鴻雁傳書

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨ

хунъяньчуаньшу

/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²² t͡sʰyːn²¹ syː⁵⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²² t͡sʰyːn²¹ syː⁵⁵/


un pour tous, tous pour un

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-un pour tous, tous pour un.wav

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


klausos tevi

(informal) 'ark at 'ee (in Bristol & West Country)


討回公道

ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˋ

таохуэйгундао

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰou̯³⁵ wuːi̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰou̯³⁵ wuːi̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/


引火燒身

ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄕㄣ

иньхошаошэнь

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jɐn¹³ fɔː³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jɐn¹³ fɔː³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

(figurative) to play with fire and bring trouble to oneself; to invite trouble

(figurative) to volunteer one's own shortcomings and errors to encourage criticism from others


執迷不悟

ㄓˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ mi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/t͡sɐp̚⁵ mɐi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍²²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃²²/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ be²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ be¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ ŋɔ̃²²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ mi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ u⁵¹/

/t͡sɐp̚⁵ mɐi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍²²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃²²/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ be²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ be¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ ŋɔ̃²²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ be²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

to wilfully persist in going about things the wrong way; to refuse to realise one's error


不可磨滅

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mɔː²¹ miːt̚²/

/puk̚²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ bua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mik̚⁴/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ mɔː²¹ miːt̚²/

/puk̚²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ bua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mik̚⁴/

不可磨滅的印象

不可磨灭的印象

不可磨滅的貢獻

不可磨灭的贡献


與日俱增

ㄩˇ ㄖˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄗㄥ

юйжицзюйцзэн

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ jɐt̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ jɐt̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

to grow with each passing day; to increase steadily


有完沒完

ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄨㄢˊ

ю вань мэй вань

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ wän³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ wän³⁵/

(colloquial) Is there an end to this? Have you had enough?


突飛猛進

ㄊㄨ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

ㄊㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

туфэймэнцзинь

/tʰu⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/tɐt̚² fei̯⁵⁵ maːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

/tʰu⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/tɐt̚² fei̯⁵⁵ maːŋ¹³ t͡sɵn³³/

The socialist system has promoted the rapid development of the productive forces of our country, a fact even our enemies abroad have had to acknowledge.

1957, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於正確處理人民內部矛盾的問題》 (On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shèhuì zhǔyì zhìdù cùjìn le wǒguó shēngchǎnlì de tūfēiměngjìn de fāzhǎn, zhè yī diǎn, shènzhì lián guówài de dírén yě bùnéngbù chéngrèn le.

社會主義制度促進了我國生產力的突飛猛進的發展，這一點，甚至連國外的敵人也不能不承認了。

社会主义制度促进了我国生产力的突飞猛进的发展，这一点，甚至连国外的敌人也不能不承认了。


忍無可忍

ㄖㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄣˇ

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn³⁵ mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵/

/d͡zim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zim⁵³/

/zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zim⁴¹/

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn³⁵ mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ jɐn³⁵/

/d͡zim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zim⁵³/

/zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zim⁴¹/

to reach the limit of one's patience; to be unable to bear any more


耐人尋味

ㄋㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ

найжэньсюньвэй

/naɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕyn³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mei̯²²/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² sim²⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/nãi³³⁻²¹ zin²³⁻³³ sim²³⁻³³ bi³³/

/naɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕyn³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mei̯²²/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² sim²⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/nãi³³⁻²¹ zin²³⁻³³ sim²³⁻³³ bi³³/

to be thought-provoking; to provide food for thought


oant strak

see you later (implies that you will see the person later the same day)


一筆一畫

ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ waːk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ waːk̚²/


雷聲大雨點小

ㄌㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

léishēng dà yǔdiǎn xiǎo [Phonetic:léishēngdàyúdiánxiǎo]

лэйшэн да юйдянь сяо

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jyː¹³ tiːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

Tā měicì dōu shuō yào rúhé gǎishàn yuángōng de fúlì, què zǒngshì léishēngdàyǔdiǎnxiǎo.

他每次都說要如何改善員工的福利，卻總是雷聲大雨點小。

他每次都说要如何改善员工的福利，却总是雷声大雨点小。

The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

Nǐ jì bù gàn shàng, zuórì nà děng léishēngdàyǔdiǎnxiǎo, yào dǎ zhù jiào tā shàngdiào.

