赤膊上陣

ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ

чибошанчжэнь

čibošančžɛnʹ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ pɔːk̚³ sœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐn²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tin²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ pɔːk̚³ sœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐn²²/

(figurative) to go all out; to go full speed ahead; to do something (often bad) without reservations or concealment


睽違已久

ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to have parted for a long time; to have not met for a long period of time


AYT

(networking) Initialism of are you there?: a telnet command sequence sent from client to server to verify that the connection is still active.


nadakpan na

Short for nadakpan na ba ang nagtupi nimo.

(often humorous) said to someone with a new haircut


論資排輩

ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄗ ㄆㄞˊ ㄅㄟˋ

луньцзыпайбэй

/lu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɵn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ puːi̯³³/

/lu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɵn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ puːi̯³³/

to give the highest priority to seniority (when deciding someone's duties or status)


掛一漏萬

to touch on one and miss out ten thousand

ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧ ㄌㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ

/ku̯ä⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

/kʷaː³³ jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² maːn²²/

/ku̯ä⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

/kʷaː³³ jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² maːn²²/

(humble) to be inexhaustive; to leave many important items out


起早貪黑

ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ ㄊㄢ ㄏㄟ

цицзаотаньхэй

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ tʰaːm⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ tʰaːm⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵/


मरे बिना स्वर्ग नहीं मिलता

hi-phrase

मरे बिना स्वर्ग नहीं मिलता

مرے بنا سورگ نہیں ملتا

मरे बिना स्वर्ग नहीं मिलता • (mare binā svarg nahī̃ miltā) (Urdu spelling مرے بنا سورگ نہیں ملتا)

mare binā svarg nahī̃ miltā (romanization)
مرے بنا سورگ نہیں ملتا (Urdu)

/mə.ɾeː bɪ.nɑː sʋəɾɡ nə.ɦĩː mɪl.t̪ɑː/

[mɐ.ɾeː‿bɪ.näː‿sʋɐɾɡ‿nɐ.ɦĩː‿mɪl.t̪äː]

(idiomatic) without dying, one does not see heaven; to reach one's goal one must act

en-मरे_बिना_स्वर्ग_नहीं_मिलता-hi-phrase-A2uoZrgK


জানোঁ!

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জানোঁ! • (zanü̃!)


জানোঁ

জানোঁ • (zanü̃)


নাজানোঁ

নাজানোঁ • (nazanü̃)


নেজানোঁ

নেজানোঁ • (nezanü̃)


মই নেজানোঁ

মই নেজানোঁ • (moi nezanü̃)


জানিব বিচাৰোঁ

জানিব বিচাৰোঁ • (zanibo bisarü̃)


মই জানিব বিচাৰোঁ

মই জানিব বিচাৰোঁ • (moi zanibo bisarü̃)


মই নাজানোঁ

মই নাজানোঁ • (moi nazanü̃)


মই জানোঁ

মই জানোঁ • (moi zanü̃)


妙語連珠

ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨ

мяоюйляньчжу

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/miːu̯²² jyː¹³ liːn²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/miːu̯²² jyː¹³ liːn²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/


んとす

n to su (romanization)
んとせ (irrealis stem)
n to se (irrealis)
んとし (continuative stem)
n to si (continuative)
んとす (stem terminative)
n to su (terminative)
んとする (attributive stem)
n to suru (attributive)
んとすれ (realis stem)
n to sure (realis)
んとせよ (imperative stem)
n to seyo (imperative)
んとせず (negative)
n to sezu (negative)
んとすれど (contrastive)
n to suredo (contrastive)
んとすれば (causative)
n to sureba (causative)
んとせば (conditional)
n to seba (conditional)
んとしき (past)
n to siki (past)
んとしけり (past)
n to sikeri (past)
んとしつ (perfect)
n to situ (perfect)
んとしぬ (perfect)
n to sinu (perfect)
んとせり (continuative perfect)
んとしたり (continuative perfect)
n to seri (continuative perfect)
n to sitari (continuative perfect)
んとせむ (volitional)
n to semu (volitional)

(archaic) Alternative form of んとする (n to suru)


善者不辯，辯者不善

Those who are skilled (in theDao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it.

ㄕㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄢˋ

biàn zhě bù shàn [Phonetic:shàn zhě bú biàn

shan⁴ chê³ pu⁴ pien⁴, pien⁴ chê³ pu⁴ shan⁴

шань чжэ бу бянь

бянь чжэ бу шань

/ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

sin⁶ dze² bat⁷ bin⁶, bin⁶ dze² bat⁷ sin⁶

/siːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːn²² piːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siːn²²/

Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good; Do not be taken in by appearances


んとする

n to suru (romanization)
んとし
n to shi
んとする
n to suru
んとすれ
n to sure
んとせよ (imperative literary)
んとしろ (colloquial imperative)
n to seyo (imperative literary)
n to shiro (colloquial imperative)
んとされる (passive)
n to sareru (passive)
んとさせる (causative)
んとさす (causative)
n to saseru (causative)
n to sasu (causative)
んとできる (potential)
n to dekiru (potential)
んとしよう (volitional)
n to shiyō (volitional)
んとしない (negative)
n to shinai (negative)
んとせず (continuative negative)
n to sezu (continuative negative)
んとします (formal)
n to shimasu (formal)
んとした (perfective)
n to shita (perfective)
んとして (conjunctive)
n to shite (conjunctive)
んとすれば (conditional hypothetical)
n to sureba (conditional hypothetical)

む (n, auxiliary verb showing volition) + と (to suru, case particle) + す (su, “to do”). Modern Japanese equivalent is （よ）うとする (-(yo)o to suru, see よう, sense 4).


на хуй

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на́ хуй • (ná xuj)

на́ хуй (canonical)
ná xuj (romanization)

From хуй (xuj, “cock”). Compare Polish na chuj, Ukrainian на хуй (na xuj).

На́ хуй вас обо́их, всё ко́нчено.

На́ хуй ва́ши де́ньги, про́сто пошли́ вон.

Наеба́ли меня́, га́ды, на́ хуй э́ту фи́рму!

They fucked me over, assholes, fuck this company!

(vulgar, swear word) fuck (someone/something) (used to express contempt)

На́ хуй мне э́то на́до?

(vulgar) why the fuck (with what fucking goal / for what fucking purpose)


治國安邦

ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄢ ㄅㄤ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

to administer state affairs well and ensure national security


文以載道

ㄨㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ

вэньицзайдао

/wən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sɔːi̯³³ tou̯²²/

/wən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sɔːi̯³³ tou̯²²/

literature is a vehicle for moral teaching


也是醉了

ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

е ши цзуй лэ

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous) I'm speechless. / It's so ridiculous that I don't know what to say any more. / Facepalm. / OMG.


平起平坐

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

/pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ hei̯³⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɔː²²/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ hei̯³⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɔː²²/


獨抒性靈

ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

/tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

(of literature) to provide a free space for the expression of the writer's feelings and originality


應接不暇

ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ³³ t͡siːp̚³ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/

/iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ³³ t͡siːp̚³ pɐt̚⁵ haː²²/

to have more on than one can attend to; to be overwhelmed by (beautiful scenery, customers, tasks, etc.)


wie bitte

sorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon? (used to ask someone to repeat something one hasn’t understood)


要靚唔要命

/jiːu̯³³ lɛːŋ³³ m̩²¹ jiːu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/

/jiːu̯³³ lɛːŋ³³ m̩²¹ jiːu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/

(Cantonese) to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractive


το δέον γενέσθαι

το δέον γενέσθαι • (to déon genésthai)

Learned stereotype expression from Katharevousa. τὸ δέον γενέσθαι, literally, “that which needs to become”.
Singular neuter article τό, neuter present participle δέον (of δέω² “need”) & middle aorist infinitive Ancient Greek γενέσθαι of γίγνομαι (“to become”).

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τὸ δέον γενέσθαι

τὸ δέον γενέσθαι

Ας σκεφτούν οι πολιτικοί το δέον γενέσθαι.

The politicians should contemplate on what must be done.

As skeftoún oi politikoí to déon genésthai.


τι δέον γενέσθαι

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τι δέον γενέσθαι;

τι δέον γενέσθαι; • (ti déon genésthai?)

Learned stereotype interrogative expression from Katharevousa τί δέον γενέσθαι;, literally, “what needs to become?”
Interrogative pronoun τί & neuter present participle δέον (of δέω² “to need”) & middle aorist infinitive Ancient Greek γενέσθαι of γίγνομαι (“to become”).

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τί δέον γενέσθαι;

τί δέον γενέσθαι;

Η οικονομική κρίση μαίνεται· τι δέον γενέσθαι;

The economic crisis is at its peak; what is to be done?

I oikonomikí krísi maínetai; ti déon genésthai?


象箸玉杯

ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄩˋ ㄅㄟ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ²² t͡syː²² jʊk̚² puːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ²² t͡syː²² jʊk̚² puːi̯⁵⁵/

ivory chopsticks and jade cups; (figurative) a luxurious lifestyle


I know you are, but what am I

I know you are but what am I
I know you are but what am I#English

Alternative form of I know you are but what am I


深情厚誼

ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˋ

ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˊ

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯¹³ jiː²¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯¹³ jiː²²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ i³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯¹³ jiː²¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯¹³ jiː²²/


min bare røv

Hvad fanden er et hjem, hvor man ikke kan æde det, man har lyst til? Hjem ... min bare røv.

2013, Glenn Ringtved, En god dreng, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

What the hell is a home where one cannot eat what one wants to? Home ... my ass.

Frederiksen var sgu da med i det her! Tidligere politimand min bare røv! Han var garanteret tænkeren og hovedet, og Gin og Tonic bare gorillaer i hans lille kvindehandelsfirma.

2011, Lars Holmgaard Jørgensen, Den polske forbindelse: Skyggesider (2), Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

Frederiksen was in on this! Former police officer my ass! He was probably the thinker and the head, and Gin and Tonic mere gorillas in his little woman-trading enterprise.

Hans gyldne periode endte i en skuffende kamp mod Tottenham, hvor computeren forærede sig selv et straffespark i overtiden, og det endte 2 – 2. » Straffe, min bare røv,« skreg James og sparkede til sofabordet, kylede controlleren til side og slukkede hidsigt for konsollen.

2011, Robert Muchamore, translated by Thomas Munkholt, Cherub 4 - Dødsstødet, ArtPeople, →ISBN:

His golden streak ended in a disappointing match against Tottenham, where the computer gave itself a penalty kick in extra time, and it ended 2 - 2. "Penalty kick my ass" James screamed and kicked the sofa table, threw the controller to the side and hot-temperedly turned off the console.

my ass: used after something someone else has said to indicate that one disbelieves it.


文如其人

ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ

вэньжуцижэнь

vɛnʹžucižɛnʹ

/wən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/wən³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹/


天人合一

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ xɤ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ xɤ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

Heaven and Man are one (an ancient Chinese philosophical concept)


雨後春筍

ㄩˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄙㄨㄣˇ

юйхоучуньсунь

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː¹³ hɐu̯²² t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁵³/

/u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁵³/

/u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴¹/

/jyː¹³ hɐu̯²² t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁵³/

/u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁵³/

/u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴¹/

(figurative) many things coming into being in rapid succession (after a certain timepoint)


應運而生

ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ³³ wɐn²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ un²²⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ un⁴¹⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ un²²⁻²¹ li¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ un³³⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ un³³⁻²¹ li²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ³³ wɐn²² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ un²²⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ un⁴¹⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ un²²⁻²¹ li¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ un³³⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ un³³⁻²¹ li²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/


一生何求

ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/

From the name of a 1989 Cantonese song (“Yat sang ho kau”). The name follows the SOV word order (when the object is an interrogative pronoun) of Classical Chinese.

What can (I) pursue in this life? What else can (I) seek in life?


da lachen ja die Hühner

Literally, “the chickens (will) laugh at that”. Compare Russian курам на смех (kuram na smex, “for the chickens to laugh at”) with a similar meaning.

noncog

курам на смех

(idiomatic) Exclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.


sarna con gusto no pica

Literally, “scabies, if you're happy, doesn't itch”.

lit

don't do the crime if you won't do the time


自導自演

ㄗˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ

цзыдаоцзыянь

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː²² tou̯²² t͡siː²² jiːn³⁵/

/t͡siː²² tou̯²² t͡siː²² jiːn³⁵/

to direct (a show) and act by oneself; to stage (a farce) all by oneself; false flag


hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta

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


心存不軌

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

синьцуньбугуй

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/


cosas veredes

you'll see that it's a crazy world out there


WIN

Initialism of whip inflation now: a 1974 US political slogan.


