世衰道微

ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟ

ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ

шишуайдаовэй

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² mei̯²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² mei̯²¹/

Again the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers.

Shìshuāidàowēi, xiéshuō bàoxìng yǒu zuò, chén shì qí jūn zhě yǒu zhī, zǐ shì qí fù zhě yǒu zhī.

世衰道微，邪說暴行有作，臣弒其君者有之，子弒其父者有之。

世衰道微，邪说暴行有作，臣弑其君者有之，子弑其父者有之。

the world falls into decay and moral values deteriorate


荒腔走板

ㄏㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄢˇ

хуанцянцзоубань

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ paːn³⁵/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ paːn³⁵/

go off on a tangent
fly off at a tangent


音信杳然

ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ

иньсиньяожань

/in⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɵn³³ miːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

/in⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɵn³³ miːu̯¹³ jiːn²¹/

to disappear without a trace; to become uncontactable


聽而不聞

ㄊㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ

тинъэрбувэнь

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/

From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites

When the mind is not present, we look without seeing; we hear without understanding; and we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind.

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

Xīn bùzài yān, shì ér bù jiàn, tīng ér bù wén, shí ér bùzhī qí wèi. Cǐ wèi xiūshēn zài zhèng qí xīn.

心不在焉，視而不見，聽而不聞，食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。

心不在焉，视而不见，听而不闻，食而不知其味。此谓修身在正其心。

to hear but not pay attention or care; to turn a deaf ear; to be indifferent


a poeng med

/ɑː puˈɛŋ meː/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «à poeng med».ogg

a + poeng + med, first part from French à (“to”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”).
Middle part from French point (“point”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“dot”), from Latin punctum (“point”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch”).
Last part from Danish med (“with”), from Old Norse með (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“with”).

à poeng med
à poeng med#Norwegian_Bokmål


à poeng med

/ɑː puˈɛŋ meː/

à + poeng + med, first part from French à (“to”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”).
Middle part from French point (“point”), from Middle French poinct (“point”), from Old French point (“dot”), from Latin punctum (“point”), neuter form of pūnctus (“pricked, marked, stung, troubled”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“punch”).
Last part from Danish med (“with”), from Old Norse með (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, from *me (“with”).

Frigg kan komme à poeng med Lyn i kveld

Frigg can get the same score as Lyn tonight


著龍袍唔似太子

著龙袍唔似太子
着龍袍唔似太子
著起龍袍唔似太子

/t͡sœːk̚³ lʊŋ²¹ pʰou̯²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ tʰaːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

(Cantonese) to lack majesty or imposingness even after dressing up


著起龍袍唔似太子

著起龙袍唔似太子
着起龍袍唔似太子

dzoek⁸ hei² lung⁴ pou⁴ m⁴ tsi⁵ taai³ dzi²

/t͡sœːk̚³ hei̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ pʰou̯²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ tʰaːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

著龍袍唔似太子 著龍袍唔似太子#Chinese

著龙袍唔似太子 著龙袍唔似太子#Chinese

(Cantonese) Synonym of 著龍袍唔似太子／著龙袍唔似太子 (“to lack majesty or imposingness even after dressing up”)


躲過初一，躲不過十五

ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ ㄧ

ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ

duǒ bù guò shíwǔ [Phonetic:duǒ guò chūyī

до бу го шиу

/tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

One can avoid something for a short while but not forever


舵を切る

ja-verb

舵(かじ)を切(き)る • (kaji o kiru) godan (stem 舵(かじ)を切(き)り (kaji o kiri), past 舵(かじ)を切(き)った (kaji o kitta))

舵を切る (canonical)
kaji o kiru (romanization)
舵を切り (stem)
舵を切った (past)
舵を切ら
かじをきら
kaji o kira
舵を切り
かじをきり
kaji o kiri
舵を切る
かじをきる
kaji o kiru
舵を切れ
かじをきれ
kaji o kire
舵を切られる (passive)
かじをきられる (passive)
kaji o kirareru (passive)
舵を切らせる (causative)
舵を切らす (causative)
かじをきらせる (causative)
かじをきらす (causative)
kaji o kiraseru (causative)
kaji o kirasu (causative)
舵を切れる (potential)
かじをきれる (potential)
kaji o kireru (potential)
舵を切ろう (volitional)
かじをきろう (volitional)
kaji o kirō (volitional)
舵を切らない (negative)
かじをきらない (negative)
kaji o kiranai (negative)
舵を切らず (continuative negative)
かじをきらず (continuative negative)
kaji o kirazu (continuative negative)
舵を切ります (formal)
かじをきります (formal)
kaji o kirimasu (formal)
舵を切った (perfective)
かじをきった (perfective)
kaji o kitta (perfective)
舵を切って (conjunctive)
かじをきって (conjunctive)
kaji o kitte (conjunctive)
舵を切れば (conditional hypothetical)
かじをきれば (conditional hypothetical)
kaji o kireba (conditional hypothetical)

Compound of 舵 + を + 切る, literally "to turn the rudder of a ship"

(idiomatic) to change direction (of policy, etc.)


竹門對竹門，木門對木門

竹门对竹门，木门对木门
木門對木門，竹門對竹門

ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ

ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ

zuk¹ mun⁴ deoi³ zuk¹ mun⁴, muk⁶ mun⁴ deoi³ muk⁶ mun⁴

чжумэнь дуй чжумэнь

мумэнь дуй мумэнь

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵/

jūk mùhn deui jūk mùhn, muhk mùhn deui muhk mùhn

dzuk⁷ mun⁴ doey³ dzuk⁷ mun⁴, muk⁹ mun⁴ doey³ muk⁹ mun⁴

zug¹ mun⁴ dêu³ zug¹ mun⁴, mug⁶ mun⁴ dêu³ mug⁶ mun⁴

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ mʊk̚² muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ mʊk̚² muːn²¹/

(of the families of the male and female in a marriage) to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds


木門對木門，竹門對竹門

ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ

ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ

muk⁶ mun⁴ deoi³ muk⁶ mun⁴, zuk¹ mun⁴ deoi³ zuk¹ mun⁴

мумэнь дуй мумэнь

чжумэнь дуй чжумэнь

/mu⁵¹ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵/

muhk mùhn deui muhk mùhn, jūk mùhn deui jūk mùhn

muk⁹ mun⁴ doey³ muk⁹ mun⁴, dzuk⁷ mun⁴ doey³ dzuk⁷ mun⁴

mug⁶ mun⁴ dêu³ mug⁶ mun⁴, zug¹ mun⁴ dêu³ zug¹ mun⁴

/mʊk̚² muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ mʊk̚² muːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹/

竹門對竹門，木門對木門 竹門對竹門，木門對木門#Chinese

竹门对竹门，木门对木门 竹门对竹门，木门对木门#Chinese

Synonym of 竹門對竹門，木門對木門／竹门对竹门，木门对木门 (zhúmén duì zhúmén, mùmén duì mùmén)


風水佬呃你十年八年

fung¹ seoi² lou² ngaak¹ nei⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ baat³ nin⁴

fūng séui lóu ngāak néih sahp nìhn baat nìhn

fung¹ soey² lou² ngaak⁷ nei⁵ sap⁹ nin⁴ baat⁸ nin⁴

fung¹ sêu² lou² ngag¹ néi⁵ seb⁶ nin⁴ bad³ nin⁴

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ ŋaːk̚⁵ nei̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ niːn²¹/

Because it takes quite a long time for the supposed effects in fengshui to become apparent, it is said that a fengshui master can fool or scam his or her clients for many years before they realize it.

Used to express that one is telling the truth


粗口爛舌

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ laːn²² siːt̚²/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ laːn²² siːt̚³/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ laːn²² siːt̚²/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ laːn²² siːt̚³/


in tatters

Its financial plans for 2020-24, published last December, lie in tatters. TfL Chief Financial Officer Simon Kilonback told his board in June: "It is unlikely, even with significant external support, that we will return to any similar plan or levels of investment in the medium term."

2020 July 15, Mike Brown talks to Paul Clifton, “Leading London's "hidden heroes"”, in Rail, page 45:

Most polls give the left, divided between Socialists, ecologists and far-left parties, less than 30 percent of the vote in a France drifting rightward. The once-proud “gauche” is in tatters.

2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(figurative) Ruined, destroyed, wrecked.


篤眼篤鼻

/tʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³ tʊk̚⁵ pei̯²²/

/tʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³ tʊk̚⁵ pei̯²²/

(Cantonese) to be an eyesore; to be an annoyance; to be an irritant


一竹篙打沉一船人

jat¹ zuk¹ gou¹ daa² cam⁴ jat¹ syun⁴ jan⁴

jat⁷ dzuk⁷ gou¹ daa² tsam⁴ jat⁷ syn⁴ jan⁴

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵ t͡sʰɐm²¹ jɐt̚⁵ syːn²¹ jɐn²¹/

一竹篙打一船人 一竹篙打一船人#Chinese

tar everyone with the same brush
tar with the same brush

(Cantonese) Synonym of 一竹篙打一船人 (“to tar everyone with the same brush”)


一竹篙打死一船人

jat¹ zuk¹ gou¹ daa² sei² jat¹ syun⁴ jan⁴

jat⁷ dzuk⁷ gou¹ daa² sei² jat⁷ syn⁴ jan⁴

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ syːn²¹ jɐn²¹/

一竹篙打一船人 一竹篙打一船人#Chinese


滅相もない

滅相もない (canonical)
messō mo nai (romanization)

Compound of 滅相 + も + ない. The kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).

(idiomatic) Don't be absurd; That's out of the question; Nonsense; Don't mention it


一竹篙打一船人

一竹篙打死一船人
一竹篙打沉一船人
一竹篙揇沉一船人

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ syːn²¹ jɐn²¹/

/it̚² t͡suk̚² ko²⁴ ta³¹ it̚² son¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

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

(Cantonese, Hakka) to tar everyone with the same brush


水過鴨背

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ aːp̚³ puːi̯³³/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ aːp̚³ puːi̯³³/

like water off a duck's back
like water off a duck's back


il n'en est rien

/il n‿ɑ̃‿.ɛ ʁʒɛ̃/


言うは易し

言うは易し (canonical)
iu wa yasashi (romanization)

言うは易く行うは難し 言うは易く行うは難し#Japanese


胸ぐらを掴む

胸(むな)ぐらを掴(つか)む • (munagura o tsukamu) godan (stem 胸(むな)ぐらを掴(つか)み (munagura o tsukami), past 胸(むな)ぐらを掴(つか)んだ (munagura o tsukanda))

胸ぐらを掴む (canonical)
munagura o tsukamu (romanization)
胸ぐらを掴み (stem)
胸ぐらを掴んだ (past)
胸ぐらを掴ま
むなぐらをつかま
munagura o tsukama
胸ぐらを掴み
むなぐらをつかみ
munagura o tsukami
胸ぐらを掴む
むなぐらをつかむ
munagura o tsukamu
胸ぐらを掴め
むなぐらをつかめ
munagura o tsukame
胸ぐらを掴まれる (passive)
むなぐらをつかまれる (passive)
munagura o tsukamareru (passive)
胸ぐらを掴ませる (causative)
胸ぐらを掴ます (causative)
むなぐらをつかませる (causative)
むなぐらをつかます (causative)
munagura o tsukamaseru (causative)
munagura o tsukamasu (causative)
胸ぐらを掴める (potential)
むなぐらをつかめる (potential)
munagura o tsukameru (potential)
胸ぐらを掴もう (volitional)
むなぐらをつかもう (volitional)
munagura o tsukamō (volitional)
胸ぐらを掴まない (negative)
むなぐらをつかまない (negative)
munagura o tsukamanai (negative)
胸ぐらを掴まず (continuative negative)
むなぐらをつかまず (continuative negative)
munagura o tsukamazu (continuative negative)
胸ぐらを掴みます (formal)
むなぐらをつかみます (formal)
munagura o tsukamimasu (formal)
胸ぐらを掴んだ (perfective)
むなぐらをつかんだ (perfective)
munagura o tsukanda (perfective)
胸ぐらを掴んで (conjunctive)
むなぐらをつかんで (conjunctive)
munagura o tsukande (conjunctive)
胸ぐらを掴めば (conditional hypothetical)
むなぐらをつかめば (conditional hypothetical)
munagura o tsukameba (conditional hypothetical)

com

胸ぐら + を + 掴む

(idiomatic) to grab (someone) by the collar


hark who's talking

look who's talking
look who's talking#English


LLAP

live long and prosper
live long and prosper#English


王不見王

ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˊ

ванбуцзяньван

/wɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ wɔːŋ²¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ wɔːŋ²¹/

(xiangqi) the rule that the two kings (generals) must never be on the same file without any pieces in between them


一丈差九尺

ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˇ

ичжанчацзючи

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰa³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰioʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/


itse olet

I know you are but what am I
I know you are but what am I


& hoc genus omne

For quotations using this term, see Citations:& hoc genus omne.

et hoc genus omne
et hoc genus omne#English


一百歲唔死都有新聞聽

jat¹ baak³ seoi³ m⁴ sei² dou¹ jau⁵ san¹ man⁴⁻² teng¹

yāt baak seui m̀h séi dōu yáuh sān mán tēng

jat⁷ baak⁸ soey³ m⁴ sei² dou¹ jau⁵ san¹ man⁴⁻² teng¹

yed¹ bag³ sêu³ m⁴ séi² dou¹ yeo⁵ sen¹ men⁴⁻² téng¹

/jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ sɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ sei̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

一百歲唔死都有新聞 一百歲唔死都有新聞#Chinese

一百岁唔死都有新闻 一百岁唔死都有新闻#Chinese

(Cantonese) Synonym of 一百歲唔死都有新聞／一百岁唔死都有新闻

Synonym of 一百歲唔死都有新聞／一百岁唔死都有新闻


一百歲唔死都有新聞

[Even when you] live to a hundred years old, there are still news [to you].

jat⁷ baak⁸ soey³ m⁴ sei² dou¹ jau⁵ san¹ man⁴⁻²

yed¹ bag³ sêu³ m⁴ séi² dou¹ yeo⁵ sen¹ men⁴⁻²

/jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ sɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ sei̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

Oil prices fell into negative territory — it's really strange and unusual.

jau⁴ gaa³ dit³ dou³ fu⁶ sou³, zan¹ hai⁶ jat¹ baak³ seoi³ m⁴ sei² dou¹ jau⁵ san¹ man⁴⁻².