你既不幹上，昨日那等雷聲大雨點小，要打著教他上吊。

你既不干上，昨日那等雷声大雨点小，要打著教他上吊。

雷聲大，雨點小 雷聲大，雨點小#Chinese

雷声大，雨点小 雷声大，雨点小#Chinese

Alternative form of 雷聲大，雨點小／雷声大，雨点小 (léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo, “much said but little done”)


鴻雁哀鳴

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

хунъяньаймин

/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²² ɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²² ɔːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

(of disaster victims) living a miserable life of vagrancy


相安無事

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ siː²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² su²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ su³³/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ siː²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² su²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ su³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ su³³/


好看無好食

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) superficially excellent but actually worthless (useless, etc.)


紅白大事

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ

/xʊŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ paːk̚² taːi̯²² siː²²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ paːk̚² taːi̯²² siː²²/

Red (紅事): weddings; white (白事): funerals.

matters related to weddings and funerals


全劇終

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

цюаньцзюйчжун

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ kʰɛːk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ kʰɛːk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

the end (used at the end of a play, film, etc.)


你大爺的

ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝ ˙ㄉㄜ

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ jɛ¹ d̥ə¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ jɛ¹ d̥ə¹/

去你大爺的！

去你大爷的！


花天酒地

flowers in the sky, alcohol on the ground

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧˋ

хуатяньцзюди

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tei̯²²/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tei̯²²/

(figurative) to indulge in sensual pleasures; to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure; life of debauchery


好聚好散

ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄙㄢˋ

хаоцзюйхаосань

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² hou̯³⁵ saːn³³/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² hou̯³⁵ saːn³³/

Those who got together happily should also break up happily. / to part without hard feelings


魚龍混雜

fish (bad) and dragon (good) mixed together

ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄚˊ

юйлунхуньцза

/y³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/jyː²¹ lʊŋ²¹ wɐn²² t͡saːp̚²/

/y³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/jyː²¹ lʊŋ²¹ wɐn²² t͡saːp̚²/

good and bad things or people being mixed together indiscriminately


花枝招展

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄢˇ

хуачжичжаочжань

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³⁵/

(typically of a woman) gorgeously dressed; all dolled up; seductively dressed


畫餅充飢

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ

хуабинчунцзи

/xu̯ä⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/waːk̚² pɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/waːk̚² pɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Quoted from Cao Rui, from the Records of the Three Kingdoms

At that time the Emperor of Wei was hiring the Central Secretary. He issued an edict to Lu Yu: “Whether we can hire the person depends on you. Please do not pick those who only have fame [but without talent]. Fame is just like a flatbread drawn on the ground, you cannot eat it.”

Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE

Shí jǔ zhōngshūláng, zhào yuē: “Dé qí rén yǔ fǒu, zài Lúshēng ěr. Xuǎnjǔ mò qǔ yǒumíng, míng rú huàdì zuò bǐng, bùkě dàn yě.”

時舉中書郎，詔曰：「得其人與否，在盧生耳。選舉莫取有名，名如畫地作餅，不可啖也。」

时举中书郎，诏曰：「得其人与否，在卢生耳。选举莫取有名，名如画地作饼，不可啖也。」

to draw a flatbread to allay one's hunger

(figurative) to feed on illusions; (of something attractive-looking) to be of no actual use; like a pie in the sky

Cao Rui
Records of the Three Kingdoms
zh:盧毓


好來好去

ㄏㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ

хаолайхаоцюй

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/hou̯³⁵ lei̯²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/hou̯³⁵ lei̯²¹ hou̯³⁵ hɵy̯³³/

(now chiefly Cantonese) to begin well and end well


脈脈含情

ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɐk̚² mɐk̚²/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɐk̚² mɐk̚²/

含情脈脈 含情脈脈#Chinese

含情脉脉 含情脉脉#Chinese

Alternative form of 含情脈脈／含情脉脉 (hánqíngmòmò)


可遇不可求

ㄎㄜˇ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

кэ юй букэ цю

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/hɔː³⁵ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

(of something good or fortunate) can only be come across serendipitously; good things may happen, but may not be sought; just have to let it happen, you can't force it


丫的

(Beijing Mandarin, vulgar) fuck; fucking


سىڭىشلىك بولسۇن

سىڭىشلىك بولسۇن


想心想肝

/siũ²² sim³³ siũ²² kuã³³/

/siũ²² sim³³ siũ²² kuã³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer


千秋萬代

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ

цяньцюваньдай

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ maːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ maːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

generation after generation; for generations to come


騎虎難下

ride a tiger and find it difficult to dismount

ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kʰɛː²¹ fuː³⁵ naːn²¹ haː²²/

(figurative) to get into a situation where both proceeding forward and backing down are difficult


呾唔聽

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩã³³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩã³³/


講唔聽

/kɔːŋ³⁵ m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/


拜神唔見雞

to worship the gods and lose the chicken [that was prepared for worship]

