無時無刻

Composed of 無 (“have not”) + 時 (“time”) + 無 (“have not”) + 刻 (“moment”).

ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ siː²¹ mou̯²¹ hɐk̚⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²³⁻³³ si²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ siː²¹ mou̯²¹ hɐk̚⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²³⁻³³ si²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I

Zì shì xíng wàng zhǐ, shí wàng xiǎng, què xiàng diàoxià le yī jiàn shénme dōngxi, wúshíwúkè bù zài xīnshàng.

自是行忘止，食忘饗，卻像掉下了一件甚麼東西，無時無刻不在心上。

自是行忘止，食忘飨，却像掉下了一件什么东西，无时无刻不在心上。

他無時無刻不坐在電腦旁。

他无时无刻不坐在电脑旁。


無時無刻

Composed of 無 (“regardless of”) + 時 (“time”) + 無 (“regardless of”) + 刻 (“moment”) (Wang, 2010).

ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ siː²¹ mou̯²¹ hɐk̚⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²³⁻³³ si²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ siː²¹ mou̯²¹ hɐk̚⁵/

/bu²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bu²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²³⁻³³ si²³⁻³³ bu²³⁻³³ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

他無時無刻都在打電動。

他无时无刻都在打电动。

keoi⁵ mou⁴ si⁴ mou⁴ hak¹ dou¹ hai⁶ hai² dou⁶ daa² gei¹.

佢無時無刻都係喺度打機。

佢无时无刻都系喺度打机。


人情冷暖

ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ

жэньцинлэннуань

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ laːŋ¹³ nyːn¹³/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ laːŋ¹³ nyːn¹³/

fickleness of human nature; changing of one's attitude to another according to social status


捉襟見肘

ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ

ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ

чжоцзиньцзяньчжоу

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

чжоцзиньсяньчжоу

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ kiːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ kiːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

Han shi waizhuan
James Robert Hightower
Yuan Xian
Zengzi
zh:韓嬰

The idiom arose from an anecdote variously attributed to Zeng Shen or Yuan Xian.

mid. 2nd century <small class='ce-date'>BCE</small>

Zeng-zi was residing in Wey.… [I]f he put his cap on straight, the strings would break; if he drew tight the overlap of his robe, his elbow would be seen; in putting on his shoes, the heels would burst them.

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

Zēngzǐ jū Wèi... Zhèngguān ér yīngjué, zhuōjīn ér zhǒuxiàn, nàlǚ ér zhǒngjué.

曾子居衛…正冠而纓絕，捉衿而肘見，納履而踵決。

曾子居卫…正冠而缨绝，捉衿而肘见，纳履而踵决。

Yuan Xian dwelt in Lu… He straightened his cap and the string broke; he adjusted the lapel of his gown and his elbows came out; he put on his shoes and the heels burst.

Han Ying (韓嬰), traditionally attributed. c. mid. 2nd century BCE, Han Shi Waizhuan (《韓詩外傳》). Based on the translation by James Robert Hightower.

Yuán Xiàn jū Lǔ... Zhèngguān zé yīngjué, zhènjīn zé zhǒuxiàn, nàlǚ zé zhǒngjué.

原憲居魯…正冠則纓絕，振襟則肘見，納履則踵決。

原宪居鲁…正冠则缨绝，振襟则肘见，纳履则踵决。

toclutch one's collar only to expose one's elbows

to be pitifully poor; to be desperately poor; to be hard up

to have too many problems to handle at one time; to be severely lacking in resources to deal with issues on multiple fronts


akár esik, akár fúj

Literally, “whether it rains, or it [the wind] blows”. From akár (“whether”) + esik (“it rains”) + akár (“or”) + fúj (“it blows”).

m-g

whether it rains, or it 􂀿the wind􂁀 blows

affix

ha esik, ha fúj
ha esik, ha fúj#Hungarian


úgy szép az élet, ha zajlik

úgy (“in that case, in such a way”) + szép (“beautiful”) + az (“the”) + élet (“life”) + ha (“if”) + zajlik (“to take place [eventfully]”), approx. “life is beautiful [only] if it is eventful”.

af

variety is the spice of life
variety is the spice of life

(idiomatic, humorous) variety is the spice of life


help is on the way

Used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching.

幫助欲來囉

used to inform the interlocutor that emergency assistance is approaching

帮助欲来啰

pang-chō͘ beh lâi--lo͘ / pang-chō͘ beh lâi--lo͘h


every time one farts

He's a prodigious bird watcher and a genius chess player. That's why he's graciously invited us to stay at his villa—so that we admire him and applaud every time he farts.

2013, Grigori Gerenstein, The Lucrezia Borgia European Marriage Center: The third novel in the Michael Fridman trilogy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 83:

(vulgar, humorous) Every time one does any small thing.


I am a doctor

I am a doctor (a physician, a member of the medical profession)


ha esik, ha fúj

Literally, “[even] if it rains, [or] if it [the wind] blows”. From ha (“whether”) + esik (“it rains”) + ha (“whether”) + fúj (“it blows”).

m-g

􂀿even􂁀 if it rains, 􂀿or􂁀 if it 􂀿the wind􂁀 blows

affix

(idiomatic) rain or shine, hell or high water, no matter what (regardless of what the circumstances are, and how the weather is)


are you doing anything tomorrow

Asks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available. ("Tomorrow" can be replaced by other dates, such as "are you doing anything on the weekend", etc.)

avez-vous quelque chose de prévu demain?


how many languages do you speak

Used to ask the interlocutor how many languages he or she speaks.


where are you

Anna? Where are you? — Marsha, I am in the bathroom!
Audio (US): (file)

2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

where are you? (used over the phone or while texting, for example)


見仁見智

ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ

цзяньжэньцзяньчжи

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kiːn³³ t͡siː³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kiːn³³ t͡siː³³/

Short for 仁者見仁，智者見智／仁者见仁，智者见智 (rénzhě jiàn rén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì), from I Ching.

zh-etym-short

there's no accounting for taste
there's no accounting for taste

different people have different views; opinions differ; there's no accounting for taste


ნიკოფსიიდან დარუბანდამდე

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ნიკოფსიიდან დარუბანდამდე

ნიკოფსიიდან დარუბანდამდე • (niḳopsiidan darubandamde)

ნი‧კოფ‧სი‧ი‧დან

used to describe the extent of the medieval kingdom of Georgia by its westernmost and easternmost cities

en-ნიკოფსიიდან_დარუბანდამდე-ka-phrase-mISH2iJk


era só o que me faltava

[ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈsɔ u kɨ mɨ faɫˈta.βɐ]

Literally, “[that] was just what I was missing”, or more loosely translated as “[that] was the only missing piece for me”. Compare Spanish lo que faltaba.

m-g

􂀿that􂁀 was the only missing piece for me

lit

either expresses impatience towards yet another misfortune or expresses disbelief towards an absurd statement: “give me a break!”


千山萬水

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (千山萬水):
* → Japanese: 千(せん)山(ざん)万(ばん)水(すい) (senzanbansui)
* → Korean: 천산만수(千山萬水) (cheonsanmansu)

one thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

цяньшаньваньшуй

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ maːn²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰãĩ³³⁻²³ sũã³³ buaŋ¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ maːn²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵ su̯i³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰãĩ³³⁻²³ sũã³³ buaŋ¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

2000, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “方向 [fāngxiàng, Direction]”, in 那一年 [In that Year], performed by Xu Wei:

I will become the energetic setting sun for you / And cross many rivers and mountains / In order to arrive at your silent veranda / And comfort your aching heart

Huàzuò wèi nǐ shèngkāi de xīyáng, Yuèguò yáoyuǎn de qiānshānwànshuǐ, Láidào nǐ jìmò de yángtái, Wēnnuǎn nǐ téngtòng de xīn

化作為你盛開的夕陽 越過遙遠的千山萬水 來到你寂寞的陽台 溫暖你疼痛的心

化作为你盛开的夕阳 越过遥远的千山万水 来到你寂寞的阳台 温暖你疼痛的心


đpcm

điều phải chứng minh
điều phải chứng minh#Vietnamese


are you a man or a mouse

(rhetorical question) Are you a courageous man or a coward?