崇洋媚外

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ

чунъянмэйвай

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/sʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ mei̯²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/sʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ mei̯²² ŋɔːi̯²²/


連生貴子

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ

ляньшэнгуйцзы

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/liːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/liːn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/


как у тёщи на печи

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как у тёщи на печи́

как у тёщи на печи́ • (kak u tjóšči na pečí)

как у тёщи на печи ́ (canonical)
kak u tjóšči na pečí (romanization)

[kak ʊ‿ˈtʲɵɕːɪ nə‿pʲɪˈt͡ɕi]

Literally, “like [lying] on the stove at your mother-in-law's”.

m-g

like 􂀿lying􂁀 on the stove at your mother-in-law's

lit

Да, провёл я, Гео́ргий Никола́евич, в э́той коло́нии пять лет незаме́тных. Мо́жно сказа́ть, как у тёщи на печи́ пролежа́л. Я ведь там то́пливным скла́дом заве́довал.

1978, Юрий Осипович Домбровский (Yury Osipovich Dombrovsky), Факультет ненужных вещей, part 2, chapter 1, Paris: YMCA Press; translated as Alan Myers, transl., The Faculty of Useless Knowledge, London: Harvill Press, 1996, page 116:

I spent five inconspicuous years in that colony, Georgi Nikolaevich. You might say I had a cushy time of it. I was the fuel store manager there.

Da, provjól ja, Geórgij Nikolájevič, v étoj kolónii pjatʹ let nezamétnyx. Móžno skazátʹ, kak u tjóšči na pečí proležál. Ja vedʹ tam tóplivnym skládom zavédoval.

(simile) in a very comfortable situation, living the life of Riley


口傳心授

ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˋ

коучуаньсиньшоу

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

oral teaching from the instructor and understanding from the students


και βάλε

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και βάλε • (kai vále)

και και#Greek

βάλε βάλε#Greek

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see και (kai), βάλε (vále).

Τι σαράντα, μωρέ; Αυτή ήταν εξήντα και βάλε!

Ti saránta, moré? Aftí ítan exínta kai vále!

(idiomatic) to or more, if not more (that and even higher)


la lingua batte dove il dente duole

Literally, “the tongue beats where the tooth aches”.

lit

discussion returns insistently on what is most emotionally pressing or important


I have a bridge to sell you

In reference to George C. Parker, an infamous conman who successfully duped his victims into “buying” the Brooklyn Bridge.

(idiomatic, US) An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.


必不可少

ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˋ

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/piːt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/piːt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/


ambot sa langaw

Literally, “I don't know about the flies”.

I don't know; a reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case


五湖四海

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ fu¹¹ si⁵⁵ hoi̯³¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍³¹ fu¹¹ si⁵⁵ hoi̯³¹/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

all regions; all corners of the country or world; all places


all of one's taste is in one's mouth

all one's taste is in one's mouth#English

Alternative form of all one's taste is in one's mouth


all one's taste is in one's mouth

en-au-all one's taste is in one's mouth.ogg

She doesn't like my decorating style, eh? Well, that's because all her taste is in her mouth!

“I pay to get into the movies just like everybody else, and I sure wouldn't waste my money on you.”
“That's because all your taste is in your mouth.”

2008, Emily Carmichael, The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy, →ISBN:

“Their cars are maroon and red. You should see them in the driveway.” He shuddered. “All his taste is in his mouth.”

2009, Katherine F. Robertson, Life in Violet, →ISBN, page 176:

It's all about vintage shag rugs in bad colors and milk crates stuffed with magazines and board-and-brick bookcases like kids make in graduate school, which makes me wonder whether all her taste is in her mouth.

2013, Kit Reed, The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories, →ISBN, page 373:

(idiomatic, mildly insulting) One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.


忍氣吞聲

忍气吞声
吞聲忍氣
吞聲飲氣
氣忍聲吞
聲吞氣忍

ㄖㄣˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕㄥ

жэньцитуньшэн

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ hei̯³³ tʰɐn⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯un²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵ tun²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰun³³ siã³³/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

/ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ hei̯³³ tʰɐn⁵⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯un²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵ tun²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰun³³ siã³³/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

/lim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

Tàitài rěnqìtūnshēng, tuō le jǐnduàn yīfú, jì shàng wéiqún, zǒu dào chúxià, bǎ yú jiē zài shǒu nèi.

太太忍氣吞聲，脫了錦緞衣服，繫上圍裙，走到廚下，把魚接在手內。

太太忍气吞声，脱了锦缎衣服，系上围裙，走到厨下，把鱼接在手内。

to silently eat humble pie; to suppress anger and quietly bear humiliation


bugog mama

(often humorous) used to call someone dumb or stupid


anak sa bugoon

Literally, “child of the somewhat-dumb”.


you got it

(US, informal) As an answer to a request: sure, no problem.

(US, informal) As an affirmative response to a question or statement: correct, that's right, yes.


石沉大海

ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² t͡sʰɐm²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² t͡sʰɐm²¹ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

to receive no response; to never hear back from someone or about something


不知有漢，何論魏晉

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄢˋ

ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

bat¹ zi¹ jau⁵ hon³, ho⁴ leon⁶ ngai⁶ zeon³

бучжи ю Хань

хэ лунь Вэй Цзинь

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

bat⁷ dzi¹ jau⁵ hon³, ho⁴ loen⁶ ngai⁶ dzoen³

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ hɔːn³³ hɔː²¹ lɵn²² ŋɐi̯²² t͡sɵn³³/

Part of a line from The Peach Blossom Spring.

does not know of the existence of theHan dynasty, let alone Wei or Jin

to be blissfully unaware of the surrounding world


無端白事

(Cantonese) without cause or reason; for no reason at all


揦屎上身

/laː³⁵ siː³⁵ sœːŋ¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/

/laː³⁵ siː³⁵ sœːŋ¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/


見牙唔見眼

/kiːn³³ ŋaː²¹ m̩²¹ kiːn³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/kiːn³³ ŋaː²¹ m̩²¹ kiːn³³ ŋaːn¹³/


食過返尋味

食过返寻味
食過番尋味
食過翻尋味

[if one] has eaten something once, [one would] return to look for the taste

/sɪk̚² kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mei̯²²/

/sɪk̚² kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mei̯²²/

(Cantonese) to go back for another round if something tastes good; (figurative) to return to re-experience something good


心大心細

/sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) to be hesitant or indecisive


如影隨形

ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/ʐu³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jyː²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

/ʐu³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jyː²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/

closely associated with each other; inseparable


回味無窮

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/wuːi̯²¹ mei̯²² mou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/wuːi̯²¹ mei̯²² mou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹/

leaving a rich aftertaste; (figuratively) memorable, lingering in memory


食得鹹魚抵得渴

食得咸鱼抵得渴
食得咸魚抵得渴

if one eats salted fish, one must be able to stand the thirst

/sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ haːm²¹ jyː²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ hɔːt̚³/

(Cantonese) to have to bear the consequences of one's actions or choices


老貓燒鬚

/lou̯¹³ maːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ maːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) an experienced person making mistakes or failing at something that should be familiar


唔使問阿貴

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ mɐn²² aː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ mɐn²² aː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

唔使问阿贵
唔使問阿桂
唔使問亞貴
唔使問亞桂


冬瓜豆腐

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

Winter melon and tofu are two of the common ingredients of dishes for funeral repasts (解穢酒／解秽酒 (gaai² wai³ zau²)) because only vegetarian food can be served.

maan⁶ jat¹ jau⁵ mat¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ dim² syun³ aa³?

萬一有乜冬瓜豆腐點算呀？

万一有乜冬瓜豆腐点算呀？


食碗面反碗底

/sɪk̚² wuːn³⁵ miːn²²⁻³⁵ faːn³⁵ wuːn³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

No need to be polite to this kind of people! They are the same kind of person, both the father and the son! They bit the hand that fed them! At first, they made your father become rich, but after that they backstabbed you!

1964, Under Hong Kong's Roof (spoken by Ng Cho-fan)

ni¹ di¹ gam² ge³ jan⁴, nei⁵ sai² tung⁴ keoi⁵ haak³ hei³ ge³ me¹? keoi⁵ loeng⁵ zai² je⁴ dou¹ hai⁶ jat¹ joeng⁶ jan⁴! sik⁶ wun² min⁶⁻² faan² wun² dai², dong¹ co¹ keoi⁵ dim² joeng⁶⁻² daai³ hei² nei⁵ baa¹⁻⁴ baa¹ faat³ daat⁶, dim² zi¹ faat³ zo² daat⁶, diu⁶ zyun³ coeng¹ tau⁴ zau⁶ sik⁶ zo² nei⁵!

呢啲噉嘅人，你使同佢客氣嘅咩？佢兩仔爺都係一樣人！食碗面反碗底，當初佢點樣帶起你爸爸發達，點知發咗達，調轉槍頭就食咗你！

呢啲噉嘅人，你使同佢客气嘅咩？佢两仔爷都系一样人！食碗面反碗底，当初佢点样带起你爸爸发达，点知发咗达，调转枪头就食咗你！

bite the hand that feeds one
bite the hand that feeds one

(Cantonese) to be ungrateful; to bite the hand that feeds one


qr

të qr

fuck you (literally, “may I fuck your family”)

(text messaging, vulgar) Alternative form of qifsha robtë


善有善報

ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄠˋ

шаньюшаньбао

/ʂän⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːn²² jɐu̯¹³ siːn²² pou̯³³/

/ʂän⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːn²² jɐu̯¹³ siːn²² pou̯³³/

one good turn deserves another
one good turn deserves another

good deeds leads to good outcomes; one good turn deserves another


ang baka nisulod sa kulon

Literally, “the cow went inside the cooking pot”. Baka + kulon = bakakon (“a liar”).

used to tell someone that he is a liar or you can tell another is lying


come upon the town

To be sure, it would have been more for the advantage of conversation had Miss Lydia Bennet come upon the town; or, as the happiest alternative, been secluded from the world, in some distant farm house.

1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 144:

(UK, obsolete, euphemistic) To become a prostitute; to turn to prostitution.

While Brimfield people have never been very rich, they have been prudent and thrifty, and there have been very few so poor as to come upon the town for support.

1879, Historical Celebration of the Town of Brimfield, Hampden County, Mass, Clark W. Bryan Company, page 65:

The daughter had children and they all three came upon the town for support, for they would not work.

1912, Ada Harriet Kepley, A Farm Philosopher, Worman's Printery, page 149:

(US) To receive public charity; to have one's living supported by public funding.

(US) To make one's debut in town society; to become (known as) a man or woman about town.


固若金湯

ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄤ

гужоцзиньтан

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuː³³ jœːk̚² kɐm⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuː³³ jœːk̚² kɐm⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/


屁をこく

屁をこく (canonical)
he o koku (romanization)
屁をこか
へをこか
he o koka
屁をこき
へをこき
he o koki
屁をこく
へをこく
he o koku
屁をこけ
へをこけ
he o koke
屁をこかれる (passive)
へをこかれる (passive)
he o kokareru (passive)
屁をこかせる (causative)
屁をこかす (causative)
へをこかせる (causative)
へをこかす (causative)
he o kokaseru (causative)
he o kokasu (causative)
屁をこける (potential)
へをこける (potential)
he o kokeru (potential)
屁をここう (volitional)
へをここう (volitional)
he o kokō (volitional)
屁をこかない (negative)
へをこかない (negative)
he o kokanai (negative)
屁をこかず (continuative negative)
へをこかず (continuative negative)
he o kokazu (continuative negative)
屁をこきます (formal)
へをこきます (formal)
he o kokimasu (formal)
屁をこいた (perfective)
へをこいた (perfective)
he o koita (perfective)
屁をこいて (conjunctive)
へをこいて (conjunctive)
he o koite (conjunctive)
屁をこけば (conditional hypothetical)
へをこけば (conditional hypothetical)
he o kokeba (conditional hypothetical)

Phrase composed of 屁 (he, “fart”) + を (o, object particle) + こく (koku, “to forcefully expel out of the body”). Literally, “to squeeze off a fart”.