/paːi̯³³ sɐn²¹ m̩²¹ kiːn³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/paːi̯³³ sɐn²¹ m̩²¹ kiːn³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/


mèo khen mèo dài đuôi

[mɛw˨˩ xɛn˧˧ mɛw˨˩ zaːj˨˩ ʔɗuəj˧˧]

[mɛw˦˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jaːj˦˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]

[mɛw˦˩ xɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jaːj˦˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]

[mɛw˨˩ kʰɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]

[mɛw˨˩ xɛŋ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jaːj˨˩ ʔɗuj˧˧]

(literal) cats who boast of their own long tails

(figurative) every ass loves to hear himself bray; every bird loves to listen to himself sing


講不聽

ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɪŋ³³/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɪŋ³³/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/


婚喪嫁娶

ㄏㄨㄣ ㄙㄤ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˇ

хуньсанцзяцюй

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐn⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

marriages and funerals (generally speaking)


心力交瘁

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄟˋ

синьлицзяоцуй

/ɕin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɪk̚² kaːu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɪk̚² kaːu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/


mijn naam is haas

Calque of German mein Name ist Hase, German student Victor von Hase's famous denial. The German surname Hase, which literally means “hare”, was replaced with the Dutch common noun haas. The phrase was popularised by the song of the same name by the Lowland Trio released in 1973, but attested as early as the late 19th century.

(chiefly Netherlands) I don't know, I don't know anything about anything, no clue


tfk

(Internet slang, text messaging) wyd; what're you doing


洋の東西を問わず

ja-phrase

よう の とうざい を とわず

洋(よう)の東(とう)西(ざい)を問(と)わず • (yō no tōzai o towazu)

洋の東西を問わず (canonical)
yō no tōzai o towazu (romanization)

Literally “regardless in both the East and the West”.


立等可取

(the customer) stands to wait, (and the product) is available

ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄥˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩˇ

/li⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐp̚² tɐŋ³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/laːp̚² tɐŋ³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/lɐp̚² tɐŋ³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/laːp̚² tɐŋ³⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

(of product of service) will become available after a short wait


дан и ноћ

дан i ноћ (canonical)
dan i noć (romanization)


天不假年

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

тяньбуцзянянь

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kaː³⁵ niːn²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kaː³⁵ niːn²¹/


and swa forþ

English: and so forth

Hire fæder wæs Ēadweard æðeling, Ēadmundes sunu cyninges, Ēadmund Æðelrēding, Æðelrēd Ēadgāring, Ēadgār Ēadrēding, and swā forþ on þæt cynecynn, and hire mōdorcynn gǣþ tō Heinrice cāsere, þe hæfde ānweald ofer Rōme.

Her father was Edward the Exile, son of Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred the Unready, son of Edgar the Peaceful, son of King Eadred, and so on down the royal line, and her mother's lineage goes back to Henry II, who was a Holy Roman Emperor.


性命攸關

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨㄢ

синминъюгуань

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²² jɐu̯²¹ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²² jɐu̯²¹ kʷaːn⁵⁵/


左耳入，右耳出

zuǒ'ěr rù, yòu'ěr chū [Phonetic:zuóěrrù,yòuěrchū]

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ jɐp̚² jɐu̯²² jiː¹³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

go in one ear and out the other
go in one ear and out the other

(chiefly Cantonese) to go in one ear and out the other


芝麻開門

ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ

чжима каймэнь

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ maː²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ maː²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/


sekä että

Otan sekä että.

both, either (when answering to a question where both options are presented)


三天兩頭

ㄙㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ

саньтяньлянтоу

/sän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

ㄙㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦ

саньтяньлянтоур

/sän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

every two or three days (something bad happens); almost everyday


日行一善

ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕㄢˋ

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² hɐŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² hɐŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/

to do a good deed every day; to do a good turn daily


善解人意

ㄕㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ

шаньцзежэньи

/ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ i⁵¹/

/siːn²² kaːi̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː³³/

/ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ i⁵¹/

/siːn²² kaːi̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː³³/


與時俱進

ㄩˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

юйшицзюйцзинь

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ siː²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ siː²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

to move with the times; to keep abreast of current developments


大魚大肉

ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄡˋ

/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jyː²¹ taːi̯²² jʊk̚²/

/tä⁵¹ y³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² jyː²¹ taːi̯²² jʊk̚²/

dish with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal


與生俱來

ㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ

юйшэнцзюйлай

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jyː¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³ ku⁴¹⁻²² lai²⁴/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³⁻²¹ lai²³/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jyː¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²⁻²¹ lai²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³ ku⁴¹⁻²² lai²⁴/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku²²⁻²¹ lai¹³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku³³⁻²¹ lai²³/

existing since birth; innate; inborn; inherent


與虎謀皮

ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵/

/jyː¹³ fuː³⁵ mɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹/

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵/

/jyː¹³ fuː³⁵ mɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹/

Originally 與狐謀皮／与狐谋皮 (yǔhúmóupí, “to ask a fox for its skin”). See the entry for details.
狐 (hú, “fox”) was replaced with 虎 (“tiger”) because the two characters have similar pronunciation. In addition, tiger is a fierce animal, making this form reflecting the meaning more.