điều phải chứng minh

[ʔɗiəw˨˩ faːj˧˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗiw˦˩ faːj˧˨ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧]

[ʔɗiw˨˩ faːj˨˩˦ cɨŋ˦˥ mɨn˧˧]

Vậy tam giác ABC vuông tại A (đpcm)

Conclusion: triangle ABC is right-angled at A (Q.E.D.)

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum#English

(mathematics, chiefly geometry) quod erat demonstrandum


my spider sense is tingling

From Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" comic books, in which the main character (Spider-Man) has a superpower called "spider sense" (sometimes called spidey sense) that would forewarn him about dangerous events. He would often say his spider sense was "tingling" when it was warning him of something.

(colloquial) My intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.


冒名頂替

ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧˋ

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/mou̯²² mɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ tʰɐi̯³³/

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/mou̯²² mɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ³⁵ tʰɐi̯³³/

[Through] false pretense, [you] became a member of the royal family.

冒名頂替，入贅皇家。

冒名顶替，入赘皇家。


榮華富貴

ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɪŋ²¹ waː²¹ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɪŋ²¹ waː²¹ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

If you have not craved for wealth and fame till you lost your conscience, how could you now fall into such a condition as this?

Ruò bùshì nǐ tāntú rónghuáfùguì mǐnmiè tiānliáng, yòu qǐ huì luò dào rújīn zhèbān tiándì?

若不是你貪圖榮華富貴泯滅天良，又豈會落到如今這般田地？

若不是你贪图荣华富贵泯灭天良，又岂会落到如今这般田地？

high social position and great financial wealth


雞毛蒜皮

ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ

цзимаосуаньпи

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯än⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ syːn³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯än⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ syːn³³ pʰei̯²¹/


הפנה לו את הגב

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הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַגַּב

הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַגַּב • (hifná lo et hagáv)

he-phrase

הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַגַּב

הִפְנָה לוֹ אֶת הַ גַּב (canonical)
hifná lo et hagáv (romanization)

כלומר, מתוך רצון שלא להסתבך במלחמה דומה למלחמת וייטנאם עלוּלה ארצות־הברית להפנות את גבה אל העולם שמעבר לאוקינוס ולחזור אל המדיניוּת הבדלנית של שנות השלושים.

1969 November 9, Israel Landers, “השוטר הבין־לאומי חוזר הביתה: בדלנות חדשה ותוצאוציה ביחס למזרח התיכון [The International Cop Returns Home: Isolationism and Its Outcomes Relative to the Middle East]”, in Davar:

That is to say, from the desire not to get involved in a war like the Vietnam War the United States might turn her back on the world that is beyond the ocean and return to the isolationist policy of the thirties.

to turn one's back (on some thing or someone)


無可救藥

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³³ jœːk̚²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³³ jœːk̚²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/

utterly hopeless; unable to be saved (helped); beyond the point of help


無藥可救

no medicine can save; unable to be saved by any medicine

ㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

/u³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jœːk̚² hɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/

/u³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jœːk̚² hɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²¹/

他是個無藥可救的蘿莉控。

他是个无药可救的萝莉控。


could go all day

I could all go day about how they messed up, but you get the point.

One has much to say about something, but chooses to say only a fraction of it.


私と結婚してくれませんか

ja-pos

わたし と けっこん して くれません か

私(わたし)と結(けっ)婚(こん)してくれませんか • (watashi to kekkon shite kuremasen ka)

私と結婚してくれませんか (canonical)
watashi to kekkon shite kuremasen ka (romanization)


בעוד מועד

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בְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד

בְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד • (b'ód mo'éd)

he-phrase

בְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד

בְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד • (b'ód mo'éd)

בְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד (canonical)
b'ód mo'éd (romanization)

מכל רוֹבנוֹ היהודית לא נשראה בחיים כמעט אף נפש – רק אלה שבאו ארצה בעוד מעוד, והמעטים שברחו לאמריקה, ואלה שאיכשהו עברו בשלום בין הסכינים של שלטון הבולשוויקים.

Out of all of Jewish Rivne almost no soul was left alive – only those who came to Israel [literally towards the land] before it was too late, and the few that ran to America, and those that somehow passed safely between the knives of the Bolsheviks.


男女老幼

ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄡˋ

/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ jɐu̯³³/

/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹ lo³¹ i̯u⁵⁵/

/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ jɐu̯³³/

/nam¹¹ ŋ̍³¹ lo³¹ i̯u⁵⁵/

the male and the female, the old and the young: everybody


黃袍加身

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄆㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄣ

хуанпаоцзяшэнь

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ pʰou̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ pʰou̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

The idiom comes from the event in 960 when military commander Zhao Kuangyin removed child emperor Guo Zongxun from the throne and proclaimed himself a new emperor after being presented an imperial dragon robe by his subordinates.
After becoming emperor, Zhao, for fear that military figures might betray him like he betraying his emperor, invited them to a wine banquet and successfully persuaded them to retire. This happened in 961 and gave rise to another idiom, 杯酒釋兵權／杯酒释兵权 (bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán).

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杯酒釋兵權／杯酒释兵权 (bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán)

1345 CE, Toqto'a (lead editor), History of Song

Zhū xiào lù rèn liè yú tíng, yuē: “Zhū jūn wúzhǔ, yuàn cè tàiwèi wèi tiānzǐ.” Wèijí duì, yǒu yǐ huáng yī jiā tàizǔ shēn, zhòng jiē luóbài, hū wànsuì, jí yē tàizǔ chéngmǎ.

諸校露刃列於庭，曰：「諸軍無主，願策太尉為天子。」未及對，有以黃衣加太祖身，眾皆羅拜，呼萬歲，即掖太祖乘馬。

诸校露刃列于庭，曰：「诸军无主，愿策太尉为天子。」未及对，有以黄衣加太祖身，众皆罗拜，呼万岁，即掖太祖乘马。

to add to oneself a yellow robe; to drape oneself with a yellow robe

Zhào Kuāngyìn huángpáojiāshēn yǎngzhàng de shì bīngbiàn, zhǎngquán hòu nánmiǎn dānxīn biéde jiānglǐng rúfǎpàozhì, yīdàn bīngquán zàiwò yě lái duó wèi, yúshì cèhuà le “bēijiǔshìbīngquán” zhè chū hǎoxì.

趙匡胤黃袍加身仰仗的是兵變，掌權後難免擔心別的將領如法炮製，一旦兵權在握也來奪位，於是策劃了“杯酒釋兵權”這齣好戲。

赵匡胤黄袍加身仰仗的是兵变，掌权后难免担心别的将领如法炮制，一旦兵权在握也来夺位，于是策划了“杯酒释兵权”这出好戏。

to stage a coup d'état; overthrow a government; take the throne

to be crowned (as a monarch, ruler, winner, champion, etc.)


有聲有色

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɪk̚⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ sɪk̚⁵/


小心翼翼

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/

Occurred a few times in the Classic of Poetry, for example, poem 236 (《詩經·大雅·大明》)

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(《詩經·大雅·大明》)

(《詩經·大雅·大明》)

This king Wen, Watchfully and reverently,
With entire intelligence served God, And so secured the great blessing.

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

Wéi cǐ Wénwáng, xiǎoxīn yìyì.
Zhāo shì Shàngdì, yù huái duō fú.