油價跌到負數，真係一百歲唔死都有新聞。

油价跌到负数，真系一百岁唔死都有新闻。

(Cantonese) used to express something is strange and unusual


缺衣少食

ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕˊ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰyːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɪk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰyːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɪk̚²/

to have insufficient food and clothing due to poverty


以影補來

ㄧˇ ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jɪŋ³⁵ pou̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jɪŋ³⁵ pou̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

(phonology) The phenomenon in Middle Korean (in the book Dongguk Jeongun) where the hangul consonant cluster ㅭ (lq) /*-lʔ/ was used to represent the Middle Chinese final consonant /*-t/, alongside ㅂ (p) /*-p/ (MC: /*-p/) and ㄱ (k) /*-k/ (MC: /*-k/).


雑魚の魚交じり

ja-pos

雑魚(ざこ)の魚(とと)交(ま)じり • (zako no toto majiri)

雑魚の魚交じり (canonical)
zako no toto majiri (romanization)

Literally “a worthless fish in the mix of big fish”.

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


apinaa koijataan

apinaa koijataan (literally “a monkey is being tricked”). From the Kummeli TV sketch Apinaa koijataan, in which Apina – a stupid man who acts like a gorilla – gets swindled by his partner in crime when they divide the fruits of their criminal labors.

taken advantage of
take advantage of#English

(often humorous) Used to indicate that someone is being taken advantage of by an obvious scam or swindle.


ihme kyllä

Ihme kyllä hän selvisi putouksesta.


好話唔好聽

/hou̯³⁵ waː²² m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ waː²² m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to be frank; honestly speaking


一家大細

/jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/


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ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/


またとない

Compound of また + と + ない, literally "there won't be another (like this)"

またとない機会

(idiomatic) unique, matchless, unparalleled


有爺生，冇乸教

/jɐu̯¹³ jɛː²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ naː³⁵ kaːu̯³³/

(Cantonese, chiefly of children) to be ill-bred; to have no manners or behave poorly


subhanallah

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic سُبْحَانَ الله (subḥāna llāh).

ubor

سُبْحَانَ الله


兔死狗烹

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (兔死狗烹):
* → Korean: 토사구팽(兎死狗烹) (tosagupaeng)

ja-r

こうとし して そうく にらる

→ Japanese: 狡兎死(こうとし)して走狗烹(そうくに)らる (kōtoshi shite sōku niraru) (calque)

ㄊㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄥ

/tʰu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ sei̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ sei̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

From the Records of the Grand Historian, c. 91 BCE, quoting the fifth-century BCE strategist Fan Li

When the flying birds are done with, the good bow is stored away; when the sly rabbit dies, the hunting dog is boiled [to eat].

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

Fěi niǎo jìn, liáng gōng cáng; jiǎo tù sǐ, zǒugǒu pēng.

蜚鳥盡，良弓藏；狡兔死，走狗烹。

蜚鸟尽，良弓藏；狡兔死，走狗烹。

to boil the dog once it caught the rabbit

to get rid of somebody once they have served their purpose


köyhät kyykkyyn

köyhät kyykkyyn (“down with the poor”, literally “have/make the poor squat”)

(politics) Used primarily in left-wing rhetoric to characterise and criticise policies or actions seen as oppressive towards or deteriorating the rights of the poor


不失一般性

ㄅㄨˋ ㄕ ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

bùshī yībānxìng [Phonetic:bùshī yìbānxìng]

буши ибаньсин

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

without loss of generality
without loss of generality

(mathematics) without loss of generality; wlog


儉腸凹肚

/kʰiam²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² liak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³ nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴ nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

/kʰiam³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³ nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

/kʰiam²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² liak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³ nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴ nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

/kʰiam³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³ nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

(Hokkien) to be extremely frugal, such as by saving money from daily expenses


now for

Charley: I did it! I did it! I beat the game! I defeated the mother ship! And now for the super fantastic secret message!

1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Nefarious Computer Virus" (season 1, episode 2b)

(idiomatic) Used to introduce something that is to occur or be presented next.


痟狗舂墓壙

/siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔŋ¹¹/

(Southern Min, figurative) to vie to be first and fear to be last


無巧不成書

ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄨ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰiːu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ syː⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰiːu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ syː⁵⁵/

to be very coincidental; to be very fortuitous


too good to be true

He wants to give you two million dollars? That's just too good to be true!

Remember the old saying that if something looks too good to be true, then it almost certainly is?

2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “IRP snuffs out 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, number 945, page 3:

(idiomatic) Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.

te goed om waar te wees

appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy


say nothing

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-say nothing.wav

(MLE) A standard formula to end a conversation, i.e. bye, see you soon.


say none

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心狂火著

心狂火着
心狂火着
心狂火𤏸

/sim⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴ he⁵³ toʔ⁴/

/sim³³ kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ¹³⁻²² hue⁵³ toʔ¹²¹/

/sim⁴⁴ kɔŋ²³ hue⁴¹ tɤʔ⁴/

/sim⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴ he⁵³ toʔ⁴/

/sim³³ kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ¹³⁻²² hue⁵³ toʔ¹²¹/

/sim⁴⁴ kɔŋ²³ hue⁴¹ tɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to fly into a rage; to flare up; to lose one's temper


mission accomplished

I just finished wrapping up the presents. Mission accomplished! Now for the next thing...

(colloquial) Used to express that a task, or set of tasks, has been completed.

missie geslaagd

used to express that a task, or set of tasks, has been completed


öga för öga, tand för tand

Literally, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth”. Reference to Exodus 21:24.

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

(idiomatic) eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth


öga för öga

Literally, “Eye for eye”. Reference to Exodus 21:24.


tha gaol agam oirbh

/ha(ː)ˈkɯːɫ̪ ˌakəm ˈəɾəv/

I love you (literally "my love is on you (pl.)")


三綱五常

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ

саньганъучан

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sœːŋ²¹/

(Confucianism) the three essential relationships (between ruler and subject, father and son, and husband and wife) and five constant virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)


jauhot suuhun

Hän syytti minua varkaaksi, mutta laitoin hänelle jauhot suuhun.

She accused me of theft, but I made her shut up.

(idiomatic) speechless, in the expression laittaa jauhot suuhun, which means to silence someone by saying something that renders them unable to present a valid counterargument.


藝不壓身

ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄚ ㄕㄣ

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ aːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ aːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Skills and arts are not a burden to a person; Learn more skills and arts


一手一腳

ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kœːk̚³/


何不食肉糜

ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄧˊ

хэбу ши жоуми

/xɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ mi³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² jʊk̚² mei̯²¹/

/xɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ mi³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² jʊk̚² mei̯²¹/

A quote by Emperor Hui (259–307) of Western Jin, recorded in 《晉書》.

(sarcastic) Describing an impractical, ridiculous and often arrogant advise from someone uninvolved: If they have no bread to eat, let them eat cake.


即插即用

ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩㄥˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ jʊŋ²²/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ jʊŋ²²/


仕様がない

仕様がない (canonical)
shiyō ga nai (romanization)

仕方がない 仕方がない#Japanese

Alternative form of 仕方がない (shikata ga nai)


仕方ない

仕方ない (canonical)
shikata nai (romanization)

仕方がない 仕方がない#Japanese


o gato comeu sua língua

Literally, “did the cat eat your tongue?”.

lit

cat got your tongue
cat got someone's tongue


雞屎落塗，也有三寸煙

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴ ia³³⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²³ ia³³⁻²¹ u³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ iɛn⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) all people must have aspirations


歪喙雞食好米

crooked beaked chicken eats the good rice

/uai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

/uai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) wanting more than one could reasonably expect given one's status or ability


袂博假博

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔk̚³²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔk̚³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔk̚³²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔk̚³²/


蒙古王打仔——大汗𢱕細汗

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蒙古王打仔——大汗𢱕細汗

蒙古王打仔——大汗𢱕细汗

The Mongolian monarch hits his son—the big khan beats up the small khan (big sweat drips on small sweat)

/mʊŋ²¹ kuː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ taː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² hɔːn²² tɐp̚² sɐi̯³³ hɔːn²²/


por el culo te la hinco

(humorous, vulgar) a meaningless phrase said after the number cinco (“five”)


化外之地

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/faː³³ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

/xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/faː³³ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

(historical) place inhabited by uncivilized people; place inhabited by non-Han ethnic groups that is less influenced by Han Chinese culture or not ruled or controlled by the Chinese government


einer für alle, alle für einen

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


投機取巧

ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

тоуцзицюйцяо

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/


數以萬計

ㄕㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ

/ʂu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ jiː¹³ maːn²² kɐi̯³³/

/ʂu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ jiː¹³ maːn²² kɐi̯³³/

numbered by the ten thousands; a large number


畏難苟安

ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄢ

вэйнаньгоу’ань

/weɪ̯⁵¹ nän³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ nän³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

to fear danger and seek safety by unprincipled behavior


忍俊不禁

ㄖㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

жэньцзюньбуцзинь

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ t͡sɵn³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵/

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ t͡sɵn³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵/


paljon porua, vähän villoja

great cry and little wool
great cry and little wool

all bark and no bite
all bark and no bite

(idiomatic) all bark and no bite (full of big talk)


瞬息萬變

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

шуньсиваньбянь

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ sɪk̚⁵ maːn²² piːn³³/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ sɪk̚⁵ maːn²² piːn³³/

myriad changes occur in an instant; rapid substantial change


save the drama for your mama

Chosen for the rhyme. First use appears c. 1999. See cite below.

asks you for ID and the best you can do is your library card, save the drama for your mama and leave quietly.

1999, Gabe Fied, Inside New York, page 279:

This corny thing I saw on TV just kind of came to me, so I'm all, "Save the drama for your mama."

2002, Dana Johnson, Break Any Woman Down And Other Stories, page 92:

I'm just telling you the criminal court version. You can just save the drama for your mama. Because I don't want to hear it.

2005, Nane Quartay, The Badness, page 207:

Save the drama for your mama. In fact, spare your mama, too. Nobody likes drama. If you see something going down—tongues wagging, people complaining, plots hatching—stay out of it.

2010, Erin Bried, How to Build a Fire And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew, page 92:

(slang) Refrain from inciting drama (rumor, lying, or an exaggerated reaction to life events).

(slang) Synonym of suck it up (with the implication that one's mother is not present to care about one's feelings).


curiouser and curiouser

/ˌkjʊəɹɪəsə n̩ ˈkjʊəɹɪəsə/

/ˌkjʊɹiəsɚ n̩ ˈkjʊɹiəsɚ/

From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by the English author Lewis Carroll (1832–1898): see the quotation.

"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); "now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!"

1865 November (indicated as 1866), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “The Pool of Tears”, in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 15:

Greco-German ‘Fingergate’ Gets Curiouser and Curiouser [title]

2015 March 20, Robert Mackey, “Greco-German ‘Fingergate’ gets curiouser and curiouser”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-01-18:

(idiomatic) Used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation.

kummallisempaa ja kummallisempaa

used to describe or react to an increasingly mysterious or peculiar situation

(quote from the translation) furcsul, egyre furcsul


down cold

they've got it down cold

(US, informal) Mastered perfectly; especially, mastered perfectly through memorization.


ないではいられない

ずにはいられない ずにはいられない#Japanese


puhu pukille

tell it to the marines
tell it to the marines

tell it to the marines, talk to the hand


香を聞く

香を聞く (canonical)
kō o kiku (romanization)

Cǒ. カゥ （香） 沈香. Cǒuo taqu. (香を炷く) 芳香を放ち薫るように沈香を焚く. Cǒuo tomuru. (香をとむる) 沈香を薫らせる, または, 着物に薫りをつける. Cǒuo qiqu. (香を聞く) 香炉で焚く沈香や加羅などの香を嗅いで, その香の品質を見る, すなわち, 鑑定する.