おなら

slightly more polite, compare “to [[break wind]]”


屁者先知

ㄆㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ

пичжэсяньчжи

/pʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

he who smelt it dealt it
he who smelt it dealt it

(humorous) One who farts is the first to notice (the smell of farts); he who smelt it dealt it. (a pseudo-chengyu used to ridicule a person who complains of the smell of flatulence)


屁をひる

屁をひる (canonical)
he o hiru (romanization)
屁をひら
へをひら
he o hira
屁をひり
へをひり
he o hiri
屁をひる
へをひる
he o hiru
屁をひれ
へをひれ
he o hire
屁をひられる (passive)
へをひられる (passive)
he o hirareru (passive)
屁をひらせる (causative)
屁をひらす (causative)
へをひらせる (causative)
へをひらす (causative)
he o hiraseru (causative)
he o hirasu (causative)
屁をひれる (potential)
へをひれる (potential)
he o hireru (potential)
屁をひろう (volitional)
へをひろう (volitional)
he o hirō (volitional)
屁をひらない (negative)
へをひらない (negative)
he o hiranai (negative)
屁をひらず (continuative negative)
へをひらず (continuative negative)
he o hirazu (continuative negative)
屁をひります (formal)
へをひります (formal)
he o hirimasu (formal)
屁をひった (perfective)
へをひった (perfective)
he o hitta (perfective)
屁をひって (conjunctive)
へをひって (conjunctive)
he o hitte (conjunctive)
屁をひれば (conditional hypothetical)
へをひれば (conditional hypothetical)
he o hireba (conditional hypothetical)

[he̞ o̞ çiɾɯ̟]

Phrase composed of 屁 (he, “fart”) + を (o, object particle) + 放る (hiru, “to excrete, to discharge, to expel out of the body”). Literally, “to let off a fart”.

(dated, mildly vulgar) to fart, to break wind

to let off a fart and then pucker one's butt

屁を放って尻を窄める: → metaphor for making a mistake and then trying to take it back

屁っ放り腰

a posture with one's rear extended as if farting


𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷

𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂#Gothic

Compound of 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 (anþar)+ the clitic -𐌿𐌷 (-uh).


ole kiltti

would you be so kind (as to)
would you be so kind as to

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ole, kiltti.


錯落有致

ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚² jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː³³/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚² jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː³³/


pyyntösi on käskyni

your wish is my command
your wish is my command#English


茜さす

茜さす (canonical)
akane sasu (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
Derived from 茜 (akane, “madder (dye) → red”) + 差す (sasu, “to illuminate, shine”).
First cited in the Man'yōshū of roughly 759 CE.


totta töriset

you can say that again
you can say that again#English


kiinni veti

deal! (when concluding a deal or an agreement of some kind)


eipä mitään

it's nothing, you're welcome, no problem, not at all


ojasta allikkoon

[ˈo̞jɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ ˈɑ̝lːikːo̞ːn]

Literal verbatim translation: out of the ditch (and) into the puddle

out of the frying pan, into the fire
out of the frying pan, into the fire

(idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire


愛媠莫命

desc

→ English: ai swee mai mia, ai sui mai mia

/ai²¹⁻⁴² sui⁴²⁻²⁴ mai²¹⁻⁴² mia²²/

/ai²¹⁻⁴² sui⁴²⁻²⁴ mai²¹⁻⁴² mia²²/

(Singapore Hokkien) to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractive


sugo sa direktor

used as an explanation to why characters in film or TV make bad or illogical decisions


一顰一笑

ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³/

every frown and smile; every facial expression


dayondayon

a volleyball game that allows only one contact with the ball


alsa og balay

said to self or someone when the meal includes mung beans


ang demalas naa sa menteryo

used to dismiss people's opinion on one's luck or bad luck


料事如神

ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣˊ

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/liːu̯²² siː²² jyː²¹ sɐn²¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/liːu̯²² siː²² jyː²¹ sɐn²¹/

to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; to predict like a prophet


誤入歧途

ㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/ŋ̍²² jɐp̚² kʰei̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ zip̚⁴⁻³² ki²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/ŋ̍²² jɐp̚² kʰei̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ zip̚⁴⁻³² ki²³⁻³³ tɔ²³/

to fall into the wrong path (in life); to be misguided; to go astray


束手就擒

ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

шушоуцзюцинь

/ʂu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² kʰɐm²¹/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu²²⁻²¹ kʰim²⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu²²⁻²¹ kʰim¹³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu³³⁻²¹ kʰim²³/

/ʂu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² kʰɐm²¹/

have one's hands tied
have one's hands tied

to have one's hands tied and wait to be captured


all's one

(obsolete) It is just the same; it makes no difference.


seventy-threes

Carlsen concluded the domestic parley with the ham sign-off, "Seventy-threes," and went to the bridge to look at the ocean.

Seventy-threes and hope to catch you later.

1976, Popular Electronics - Volume 9, page 92:

Seventy-Threes to you, Neil. Look for you later on the flip.

1977, Bob Cunningham, Rod Furan, Barbara Howell Furan, 10-33 emergency, →ISBN, page 8:

Seventy-threes (regards) to the Cycle Man and spread 'em around (pass the word) on that Super Slab (Interstate).

1978, U.S. Army Recruiting and Career Counseling Journal:

Seventy-threes to you, Deke. Still totin' the Lord?”

2003, Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Pursued, →ISBN, page 7:

(amateur radio, CB) Best wishes; regards.


gần mực thì đen, gần đèn thì rạng

[ɣən˨˩ mɨk̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˨˩ ʔɗɛn˧˧ ɣən˨˩ ʔɗɛn˨˩ tʰi˨˩ zaːŋ˧˨ʔ]

[ɣəŋ˦˩ mɨk̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧ ɣəŋ˦˩ ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ tʰɪj˦˩ ʐaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ɣəŋ˨˩ mɨk̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧ ɣəŋ˨˩ ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩ ɹaːŋ˨˩˨]

Compare Chinese 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 (cận chu giả xích, cận mặc giả hắc).

ncog

(literal) being around ink makes you black, being around a lamp makes you bright

(figurative) being around bad people makes you bad, being around good people makes you good


that's as may be

“Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it—that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
“That’s as may be,” replied the captain.

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Silver’s Embassy”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part IV (The Stockade), page 162:

That may be true or not; a non-committal or avoidant answer.


神馬都是浮雲

ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄡ ㄕˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ

шэньма доу ши фуюнь

/ʂən³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ yn³⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ yn³⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) All things are of no consequence, just like floating clouds. / Everything is nothing.


人唔似人，鬼唔似鬼

(A place or circumstance where) people do not resemble people, and ghosts do not resemble ghosts

/jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiː¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/


來者何人

ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ

лай чжэ хэжэнь

laj čžɛ xɛžɛnʹ

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ hɔː²¹ jɐn²¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ hɔː²¹ jɐn²¹/


救命之恩

ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄣ

цзюминчжиэнь

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀən⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀən⁵⁵/

多謝救命之恩。

多谢救命之恩。


多喝熱水

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄜ ㄖㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Drink more hot water. / Drink plenty of hot water.


瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし

ja-phrase

うり に つめ あり つめ に つめ なし

瓜(うり)に爪(つめ)あり爪(つめ)に爪(つめ)なし • (uri ni tsume ari tsume ni tsume nashi)

瓜に爪あり爪に爪なし (canonical)
uri ni tsume ari tsume ni tsume nashi (romanization)

[ɯ̟ɾʲi ɲ̟i t͡sɨme̞ a̠ɾʲi t͡sɨme̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨme̞ na̠ɕi]

There is a claw in 瓜 (“melon”) but no claw in 爪 (“claw”): A phrase explaining the difference between the characters 瓜 (“melon”) and 爪 (“claw”).


河東獅子

desc

sư tử Hà Đông

→ Vietnamese: sư tử Hà Đông (calque)

ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕ ˙ㄗ

/xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/hɔː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

zh-l

河東獅吼／河东狮吼 (hédōng-shīhǒu)

an overbearing wife (whose henpecking is comparable to a lioness's roar)


pour honey into one's ear

Thus, thus is the soul wrenched from the body! With loving words he pours honey into her ears, lifts her up and clasps her to his breast, kisses her lips, her neck, her back, pushes her from him. “Goodbye!”

1975, José Martí, Elinor Randall, transl., Inside the Monster, Monthly Review Press, page 317:

It just did not ring true. This was the dark angel, Bond thought, the fallen angel, Satan himself, pouring honey into his ear—honey laced with poison. The temptation was too great.

“Listen to him, Gianfranco. He is like your heroine, the way he pours honey into my ear.”

2008, “Federico Fellini”, in Elsie M. Walker, David T. Johnson, editors, Conversations with Directors, Scarecrow Press, page 183:

pour honey in one's ear
pour honey in one's ear#English

Alternative form of pour honey in one's ear


pour honey in one's ear

I'm five yards away, and horribly jealous. He comes over and pours honey in my ear about how all those months back I said I couldn't play it and then I brought so much to it and I am faint from what I can't say.

2010, Maureen Lipman, “A Little Night-Night Music”, in I Must Collect Myself ...Choice Cuts from a Long Shelf Life, Simon & Schuster:

You knew you and I were perfect for each other. But he poured honey in your ear somewhere along the way and got you pregnant and then he started fucking up. And you know how that tore at me?

2011, Doug Magee, Darkness All Around, Simon & Schuster, page 291:

Rhys snapped shut the lid. “So he plies you with jewels and pours honey in your ear, and now you feel bad?”

2016, Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury, Bloomsbury, page 335:

(idiomatic, informal) To tell someone something they want to hear.


can't do right for doing wrong

“Hold your confounded tongue!” he bawled. “You can't do right for doing wrong, can you? No, by G-d! […]

1971, George MacDonald Fraser, Flash for Freedom!, page 59:

Insolvency doesn't necessarily happen when a company is doing poorly; quite the contrary, it can happen just as easily when a company is too successful (you see, sometimes you can't do right for doing wrong!).

2013, Steve Collings, Michael Taillard, Corporate Finance for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, page 201:

They, like the sufferer, need support, since the emotional demands placed upon them can be very intense. They often feel that they can't do right for doing wrong when trying to offer help to the sufferer.

2014, Patricia Furness-Smith, chapter 2, in Overcoming Problem Eating: A Practical Guide, Icon Books:

(British) Be in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't


cơm chẳng lành, canh chẳng ngọt

[kəːm˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ lajŋ̟˨˩ kajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ]

[kəːm˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ lɛɲ˦˩ kɛɲ˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ]

[kəːm˧˧ caŋ˨˩˦ lan˨˩ kan˧˧ caŋ˨˩˦ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]

(literally) rice isn't well cooked, broths aren't well seasoned

(figurative) the marriage in question isn't going smoothly


冇大冇細

/mou̯¹³ taːi̯²² mou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ ai³² ᵐbau³³ ɬai³³⁻³³⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/

/mou̯¹³ taːi̯²² mou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ ai³² ᵐbau³³ ɬai³³⁻³³⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/

(Cantonese, Xiang) to have no sense of who is senior and who is junior; to show no respect to elders


沒大沒小

ㄇㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

/meɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² taːi̯²² muːt̚² siːu̯³⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² taːi̯²² muːt̚² siːu̯³⁵/


打爛砂盆問到篤

/taː³⁵ laːn²² saː⁵⁵ pʰuːn²¹ mɐn²² tou̯³³ tʊk̚⁵/

A pun based on the homophony of 璺 (man6, “crack”) and 問／问 (man6, “to ask”).

打烂砂盆问到笃
打爛沙盆問到篤
打爛砂盆璺到䐁
打爛沙盆璺到㞘
打爛砂盆璺到㞘

to break a claypot and ask (crack) to the bottom

get to the bottom of
get to the bottom of

(Cantonese, Hakka) to keep asking questions to get to the bottom of something


血肉橫飛

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄈㄟ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄈㄟ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄈㄟ

сюэжоухэнфэй

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hyːt̚³ jʊk̚² waːŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hyːt̚³ jʊk̚² waːŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

blood and flesh flying in all directions; bodies blown to pieces


kadako sa bitin

often used as exclamation of feigned surprise at walking in on a naked man or boy

often used to poke fun at a mention of snakes and penises


ink isn't dry on

The ink isn't dry on his latest contract yet and already there is talk about a successor to Conrail President and Chiel Executive Officer L. Stanley Crane.

1987, Traffic World - Volume 211, page 88:

I'll fight against any kind of development in Iqaluk, Billy, barring the logging leases we've already signed, but if you decide you want to go after subsurface mineral development and you get your way, it's better for all of us to deal with Dan, someone who knows us and knows our ways, than some yahoo with a deploma so new, the ink isn't dry on it yet.

2002, Dana Stabenow, A Fine and Bitter Snow, →ISBN, pages 9–10:

The ink isn't dry on the marriage certificate when she dumps that poor, miserable bastard.

(referring to a document) Used to indicate that (a document) was just issued.


大發雷霆

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄚ ㄌㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

/tä⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² faːt̚³ lɵy̯²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lui²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁵ lui¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² faːt̚³ lɵy̯²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lui²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁵ lui¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ¹³/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ lui²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/


求心理陰影面積

ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ

цю синьли иньин мяньцзи

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Blend of a stock phrase of school mathematical problems
:
and 心理陰影／心理阴影 (“psychological trauma”, literally “mental shade”).

