verdade seja dita

(idiomatic) truth be told (used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about)


大公無私

ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄙ

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/


esculpido em Carrara

cuspido e escarrado
cuspido e escarrado#Portuguese


IMNAAHO

IMNAAHO (In my not at all humble opinion) I feel that anybody who passes their judgement on others without considering that person's context is acting in most heinously ethnocentric (anthro term) fashion.

1991 September 14, Brian A. Bargmeyer, “Re: Drugs and kids -- the neverending flame-fest”, in alt.drugs (Usenet):

_Earth_ is possibly my least favorite Brin novel (though _The Practice Effect_ probably edges it out...)- it really didn't do much for me. There were some interesting ideas there, but it just didn't click, IMNAAHO.

1995 October 30, Chad R Orzel, “Re: David Brin: Recommendations?”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet):

People who want to control who you talk to are *not* suitable relationship material, IMNAAHO.

1999 September 8, maenad [username], “Re: To A. Stone from Julyana...”, in alt.callahans (Usenet):

(Internet slang, text messaging, humorous) Initialism of in my not at all humble opinion.


cuspido e escarrado

Literally, “spat and expectorated”.
Compare English spitting image, Galician cuspido (literally “spat”) and French tout craché (literally “totally spat”), which also equate likeness to spit.


tirar o cavalo da chuva

pt-verb

tirar o cavalo da chuva (first-person singular present tiro o cavalo da chuva, first-person singular preterite tirei o cavalo da chuva, past participle tirado o cavalo da chuva)

tiro o cavalo da chuva (first-person present singular)
tirei o cavalo da chuva (first-person preterite singular)
tirado o cavalo da chuva (participle past)

Literally, “to move the (little) horse away from the rain”.

lit

not hold one's breath
don't hold your breath


never fear

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see never, fear.

Jokai, Maurus (2006) Doctor Dumany's Wife, →ISBN, page 89: “"But, my dear uncle, this would not be wise. Such a change would absolutely kill you."
"Tut! tut! Never fear! I am sure of the one year, and am not going to bargain with Death for more. [...] "”


以身作則

ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sek̚²/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/ĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sek̚²/


not as green as one is cabbage-looking

(informal, simile) Not as naive or foolish as might be expected.


the show must go on

Originated in the 19th-century circus industry.

Two other very personal issues that Holly discloses are her ongoing struggle to maintain a weight she feels comfortable with, and her virtual breakdown from exhaustion in 1984. Her "the show must go on" martyrdom attitude was painful to read, for her stress-related problems demonstrate the irony that idealistic activists often live exactly the overworked, underpaid life they are hoping to end for everyone.

1990 December 9, Maida Tilchen, “Closer To Near”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 14:

(literally, theater) Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.

(idiomatic) One must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.


hinnalla millä hyvänsä

Meidän on pidettävä enemmistö hinnalla millä hyvänsä.

We have to retain the majority at all costs.

(idiomatic) at all costs, no matter what


一塌糊塗

一塌糊涂
一蹋糊塗
一榻糊塗
一塌胡塗

ㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ

ㄧ ㄊㄚˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄨ

ㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ tʰu³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰä⁵¹ xu³⁵ d̥u³/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰaːp̚³ wuː²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tʰap̚⁴⁻² hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰu⁵⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰaʔ⁵⁵ ɦu³³ du²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰa⁵⁵ ɦu³³ du²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ tʰu³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰä⁵¹ xu³⁵ d̥u³/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰaːp̚³ wuː²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tʰap̚⁴⁻² hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰu⁵⁵/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰaʔ⁵⁵ ɦu³³ du²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰa⁵⁵ ɦu³³ du²¹/

屋子亂得一塌糊塗。

屋子乱得一塌糊涂。

我的財政情況一塌糊塗。

我的财政情况一塌糊涂。

in a complete mess; in an awful condition; a kettle of fish

⁶yi ⁵tshaon-ku ⁵hau-thin-teq ⁷iq-thaq-wu-du

伊唱歌好聽得一塌糊塗。

伊唱歌好听得一塌糊涂。


鸚鵡學舌

ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ

/iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚²/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚³/

/iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚²/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚³/

to repeat the words of others like a parrot; to parrot


long story

說來話長

situation is too complicated to talk about

A situation that is too complicated or extensive to talk about.

A situation that is too embarrassing to talk about.


سلامات

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سلامات • (salāmāt)

Alternative form: سلمات (salamāt)


賞心悅目

enjoying to the heart and appealing to the eye

ㄕㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄨˋ

/ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/sœːŋ³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jyːt̚² mʊk̚²/

/ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/sœːŋ³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jyːt̚² mʊk̚²/


目中無人

ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ

мучжунъужэнь

mučžunʺužɛnʹ

/mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/mu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ zin²³/

to be prideful; to be haughty; to be arrogant


allez voir là-bas si j'y suis

allez voir là-bas si j’ y suis (canonical)

Literally, “go over there and see if I'm there”.

lit

(idiomatic, colloquial) get lost! (go away)


殺人不眨眼

ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ

shārén bù zhǎyǎn [Phonetic:shārénbùzháyǎn]

шажэнь бу чжаянь

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/


殺人越貨

ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ jyːt̚² fɔː³³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁴⁻³² he²¹/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/saːt̚³ jɐn²¹ jyːt̚² fɔː³³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁴⁻³² he²¹/

to kill somebody for their property; to murder for money


άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε

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άλλα λόγια ν’ αγαπιόμαστε

άλλα λόγια ν’ αγαπιόμαστε • (álla lógia n’ agapiómaste)

el-phrase

άλλα λόγια ν’ αγαπιόμαστε

άλλα λόγια ν’ αγαπιόμαστε (canonical)
álla lógia n’ agapiómaste (romanization)
Other words so we can love one another (literally)

Τον βρήκα στο κρεβάτι με την φίλη μου. Τέλος πάντων, άλλα λόγια ν’ αγαπιόμαστε.

I found him in bed with my friend. Anyway, let's say no more about it.

Ton vríka sto kreváti me tin fíli mou. Télos pánton, álla lógia n’ agapiómaste.

say no more, let's not go there (what has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further)

en-άλλα_λόγια_ν'_αγαπιόμαστε-el-phrase-NE5iUxzp


文房四寶

ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ

вэньфансыбао

/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²³⁻³³ paŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/

/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/

/bun²³⁻³³ paŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/

Four Treasures of the Study (i.e. brush, ink, paper and inkstone, as used in Chinese and other East Asian painting and calligraphic traditions)


Оздравявай бързо

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оздравявай бързо!

оздравявай бързо! • (ozdravjavaj bǎrzo!)

оздравявай бързо! (canonical)
ozdravjavaj bǎrzo! (romanization)

get well soon (a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness)


殺雞嚇猴

ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄡˊ

/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ haːk̚³ hɐu̯²¹/

/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ haːk̚³ hɐu̯²¹/

to punish an individual as an example to others


永世不得翻身

ㄩㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ

юнши будэ фаньшэнь

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ fän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

to have no chance to get up or rise again; perdition


言行一致

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄓˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ hɐŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiːn²¹ hɐŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

to be good as one's words; to match one's words with deeds


毛遂自薦

ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

маосуйцзыцзянь

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/

/mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/

to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services


虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後

虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄠˋ ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ

сюйсинь шижэнь цзиньбу

цзяоао шижэнь лохоу

/ɕy⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Modesty leads to progress, conceit makes one lag behind (quote by Mao Zedong)


鷹擊長空

ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

ин цзи чанкун

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

the eagle soars in the sky; an ambitious person advancing with the dream in mind


taknuto-maknuto

sh-phrase

taknuto-maknuto (Cyrillic spelling такнуто-макнуто)

такнуто-макнуто (Cyrillic)

From the singular neuter passive past participles of taknuti (“to touch”) + maknuti (“to move”).

Said to remind one’s opponent of the touch-move rule


quot servi, tot hostes

quot servī (canonical)
tot hostēs (canonical)

[kʷɔt̪ ˈs̠ɛru̯iː t̪ɔt̪ ˈhɔs̠t̪eːs̠]

Literally, “as many slaves, so many enemies”. Most likely a simplification of earlier proverbs such as totidem hostēs esse quot servōs (“to be just as many enemies as slaves”) in Seneca the Younger.

lit

Quot servi, tot hostes, in proverbio est, de quo Sinnius Capito existomat errorem hominibus intervenisse praepostere plurimis enuntiantibus.

1880, Sextus Pompeius Festus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Sexti Pompei Festi De verborum significatione quae supersunt cum Pauli Epitome, Leipzig, page 261/1:

"As many slaves, so many enemies," is in a proverb, of which Sinnius Capito reckons an error by humans has intervened irregularly through many tellings.


值得一提

ㄓˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧ ㄊㄧˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/


陰盛陽衰

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (陰盛陽衰):
* → Vietnamese: âm thịnh dương suy (陰盛陽衰)

ㄧㄣ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄨㄞ

иньшэнъяншуай

/in⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² jœːŋ²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/in⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²² jœːŋ²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

flourishing of yin and decline of yang; stronger women and feebler men; femininity overpowering masculinity; more women than men


陰盛陽衰

âm thịnh dương suy
âm thịnh dương suy#Vietnamese


every good boy deserves favour

every good boy deserves fudge
every good boy deserves fudge#English

Alternative form of every good boy deserves fudge


IDBI

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I don't believe it.

Industrial Development Bank of India
w:Industrial Development Bank of India

(India) Initialism of Industrial Development Bank of India.


if I had a nickel for every time

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been fired, I'd be rich.

Implies that the situation has happened frequently to the speaker.

Als ik een stuiver kreeg voor iedere keer


發人深省

ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˇ

фажэньшэньсин

/fä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːt̚³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ zin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/fä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːt̚³ jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁵³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ zin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/

to set people thinking; to call for deep thought


驚慌失措

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

цзинхуаншицо

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/

to lose one's head over fear; to panic; to be thrown into a panic; to be frightened out of one's wits; to be in a state of panic


火上加油

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the fire

to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)


火上澆油

火上浇油
火上添油
火上加油

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² hiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² hiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

Ruò chī cǐ yào, wùyòng réncān, yóurú huǒshàngjiāoyóu, bùchū qī tiān, bìyào mìng jìn wúcháng.

若吃此藥，誤用人參，猶如火上澆油，不出七天，必要命盡無常。

若吃此药，误用人参，犹如火上浇油，不出七天，必要命尽无常。

(figurative) to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)


surf's up

Originally used in surfing to say there are good waves for surfing and one should get ready to ride them. This likely resulted in the later idiomatic use: to get ready for something.

A phrase used in surfing when a nearby wave is passing.

Yo, Harold! Surf's up! Those cars aren't going to wash themselves!

(idiomatic) It's time (to do something).


easy for you to say

Easy for you to say after I've wasted my years in sacrifice.

1972, Maurice J. Hill, Large Window on a Small World: A Play, →ISBN, page 60:

That's easy for you to say. You're not the one who's flying.

2010, Janet Asimov, Isaac Asimov, Norby the Mixed-Up Robot, →ISBN, page 81:

That's easy for you to say. You haven't had your dreams crushed like I have.

2011, Jeff Hutchison, Emmanuel Book One: Out of the Shadow, →ISBN, page 56:

You may say, “That's easy for you to say. You are not in my situation.”

2012, Sarah Kennedy, Keith Conrad, Turning Black and White into Gray: Mood Disorders, →ISBN:

Requiring little effort or sacrifice on your part, with the implication that it is or has been more difficult for others.

It's called "staphylococcus".
-Easy for you to say!

(humorous, ironic) Said when somebody says something that is difficult to pronounce.