zh-l

to request others (usually bad people) for something against their interests (which is impossible)


鰥寡孤獨

ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ

гуаньгуагуду

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ kuː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ kuː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/

There were the old and wifeless, or widowers; the old and husbandless, or widows; the old and childless, or solitaries; the young and fatherless, or orphans

Lǎo ér wú qī yuē guān, lǎo ér wú fū yuē guǎ, lǎo ér wú zǐ yuē dú, yòu ér wú fù yuē gū.

老而無妻曰鰥，老而無夫曰寡，老而無子曰獨，幼而無父曰孤。

老而无妻曰鳏，老而无夫曰寡，老而无子曰独，幼而无父曰孤。


與人為善

ㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ

юйжэньвэйшань

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ siːn²²/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ siːn²²/

(literary) to do good with others; to help people practise virtue

to be kind to others; to do good to others


RBQ

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 惹不起 (rěbùqǐ)


PFO

emergency department
emergency department#English

(medicine, slang) Initialism of pissed, fell over, describing an inebriated person who presents to the emergency department.


許許多多

ㄒㄩˇ ㄒㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯³⁵ hɵy̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯³⁵ hɵy̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō.

生活中有許許多多的機遇，也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。

生活中有许许多多的机遇，也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。


多事之秋

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/


何でも

この犬はほとんど何でも食べます。


下手をすると

下手をすると (canonical)
heta o suru to (romanization)


とばかり

From と (to, conjunctive particle) + adverbial particle ばかり (bakari, “just, only”).

今はただ思ひ絶えなむとばかりを人づてならで言ふよしもがな

1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 13, poem 750; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 63)

Now is the only, and the only [time, that] I give up [on meeting you] without an intermediary, if there was to say in such a way.

ima wa tada omoitaenan to bakari o hitozute narade iu yoshi mogana


frog nawong

From a play on pareha mog nawong “you [two] are look-alikes” and frog og nawong “frog-faced.”

(slang, humorous) you [two] are look-alikes


一言一行

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

every word and action; words and deeds; what one says and does


一言難盡

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

ияньнаньцзинь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/

/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/

(of complicated matters) to be hard to explain in a few words; there is a lot to say; it's a long story


一言兩句

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄩˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lœːŋ¹³ kɵy̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lœːŋ¹³ kɵy̯³³/


一字一板

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ paːn³⁵/


一言半語

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄩˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ puːn³³ jyː¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ puːn³³ jyː¹³/


一言一語

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/


暢所欲言

ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚² jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ jʊk̚² jiːn²¹/

The forum gave everyone an opportunity to express their opinions and speak freely.

Lùntán gěi le dàjiā yīge gèshūjǐjiàn, chàngsuǒyùyán de jīhuì.

論壇給了大家一個各抒己見、暢所欲言的機會。

论坛给了大家一个各抒己见、畅所欲言的机会。

to speak freely; to say freely what one wants to say


各執己見

ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

гэчжицзицзянь

/kɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐp̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/

/kɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐp̚⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/


各抒己見

ㄍㄜˋ ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

гэшуцзицзянь

/kɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ syː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/

/kɤ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ syː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ kiːn³³/

論壇給了大家一個各抒己見、暢所欲言的機會。

论坛给了大家一个各抒己见、畅所欲言的机会。


各行其是

ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ

/kɤ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ hɐŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² si⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² si²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ si³³/

/kɤ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ hɐŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² si⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² si²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ si³³/

each acting what they think is right; each going their own way


på den ene side

På den ene side kan jeg godt følge mine forskerkolleger, der er kritiske over for et arbejdsliv, som griber ind i alle dele af vores liv, så vi ikke længere har nogle frirum tilbage. Mens jeg på den anden side også synes, at problemet måske er af mere teoretisk end praktisk karakter, når medarbejderne ikke oplever drømmene om arbejdet som problematiske.

2015, Morten Kusk Fogsgaard, Claus Elmholdt, Magt i organisationer, Klim, →ISBN:

On the one hand, I can follow my scientist colleagues (i.e., their reasoning) who are critical of a worklife that intrudes on all parts of our lives, so that we no longer have any free spaces left. While on the other hand, I also feel that the problem may be rather of a theoretical than a practical nature, when the employees do not regard the dreams about work as problematic.