ずにはいられない

ja-adj

ずにはいられない • (zu ni wa irarenai) -i (adverbial ずにはいられなく (zu ni wa irarenaku))

zu ni wa irarenai (romanization)
ずにはいられなく (adverbial)
ずにはいられなかろ (imperfective stem)
zu ni wa irarenakaro (imperfective)
ずにはいられなく (continuative stem)
zu ni wa irarenaku (continuative)
ずにはいられない (stem terminative)
zu ni wa irarenai (terminative)
ずにはいられない (attributive stem)
zu ni wa irarenai (attributive)
ずにはいられなけれ (hypothetical stem)
zu ni wa irarenakere (hypothetical)
ずにはいられなかれ (imperative stem)
zu ni wa irarenakare (imperative)
ずにはいられなくない (informal negative)
zu ni wa irarenaku nai (informal negative)
ずにはいられなかった (informal past)
zu ni wa irarenakatta (informal past)
ずにはいられなくなかった (informal negative past)
zu ni wa irarenaku nakatta (informal negative past)
ずにはいられないです (formal)
zu ni wa irarenai desu (formal)
ずにはいられなくないです (formal negative)
zu ni wa irarenaku nai desu (formal negative)
ずにはいられなかったです (formal past)
zu ni wa irarenakatta desu (formal past)
ずにはいられなくなかったです (formal negative past)
zu ni wa irarenaku nakatta desu (formal negative past)
ずにはいられなくて (conjunctive)
zu ni wa irarenakute (conjunctive)
ずにはいられなければ (conditional)
zu ni wa irarenakereba (conditional)
ずにはいられなかったら (conditional past)
zu ni wa irarenakattara (conditional past)
ずにはいられなかろう (volitional)
zu ni wa irarenakarō (volitional)
ずにはいられなく (adverbial)
zu ni wa irarenaku (adverbial)
ずにはいられなさ (noun-from-adj)
zu ni wa irarenasa (noun-from-adj)

Compound of ずに (“without”) + は + いられない (“negative of いる (iru)”), literally "without doing (something) then (it) doesn't exist"

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好きだから、からかわずにはいられないの。

Suki da kara, karakawazu ni wa irarenai no.

I can't help but tease you because I like you.

(idiomatic) feel compelled to, can't help but feel, can't help but do


むかしっから

Alternative form of むかしから (mukashi kara)


how say you

How say you, gentlemen of the jury?

How ſay you ſir, can you deny all this?

c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

(formal) With regard to a thing said or asked about, as when one asks an opinion: what do you say? What is your opinion?


財大氣粗

ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄨ

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² hei̯³³ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² hei̯³³ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

to be rich and act in a rude and overbearing manner


oikeassa paikassa oikeaan aikaan

in the right place at the right time
in the right place at the right time


sanopa se

[ˈs̠ɑ̝no̞pːɑ̝ ˈs̠e̞]


na piču

To je ale na piču!


the dickens you say

the devil you say
the devil you say#English


tutkimattomat ovat Herran tiet

God works in mysterious ways
God works in mysterious ways


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бардык өлкөлөрдүн пролетарлары, бириккиле • (bardık ölkölördün proletarları, birikkile)

bardık ölkölördün proletarları (romanization)
birikkile (romanization)

[b̥ɑrˈd̥ɯχ ɵʎcʰɵlɵrˈd̥ym prəlʲɪtərɫɑˈɾɯ βɪɾɪc̚ˈcʰile]

workers of the world, unite
workers of the world, unite

en-бардык_өлкөлөрдүн_пролетарлары,_бириккиле-ky-phrase-o8JTh-53


肏你媽屄

肏你妈屄
操你媽屄
肏你媽逼
操你媽逼
一把米諾

ㄘㄠˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄚ ㄅㄧ

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

(vulgar, slang) fuck your mother; fuck you


三日打魚，兩日曬網

tofish for three days and dry the net for two

ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩˊ

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄖˋ ㄕㄞˋ ㄨㄤˇ

san¹ jih⁴ ta³ yü², liang³ jih⁴ shai⁴ wang³

сань жи да юй

лян жи шай ван

/sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

三天打魚，兩天曬網 三天打魚，兩天曬網#Chinese

三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打鱼，两天晒网#Chinese

Synonym of 三天打魚，兩天曬網／三天打鱼，两天晒网 (sān tiān dǎ yú, liǎng tiān shài wǎng, “to fail to persevere in something; to be unwilling or too lazy to concentrate”)


el que se pica, ajos come

quien se pica, ajos come
quien se pica, ajos come

(idiomatic) variant of quien se pica, ajos come


quien se pica, ajos come

The phrase can be translated as if it stings, it must be garlic.

if the shoe fits, wear it
if the shoe fits, wear it


ajo y agua

Euphemistic contraction of a joderse y aguantarse (to suffer and to put up with something). Literally, “garlic and water”.

make one's bed and lie in it
make one's bed and lie in it

(idiomatic) make one's bed and lie in it


qaafiyata

[ʕaːfɪˈjʌtʌ]


獨當一面

ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄤ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/tu³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ miːn²²/

/tu³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ miːn²²/

to undertake part of a task independently; to take charge of something on one's own; to assume personal responsibility


yt.

ystävällisin terveisin
ystävällisin terveisin#Finnish

Abbreviation of ystävällisin terveisin (“with kind regards”).


形單影隻

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ

синданьинчжи

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tän⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ taːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tän⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ taːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³/


last I checked

last time I checked
last time I checked#English


last time I checked

(literally) As I last remember; last I recall.

"Are you a woman?" "Last time I checked."

(figuratively) Yes; affirmative; obviously.


non si

Esto non oferece duda ¿non si?

1895, Antonio López Ferreiro, O castelo de Pambre, page 19:


字如其人

ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː²² jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː²² jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

one's handwriting reflects one's personality


na chuja

To je ale na chuja!


aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolid

Literally, “taking advantage that the Pisuerga goes through Valladolid”.


para más escarnio

El insomne, para más escarnio de su estúpido existir, negro y hueco como la obscuridad que aquí le rodeaba, tendría esta última noche que velar á la dormida odiosa.

1907, Felipe Trigo, “chapter 19”, in La altísima, part 3:

[…]yo debía de ser el más pobre de los pocos que allí estábamos. Para más escarnio, a mis pelaos no los dejaban entrar.

I must have been the poorest of the few of us that were there. To make matters worse, they didn't let my sprogs in.

to make matters worse
to make matters worse


によって

場合によって変わることがあります。

It may change depending on the situation.

人によって違う

社長によって指名された

by (indicates the agent of a passive verb)

調査によって原因が明らかになった。

Chōsa ni yotte gen'in ga akiraka ni natta.

The cause became clear as a result of the investigations.

by dint of; by; since; because of; due to


捫心自問

ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ

мэньсиньцзывэнь

/mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

/mən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

to reflect on oneself; to ask oneself honestly


しとる

Perhaps from a contraction. Compare してる (shiteru), してるんだ (shiteru n da), してんの (shiten no) and してんだ (shiten da).

(dialectal) Synonym of している (shite iru, “am/is/are doing”)


涸轍之鮒

ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ

ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄜˋ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/kʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²²/

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/kʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²²/

(figurative) a person in a desperate situation; a person in a tight spot


I've burnt myself

I've burned myself
I've burned myself#English


मैं हिन्दू हूँ

hi-phrase

मैं हिन्दू हूँ

मैं हिन्दू हूँ • (ma͠i hindū hū̃)

मैं हिंदू हूँ
मैं हिंदू हूँ#Hindi

Alternative spelling of मैं हिंदू हूँ (ma͠i hindū hū̃)


क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं

क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं?

क्या आप हिन्दी बोलते हैं? • (kyā āp hindī bolte ha͠i?)

/kjɑː ɑːp ɦɪn.d̪iː boːl.t̪eː ɦɛ̃ː/

[kjäː‿äːp‿ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː‿boːl.t̪eː‿ɦɛ̃ː]

क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं
क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं#Hindi

(formal) Alternative spelling of क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं (kyā āp hindī bolte ha͠i)

en-क्या_आप_हिन्दी_बोलते_हैं-hi-phrase-OFG69g5B


告老還鄉

ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

гаолаохуаньсян

/kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kou̯³³ lou̯¹³ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kou̯³³ lou̯¹³ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

(of an official) to retire and return to one's native place


優哉游哉

ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 222 (《詩經·小雅·采菽》)

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(《詩經·小雅·采菽》)

(《詩經·小雅·采菽》)

To be rejoiced in are the princes, And their happiness and dignities are enlarged.
How joyous, how happy, Is their coming here!

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.
Yōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ.

樂只君子，福祿膍之。
優哉游哉，亦是戾矣。

乐只君子，福禄膍之。
优哉游哉，亦是戾矣。


三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩

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三六滾一滾，神仙都企唔穩

三六滚一滚，神仙都企唔稳
三六滾一滾，神仙企唔穩

When dog meat is boiled, even celestial beings cannot stand steadily.

saam¹ luk⁶ gwan² jat¹ gwan², san⁴ sin¹ dou¹ kei⁵ m⁴ wan²

sāam luhk gwán yāt gwán, sàhn sīn dōu kéih m̀h wán

saam¹ luk⁹ gwan² jat⁷ gwan², san⁴ sin¹ dou¹ kei⁵ m⁴ wan²

sam¹ lug⁶ guen² yed¹ guen², sen⁴ xin¹ dou¹ kéi⁵ m⁴ wen²

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚² kʷɐn³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ sɐn²¹ siːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯¹³ m̩²¹ wɐn³⁵/

(Cantonese) An idiom describing how fragrant cooked dog meat is


杳無人煙

ㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/miːu̯¹³ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ jiːn⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/miːu̯¹³ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ jiːn⁵⁵/

Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16ᵗʰ century CE

Shīxiōng chā yí le, sì zhè yǎowúrényān zhī chù, yòu wú ge guàishòu yāoqín, pà tā zěnde?

師兄差疑了，似這杳無人煙之處，又無個怪獸妖禽，怕他怎的？

师兄差疑了，似这杳无人烟之处，又无个怪兽妖禽，怕他怎的？


鋒芒畢露

ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/

to fail to show restraint and display one's talent or vigour to the fullest extent


ny wrav vy kewsel sowsnek

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


la cirereta del pastís

Literally, “the little cherry of the pie”. Compare English cherry on the cake.

lit

the icing on the cake
the icing on the cake


腦囟都未生埋

脑囟都未生埋
腦筍都未生埋

/nou̯¹³ sɵn³³⁻³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ maːi̯²¹/

(Cantonese, derogatory) to be immature; to be naive and childish


要之

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Only after the day of death will right and wrong at last be determined.

1st century BCE, Sima Qian, Letter to Ren An. Translated by Burton Watson.

要之，死日然後是非乃定。

要之，死日然后是非乃定。

In summary, it is all about one word – practice.

c. 13th century, various editors, A Collection of Conversations of Master Zhu (《朱子語類》)

要之，只消一箇「操」字。

要之，只消一个「操」字。

1900 July 24, 梁啟超 [Liang Qichao], chapter 26, in 和文漢讀法 [The Chinese Method of Reading Japanese], Tokyo: 秀英舍, page 17:

In short, kana attached immediately after adverbs and verbs must be useless. This must be firmly remembered.

Yàozhī, fùcí, dòngcí xià jǐnjiē fùshǔ zhī jiǎmíng, bì wèi wúyòng zhě, bùkě bù láojì.

要之，副詞、動詞下緊接附屬之假名，必為無用者，不可不牢記。

要之，副词、动词下紧接附属之假名，必为无用者，不可不牢记。

1938 September 1, 運公, 《國際反對轟炸不設防城市大會議決制裁日本》, in 《東方雜誌》, volume 35, issue 17, page 50

Yàozhī, Shànghǎi, Guǎngzhōu, Mǎdélǐ, Gàiníjiāgé, Lānuòlè, Bāsàilóngnà, Yàměilìyà gè chéng chéngmíng zúyǐ xiàngzhēng fǎxīsī zài Zhōng Xī liǎng guó jìngnèi suǒ zuò zhī zhòngdà zuìxíng, wúrén jīnhòu dìngbì yǒngzhìbùwàng.