橫七豎八

ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ

/xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ syː²² paːt̚³/

/xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ syː²² paːt̚³/


悲歡離合

ㄅㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄜˊ

бэйхуаньлихэ

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ li³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻²¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li²³⁻³³ hap̚⁴/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ li³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻²¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴/

/pi⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ li²³⁻³³ hap̚⁴/

sorrow, joy, separation and reunion; vicissitudes of life; sorrows and joys


亂七八糟

ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ

ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ

луаньцибацзао

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/lyːn²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ t͡sou̯⁵⁵/

/lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰit̚¹ pat̚¹ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ pat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sau³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/lyːn²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ t͡sou̯⁵⁵/

/lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰit̚¹ pat̚¹ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sau³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

This is the Ghost Island (nickname for Taiwan), an out-of-order Ghost Island

2019, 黃明志 ft. 大支 (Namewee ft. Dwagie), 《鬼島》 ("Ghost Island")

這就是鬼島亂七八糟的鬼島

这就是鬼岛乱七八糟的鬼岛


លាហើយ

km-phrase

លាហើយ • (liə haəy)


លាសិនហើយ

លាសិនហើយ • (liə sən haəy)


飽餐一頓

ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄢ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

баоцаньидунь

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/


ვაზროვნებ მაშასადამე ვარსებობ

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ვაზროვნებ მაშასადამე ვარსებობ • (vazrovneb mašasadame varsebob)

vazrovneb mašasadame varsebob (romanization)

I think therefore I am
I think therefore I am

en-ვაზროვნებ_მაშასადამე_ვარსებობ-ka-phrase-SA1XmP5o


როცა ვირი ხეზე ავა

როცა ვირი ხეზე ავა • (roca viri xeze ava)


u. ö.

Abbreviation of und öfter (“and more often”).


似曾相識

ㄙˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ

ㄙˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˋ

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

[I] feel helpless about the flowers falling downwards / and seem to recognize the swallows coming back.

11ᵗʰ century, Yan Shu, “Sand of Silk-Washing Stream – A New Piece of Ci and a Cup of Wine”

Wúkěnàihé huā luòqù, sìcéngxiàngshí yàn guīlái.

無可奈何花落去，似曾相識燕歸來。

无可奈何花落去，似曾相识燕归来。


志得意滿

ㄓˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄢˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


猶豫不決

ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/joʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jyː²² pɐt̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

/iu²³⁻³³ u³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²³⁻³³ i³³⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally


គ្មានបញ្ហា

km-phrase

គ្មានបញ្ហា • (kmiən bɑɑbɑñhaa)


拈花惹草

ㄋㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ

ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄜˇ ㄘㄠˇ

няньхуажэцао

/ni̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/niːm⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/niːm⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/


自作自受

ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˋ

цзыцзоцзышоу

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siː²² sɐu̯²²/

/t͡siː²² t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siː²² sɐu̯²²/

You'll get what you deserve for what you've done.

你也有今天都是你自作自受。

you've made your bed, now lie in it
you've made your bed, now lie in it

as one sows, so shall one reap; to reap what one sows; you've made your bed, now lie in it


change sides, change signs

(algebra, mnemonic) An acronym to help remember that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.


不待蓍龜

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕ ㄍㄨㄟ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

to have no need of divination to decide; an analogy for something that is very obvious and clear


不龜手藥

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ

буцзюньшоуяо

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚²/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚²/

medicine that prevents frostbite on the hand


no hablo inglés

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


ჩემით გავალ

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ჩემით გავალ • (čemit gaval)


så å si

Similar to Danish så at sige, Norwegian Nynorsk så å seia and Swedish så att säga


指鹿為馬

ㄓˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³⁵ lʊk̚² wɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

/t͡siː³⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³⁵ lʊk̚² wɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

/t͡siː³⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

First attested in c. 197 BCE in a story in Xinyu:
:
This story was also mentioned in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji). In Shiji, the ministers pointed to the animal as deer in order to please the eunuch Zhao Gao, and Zhao was said to have later retaliated on those who referred to it as a deer.

During emperor Qin Er Shi’s reign, eunuch Zhao Gao rode a deer on an outing with the emperor.
The emperor said: “Gao, why are you riding a deer?”
Gao said: “(It is) a horse.”
The emperor said: “Gao, you are wrong. You are calling a deer a horse.”
Gao said: “Your Majesty, you are dismissing my words. Please ask the ministers for their opinions.”
(When asked,) half of the ministers said it was a deer, and half said it was a horse.
At this moment, the Qin emperor could not be confident with his eyes, and believed the evil minister’s words.

Lu Jia, Xinyu (A New Discourse), c. 197 BCE

Qín Èrshì zhī shí, Zhào Gāo jià lù ér cóng xíng.
Wáng yuē: “Chéngxiàng héwéi jià lù?”
Gāo yuē: “Mǎ yě.”
Wáng yuē: “Chéngxiàng wù yě, yǐ lù wéi mǎ.”
Gāo yuē: “Bìxià yǐ chén yán bùrán, yuàn wèn qúnchén.”
Chén bàn yán lù, bàn yán mǎ.
Dāng cǐ zhī shí, Qín wáng bùnéng zìxìn qí mù, ér cóng xié chén zhī shuō.

秦二世之時，趙高駕鹿而從行。
王曰：「丞相何為駕鹿？」
高曰：「馬也。」
王曰：「丞相誤也，以鹿為馬。」
高曰：「陛下以臣言不然，願問群臣。」
臣半言鹿，半言馬。
當此之時，秦王不能自信其目，而從邪臣之說。

秦二世之时，赵高驾鹿而从行。
王曰：「丞相何为驾鹿？」
高曰：「马也。」
王曰：「丞相误也，以鹿为马。」
高曰：「陛下以臣言不然，愿问群臣。」
臣半言鹿，半言马。
当此之时，秦王不能自信其目，而从邪臣之说。

(figurative, derogatory) to be a false witness; to deliberately misinterpret and invert right and wrong

Qin Er Shi
Records of the Grand Historian
Zhao Gao
zh:新語 (中國古籍)


袖手旁觀

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

сюшоупангуань

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

/siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/

/siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan³³/

/siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴/

/siu³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

/siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯²² sɐu̯³⁵ pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

/siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/

/siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan³³/

/siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴/

/siu³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

to put one's hands into one's sleeves and look on; to observe and do nothing; to stand by; to become a passive observer


the cat's out of the bag

(idiomatic) It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed.


大腹便便

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˊ

дафупяньпянь

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/taːi̯²² fʊk̚⁵ pʰiːn²¹ pʰiːn²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/taːi̯²² fʊk̚⁵ pʰiːn²¹ pʰiːn²¹/

to be potbellied; to be paunchy; to be big-bellied


喪心病狂

ㄙㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄤˊ

сансиньбинкуан

/sɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³³ sɐm⁵⁵ pɛːŋ²² kʷʰɔːŋ²¹/

/sɔːŋ³³ sɐm⁵⁵ pɪŋ²² kʷʰɔːŋ²¹/

/sɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³³ sɐm⁵⁵ pɛːŋ²² kʷʰɔːŋ²¹/

/sɔːŋ³³ sɐm⁵⁵ pɪŋ²² kʷʰɔːŋ²¹/


好好學習，天天向上

→ English: good good study, day day up (humorous literal translation)

ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ

ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ

hou² hou² hok⁶ zaap⁶, tin¹ tin¹ hoeng³ soeng⁶

ho² ho² hag⁸ sib⁸, tiêng¹ tiêng¹ hiang³ siang⁶

хаохао сюэси

тяньтянь сяншан

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄠㄦ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ

хаохаорсюэси

тяньтяньсяншан

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

hóu hóu hohk jaahp, tīn tīn heung seuhng

hou² hou² hok⁹ dzaap⁹, tin¹ tin¹ hoeng³ soeng⁶

hou² hou² hog⁶ zab⁶, tin¹ tin¹ hêng³ sêng⁶

/hou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵ hɔːk̚² t͡saːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ³³ sœːŋ²²/

hó hó ha̍k si̍p, thieng thieng hiàng siăng

/ho⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻³⁵ hak̚⁴⁻² sip̚⁴ tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siaŋ³⁵/

study hard and you will improve day by day


萬事如意

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (萬事如意):
* → Vietnamese: vạn sự như ý (萬事如意)

ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/maːn²² siː²² jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/ᵐban³² ɬu³² ᵑɡui²² ji³³/

/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ i¹¹ i⁵⁵/

/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ zu²³⁻³³ i²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² lu²⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ i¹¹/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² su⁴¹ lu²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ sɯ²² lu²⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/bueŋ¹¹ sɯ¹¹ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

/buaŋ¹¹ sɯ¹¹ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/maːn²² siː²² jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/ᵐban³² ɬu³² ᵑɡui²² ji³³/

/van⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵ i¹¹ i⁵⁵/

/ban³³⁻²¹ su³³ zu²³⁻³³ i²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ su²² lu²⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ su³³ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ i¹¹/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² su⁴¹ lu²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ sɯ²² lu²⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/bueŋ¹¹ sɯ¹¹ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

/buaŋ¹¹ sɯ¹¹ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

祝你身體健康，萬事如意。

祝你身体健康，万事如意。

may all your hopes be fulfilled; all the best


LMBO

Variant of LMAO (“laughing my ass off”).

(Internet slang) Initialism of laughing my butt (or bollocks or bum or balls) off: used to indicate great amusement.


programsa

From program + -la (from program + ise).


不可避免

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ pei̯²² miːn¹³/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ pei̯²² miːn¹³/


無知是福

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²² fʊk̚⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²² fʊk̚⁵/


當務之急

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐp̚⁵/

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐp̚⁵/

pressing matter of the moment; task of top priority; matter of great urgency


មែនទេ

head

មែនទេ • (mɛɛn tee)


Feliz Natal e Bom Ano Novo

Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo
Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo#Portuguese

Alternative form of Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo


more than meets the eye

Rock and roll can never die / There's more to the picture than meets the eye

1979, Neil Young (lyrics and music), “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”, in Rust Never Sleeps, performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse:

(idiomatic) More than what is apparent or readily noticeable.

piillä jotain (verb with subject in the inessive case: to be more than meets the eye)


唔識個醜字點寫

doesn't know how to write the character for 'shameful'

/m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kɔː³³ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː²² tiːm³⁵ sɛː³⁵/

nei⁵ gau³ ging² sik¹ m⁴ sik¹ go³ cau² zi⁶ dim² se² gaa³?

你究竟識唔識個醜字點寫㗎？

你究竟识唔识个丑字点写㗎？

(Cantonese) doesn't have any sense of shame


ta tyren ved hornene

take the bull by the horns
take the bull by the horns


expressio unius est exclusio alterius

canon of construction
canon of construction

(law) A canon of construction holding that, when a legal document includes a list, anything not in that list is assumed to be purposely excluded.


شكو

شكو بالمطعم؟


អត់អី

km-phrase

អត់អី • (ʼɑt ʼəy)

អត់ (ʼɑt) + អី (ʼəy)

com

អត់ (ʼɑt) + អី (ʼəy)


tá fáilte romhat

/t̪ˠɑː ˈfˠɑːl̠ʲt̪ʲə ɾˠuːt̪ˠ/


មិនអីទេ

km-phrase

មិនអីទេ • (mɨn ʼəy tei)

surely, certainly, it does not matter, it is all right


a buenas horas mangas verdes

[a ˌβ̞we.nas ˌo.ɾaz ˌmãŋ.ɡaz ˈβ̞eɾ.ð̞es]

From the phrase "a buenas horas" (it's high time/it's about time) + "mangas verdes" (meaning green sleeves). The term "mangas verdes" goes back to the Santa Hermandad, a peacekeeping force in Spain, who wore short sleeveless jackets, under which they wore green shirts. This law-enforcement agency had a reputation for always arriving too late to solve a crime or catch a criminal, hence the phrase.

better late than never
better late than never

(idiomatic) about time, better late than never


a chara

A Phádraig, a chara,...