Så på den ene side, kan jeg godt se noget positivt i, at de nye kommunikationsformer gør det lettere for os at være i kontakt med en masse mennesker. Men på den anden side mener jeg også, at det giver en form for rastløshed i vores måde at kommunikere på.

So, on the one hand, I do se something positive in the new forms of communication making it easier for us to be in contact with many people. But on the other hand, I also feel that it generates a kind of restlessness in our way of communicating.


一言立信

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lɐp̚² sɵn³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ laːp̚² sɵn³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ lɐp̚² sɵn³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ laːp̚² sɵn³³/

to establish one's reputation with a single word (statement)


一字一句

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³³/

一字一句地說

一字一句地说


望洋興嘆

ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ

ванъянсинтань

/wɑŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ²² jœːŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːn³³/

/wɑŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ²² jœːŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːn³³/

Then he began to turn his face round, looked across the expanse, as if he were confronting Ruo, and said with a sigh.

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

Yúshì yān Hébó shǐ xuán qí miànmù, wàngyáng xiàng Ruò ér tàn.

於是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而歎。

于是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而叹。

to lament one's littleness in face of something vast and great; to feel powerless in face of a great task


鶯歌燕舞

ㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄧㄢˋ ㄨˇ

/iŋ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɐŋ⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ jiːn³³ mou̯¹³/

/iŋ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɐŋ⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ jiːn³³ mou̯¹³/


眾口一詞

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄧ ㄘˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/


一言半句

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ

ияньбаньцзюй

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ puːn³³ kɵy̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ puːn³³ kɵy̯³³/

一言半語 一言半語#Chinese

一言半语 一言半语#Chinese

Synonym of 一言半語／一言半语 (yīyánbànyǔ, “a few words”)


眾說紛紜

众说纷纭
衆說紛紜
眾説紛紜

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄣ ㄩㄣˊ

чжуншофэньюнь

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ yn³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ syːt̚³ fɐn⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ yn³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ syːt̚³ fɐn⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/


直言不諱

ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

чжияньбухуэй

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

call a spade a spade
call a spade a spade

to call a spade a spade; to speak without reservation; not to mince one's words


無濟於事

ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ siː²²/

to no avail; of no use; does not help the matter


一言僨事

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn¹³ siː²²/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn³³ siː²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn¹³ siː²²/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ fɐn³³ siː²²/

From the loving example of one family a whole state becomes loving, and from its courtesies the whole state becomes courteous while, from the ambition and perverseness of the One man, the whole state may be led to rebellious disorder; – such is the nature of the influence. This verifies the saying, "Affairs may be ruined by a single sentence; a kingdom may be settled by its One man."

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

Yījiā rén, yīguó xīng rén; yījiā ràng, yīguó xīng ràng; yīrén tānlì, yīguó zuòluàn. Qí jī rúcǐ. Cǐ wèi yīyán fèn shì, yīrén dìng guó.

一家仁，一國興仁；一家讓，一國興讓；一人貪戾，一國作亂。其機如此。此謂一言僨事，一人定國。

一家仁，一国兴仁；一家让，一国兴让；一人贪戾，一国作乱。其机如此。此谓一言偾事，一人定国。


不要不要的

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

帥得不要不要的

帅得不要不要的

(neologism, slang) An adjectival complement emphasising a heightened or extreme degree of a quality.


莫衷一是

ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

cannot decide which is right; unable to reach a unanimous conclusion


圖樣圖森破

ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄣ ㄆㄛˋ

туянтусэньпо

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ sən⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ sən⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

From English too young, too simple, used by Chinese Communist Party former general secretary Jiang Zemin to scold Hong Kong journalists in a now-(in)famous interview.

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) “too young, too simple, sometimes naive” (used to criticise someone foolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences)


情不自禁

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

цинбуцзыцзинь

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² kɐm³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su²²⁻²¹ kim²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² kɐm³³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡su²²⁻²¹ kim²¹/

我情不自禁地哭了起來。

我情不自禁地哭了起来。

cannot hold back one's emotion; can't help


воистину воскрес

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вои́стину воскре́с

вои́стину воскре́с • (voístinu voskrés)

вои́стину воскре́с (canonical)
voístinu voskrés (romanization)


深信不疑

ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ

/ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ i³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɵn³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ i³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɵn³³ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹/

I firmly believe in / have no doubt about what that person says.

我對那人說的話深信不疑。

我对那人说的话深信不疑。


Христос воскрес

Христо́с воскре́с

Христо́с воскре́с • (Xristós voskrés)

Христо́с воскре́с (canonical)
Xristós voskrés (romanization)

Literally, “Christ was resurrected”, or more loosely translated as “Christ rose”. Calque of Greek Χριστός ανέστη (Christós anésti).