要之，上海、廣州、馬德里、蓋尼加格、拉諾勒、巴塞龍納、亞美利亞各城城名足以象徵法西斯在中西兩國境內所作之重大罪行，吾人今後定必永誌不忘。

要之，上海、广州、马德里、盖尼加格、拉诺勒、巴塞龙纳、亚美利亚各城城名足以象征法西斯在中西两国境内所作之重大罪行，吾人今后定必永志不忘。

(literary) in summary; to summarize; in short; ultimately


經世濟民

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

цзиншицзиминь

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ min³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ min³⁵/

to administer the state to relieve the suffering of the people


書香門第

family filled up with the aroma of books

ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/ʂu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹ tɐi̯²²/

/ʂu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹ tɐi̯²²/


一年到暗

/it̚¹ ŋian¹¹ tau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ am⁵³/

/it̚¹ ŋian¹¹ tau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ am⁵³/

(Hakka) throughout the year; all the year round


形同虛設

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄕㄜˋ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

ineffectual; futile; with the setup or appearance but without the intended utility; set up but useless


どうということはない

ja-phrase

どう と いう こと は ない


εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων

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εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνᾰς τῶν αἰώνων

εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνᾰς τῶν αἰώνων • (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn)

εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνᾰς τῶν αἰώνων (canonical)
eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn (romanization)

καὶ δεύτερον εἴρηκαν· Ἀλληλούϊα· καὶ ὁ καπνὸς αὐτῆς ἀναβαίνει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

kaì deúteron eírēkan; Allēloúïa; kaì ho kapnòs autês anabaínei eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn.

unto the ages of ages
unto the ages of ages

forever and ever, unto the ages of ages, world without end

en-εἰς_τοὺς_αἰῶνας_τῶν_αἰώνων-grc-phrase-HIT14Ckr


如字

/ʐu³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/ʐu³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

(set phrase, largely obsolete) to be pronounced the usual way; to follow a character's typical or conventional reading

set phrase; largely obsolete; set phrase; largely obsolete


十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

十五個吊桶打水——七上八下

十五个吊桶打水——七上八下

Fifteen buckets draw water from the well—seven buckets aboveground, eight below ground.

ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

шиу гэ дяотун дашуй

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


孔夫子搬家——淨是書

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ ㄅㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ

кунфуцзы баньцзя

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

淨是書／净是书 (jìng shì shū) is a pun on 盡是輸／尽是输 (jìn shì shū, “to have always lost”).

Confucius moves to a new home - everything is just books

to have always lost and never won a single time


刎頸之交

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (刎頸之交):
* → Korean: 문경지교(刎頸之交) (mun'gyeongjigyo)

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→ Japanese: 刎頸の交わり (funkei no majiwari) (calque)

ㄨㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ

вэньцзинчжицзяо

/wən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mɐn¹³ kɛːŋ³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/mɐn¹³ kɛːŋ³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Figuratively, a solid friendship of no regret even if one is to be beheaded for the other, from the Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in the Records of the Grand Historian (《史記·廉頗藺相如列傳》).

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《史記·廉頗藺相如列傳》

《史記·廉頗藺相如列傳》

They were already over and returned to the country; because of his achievement was great, Xiangru was appointed as a high-ranking official, and his rank was higher than Lian Po. Lian Po said: "I have become a general of Zhao, have some great achievements of siege and field battle; still, Lin Xiangru is above me by just achieving a feat by the conversation, and Xiangru was originally a lowly person; I am ashamed and can't bear to be under him." He declared: "When I see Xiangru, I'll be sure to humiliate him." Xiangru heard that and then he was reluctant to meet him. Every time Xiangru went to the court, he described himself as ill, and he didn't want to fight for the rank with Lian Po. Before long, Xiangru went out and observed Lian Po, and Xiangru hid by pulling the car. At that time, his servants remonstrated him together to say: "My lord, the reason why I left from my relatives to serve you is just because I admire your respectable personality. Now you have become in the same order with Lian Po; when Lord Lian stated bad words, you hid for fear of this, and awed too much; even mediocre people would be ashamed for that, and for generals and ministers, much more so! We are dishonorable; let us take our leave." Lin Xiangru insisted that they stay, saying "In your estimation, is General Lian more considerable than the king of Qin?" They said: "No, he isn't." Xiangru said: "Even under the intimidation of the king of Qin, I scolded him in his court and humiliated his men; though I am dull, should I be afraid of General Lian? What I am keenly aware is this, that the only reason why the mighty Qin dare not threaten Zhao with war is the presence of Lian and me. We are two tigers who cannot both survive a conflict with each other. The reason why I do that [not to hold a grudge against Lian] is to put the national emergency above my personal resentment." On hearing of that, Lian Po stripped his clothes off, bore a flogging rod, and came to Lin Xiangru's home via a retainer to apologize, "This mean and lowly person didn't know that you, general, is generous to this much." Finally, they got along with each other and vowed a friendship till death.

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

Jì bà guī guó, yǐ Xiàng rú gōng dà, bài wèi shàngqīng, wèi zài Lián Pō zhī yòu. Lián Pō yuē: “Wǒ wèi Zhàojiāng, yǒu gōngchéng yězhàn zhī dàgōng, ér Lìn Xiàngrú tú yǐ kǒushé wèi láo, ér wèi jū wǒ shàng, qiě Xiàngrú sù jiànrén, wú xiū, bù rěn wèi zhī xià.” Xuānyán yuē: “Wǒ jiàn Xiàngrú, bì rǔ zhī.” Xiàngrú wén, bù kěn yǔ huì. Xiàngrú měi cháo shí, cháng chēng bìng, bù yù yǔ Lián Pō zhēng liè. Yǐ'ér Xiàngrú chū, wàngjiàn Lián Pō, Xiàngrú yǐn chē bìnì. Yú shì shèrén xiàngyǔ jiàn yuē: “Chén suǒyǐ qù qīnqī ér shì jūn zhě, tú mù jūn zhī gāoyì yě. Jīn jūn yǔ Lián Pō tóng liè, Lián jūn xuān èyán ér jūn wèinì zhī, kǒngjù shū shèn, qiě yōngrén shàng xiū zhī, kuàng yú jiāngxiàng hū! Chén děng bùxiào, qǐng cíqù.” Lìn Xiàngrú gù zhǐzhī, yuē: “Gōng zhī shì Lián jiāngjūn shú yǔ Qínwáng?” Yuē: “Bùruò yě.” Xiàngrú yuē: “Fú yǐ Qínwáng zhī wēi, ér Xiàngrú tíngchì zhī, rǔ qí qúnchén, Xiàngrú suī nú, dú wèi Lián jiāngjūn zāi? Gù wú niàn zhī, qiáng Qín zhīsuǒyǐ bùgǎn jiā bīng yú Zhào zhě, tú yǐ wú liǎng rén zài yě. Jīn liǎnghǔ gòngdòu, qí shì bù jù shēng. Wú suǒyǐ wéi cǐ zhě, yǐ xiān guójiā zhī jí ér hòu sīchóu yě.” Lián Pō wén zhī, ròutǎn fù jīng, yīn bīnkè zhì Lìn Xiàngrú mén xièzuì. Yuē: “Bǐjiàn zhī rén, bù zhī jiāngjūn kuān zhī zhìcǐ yě.” Zú xiāngyǔ huān, wèi wěnjǐngzhījiāo.

既罷歸國，以相如功大，拜為上卿，位在廉頗之右。廉頗曰：「我為趙將，有攻城野戰之大功，而藺相如徒以口舌為勞，而位居我上，且相如素賤人，吾羞，不忍為之下。」宣言曰：「我見相如，必辱之。」相如聞，不肯與會。相如每朝時，常稱病，不欲與廉頗爭列。已而相如出，望見廉頗，相如引車避匿。於是舍人相與諫曰：「臣所以去親戚而事君者，徒慕君之高義也。今君與廉頗同列，廉君宣惡言而君畏匿之，恐懼殊甚，且庸人尚羞之，況於將相乎！臣等不肖，請辭去。」藺相如固止之，曰：「公之視廉將軍孰與秦王？」曰：「不若也。」相如曰：「夫以秦王之威，而相如廷叱之，辱其群臣，相如雖駑，獨畏廉將軍哉？顧吾念之，彊秦之所以不敢加兵於趙者，徒以吾兩人在也。今兩虎共鬥，其勢不俱生。吾所以為此者，以先國家之急而後私讎也。」廉頗聞之，肉袒負荊，因賓客至藺相如門謝罪。曰：「鄙賤之人，不知將軍寬之至此也。」卒相與驩，為刎頸之交。

既罢归国，以相如功大，拜为上卿，位在廉颇之右。廉颇曰：「我为赵将，有攻城野战之大功，而蔺相如徒以口舌为劳，而位居我上，且相如素贱人，吾羞，不忍为之下。」宣言曰：「我见相如，必辱之。」相如闻，不肯与会。相如每朝时，常称病，不欲与廉颇争列。已而相如出，望见廉颇，相如引车避匿。于是舍人相与谏曰：「臣所以去亲戚而事君者，徒慕君之高义也。今君与廉颇同列，廉君宣恶言而君畏匿之，恐惧殊甚，且庸人尚羞之，况于将相乎！臣等不肖，请辞去。」蔺相如固止之，曰：「公之视廉将军孰与秦王？」曰：「不若也。」相如曰：「夫以秦王之威，而相如廷叱之，辱其群臣，相如虽驽，独畏廉将军哉？顾吾念之，强秦之所以不敢加兵于赵者，徒以吾两人在也。今两虎共斗，其势不俱生。吾所以为此者，以先国家之急而后私雠也。」廉颇闻之，肉袒负荆，因宾客至蔺相如门谢罪。曰：「鄙贱之人，不知将军宽之至此也。」卒相与欢，为刎颈之交。

friendship of decapitation; throat-slashing friends

friends sworn to death; eternal friends; best friends who can face hardships together

Lian Po
Lin Xiangru
Qin (state)
Records of the Grand Historian
Zhao (state)


सोलह आने सच

[soː.lɛʱ‿äː.neː‿sɐt͡ʃ]

Literally "[all] 16 annas [are] true". The आना (ānā, “anna”) used to be a unit of currency, equal to 1/16 of a रुपया (rupyā, “rupee”).

(idiomatic) absolutely; completely correct


mid Godes giefe

c. 885, King Alfred's will
Iċ Ælfrēd cyning, mid Godes ġiefe and mid ġeþeahtunge Æðelrēdes ærċebisċopes and ealra Westseaxna witena ġewitnesse, smēade ymb mīnre sāwle þearfe and ymb mīn ierfe þæt mē God and mīne ieldran forġēafon, and ymb þæt ierfe þæt Æðelwulf cyning mīn fæder ūs þrim ġebrōðrum becwæþ, Æðelbalde and Æðelrēde and mē, and swelċ ūre swelċe lenġest wǣre, sē fenġe tō eallum.

I King Alfred, by the grace of God and with the advice of Archbishop Athelred, and the cognizance of the entire West Saxon council, have reflected on the needs of my soul and the inheritance that God and my elders gave me, and on the inheritance that my father King Athelwulf bequeathed to us three brothers, Athelbald and Athelred and me, with whoever lived the longest taking everything.


I'll be dipped in shit

“Oh shit,” Jonah said and grinned. “Your wife saw me? Damn, partner! That's one sharp woman you married. But I'll be dipped in shit if I didn't get lucky that night,” he howled with the passion of his wolf personality, […]

2009, Douglas V. Maurer, South of Paradise, page 27:

“I'll be dipped in shit! So that's where all this is going. Talk about clever. Good work, Maggie! Really good work!”

When Virgil stopped talking, Buddy shifted in his chair to look at him. “You're working on a fucking movie?” he said incredulously. “You?” “Sort of.” “I'll be dipped in shit.”

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of astonishment or disbelief.


どうもありがとうございます

ja-pos

どうも ありがとう ございます

どうもありがとうございます • (dōmo arigatō gozaimasu)

Appending どうも (dōmo) to ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu)

ありがとうございます ありがとうございます#Japanese


falling off the bone

Of cooked meat; very tender so that it does not remain attached to the bone.


intresseklubben antecknar

From intresseklubb (“association of interest”) + anteckna (“make a note”), literally "The association of interest is making a note."
While used in smaller circles beforehand, according to linguistic Henrik Rosenkvist it reached its public breakthrough in the 1990s.

(idiomatic) a sarcastic answer or remark referring to the speaker's complete indifference towards something


πονάει το κεφάλι μου

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πονάει το κεφάλι μου • (ponáei to kefáli mou)


πονάει το δόντι μου

πονάει το δόντι μου • (ponáei to dónti mou)


mi teeth a hot mi

Literally, “my tooth is hurting me”. See usage notes.


wah gwaan

/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑ̃/

/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɔːn/

/ˈwɑː ˈɡwɑːn/


一字之師

/i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

a teacher of one word; one who can significantly improve the quality of another's writing by changing one word and thus becomes his teacher


萬馬奔騰

ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄣ ㄊㄥˊ

ваньмабэньтэн

/wän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² maː¹³ pɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐŋ²¹/

/wän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² maː¹³ pɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐŋ²¹/

thousands of horses galloping, used to describe the magnificence of a scene


salamatçılıqdır

- Nə var, nə yox? - Salamatçılıqdır. Səndə nə var, nə yox?
- How are you? - Everything is fine. How about you?

conventional response to "how are you?"; I'm fine, everything is fine


戮力一心

ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² lɪk̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ i⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² lɪk̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/


mən azmışam

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sağ-salamat gedib gələsən

LL-Q9292 (aze)-Azerbaijani audiorecordings-sağ-salamat gedib gələsən.wav


sağ-salamat qayıdasan

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mən yolumu itirmişəm

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I have a toothache

Indicates that the speaker's tooth hurts.


zəhmət olmasa bir də təkrar edin

could you please repeat
could you please repeat

(polite plural) could you please repeat?


yuh have pickney

do you have children
do you have children


porro Quirites

Porrō, Quirītēs! lībertātem perdimus.

c.''' 105 BCE – 43 BCE, Decimus Laberius, Fragments 361 in Scaenicae Romanorum Poesis Fragmenta (volume I), Otto Ribbeck (editor), Leipzig 1897

Hither, ye Romans! we’re losing our liberty.