A chara,...

dear (formal or informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter’s opening line)


a chairde

/ə ˈxɑːɾˠdʲə/

/ə ˈxæːɾˠdʲə/

A Phádraig agus a Mháire, a chairde,...

A chairde,...

dear (formal or informal way of addressing the recipients in a letter’s opening line)


各行各業

ㄍㄜˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/kɤ⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ hɔːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³ jiːp̚²/

/kɤ⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵ kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ hɔːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³ jiːp̚²/

all walks of life, with special reference to occupation; every trade; all professions; all classes of society


唔識個死字點寫

doesn't know how to write the character for 'death'

/m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kɔː³³ sei̯³⁵ t͡siː²² tiːm³⁵ sɛː³⁵/

(Cantonese) doesn't know the meaning of fear


青梅竹馬

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄚˇ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ maː¹³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ muĩ²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ¹³⁻²² tiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ muĩ²³⁻³³ tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ bue⁵⁵ tek̚²⁻⁴ be⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ me³³ t͡soʔ³³ ma²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ muːi̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ maː¹³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ muĩ²⁴⁻²² tiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ¹³⁻²² tiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ muĩ²³⁻³³ tiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ bue⁵⁵ tek̚²⁻⁴ be⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ me³³ t͡soʔ³³ ma²¹/

From a poem by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai:
:
The same poem was also the source of the idiom 兩小無猜／两小无猜 (liǎngxiǎowúcāi), which has a very similar meaning.

zh-l

兩小無猜／两小无猜 (liǎngxiǎowúcāi)

My forehead covered by my hair cut straight,
I played with flowers pluck'd before the gate.
On hobby horse you came upon the scene,
Around the well we played with plums still green.
We lived, close neighbors on Riverside Lane,
Carefree and innocent, we children twain.
At fourteen years when I became your bride,
I'd often turn my bashful face aside. […]

Li Bai (701–762), Ballad of a Trader's Wife (長干里), translated by Xu Yuanchong

Qiè fà chū fù é, zhé huā mén qián jù. Láng qí zhúmǎ lái, rào chuáng nòng qīng méi. Tóngjū cháng gān lǐ, liǎng xiǎo wú xián cāi. Shísì wéi jūn fù, xiū yán wèicháng kāi.

妾髮初覆額，折花門前劇。郎騎竹馬來，繞床弄青梅。同居長干里，兩小無嫌猜。十四為君婦，羞顏未嘗開。

妾发初覆额，折花门前剧。郎骑竹马来，绕床弄青梅。同居长干里，两小无嫌猜。十四为君妇，羞颜未尝开。

a girl and a boy playing innocently together; a man and a woman who had an innocent affection for each other in childhood; childhood sweethearts


版權所有

ㄅㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ

баньцюань сою

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːn³⁵ kʰyːn²¹ sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/paːn³⁵ kʰyːn²¹ sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/


唔識個羞字點寫

/m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kɔː³³ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² tiːm³⁵ sɛː³⁵/

nei⁵ gau³ ging² sik¹ m⁴ sik¹ go³ sau¹ zi⁶ dim² se² gaa³?

你究竟識唔識個羞字點寫㗎？

你究竟识唔识个羞字点写㗎？


半夜三更

ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ

ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ

ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ

баньесаньгэн

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ

баньесаньцзин

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/pan²¹³ iɛ²¹³ san⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ jɛː²² saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴/

/pø³³ ɦia⁵⁵ se³³ kã²¹/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/pan²¹³ iɛ²¹³ san⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ jɛː²² saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵ sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴/

/pø³³ ɦia⁵⁵ se³³ kã²¹/

late at night; depths of night; midnight hours


there's life in the old dog yet

It wasn’t quite Sacheen Littlefeather, but a rolling tide of firebrand speeches showed there’s life in the Hollywood dog yet.

2015 February 23, “Oscars 2015: 10 things we learned”, in The Guardian (London):

A person's faculties, or an organization's usefulness, should not be written off simply because of age.

c’est dans les vieux pots qu’on fait la meilleure soupe

there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle


隻字不提

ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/


大雅之堂

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄊㄤˊ

/tä⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋaː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋaː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

(figurative) formal and high-end occasion; refined taste


不登大雅之堂

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄊㄤˊ

бу дэн даячжитан

/pu⁵¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² ŋaː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

to be unrefined or unpresentable; to be too vulgar for polite company; to not appeal to refined tastes


CTFU

(Internet slang) Initialism of cracking the fuck up.


ctfu

(Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of CTFU


sounds like a plan

Let's catch a movie after dinner, what do you say? ― Sounds like a plan.

(informal, idiomatic) Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

好主意

used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something


笑貧不笑娼

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤ

xiào pín bù xiào chāng [Phonetic:xiào pín bú xiào chāng]

сяо пинь бу сяо чан

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³³ pʰɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

while people may ridicule the poor, they do not ridicule prostitutes


I'm embarrassed

Indicates that the speaker is embarrassed.

zavarban vagyok

~ uncomfortable, like faced with an overly attractive person or an unfamiliar situation


um passarinho me contou

a little bird told me
a little bird told me

(Brazil, idiomatic) a little bird told me (I received the information from a confidential source)


lettere sagt enn gjort

Å skape tillit er lettere sagt enn gjort.

Building trust is easier said than done.

easier said than done
easier said than done


в лицо

head

в лицо́ • (v licó)

в лицо ́ (canonical)
v licó (romanization)


安全第一

ㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ

аньцюань дии

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/ɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹ tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ it̚¹/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suan²³⁻³³ te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ toi³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ tɐi̯²² jɐt̚⁵/

/ɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹ tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ it̚¹/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suan²³⁻³³ te³³⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ te³³⁻¹¹ it̚³²/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ik̚²/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ toi³⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚²/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 安(あん)全(ぜん)第(だい)一(いち) (anzen daīchi); itself a calque of English safety first; attested since at least 1930.


安全第一

安全第一 (canonical)
anzen daiichi (romanization)

Phrase composed of 安全 (anzen, “safety”) + 第一 (daiichi, “first”). Calque of English safety first.
First attested in 1920 in the 秘密辞典 (Himitsu Jiten, “Secret Dictionary”). Considering the publication, the term would have been in use before then.


MTE

(Internet, text messaging) my thoughts exactly: an expression of agreement


古靈精怪

古灵精怪
蠱靈精怪
鬼靈精怪

ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

гулинцзингуай

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuː³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuː³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/


nem carne nem peixe

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(idiomatic) neither fish nor fowl (not easily categorised)


o tempo dirá

(idiomatic) time will tell (events and outcomes cannot be known beforehand)


os dados estão lançados

(idiomatic) the die is cast (events will proceed in an irreversible manner)


daktiloysa

From daktilo + -ysa (from daktilo + ise).


yhdeksän hyvää ja kahdeksan kaunista

Hän lupasi yhdeksän hyvää ja kahdeksan kaunista, mutta mikään ei ollut totta.

He gave many futile promises but none of them were true.


บ่องตง

/bɔŋ˨˩.toŋ˧/

From corruption of บอกตรง ๆ (bɔ̀ɔk-dtrong-dtrong), meaning "to be honest" or "to tell the truth", literally "to speak frankly".

th-l

บอก-ตฺรง-ตฺรง

(slang, childish) to be honest; to tell the truth.


reszty nie trzeba

/ˈrɛʂ.tɘ ɲɛ ˈtʂɛ.ba/


daktiloyla

From daktilo + -yla (from daktilo + ile).


co ty na to

(idiomatic, informal) what do you think?, what say you?


tabansızsa

From tabansız + -sa (from tabansız + ise).


tabansızla

From tabansız + -la (from tabansız + ile).


濫殺無辜

ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨ

/län⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵⁵/

/län⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵⁵/

killing of the innocent; to indiscriminately slaughter the innocent


深更半夜

ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

шэньгэнбанье

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/sən⁵⁵ kã³³ pø³³ ɦia²¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/sən⁵⁵ kã³³ pø³³ ɦia²¹/


Iovem lapidem iurare

[ˈi̯ou̯ɛ̃ˑ ˈɫ̪äpɪd̪ɛ̃ˑ i̯uːˈräːrɛ]

Quōmodo autem tibi placēbit Iovem lapidem iūrāre, cum sciās Iovem īrātum esse nēminī posse?

62 – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 7.12

Again, how will it please you to swear by the Jupiter Stone, when you know that Jupiter cannot be angry with anyone?

“Iovem lapidem,” inquit “quod sānctissimum iūsiūrandum habitum est, parātus egō iūrāre sum Vergilium hoc numquam scrīpsisse, sed Hygīnum egō vērum dīcere arbitror.”

c.''' 125 – c. 180 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.21

He said, “I am ready to swear by the Jupiter Stone, which is considered the most sacred of oaths, that Virgil never wrote that, but (instead) I judge that Hyginus speaks the truth.”

to swear by the Jupiter Stone (Iuppiter Lapis), to make the most sacred of oaths


可不

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴ b̥u⁴/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴ b̥u⁴/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可, 不.


ci corre quanto dal cielo alla terra

Literally, “it runs as if from Heaven to Earth”.

lit

(idiomatic) there is a very great difference (between)


Fulano, Zutano, Mengano y Perengano

Tom, Dick and Harry (anybody or everybody; random or unknown people)


你是誰

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵/


bách chiến bách thắng

[ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˦ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]

[ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓat̚˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥ ʔɓat̚˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]

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Điều đáng nói, vị tướng này dường như là truyền nhân của Hưng Đạo Đại Vương Trần Quốc Tuấn. Đây là vị tướng có nhiều nét tương đồng với Trần Quốc Tuấn, cả về tài năng chỉ huy quân sự, lẫn lòng trung thành với vua, với đất nước. Họ đều là những người bách chiến, bách thắng.

2020, Nguyễn Hưng " (Thông điệp từ lịch sử) Phạm Ngũ Lão - vị tướng bách chiến, bách thắng (A message from history) Phạm Ngũ Lão - The Ever-Victorious General" Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economics and Urban Affairs)

It's worth mentioning that this general was seemingly the successor of the Great Hưng Đạo Prince Trần Quốc Tuấn. This general shared many similarities with Trần Quốc Tuấn, both being skillful at commanding armies and loyal to the Emperors and the country. They both were ever-victorious.

"Fight a hundred battles, win all those hundred"; to win every fight; to be ever-victorious


trăm trận trăm thắng

[t͡ɕam˧˧ t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ t͡ɕam˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˦]

[ʈam˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ ʈam˧˧ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]

[ʈam˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩˨ ʈam˧˧ tʰaŋ˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-trăm trận trăm thắng.wav

Calque of Chinese 百戰百勝／百战百胜 (bǎizhànbǎishèng).

2014, "Vị tướng lỗi lạc của thời đại Hồ Chí Minh (An Eminent General from Hồ Chí Minh's time)", Hà Nội Mới (New Hanoi) Online
Thượng tướng Nguyễn Thành Cung, Thứ trưởng Bộ Quốc phòng nhận định: "Lê Trọng Tấn là vị tướng trận mạc. Ông luôn có mặt ở những chiến trường gai góc, ác liệt và nóng bỏng nhất. Ông có khả năng làm xoay chuyển cục diện trận đánh, trăm trận trăm thắng".
Colonel general Nguyễn Thành Cung, Deputy Minister of Defense, remarked: "Lê Trọng Tấn was a battlefield's general. He was always present at the most perilous, most violent, and most fierce battles. He possessed the ability to turn the tide of a battle and win one hundred victories in one hundred battles / be ever-victorious".