求陰影部分面積。

求阴影部分面积。

(neologism, slang, humorous) This would deeply traumatize (someone).


遁入空門

ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄇㄣˊ

дуньжукунмэнь

/tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/tɵn²² jɐp̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

/tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/tɵn²² jɐp̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

to take refuge in religious life (especially to become a Buddhist monk)


भवान् कुत्र वसति

head

भवान् कुत्र वसति • (bhavān kutra vasati)


आप कहाँ रहते हैं

hi-phrase

آپ کہاں رہتے ہیں

आप कहाँ रहते हैं • (āp kahā̃ rahte ha͠i) (Urdu spelling آپ کہاں رہتے ہیں)

āp kahā̃ rahte ha͠i (romanization)
آپ کہاں رہتے ہیں (Urdu)

/ɑːp kə.ɦɑ̃ː ɾəɦ.t̪eː ɦɛ̃ː/

[äːp‿kɐ.ɦä̃ː‿ɾɛʱ.t̪eː‿ɦɛ̃ː]


隔三差五

ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ

/kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³/

/kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³/

every once in a while
every once in a while

every now and then; every so often; every once in a while


恍如隔世

ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄕˋ

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ kɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ jyː²¹ kaːk̚³ sɐi̯³³/

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ kɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ jyː²¹ kaːk̚³ sɐi̯³³/

to feel as if one has been separated from the outside world for ages; to feel like something is from another world; to feel that people and things have changed as if a lifetime has passed


तुम्हारे कितने भाई बहन हैं

تمہارے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں

तुम्हारे कितने भाई बहन हैं • (tumhāre kitne bhāī bahan ha͠i) (Urdu spelling تمہارے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں)

tumhāre kitne bhāī bahan ha͠i (romanization)
تمہارے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں (Urdu)

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

(informal) how many siblings do you have?

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वह बेहोश है

/ʋoː beː.ɦoːʃ ɦɛː/

[ʋoː‿beː.ɦoːʃ‿ɦɛː]


आपके कितने भाई बहन हैं

آپکے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں

आपके कितने भाई बहन हैं • (āpke kitne bhāī bahan ha͠i) (Urdu spelling آپکے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں)

āpke kitne bhāī bahan ha͠i (romanization)
آپکے کتنے بھائی بہن ہیں (Urdu)

en-आपके_कितने_भाई_बहन_हैं-hi-phrase-LCWa1kfX


似水流年

ㄙˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ niːn²¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ niːn²¹/

years passing by quickly, like the water stream; time flies


浮生若夢

ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ

/fu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/fɐu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jœːk̚² mʊŋ²²/

/fu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/fɐu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jœːk̚² mʊŋ²²/

This fleeting (lit. floating) life is like a dream. / Life is but a dream.


假痴不癲

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

to hide behind the mask of a fool, a madman, etc. to create confusion about one's true intentions


上屋抽梯

remove the ladder (when the enemy has) ascended to the roof

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ u⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ ʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ u⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ ʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(figurative) to lure someone to a treacherous place or situation then cut off their avenue of escape


水洩不通

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ siːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ siap̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tʰoŋ³³/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ siːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ siap̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tʰoŋ³³/

densely packed; extremely crowded; impenetrable


心有靈犀

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

心有靈犀一點通 心有靈犀一點通#Chinese

心有灵犀一点通 心有灵犀一点通#Chinese

Synonym of 心有靈犀一點通／心有灵犀一点通 (xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng)


劍膽琴心

ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

цзяньданьциньсинь

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

to have the courage of a warrior and the soul of a musician; to temper force with humanity


走為上計

ㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ

цзоувэйшанцзи

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sœːŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sœːŋ²² kɐi̯³³/

Jingze said, "Among the thirty-six stratagems of Duke Tan, fleeing is the best stratagem. You and your father should quickly flee."

The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6ᵗʰ century CE

Jìngzé yuē: “Tán Gōng sānshíliùcè, zǒu shì shàngjì. Rǔ fùzǐ wéi yìng jí zǒu ěr.”

敬則曰：「檀公三十六策，走是上計。汝父子唯應急走耳。」

敬则曰：「檀公三十六策，走是上计。汝父子唯应急走耳。」

If all else fails, retreat. / Fleeing is the best stratagem (of the Thirty-Six Stratagems).


火龍火馬

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ¹³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɛ⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ¹³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɛ⁵³/

(Southern Min) to burn with anxiety or impatience


三顧茅廬

ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ

/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

From the story of Liu Bei paying three visits to the thatched cottage of Zhuge Liang (later his chancellor) in order to recruit him during the late Eastern Han dynasty.

(figurative) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post


假道伐虢

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kaː³⁵ tou̯²² fɐt̚² kʷɪk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kaː³⁵ tou̯²² fɐt̚² kʷɪk̚⁵/

From a historical event recorded in Zuo Zhuan.
《左傳·僖公二年》:
:
《左傳·僖公五年》

Xun Xi of Jin requested leave from the marquis to take his team of Qu horses and his Bi of Chui Ji jade, and with them borrow a way from Yu to march through it and attack Guo

Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jìn Xún Xī qǐng yǐ Qū chǎn zhī shèng, yǔ Chuí Jí zhī bì, jiǎdào yú Yú yǐ fá Guó.

晉荀息請以屈產之乘，與垂棘之璧，假道於虞以伐虢。

晋荀息请以屈产之乘，与垂棘之璧，假道于虞以伐虢。

In winter, in the 12th month, on bing-zi, the 1st day of the moon, Jin extinguished Guo, and Chou, the duke, fled to the capital. The army, on its return, took up its quarters in Yu, surprised the city, and extinguished the state.

Dōng, shí'èryuè, bǐngzǐ shuò, Jìn miè Guó, Guó gōng Chǒu bēn jīngshī. Shī huán, guǎn yú Yú, suì xí Yú, miè zhī.

冬，十二月，丙子朔，晉滅虢，虢公醜奔京師。師還，館于虞，遂襲虞，滅之。

冬，十二月，丙子朔，晋灭虢，虢公丑奔京师。师还，馆于虞，遂袭虞，灭之。

to obtain safe passage to conquer theState of Guo

(figurative) to make peace with a smaller enemy and use it as a springboard to attack another common enemy, before turning on the first


心有靈犀一點通

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥ

xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng [Phonetic:xīn yǒu língxī yìdiǎn tōng]

синь ю линси идянь тун

/ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tiːm³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

From one of Li Shangyin's “Untitled” (《無題》) poems:
:
The rhinoceros' horn is reputed to confer telepathic powers – it is thought to be extremely sensitive, able to pass stimulus information from its tip straight to the brain in an instant.

Phoenix's wings we lacked,
　to fly as a pair,
But linked were our hearts
　by the rhino horn's magical might.

 Tang dynasty, Li Shangyin, “Untitled” (《無題》)
Translation from: C. K. Ho (何中堅) (2015), Tang Poems in original Rhyme: An Innovative Translation (《原韻英譯唐詩精選》)

Shēn wú cǎifèng shuāngfēi yì, xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng.

身無彩鳳雙飛翼，心有靈犀一點通。

身无彩凤双飞翼，心有灵犀一点通。

(figurative) two hearts linked as one; having minds that are in sync; two hearts beat as one; having great chemistry


生死有命，富貴在天

ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ

sang¹ sei² jau⁵ ming⁶, fu³ gwai³ zoi⁶ tin¹

shēngsǐ yǒu mìng, fùguì zài tiān [Phonetic:shēngsíyǒumìng,fùguìzàitiān]

фугуй цзай тянь

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

sang¹ sei² jau⁵ ming⁶, fu³ gwai³ dzoi⁶ tin¹

seng¹ séi² yeo⁵ ming⁶, fu³ guei³ zoi⁶ tin¹

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²² fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³ t͡sɔːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Zixia said to him, "There is the following saying which I have heard - 'Death and life have their determined appointment; riches and honors depend upon Heaven.' Let the superior man never fail reverentially to order his own conduct, and let him be respectful to others and observant of propriety - then all within the four seas will be his brothers. What has the superior man to do with being distressed because he has no brothers?"

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

Zǐxià yuē: “Shāng wén zhī yǐ: ‘Sǐshēng yǒu mìng, fùguì zài tiān’. Jūnzǐ jìng ér wú shī, yǔ rén gōng ér yǒulǐ, sìhǎi zhī nèi, jiē xiōngdì yě, jūnzǐ hé huàn hū wú xiōngdì yě!”

子夏曰：「商聞之矣：『死生有命，富貴在天』。君子敬而無失，與人恭而有禮，四海之內，皆兄弟也，君子何患乎無兄弟也！」

子夏曰：「商闻之矣：『死生有命，富贵在天』。君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼，四海之内，皆兄弟也，君子何患乎无兄弟也！」

生死有命，富贵在天
死生有命，富貴在天

Life and death are fated, riches and honour depend on the appointment of heaven. / Life and death, poor or rich, it's all destined.


關門捉賊

ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ

гуаньмэньчжоцзэй

/ku̯än⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

(figurative) to capture the enemy by cutting off their escape route


聽天由命

ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²²/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²²/

to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot


ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet

Literally, “I see, I see what you don't see”. Compare German ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst.

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- Ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet en het is.. rood.
- Is het de vaas?
- I spy with my little eye something which is.. red.
- Is it the vase?

I spy with my little eye
I spy with my little eye

I spy with my little eye, the phrase used in a guessing game similar to "I spy"; in the Dutch version, players are given the color of the object instead of the initial letter


κατούρησα στο πηγάδι

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κατούρησα στο πηγάδι;

κατούρησα στο πηγάδι; • (katoúrisa sto pigádi?)

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κατούρησα στο πηγάδι;

στο πηγάδι κατούρησα
στο πηγάδι κατούρησα#Greek

Alternative form of στο πηγάδι κατούρησα (sto pigádi katoúrisa)

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στο πηγάδι κατούρησα

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στο πηγάδι κατούρησα;

στο πηγάδι κατούρησα; • (sto pigádi katoúrisa?)

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στο πηγάδι κατούρησα;

Όλοι κάτι περιμένουν σ' αυτόν του κόσμο. Εγώ τι διάολο στο πηγάδι κατούρησα; Περιμένω λοιπόν και γω την κληρονομιά από κάπιον που δεν υπάρχει.

1998, Δημήτρης Βασιλειάδης, Περιμένοντας τον Τζακ, Παρατηρητής,, →ISBN, page 99:

Everyone's waiting for something in this world. What the hell did I do? So I'm waiting too for an inheritance from someone who doesn't exist.

Óloi káti periménoun s' aftón tou kósmo. Egó ti diáolo sto pigádi katoúrisa; Periméno loipón kai go tin klironomiá apó kápion pou den ypárchei.

Γιατί, όλη η Ελλάδα δεν απεργεί; Εγώ στο πηγάδι κατούρησα;

2011, Έλενα Ακρίτα, Χτυποκάρδια στο κρανίο, Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη,, →ISBN, page 159:

What, isn't all of Greece striking? Why pick on me?

Giatí, óli i Elláda den apergeí? Egó sto pigádi katoúrisa;

«Φέρε ένα ποτήρι, κορίτσι μου, άντε, φέρε μου ένα ποτήρι». ¶ «Όχι. Θα φέρω δύο. Γιατί; Στο πηγάδι κατούρησα εγώ;»

2014, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, chapter 5, in Κλεοπάτρα Ελαιοτριβιάρη, transl., Ο Έρωτας Νοστάλγησε την Κούβα, Βιβλιοπωλεία Μεταίχμιο, →ISBN:

"Fetch a glass, my girl, go on, get me a glass." ¶ "No. I'll get two. What? Did I offend you?"

«Fére éna potíri, korítsi mou, ánte, fére mou éna potíri». ¶ «Óchi. Tha féro dýo. Giatí? Sto pigádi katoúrisa egó?»

(idiomatic) What did I do? Have I offended someone? (literally: "did I piss in the well?")

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放手一搏

ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧ ㄅㄛˊ

/fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ sɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ pɔːk̚³/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ sɐu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ pɔːk̚³/

to cast aside one's misgivings, concerns, etc. and give it one's all (as a final attempt); to go all out; to take the plunge


huuleni ovat sinetöidyt

my lips are sealed
my lips are sealed#English


which is which

(informal, especially as a question) Used to indicate multiple things are difficult to tell apart


出たとこ勝負

出たとこ勝負 (canonical)
deta toko shōbu (romanization)

doing something without bothering to prepare or plan


गन्तुन्नेच्छाम्यहम्

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गन्तुन्नेच्छाम्यहम् • (gantunnecchāmyaham)

From गन्तुम् (gantum, “to go”) + न (na, “not”) + इच्छामि (icchāmi, “(I) wish”) + अहम् (aham, “I”).