Porrō―nam quis erit modus?―Quirītēs,
aut praecīdite sēmināle membrum,
quod tōtīs mihi noctibus fatīgant
vīcīnae sine fīne prūrientēs
vērnīs passeribus salāciōrēs,
aut rumpar, nec habēbitis Priāpum.
Hither―for what measure will there be?―Romans,
either cut me the seminal member,
which in all the nights exhaust
the neighbour women, endlessly itching
more lecherous than the springtime sparrows,

c.''' 1st C. CE, various authors, Priapeia 26.1–6

or I’ll break, and you’ll have no Priapus.

Nec diū tāle facinus meīs oculīs tolerantibus, “Porrō Quirītēs” prōclāmāre gestīvī […]

c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 8.29.5

And, my eyes not tolerating such a travesty any longer, I struggled to cry out “Hither, ye Romans” […]


止むに止まれず

止むに止まれず (canonical)
yamu ni yamarezu (romanization)

止むに止まれぬ 止むに止まれぬ#Japanese


止むに止まれない

止むに止まれない (canonical)
yamu ni yamarenai (romanization)

止むに止まれぬ 止むに止まれぬ#Japanese


止むに止まれぬ

止むに止まれぬ (canonical)
yamu ni yamarenu (romanization)

Compound of 止む + に + 止まれぬ, literally "to stop but couldn't"

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止む + に + 止まれぬ

止むに止まれぬ思い

(idiomatic) without being able to help oneself, irresistable, against one's will


持って来い

持って来い (canonical)
mottekoi (romanization)

持(も)ち (mochi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu, “hold”)) + て (te) + 来(こ)い (koi, imperative of the verb 来(く)る (kuru, “to come”))

ja-compound

勉強するにはもってこいの場所

この本持って来い


lo de

Lo de ayer me hace reír

Lo de ir a cenar juntos esta noche es buena idea.

Going to dinner together tonight is a good idea.

Lamento lo de anoche.


買者自負

ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ

майчжэ цзыфу

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/


刎頸の交わり

刎頸の交わり (canonical)
funkei no majiwari (romanization)

Calque of Literary Chinese 刎頸之交 (wěnjǐngzhījiāo).

calque

a solid friendship of no regret even if one is to be beheaded for the other; friends sworn to death, eternal friendship


自高自大

ㄗˋ ㄍㄠ ㄗˋ ㄉㄚˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² taːi̯²²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² taːi̯²²/

self-important; conceited; arrogant; self-aggrandizing


この上もなく

この上もなく (canonical)
kono ue mo naku (romanization)

この上なく この上なく#Japanese


この上なく

この上なく (canonical)
kono ue naku (romanization)

Compound of この + 上 + なく, literally, "nothing above this"

私たちにとってこの上なく貴重な記憶だけが残された。

Watashi tachi ni totte kono ue naku kichō na kioku dake ga nokosareta.

For us, only the most precious memories remained.


邪不壓正

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄚ ㄓㄥˋ

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ aːt̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ aːt̚³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

邪不勝正 邪不勝正#Chinese

邪不胜正 邪不胜正#Chinese


邪不干正

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄓㄥˋ

себуганьчжэн

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

邪不勝正 邪不勝正#Chinese

邪不胜正 邪不胜正#Chinese


邪不犯正

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (邪不犯正):
* → Korean: 사불범정(邪不犯正) (sabulbeomjeong)

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄥˋ

себуфаньчжэн

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːn²² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːn²² t͡sɪŋ³³/

邪不勝正 邪不勝正#Chinese

邪不胜正 邪不胜正#Chinese


꼬리 치다

꼬리 (kkori, “tail”) + 치다 (chida, “to hit”).

compound

(slang, usually derogatory) to flirt, typically inappropriately and for ulterior purposes (usually a girl/woman flirting at a boy/man)


邪不敵正

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄥˋ

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ti³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɪk̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ti³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɪk̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

邪不勝正 邪不勝正#Chinese

邪不胜正 邪不胜正#Chinese


有感而發

ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄚ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐm³⁵ jiː²¹ faːt̚³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐm³⁵ jiː²¹ faːt̚³/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/

to express (something) after feeling touched


邪不勝正

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/


der Appetit kommt beim Essen

Calque of French l’appétit vient en mangeant.

calque

appetite comes with eating
appetite comes with eating


邪不伐正

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓㄥˋ

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

邪不勝正 邪不勝正#Chinese

邪不胜正 邪不胜正#Chinese


is the sky blue

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-is the sky blue.wav

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.


appetite comes with eating

Calque of French l’appétit vient en mangeant, first used by François Rabelais.

(idiomatic) Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

appetitten kommer mens man spiser

starting something increases your desire to continue it


pienso, luego existo

I think therefore I am
I think therefore I am


オブラートに包む

オブラートに包む (canonical)
oburāto ni tsutsumu (romanization)

[o̞bɯ̟ɾa̠ːto̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨt͡sɨmɯ̟]

to word something so as to lessen emotional impact; to sugarcoat


dem shot mi

Beg yuh carry mi go a KPH. Dem shot mi!


yuh yeye dem pretty

/ˈjʌ‿jɑɪ ˈdɛm ˈpɹɪtɪ/

you have beautiful eyes
you have beautiful eyes


算無遺策

ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ㄘㄜˋ

/su̯än⁵¹ u³⁵ i³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/su̯än⁵¹ u³⁵ i³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/


七上八下

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/

A derivative of the general 七……八…… structure for chengyu. Compare English at sixes and sevens.

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

to be nervous, anxious or perturbed; in an unsettled state of mind; to have butterflies in one's stomach

(rare) in a mess; to have a messy state of affairs

(Mainland China, politics) the unspoken rule that CCP officials aged less than 67 can remain at office and those aged over 68 must retire


unnu tek credit card

/ˈʊnʊ ˈtɛk ˈkɹɛdɪt ˈkjɑːd/

do you accept credit cards
do you accept credit cards


καλός κἀγαθός

grc-proper noun

καλός κἀγαθός

καλοῦ κἀγαθοῦ

καλός κἀγαθός • (kalós kagathós) m (genitive καλοῦ κἀγαθοῦ); second declension

kalós kagathós (romanization)
καλοῦ κἀγαθοῦ (genitive)
ὁ κᾰλός κᾰ̓γᾰθός (nominative singular)
τὼ κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ (dual nominative)
οἱ κᾰλοί κᾰ̓γᾰθοί (nominative plural)
τοῦ κᾰλοῦ κᾰ̓γᾰθοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν κᾰλῶν κᾰ̓γᾰθῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ κᾰλῷ κᾰ̓γᾰθῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς κᾰλοῖς κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖς (dative plural)
τὸν κᾰλόν κᾰ̓γᾰθόν (accusative singular)
τὼ κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς κᾰλούς κᾰ̓γᾰθούς (accusative plural)
κᾰλέ κᾰ̓γᾰθέ (singular vocative)
κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ (dual vocative)
κᾰλοί κᾰ̓γᾰθοί (plural vocative)

grc-decl

κᾰλός κᾰ̓γᾰθός

κᾰλοῦ κᾰ̓γᾰθοῦ

κᾰλός κᾰ̓γᾰθός

κᾰλοῦ κᾰ̓γᾰθοῦ

κᾰλῷ κᾰ̓γᾰθῷ

κᾰλόν κᾰ̓γᾰθόν

κᾰλέ κᾰ̓γᾰθέ

κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ

κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν

κᾰλοῖν κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖν

κᾰλώ κᾰ̓γᾰθώ

κᾰλοί κᾰ̓γᾰθοί

κᾰλῶν κᾰ̓γᾰθῶν

κᾰλοῖς κᾰ̓γᾰθοῖς

κᾰλούς κᾰ̓γᾰθούς

Shortened by crasis from the classical Platonic philosophical phrase καλός καί ἀγαθός (kalós kaí agathós, “beautiful and good”), formed from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

af

imbued with kalokagathia; beautiful and good, handsome and brave; noble, virtuous, knightly, gentlemanly, chivalrous, honorable, heroic; possessing the attributes of a man harmonious in mind and body, strong in both spiritual and physical virtue


dll.

Abbreviation of dan lain-lain (“et cetera, etc”).


dst.

dan seterusnya
dan seterusnya#Indonesian


dkk.

abbreviation of dan kawan-kawan (“et al.”, literally “and friends”).


虚仮にする

ja-phrase

虚(こ)仮(け)にする or 虚仮(コケ)にする • (koke ni suru or kokenisuru)

虚仮にする (canonical)
虚仮にする (canonical)
koke ni suru (romanization)
kokenisuru (romanization)

[ko̞ke̞ ɲ̟i sɨɾɯ̟]


人唔笑，狗都吠

/jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ siːu̯³³ kɐu̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ fɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese, colloquial) to be laughable; to be ludicrous


火に油

火に油 (canonical)
hi ni abura (romanization)

[çi ɲ̟i a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠]

Literally 火に油 (hi ni abura, “oil on a fire”). Short for 火に油を注ぐ.

火に油を注ぐ 火に油を注ぐ#Japanese


圖文不符

ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ

/tʰu³⁵ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²¹/

/tʰu³⁵ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²¹/


⁊rl.

Abbreviation of Latin et reliqua (“and the rest”), with et being contracted via the Tironian note ⁊.


番仔鬍鬚——無半撇

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³ hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/


門牌第一號——頭家

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pai²⁴ te²²⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ho²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ pai²⁴ te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ ho³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/

/mŋ̍²³⁻³³ pai²³ te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁴ hɤ³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/


阿兄徛樓頂——高高在上

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴ kʰia³³⁻²¹ lau²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ lau²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³ ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴ kʰia³³⁻¹¹ lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁵³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/

高高 (“high”) is a pun on 哥哥 (“elder brother”).

(Hokkien) setting oneself high above the masses; not in touch with the common people or reality; aloof and remote


光芒萬丈

ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

гуанманваньчжан

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

Arthur is a knight in shining armor (literally: knight who (emits) countless rays of light).

Āsè shì yīwèi guāngmángwànzhàng de qíshì.

阿瑟是一位光芒萬丈的騎士。

阿瑟是一位光芒万丈的骑士。


一時三刻

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ saːm⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ saːm⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

(literary or Cantonese) brief period of time (especially in negative sentences)


早知拉尿，企到天光

zau³ di¹ lai² ngiau⁴, ki¹ dau⁴ tiên¹ guong¹

zo³ di¹ lai² ngiau⁴, ki¹ do⁴ tian¹ gong¹

/t͡so³¹ ti²⁴ lai̯¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/t͡sau³¹ ti⁴⁴⁻³⁵ laɪ¹¹ ŋiau⁵³ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tau⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴ kuɔŋ⁴⁴/


早知今日，悔不當初

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

ㄗㄠˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖˋ

ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ

цзаочжи цзиньжи

хуэй бу данчу

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/


あさがすみ

あさがすみ • (asagasumi) ^(←あさがすみ (asagasumi)?)

asagasumi (romanization)
あさがすみ (hiragana historical)


手停口停

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

(Cantonese) living on a starvation wage; barely able to feed oneself; living on the edge


手指拗出唔拗入

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ aːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ m̩²¹ aːu̯³⁵ jɐp̚²/

(Cantonese) to take the side of outsiders rather than one's own


虎毒不食子

A tiger, though vicious, will not eat its own son.

ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄗˇ

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

A person, no matter how vicious they are, will not harm their own children.


I ask you

"Brain-dead kids. Born losers. No-hopers the lot of 'em. I mean, as a taxpayer, what do they effin' teach 'em in school these days? I ask you!"


takde

Takde air Coca-Cola kat sini.

(nonstandard, colloquial) there is no; no


this is why we can't have nice things

Said to have been popularized by American stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone.

"This is why we can't have nice things," said Dorrie's father, breaking into her thoughts. "Like appliances."
Dorrie glanced over at the corner of the ballroom-declared-kitchen to see him lifting several tacks out of a pot of clam chowder with a slotted spoon.

2016, Jen Swann Downey, The Ninja Librarians: Sword in the Stacks:

This is why we can't have nice things, darling / Because you break them, I had to take them away / This is why we can't have nice things, honey, oh / Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things

2017, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff (lyrics and music), “This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things”, in Reputation, performed by Taylor Swift:

"This is why we can't have nice things," said a Mountain to a man, "You don't yet respect the impermanence of living ...and the permanence of life."

2020, Alex Almeida, Wandering Tales volumes 1 & 2:

(humorous) Expressing reproach when somebody harms or damages something.