破涕為笑

ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰɔː³³ tʰɐi̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰɔː³³ tʰɐi̯³³ wɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³/

to turn from weeping to smiling, usually depicting a change in one's emotional state from being sad to being happy


天粟馬角

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

тяньсумацзяо

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ su⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

See 天雨粟，馬生角／天雨粟，马生角 (tiān yù sù, mǎ shēng jiǎo).

Grains ormillet falling from the sky, and horses growing horns


明察暗訪

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ ɐm³³ fɔːŋ³⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ˀän⁵¹ fɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ ɐm³³ fɔːŋ³⁵/

to observe publicly and investigate privately; to conduct a thorough investigation


明察秋毫

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/

Mencius replied, "Suppose a man were to make this statement to your Majesty: 'My strength is sufficient to lift three thousand catties, but it is not sufficient to lift one feather; my eyesight is sharp enough to examine the point of an autumn hair, but I do not see a wagon-load of faggots;' would your Majesty allow what he said?"

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

Yuē: “Yǒu fù yú wáng zhě yuē: ‘Wú lì zúyǐ jǔ bǎi jūn’, ér bù zúyǐ jǔ yī yǔ; ‘míng zúyǐ chá qiūháo zhī mò’, ér bùjiàn yú xīn, zé wáng xǔ zhī hū?”

曰：「有復於王者曰：『吾力足以舉百鈞』，而不足以舉一羽；『明足以察秋毫之末』，而不見輿薪，則王許之乎？」

曰：「有复于王者曰：『吾力足以举百钧』，而不足以举一羽；『明足以察秋毫之末』，而不见舆薪，则王许之乎？」


位極人臣

ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ

вэйцзижэньчэнь

vɛjczižɛnʹčɛnʹ

/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

to have reached the highest official positions


物極必反

ㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ

/u⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pi⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² kɪk̚² piːt̚⁵ faːn³⁵/

/u⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pi⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² kɪk̚² piːt̚⁵ faːn³⁵/

Don't criticize the students or it may backfire on you.

Bùyào zǒngshì pīpíng xuéshēng, fǒuzé, wùjíbìfǎn.

不要總是批評學生，否則，物極必反。

不要总是批评学生，否则，物极必反。

A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far; Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.


登峰造極

ㄉㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧˊ

дэнфэнцзаоцзи

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ kɪk̚²/

/ten²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ kɪk̚²/

/ten²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ kʰit̚⁵/

His painting of people attained a level never known before.

Tā de rénwùhuà zài dāngshí kěwèi dēngfēngzàojí.

他的人物畫在當時可謂登峰造極。

他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。

Reaching the pinnacle (in technical skills or scholastic achievements); to reach the peak of perfection; to come to a climax


能者多勞

ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄠˊ

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/


生快

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

生日快樂 生日快樂#Chinese

生日快乐 生日快乐#Chinese

(colloquial, slang) Short for 生日快樂／生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè).


is éigean

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is éigean (past and conditional b'éigean, negative ní héigean)

b'éigean (conditional past)
ní héigean (negative)

An éigean dul ann?

B’éigean dom é a scríobh.

Is éigean do mo mháthair labhairt leat.


良い夢を

ja-phrase

良(よ)い夢(ゆめ)を or 良(い)い夢(ゆめ)を • (yoi yume o or ii yume o)

良い夢を (canonical)
良い夢を (canonical)
yoi yume o (romanization)
ii yume o (romanization)


à chacun son goût

Je ne nie pas qu’à "chacun son goût" [translating me mea delectant], que chacun a la liberté de se complaire à telle ou telle chose pourvu qu'il ne s'institue pas juge, car seul est intelligent celui qui sait distinguer les lieux communs et triviaux des plus sublimes, […]

2000, Jean-Philippe Navarre, Gradus ad Parnassum (translating Johann Joseph Fux's 1725 original)

Ce serait folie que de discuter à ce propos, afin de réputer erroné le jugement d'autrui, qui diffère du nôtre, comme s'il lui était logiquement opposé; le principe : «À chacun son goût» (s'agissant des sens) [translating ein jeder hat seinen eigenen Geschmack (der Sinne)] est un principe valable pour ce qui est agréable.

1993, Alexis Philonenko, Critique de la faculté de juger (translation of Immanuel Kant's 1790 Kritik der Urteilskraft, quoted in 2004, Philosophie, terminales L, ES, S, chapter 8, Texte 11, L'universalité du beau, page 194

J. H. Bernard's translation:
To strive here with the design of reproving as incorrect another man’s judgement which is different from our own, as if the judgements were logically opposed, would be folly. As regards the pleasant therefore the fundamental proposition is valid, every one has his own taste (the taste of Sense).


chân nam đá chân xiêu

[t͡ɕən˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ siəw˧˧]

[t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ siw˧˧]

[cəŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ siw˧˧]

chân đăm đá chân chiêu
chân đăm đá chân chiêu#Vietnamese

Misconstruction of chân đăm đá chân chiêu


chân nam đá chân chiêu

[t͡ɕən˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˧]

[t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiw˧˧]

[cəŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ciw˧˧]


chân đăm đá chân chiêu

[t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˧]

[t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiw˧˧]

[cəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ciw˧˧]

chân ("foot/leg") + đăm ("right") + đá ("kick") + chân ("foot/leg") + chiêu ("left").

(literal) the right foot kicking the left foot

(figurative) the person in question is/was walking very unstably; the person in question is/was drunk as a lord


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praesentī fortūnā pējor est futūrī metus

praesenti fortuna pejor est futuri metus

praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus#Latin

alternative typography of praesentī fortūnā pēior est futūrī metus


praesentī fortūnā pēior est futūrī metus

praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus

/prae̯ˈsen.tiː forˈtuː.naː ˈpeː.i̯or est fuˈtuː.riː ˈme.tus/

[präe̯ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iː fɔrˈt̪uːnäː ˈpeːi̯ɔr ɛs̠t̪ fʊˈt̪uːriː ˈmɛt̪ʊs̠]

/preˈsen.ti forˈtu.na ˈpe.jor est fuˈtu.ri ˈme.tus/

[preˈs̬ɛn̪t̪i forˈt̪uːnä ˈpɛːjor ɛst̪ fuˈt̪uːri ˈmɛːt̪us]

the fear of the future is worse than present fortune

praesentī fortūnā pējor est futūrī metus


忽冷忽熱

ㄏㄨ ㄌㄥˇ ㄏㄨ ㄖㄜˋ

/xu⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/fɐt̚⁵ laːŋ¹³ fɐt̚⁵ jiːt̚²/

/xu⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/fɐt̚⁵ laːŋ¹³ fɐt̚⁵ jiːt̚²/

The weather is quite variable; please wear a bit more just to be safe!

Tiānqì hūlěnghūrè, duō chuān diǎn bǎoxiǎn!

天氣忽冷忽熱，多穿點保險！

天气忽冷忽热，多穿点保险！

to be sometimes hot and sometimes cold; to have drastic swings in temperature

to be sometimes warm and friendly but other times cold and indifferent; to blow hot and cold


閃爍其詞

ㄕㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˊ

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/siːm³⁵ sœːk̚³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/siːm³⁵ sœːk̚³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

beat around the bush
beat around the bush

to speak evasively; to hedge; to beat around the bush


me cago en la puta

Literally, “I shit on the bitch/whore/prostitute”.

lit

(vulgar, Spain, idiomatic) fuck; fuck it


naber

N'aber? Bak bende dert yok, tasa yok

2009, “Dünyanın Sonuna Doğmuşum [I Was Born at the End of the World]”, in Şehr-i Hüzün [City of Sorrow], performed by maNga:

What's up? Look, I have no problems, no worries

what's up (greeting used to ask for information)


nu-i nimic

no problem, no worries, don't worry (about it)


coume tchi que l'affaire va

(Guernsey) how are you? (literally: How's business going?)


matellam praesto alicui

[mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä̃ˑ ˈpräe̯s̠t̪oː ˈälʲɪkʊi̯]

From matella (“chamber pot”), praestō (“offer”) and aliquis (“someone”).

I provide (someone) the most menial services (literally “I offer (someone) the chamber-pot”)


睬你都傻

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tou̯⁵⁵ sɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ tou̯⁵⁵ sɔː²¹/

(Cantonese) I'd be an idiot if I cared about what you said; I don't care


大名鼎鼎

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

/tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² mɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² mɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/


klamka zapadła

Literally, “the door handle has been pressed”.

(idiomatic, informal) a final, irreversible decision has already been made


огород городить

ru-verb

огоро́д городи́ть

огоро́д городи́ть • (ogoród gorodítʹ) impf

огоро́д городи́ть (canonical)
ogoród gorodítʹ (romanization)

[ɐɡɐˈrod ɡərɐˈdʲitʲ]


thanks a heap

(colloquial, often sarcastic) Synonym of thanks a lot


成了

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lə³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lə³/

(colloquial) that's enough; that'll do; to be done; to be ready


乳臭未乾

ㄖㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢ

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mei̯²² kɔːn⁵⁵/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ mei̯²² kɔːn⁵⁵/

乳臭未乾的大學生

乳臭未干的大学生

(figurative, derogatory) still very young; wet behind the ears; callow


temper temper

(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to control their (bad) temper


o wilku mowa

Literally, “[the] word is about [the] wolf”.


o wilku mowa, a wilk tu

Literally, “[the] word is about [the] wolf, and [the] wolf is here”.

m-g

􂀿the􂁀 word is about 􂀿the􂁀 wolf, and 􂀿the􂁀 wolf is here

lit

speak of the devil and he appears
speak of the devil and he appears

(idiomatic) speak of the devil and he appears


QFFFS

Initialism of quod felix, faustum, fortunatumque sit (“may this be propitious, lucky and successful”).


stuff you

(idiomatic, euphemistic) Used in place of fuck you.


ngộ ái nị

[ŋo˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦ ni˧˨ʔ]

[ŋow˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦ nɪj˨˩ʔ]

[ŋow˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥ nɪj˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ngộ ái nị.wav

Partly from Cantonese 我愛你／我爱你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5) (SV: ngã ái nhĩ).


de gustibus non disputandum est

dē gustibus nōn disputandum est (canonical)

/deː ˈɡus.ti.bus noːn dis.puˈtan.dum est/

[d̪eː ˈɡʊs̠t̪ɪbʊs̠ noːn d̪ɪs̠pʊˈt̪än̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ ɛs̠t̪]

[d̪ɛː ˈɡust̪ibus nɔn d̪ispuˈt̪än̪d̪um ɛst̪]

de gustibus non est disputandum
de gustibus non est disputandum

A hypercorrected form of de gustibus non est disputandum


אוד מוצל מאש

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אוד מוצל מאש / אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ

אוד מוצל מאש / אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ • (úd mutsál me'ésh)

he-phrase

אוד מוצל מאש

אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ

אוּד מֻצָּל מֵאֵשׁ (canonical)
úd mutsál me'ésh (romanization)

From Zechariah he:T:2, with translation of the New International Version: “Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”.

a survivor (especially of the Holocaust)


發揚光大

ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋ

/fä⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ jœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ tai⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/

/fä⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ jœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ tai⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai³³/


смерть как

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сме́рть как • (smértʹ kak)

сме́рть как (canonical)
smértʹ kak (romanization)

Ему́ сме́рть как хо́чется кури́ть.


you couldn't make it up

you can't make this stuff up
you can't make this stuff up#English


you can't make this stuff up

I can't believe it. Elena is my sister's husband's brother's daughter, and her mother is my boyfriend's deceased wife. You... you can't make this stuff up.