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Χριστός ανέστη


情有可原

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄩㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ hɔː³⁵ jyːn²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ hɔː³⁵ jyːn²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²³/


無所不在

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (無所不在):
* → Korean: 무소부재(無所不在) (musobujae)

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³/

ubiquitous; omnipresent; to be everywhere


kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa

till death do us part
till death do us part

till death us do part
till death us do part

(idiomatic) till death do us part, till death us do part (until death separates us; a common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating commitment to their union)


打情罵俏

ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˋ

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ mä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ maː²² t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ mä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ maː²² t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

to exchange flirtatious banter with each other; to flirt


WMSL

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of wetting myself laughing.


比比皆是

ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ

ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pei̯³³ pei̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

/pei̯³⁵ pei̯³⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai³³ si⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pei̯³³ pei̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

/pei̯³⁵ pei̯³⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵ siː²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai³³ si⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/


謹小慎微

ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟ

ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ

цзиньсяошэньвэй

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/kɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐn²² mei̯²¹/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/kɐn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐn²² mei̯²¹/


тхьэм емыд

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тхьэм емыд • (tḥɛm jeməd)

Тхьэм емыд, кӏалэр мэмысмэджэнэу

may god not allow it
may god not allow it


сыунэхъугъ

сыунэхъугъ • (səwunɛχʷuğ)

I am ruined (beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome)


微レ存

⇒ Chinese:

Mandarin: 微存

Shortening of 微粒子(びりゅうし)レベルで存在(そんざい)している (biryūshi reberu de sonzai shiteiru, “existing at the level of microparticles”).

ja-r

微粒子レベルで存在している

びりゅうし レベル で そんざい している

(Internet slang) has a small possibility of existing

ja:コートコーポレーション#『真夏の夜の淫夢』


一夜成名

ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɛː²² sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɛː²² sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/


聲名鵲起

ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːk̚³ hei̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ hei̯³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːk̚³ hei̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ hei̯³⁵/


一舉成名

ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

(archaic) to become famous after passing an imperial examination

to become famous with one move; to become famous overnight


大權在握

ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ

дацюаньцзайво

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɔ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² aːk̚⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɔ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kʰyːn²¹ t͡sɔːi̯²² aːk̚⁵/

to have (hold) great power in one's hands; to be in a position of power


passez-moi l'expression

not to put too fine a point on it
not to put too fine a point on it

pardon my French, excuse my French; not to put too fine a point on it, to speak frankly


à tout seigneur tout honneur

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à tout seigneur tout honneur.wav

credit where credit's due
credit where credit's due


をば

を (o, object marker) + は (wa, topic marker), with the second component voiced.

compound

(Classical Japanese or archaic) Emphatic form of the object marker を (o).


sunnan scima

sunnan sċīma (canonical masculine)
sunnan sċīma (nominative singular)
sunnan sċīman (accusative singular)
sunnan sċīman (genitive singular)
sunnan sċīman (dative singular)


ce qu'il fallait démontrer

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum


數一數二

ㄕㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕㄨˇ ㄦˋ

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/sou̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sou̯³⁵ jiː²²/

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/sou̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sou̯³⁵ jiː²²/


苦不堪言

ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧㄢˊ

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰam³³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn¹³/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɐm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰam³³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn¹³/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/


漠不關心

ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ

мобугуаньсинь

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/


連篇累牘

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄉㄨˊ

ляньпяньлэйду

/li̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʊk̚²/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʊk̚²/

(of a piece of writing) lengthy; tedious; verbose


油然而生

ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ

/joʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

(of a thought, feeling, emotion, etc.) to arise spontaneously


如日中天

ㄖㄨˊ ㄖˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

жужичжунтянь

/ʐu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/zu²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/zi²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ʐu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ jɐt̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/zu²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/zi²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

at the height of prosperity or power; at its zenith


如喪考妣

ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄎㄠˇ ㄅㄧˇ

/ʐu³⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ sɔːŋ³³ haːu̯³⁵ pei̯³⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ sɔːŋ³³ haːu̯³⁵ pei̯³⁵/

After twenty-eight years the Di deceased, when the people mourned for him as for a parent for three years. Within the four seas all the eight kinds of instruments of music were stopped and hushed.

The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Shí yǒu bā zǎi, Dì nǎi cúluò. Bǎixìng rú sàng kǎobǐ, sān zǎi, sìhǎi è mì bāyīn.

十有八載，帝乃殂落。百姓如喪考妣，三載，四海遏密八音。

十有八载，帝乃殂落。百姓如丧考妣，三载，四海遏密八音。

宋．司馬光《涑水記聞》卷六

Bìxià bùxìng Běichéng, Běichéng bǎixìng rúsàngkǎobǐ.