जन्मदिन मुबारक

[d͡ʒɐ̃n.mɐ.d̪ɪ̃n‿mʊ.bäː.ɾɐk]

[d͡ʒɐ.nɐ̃m.d̪ɪ̃n‿mʊ.bäː.ɾɐk]


ईश्वर जाने

hi-phrase

ईश्वर जाने • (īśvar jāne)

/iːʃ.ʋəɾ d͡ʒɑː.neː/

[iːʃ.ʋɐɾ‿d͡ʒäː.neː]


ここぞという時

ここぞという時 (canonical)
kokozo to iu toki (romanization)

com

ここぞ + と + いう + 時


nanny nanny boo boo

na-na na-na boo-boo
na-na na-na boo-boo#English


ou fame ou sono ou ruindade do dono

Literally, “either hunger, or sleepiness, or the owner's meanness”.

lit

(idiomatic) sometimes said when someone is yawning


strap on the boots

(informal, sports) To prepare to play a field sport; to take up playing a field sport.


IHNJH

(Internet slang, rare) Initialism of I have no joke here.


IJLS

(Internet slang) Initialism of I just like saying.


IHNTA

(Internet slang) Initialism of I have nothing to add.


IJWTS

(Internet slang) Initialism of I just want to say.


танысқанымызға қуаныштымын

head

танысқанымызға қуаныштымын

танысқанымызға қуаныштымын • (tanysqanymyzğa quanyştymyn)

[tɑnəsqɑnəməzˌʁɑ qʊwɑnəʃˈtəmən]

en-танысқанымызға_қуаныштымын-kk-phrase-NXPBWz8o


бұйымтайыңыз бар ма

бұйымтайыңыз бар ма

бұйымтайыңыз бар ма • (būiymtaiyñyz bar ma)

en-бұйымтайыңыз_бар_ма-kk-phrase-9UzxHQFt


淺嘗輒止

ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ

цяньчанчжэчжи

cjanʹčančžɛčži

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ sœːŋ²¹ t͡siːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ sœːŋ²¹ t͡siːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

to stop after getting a little knowledge of a subject and not study further or deeper


身水身汗

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ hɔːn²²/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ hɔːn²²/

(Cantonese, of a person) to be covered in sweat


嘈喧巴閉

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ hyːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ hyːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) to be extremely noisy and rowdy


裙甩褲甩

/kʷʰɐn²¹ lɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ lɐt̚⁵/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ lɐt̚⁵ fuː³³ lɐt̚⁵/


陰聲細氣

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ hei̯³³/

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ hei̯³³/

(Cantonese) soft-spoken; speaking softly


どうぞごゆっくり

Compound of どうぞ + ごゆっくり, literally "please be slowly"

make yourself at home
make yourself at home

(to a visitor) please make yourself at home


死蛇爛鱔

/sei̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ laːn²² siːn¹³/

/sei̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ laːn²² siːn¹³/

(Cantonese) to be a lazy bum; to be slobbish


身有屎

/sɐn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ siː³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ siː³⁵/

He kept looking away from the teacher. He must have done something wrong!

keoi⁵ deoi³ ngaan⁵ jat¹ lou⁶ bei⁶ hoi¹ lou⁵ si¹, jat¹ ding⁶ san¹ jau⁵ si² laa¹!

佢對眼一路避開老師，一定身有屎啦！

佢对眼一路避开老师，一定身有屎啦！

(Cantonese) to have done something wrong, which could be used against the person if exposed


取りも直さず

取りも直さず (canonical)
torimonaosazu (romanization)


扮鬼扮馬

/paːn²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ paːn²² maː¹³/

/paːn²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ paːn²² maː¹³/

(Cantonese) to dress up as ghosts and spirits

(Cantonese, figuratively) to deliberately trick by feigning


말이 아니다

말 (mal, “speech; language”) + 이 (-i, nominative case marker) + 아니다 (anida, “to not be”). Literally "to not be [in any] language".

compound

왜 말이 아닌 질문을 하니?
Wae mari anin jilmun-eul hani?
Why are you asking this unreasonable question?

literally, “Why are you asking this question which is not [in any] language?”

(of a statement) to be unreasonable; to be ridiculous

(by extension, of a situation or appearance) to be very difficult, to be atrocious


kaiken kukkuraksi

Ja kaiken kukkuraksi saan tehdä töitä omalla alalla koko kesän!

And to top it all off, I get to work in my own field of interest all summer!


υπ' όψιν

Polytonic spelling: ὑπ’ ὄψιν, from the phrase: (verb: έχω (écho, “have”) is omitted), ὑπό (hupó, “under”, preposition) + ancient ὄψις f (ópsis, “view”) in accusative singular. Literally: (have) under view.

(syntax with verbs) έχω (écho, “have”), λαμβάνω (lamváno, “receive”)

το έχω υπ’ όψιν μου
to écho yp’ ópsin mou
Ι have it under my consideration

το λαμβάνω υπ’ όψιν μου
to lamváno yp’ ópsin mou
Ι'll take it into account

(+ genitive of weak pronouns or nouns) into account; under consideration

Υπ’ όψιν! Να έχετε πάντα μαζί σας το διαβατήρια.

Remember! Always carry your passport with you.

Yp’ ópsin! Na échete pánta mazí sas to diavatíria.

(with the verb missing) keep in mind; remember (bear in mind)

Υπ’ όψιν κυρίας Χ.

for the attention of
for the attention of

ότι ότι#Greek

στα υπ' όψιν
στα υπ' όψιν#Greek

(as noun) στα υπ' όψιν (sta yp' ópsin, “the things one must keep in mind”)


gerrout

(informal, representing slurred pronunciation) Get out.


alle gekheid op een stokje

Literally, “all craziness on a stick”, in reference to a jester's marotte. Compare Afrikaans alle grappies op 'n stokkie.

Indicates that one is prepared to stop joking and move over to serious matters: on a (more) serious note, all jokes aside, seriously, all kidding aside


a suh it guh

/a ˈsʌ(ʰ)ɪt ˈɡʌ/

A: Dem fire mi fram di work mi get wah day. B: A suh it guh.

A: I lost the job I got recently. B: That's life.

“FAT MAN, a suh it guh ... wi haffi duh what wi haffi duh, anyway listen up to how it ago guh [...] ”

2018, I.D. Seymour, Most Wanted: A Jamaican Story, →ISBN, page 69:

FAT MAN, such is life... We have to do what we have to do. In any case, listen up! This is how it's going to be …


a suh di ting set

/a ˈsʌ dɪ ˈtɪŋ ˈsɛt/

Literally, “that's how the thing is set”. Likely an eye dialect spelling of "as such the thing [is] set."

lit

A: Dollar gaan up an' mi business mash up. B: A suh di ting set still. Yuh jus' haffi gwaan hol' di faith.

A: The value of the dollar has increased and my business has suffered as a result. B: Such is life. You've just got to keep holding on.

“Di wife mus a feel like dawg sideway, cuz di man meds a mash up har head, but if she really luv him she will mek him do him ting one last time suh him and har can RIP. None a it nuh rite mi luv, but a suh di ting set suh jus' gwaan wuk wid it!”

2011, Ragashanti, “Funeral mix-up response”, in The Jamaica Star:

The wife must feel like crap because the man's way of thinking is messing with her head. But if she really loves him, she will let him do his thing one last time so that he and she can live out their days in peace. None of this right, my dear, but that's life. Just take it in stride.

“A Suh Di Ting Set Up: That's life....usually used when another party is complaining about how unfair life is or things beyond their control.”

2014, Joan Williams, Shawn Grant, Original Jamaican Dancehall Dictionary: Learning to speak ..., →ISBN:


aš tave myliu

[ɐʃ tɐˈʋʲɛ ˈmʲiːlʲʊ]


sounds about white

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sounds about white.

(colloquial, often humorous) Expressing that something (which was done or said by a white person) is the kind of thing the speaker would expect a white person or white people to do.


stab yourself and pass the dagger

This is what is done by strong drink; in fact, some drinkers, when they have wished the bottle passed, have cried, “Stab yourself, and pass the dagger!”

1889, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, The Salt-cellars, page 275:

“Here,” he said, passing it to her, “stab yourself and pass the dagger.” Monica had had only one glass of champagne at the party, and Revelstoke, who never drank much, had taken little more.

1958, Robertson Davies, A Mixture of Frailties, page 217:

'Stab yourself and pass the dagger!'
In response to this dramatic cant, Smith poured himself a drink and passed the bottle.

1976, Forbes Bramble, The Strange Case of Deacon Brodie, page 96:

(slang) Help yourself to the alcoholic drink and then pass the bottle.


cuando tú vas yo vengo de regreso

been there, done that, got the T-shirt
been there, done that, got the T-shirt

I know what I'm talking about; been there, done that, got the T-shirt


εἰ δὲ μή γε

head

εἰ δὲ μή γε • (ei dè mḗ ge)

/eː dè mɛ̌ː ɡe/

/eː dè mɛ̌ː ɡe/


there one has it

And there one has it. Chamberlin had not been able to persuade representatives of so much as a single other agency to subscribe to his "pessimistic view of the situation" […]

1995, Frank Kofsky, Harry S. Truman and the War Scare of 1948, page 113:

there you have it
there you have it#English


costi quel che costi

La parola d'ordine è "nessun accordo con i repubblicani" costi quel che costi.

2020 September 28, Alberto Flores D'Arcais, “Corte suprema, i democratici pronti a dare battaglia a Trump sulla nomina di Amy Coney Barrett [Supreme Court, Democrats ready to do battle with Trump on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett]”, in la Repubblica:

The watchword is "no agreement with the Republcans" whatever the cost.

whatever the cost, whatever it takes, no matter what


因材施教

ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

иньцайшицзяо

/in⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/

/in⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³⁻³³ si⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹/

/in⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³/

/in⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹/

/in⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai²³⁻³³ si⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹/

to teach according to the student's ability


業が深い

業が深い (canonical)
gō ga fukai (romanization)

[ɡo̞ː ɡa̠ ɸɯ̟ka̠i]


食飽飯等屎屙

to have eaten enough and be waiting to shit

/sɪk̚² paːu̯³⁵ faːn²² tɐŋ³⁵ siː³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚² paːu̯³⁵ faːn²² tɐŋ³⁵ siː³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, derogatory) to have nothing better to do


食飽無代誌

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pa⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ t͡si²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pa⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² tai⁴¹⁻²² t͡si⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pa⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ t͡si²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ t͡si¹¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pa⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ t͡si²¹/


吃飽沒事做

ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

чибао мэй ши цзо

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/


做呢物

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/


ler och långhalm

Literally meaning "clay and long straw", using the shortened "ler" for "lera" (clay). The term comes from older times' manufacture of bricks when clay and straw were worked together, which would then be tightly joined together and difficult to distinguish.

(idiomatic) The expression means that two things (people, etc) are strongly related.


اۆبرَس ہؠتُن نار

اۆبرَس ہؠتُن نار • (obras hyatun nār)

Literally, "cloud catching fire". It refers to the appearance of clouds as red during the evening. This is considered as a sure sign of clear weather the next morning in Kashmir.

اۆبرَس ہؠتُن نار، یانی پَگَہ آسِہ تاپ

Clouds catching fire, means tomorrow shall be sunny

(idiomatic) there will be good weather tomorrow.


食飽無屎放

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pa⁴² bo²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴² paŋ²¹/

(Singapore Hokkien, vulgar) to have nothing better to do


暢通易達

ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² taːt̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² taːt̚²/

(chiefly Hong Kong) free and easily accessible (mainly used to describe facilities designed for the handicapped)


onkruid vergaat niet

Literally, “weeds do not perish”. An adaptation of Latin mala herba difficulter moritur. Compare German Unkraut vergeht nicht.

ill weeds grow apace
ill weeds grow apace

ill weeds grow apace, bad weeds grow tall; it is difficult to get rid of bad things; unworthy people live longer


車毀人亡

ㄔㄜ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ

чэхуэйжэньван

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ wɐi̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ wɐi̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/

the vehicle is destroyed and the people die in the crash


two-forty on a plank road

The passion of young New York is for horses — fast horses — two-forty on a plank road.

1852, G. Henry Howard Paul, Dashes of American humour, page 206:

[…] some that remained, running to and fro, with white rags suspended on broom-handles, and an old darky had a bleached salt-sack tied to a limb of a tree, waving it at the rate of two-forty on a plank-road.

1862, Frank Moore, The Rebellion Record, a Diary of American Events, page 474:

(Canada, US, slang, obsolete) A very fast speed.

In Canada, where trotting is also a very favourite amusement, and whence came the famous trotting mare Flora Temple, a very “fast” young lady is generally spoken of as “two forty on a plank road.”

(Canada, US, slang, obsolete, by extension) The quality of being "fast", i.e. immoral in one's habits.