2011, “Daddy Issues”, in The Vampire Diaries, spoken by Jenna Sommers (Sara Canning):

(often as an aside) The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.


MFW

(Internet slang) Initialism of my face when ....


MRW

(Internet slang) Initialism of my reaction when ....


你話呢

néi⁵ wa⁶ né¹

/nei̯¹³ waː²² nɛː⁵⁵/

/nei̯¹³ waː²² nɛː⁵⁵/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 你 (nǐ), 話／话, 呢: what do you think? (what is your opinion?)

what do you think?, no shit, duh (sarcastic response to a question with an obvious answer)


OODA

(Observe, Orient, Decide, Act): Coined by USAF instructor John Boyd

(military) Initialism of Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act (a decision cycle for military combat operations and other processes)

Observe

OODA (Observer, Orienter, Décider, Agir)


OODA

(Observer, Orienter, Décider, Agir): From English OODA (“Observe, Orient, Decide, Act”)

uder

(military) OODA (“Observe, Orient, Decide, Act”); Initialism of observer, s’orienter, décider, et agir.


說三道四

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙˋ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

(derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks


משוא פנים

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מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים

מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים • (masó paním)

he-phrase

מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים

מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים • (masó paním)

מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים (canonical)
masó paním (romanization)

Literally, "the lifting of face(s)", supposedly, because a system of justice where a judge sees the face of the person being judged is with prejudice.

וְעַתָּה יְהִי פַחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם שִׁמְרוּ וַעֲשׂוּ כִּי־אֵין עִם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַוְלָה וּמַשֹּׂא פָנִים וּמִקַּח־שֹׁחַד׃

Tanach, 2 Chronicles [[s:he:T25b19#יט_ז|19:7]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

v'atá y'hí fakhad-YHVH 'aleikhém shim'rú va'asú ki-'éin 'im-YHVH 'elohéinu 'avlá umasó faním umikakh-shókhad.
wəʿattā yəhī p̄aḥaḏ-YHWH ʿălēḵem šimərū waʿăśū kī-ʾēn ʿim-YHWH ʾĕlōhḗnū ʿawlā ūmaśśō p̄ānīm ūmiqqaḥ-šṓḥaḏ.

לפניהם אין משוא פנים ואין מקח שוחד.

1884 September 18, יוסף ריבלין (“Yosef Rivlin”), השופטים את ציון (hashof'tím 'et tsiyón, “Those Who Judge Zion”):

Before them there is not partiality and there is no taking of bribery.


化為烏有

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ

/xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ u⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ wɐi̯²¹ wuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ u⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ wɐi̯²¹ wuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/


豈有此理

ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄘˇ ㄌㄧˇ

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lei̯¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²/

/kʰa⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/hei̯³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lei̯¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²/

/kʰa⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

嚇，豈有此理！

吓，岂有此理！


多少錢

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Excuse me boss, how much does watermelon cost per catty?

Lǎobǎn, qǐngwèn xīguā duōshàoqián yī jīn?

老闆，請問西瓜多少錢一斤？

老板，请问西瓜多少钱一斤？

how much does it cost
how much does it cost

how much money?, how much is it?, how much does it cost?


al landsens

Composed of al and land. The inflection landsens is a fossilized singular genitive definite form.


ต่อมตง

From corrupted pronunciation and reduction of ตอบตรง ๆ (dtɔ̀ɔp dtrong dtrong, “to answer frankly”).

(Internet slang, childish) to tell the truth.

corruption (linguistics)
reduction (linguistics)


flocci non facio

Literally, “I do not make it to be worth a trifle”. Floccī is the genitive singular of floccus (“wisp, trifle”), acting as a “genitive of value”.

lit

ex quo intellectum est τρισαρειοπαγίτας ambitum, comitia, interregnum, maiestatem, totam denique rem publicam flocci non facere
From which I understand that the three-times-Areopagites [i.e., vaunted judges] don’t give a damn about bribery, the comitia, the interregnum, lèse majesté, or for that matter the entire commonwealth

106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Letters to Atticus 4.15.4

(idiomatic) I don't care; I don't give a damn (about); I don't give a fuck; I don't give a flying fuck; I don't give a shit; I don't give a rat's ass.


szvsz

Initialism of szerény véleményem szerint (“in my humble opinion”).

initialism

in my humble opinion
in my humble opinion


惡有惡報

ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ

/ˀɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ ɔːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ po²¹/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ po⁴¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ po²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ po¹¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pɤ²¹/

/ˀɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ ɔːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ po²¹/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ po⁴¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ po²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ po¹¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pɤ²¹/

what goes around comes around
what goes around comes around

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

evil has its retribution; what goes around comes around; sow the wind, reap the whirlwind


איז דאָ

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איז דאָ • (iz do)


bostad först

housing first (treatment model for the homeless)


donde dije digo, digo Diego

Literally, “where I said 'I say', I say 'Diego'”. It is a play on words.

lit

(Spain) A phrase used by the speaker when rectifying something they had previously said, claiming it was mispronounced or misinterpreted, or because they changed their opinion; to take back, to retract


ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်

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ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်

/t͡ɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/


se non è zuppa è pan bagnato

Literally, “if it's not soup it's soaked bread”.

lit

six of one, half a dozen of the other
six of one, half a dozen of the other


it's been real

A few minutes later, D.J. stood up from the table. "Well, it's been real," she said.

1993, Devra Newberger Speregen, Phone Call from a Flamingo, →ISBN, page 19:

(US) An informal farewell indicating the speaker's enjoyment of the time spent together. Often used ironically.


ישן נושן

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יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן

יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן • (yashán noshán)

he-phrase

יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן

יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן • (yashán noshán)

יָשָׁן נוֹשָׁן (canonical)
yashán noshán (romanization)

From the Bible Leviticus he:T:10, with translation of the King James Version:
And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.

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הרעיון שעליו אדבר בספרי זה הוא ישן נושן: לכונן ארץ מושב לבני ישראל.

The idea which I have developed in this pamphlet is a very old one: the restoration of the Jewish State.


နေကောင်းရဲ့လား

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နေမကောင်းပါဘူး

နေမကောင်း ပါ ဘူး (canonical)
pabhu: (romanization)

/nèkáʊɴjɛ̰lá/


i hænde

Composed of i and hænde. The inflection hænde is a fossilized singular dative indefinite form of hånd (“hand”).

Her opbevarede jeg også billeder af filmstjerner, som jeg, efterhånden som de kom mig i hænde, klistrede ind i et album, ...

2015, Albert Steen-Hansen, Som dreng strikkede jeg fodboldstrømper, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 18:

Here, I also kept pictures of film stars, which I, as they came into my possession, glued into an album, ...

Så snart den var dem i hænde, skulle de ride hjem til deres egne riger.

2014, Martin Jensen, Ravneflugt, Klim, →ISBN:

As soon as it was in their possession, they were to ride home to their own realms.


ကိစ္စမရှိပါဘူး

ကိစ္စ (kicca., “matter, affair”) + မ (ma., negative particle) + ရှိ (hri., “to be”) + ပါ (pa, politeness particle) + ဘူး (bhu:, negative particle); thus literally ‘it’s no matter’.


ရပါတယ်

ရ (ra., “to be OK”) + ပါ (pa, politeness particle) + တယ် (tai, realis particle)


the genie's out of the bottle

the genie is out of the bottle
the genie is out of the bottle#English

(idiomatic) Alternative form of the genie is out of the bottle


DWAI

(US, law) Initialism of driving while ability impaired.


said no one ever

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-said no one ever.wav

Insurance can be quite exciting to talk or read about...SAID NO ONE EVER!

2014, Philip Bradley, "Equal Rights Could Mean Changes in Your Insurance", Beau Magazine, Winter 2014, page 12

"Her butt looks so good in those high-waisted shorts" ... said no one ever.

2015, "10 Trends We Hope Do Not Follow Us Into 2015", FACES Magazine, January 2015, page 36 (approx.)

I work in digital all the time, but “digital makes things sound better,” said no one ever.

2015 May, Jordan Tishler, “How To Use Tape as an Effect During The Mixing Process”, in Performer Magazine, page 22:

(Internet slang) Used to imply that the preceding statement is absurd or false.


אַ רענדל אַראָפּ, אַ רענדל אַרויף

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אַ רענדל אַראָפּ, אַ רענדל אַרויף • (a rendl arop, a rendl aroyf)

a rendl arop (romanization)
a rendl aroyf (romanization)

a ˈrɛndɫ̩ aˈrɔɪ̯f/

you win some, you lose some
you win some, you lose some

en-אַ_רענדל_אַראָפּ,_אַ_רענדל_אַרויף-yi-phrase-xKOBuSRX


the natives are restless

Originally a literal description of rebellious aboriginal inhabitants of British colonies, as in:
:* New Zealand Parliamentary Debates: Third Session of the Fourth Parliament, Vol. 2, 1868, page 387
::: As to the Native question, […] The Natives are restless, and seem desirous of fighting.

This election year, the natives are restless, the senior campaigners say. Long Island voters are angry about high taxes, affordable housing and drugs.

1989 October 29, Diane Ketcham, “About Long Island: Warhorses On The Campaign Trail”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-05-28:

Gateway has plenty of company in having to deal with frustrated, sometimes irate, customers. […] The natives are restless. Few vendors are spared.

1997 December 29, David C. Churbuck, “Help! My PC won't work!”, in Forbes, retrieved 2015-05-28:

The natives are restless. Americans of all persuasions at last agree on something. It is a message to their leaders that starts with F and ends with u.

2010 May 20, David Von Drehle, “The Pitchfork Primaries: Will Washington Get the Message?”, in Time, retrieved 2015-05-28:

(set phrase, often mildly humorous) A group of agitated people—such as a set of residents, customers, or citizens—is expressing annoyance, distress, or other discomposure.


up and at 'em

At 41, Jockey Richards was still up and at 'em last week, and his wrists and knees were still persuasive enough to boot home the winner in Newmarket's Icklingham Stakes.

1945 November 12, “Sport: Stretch Drive”, in Time, retrieved 2015-05-29:

[O]nly two alternative responses seem available: irrepressible up-and-at-'em chirpiness or apocalyptic hysteria.

2002 September 15, Simon Schama, “A Whiff of Dread for the Land of Hope”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-05-29:

I padded downstairs to find everyone up and at 'em, their day leaps ahead of mine.

2011 September 9, Andrea Sachs, “Bed Check: Mountain dreamin’ in W. Va.”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2015-05-29:

Siddle is the sort of up-and-at-'em, tearaway fast bowler whom you imagine to train on raw red meat while running over a bed of hot coals.

2013 November 18, Stephen Brenkley, “Peter Siddle hungry to leave some banana skins in England's path”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-05-29:

(idiomatic) Vigorously launched or launching into an activity.


memnuniyetse

From memnuniyet + -se (from memnuniyet + ise).


און אַזוי ווײַטער

און אַזוי ווײַטער • (un azoy vayter)

/ʊnaˈzɔɪ̯ˌvaɪ̯təʁ/

/ʊnaˈzeɪ̯ˌvaɪ̯təʁ/

/ɪnaˈzɔɪ̯ˌvaːtəʁ/

/ɨnɔˈzɔɪ̯ˌvatəʁ/


comé

Eye dialect spelling of como é (“excuse me?”).


добрий ранок

до́брий ра́нок

до́брий ра́нок • (dóbryj ránok)

до́брий ра́нок (canonical)
dóbryj ránok (romanization)


já basta

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


até que a morte nos separe

till death do us part
till death do us part

till death do us part (phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment)


nem me fala

tell me about it (expresses agreement with the previous speaker’s statement)


game, set and match

game, set, match
game, set, match#English


como queira

as you wish (use to comply with a request)


game, set, match

"Game, set and match to Byrd!" announced Westcott above the applause. "Byrd wins the School Championship!"