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parasta ennen

best before date (date until which a food item is guaranteed to be at its best quality)


wir haben es nicht gewußt

Unadapted borrowing from German wir haben es nicht gewußt (“we did not know (it), we had no knowledge of it”).
It refers to the stereotypical defense said to have been used by Germans attempting to deflect accusations of not having done enough to stop Nazi crimes against humanity during the Second World War, especially the Holocaust.

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(chiefly ironic) Used to deride a claim of ignorance (especially regarding some wrongdoing) that is deemed to be unrealistic.

De titel van de roman van Jessica Durlacher Het geweten draagt in dit verband ook de onderstroom van: weten of niet weten, met in de verte de valse klank van wir haben es nicht gewusst.

2012, Gertie Bögels, “De noodzaak van verbeelding”, in Hans Ester, Chris N. van der Merwe, Etty Mulder, editors, Woordeloos tot verhaal. Trauma en narratief in Nederlands en Afrikaans, page 159:

The title of the book Het geweten by Jessica Durlacher has underlying connotations: knowing or not knowing, with a distant chime of the vicious sounding wir haben es nicht gewusst.

Hij wees naar de vrouwen die huilden: “Wir haben es nicht gewusst.” “Jullie werkten hier in de keuken nog voor ik begon.”

2014, Rita Winterstein-Prigmore, Koenraad de Wold, Blauwe ogen. De laatste overlevende van de nazi-experimenten getuigt, Lannoo:

He pointed at the women who cried: “Wir haben es nicht gewusst.” “You were working in this kitchen before I even started.”

‘Wir haben es nicht gewusst’, was in 2010 de ongelukkige reactie van kardinaal Ad Simonis op het aanzwellend rumoer over misbruik binnen de rooms-katholieke kerk.

2015 June 18, Sander van Walsum, “Eindelijk ziet kerk belast verleden onder ogen”, in Volkskrant:

‘Wir haben es nicht gewusst’, was in 2010 the poorly chosen response of cardinal Ad Simonis to the increasing rumors of sexual abuse in the Catholic church.

Used when claiming ignorance of a wrongdoing (especially a wrongdoing one could otherwise have acted to prevent).


you were saying

Prompts the interlocutor to resume what they had been saying prior to an interruption.

A: There isn't much crime around here any more.
(A and B suddenly witness a crime take place.)
B: ...You were saying?

(humorous) Draws attention to something that has just happened that conflicts with what the interlocutor had said.


偷工減料

ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

тоугунцзяньляо

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːm³⁵ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːm³⁵ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

to do shoddy work and use inferior materials


脫褲子放屁

脱裤子放屁
脱褲子放屁
脫了褲子放屁

ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄈㄤˋ ㄆㄧˋ

то куцзы фанпи

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi⁵¹/

/tʰyːt̚³ fuː³³ t͡siː³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ pʰei̯³³/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi⁵¹/

/tʰyːt̚³ fuː³³ t͡siː³⁵ fɔːŋ³³ pʰei̯³³/

(figurative, colloquial) to do an utterly unnecessary thing


you happy jiu OK

Intentional Chinglish rendering of the Chinese Internet catchphrase 你開心就好／你开心就好 (nǐ kāixīn jiù hǎo, “as long as you are happy”).

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(slang, neologism, Chinglish) Used to show snide disagreement.


Befehl ist Befehl

Borrowed from German Befehl ist Befehl (“an order is an order”). Used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).

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


Befehl ist Befehl

→ Dutch: bevel is bevel (calque)

→ English: orders are orders (calque)

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→ French: les ordres sont les ordres (calque)

→ Italian: gli ordini sono ordini (calque)

Literally, “order is order”.
Used as a defence during the Nuremberg trials (see Nuremberg defense).


提出嚴正交涉

→ English: lodge solemn representation (calque)

ㄊㄧˊ ㄔㄨ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄜˋ

тичу яньчжэн цзяошэ

/tʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

(diplomacy, officialese) A phrase for expressing official government or diplomatic discontent, displeasure or serious displeasure


fed up to the back teeth

(informal, UK) Emphatic form of fed up: very frustrated, annoyed, tired.


मातापिता

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मातापिता • (mātāpitā)

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→ Old Gujarati: मातापिता (mātāpitā) (learned)

Univerbation of माता (mātā) + पिता (pitā).

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यत्र मातापिता तिष्ठेत्पुत्रस्यापि न संशयः ।
अन्यानि तत्र तीर्थानि पुण्यानि विविधानि च ॥ ७२ ॥

(Can we date this quote?), Padma Purana, 2.62.72:

yatra mātāpitā tiṣṭhetputrasyāpi na saṃśayaḥ.
anyāni tatra tīrthāni puṇyāni vividhāni ca. 72.


mustaa valkoisella

mustaa (“black”) valkoisella (“on white”)

(idiomatic) something written, a written record, a written contract or agreement as opposed to an oral one


nenän edestä

nenän (“(of) nose”) edestä (“(from) in front (of)”), (from) in front of (the) nose

He varastivat sen aivan nenäni edestä.

under one's nose
under one's nose#English

(idiomatic) (from) under one's nose, from under someone


nic ve zlém

no offense (I intend no offense by these remarks)


人心惶惶

ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

жэньсиньхуанхуан

/ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/zin²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/zin²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

everyone is anxious; people are filled with anxiety


傳宗接代

ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋ

чуаньцзунцзедай

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³ tɔːi̯²²/

/tʰuan²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³/

/tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ tai³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³ tɔːi̯²²/

to carry on one's ancestral line; to go on from generation to generation


刻不容緩

ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ

кэбужунхуань

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²¹ wuːn²²/

/hɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²¹ wuːn²¹/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ uan³³/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²¹ wuːn²²/

/hɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²¹ wuːn²¹/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ uan³³/

to not tolerate any further delay; to be very urgent


前功盡棄

前功尽弃
前功盡廢
前功皆棄
前功盡滅

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ

цяньгунцзиньци

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² hei̯³³/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡siɛn¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/t͡siɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡siɛn²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted


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debíalle un día ao demo e funllo pagar hoxe

(idiomatic) literally "I owed the devil a day, and today I went to repay him for it", implying that one has suffered a sudden misfortune


long time no see but now, sinaw

From English long time no see. Also rhyming.


劃清界線

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

хуацинцзесянь

/xu̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/waːk̚² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³ siːn³³/

/ue³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kai²¹⁻⁴¹ suã²¹/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kai¹¹⁻⁵³ suã¹¹/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/waːk̚² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³ siːn³³/

/ue³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kai²¹⁻⁴¹ suã²¹/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kai¹¹⁻⁵³ suã¹¹/

(figurative) to draw a line; to have nothing to do with each other


兩敗俱傷

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄤ

лянбайцзюйшан

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ paːi̯²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃uoŋ³³⁻²¹ pai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ky²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ suoŋ⁵⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ ku³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ ku³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/liã²² ba⁴⁴ d͡ʑy³³ sɑ̃⁵³/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ paːi̯²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃uoŋ³³⁻²¹ pai⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ky²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ suoŋ⁵⁵/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ ku³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ ku³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/liã²² ba⁴⁴ d͡ʑy³³ sɑ̃⁵³/

both sides suffer; everyone loses; neither side wins


無大無細

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ mo⁵³⁻²¹ sɑ²¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tua²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² sue²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tua³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ se²¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tua²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² se²¹/

/bɤ²⁴⁻³³ tua³³⁻¹¹ bɤ²⁴⁻³³ se²¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tua¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ soi²¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tua²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² sue²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tua³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ se²¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tua²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² se²¹/

/bɤ²⁴⁻³³ tua³³⁻¹¹ bɤ²⁴⁻³³ se²¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tua¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ soi²¹³/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) to have no sense of who is senior and who is junior; to show no respect to elders


飽漢子不知餓漢子飢

ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄜˋ ㄏㄢˋ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧ

pao³ han⁴-tzŭ⁵ pu⁴-chih¹ o⁴ han⁴-tzŭ⁵ chi¹

бао ханьцзы бучжи э ханьцзы цзи

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

飽漢不知餓漢飢 飽漢不知餓漢飢#Chinese

饱汉不知饿汉饥 饱汉不知饿汉饥#Chinese

Alternative form of 飽漢不知餓漢飢／饱汉不知饿汉饥 (bǎo hàn bùzhī è hàn jī)


有兩把刷子

ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ

yǒu liǎng bǎ shuāzi [Phonetic:yóuliángbǎshuāzi]

ю лян ба шуацзы

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

有兩下子 有兩下子#Chinese

有两下子 有两下子#Chinese


目無尊長

ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄓㄤˇ

мууцзуньчжан

/mu⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mʊk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/mu⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mʊk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/


算哪根蔥

ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄚˇ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄥ

ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄟˇ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄥ

суань на гэнь цун

/su̯än⁵¹ nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

суань нэй гэнь цун

/su̯än⁵¹ neɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/su̯än⁵¹ nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/su̯än⁵¹ neɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Internet slang) Who does [someone] think [someone] is? / [Someone] is nobody.


qué rayos

¿Qué rayos haces?


鋼鐵直男

a male asstraight (heterosexual) as steel

ㄍㄤ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ

ганте чжинань

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) man who is very straight (heterosexual)


天知地知，你知我知

tʻien¹ chih¹ ti⁴ chih¹, ni³ chih¹ wo³ chih¹

тянь чжи ди чжи

ни чжи во чжи

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

tin¹ dzi¹ dei⁶ dzi¹, nei⁵ dzi¹ ngo⁵ dzi¹

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴ tue²² t͡sai⁴⁴ li⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴ ɡua⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ t͡sai³³ tue⁴¹ t͡sai³³ lɯ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai³³ ɡua⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴ te²² t͡sai⁴⁴ li⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴ ɡua⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴ te³³ t͡sai⁴⁴ li⁴¹ t͡sai⁴⁴ ɡua⁴¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴ tue³³ t͡sai⁴⁴ lu⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴ ɡua⁵³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

From a story about Yang Zhen in the Book of the Later Han

As Yang Zhen passed Changyi while he was relocating for his new post, Wang Mi, who was a licentiate (xiucai) from Jingzhou recommended by him, was the governor of Changyi county. He came to visit him, and then brought ten catties of gold for Yang (so as to bribe him). [When Yang saw him,] He said, “[Me being] your old friend understands you, but you don't understand your old friend. Why [did you do that]?” Wang said, “It is night now, nobody would know this.” Yang then said, “The Heaven knows, the Gods know, I know and you know. How can you say that nobody knows?” Wang felt ashamed and left.

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

Dāng zhī jùn, dào jīng Chāngyì, gùsuǒ jǔ Jīngzhōu màocái Wáng Mì wèi Chāngyì lìng, yè jiàn, zhì yè huái jīn shí jīn yǐ yí Zhèn. Zhèn yuē: ‘Gùrén zhī jūn, jūn bùzhī gùrén, hé yě?’ Mì yuē: ‘Mùyè wú zhī zhě.’ Zhèn yuē: ‘Tiān zhī, shén zhī, wǒ zhī, zǐ zhī. héwèi wúzhī!’ Mì kuì ér chū.

當之郡，道經昌邑，故所舉荊州茂才王密為昌邑令，謁見，至夜懷金十斤以遺震。震曰：『故人知君，君不知故人，何也？』密曰：『暮夜無知者。』震曰：『天知，神知，我知，子知。[[#Chinese|]]何謂無知！』密愧而出。

当之郡，道经昌邑，故所举荆州茂才王密为昌邑令，谒见，至夜怀金十斤以遗震。震曰：『故人知君，君不知故人，何也？』密曰：『暮夜无知者。』震曰：『天知，神知，我知，子知。[[#Chinese|]]何谓无知！』密愧而出。

(Nobody knows except) The Heaven knows, the Earth knows, you know and I know.

This secret is only known by you and me.