你行你上，不行別屄屄

Chinglish: you can you up, no can no bibi, you can you up, no can no BB

你行你上，不行别屄屄
你行你上，不行別嗶嗶
你行你上，不行別逼逼
你行你上，不行別比比
你行你上，不行別BB
你行你上，不行別bb

ㄋㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧ ˙ㄅㄧ

ни син ни шан

бусин бе биби

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵⁵ b̥i²/

(neologism, slang) Go ahead and do it if you think you can, otherwise stop the criticism. / Put up or shut up.


漸行漸遠

ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˇ

цзяньсинцзяньюань

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siːm²² hɐŋ²¹ t͡siːm²² jyːn¹³/

/t͡siːm²² hɐŋ²¹ t͡siːm²² jyːn¹³/

to become increasingly distant; to grow apart


нема за що

нема́ за́ що

нема́ за́ що • (nemá zá ščo)

нема́ за́ що (canonical)
nemá zá ščo (romanization)

Uk-нема за що.ogg

don't mention it, not at all (conventional reply to an expression of gratitude)


歡呼雀躍

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄏㄨ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄝˋ

хуаньхуцюэюэ

/xu̯än⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/fuːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/fuːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/


反腐倡廉

ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

фаньфучанлянь

/fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ fuː²² t͡sʰœːŋ³³ liːm²¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ fuː²² t͡sʰœːŋ³³ liːm²¹/

(neologism, politics, officialese) to fight corruption and uphold integrity; to fight corruption and build a clean government


周身唔聚財

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sɵy̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

(Cantonese) to feel uncomfortable; to be ill at ease


薪火相傳

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

синьхосянчуань

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuan²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ siaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuan²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ siaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

to pass down (good tradition, knowledge, skill, etc.) from generation to generation


しるひとぞしる

[ɕiɾɯ̟ çito̞ d͡zo̞ ɕiɾɯ̟]

From 知(し)る (shiru) + 人(ひと) (hito) + ぞ (zo) + 知(し)る (shiru).

ja-compound

those who know, know
those who know, know


يا عمال العالم اتحدوا

head

يَا عُمَّالَ ٱلْعَالَمِ ٱتَّحِدُوا!

يَا عُمَّالَ ٱلْعَالَمِ ٱتَّحِدُوا! • (yā ʕummāla l-ʕālami ttaḥidū!)

يَا عُمَّالَ ٱلْ عَالَمِ ٱتَّحِدُوا ! (canonical)
yā ʕummāla l-ʕālami ttaḥidū! (romanization)

workers of the world, unite
workers of the world, unite

en-يا_عمال_العالم_اتحدوا-ar-phrase-o8JTh-53


一鋪清袋

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) to lose all money or everything at once


hanskat tiskiin

Metaphor for taking work gloves off for good and not working anymore.

(idiomatic) to give up (with verbs iskeä (“to hit”), lyödä (“to hit”), heittää (“to throw”), laittaa (“to put”) etc.)


殺良冒功

ㄕㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

/ʂä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

to kill or incriminate someone innocent, for a reward from the authorities or to make one's (military or police) performance look better


rukkaset naulaan

(idiomatic) With verbs iskeä (“to hit”), lyödä (“to hit”), heittää (“to throw”), laittaa (“to put”) etc., to give up.


mettre l'eau à la bouche

(informal) to make one's mouth water, to whet one's appetite, to entice, to attract


cando os animais falaban

Literally, “When animals used to speak”.

No tempo en que falaban os animales, achou unha vez un raposo moi larpeiro a un galo erguido na pola dun carballo e puxose a parolar co el diste xeito:
 — Bos días nos dé Deus amigo, como che vai?
 — Ben e a ti?
 — Non che oio ben; por qué non baixas? Sei que desconfías? Non sabes que hai unha orde que di que agora nin os gatos poden comer aos ratos, nin os raposos aos galos?

Once upon a time, a gluttonous fox found a rooster standing on an oak's branch, and he began chitchatting with the rooster in this manner:
 “Good morning on behalf of God, my friend, how do you do?”
 “Well, and you?”
 “I can barely hear you, why don't you come down? Or is it that you distrust? Don't you know that there is an order that says that now cats can't eat mice nor foxes roosters?”

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


AITA

From r/AmITheAsshole, a community on Reddit where users ask for feedback on whether they behaved inappropriately in interpersonal conflicts.

A number of Am-I-The-Asshole scenarios raced through his mind. AITA if I tell her I have a highly contagious disease and she'd better check in to the Bounty Bay's ER right now?

A few weeks ago, a post went viral in which the author seeks a public verdict on the question “AITA for asking my roommates to remove their dildos from the bathroom mirror in a way that was not kind?”

2023 May 13, Van Badham, “The culture of mistrust is bleeding into our personal lives. No wonder there’s a sex recession”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(Internet slang, Reddit slang) Initialism of am I the asshole/arsehole?


다름이 아니라

다름 (dareum, “difference; something different; something other”) + —이 (-i, “nominative case marker”) + 아니— (ani-, “to not be”) + —라 (-ra, “conjunctive particle”), literally "It is not something else but..." with the implied meaning of "It's not for some other reason that I'm talking to you, but because..."

ko-l

교수님, 다름이 아니라 제가 내일 강의를 못 듣게 되었는데요...

Professor, it happened to me that I cannot attend the lecture tomorrow...

gyosunim, dareumi anira je-ga naeil gang'ui-reul mot deutge doeeonneundeyo...

다름 아니오라 ᄉᆞ오 삭 젼의[…] 동슈문 밧긔 무더ᄉᆞᆸ더니 ᄉᆡ 쳥딕이 이종덕이가 몃십년 버렸던 치표을 졔가 쓸 거시라 ᄒᆞ이[…]

19th century, 궁녀의 한글 편지 #1270 (국립고궁박물관 소장) [gungnyeoui han'geul pyeonji #1270 (gungnipgogungbangmulgwan sojang), Korean-language letter from a court servant woman, #1270 (from the National Palace Museum of Korea)]:

It is not anything different, but four or five months ago […] they buried him outside the little eastern gate, but Yi Jong-deok, the new doorman, is saying that he is [now] going to use this grave-site that he had left abandoned for several tens of years […]

Used to initiate a formal and highly polite conversation


since Skippy was a pup

Skeeter inhaled through his nose. "Then I thought I heard something, and—you know how the grass in my backyard is long near the fence?"
"Should be," Robert Lewis said. "You haven't cut it since Skippy was a pup."

1994, Walter Dean Myers, The Glory Field, page 227:

(colloquial) Since a very long time ago.


大展鴻圖

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ

дачжаньхунту

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siːn³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siːn³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

大展宏圖 大展宏圖#Chinese

大展宏图 大展宏图#Chinese

Alternative form of 大展宏圖／大展宏图 (dàzhǎnhóngtú, “to carry out one's great plan”)


裝聾作啞

ㄓㄨㄤ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄚˇ

чжуанлунцзоя

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ aː³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ aː³⁵/

to pretend to not know; to deliberately to not ask or listen


大展宏圖

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ

дачжаньхунту

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siːn³⁵ wɐŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siːn³⁵ wɐŋ²¹ tʰou̯²¹/


首尾呼應

ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨ ㄧㄥˋ

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ³³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ³³/

the end (of a composition) echoes the beginning


斗轉星移

the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved

ㄉㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧˊ

доучжуаньсинъи

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/tɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/tɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːn³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/


二一添作五

ㄦˋ ㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ

эр и тяньцзо у

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ i⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ ŋ̍¹³/

/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ ŋ̍¹³/

(division rule in abacus reckoning) one half is zero point five; 1/2=0.5

(figurative) to divide fairly between 2 people; to go fifty-fifty


三一三十一

ㄙㄢ ㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄧ

сань и саньшии

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

(division rule in abacus reckoning) one divided by three is zero point three, leaving a one to the next digit; 1/3=0.3……0.1

(figurative) to divide fairly between 3 people


不絕如縷

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄩˇ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚² jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚² jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³/

The sound [of the xiao] was like that of whistling; it was like whining, like admiring, like crying, like complaining. It was lingering in the air, faint and long.

1082, Su Shi, Former Ode on the Red Cliffs

Qí shēng wūwūrán, rú yuàn, rú mù, rú qì, rú sù, yú yīn niǎoniǎo, bùjuérúlǚ.

其聲嗚嗚然，如怨、如慕、如泣、如訴，餘音嫋嫋，不絕如縷。

其声呜呜然，如怨、如慕、如泣、如诉，余音袅袅，不绝如缕。

Afterwards, such donations came in a constant stream, and people were soon accustomed to it: […]

2010 April 2, 《57年行善不绝如缕》, in 《京江晚报》, page 7

suíhòu, zhèyàng de juānkuǎn bùjuérúlǚ, jiàn chéng chángtài: […]

隨後，這樣的捐款不絕如縷、漸成常態：[…]

随后，这样的捐款不绝如缕、渐成常态：[…]

2011 November 2, 《自然法为何不绝如缕》, in 《法制日报》, page 10

自然法為何不絕如縷？

自然法为何不绝如缕？

In the five dynasties of Wei, Jin, Northen and Southern, Sui and Tang, etymology had been undergoing continuous development.

2020 October 5, 曾昭聪 (Zeng Zhaocong), 《建设中国特色汉语词源学》, in 《光明日报》 [Guangming Daily], →ISSN, page 06

Zài Wèi-Jìn Nán-Běi Cháo Suí-Táng Wǔdài zhè yī lìshǐ shíqī, cíyuánxué de fāzhǎn bùjuérúlǚ.

在魏晉南北朝隋唐五代這一歷史時期，詞源學的發展不絕如縷。

在魏晋南北朝隋唐五代这一历史时期，词源学的发展不绝如缕。

(proscribed) to be continuous; to be unceasing


民窮財盡

ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

миньцюнцайцзинь

/min³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɵn²²/

/min³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɵn²²/


sonner la soupe

De par la volonté de très puissant autocrate M. Contance, curé-doyen, les travailleurs des champs devront tous acheter des montres, car ils n’entendront plus, à midi, la cloche sonner la soupe !

1881, L’Anti-Clérical, Grande Fureur de M. Le Curé, page 93:

Pendant que les buccins habituels sonnent la soupe pour les légionnaires d’Aquarium ...

1968, René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Astérix aux Jeux olympiques, 2B:

Le clairon vient de sonner la soupe et les hommes gagnent tranquillement qui la pension des adjudants et des maréchaux des logis chefs, qui la popote des maréchaux des logis et fourriers, qui enfin l’ordinaire de la troupe. Les menus sont évidemment différenciés selon les grades. Les adjudants après une soupe aux pommes de terre, auront du veau en ragoût, des haricots au jus, du poulet rôti. L’ordinaire de la troupe est composé de soupe grasse, de bœuf aux carottes, de macédoine de légumes, de poisson au gratin, de veau rôti.

2004, Jean-Michel Bergougniou, L'affaire des Empoisonneurs:


魂牽夢縈

concerning with souls and getting carried away into dreams

ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄇㄥˋ ㄧㄥˊ

хуньцяньмэнъин

/xu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ hiːn⁵⁵ mʊŋ²² jɪŋ²¹/

/xu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ hiːn⁵⁵ mʊŋ²² jɪŋ²¹/

(figurative) missing or longing for someone very much


回嗔作喜

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ

хуэйчэнь цзоси

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


雖遲但到

ㄙㄨㄟ ㄔˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ

суй чи дань дао

/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Possibly a short version of 雖然會遲到，但是最終會到來 deriving from the popular sentence 正義雖然會遲到，但是永遠不會缺席 (Justice may arrive late, but never will it be absent).

lang

雖然會遲到，但是最終會到來

雖然會遲到，但是最終會到來

正義雖然會遲到，但是永遠不會缺席

正義雖然會遲到，但是永遠不會缺席


屎坑關刀

/siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

/siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

屎坑關刀——文又唔得，武又唔得 屎坑關刀——文又唔得，武又唔得#Chinese

屎坑关刀——文又唔得，武又唔得 屎坑关刀——文又唔得，武又唔得#Chinese

(Cantonese) to lack ability and be useless. Short for 屎坑關刀——文又唔得，武又唔得／屎坑关刀——文又唔得，武又唔得.


屎坑關刀——文又唔得，武又唔得

head

屎坑關刀——文又唔得，武又唔得

/siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ jɐu̯²² m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵ mou̯¹³ jɐu̯²² m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/

A pun based on the homophony of 文 (man4, “literary”) and 聞／闻 (man4, “to smell”), and the homophony of 武 (mou5, “martial arts”) and 舞 (mou5, “to dance”).

屎坑关刀——文又唔得，武又唔得

Guan Yu's blade in a latrine - not good at both literature and martial arts

(Cantonese) to lack ability and be useless


nothing to choose between

It seems to me that there is nothing to choose between the two men, and, that cases may be put in which reckless indifference to the fate of a person intentionally subjected to deadly injury is, if possible, morally worse than an actual intent to kill.

1883, James Fitzjames Stephen, A History of the Criminal Law of England:

A natural consequence of this view is sheer agnosticism or scepticism: if a news story is totally balanced, there is nothing to choose between the two positions.