維此文王，小心翼翼。
昭事上帝，聿懷多福。

维此文王，小心翼翼。
昭事上帝，聿怀多福。

cautious; prudent; wary; with great care; cautiously


怨聲載道

ㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ

юаньшэнцзайдао

/ɥɛn⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jyːn³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ tou̯²²/

/i̯en⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

/(j)i̯an⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jyːn³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ tou̯²²/

/i̯en⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

/(j)i̯an⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

The administrative reform has turned public sentiment into fright that hue and cry can be heard from every corner. Yet you went to extremes to get a Japanese to serve as your adviser? Isn't this an act of leading a wolf into your chamber, inviting a ghost to write for you a medication order?

Biànfǎ biàndé rénxīn huánghuáng, yuànshēngzǎidào. Jūrán hái zhǎo rìběnrén dāng gùwèn. Zhè bùshì yǐnlángrùshì, qǐngguǐláikāiyàofāng ne?

變法變得人心惶惶，怨聲載道。居然還找日本人當顧問。這不是引狼入室，請鬼來開藥方呢？

变法变得人心惶惶，怨声载道。居然还找日本人当顾问。这不是引狼入室，请鬼来开药方呢？

public discontent is everywhere; discontent is publicly voiced; complaints rise all around


吃熊心豹子膽

ㄔ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄢˇ

чи сюнсинь баоцзыдань

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɛːk̚³ hʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ taːm³⁵/


one's ship comes in

Merchants used to send goods abroad on ships to be sold, receiving the money when the ships returned.

I often wish I had the money the eggs and chickens bring; but, when I say so, father answers I shall when his ship comes in. When I was younger, I really thought he owned a ship, which would one day come into port.

1871, The Family treasury of Sunday reading, ed. by A. Cameron (W. Arnot), page 381:

He is heir to some property and prefers to loaf at saloons until his ship comes in. In the meantime, the wife's parents practically support her and her children.

(idiomatic) One makes or comes into possession of a significant amount of money.


am I under arrest

Asked to authority, to ascertain if one is being arrested.


百鳥朝鳳

a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix

ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄈㄥˋ

байняочаофэн

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ niːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ fʊŋ²²/

/paːk̚³ niːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ fʊŋ²²/


陳詞濫調

ㄔㄣˊ ㄘˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

чэньцыланьдяо

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ laːm²² tiːu̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ laːm²² tiːu̯²²/

old words and hackneyed talk; clichés; platitudes


老生常談

ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ

лаошэнчантань

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹ tʰaːm²¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹ tʰaːm²¹/


曲折離奇

ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ lei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ lei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

(of an event, a story) convoluted and eccentric; complicated and bizarre


子曰

desc

→ Japanese: 子曰く (Shi iwaku, Shi notamawaku) (calque)

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ jœːk̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ ɦioʔ¹²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ ɦyɪʔ¹²/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ jœːk̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ ɦioʔ¹²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ ɦyɪʔ¹²/


és boldogan éltek, míg meg nem haltak

[ˌeːʃ ˈboldoɡɒn ˈeːltɛkmiːɡ ˈmɛɡnɛm ˈhɒltɒk]

Literally, “and they lived happily until they died”.

lit

and they lived happily ever after (typically used at the end of fairy tales)


呢樣嗰樣

/niː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²² kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/nei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²² kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/niː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²² kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/nei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²² kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/


la garantía soy yo

→ Portuguese: la garantia soy yo

take my word for it
take someone's word for it


溫故知新

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (溫故知新):
* → Japanese: 温(おん)故(こ)知(ち)新(しん) (onkochishin)
* → Korean: 온고지신(溫故知新) (on'gojisin)
* → Vietnamese: ôn cố tri tân (溫故知新)

ㄨㄣ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ

вэньгучжисинь

/wən⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/wən⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ kuː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

The Master said, "If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others."

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

Zǐyuē: “Wēn gù ér zhī xīn, kěyǐ wéi shī yǐ.”

子曰：「溫故而知新，可以為師矣。」

子曰：「温故而知新，可以为师矣。」

reviewing learnt knowledge helps one understand it better; reviewing the past helps one understand the present


YKWIM

you know what I mean
you know what I mean#English

(text messaging) Initialism of you know what I mean.


FAST

cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident#English

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T also was coined in recognition of the word fast, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.


happy Independence Day

A greeting used during Independence Day to recognize its celebration.


happy Fourth

Alternative form of happy Fourth of July


ווי הייסטו

(informal, to one person) what's your name


mano vardas yra

Alternative form of mano vardas: my name is


mano vardas

my name is (common way to introduce oneself)


ווי הייסט איר

head

ווי הייסט איר?

(formal, or to multiple people) what's your name


איך רעד ניט קיין ענגליש

איך רעד ניט קיין ענגליש • (ikh red nit keyn english)

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

en-איך_רעד_ניט_קיין_ענגליש-yi-phrase-GXY7bnJu


由此可見

ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ kiːn³³/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ kiːn³³/


一文不值

ㄧ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


穎脫而出

ㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨ

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

脫穎而出 脫穎而出#Chinese

脱颖而出 脱颖而出#Chinese

Alternative form of 脫穎而出／脱颖而出 (tuōyǐng'érchū)


嘯聚山林

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

сяоцзюйшаньлинь

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

to gather in woods or mountains in response to whistles or shouts; to go to the greenwood (said of bandits)


對症下藥

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋㄦ

дуйчжэнсяяор

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ jaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/tɵy̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³³ haː²² jœːk̚²/

/tɵy̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³³ haː²² jœːk̚²/

to suit the medicine to the illness; to suit the remedy to the case; to prescribe the right remedy for an illness


微不足道

ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯²²/

not worth mentioning; insignificant; negligible


笑容可掬

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩˊ

сяожункэцзюй

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ jʊŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ jʊŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʊk̚⁵/


錯綜複雜

ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄚˊ

ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄚˊ

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³³ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰɔː³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁻⁴ t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ hok̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ³³ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰɔː³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁻⁴ t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ hok̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚⁴/


因小失大

ja-r

いん%しょう%しつ%だい

CJKV/code

いん%しょう%しつ%だい

Sino-Xenic (因小失大):
* → Japanese: 因(いん)小(しょう)失(しつ)大(だい) (inshōshitsudai)

CJKV

いん%しょう%しつ%だい

ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ

/in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²²/

/in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/jɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²²/

spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound foolish

to try to save a little only to lose a lot; to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar; to be penny wise and pound foolish


因小失大

ja-pos

因(いん)小(しょう)失(しつ)大(だい) • (inshōshitsudai)

因小失大 (canonical)
inshōshitsudai (romanization)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 因小失大 (yīnxiǎoshīdà).

to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar


順理成章

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ

шуньличэнчжан

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² lei̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/sun²²⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/

/sun²²⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² lei̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/sun²²⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/

/sun²²⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

to be clearly structured (of a written text)

to follow as a matter of course; to be logical or rational (of an outcome)


電光石火

ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

дяньгуан шихо

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːn²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² fɔː³⁵/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːn²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² fɔː³⁵/


happy Valentine's Day

A greeting used during Valentine's Day to recognize its celebration.


com que cara

Eu não consegui realizar as minhas tarefas. Com que cara direi isso ao meu chefe?

(literally, “With what face will I tell that to my boss?”)

I've failed to do my assignments. How am I supposed to tell that to my boss?

(idiomatic, rhetorical question) How am I supposed to (face someone after I did)...?


cala-te, boca

(idiomatic) said when one is making a malicious statement or badmouthing someone


noch ist Polen nicht verloren

Calque of Polish jeszcze Polska nie zginęła (“Poland is not lost yet”), a famous line from the Polish national anthem. Cognate to Swedish än är inte Polen förlorat.

calque

hope springs eternal
hope springs eternal

(idiomatic) all isn’t lost; hope springs eternal

Poland Is Not Yet Lost
Polish national anthem


die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt

Literally, “hope dies last”. Compare Italian la speranza è l'ultima a morire.


haluutsä

A colloquial contraction of the phrase haluatko sinä (“do you want”).