陛下不幸北城，北城百姓如喪考妣。

宋．司馬光《涑水記聞》卷六

陛下不幸北城，北城百姓如丧考妣。

(now derogatory) grieved or anxious as if one had lost one's parents

《五燈會元．卷一九．何山守珣禪師》

Yuē: ‘Cǐ shēng ruò bù chè qù, shì bù zhǎn cǐ.’ Yúshì zhòu zuò xiāo lì, rúsàngkǎobǐ.

曰：『此生若不徹去，誓不展此。』於是晝坐宵立，如喪考妣。

《五燈會元．卷一九．何山守珣禪師》

曰：『此生若不彻去，誓不展此。』于是昼坐宵立，如丧考妣。


白兔赤烏

ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄨˋ ㄔˋ ㄨ

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² tʰou̯³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² tʰou̯³³ t͡sʰɛːk̚⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

(literary, figuratively) passing of time


ngựa quen đường cũ

[ŋɨə˧˨ʔ kwɛn˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ku˦ˀ˥]

[ŋɨə˨˩ʔ kwɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ kʊw˧˨]

[ŋɨə˨˩˨ wɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ kʊw˨˩˦]

Literally “the horse goes on its familiar path”. Calque of Chinese 老馬識途／老马识途 (lão mã thức đồ), but the semantics has changed.

calque

to lapse back into one's old ways; to relapse into vice


註孤生

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Short for 註定孤獨一生／注定孤独一生 (zhùdìng gūdú yīshēng, “doomed to a lonely life”), translation of the English “forever alone” meme.

zh-etym-short

(neologism, Internet slang) forever alone


隨遇而安

ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄩˋ ㄦˊ ㄢ

/su̯eɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jyː²² jiː²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/su̯eɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jyː²² jiː²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

to feel at home wherever one is; to accept the circumstances with good will


視若無睹

ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ u³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² jœːk̚² mou̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

/si²²⁻²¹ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bu²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵³/

/si³³⁻²¹ ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ tɔ⁴¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ u³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² jœːk̚² mou̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

/si²²⁻²¹ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² bu²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵³/

/si³³⁻²¹ ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ tɔ⁴¹/


拽得跟二五八萬一樣

to be arrogant like 2, 5, and 8 characters (in mahjong)

ㄓㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄣ ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ

zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yīyàng [Phonetic:zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

chuai³ tê⁵ kên¹ êrh⁴ wu³ pa¹ wan⁴ i¹-yang⁴

чжуай дэ гэнь эр у ба вань иян

/ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

[Phonetic: zhuǎi de gēn èr wǔ bā wàn yíyàng]

Intensified form of 拽 (zhuǎi, “arrogant”).


拽得跟二五八萬似的

ㄓㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄣ ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

ㄓㄨㄞˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄣ ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄙˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

chuai³ tê⁵ kên¹ êrh⁴ wu³ pa¹ wan⁴ shih⁴-tê⁵

чжуай дэ гэнь эр у ба вань шидэ

/ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

chuai³ tê⁵ kên¹ êrh⁴ wu³ pa¹ wan⁴ ssŭ⁴-tê⁵

чжуай дэ гэнь эр у ба вань сыдэ

/ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kən⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/


生不如死

ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/

would rather be dead than alive; living hell


aeb

(medicine) Initialism of as evidenced by.


海不揚波

ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄛ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/

calm and tranquil; peaceful and carefree


de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe

de quel bois quelqu’un se chauffe (canonical)

montrer de quel bois on se chauffe

what someone is made of
what someone is made of

(informal) what someone is made of, what someone is capable of, someone's true mettle


お初にお目にかかります

ja-pos

お-はつ に お-め に かかります

お初(はつ)にお目(め)にかかります • (o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu)

お初にお目にかかります (canonical)
o-hatsu ni o-me ni kakarimasu (romanization)


Maga

(UK, politics) Alternative form of MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) (form found in British press)


mettre devant la loi

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of mèt devan lalwa.