Book of the Later Han
Changyi, Shandong
zh:楊震


of coz

(Internet slang, text messaging) of course


瞎貓碰上死耗子

ㄒㄧㄚ ㄇㄠ ㄆㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙˇ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ

сямао пэншан сыхаоцзы

/ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

瞎貓碰死耗子 瞎貓碰死耗子#Chinese

瞎猫碰死耗子 瞎猫碰死耗子#Chinese

Alternative form of 瞎貓碰死耗子／瞎猫碰死耗子 (xiāmāo pèng sǐhàozi, “it is attained by accident”)


勇往直前

ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

юнванчжицянь

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jʊŋ¹³ wɔːŋ¹³ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɛn¹³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²³/

/jʊŋ¹³ wɔːŋ¹³ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɛn¹³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²⁴/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɛn²³/

2004 December 9, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “曾經的你 [You in the Past]”, in 每一刻都是嶄新的 [Every Moment Is Completely New], performed by Xu Wei:

Walking on the road of braveness and determinedness

走在勇往直前的路上

to advance bravely and determinedly, without any fear


身無分文

ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ

шэньуфэньвэнь

šɛnʹufɛnʹvɛnʹ

/ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Shēnwúfēnwén de gūniángmen shì rúhé wéichí shēnghuó de?

身無分文的姑娘們是如何維持生活的？

身无分文的姑娘们是如何维持生活的？


烏心毒行

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/ɔ³³ sim³³ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/ɔ³³ sim³³ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

(Hokkien) cruel and evil; ruthless and vicious


如臨大敵

ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ

/ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ tä⁵¹ ti³⁵/

/jyː²¹ lɐm²¹ taːi̯²² tɪk̚²/

/ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ tä⁵¹ ti³⁵/

/jyː²¹ lɐm²¹ taːi̯²² tɪk̚²/

to have strict precautions; to be overly critical of the current situation


JFDI

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of just fucking do it.


顛倒黑白

ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ

дяньдаохэйбай

/ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

to confuse right and wrong; to confound right with wrong; to distort the truth; to misrepresent the facts


say what you like

'Say what you like, trial by jury is a sound system.'

1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 134:


空即是色

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄙㄜˋ

кун цзи ши сэ

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² sɪk̚⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² sɪk̚⁵/

色即是空，空即是色 色即是空，空即是色#Chinese

Short for 色即是空，空即是色 (sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè).


空即是色

ja-pos

空(くう)即(そく)是(ぜ)色(しき) • (kū soku ze shiki)

空即是色 (canonical)
kū soku ze shiki (romanization)

Attested in the Heart Sutra.
From Middle Chinese 空即是色 (MC khuwng tsik dzyeX srik), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit या शून्यता तद् रूपम् (yā śūnyatā tad rūpam, literally “emptiness is only form”).

der

या शून्यता तद् रूपम्

(Buddhism) fundamental doctrine that all things in this world are empty in essence, and through that existence, all phenomenon is real in form


色即是空

ja-r

しき% そく% ぜ% くう

CJKV/code

しき% そく% ぜ% くう

Sino-Xenic (色即是空):
* → Japanese: 色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう) (shiki soku ze kū)
* → Korean: 색즉시공(色即是空) (saekjeuksigong)

CJKV

しき% そく% ぜ% くう

ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄥ

сэ цзи ши кун

/sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

色即是空，空即是色 色即是空，空即是色#Chinese


色即是空

ja-pos

色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう) • (shiki soku ze kū)

色即是空 (canonical)
shiki soku ze kū (romanization)

From the 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”).
From Middle Chinese 色即是空 (MC srik tsik dzyeX khuwng), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit यद् रूपं सा शून्यता (yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā, literally “form is indeed emptiness”).

der

यद् रूपं सा शून्यता

(Buddhism) the fundamental doctrine that all things in this world that have a connection or reason has no intrinsic essence


色即是空

saekjeuksigong (romanization)
색즉시공 (hangeul)

색즉시공 색즉시공#Korean


up to one's neck in alligators

An expressive image, derived from the proverb "when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp".

For quotations using this term, see Citations:up to one's neck in alligators.

Extremely busy; having many pressing obligations, distractions, etc consuming one's time.


鬼影都冇隻

not even one single ghost's shadow is present

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡sɛːk̚³/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ jɪŋ³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡sɛːk̚³/

(Cantonese) without people; empty; vacant; desolate


色即是空，空即是色

ja-r

色 即 是 空、空 即 是 色

しき そく ぜ くう、くう そく ぜ しき

desc

색즉시공 공즉시색(色卽是空 空卽是色)

→ Korean: 색즉시공 공즉시색(色卽是空 空卽是色)

CJKV/code

しき そく ぜ くう、くう そく ぜ しき

色 即 是 空、空 即 是 色

Sino-Xenic (色即是空，空即是色):
* → Japanese: 色(しき)即(そく)是(ぜ)空(くう)、空(くう)即(そく)是(ぜ)色(しき) (shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki)
* → Korean: 색즉시공 공즉시색(色卽是空 空卽是色)
* → Vietnamese: sắc tức thị không, không tức thị sắc (色即是空，空即是色)

CJKV

しき そく ぜ くう、くう そく ぜ しき

色 即 是 空、空 即 是 色

desc

Malay: isi adalah kosong, kosong adalah isi

Vietnamese: sắc tức là không, không tức là sắc

ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄥ

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄙㄜˋ

sik¹ zik¹ si⁶ hung¹, hung¹ zik¹ si⁶ sik¹

sê⁴ chi² shih⁴ kʻung¹, kʻung¹ chi² shih⁴ sê⁴

сэ цзи ши кун

кун цзи ши сэ

/sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

sik⁷ dzik⁷ si⁶ hung¹, hung¹ dzik⁷ si⁶ sik⁷

xig¹ jig¹ xi⁶ hung¹, hung¹ jig¹ xi⁶ xig¹

/sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²² sɪk̚⁵/

srik tsik dzyeX khuwng khuwng tsik dzyeX srik

“Shariputra, form (rupa) is indistinguishable from emptiness (sunyata), emptiness indistingushable from form. Form is indeed emptiness, emptiness indeed form. Likewise are sensation (vedana), perception (samjna), formation (samskara), and consciousness (vijnana).”

7th century, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

“Shèlìzǐ, sè bù yì kōng, kōng bù yì sè. Sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè. Shòu xiǎng xíng shí, yì fù rúshì.”

「舍利子，色不異空，空不異色。色即是空，空即是色。受想行識，亦復如是。」

「舍利子，色不异空，空不异色。色即是空，空即是色。受想行识，亦复如是。」

色則是空，空則是色
色即是空
空即是色

(Buddhism) Form is precisely emptiness and emptiness is precisely form.

(reinterpretation of the phrase, humorous) Lust is void, and void is lust; lust is nothing worthy of your pursuit (often as an admonishment).


or bust

Indicating that the only alternative to what is being attempted is a bust (“(slang) failed enterprise; bomb”).

Nearly half a lifetime I have lived in Laramie, with all the while a great longing to see the wonders of the Yellowstone— [...] so when the boys wrote along the wagon top "Park or Bust," that settled it, and we started July 4th, 1903.

1905 June 29, N. E. Corthell, “A Family Trek to the Yellowstone”, in Henry Chandler Bowen, editor, The Independent, volume LVIII, number 2952, New York, N.Y.: The Independent, […], →OCLC, page 1460, column 1:

Mr. [William Jennings] Bryan recognizes that he must win New York—"or bust." He went there straight from Des Moines and had a three-hour conference with the local leaders.

1908 September 12, “Campaign Topics”, in Alfred Holman, editor, The Argonaut, volume LXIII, number 1642, San Francisco, Calif.: Argonaut Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 399, column 2:

Here it was, in black and white: More than 50 percent of our membership Tenderfoot Scouts, about 25 percent Second Class, only 20 percent First Class or more! [...] Set a goal—something like "First Class or more before '54!" or, if you are more ambitious than that: "First Class or bust, by September Fu'st!"

1953 May, “Green Bar Bill” [pseudonym], “Green Bar Bill Says … First Class or Bust!”, in Harry A. Harchar, editor, Boys’ Life: The Magazine for All Boys, volume XLIII, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Boy Scouts of America, →OCLC, page 23, column 2:

The rush [the Pike's Peak Gold Rush] took on new momentum. [...] Each day fresh emigrants left the outfitting places along the Missouri with signs on their wagons, "Pikes Peak or Bust." During the summer of 1859 a continuing flood of gold-seekers poured across the plains and on into the mountains to conquer the Front and Park Ranges.

1987, Caroline Bancroft, Colorful Colorado: Its Dramatic History (Bancroft Booklets), Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Books, published 2002, →ISBN, page 44:

In the fall of 1951, I was on my way to South Dakota State College in Brookings SD with Dale Pettyjohn in his Model A Ford. We painted the back of the Model A in white letters "SDSC or Bust".

2014 April 2, Delane Quiver Boyer, “SDSC or Bust”, in Path Chosen: Life of a Lakota: Mi Lakota Yelo, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 82:

For scores of African migrants, it's a case of "Europe or bust", no matter what Moroccan authorities throw at them in the way of detentions and being bussed hundreds of kilometres away.

2018 October 25, “‘Europe or Bust’ Migrants Undeterred in Morocco”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2018-10-25:

(chiefly US, informal) Used to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal, with failure being the only alternative.

o nada

used to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal, with failure being the only alternative


青菜に塩

青菜に塩 (canonical)
aona ni shio (romanization)

青菜 (“green vegetables”) + に (“to”) + 塩 (“salt”). Literally "put salt on vegetables (and thus it shrivels)"

com

青菜に塩をかけたようだ。


後の祭り

後の祭り (canonical)
ato no matsuri (romanization)


板につく

板につく (canonical)
ita ni tsuku (romanization)


旨い汁を吸う

ja-pos

うまい しる を す.う

旨い汁を吸う (canonical)
umai shiru o suu (romanization)

うまい汁を吸う うまい汁を吸う#Japanese

Alternative spelling of うまい汁を吸う (umai shiru o suu): to reap without sowing


穴があったら入りたい

あな が あったら はいりたい

穴(あな)があったら入(はい)りたい • (ana ga attara hairitai)

穴があったら入りたい (canonical)
ana ga attara hairitai (romanization)

Literally, “wanting to enter a hole if a hole is present”.


蝦で鯛を釣る

ja-pos

えび で たい を つる

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

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


揚げ足を取る

揚げ足を取る (canonical)
ageashi o toru (romanization)

[a̠ɡe̞a̠ɕi o̞ to̞ɾɯ̟]


石橋を叩いて渡る

いしばし を たたいて わたる

石(いし)橋(ばし)を叩(たた)いて渡(わた)る • (ishibashi o tataite wataru)

石橋を叩いて渡る (canonical)
ishibashi o tataite wataru (romanization)


無地自容

ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

/u³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ tei̯²² t͡siː²² jʊŋ²¹/

/u³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ tei̯²² t͡siː²² jʊŋ²¹/


如虎添翼

ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧˋ

/ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ tʰiːm⁵⁵ jɪk̚²/

/lu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/

/zi²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ tʰiːm⁵⁵ jɪk̚²/

/lu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/

/zi²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/


恨入骨髓

ㄏㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ

/xən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

恨之入骨 恨之入骨#Chinese


恨之切骨

ㄏㄣˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ

/xən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

恨之入骨 恨之入骨#Chinese


恨入心髓

ㄏㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˇ

хэньжусиньсуй

/xən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐn²² jɐp̚² sɐm⁵⁵ sɵy̯¹³/

/xən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐn²² jɐp̚² sɐm⁵⁵ sɵy̯¹³/

恨之入骨 恨之入骨#Chinese


犬の遠吠え

犬の遠吠え (canonical)
inu no tōboe (romanization)


what was your first clue

(colloquial, sarcastic) A riposte to someone who has just stated an obvious conclusion.


cont p94

continued page 94
continued page 94#English


甘い汁を吸う

あまい しる を す.う

甘い汁を吸う (canonical)
amai shiru o suu (romanization)

to line one's pockets; to reap without sowing


うまい汁を吸う

うまい しる を す.う

うまい汁を吸う (canonical)
umai shiru o suu (romanization)


vcl

(Internet, vulgar) Initialism of vãi cả lồn.


月月火水木金金

げつ-げつ-か-すい-もく-きん-きん

月月火水木金金 (canonical)
getsu-getsu-ka-sui-moku-kin-kin (romanization)

Derived from the seven days of the week, but with the weekdays, 日 (nichi, “Sun.”) and 土 (do, “Sat.”) replaced with 月 (getsu, “Mon.”) and 金 (kin, “Fri.”).
Originates from the Imperial Japanese Navy.

"Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri" (i.e. working all seven days of the week, including weekends.)


你媽的

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

去你媽的！

去你妈的！

你媽的，真不要臉！

你妈的，真不要脸！

Fuck you Zhang San, you'll get what you deserve.

好你媽的張三，等著瞧吧！

好你妈的张三，等着瞧吧！

(vulgar) A profane phrase used at times of anger or frustration. Often an insult to the addressee.