Haluutsä yhen?

Haluutsä mennä parille oluelle?

Haluutsä turpaan?

– Haluutsä mua, Milla kysyi kiertelemättä. Kivi tuijotti suoraan silmiin. – Totta kai.

2015, Simo Hiltunen, Lampaan vaatteissa:

– Do you want me, Milla asked straight off. Kivi stared her straight in her eyes. – Of course I do.

”Siel takana on varmaan vähä hankala istuu. Nyt ku kukaan ei nää, niin haluutsä tulla tähä etupenkille?” Kake keskeyttää hätääntyneet ajatukseni. Minä nyökkään ja kapuan hankalasti kuskin viereiselle penkille.

2010, Peter Franzén, Tumman veden päällä:

"It must be a bit hard to sit back there. Now that nobody's looking, you wanna get to the front seat?" Kake interrupts my distressed thoughts. I nod and climb with difficulty to the seat next to the driver's seat.

Haluutsä käydä viemässä roskat ulos.

Please take the trash out. (lit. "Do you want to take the trash out(?)")

(polite) A phrase used to soften direct orders.


haluuksä

Alternative form of haluutsä (a contraction of the standard Finnish phrase haluatko sinä ("do you want"). In this variant the question particle -ko is retained)


as the fella says

(informal) as the saying goes; as someone once said, invoking the wisdom of the common man on the street


my condom broke

Indicates that the condom of the speaker broke.

我把安全套刺破了

indicates that the condom of the speaker broke


as the fella said

as the fella says
as the fella says#English


YWMV

I can't justify spending that much money on a meal, but YWMV since your recent inheritance has replenished your checking account.

Initialism of your wallet may vary: you may have more or less money to spend, or different financial priorities.


天香國色

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

exceptionally beautiful (woman or peony)


لو سمحت

head

لَو سَمَحت • (law samaḥt)

لَو سَمَحت (canonical)
law samaḥt (romanization)


لو سمحت

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Coordinate term: (to a female) لو سمحتي (law samaḥti)


身家性命

ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

шэньцзя синмин

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²²/

the lives and properties of the whole family; family members' lives and family possessions


不知所措

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³/

to be at a loss for what to do; to lose one's bearings


盤根錯節

盘根错节
槃根錯節
蟠根錯節

ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

паньгэньцоцзе

/pʰän³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰuːn²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡siːt̚³/

/pʰän³⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰuːn²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡siːt̚³/

great tangled root system; complicated affair; complicated and difficult to deal with


歸根結底

归根结底
歸根結柢
歸根結蒂

ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˇ

гуйгэньцзеди

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/kui³³⁻²³ kɯŋ³³⁻²³ kak̚²⁻⁴ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/kui³³⁻²³ kɯŋ³³⁻²³ kak̚²⁻⁴ toi⁵²⁻²¹/


防不勝防

ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ

ㄈㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄈㄤˊ

/fɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/fɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/fɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ²³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵/

/fɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/fɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/fɔːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ²³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵/

the utmost care could not prevent it from happening; to be impossible to defend effectively


屈指可數

ㄑㄩ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ sou̯³⁵/

/wɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ sou̯³⁵/

can be counted with one's fingers; very few; numbered


一事無成

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²² mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/it̚² sɨ⁵⁵ vu¹¹ sɨn¹¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

to be unable to achieve anything; to be a total failure


大器晚成

ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hei̯³³ maːn¹³ sɪŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hei̯³³ maːn¹³ sɪŋ²¹/

Its largest square doth yet no corner show; a vessel great, it is the slowest made.

大方無隅，大器晚成。

大方无隅，大器晚成。

a great talent takes time to mature; in the fullness of time, a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state


速戰速決

ㄙㄨˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

сучжаньсуцзюэ

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuat̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuat̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

to take prompt action to achieve a quick victory; to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy


前後矛盾

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

цяньхоумаодунь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ hɐu̯²² maːu̯²¹ tʰɵn¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ hɐu̯²² maːu̯²¹ tʰɵn¹³/


沸沸揚揚

ㄈㄟˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ fɐi̯³³ jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/

/huk̚²⁻⁴ huk̚²⁻⁴ iaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iaŋ⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ fɐi̯³³ jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/

/huk̚²⁻⁴ huk̚²⁻⁴ iaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iaŋ⁵⁵/


es que

¿Y no se salía por las junturas?
No, no, qué va; es que el maletín no se abría por la mitad como todos. Era un recipiente hermético que le habían fabricado ex profeso.

2001, Ramon García Dominguez, Una piraña en mi bañera:

Wasn't it coming out of the joints?
Oh no, the thing is that the case didn't open in half like all the others. It was an airtight container they'd made for him ex profeso

the thing is; the truth is; in fact; actually

Mas yo nací hablador, y soy fanático
por ensuciar papel: no es que presuma
de sabio, de doctor, ni catedrático;
yo no soy más que un loco, soy lunático

(in negative, followed by subjunctive) it's not that


突如其來

ㄊㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ

ㄊㄨˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ

/tʰu⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/tɐt̚² jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/

/tʰu⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/tɐt̚² jyː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/

The fourth NINE, undivided, shows the manner of its subject's coming. How abrupt it is, as with fire, with death, to be rejected (by all)!

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

Jiǔ sì: tū rú qí lái rú, fén rú, sǐ rú, qì rú.

九四：突如其來如，焚如，死如，棄如。

九四：突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。

List of hexagrams of the I Ching#Hexagram 30


jóból is megárt a sok

From jó (“good”) + -ból (“of”, case suffix) + is (“even”) + megárt (“to be harmful”) + a (“the”) + sok (“much”), literally: “even too much of a good thing can be harmful”.

affix

too much of a good thing
too much of a good thing

enough is as good as a feast
enough is as good as a feast

too much of a good thing can be harmful, enough is as good as a feast


一觸即發

ㄧ ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄚ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ faːt̚³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ huat̚³²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ faːt̚³/

could break out or flare up at any time (of a situation); on the verge of crisis; in a tense and volatile situation


老謀深算

ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

лаомоушэньсуань

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ syːn³³/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ moʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ su̯än⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ syːn³³/

experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating


老邁無能

ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ maɪ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/


老馬識途

desc

→ Vietnamese: ngựa quen đường cũ (calque)

ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ

ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ maː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ maː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/

From a story in Han Feizi, Chapter 22 (《韓非子·說林上》)

Guan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: "The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy." So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Guǎn Zhòng, Xí Péng cóng yú Huán gōng ér fá Gūzhú, chūn wǎng dōng fǎn, míhuò shī dào, Guǎn Zhòng yuē: “Lǎo mǎ zhī zhì kě yòng yě.” Nǎi fàng lǎo mǎ ér suí zhī, suì dé dào.

管仲、隰朋從於桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老馬之智可用也。」乃放老馬而隨之，遂得道。

管仲、隰朋从于桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老马之智可用也。」乃放老马而随之，遂得道。

an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes

Duke Huan of Qi
Guan Zhong
Guzhu
Han Feizi
zh:隰朋


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if my sister had balls, she'd be my brother

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle#English

Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle


if my grandmother had balls, she'd be my granddad


एक दूजे के वास्ते

hi-phrase

एक दूजे के वास्ते

एक दूजे के वास्ते • (ek dūje ke vāste)


能說會道

ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ

нэншохуэйдао

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

to have the gift of gab; to have a glib tongue


不治之症

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄓㄥˋ

бучжичжичжэн

bučžičžičžɛn

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/


SYS

(text messaging) Initialism of see you soon.