1915, Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 13, in Left Tackle Thayer:

(sports, tennis) Victory at the conclusion of a tennis match.

A few years after that, Mikhail Gorbachev effectively surrendered in a cold war that had lasted almost four decades, and in a few more years the Berlin Wall came down. Game, set, match.

2003 February 19, Christopher Buckley, “Opinion: Another March of Folly?”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-06-09:

The atom bomb: U.S. 1, U.S.S.R. 0. Then came Sputnik, and the score was tied at 1 apiece. Then Apollo and putting a man on the moon — game, set, match.

2010 July 6, Mark Thompson, “Hyping Hypersonic Missiles”, in Time, retrieved 2015-06-09:

This is game, set and match for Microsoft. . . . [I]f Microsoft can pull off one operating system and one companion App Store that functions seamlessly across all device types from smartphones, to tablets, notebooks, hybrid 2-in-1 devices and desktops, all with common apps that just work, they could very well one-up the competition.

2014 September 30, Dave Altavilla, “The Most Important Promised Feature Of Windows 10”, in Forbes, retrieved 2015-06-09:

(idiomatic, by extension) An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.


os brancos que se entendam

Literally, “the whites, let them understand it themselves”, or more loosely translated as “let the whites figure it out amongst themselves”.

lit

(Brazil, ethnic slur) said by someone who wishes to stay away from a fight or discussion between other people


bom proveito

E é então que amigos nos oferecem leito, / entra-se cansado e sai-se refeito / luta-se por tudo o que se leva a peito / bebe-se e come-se se alguém nos diz bom proveito

1978, “O Primeiro Dia”, in Pano-Cru, performed by Sérgio Godinho:

bon appétit (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat)


由得佢

/jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³/

/jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³/


pacta sunt servanda

Latin plural of pactum (“pact”) + sunt servanda (“must be kept”), after pacta et promissa semperne servanda sint (“whether agreements and promises should always be kept”) in Cicero, De Oficiis 3.92.

In the law of treaties, the most important manifestation of the principle of good faith is undoubtedly the rule of pacta sunt servanda.

2004, FA Engelen, Interpretation of Tax Treaties under International Law, page 125:

Painstakingly negotiated agreements governed many aspects of international relations; the doctrine of pacta sunt servanda dictated that those agreements be obeyed.

2015, Susan Pedersen, ‘At least we worried’, London Review of Books, volume 37, number 12:


עד כאן

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עַד כָּאן • ('ad kán)

he-phrase

עַד כָּאן • ('ad kán)

עַד כָּאן (canonical)
'ad kán (romanization)


milloin mikäkin

milloin mikäkin (nominative singular)
milloin mitkäkin (nominative plural)
milloin minkäkin (genitive singular)
milloin minkäkin (genitive plural)
milloin mitäkin (partitive singular)
milloin mitäkin (partitive plural)
milloin minnekin (singular sublative)
milloin mikäkin (accusative singular)
milloin minkäkin (accusative singular)
milloin mitkäkin (accusative plural)
milloin missäkin (inessive singular)
milloin missäkin (inessive plural)
milloin milloinkin (singular temporal)
milloin mistäkin (elative singular)
milloin mistäkin (elative plural)
milloin mitenkin (causative singular)
milloin mihinkin (illative singular)
milloin mihinkin (illative plural)
milloin milläkin (adessive singular)
milloin milläkin (adessive plural)
milloin miltäkin (ablative singular)
milloin miltäkin (ablative plural)
milloin millekin (allative singular)
milloin millekin (allative plural)
milloin minäkin (essive singular)
milloin minäkin (essive plural)
milloin miksikin (singular translative)
milloin miksikin (plural translative)

milloin (“when”) mikä (“what, which”) + -kin (“too, also”)

suffix

Kysyin jokaiselta vuorotellen, ja heidän vastauksensa olivat milloin mitäkin.

I asked each person in turn, and their answers were all over the place.

Used to indicate randomness, especially when describing actions.

all over the place (inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation)

Hän söi milloin mitäkin sattui saamaan.

Työaika ei koskenut häntä - hän ilmestyi toimistolle milloin milloinkin.

The working hours were not for him - he appearared at the office whenever he pleased.


here's looking at you

"Here's looking at you," said Yates, strolling into the barn, taking a telescopic metal cup from his pocket, and clinking it into receptive shape by a jerk of the hand. He offered the now elongated cup to Hiram, who declined any such modern improvement.
"Help yourself in that thing. The jug's good enough for me."

1894, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in In the Midst of Alarms:

"I drink out of the bottle—not your style.
Mayn't I offer you—?"
"No, no, no, thank you."
"Just as you say. Here's looking at you then."

“Here's looking at you, Dave, old man,” Nick gestured a toast with a half filled punch cup.

2009, Catelin Hoover, The Assignment, →ISBN, page 105:

A toast made to a friend or acquaintance when drinking an alcoholic beverage.


what is his name

from the most polite to the least polite

hogy hívják azt az urat / azt a férfit / azt a fickót?


do you have a girlfriend

Used to ask whether the interlocutor has a girlfriend.


what is her name

Used to ask the name of a female animal.


چا کره ځې

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چا کره ځې • (ča kəra źe)

Ps-چا کره ځې.oga

Whose (house, place etc) are you going to


seksuel ydelse

[sɛɡ̊suˈɛlˀ ˈyːð̠ˠəlsə]


das duas, uma

Literally, “of the two, one”, or more loosely translated as “one of the two”.

lit

Das duas, uma. Ou você me ama ou você não me ama.

Either one or the other. Either you love me or you don't.


woulda, shoulda, coulda

woulda, coulda, shoulda
woulda, coulda, shoulda#English

Alternative form of woulda, coulda, shoulda


essa Coca é Fanta

(Brazil, offensive, idiomatic) Said to announce that a man is gay or effeminate


græde tørre tårer

/ˈɡrɛːdə ˈtœrə ˈtɔːrər/

[ˈɡ̊ʁaːð̠ˠə ˈtˢɶːɐ ˈtˢɒːɒ]


woulda, coulda, shoulda

President Clinton . . . had his clear shot at health-care reform, if we need it, he and his wife, but they blew it. As Mrs. Clinton might say, woulda coulda shoulda.

1995 November 17, A. M. Rosenthal, “The Great Botch-Up”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-06-16:

Rahlves described the team's overall skiing performance here as, "woulda, shoulda, coulda—all that stuff. It sucks—we definitely came up very short."

2006 February 21, Mike Rowbottom, “Retirement talk works wonders for Dorfmeister”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-06-16:

[S]uch a contentious reading of the 87-line tablet depends on creative interpretation of a smudged passage, making it the latest entry in the woulda/coulda/shoulda category of possible New Testament artifacts.

2008 July 7, David Van Biema, Tim McGirk, “Was Jesus' Resurrection a Sequel?”, in Time, retrieved 2015-06-16:

[H]e was talking about last night’s game and what it would have meant to have this roster last spring. . . .
“Shoulda, coulda, woulda” he started. “If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas, right?”

2014 December 18, Doug Smith, “Three things to ponder from easy Raptors win”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 2015-06-18:

An expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities.'New York Times, May 15, 1994): "The order of words in this delicious morsel of dialect varies with the user. . . . In this rhyming compound, a triple elision does the hat trick: although each elision expresses something different, when taken together, the trio conveys a unified meaning. Shoulda, short for should have (and not should of, which lexies call a variant but I call a mistake), carries a sense of correctness or obligation; coulda implies a possibility, and woulda denotes conditional certainty, an oxymoron: the stated intent to have taken an action if only something had not intervened. . . . Taken together, the term means 'Spare me the useless excuses.'" (This stems from expressing that someone could have, would have and/or should have done something)

the road to hell is paved with good intentions


唔經唔覺

/m̩²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ m̩²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/m̩²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ m̩²¹ kɔːk̚³/


龐然大物

ㄆㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˋ

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ taːi̯²² mɐt̚²/

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹ taːi̯²² mɐt̚²/


WDYT

“WDYT,” she IM'd Sophie, wondering what her new friend thought of the idea. Sophie, sitting next to her, quickly IM'd back “G4I” to show her support.

2010, Jeanne C. Meister, Karie Willyerd, The 2020 Workplace […] , Harper Collins, →ISBN:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what do you think?.


მიველ, ვნახე, დავამარცხე

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მიველ, ვნახე, დავამარცხე • (mivel, vnaxe, davamarcxe)

mivel (romanization)
vnaxe (romanization)
davamarcxe (romanization)

Calque of Latin vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)

calque

I came, I saw, I conquered
I came, I saw, I conquered

en-მიველ,_ვნახე,_დავამარცხე-ka-phrase-uOvjKJgG


anłxkˀáia

a- (“future tense marker”) + n- (“first person ergative marker”) + ł- (“neuter absolutive marker”) + x- (“reflexive marker”) + kˀáia (“haul”)

I will haul her (any woman that passes) ashore for myself (and lie with her)


here's the thing

(informal, colloquial) Precedes the key point of an explanation.


好耐唔見

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² m̩²¹ kiːn³³/

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² m̩²¹ kiːn³³/


於事無補

ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ

/y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː⁵⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ pou̯³⁵/

/y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː⁵⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ pou̯³⁵/


井井有條

ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

цзинцзинъютяо

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹/

/t͡sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ tiau⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯²¹/

/t͡sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ tiau⁵⁵/

neat and tidy; in perfect order; systematic


冇所謂

/mou̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/mou̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/


生兒育女

ㄕㄥ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi²³ iɔk̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/


山盟海誓

ㄕㄢ ㄇㄥˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ

шаньмэнхайши

/ʂän⁵⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ mɐŋ²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ sɐi̯²²/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/sũã³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵²⁻³⁵ si¹¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ mɐŋ²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ sɐi̯²²/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/sũã³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵²⁻³⁵ si¹¹/


無法度

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/


nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy

desc

→ English: not my circus, not my monkeys (calque)

Literally, “not my circus, not my monkeys”.

lit

none of my business
none of someone's business


کیست

این مال کیست ؟

آن آقا کیست ؟

A contraction of کی (ki, “who”) and است (ast, “is”).


否極泰來

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (否極泰來):
* → Vietnamese: bĩ cực thái lai (否極泰來)

ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ

/pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯³⁵ kɪk̚² tʰaːi̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹/

/pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯³⁵ kɪk̚² tʰaːi̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹/


否極泰來

bĩ cực thái lai
bĩ cực thái lai#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of bĩ cực thái lai (“extreme sorrow turns to joy”).


海闊天空

ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ

хайкотянькун

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuːt̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

the sea and the sky is expansive and boundless; as boundless as the sea and sky

(of imagination or a conversation) without restriction or limit; discursive


掛羊頭賣狗肉

desc

→ Vietnamese: treo đầu dê bán thịt chó (calque)

→ Japanese: 羊頭を掲げて狗肉を売る (calque)

ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

гуа янтоу май гоужоу

/ku̯ä⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʷaː³³ jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maːi̯²² kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

Appeared in some Song dynasty books like 五燈會元 and 續傳燈錄, originally as 懸羊頭賣狗肉／悬羊头卖狗肉 (xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu), for example:
:
Which in turn was a variant of 懸牛首賣馬肉／悬牛首卖马肉 in Yanzi chunqiu

zh-l

懸羊頭賣狗肉／悬羊头卖狗肉 (xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu)

懸牛首賣馬肉／悬牛首卖马肉

Èrshí nián lái zuò qūlù chuáng, xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu, zhī tā yǒu shèn píng jù.