あしひきの

足引きの: pillow word of uncertain meaning, allusion to 山 (yama, “mountain”), 峰 (wo, “peak, hilltop”), 岩根 (ipane, “rock”), etc.


ILYSM

Alternative form: ilysm

(Internet slang) Initialism of I love you so much.en|ilysm}}


Near-synonym: MSM

(in personal ads or Internet slang) Initialism of male for male.

(Internet slang) Initialism of masc for masc.


足引きの

足(あし)引(ひ)きの or 足(あし)引(び)きの • (ashihiki no or ashibiki no)

足引きの (canonical)
足引きの (canonical)
ashihiki no (romanization)
ashibiki no (romanization)

⟨asipi₁ki₂ no₂⟩⟨asipi₁ki₁ no₂⟩ → */asipʲikɨ nə/*/asipʲikʲi nə/ → /aɕiɸiki no/ → /aɕihiki no//aɕibiki no/
From Old Japanese.
Original derivation unknown, various theories exist. The kanji spelling literally means “foot-dragging”, possibly implying a sense of “climbing while ‘pulling’ one's legs” → “foot-aching, foot-wearying” → “rugged”. However, analysis of Old Japanese vowels imply that about 80% of the Old Japanese poems use pi₁ki₂ more than pi₁ki₁, and 引き (pi₁ki₁ → hiki, “pulling”) is not the original derivation but rather a later development in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE).
Sometimes the hiki is voiced due to rendaku (連濁) as ashibiki no, attested since the late medieval era.

(poetic) a pillow word of uncertain meaning: allusion to 山 (yama, “mountain”) or words beginning with yama


足引きの

head

足引きの (asipi₁ki₂ no₂ or asipi₁ki₁ no₂) (kana あしひきの)

asipi₁ki₂ no₂ (romanization)
asipi₁ki₁ no₂ (romanization)
あしひきの (hiragana)

desc

Japanese: 足引きの (ashihiki no, ashibiki no)

Unknown, theories include:
* The kanji spelling literally means “foot-dragging”, possibly implying a sense of “climbing while ‘pulling’ one's legs” → “foot-aching, foot-wearying” → “rugged”. However, analysis of Old Japanese vowels imply that about 80% of the Old Japanese poems use pi₁ki₂ more than pi₁ki₁ and 引き (pi₁ki₁, “pulling”), is not the original derivation but rather a later development in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE). Furthermore, the verb 引く (pi₁ku, “to pull”) was never attested as a 上二段活用 (kami nidan katsuyō, “upper bigrade conjugation”) verb expected of pi₁ki₂ as both a 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”).
* The alternative spelling 日木 (*pi₁ki₂) literally means “sun tree”, alluding to hinoki cypresses. However, this pi₁ki₂ is probably unattested, the expected word would have been pi₁no₂ki₂ (modern hinoki).

allusion to 山 (yama, “mountain”), words beginning with yama, 峰 (wo, “hilltop, peak”), etc.

allusion to 岩根 (ipane, “rock”), 木の間 (ko₂no₂ma, “in between trees”), etc.


köd előtte, köd utána

köd (“fog”) + előtte (“in front of him/her/it”) + köd (“fog”) + utána (“behind him/her/it”)

affix

(idiomatic) (…and) vanished/disappeared without a trace


you ask me, I ask who

Calque from Chinese 你問我，我問誰／你问我，我问谁 (nǐ wèn wǒ, wǒ wèn shéi).

zh-l

'What the hell was she trying to do?' I asked Callum. 'You ask me, I ask who?' he looked bemused.

2014 04, Celina Wong, Righteous Betrayal, PartridgeIndia, →ISBN, page 27:

"No, I'm not colour-blind, but it's been like this since I can remember. Even Doctor Lam doesn't know why all home-building blocks look grey to me. How come like that, ah?" "You ask me, I ask who?"

2020 December 27, Tan Jie Ying, “"The Colour of Glass"”, in Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology, Malaysian Writers Society:

So Bilbo's nephew Frodo... Aiyah, dun ask me why their name all so funny, can or not? You ask me, I ask who?

2023 September 8, Devyani Sharma, From Deficit to Dialect: The Evolution of English in India and Singapore, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

(Chinglish, Singlish) I don't know, how should I know


有眼不識金鑲玉

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩˋ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩˋ

юяньбушицзиньсянъюй

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

有眼不識荊山玉 有眼不識荊山玉#Chinese

有眼不识荆山玉 有眼不识荆山玉#Chinese

Misconstruction of 有眼不識荊山玉／有眼不识荆山玉 (yǒu yǎn bùshí jīngshān yù)


有眼不識荊山玉

有眼不识荆山玉
有眼不識金鑲玉
有眼不識金香玉
有眼不識荆山玉

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄩˋ

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄩˋ

yǒu yǎn bùshí jīngshān yù [Phonetic:yóuyǎnbùshíjīngshānyù]

ю янь буши цзиншань юй

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

yǒu yǎn bùshì jīngshān yù [Phonetic:yóuyǎnbúshìjīngshānyù]

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

to fail to recognize precious things or outstanding people


てふ

chō (romanization)
tefu (romanization)
てふ (hiragana historical)
てふ (stem terminative)
tefu (stem terminative)
てふ (attributive stem)
tefu (attributive stem)
てへ (realis stem)
tefe (realis stem)
てへ (imperative stem)
tefe (imperative stem)
てへり (continuative perfect)
teferi (continuative perfect)

/to iɸu/ → /teɸu/ → */tewu/ → /teu/ → /t͡ɕeu/ → /t͡ɕoː/
Shift from classical phrase と言ふ (to iu), in modern orthography と言う (to iu).
Compare the development of Middle Chinese-derived pronunciations such as 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”).

similar development of the same phrase in Old Japanese

春過ぎて夏来にけらし白妙の衣ほすてふ天の香具山

haru sugite natsu kinikerashi shirotae no koromo hosu chō Ama no Kaguyama

As spring passes and summer just around the corner, they say [there are] magnificently white robes for drying at heavenly mount Kagu.

(poetic archaic, obsolete) Short for と言う (to iu):

used in spoken attributions: they say...

indicates apposition: who is..., also known as...


ketut kylpevät

Verbatim translation: "the foxes are bathing"

devil's beating his wife
devil's beating his wife#English

it's a monkey's birthday
monkey's birthday#English

(idiomatic) devil's beating his wife, it's a monkey's birthday (said when a sunshower occurs, said whenever it's raining while the sun is shining)


nulla bona

(law) No goods; used to indicate that a search has found no seizable property.


hu u

From English who are you without are, as a pronunciation spelling using English U.

(text messaging, Internet slang) who are you?


what good is

You poured more oil into the leaking oil tank? What good is that?

what's the good of
what's the good of#English


醉貌咕咚

ㄗㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄇㄠ ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ

цзуймаогудун

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯¹ ku⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯¹ ku⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

heavily intoxicated; inebriated; dead drunk


i escaig

té trenta anys i escaig


白栲の

From 白栲 (siro₁tape₂, “white paper mulberry cloth”), coupled with genitive case marker の (no₂).

allusion to articles of clothing as white as paper mulberry such as 天領巾 (amapi₁re, “decorative shawl”), 帶 (obi₁, “sash”), 衣 (ko₂ro₂mo, “clothes, garments”), or 袖 (so₁de, “sleeve”)


try as one might

It was an extraordinary thing that, try as we might, we could not finish our pipes at the same time.

1890, J[ames] M[atthew] Barrie, “English-grown Tobacco”, in My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke, Boston, Mass.: Joseph Knight Company, published 1896, →OCLC, page 184:

She again took up the shining skimmer, held it beneath the pump, and began anew. But she could not, as at other times, hit the exact under-surface of the cream with the delicate dexterity required, try as she might: sometimes she was cutting down into the milk, sometimes in the air. She could hardly see, her eyes having filled with two blurring tears drawn forth by a grief which, to this her best friend and dear advocate, she could never explain.

1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXVII, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume II, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC:

The pub was so noisy it hardly seemed the most sensible place for a top-secret meeting. Try as he might, the boy couldn’t spot his father anywhere. Just as he was about to give up and head home, Frank heard muffled voices coming from the car park. The boy turned round to see some men sitting talking in a Rolls-Royce.

2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:


白妙の

ja-pos

白(しろ)妙(たえ)の • (shirotae no) ^(←しろたへの (sirotafe no)?)

白妙の (canonical)
shirotae no (romanization)
sirotafe no (romanization)
しろたへの (hiragana historical)

From 白妙 (shirotae, “white-colored”), extension of 白栲 (shirotae, “white paper mulberry cloth”), coupled with genitive case marker の (no).

allusion to articles of clothing as white as paper mulberry such as 衣 (koromo, “clothes, garments”), 袖 (sode, “sleeve”), etc.

allusion to objects typically white in color such as 浪 (nami, “waves”), 浜 (hama, “shore”), 雪 (yuki, “snow”), etc.

allusion to placenames such as 香椎 (Kashii) or 浜名 (Hamana)


白妙の

From 白妙 (siro₁tape₂, “white-colored”), extension of 白栲 (siro₁tape₂, “white paper mulberry cloth”), coupled with genitive case marker の (no₂).

allusion to articles of clothing as white as paper mulberry such as 衣 (ko₂ro₂mo, “clothes, garments”), 袖 (so₁de, “sleeve”), 袂 (tamoto₂, “sleeve pocket”), etc.

allusion to objects typically white in color such as 雲 (kumo, “clouds”)

allusion to placenames such as 藤江 (Pudiye, “Fujie”)


三六九等

ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄥˇ

саньлюцзюдэн

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


十八廿二

/sɐp̚² paːt̚³ jaː²² jiː²²⁻³⁵/

/sɐp̚² paːt̚³ jaː²² jiː²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Leizhou Min, often of a woman) in the bloom of youth; in one's tender youth


柴米油鹽

ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ jiːm²¹/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ jiːm²¹/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵/

柴米油鹽醬醋茶 柴米油鹽醬醋茶#Chinese

柴米油盐酱醋茶 柴米油盐酱醋茶#Chinese

Alternative form of 柴米油鹽醬醋茶／柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)


循循善誘

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄡˋ

сюньсюньшанью

/ɕyn³⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sʰɵn²¹ siːn²² jɐu̯¹³/

/ɕyn³⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sʰɵn²¹ siːn²² jɐu̯¹³/

Yan Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind. The Master, by orderly method, skillfully leads men on. He enlarged my mind with learning, and taught me the restraints of propriety.…

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

Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē: “Yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuàn zhī mí jiān, zhān zhī zài qián, hū yān zài hòu! Fūzǐ xúnxún rán shànyòu rén: bó wǒ yǐ wén, yuē wǒ yǐ lǐ.......

顏淵喟然歎曰：「仰之彌高，鑽之彌堅，瞻之在前，忽焉在後！夫子循循然善誘人：博我以文，約我以禮。……

颜渊喟然叹曰：「仰之弥高，钻之弥坚，瞻之在前，忽焉在后！夫子循循然善诱人：博我以文，约我以礼。……

to teach in a systematic and skilful way


tota pedra fa paret

every little bit helps
every little bit helps


qui dia passa, any empeny

Literally, “he who passes a day, pushes a year”.

lit

(idiomatic) never put off until tomorrow what you can do today


computer zegt nee

Procedures die gevolgd dienen te worden, zonder dat ze positief bijdragen aan het behalen van de doelstellingen? ‘Helaas mevrouw, maar de computer zegt nee.’

2008, Jeroen Driessen, “The winner takes it all: laat ons niet in ons hempie staan!”, in DA&A Magazine, volume 4, number 3, Helmond, Netherlands: Driessen groep, page 5:

Procedures that must be followed, without providing any positive contribution to achieving the goals? 'Sorry madam, but the computer says no.

Een bedrijf mag dus niet zeggen: u krijgt geen lening, want de computer zegt nee.

2018 May, Kristel van Teeffelen, “Krijgt de consument met de nieuwe privacywet controle over zijn data?”, in Trouw, Trouw:

So a company is not allowed to say: we can't give you a loan, because the computer says no.


computer says no

From the British sketch comedy series Little Britain, where it was the catchphrase of the character Carol Beer, a bank worker and later holiday rep and hospital receptionist, who dealt with customer enquiries by typing them into her computer and responding with "computer says no".

(humorous) Alluding to an attitude in customer service in which the default response is to check with information stored or generated electronically and then make decisions based on that, apparently without using common sense and without any desire to help the customer.

computer zegt nee

popular phrase for an attitude in customer service


believe me

You keep Max from destroying you and your family. Which is what he’s after, believe me.