金不換

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

цзиньбухуань

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wuːn²²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ huan²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ huan²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan¹¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan²¹/

/kim³³⁻²³ puk̚²⁻⁴ hueŋ²¹³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wuːn²²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ huan²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ huan²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan¹¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ huan²¹/

/kim³³⁻²³ puk̚²⁻⁴ hueŋ²¹³/

cannot be exchanged with gold; invaluable; precious


no sé qué y no sé cuánto

Literally, “I don't know what and I don't know how much”.

lit

Ese día fuimos por Mocambo y tomamos un café y unos cocteles y no sé qué y no sé cuánto, y vi que mi padre y aquella señora se veían mucho y de pronto le dice mi padre a ella en catalán, le dice: “Oye, tú eres Lolita ¿verdad?”

2018, Enriqueta Tuñón Pablos, Varias voces, una historia…: Mujeres exiliadas en México, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, →ISBN:

(idiomatic, colloquial) blah blah blah, this and that


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there's no such thing as a stupid question

a 1992, Nancy Purtil, letter quoted in When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?, David Feldman
The general feeling is that, while there is no such thing as a stupid question, this one comes very close. Poodles never did live in the wild […] .

Used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.

ask a silly question, get a silly answer


μάτια μου

μάτια μου • (mátia mou)

el-phrase

μάτια μου • (mátia mou)

mátia mou (romanization)
my eyes (literally)

Μη μου θυμώνεις, μάτια μου,
 που φεύγω για τα ξένα.

1965, Stavros Kouyioumtzis (lyrics and music), “Μη μου θυμώνεις μάτια μου [Mi mou thymóneis mátia mou, Don't Be Angry At Me, My Love]”:

Don't be angry at me, my love,
 for leaving to foreign places.

(idiomatic) my darling, my dear, my love (term of affection)


that's a relief

that's a relief (said upon hearing good news that makes someone cease to be worried about something)


correct me if I'm wrong

Correct me if I'm wrong but picking the school your children will attend is a relatively important decision for parents.

2016 July 28, Stephanie Arthur-Worsop, “Opinion: Zoning hard issue to tackle”, in New Zealand Herald:

Used before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.

ret mig hvis jeg tager fejl

used before stating something the speaker believes is true

korrigier/verbesser mich, wenn ich falsch liege


I have a headache

Indicates that the speaker's head hurts.


糖衣炮彈

ㄊㄤˊ ㄧ ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄢˋ

танъи паодань

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː⁵⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ taːn²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː⁵⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ taːn²²⁻³⁵/

“Sugar-coated bullets (of the bourgeoisie)”, an expression used by Mao Zedong to refer to the method of using a deceptive image to rope in and corrupt the enemy.


is mairg

Contracted from is mairg don té (“sorrow is to the one”).

Is mairg a fhaigheann drocheolas.

Is mairg a bheadh thíos den chéad bhuille.

Unlucky is he who is down at the first blow.

Is mairg a chuireann suim sa tsaol.

Those who set their hearts on this world will come to grief.

woe to the one/to those; unlucky is the one/are those; come to grief (followed by a relative clause)


風花雪月

ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ syːt̚³ jyːt̚²/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ syːt̚³ jyːt̚²/

trite poetry subject; effete language without substance

romantic themes; love affair; debaucherous life


日久生情

ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² kɐu̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² kɐu̯³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

familiarity breeds fondness; love develops with time

(wordplay, vulgar, slang) to develop fondness after sleeping with each other for a while


望眼欲穿

one's eyes are nearly worn out looking for someone

ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ

ванъяньюйчуань

/wɑŋ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ²² ŋaːn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ²² ŋaːn¹³ jʊk̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

eagerly looking forward to meeting a dear one; expect to see someone who never comes


起錨

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau¹³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bau²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ mɔ²³/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ mɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau¹³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bau²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ mɔ²³/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ mɔ⁴⁴/

“Act Now” (slogan used by the Hong Kong Government in 2010)


冇嘢到

/mou̯¹³ jɛː¹³ tou̯³³/

/mou̯¹³ jɛː¹³ tou̯³³/

冇嘢到嘅？

(Cantonese) have/produce little to no results


emt

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of en minä tiedä (“I don't know”).


τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια

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τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια • (ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia)

ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia (romanization)

Literally, "What goes meow meow on the roof tiles?"

Ποιος έφαγε πάλι όλα τα μπισκότα μου; Τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια; Ο αδερφός σου!

Who ate all my biscuits again? Who do you think? Your brother!

Poios éfage páli óla ta biskóta mou? Ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia? O aderfós sou!

does a bear shit in the woods
does a bear shit in the woods

(humorous) no shit, Sherlock, does a bear shit in the woods (response to anything where the answer is completely obvious)

en-τι_κάνει_νιάου_νιάου_στα_κεραμίδια-el-phrase-z3nNhVe3


acta est fabula, plaudite

ācta est fābula (canonical)
plaudite (canonical)

Literally, “the story is done, applaud”.

the end (commonly said at the end of Roman plays)


待字閨中

ㄉㄞˋ ㄗˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄨㄥ

дайцзы гуйчжун

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

(of women) to stay in the boudoir waiting to be betrothed; not yet betrothed to a man


不倫不類

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄟˋ

/pu⁵¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɵn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


食慾不振

ㄕˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄣˋ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ y⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐn³³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ y⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐn³³/

(medicine) loss of appetite; anorexia; anorexic


口吐白沫

ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄛˋ

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄛˋㄦ

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ paːk̚² muːt̚²/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰou̯³³ paːk̚² muːt̚²/

foaming at the mouth (as a sign of poisoning, epileptic seizures or facial nerve palsy)


冰山一角

ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

биншаньицзяо

/piŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ

биншаньицзяор

/piŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/piŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/


手舞足蹈

ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˇ

ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯²²/

From the Classic of Poetry, great preface (《詩經·大序》)

Poetry is the product of earnest thought. Thought [cherished] in the mind becomes earnest; exhibited in words, it becomes poetry. The feelings move inwardly, and are embodied in words. When words are insufficient for them, recourse is had to sighs and exclamations. When sighs and exclamations are insufficient for them, recourse is had to the prolonged utterances of song. When those prolonged utterances of song are insufficient for them, unconsciously the hands begin to move and the feet to dance.

Shī zhě, zhì zhī suǒ zhī yě, zài xīn wéi zhì, fā yán wéi shī, qíng dòng yú zhōng, ér xíng yú yán, yán zhī bùzú, gù jiētàn zhī, jiētàn zhī bùzú, gù yǒng gē zhī, yǒng gē zhī bùzú, bùzhī shǒu zhī wǔ zhī, zú zhī dǎo zhī yě.

詩者，志之所之也，在心為志，發言為詩，情動於中，而形於言，言之不足，故嗟歎之，嗟歎之不足，故永歌之，永歌之不足，不知手之舞之、足之蹈之也。

诗者，志之所之也，在心为志，发言为诗，情动于中，而形于言，言之不足，故嗟叹之，嗟叹之不足，故永歌之，永歌之不足，不知手之舞之、足之蹈之也。

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) involuntary movements of the limbs; convulsions, hemiballismus, chorea, athetosis or myoclonus


遊戲人生

ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³ jɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³ jɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

taking life as a game; fooling around all the time


INA

Initialism of information not available.


το όνομά μου είναι

το όνομά μου είναι …

το όνομά μου είναι … • (to ónomá mou eínai …)

el-phrase

το όνομά μου είναι …

το όνομά μου είναι … (canonical)
to ónomá mou eínai … (romanization)


一眼關七

one eye concerned with seven directions (front, back, left, right, top, middle, bottom)

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) keeping a close eye on various things; considering the many aspects of a situation


couldn't organise a chook raffle

EN-AU ck1 couldn't organise a chook raffle.ogg

couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery#English

(Australia) Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery


三緘其口

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ

саньцзяньцикоу

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

keeping one's mouth shut more than once; be extremely selective in one's words


貧富懸殊

ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ

пиньфусюаньшу

/pʰin³⁵ fu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/pʰɐn²¹ fuː³³ jyːn²¹ syː²¹/

/pʰin³⁵ fu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/pʰɐn²¹ fuː³³ jyːn²¹ syː²¹/

to have a wide gap between the rich and the poor


功不可沒

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄛˋ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ muːt̚²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ but̚²⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚¹²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ muːt̚²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ but̚²⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚¹²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ but̚⁴/


齊齊整整

ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄥˇ ㄓㄥˇ

цицичжэнчжэн

cicičžɛnčžɛn

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³⁵/


點算

haau² si⁵ m⁴ hap⁶ gaak³ ge³ waa⁶⁻², dim² syun³ aa³?