二十年來坐曲彔床，懸羊頭賣狗肉，知它有甚憑據。

二十年来坐曲彔床，悬羊头卖狗肉，知它有甚凭据。

Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE

Jūn shǐ fú zhī yú nèi, ér jìn zhī yú wài, yóu xuán niú shǒu yú mén, ér mài mǎròu yú nèi yě.

君使服之於內，而禁之於外，猶懸牛首於門，而賣馬肉於內也。

君使服之于内，而禁之于外，犹悬牛首于门，而卖马肉于内也。

tosell dog meat while hanging a goat's head outside the shop as an advertisement

cry wine and sell vinegar
cry wine and sell vinegar

(figurative) to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do a bait and switch; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad


大家閨秀

ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/


no human involved

He was not working with what the police facetiously call a no-humans-involved case, where everyone involved whether as witness or suspect already has a substantial criminal record.

2003, John Lescroart, chapter 37, in The Oath:

Cops closed them all with a code: NHI. The unsolved crimes had been back-burnered until a reporter revealed that the letters stamped on the police files were shorthand for No Human Involved.

2008, Linda Fairstein, Killer Heat, page 191:

I remembered Ed's offensive remark—“No human involved in that first murder anyway”—and tried to keep the disdain off my face.

2010, Martha C. Lawrence, Pisces Rising, page 33:

“NHI-No Human Involved,” the cops used to say. It was only the newest shorthand for the idea that murders of blacks somehow didn't count. “Nigger life's cheap now,” a white Tennessean offered during Reconstruction, […]

2015, Jill Leovy, Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America, One World/Ballantine, →ISBN, page 6:

Wynter's earlier example is a demonstration of the discourse of “no human involved” and shows that young Black men in zones of police surveillance are denied humanity in order to excuse the inexcusable violence enacted upon them.

2020, Sara Smith, Political Geography: A Critical Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 63:

(law enforcement slang, derogatory) Describing crimes committed against people deemed undesirable or subhuman, e.g., those with criminal records, sex workers, drug addicts, transients, or people of color.


BBE

Initialism of best before end: used to indicate a use-by date at the end of a specified month


遲啲見

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tiː⁵⁵ kiːn³³/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tiː⁵⁵ kiːn³³/


憤憤不平

ㄈㄣˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

фэньфэньбупин

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/fɐn¹³ fɐn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ hun¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ hun²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/fɐn¹³ fɐn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ¹³/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ hun¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ hun²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ²³/


с места в карьер

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с ме́ста в карье́р

с ме́ста в карье́р • (s mésta v karʹjér)

с ме́ста в карье́р (canonical)
s mésta v karʹjér (romanization)

straight away, off the bat, without delay


離鄉不離腔

ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄤ

лисянбулицян

/li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/li³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

[even when] leaving [the] hometown, [one] does not forget [one's] language


富甲天下

ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

фуцзя тянься

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/fuː³³ kaːp̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²²/

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/fuː³³ kaːp̚³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²²/


忠心耿耿

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ

чжунсиньгэнгэн

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kɐŋ³⁵ kɐŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kɐŋ³⁵ kɐŋ³⁵/


一視同仁

ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ si²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ si²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

他對學生們一視同仁。

他对学生们一视同仁。

keoi⁵ deoi³ di¹ hok⁶ saang¹ jat¹ si⁶ tung⁴ jan⁴.

佢對啲學生一視同仁。

佢对啲学生一视同仁。

伊對遐的學生一視同仁。

伊对遐的学生一视同仁。


一無所知

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bu¹³⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ bu¹³⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴/

他對這事一無所知。

他对这事一无所知。

keoi⁵ deoi³ ni¹ gin⁶ si⁶ jat¹ mou⁴ so² zi¹.

佢對呢件事一無所知。

佢对呢件事一无所知。

伊對這項代誌一無所知。

伊对这项代志一无所知。


выходить в свет

ru-verb

выходи́ть в свет

вы́йти в свет

выходи́ть в свет • (vyxodítʹ v svet) impf (perfective вы́йти в свет)

выходи́ть в свет (canonical)
vyxodítʹ v svet (romanization)
вы́йти в свет (perfective)

to come out, to be published, to appear in print


auf dem Laufenden

1925, Walther Kabel (pseudonym Max Schraut), Das Kreuz auf der Stirn, Verlag moderner Lektüre, page 54

We will keep our readers continually updated on the advancements of the police investigations.

Wir werden unsere Leser über die Fortschritte der polizeilichen Ermittlungen dauernd auf dem Laufenden halten.

(of a person) au courant, fully informed, in the loop, updated, up to date, up to speed


is that the time

Used to indicate surprise at how late in time it is.

都這麼晚了

used to indicate surprise at how late in time it is


no plan survives contact with the enemy

En-au-no plan survives contact with the enemy.ogg

(idiomatic) After a plan against an enemy is drafted, there will be unexpected elements from the opposition that will call for improvisation.

‹"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." Or with a pretty girl in a sundress.›

2015, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 2933: Game Over Man, Game Over:

(broadly) Even with a preexisting plan, unexpected circumstances will require one to think on one's feet.

no battle plan survives contact with the enemy

no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy

no plan survives first contact with the enemy


衫短褲闊人矮鼻直

/sã⁴⁴ te⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹ kʰuaʔ³² laŋ²³ e⁴¹ pʰĩ³³ tit̚⁴/

A phrase comprising words pronounced with different tones in Min Nan.

(Southern Min) A phrase used to memorise tones in Min Nan. the clothes [are] short, the pants [are] broad, the person [is] short, the nose [is] straight.


東黨棟督同黨洞獨

dofng dorng doxng dog doong dorng dong dok

/tɔŋ⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹ tɔk̚³² tɔŋ²⁴ tɔŋ⁵³ tɔŋ³³ tɔk̚⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹ tɔk̚³² tɔŋ²³ tɔŋ⁴¹ tɔŋ³³ tɔk̚⁴/

Similar syllables pronounced with different tones in Min Nan.

(Southern Min) A meaningless phrase used to memorise tones in Min Nan.


君滾棍骨裙滾郡滑

/kun⁴⁴ kun⁴¹ kun²¹ kut̚³² kun²³ kun⁴¹ kun³³ kut̚⁴/

/kun⁴⁴ kun⁵³ kun¹¹ kut̚³² kun²⁴ kun⁵³ kun³³ kut̚⁴/


媽麻馬罵

ㄇㄚ ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄚˋ

/mä⁵⁵ mä³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ mä³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵¹/

The same syllable pronounced with the first tone to the fourth tone respectively in Mandarin.

(Mandarin) A meaningless phrase used to memorise the four tones in Mandarin


格格不入

ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ

/kɤ³⁵ kɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/kaːk̚³ kaːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ keʔ²⁻⁴ puk̚²⁻⁴ d͡zip̚⁴/

/kɤ³⁵ kɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/kaːk̚³ kaːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ keʔ²⁻⁴ puk̚²⁻⁴ d͡zip̚⁴/


美中不足

ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ

мэйчжунбуцзу

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

to be almost perfect; to be a fly in the ointment; to be a blemish in an otherwise perfect thing


對我來說

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

дуй во лай шо

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ syːt̚³/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹ syːt̚³/

as far as I'm concerned
as far as I'm concerned

in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned; to my mind; the way I see it


依我看

/i⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/

/jiː⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ hɔːn³³/

/i⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/

/jiː⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ hɔːn³³/


在我看來

ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ

цзай во каньлай

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɔː¹³ hɔːn³³ lɔːi̯²¹/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɔː¹³ hɔːn³³ lɔːi̯²¹/


בין הפטיש והסדן

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בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן

בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן • (bein hapatísh v'hasadán)

he-phrase

בֵּין הַפַּטִּישׁ וְהַסַּדָּן

בֵּין הַ פַּטִּישׁ וְ הַ סַּדָּן (canonical)
bein hapatísh v'hasadán (romanization)

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

between the hammer and the anvil
between the hammer and the anvil

caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place (literally "between the hammer and the anvil")


paikoillanne, valmiina, nyt

on your mark, get set, go
on your mark, get set, go

(sports) on your mark, get set, go; ready, set, go; ready, steady, go (three-command start when racing)


e tudo

Ela comeu a bala com pacote e tudo!

She ate her candy with wrapping and all!


恁老母

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau⁴¹⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau⁴¹⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/lin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 恁, 老母.

姦恁老母 姦恁老母#Chinese

奸恁老母 奸恁老母#Chinese

(vulgar, slang, Southern Min) Abbreviated from 姦恁老母／奸恁老母, which literally means "fuck your (old) mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".


你老母

/nei̯¹³ lou̯¹³ mou̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ lou̯¹³ mou̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 你 (nǐ), 老母.

屌你老母 屌你老母#Chinese

(Cantonese, vulgar, slang) Short for 屌你老母 (“fuck your mom; fuck you”).

1994, Wong Jing, Hail the Judge, spoken by Pao Lung Sing (Stephen Chow):

“You shouldn't say that, your Excellency! He is appointed by the emp-” “Emperor my ass!” “You can't say that on the cour-” “Court my ass!” “Aren't you saying ‘my ass’ too much, your Excellency?” “Too much my ass of my ass!”

“daai⁶ jan⁴ nei⁵ gam² gong² zau⁶ m⁴ ngaam¹ laa³, keoi⁵ waa⁶ saai³ dou¹ hai⁶ ciu⁴ ting⁴ jam¹......” “jam¹ nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻²!” “nei⁵ m⁴ ho² ji⁵ hai² gung¹ tong⁴ zi¹ soeng⁶......” “gung¹ nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻²!” “daai⁶ jan⁴, m⁴ sai² jung⁶ dou³ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻² gam³ zeon⁶ aa³ maa³?” “zeon⁶ nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵ go³ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻²!”

「大人你噉講就唔啱喇，佢話晒都係朝廷欽……」「欽你老母！」「你唔可以喺公堂之上……」「公你老母！」「大人，唔使用到老母咁盡呀嘛？」「盡你老母個老母！」

「大人你噉讲就唔啱喇，佢话晒都系朝廷钦……」「钦你老母！」「你唔可以喺公堂之上……」「公你老母！」「大人，唔使用到老母咁尽呀嘛？」「尽你老母个老母！」

記你老母！

记你老母！

暫你老母！

暂你老母！

(Cantonese, vulgar, slang) (Negates the meaning of the sentence) your ass; your granny


no time to lose

Meanwhile, Japan must bolster its own defenses and substantially increase defense spending to meet new threats. Tokyo should swallow some of its suspicions and move more quickly to rebuild frayed ties with South Korea. It should make cooperation with the United States a cornerstone of its engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific and with NATO. It is a full agenda and there is no time to lose.

2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the original on 2022-07-01, Editorials:

It is important to do something immediately


enough is too much

enough is enough
enough is enough#English


同讎敵愾

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄎㄞˋ

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ sɐu̯²¹ tɪk̚² kʰɔːi̯³³/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ sɐu̯²¹ tɪk̚² kʰɔːi̯³³/


se melhorar, estraga

Literally, “if it improves, it gets spoiled”.

lit

(idiomatic) said of something that is very good, to a point that (literally or figuratively) it can't be improved further


in China fällt ein Sack Reis um

Apparently first coined during an interview of a soccer fan club in Hamburg in 1980.

A metaphor referring to an entirely uninteresting and non-notable event.