2012, Communicating Risks to the Public: International Perspectives, page 169:


هه پرولیتارهتی دۇنیا یکشوید

هه پرولیتارهتی دۇنیا یکشوید • (transliteration needed)

workers of the world, unite! (pre-1929 Persian spelling)

en-هه_پرولیتارهتی_دۇنیا_یکشوید-tg-phrase-dX1x~Zew


barliⱪ əllər proletarliri, birlixinglar

workers of the world, unite! (pre-1947 Latin spelling)


massanẋara-a proletaraš cẋa bart bejlaš

workers of the world, unite! (pre-1938 Latin spelling)


barь dojdular proletarijdara, qolbohuꞑ

barь dojdular proletarijdara, qolbohuꞑ • (bar dojdular proletarijdara, qolbohuꞑ)

bar dojdular proletarijdara (romanization)
qolbohuꞑ (romanization)

workers of the world, unite! (1929—1939 Latin spelling)


برلەشڭز بوتين دونيا يوقسيلارى

برلەشڭز بوتين دونيا يوقسيلارى (birleşiňiz bütin dünýä ýoksyllary)

birleşiňiz bütin dünýä ýoksyllary (romanization)

workers of the world, unite! (pre-1929 Arabic spelling)

en-برلەشڭز_بوتين_دونيا_يوقسيلارى-tk-phrase-SQE12rtm


barɯ a:n dɔjdu ylehit:ere qɔlbɔhuŋ

barɯ a\:n dɔjdu ylehit\:ere qɔlbɔhuŋ (canonical)

workers of the world, unite! (1917—1929 Latin spelling)


IDEFK

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of I don't even fucking know.


idek

(text messaging, Internet, slang) Abbreviation of I don't even know.


all fruits ripe

/ˈɑːl ˈfɹuːts ˈɹaɪp/

“[…] "Like my own father used to say, 'All fruits ripe if mi get what mi want.'" […]”

2006, Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal, Jane Alberdeston Coralin, Sister Chicas (in English), →ISBN:

"Like my own father used to say, 'Everything will be A-OK if I get what I want.' […]

(dated, idiomatic) things are going well; everything's fine


avoir quelqu'un dans le nez

get up someone's nose
get up someone's nose

(informal) to get up someone's nose, to dislike someone


aus dem Regen in die Traufe

vom Regen in die Traufe
vom Regen in die Traufe#German

Alternative form of vom Regen in die Traufe


likkle more

A: Yow, mi a cut. B: Awright, likkle more.

A: Yo, I'm outta here. B: All right. See you later.

“"Likkle more," he said.
"Yes, time for me to turn in too," I said. […]”

1997, Noel D. Williams, Prash and Ras (in English), →ISBN, page 74:


saya butuh pemandu

Indicates that the speaker needs a person to guide him or her; I need a guide.


dilarang parkir

no parking on a traffic sign, indicates that parking is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.


天差地別

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tei̯²² piːt̚²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tei̯²² piːt̚²/

to be completely different; to be poles apart


哩哩邋邋

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lap̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁵ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lap̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁵ lap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sloppy and untidy (of one's clothing)


拉胸落甲

/la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sloppy and untidy (of one's clothing)


哩哩落落

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚³²⁻⁴ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lak̚³²⁻⁵ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚³²⁻⁴ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lak̚³²⁻⁵ lak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) messy and untidy (of clothes or belongings)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having one's things falling down or being left behind


哩哩攝攝

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ liap̚³²⁻⁵ liap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ liap̚³²⁻⁵ liap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) surreptitious; furtive; sneaky


哩哩律律

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴ lut̚²⁴⁻² lut̚²⁴/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lut̚¹²¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴ lut̚²⁴⁻² lut̚²⁴/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lut̚¹²¹/

nineteen to the dozen
nineteen to the dozen

(Hokkien) speaking very fast; talking nineteen to the dozen


嗤嗤嗆嗆

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ¹²¹/

(Southern Min) sound one makes when breathing with a clogged nose

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) murmuring; grumbling (done behind someone's back or in private)


SMDH

(Internet slang) Initialism of shaking my damn head (used to show that one does not approve of something or cannot believe it, in either a sarcastic or more emphatic form than SMH).


da beißt die Maus keinen Faden ab

/daː baɪ̯st diː maʊ̯s ˈkaɪ̯nən ˈfaːdn̩ ap/

From the fable Le Lion et le Rat by Jean de La Fontaine.

»Das versteht sich ganz von selbst!« lachte der Dicke. »Ich hab' immer gehört, daß die Sachsen die gemütlichsten Kerle sind.« »Das sind wir, ja! Da dran beißt keine Maus keinen Faden. Das ist angeborene Intelligenz.«

1887, Karl May, “Wohkadeh”, in Der Sohn des Bärenjägers:

Jean de La Fontaine
fr:Le Lion et le Rat


海底撈針

ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ

хайдилаочжэнь

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

needle in a haystack
needle in a haystack


東海撈針

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ

дунхайлаочжэнь

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

大海撈針 大海撈針#Chinese

大海捞针 大海捞针#Chinese


水底撈針

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ

шуйдилаочжэнь

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

大海撈針 大海撈針#Chinese

大海捞针 大海捞针#Chinese


𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃𐌿

𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃#Gothic

Compound of 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃 (maguts)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌿

𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳#Gothic

Compound of 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳 (skuld)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿

𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 (sijaiþ)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿

𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 (wileiþ)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌳𐌿

𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌸 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌸 (wituþ)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


𐌿𐌱𐌿𐌷𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰

𐌿𐍆𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰#Gothic

Compound of 𐌿𐍆𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 (ufwōpida)+ the clitic -𐌿𐌷 (-uh).


四兩破千斤

/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/

(Hokkien) a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort


𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌶𐌿

𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃#Gothic

Compound of 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wileis)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u).


阻手阻腳

/t͡sɔː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵ kœːk̚³/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵ kœːk̚³/

(Cantonese) to be in the way; to be a hindrance


阻頭阻勢

/t͡sɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔː³⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔː³⁵ sɐi̯³³/


國士無雙

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄤ

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ siː²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ siː²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

distinguished person of talent in the country that is matchless


check your privilege

The idea that the dominant lack the tools to recognize their role in systems of oppression is currently in the cultural ascendant. It underpins the instruction to ‘check your privilege’.

2017, Clare Chambers, “Ideology and Normativity”, in Aristotelian Society, →DOI:

Although many privileged groups may recognize the disadvantage of another group, for instance the underrepresentation of individuals from working-class backgrounds in elite occupations such as law and banking, they may not recognize or accept their own “over-privilege.” The objective of such training would be to get advantaged employees to check their power and privilege, and reflect on this alongside other components of socioeconomic inequality, such as race, gender, faith, and sexuality.

2017, “Integrating Talent and Diversity Management”, in The Oxford Handbook of Talent Management, Oxford University Press, →DOI:

(as imperative, with to-infinitive) Used to urge someone to examine their own speech and actions for bias or presumption due to social privilege and to curb or check any such bias or presumption.

tarkista etuoikeutesi

used to urge someone to examine their speech and actions


居高不下

ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/

to stay high (and not decrease); to remain high


sorry, wi nuh tek credit card

/ˈsaɹɪ wɪ‿nʌ‿tɛk ˈkɹɛdɪt ˈkjɑːd/

sorry, we don't accept credit cards
sorry, we don't accept credit cards


諸葛亮借東風——神機妙算

諸葛亮借東風——神機妙算

诸葛亮借东风——神机妙算

Zhuge Liang borrows the easterly wind—a brilliant plan

ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ

ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ

Чжугэ Лян цзе дунфэн

шэньцзимяосуань

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²² t͡sɛː³³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ miːu̯²² syːn³³/


말을 놓다

mar-eul nota (romanization)
말을 놓는다 (formal indicative non-past)
말을 놓아 (indicative informal non-past)
말을 놓아요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
말을 놔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
말을 놓습니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
말을 놓았다 (formal indicative past)
말을 놓았어 (indicative informal past)
말을 놓았어요 (indicative informal past polite)
말을 놓았습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
말을 놓느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
말을 놓아 (informal interrogative non-past)
말을 놓아요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놓습니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놓았느냐 (formal interrogative past)
말을 놓았어 (informal interrogative past)
말을 놓았어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
말을 놓았습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
말을 놓자 (formal hortative)
말을 놓아 (hortative informal)
말을 놓아요 (hortative informal polite)
말을 놔요 (hortative informal polite)
말을 놓으십시다 (formal hortative polite)
말을 놓아라 (formal imperative)
말을 놔라 (formal imperative)
말을 놓아 (imperative informal)
말을 놓아요 (imperative informal polite)
말을 놔요 (imperative informal polite)
말을 놓읍시오 (formal imperative polite)
말을 놓겠다 (assertive formal)
말을 놓겠어 (assertive informal)
말을 놓겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
말을 놓겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
말을 놓아 (causative formal)
말을 놓아서 (causative informal)
말을 놔서 (causative informal)
말을 놓으니 (causative informal polite)
말을 놓으니까 (causative formal polite)
말을 놓지만 (contrastive formal)
말을 놓는데 (contrastive informal)
말을 놓더니 (contrastive informal polite)
말을 놓고 (conjunctive formal)
말을 놓으면 (conditional formal)
말을 놓아야 (conditional informal)
말을 놔야 (conditional informal)
말을 놓으려고 (formal motive-form)
말을 놓음 (formal noun-from-verb)
말을 놓기 (informal noun-from-verb)
말을 놓았음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
말을 놓았기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
말을 놓은 (determiner formal past)
말을 놓는 (determiner formal present)
말을 놓을 (determiner formal future)
말을 놓으신다 (formal indicative non-past)
말을 놓으셔 (indicative informal non-past)
말을 놓으세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
말을 놓으셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
말을 놓으십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
말을 놓으셨다 (formal indicative past)
말을 놓으셨어 (indicative informal past)
말을 놓으셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
말을 놓으셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
말을 놓으시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
말을 놓으셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
말을 놓으세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놓으셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놓으십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
말을 놓으셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
말을 놓으셨어 (informal interrogative past)
말을 놓으셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
말을 놓으셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
말을 놓으시라 (formal imperative)
말을 놓으셔 (imperative informal)
말을 놓으세요 (imperative informal polite)
말을 놓으십시오 (formal imperative polite)
말을 놓으시겠다 (assertive formal)
말을 놓으시겠어 (assertive informal)
말을 놓으시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
말을 놓으시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
말을 놓으셔 (causative formal)
말을 놓으셔서 (causative informal)
말을 놓으시니 (causative informal polite)
말을 놓으시니까 (causative formal polite)
말을 놓으시지만 (contrastive formal)
말을 놓으시는데 (contrastive informal)
말을 놓으시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
말을 놓으시고 (conjunctive formal)
말을 놓으시면 (conditional formal)
말을 놓으셔야 (conditional informal)
말을 놓으시려고 (formal motive-form)
말을 놓으심 (formal noun-from-verb)
말을 놓으시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
말을 놓으셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
말을 놓으셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
말을 놓으신 (determiner formal past)
말을 놓으시는 (determiner formal present)
말을 놓으실 (determiner formal future)

Literally "to put down the speech". See 말 (mal, “speech”), —을 (-eul, accusative case marker), 놓다 (nota, “to place, to put down”).

나이도 동갑인데 말 놓자.

We're the same age too, let's cut out the deferential speech.

말 놓다

case marker dropped, conversationally more common

to forgo linguistic formality distinctions in conversation, a sign of intimacy


tèkkel 's aizarn bail 'z ist glüun

strike while the iron is hot
strike while the iron is hot

(Sette Comuni) strike while the iron is hot


never sick at sea

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-never sick at sea.wav

A phrase that comes from a verse in "H.M.S. Pinafore", a 1878 comic opera:
Captain: I am never known to quail At the fury of a gale, and I'm never, never sick at sea!
All: What, never?
Captain: No, never!
All: What, never?
Captain: Hardly ever!

Claude Augustus had not been in prison, so he said; was not a bigamist, was never sick at sea, and all those things they ask Tommies were all right about him, anyhow.

1901, Ménie Muriel Dowie, Love and His Mask, page 106:

My final though on all of my local and national on-air collegues that I've befriended and respected for all these decades: I'm not knocking them, but while most morning show hosts and radio and TV sportscasters and anchors went home to their wives and kids an hour or more outside of Toronto to play it safe, I went out. I lived it. I always answered the bell and was never sick at sea. Well, almost never.

2017, John Gallagher, Big League Babble On:

Farmington School is forever endeared to us for having given us a sailoress secretary, who is 'never never sick at sea,' and is a member of our family—Miss Eleanor Cushman, of New Bedrord whaling ancestry.

2022, Wilfred T. Grenfell, Forty Years for Labrador:

Having all the qualifications and abilities one could possibly ask for (or almost, anyway)


海底摸月

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jyːt̚²/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jyːt̚²/

(Cantonese, figurative) to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon


一期一會

ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯²²/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 一(いち)期(ご)一(いち)会(え) (ichigo ichie).

wasei kango

you should treasure every encounter, for it will never recur


痗起痗起

/me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³ me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³/

/me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³ me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³/