考試唔合格嘅話，點算啊？

考试唔合格嘅话，点算啊？


玩火自焚

ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ

ваньхоцзыфэнь

/wän³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fən³⁵/

ㄨㄢˊㄦ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄣˊ

ваньрхоцзыфэнь

/wɑɻ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fən³⁵/

/waːn²¹⁻³⁵ fɔː³⁵ t͡siː²² fɐn²¹/

/uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su²²⁻²¹ hun²⁴/

/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³⁻²¹ hun²³/

/wän³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fən³⁵/

/wɑɻ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ fən³⁵/

/waːn²¹⁻³⁵ fɔː³⁵ t͡siː²² fɐn²¹/

/uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su²²⁻²¹ hun²⁴/

/uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³⁻²¹ hun²³/

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

he who plays with fire will get burnt; sow the wind, reap the whirlwind


met hand en tand

(idiomatic) tooth and nail; with all the strength and means at one's disposal


氣勢磅礴

气势磅礴
氣勢磅薄
氣勢旁礴
氣勢旁薄
氣勢磅礡

ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄛˊ

ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄆㄤ ㄅㄛˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hei̯³³ sɐi̯³³ pʰɔːŋ²¹ pɔːk̚²/

/kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hei̯³³ sɐi̯³³ pʰɔːŋ²¹ pɔːk̚²/

/kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ poʔ⁴/

of great momentum; grand and magnificent


一本正經

ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

ибэньчжэнцзин

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

一本正經地胡說八道

一本正经地胡说八道


支吾其詞

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u² t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u² t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; to speak halting or ambiguously


и вам того же

head

и вам того́ же

и вам того́ же • (i vam tovó že)

и вам того́ же (canonical)
i vam tovó že (romanization)

same to you (I wish to you what you have just wished to me)


文過飾非

ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

ㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

/wən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mɐn²² kʷɔː³³ sɪk̚⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/wən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mɐn²² kʷɔː³³ sɪk̚⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/


飾非文過

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɪk̚⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ mɐn²² kʷɔː³³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɪk̚⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ mɐn²² kʷɔː³³/


и тебе того же

и тебе́ того́ же

и тебе́ того́ же • (i tebé tovó že)

и тебе́ того́ же (canonical)
i tebé tovó že (romanization)

[i tʲɪˈbʲe tɐˈvo‿ʐɨ]


大當白日

/tua²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/


憑什麼

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/pʰɐŋ²¹ sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/pʰɐŋ²¹ sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

For what reason are Chinese residents prohibited from accessing the greater international Internet?

Zhōngguó jūmín píng shénme bèi jìnzhǐ shàng wàiwǎng?

中國居民憑什麼被禁止上外網？

中国居民凭什么被禁止上外网？

for what reason; what makes you think (you can do something); on what grounds; on what authority; who are they (to do something)


齊頭並進

ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

цитоубинцзинь

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɪŋ²² t͡sɵn³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɪŋ²² t͡sɵn³³/

to go on or advance simultaneously; to do two or more things at once


齊東野語

ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˇ ㄩˇ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

These are not the words of a superior man. They are the sayings of an uncultivated person of the east of Qi.

Cǐ fēi jūnzǐ zhī yán, Qí dōng yěrén zhī yǔ yě.

此非君子之言，齊東野人之語也。

此非君子之言，齐东野人之语也。


what time have you got

What is the time of day according to your timepiece?


鼓舌如簧

ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuː³⁵ siːt̚² jyː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuː³⁵ siːt̚² jyː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

to wag one's tongue (for honeyed words, malicious gossip, etc.)


碉堡

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, colloquial, euphemistic) Alternative form of 屌爆 (diǎobào, “epic; freaking awesome; cool”)


黨同伐異

ㄉㄤˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ ㄧˋ

ㄉㄤˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚ ㄧˋ

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ fä³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ fä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɔːŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ fɐt̚² jiː²²/

/tɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁴⁻³² i²²/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ fä³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ fä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɔːŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ fɐt̚² jiː²²/

/tɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁴⁻³² i²²/

to unite with those who agree and fight those who differ


pobody's nerfect

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pobody's nerfect.wav

nobody's perfect
nobody's perfect#English

(humorous) Spoonerism of nobody's perfect


愛恨情仇

ㄞˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ

айхэньцинчоу

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ hɐn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐu̯²¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ hɐn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐu̯²¹/

Only then did I realize that in love and hatred, the most damaging, the most painful is regret

cái míngbái àihènqíngchóu, zuì shāng zuì tòng shì hòuhuǐ

才明白愛恨情仇 最傷最痛是後悔

才明白爱恨情仇 最伤最痛是后悔


so crazy it might just work

so crazy it just might work
so crazy it just might work#English

Alternative form of so crazy it just might work


é que

É que o cachorro comeu minha lição de casa.

the thing is (introduces a justification or excuse to alleviate an unfavorable situation)

Eu é que fiz o trabalho.

Ele quer uma casa barata, se é que isso existe.

Quem é que chegou?

Como é que é!?

O que é que você quer?


事在人為

ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ

шицзайжэньвэй

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² t͡sɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² t͡sɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

it all depends on human effort; human effort can achieve everything; human effort is a decisive factor


時過境遷

ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

шигоцзинцянь

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siː²¹ kʷɔː³³ kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siː²¹ kʷɔː³³ kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/


七零八落

ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

scattered here and there; in disorder; in confusion


事過境遷

ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

шигоцзинцянь

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siː²² kʷɔː³³ kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/su²²⁻²¹ ko²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siː²² kʷɔː³³ kɪŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/su²²⁻²¹ ko²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

the issue is in the past and the situation has changed; things change with the passage of time


自生自滅

ㄗˋ ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² miːt̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² miːt̚²/

to (let something) emerge and perish on its own; to let something go its own way


ndili bwino

I'm fine (used as a response to "how are you?")


muli bwanji

/ˈmu.ɽi ˈɓʷá.ⁿd͡ʒi/


龍飛鳳舞

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨˇ

/lʊŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² mou̯¹³/

/lʊŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² mou̯¹³/

vivid and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy


龍肝鳳髓

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄢ ㄈㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄟˇ

лунганьфэнсуй

/lʊŋ³⁵ kän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ kɔːn⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² sɵy̯¹³/

/lʊŋ³⁵ kän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ kɔːn⁵⁵ fʊŋ²² sɵy̯¹³/


龍躍鳳鳴

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

лунъюэфэнмин

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fʊŋ²² mɪŋ²¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ jœːk̚³ fʊŋ²² mɪŋ²¹/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fʊŋ²² mɪŋ²¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ jœːk̚³ fʊŋ²² mɪŋ²¹/


龍蛇混雜

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄚˊ

луншэхуньцза

/lʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ sɛː²¹ wɐn²² t͡saːp̚²/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ sɛː²¹ wɐn²² t͡saːp̚²/

good and bad people mixed up; wise and unwise huddled together


哽哽咽咽

ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɐŋ³⁵ kɐŋ³⁵ jiːt̚³ jiːt̚³/

/kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɐŋ³⁵ kɐŋ³⁵ jiːt̚³ jiːt̚³/


se é que você me entende

if you know what I mean
if you know what I mean

(Brazil) if you know what I mean (indicating a suggested or hinted idea)