係噉先

/hɐi̯²² kɐm³⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/hɐi̯²² kɐm³⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) Used at the beginning of parting phrases to end a conversation.


bất đắc kỳ tử

head

bất đắc kỳ tử

vi-idiom

bất đắc kỳ tử


家傳戶曉

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

цзячуаньхусяо

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ xu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ wuː²² hiːu̯³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ wuː²² hiːu̯³⁵/

known to every household; ubiquitously known; widespread; extremely well-known


卑鄙無恥

ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄔˇ

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/


卑鄙齷齪

ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ ɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ ɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/


自彈自唱

ㄗˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄔㄤˋ

цзытаньцзычан

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² tʰaːn²¹ t͡siː²² t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² tʰaːn²¹ t͡siː²² t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

to sing and accompany oneself on an instrument

(figurative, derogatory) to orchestrate everything on one's own; to control the scene


自娛自樂

ㄗˋ ㄩˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄜˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ y³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jyː²¹ t͡siː²² lɔːk̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ y³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jyː²¹ t͡siː²² lɔːk̚²/

娛樂／娱乐 (yúlè, “to entertain”) augmented with 自 (zì, “self”).

to entertain oneself; to amuse oneself; to have fun on one's own; to goof off


咬牙切齒

ㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄔˇ

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋaːu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiak̚²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/ŋaːu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiak̚²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/


and no mistake

"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like."

1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

(chiefly UK, dated) Without any doubt whatsoever; for sure.


天理難容

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

тяньлинаньжун

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ naːn²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ naːn²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

This guy not becoming famous in the future, is something intolerable by the course of nature. (rhyming slang, humorous)

此人不紅，天理難容！

此人不红，天理难容！

providence would not forgive (something); Heaven will not tolerate (if something happens or does not happen)


Damen und Herren

Darf ich bitten, meine Damen und Herren!

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!

Dear ladies and gentlemen. (in a letter)

used to address a larger group of people, e.g. by a guide


血流漂杵

enough blood flowing to float wooden clubs

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˇ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˇ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˇ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

rivers of blood (on the battlefield); blood bath


深山窮谷

ㄕㄣ ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ

шэньшаньцюнгу

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ kʊk̚⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ kʊk̚⁵/


深山幽谷

ㄕㄣ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊk̚⁵/


下喬木入幽谷

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ

ся цяому жу югу

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² kʰiːu̯²¹ mʊk̚² jɐp̚² jɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

to forsake light for darkness; to go from a good situation into a bad one


vous m'en direz des nouvelles

vous m’ en direz des nouvelles (canonical)

I'm sure you'll like it! You won't regret it!


tu m'en diras des nouvelles

tu m’ en diras des nouvelles (canonical)

(informal) I'm sure you'll like it! You won't regret it!


à charge de revanche

(informal) I'll owe you one; I'll return the favour someday; provided that you let me return the favour some time


無親無故

ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kuː³³/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ kuː³³/


情何以堪

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ jiː¹³ hɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹ jiː¹³ hɐm⁵⁵/

How did you expect me to take it? / Did you think of me at all?

你讓我情何以堪？

你让我情何以堪？

how can someone stand it emotionally? how can something be endured?


Dia's Muire dhuit

hello, literally "God and Mary to you" (addressing one person), answer to Dia dhuit


Dia is Muire dhaoibh

hello, literally "God and Mary to you" (addressing two or more people), answer to Dia dhaoibh


人設崩塌

ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄅㄥ ㄊㄚ

жэньшэ бэнта

žɛnʹšɛ bɛnta

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to have one's good public image destroyed by something scandalous


答非所問

ㄉㄚˊ ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄣˋ

/tä³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹/

/taːp̚³ fei̯⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ mɐn²²/

/tä³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹/

/taːp̚³ fei̯⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ mɐn²²/

to give an irrelevant answer to a question


雞飛蛋打

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄚˇ

цзифэйданьда

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ taː³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ taː³⁵/

(figurative) everything is lost; a dead loss


坐地起價

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋㄦ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² tei̯²² hei̯³⁵ kaː³³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² tei̯²² hei̯³⁵ kaː³³/

to raise the price at the transaction location


耳鬢廝磨

ㄦˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄙ ㄇㄛˊ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ pɐn³³ siː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ pɐn³³ siː⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/

(one's) ear rubbing (the other's) hair at the temple

(of a boy and a girl) to have a close childhood relationship; (of a couple) very intimate; deeply in love


庸脂俗粉

ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄙㄨˊ ㄈㄣˇ

/jʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jʊŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚² fɐn³⁵/

/jʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jʊŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚² fɐn³⁵/

ordinary, unrefined women who adorn themselves with cheap face powder


假冒偽劣

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄠˋㄦ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

цзямаорвэйле

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ mou̯²² ŋɐi̯²² lyːt̚³/

/kaː³⁵ mou̯²² ŋɐi̯²² lyːt̚²/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ mou̯²² ŋɐi̯²² lyːt̚³/

/kaː³⁵ mou̯²² ŋɐi̯²² lyːt̚²/

假冒偽劣產品

假冒伪劣产品

to crack down on counterfeit and low-quality (goods)

打擊假冒偽劣

打击假冒伪劣

fake, forged, counterfeit and poor-quality; counterfeit and shoddy (generally speaking)


would you believe it

Used to express astonishment or incredulity.