1972, Louis Auchincloss, I Come as a Thief, Houghton Mifflin, page 187:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see believe, me.


孜孜不倦

ㄗ ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

цзыцзыбуцзюань

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kyːn²²/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kyːn²²/

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

Zì qù zhǎngshǐ, yōuyóu wúshì chuí sānshí nián. Nǎi gèng qiánxīn diǎnjí, zīzī bùjuàn. Nián yú bāshí, yóu shǒu zì jiàoshū, kāndìng miùwù.

自去長史，優遊無事垂三十年。乃更潛心典籍，孜孜不倦。年踰八十，猶手自校書，刊定謬誤。

自去长史，优游无事垂三十年。乃更潜心典籍，孜孜不倦。年逾八十，犹手自校书，刊定谬误。


走走停停

ㄗㄡˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

цзоуцзоутинтин

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/


供認不諱

ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

гунжэньбухуэй

/kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ d͡ziŋ¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ hui²¹³/

/kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ d͡ziŋ¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ hui²¹³/

to confess everything; to make a full confession; to plead guilty


the rubber hits the road

It is in these conversations that the rubber hits the road, where the plan gets traction.

2011, Kevin Murray, The Language of Leaders, →ISBN:

We do it in our teaching, which is where the rubber hits the road in the improvisation community.

2014, Kent De Spain, Landscape of the Now: A Topography of Movement Improvisation, →ISBN:

It often tends to be the most controversial field in theology because it's where the rubber hits the road in terms of what the Church says on the hotbutton issues of the day, from abortion and homosexuality to war and the environment.

2014, John L. Allen Jr., The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know®, →ISBN:

When Senator Barack Obama ran for president, he noted: The mayors have some of the toughest jobs in the country, because that's where the rubber hits the road.

2014, Robert D. Behn, The PerformanceStat Potential, →ISBN:

the rubber meets the road
the rubber meets the road#English

Alternative form of the rubber meets the road


鈴を転がすよう

ja-phrase

すず を ころがす よう

鈴を転がすよう (canonical)
suzu o korogasu yō (romanization)

鈴を転がすような声

Used to describe a woman's voice as being clear and beautiful.


空空如也

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/

From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):
:
Originally, reduplication of 空 with particles was native to Classical Chinese grammar. In vernacular or modern Chinese, the chengyu with its air of classicality is often used for humorous effects.

The Master said, "Am I indeed possessed of knowledge? I am not knowing. But if a mean person, who appears quite empty-like, ask anything of me, I set it forth from one end to the other, and exhaust it."

Zǐyuē: “Wú yǒu zhī hū zāi? Wúzhī yě. Yǒu bǐfū wèn yú wǒ, kōngkōng rú yě, wǒ kòu qí liǎngduān ér jié yān.”

子曰：「吾有知乎哉？無知也。有鄙夫問於我，空空如也，我叩其兩端而竭焉。」

子曰：「吾有知乎哉？无知也。有鄙夫问于我，空空如也，我叩其两端而竭焉。」

When he teaches, the classroom is often empty.

Tā jiǎngkè de shíhòu, jiàoshì jīngcháng kōngkōngrúyě.

他講課的時候，教室經常空空如也。

他讲课的时候，教室经常空空如也。


翻身不忘共產黨，幸福不忘毛主席

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翻身不忘共產黨，幸福不忘毛主席

翻身不忘共产党，幸福不忘毛主席

ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄉㄤˇ

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ

xìngfú bùwàng Máo Zhǔxí [Phonetic:fānshēnbúwànggòngchándǎng

фаньшэнь буван гунчаньдан

синфу буван Мао Чжуси

/fän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

forget not the Communist Party of China for the liberation; forget not Chairman Mao for one's well-being

命苦不能怨政府，點背不能怨社會／命苦不能怨政府，点背不能怨社会

mìngkǔ bùnéng yuàn zhèngfǔ, diǎnbèi bùnéng yuàn shèhuì


槓鈴般的笑聲

ㄍㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ

ганлин бань дэ сяошэн

/kɑŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ pän⁵⁵ d̥ə² ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹ puːn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ siːu̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ pän⁵⁵ d̥ə² ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Comical imitation of common Chinese literary/poetic phrase 銀鈴般的笑聲 or 銅鈴般的笑聲.

(slang, humorous, neologism) “barbell-like laughter”; Used to refer big laughter.


afaict

Alternative letter-case form of AFAICT (“as far as I can tell”).


DNFTT

do not feed the troll
don't feed the troll#English

(Internet slang) Initialism of do not feed the troll.


憐香惜玉

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄩˋ

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧˊ ㄩˋ

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ y⁵¹/

/liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/

/liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/lin²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/lin²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/liɛn²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ y⁵¹/

/liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/

/liːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/lin²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/lin²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

/liɛn²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴ siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡiɔk̚⁴/

"You're going to die soon, it's difficult for you to protect yourself, but you still set your mind on treating these girls tenderly and protectively!"

1966, Jin Yong, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Chapter 11

“Sǐdàolíntóu, zìshēnnánbǎo, jūrán shàng yǒu liánxiāngxīyù zhī xīn.”

「死到臨頭，自身難保，居然尚有憐香惜玉之心。」

「死到临头，自身难保，居然尚有怜香惜玉之心。」

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex


suu säkkiä myöten

Jos rahat ovat vähissä, on pakko elää suu säkkiä myöten.

If if one is short of money, it's necessary to cut one's coat according to one's cloth.


轉瞬即逝

ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

чжуаньшуньцзиши

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Happy times are so short; like a shooting star, they are gone in an instant.

Měihǎo shíguāng shì nàyàng de duǎnzàn, wǎnruò tiānkōng huá guò de liúxīng bān zhuǎnshùnjíshì.

美好時光是那樣的短暫，宛若天空滑過的流星般轉瞬即逝。

美好时光是那样的短暂，宛若天空滑过的流星般转瞬即逝。


auf dünnem Eis

Denn in den USA werden derzeit die geborgenen Ballonteile auf ihre Funktion hin ausgewertet. Doch schon jetzt verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass Chinas Erklärung auf dünnem Eis steht.

2023 February 7, Fabian Kretschmer, “Brüchige Erklärungen aus Peking”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


くじをきる

九字を切る 九字を切る#Japanese

九字を切る: perform the 九字 (kuji, “nine seals”) mudra


神出鬼沒

ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛˋ

/ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚²/

/ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚²/

to appear and disappear unpredictably like a ghost


aykog labda

used to tell someone that he or she is annoying


CI ka?

(sarcastic) used as a reply to someone who asks a lot of questions


又紅又專

ㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢ

ю хун ю чжуань

/joʊ̯⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²² hʊŋ²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²² hʊŋ²¹ jɐu̯²² t͡syːn⁵⁵/

to have a procommunist mindset along with professional skill


自絕於人民

to terminate oneself from the people” or “to cut off oneself from the people

ㄗˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

цзыцзюэ юй жэньминь

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡syːt̚² jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡syːt̚² jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹/

used to express that the one's suicide is antipeople


soplar y sorber, no puede ser

Literally, “blowing and sucking [at the same time] can't be [done]”.

m-g

blowing and sucking 􂀿at the same time􂁀 can't be 􂀿done􂁀

lit

have your cake and eat it too
have your cake and eat it too

you can't have your cake and eat it too; you can't suck and blow


命苦不能怨政府，點背不能怨社會

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命苦不能怨政府，點背不能怨社會

命苦不能怨政府，点背不能怨社会

ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

минку бунэн юань чжэнфу

дяньбэй бунэн юань шэхуэй

/miŋ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ ㄅㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

минкубунэнъюаньчжэнфу

дяньрбэйбунэнъюаньшэхуэй

/miŋ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

One cannot blame for their misfortune with the government and the society.

翻身不忘共產黨，幸福不忘毛主席／翻身不忘共产党，幸福不忘毛主席

fānshēn bùwàng gòngchǎndǎng, xìngfú bùwàng Máo Zhǔxí


狸貓換太子

ㄌㄧˊ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇ

лимао хуань тайцзы

/li³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lei̯²¹ maːu̯⁵⁵ wuːn²² tʰaːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/li²³⁻³³ ba²³ uã³³⁻²¹ tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ ba²⁴ uã³³⁻¹¹ tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

/li²³⁻³³ ba²³ uã³³⁻²¹ tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ ba²⁴ uã³³⁻¹¹ tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

From a folk story in The Three Heroes and Five Gallants.

to substitute someone's valuable item with another item


que lo que

(idiomatic, slang) what's up, wassup, what is it, what it is, what is what it is, what is what, what are you doing, what's happening, what's going on


beim besten Willen

with the best will in the world
with the best will in the world

(idiomatic) with the best will in the world


鍾靈毓秀

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

чжунлинъюйсю

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

a good environment produces excellent people


誅心之論

ㄓㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

чжусиньчжилунь

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵn²²/

penetrating criticism; exposure of sb's ulterior motives

criticism based on the assumption that someone has evil motives, not on facts


wer's glaubt, wird selig

Based on Luther's translation of Mark 16:16


wenn man vom Teufel spricht

wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er


نه رومی روم، نه زنگی زنگ

نه رومی روم، نه زنگی زنگ • (na rumi-ye rum, na zangi-ye zang)

na rumi-ye rum (romanization)
na zangi-ye zang (romanization)

Literally "neither a Roman of Byzantium nor a Black person of the Subsaharan region".

the person, thing, or concept should not be considered as black-and-white

en-نه_رومی_روم،_نه_زنگی_زنگ-fa-phrase-YlcwZp02


یا رومی روم، یا زنگی زنگ

یا رومی روم، یا زنگی زنگ • (yâ rumi-ye rum, yâ zangi-ye zang)

yâ rumi-ye rum (romanization)
yâ zangi-ye zang (romanization)

Literally "either a Roman of Byzantium or a Black person of the Subsaharan region".

the person, thing, or concept should be considered as black-and-white

en-یا_رومی_روم،_یا_زنگی_زنگ-fa-phrase-MpjMImlY


कम से कम

hi-phrase

कम से कम • (kam se kam) (Urdu spelling کم سے کم)

kam se kam (romanization)
کم سے کم (Urdu)


im übertragenen Sinn

im übertragenen Sinne
im übertragenen Sinne#German

Alternative form of im übertragenen Sinne


聚少離多

ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄛ

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

(often of a couple) to be more often separated than together


三生有幸

ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

саньшэнъюсин

/sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ hɐŋ²²/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ hɐŋ²²/


one's race is run

One's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.


wie gewonnen, so zerronnen

[viː ɡəˈvɔnən zoː t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɔnən]


nicht von schlechten Eltern

Innstetten, unbestritten, ist ein famoses Menschenexemplar, Mann von Charakter und Schneid, aber die Briests—verzeih den Berolinismus, Luise—, die Briests sind schließlich auch nicht von schlechten Eltern.

1896, Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest, Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:

»Donnerkiel!« schmunzelte Wittmann, ihr nachblickend. »Die Figur is nicht von schlechten Eltern! Wer mag denn das gewesen sein?«


天造地設

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄜˋ

тяньцзаодишэ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²² tei̯²² t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡so³³⁻¹¹ te³³⁻¹¹ siɛt̚³²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ te³³⁻²¹ siɛt̚³²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²² tei̯²² t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡so³³⁻¹¹ te³³⁻¹¹ siɛt̚³²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ te³³⁻²¹ siɛt̚³²/


感同身受

ㄍㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˋ

ганьтуншэньшоу

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐm³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐm³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

Originally used to express gratitude on someone else's behalf.

2018 September 28, 王剑冰 (Wang Jianbing), 《那牵曳阳光的一缕亮腔》, in 《光明日报》 [Guangming Daily], →ISSN, page 15

Yǒude lèishuǐ guà zài liǎn shàng, bù cā yě bù mǒ, jiù nàme suízhe xì, gǎntóngshēnshòu dì jiāng zìjǐ chǎngkāi zài zhège shìjiè lǐ.

有的淚水掛在臉上，不擦也不抹，就那麼隨著戲，感同身受地將自己敞開在這個世界裡。

有的泪水挂在脸上，不擦也不抹，就那么随着戏，感同身受地将自己敞开在这个世界里。

to feel as if it has happened to oneself


娶妻生子

ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄗˇ

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

(of a man) to get married and have children


到爆

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

𤓓到爆

𬊜到爆

(slang, after adjectives) extremely; tremendously


如約而至

ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ

/ʐu³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jœːk̚³ jiː²¹ t͡siː³³/

/ʐu³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jœːk̚³ jiː²¹ t͡siː³³/


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Robert's your father's brother

More recent variant, deliberately making the phrase sound incongruously formal.


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