一技之長

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki³³ t͡si³³ tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki³³ t͡si³³ tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ¹³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ²³/


恰到好處

ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄔㄨˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

/hɐp̚⁵ tou̯³³ hou̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː³³/

/hɐp̚⁵ tou̯³³ hou̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː³³/


爭先恐後

ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ

чжэнсянькунхоу

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴ kʰi̯uŋ³¹ heu̯⁵⁵/


提心吊膽

to carry the heart and hang the gallbladder

ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ

тисиньдяодань

/tʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ taːm³⁵/

/tʰe²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²⁴⁻²² sim³³ tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰe¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

/tʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ taːm³⁵/

/tʰe²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²⁴⁻²² sim³³ tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰe¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/tʰe²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ tiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

to be on tenterhooks; to be scared or jittery; to be in constant fear


無情無義

ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ u³⁵ i⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²²/

/mo¹¹ t͡sʰin¹¹ mo¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² ɡi²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ ɡi³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ ɡi²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² ɡi⁴¹/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ u³⁵ i⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ jiː²²/

/mo¹¹ t͡sʰin¹¹ mo¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² ɡi²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ ɡi³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ ɡi²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² ɡi⁴¹/


無能為力

ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/u³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ nɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/

/u³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ nɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/


無話可說

ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ waː²² hɔː³⁵ syːt̚³/

/u³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ waː²² hɔː³⁵ syːt̚³/

to have nothing to say; to be wordless; can't say anything more

to have great resentment for unacceptable actions


急流勇退

ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐp̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jʊŋ¹³ tʰɵy̯³³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɐp̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jʊŋ¹³ tʰɵy̯³³/

Momoe Yamaguchi's retirement at the height of her career

山口百惠的急流勇退

withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)


一哄而散

ㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢˋ

ㄧ ㄏㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xʊŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ hʊŋ²² jiː²¹ saːn³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ xʊŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ hʊŋ²² jiː²¹ saːn³³/

(of people) to disperse in a hubbub; to break up in an uproar; to abruptly part ways


無微不至

ㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ

ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˋ

/u³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ mei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

/u³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ mei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/


美倫美煥

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

мэйлуньмэйхуань

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵¹/

美輪美奐 美輪美奐#Chinese

美轮美奂 美轮美奂#Chinese

Misspelling of 美輪美奐／美轮美奂 (měilúnměihuàn).


華夷一家

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄧˊ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ

/xu̯ä³⁵ i³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/waː²¹ jiː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä³⁵ i³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/waː²¹ jiː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

(historical) the ideology that Chinese and non-Chinese ethnic groups (in China) are of one family; ethnic pluralism


一舉三得

ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄜˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

一舉兩得 一舉兩得#Chinese

一举两得 一举两得#Chinese

Alternative name for 一舉兩得／一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé).


I only work here

I just work here
I just work here#English


先敬羅衣後敬人

firstrespect the silky clothes, then respect the man

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄧ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ

сянь цзин лои хоу цзин жэнь

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³ lɔː²¹ jiː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² kɪŋ³³ jɐn²¹/


I just work here

Originally used as I only work here since at least the 1950s.

(slang, informal, idiomatic, sometimes Internet slang) Indicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.


喜聞樂見

ㄒㄧˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

сивэньлэцзянь

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ mɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² kiːn³³/

/hi⁵²⁻³⁵ buŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴⁻² kiaŋ²¹³/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ mɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² kiːn³³/

/hi⁵²⁻³⁵ buŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴⁻² kiaŋ²¹³/

to love to hear and see; to one's liking; well-received


美輪美奐

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

мэйлуньмэйхуань

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan¹¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan¹¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²¹/

From the Book of Rites, Book 4 (《禮記·檀弓下》)

(The ruler of) Jin having congratulated Wen-zi on the completion of his residence, the Great officers of the state went to the house-warming. Zhang Lao said, "How elegant it is, and lofty! How elegant and splendid! Here will you have your songs! Here will you have your wailings! Here will you assemble the representatives of the great families of the state!"

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

Jìn xiàn Wénzǐ chéng shì, Jìn dàfū fā yān. Zhāng Lǎo yuē: “Měi zāi lún yān! Měi zāi huàn yān! Bàn yú sī, kū yú sī, jù guózú yú sī.”

晉獻文子成室，晉大夫發焉。張老曰：「美哉輪焉！美哉奐焉！拌於斯，哭於斯，聚國族於斯。」

晋献文子成室，晋大夫发焉。张老曰：「美哉轮焉！美哉奂焉！拌于斯，哭于斯，聚国族于斯。」

美轮美奂
美侖美奐
美奐美輪

splendid and magnificent houses; sumptuous mansion; spectacular; magnificent


I'm good

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-I'm good.wav

Possibly originally poker slang, used to tell the dealer that one does not want additional cards.

(chiefly US, informal) No, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.


iru kacen

Calque of Russian пошёл на хуй (pošól na xuj) (literally "go to a dick").

calque

пошёл на хуй

(vulgar) fuck off; go fuck yourself; fuck you


MINASWAN

programming language
programming language

(computing) Initialism of Matz is nice and so we are nice: a motto of the Ruby programming language community, in reference to the demeanor of Yukihiro Matsumoto (nicknamed Matz, born 1965), the Japanese computer scientist who designed the language.


人情世故

ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

/lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

/lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ²¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom


וואָס איז

head

וואָס איז? • (vos iz?)


是非不分

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

to be unable to distinguish right and wrong


是非黑白

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ paːk̚²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ paːk̚²/


是非分明

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

шифэйфэньмин

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/


是非顛倒

ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ

шифэйдяньдао

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


上天無路，入地無門

there is no road to heaven and no door into the earth

ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ

ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ

soeng⁵ tin¹ mou⁴ lou⁶, jap⁶ dei⁶ mou⁴ mun⁴

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ u³⁵ mən³⁵/

séuhng tīn mòuh louh, yahp deih mòuh mùhn

soeng⁵ tin¹ mou⁴ lou⁶, jap⁹ dei⁶ mou⁴ mun⁴

sêng⁵ tin¹ mou⁴ lou⁶, yeb⁶ déi⁶ mou⁴ mun⁴

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lou̯²² jɐp̚² tei̯²² mou̯²¹ muːn²¹/

no way of escape; in desperate straits; in a desperate situation; at the end of the line


是非曲直

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/siː²² fei̯⁵⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

right and wrong; proper and improper; truth and falsehood


vgn

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of vad gör ni (“what are you (pl.) doing? what’s up?”).


well played

Used to praise performance in a sport or game.

Synonym of touché (“acknowledges the appropriateness or superiority of an argument in a discussion”).


new phone, who dis

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-new phone, who dis.wav

The text contained just four words: Are you in town? I didn't know if I wanted to jump up and down and scream, Yes, yes, YES! or if I wanted to throw my phone at the screen. I briefly considered texting back, New phone. Who dis? But I just couldn't do it, so I opted for brevity.

2017, Jaime Primak Sullivan, The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl: Adventures in Life and Love in the Heart of Dixie, page 22:

They'll get to heaven's gates one day, trying to hit Saint Peter with the “I'm outside, open the door” text, and Saint Peter will be all “New phone. Who dis?”

2016, Luvvie Ajayi, I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual, page 147:

My phone rings, interrupting my thoughts. Glancing down at the screen, I smile when I see Laurie's name. “Yeah?” I answer pointedly. “New phone, who dis?” Laurie starts to laugh.

2015, Serena Grey, Lost In You, page 142:

(slang, humorous) Assertion that the recipient of a communication does not recognize the sender of the communication, implying that the sender is insignificant.