離鄉無離腔

/li³³⁻²¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ li³³⁻²¹ kʰiũ⁴⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰiũ⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) [even when] leaving [the] hometown, [one] does not forget [one's] language


идти на риск

ru-verb

идти́ на риск

пойти́ на риск

идти́ на риск • (idtí na risk) impf (perfective пойти́ на риск)

идти́ на риск (canonical)
idtí na risk (romanization)
пойти́ на риск (perfective)


идти на всё

идти́ на всё

пойти́ на всё

идти́ на всё • (idtí na vsjo) impf (perfective пойти́ на всё)

идти́ на всё (canonical)
idtí na vsjo (romanization)
пойти́ на всё (perfective)

[ɪˈtʲːi nɐ‿ˈfsʲɵ]

to be ready to do anything, to go to any length


ходить вокруг да около

ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло

ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло • (xodítʹ vokrúg da ókolo) impf

ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло (canonical)
xodítʹ vokrúg da ókolo (romanization)

beat around the bush
beat around the bush

en-ходить_вокруг_да_около-ru-phrase-qHDQQBAe


идти на уступки

идти́ на усту́пки

пойти́ на усту́пки

идти́ на усту́пки • (idtí na ustúpki) impf (perfective пойти́ на усту́пки)

идти́ на усту́пки (canonical)
idtí na ustúpki (romanization)
пойти́ на усту́пки (perfective)

[ɪˈtʲːi nə‿ʊˈstupkʲɪ]


何もかも

何もかも (canonical)
nanimokamo (romanization)


the curtains match the drapes

the carpet matches the drapes
the carpet matches the drapes#English

(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) Synonym of the carpet matches the drapes


the carpet matches the drapes

(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) A woman's pubic hair is of the same color as the hair on her head, i.e. her hair is not dyed.


باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس

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بِٱسْمِ ٱلْأَبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ • (bi-smi l-ʾabi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi)

باسم الآب والابن والروح القدس#Arabic

Alternative form of بِٱسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ (bi-smi l-ʔābi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi)

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mene mene tekel upharsin

A transliteration of Aramaic מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין (mənē mənē təqēl ūp̄arsīn, “a mina, a mina, a shekel, and half-shekels”) from Daniel he:T:25.

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מְנֵא מְנֵא תְּקֵל וּפַרְסִין

Words written by a mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar's palace, and interpreted by Daniel as predicting the doom of the king and his dynasty.


ninguém é de ferro

(idiomatic) expresses the belief that sometimes, or to some extent, it's normal or understandable succumbing to temptations


denial ain't just a river in Egypt

denial is not a river in Egypt
denial is not a river in Egypt#English

Alternative form of denial is not a river in Egypt


як то кажуть

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як то ка́жуть

як то ка́жуть • (jak to kážutʹ)

як то ка́жуть (canonical)
jak to kážutʹ (romanization)


e uns quebrados

and change (and some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number)


e tal

(informal) and so on, and so forth, and such (and other similar things)

durante cinquenta e tal anos


as if there is no tomorrow

as if there were no tomorrow
as if there were no tomorrow#English

Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow


todo o ouro do mundo

all the tea in China
all the tea in China

(hyperbolic) all the tea in China (an indefinitely high amount of money or valuables)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see todo, o, ouro, do, mundo.


PBC

(historical, philately) Initialism of passed by censor.


ხუთი კითიცალო

ხუთი კითიცალო • (xuti ḳiticalo)

Compare Georgian ხუთი თითივით (xuti titivit) for a possible calque.

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ხუთი თითივით

ხუთი კითიცალო


аппетит приходит во время еды

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аппети́т прихо́дит во вре́мя еды́

аппети́т прихо́дит во вре́мя еды́ • (appetít prixódit vo vrémja jedý)

аппети́т прихо́дит во вре́мя еды́ (canonical)
appetít prixódit vo vrémja jedý (romanization)

[ɐpʲɪˈtʲit prʲɪˈxodʲɪt vɐ‿ˈvrʲemʲə (j)ɪˈdɨ]

LL-Q7737 (rus)-Tatiana Kerbush-аппетит приходит во время еды.wav

Calque of French l’appétit vient en mangeant.

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appetite comes with eating
appetite comes with eating

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are you blind

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(sarcastic) A rhetorical question to someone who has failed to see or notice something.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see are, you, blind.


the plural of anecdote is not data

Anecdotal evidence is not sufficient to prove something.


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LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-what does that have to do with the price of corn.wav

(rhetorical question, colloquial, sarcastic) A comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant.

what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?


तत्त्वमसि

तत् + त्वम् + असि
Literally meaning "that are you". Originally occurs in the Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7.

तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येन स्वात्मा हि प्रतिपादितः ।
 नेति नेति श्रुतिर्ब्रूयादनृतं पाञ्चभौतिकम् ।। २५।।

~9th c., chapter 1, in Avadhuta Gita, verse 25:

By such sentences as "That thou art," our own Self is affirmed. Of that which is untrue and composed of the five elements - the Shruti (scripture) says, "Not this, not this."

tattvamasyādivākyena svātmā hi pratipāditaḥ.
 neti neti śrutirbrūyādanṛtaṃ pāñcabhautikam.. 25..


butter will not melt in someone's mouth

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth#English

Alternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth


butter would not melt in someone's mouth

All unmarried women are necessarily in the market; but if they behave themselves properly they make no signs. Now there was Griselda Grantly; of course she intended to get herself a husband, and a very grand one she has got; but she always looked as though butter would not melt in her mouth. It would have been very wrong to call her a marrying girl.

1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage:


butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

en-au-butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth.ogg

Col. Why, they say she's one of the chief toasts in town.
Lady S. Ay, when all the rest are out of it.
Miss. Well; I wouldn't be as sick as she's proud for all the world.
Lady A. She looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth but, I warrant, cheese won't choke her. . . .
Col. I can't pardon her for her rudeness to me.

1738, Jonathan Swift, “Polite Conversation”, in The Works of Jonathan Swift, D. D., volume 6, published 1859, page 45:

When a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes, you'd think that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth: and the minute he is gone, very likely, she flares up like a little demon, and says things fit to send you wild.

1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 61, in The History of Pendennis:

"Yes, he is a ruffian and a brute, and I don't see what Mr. Cameron sees about him to like, I am sure."
"Probably the boy makes him think he is a model of excellence. Such boys are apt to be deceitful."
"He's deceitful enough. You'd think butter wouldn't melt in his mouth."

1875, Horatio Alger, chapter 29, in Herbert Carter's Legacy:

Yes, he is the bishop's chaplain; a Jesuit in disguise I call him, with his moping and mowing and sneaky ways. Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth; […]

1900, Fergus Hume, “‘Enter Mrs Pansey as Chorus’”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally & Company, →OCLC, page 7:

"Evil, wise and cruel," reflected Rob, as he restored the spectacles to his pocket. "How easily such a man could impose upon people. To look at him one would think that butter wouldn't melt in his mouth!"

1901, L. Frank Baum, chapter 18, in The Master Key:

"There's old Stephen Grant coming in," exclaimed Peg viciously, shaking her floury fist at him, "and looking as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. He may be an elder, but he's a scoundrel just the same."

1913, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 21, in The Golden Road:

"I've often laughed, seeing you walk past me as though butter wouldn't melt in your mouth and everybody saying what a nice young man Mr. So-and-so is, and I have thought, if they only knew that this sleek lad—"
"Shut up!" said the other savagely.

1918, Edgar Wallace, chapter 2, in The Man Who Knew:

One villager said: "This lad looks like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth with his blonde hair and good looks. But he is no cherub in real-life. He is the devil child for many people around here."

2015 February 5, Julian Robinson, “'Angelic' looking teen who terrorised his village”, in Daily Mail, UK, retrieved 2015-07-13:

(idiomatic) The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, he or she really is untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).

van de prins geen kwaad weten

benign appearance, suggesting the contrary

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

All unmarried women are necessarily in the market; but if they behave themselves properly they make no signs. Now there was Griselda Grantly; of course she intended to get herself a husband, and a very grand one she has got: but she always looked as though butter would not melt in her mouth.

1861, Anthony Trollope, chapter 38, in Framley Parsonage:

It was a very long way from Mozart's Pamina, Handel's Alcina, Donizetti's Adina or Bizet's butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her-mouth Micaela. Indeed, Lisa Milne had put away her shining soprano for the night. . . . The only way to reach the songs of Jacques Brel is from the heart; the only way to deliver them, from the gut.

2004 October 21, Edward Seckerson, “Lisa Milne Sings, Jacques Brel, Wigmore Hall, London”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-07-12:

Sir Robert is the type of whom it is said that butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth; Mr. Nivola invests him with such a potent blend of froideur and hauteur that you imagine that butter wouldn’t melt anywhere within a 10-foot radius of him.

2013 October 17, Charles Isherwood, “‘The Winslow Boy’ Is Revived at American Airlines Theater”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-12:

(idiomatic) The identified person is prim and proper, standoffish, cool, or dispassionate.


słoń nadepnął na ucho

słoń na ucho nadepnął
słoń na ucho nadepnął#Polish

(idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of słoń na ucho nadepnął


słoń na ucho nadepnął

Literally, “an elephant stepped on (one's) ear”.

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Nie wiem, jak możesz słuchać takiego jazgotu, chyba słoń ci na ucho nadepnął.

I don't know how you can listen to this kind of noise, you must be totally deaf.

(idiomatic, humorous) said of people who are unmusical, especially tone-deaf or sing off-key


би шамдаа дуратайб

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би шамдаа дуратайб

би шамдаа дуратайб • (bi šamdaa duratajb)


би чамд хайртай

би чамд хайртай

би чамд хайртай • (bi čamd xajrtaj)


stars are aligned

"[T]his is something we've been fighting for for years. . . . I think the stars are aligned for legislative action this year."

1998 February 27, David W. Chen, “Insurer Sets Review Plan For Disputes”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-24:

"The stars are aligned for tobacco stocks," says Bonnie Herzog, a tobacco analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston. "Everything is working in their favor."

2001 June 24, Daren Fonda, “Why Tobacco Won't Quit”, in Time, retrieved 2015-07-24:

Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, yesterday considered the merits of the domestic governing body's bid to bring the 2017 World Athletics Championships to London and concluded: "Our stars are aligned at the moment."

2011 November 9, Simon Turnbull, “Can London win in Monte Carlo and trump Qatar's big cash pitch?”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-07-24:

(idiomatic) Present conditions are favorable; future prospects are good.


慘不忍睹

ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨˇ

цаньбужэньду

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʐən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐn³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐn³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ zim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

Chēhuò xiànchǎng, xuèròuhéngfēi, lìngrén cǎnbùrěndǔ.

車禍現場，血肉橫飛，令人慘不忍睹。

车祸现场，血肉横飞，令人惨不忍睹。

(of people or situations) to be too horrible to look at


that cock won't fight

But in "refined" strata? That cock won't fight, O thou Aspirant to the Sacred Wisdom!

1943 (written), Aleister Crowley, Magick Without Tears, published in 1954

that dog won't hunt
that dog won't hunt#English


vai jūs runājat angliski

do you speak English
do you speak English


psát jako datel

[…] vidím, jak otec sedí u psacího stroje a píše. Moc mu to nešlo, psal jako datel.

2008 April, “Vratislav Číla”, in Achát, number 4, archived from the original on 2009-12-11, page 15:

[…] I see my father sitting at a typewriter and typing. He wasn't very good at it, he was typing awkwardly.

Psát na počítači jako datel je v dnešní době pomalu ostudou.

2006 June 13, Jakub Dvořák, “Přestaňte s datlováním, naučte se psát všemi deseti”, in Technet.cz, retrieved 2015-08-01:

To type on a computer awkardly is almost a shame nowadays.

(simile) to hunt and peck (literally: to typewrite as a woodpecker)