上天下地

to ascend the heaven or to descend to earth

ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² tei̯²²/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² tei̯²²/

to leave no stones unturned; to spare no efforts


só o tempo dirá

Alternative form of o tempo dirá (“only time will tell”, literally “time will tell”)


阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣

阿茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣

/aː³³ mɐu̯²² t͡sɪŋ³⁵ pɛːŋ³⁵ mou̯¹³ kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²² t͡sɪŋ³⁵ kɔː³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

A Cantonese xiehouyu, literally “(the dim sum maker) Ah Mau makes cakes — whichever kind (of cake) is running out will be made promptly.”
Nowadays usually used disapprovingly.

阿茂整饼——冇嗰样，整嗰样
亞茂整餅——冇嗰樣，整嗰樣

(Cantonese) to do something unnecessary; to ruin things by doing something superfluous; to do something that failed


where do you live at

where do you live
where do you live#English

(nonstandard) Alternative form of where do you live


duty calls

Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm afraid duty calls.

(idiomatic) Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.

de plicht roept

expresses that the speaker has something they must do


mi estas samseksema

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mi estas seksatencita

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi estas seksatencita.wav


mi estas aliseksema

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi estas aliseksema.wav


mi estas ambaŭseksema

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi estas ambaŭseksema.wav


mi bezonas kuraciston

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi bezonas kuraciston.wav


mi bezonas monon

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi bezonas monon.wav


mi havas kanceron

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi havas kanceron.wav


mi bezonas taksion

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi bezonas taksion.wav


mia kondomo rompiĝis

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mia kondomo rompiĝis.wav


mi bezonas akvon

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-mi bezonas akvon.wav


kiujn lingvojn vi parolas

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-kiujn lingvojn vi parolas.wav

what languages do you speak
what languages do you speak


ĉu vi parolas la anglan

LL-Q143 (epo)-NMaia-ĉu vi parolas la anglan.wav

do you speak English
do you speak English


mi havas aidoson

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上上大吉

ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/sœːŋ²² sœːŋ²² taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/sœːŋ²² sœːŋ²² taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵/

most auspicious (a phrase usually used in divination)


vira essa boca pra lá

Literally, “turn that mouth over there!”, or more loosely translated as “turn your mouth away!”.

lit

"E se você tivesse morrido no acidente?"
"Nah, vira essa boca pra lá!"
"What if you had died in the accident?"
"Nah, turn your mouth away!"

(idiomatic) said as a response after the interlocutor said that something deeply undesirable or harmful could happen


the drinks are on me

Indicates that speaker is going to pay for the drinks consumed (at a bar, restaurant, etc.)


上行下效

ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ haː²² haːu̯²²/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ hau²²/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ haː²² haːu̯²²/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ hau²²/

(originally derogatory) subordinates follow the example of their superiors


上氣不接下氣

ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ

шанци бу цзе сяци

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² hei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːp̚³ haː²² hei̯³³/


上上下下

ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² sœːŋ²² haː²² haː²²/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² sœːŋ²² haː²² haː²²/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴/

AABB-type reduplication of 上下 (shàngxià)

zh-etym-AABB

high and low; old and young; above and below; up and down


上下其手

ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² haː²² kʰei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² haː²² kʰei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

to practice fraud; to manoeuvre for some evil end; to get up to tricks

(neologism, misinterpretation of the original) to sexually harass by groping


安如磐石

ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ pʰän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jyː²¹ pʰuːn²¹ sɛːk̚²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ pʰän³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jyː²¹ pʰuːn²¹ sɛːk̚²/


上竄下跳

ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

шанцуаньсятяо

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sʰyːn³³ haː²² tʰiːu̯³³/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sʰyːn³³ haː²² tʰiːu̯³³/


藹然可親

ㄞˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄣ

айжанькэцинь

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ hɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/


鞍馬勞頓

ㄢ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

аньмалаодунь

/ˀän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ maː¹³ lou̯²¹ tɵn²²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ maː¹³ lou̯²¹ tɵn²²/

to be travel-worn; to be fatigued by a long journey


哀兵必勝

ㄞ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ piːt̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ piːt̚⁵ sɪŋ³³/

an army burning with indignation is bound to win


愛屋及烏

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ u⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ u⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ ʊk̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² wuː⁵⁵/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kip̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ u⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ u⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯³³ ʊk̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² wuː⁵⁵/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kip̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

One who loves someone also loves the crow on his roof.

愛人者，兼其屋上之烏。

爱人者，兼其屋上之乌。

love me, love my dog; love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof; involvement with somebody and everyone connected


哀鴻遍野

ㄞ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ pʰiːn³³ jɛː¹³/

/ai³³⁻²³ hoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵²⁻²¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ pʰiːn³³ jɛː¹³/

/ai³³⁻²³ hoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵²⁻²¹/

a land of wailing and despair; land swarming with disaster victims; disaster victims moaning everywhere


難言之隱

ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄣˇ

наньяньчжиинь

/nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːn²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn³⁵/

/nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːn²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn³⁵/

something too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness


少管閒事

ㄕㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ

шаогуаньсяньши

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

ㄕㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋㄦ

шаогуаньсяньшир

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kuːn³⁵ haːn²¹ siː²²/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kuːn³⁵ haːn²¹ siː²²/

mind your own business
mind your own business


鬼迷心竅

ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ

гуймисиньцяо

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋㄦ

гуймисиньцяор

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ mɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ hiːu̯³³/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ mɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ hiːu̯³³/

to be possessed by a spirit and lose one's thinking ability; to be (unreasonably) obsessed with something


安土重遷

ㄢ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ

аньтучжунцянь

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/on²⁴ tʰu³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en²⁴/

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²² t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵/

/on²⁴ tʰu³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en²⁴/

Āntǔzhòngqiān, límín zhī xìng; gǔròu xiàng fù, rénqíng suǒ yuàn yě.

安土重遷，黎民之性；骨肉相附，人情所願也。

安土重迁，黎民之性；骨肉相附，人情所愿也。

to hate to leave one's native land or where one has lived long; to love one's homeland and not wish to leave it


不可收拾

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ㄕˊ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄡ ˙ㄕ

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² sip̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu³³ sip̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² sip̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sip̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sip̚³²/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² sip̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu³³ sip̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² sip̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sip̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻³³ sip̚³²/

irremediable; unsalvageable; unmanageable; out of hand


蜜餞砒霜

ㄇㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧ ㄕㄨㄤ

мицзяньпишуан

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² t͡siːn³³ pʰei̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/miʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sieŋ²¹³⁽⁻²¹⁾ pʰie⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰi⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² t͡siːn³³ pʰei̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

sugarcoated poison; the flattering words of a vicious person


the wheels came off the bus

the wheels fell off
the wheels fell off#English


the wheels came off the wagon

However, until the wheels came off the wagon in 2008, no doubt existed as to the efficacy of Bush's Reaganomics redux in feathering the nests of his wealthy “base.”


the wheels came off

I'm gonna love you
Til the wheels come off

1999, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan (lyrics and music), “Picture in a Frame”, in Mule Variations, performed by Tom Waits:


涇渭分明

to be as different as the waters of the (muddy)Jing and the (limpid) Wei

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

цзинвэйфэньмин

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² fɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² fɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

to be entirely different; to be completely distinct (right and wrong; good and bad)


深入淺出

ㄕㄣ ㄖㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨ

шэньжуцяньчу

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ zip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰim³³ lip̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

to explain a complex matter using simple language; simple and easy to understand; explaining in simple terms despite being immensely knowledgeable


逐家好

/tak̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ ho⁵³/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ ho⁵³/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/


口誅筆伐

ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄚˊ

ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄚ

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚²/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚²/

to condemn in speech and writing; to denounce by word and pen


混淆視聽

ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

ㄏㄨㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

хуньсяошитин

/xu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods; to obscure the facts


五顏六色

ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ ŋaːn²¹ lʊk̚² sɪk̚⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/ŋ̍²² ŋe⁵⁵ loʔ³³ səʔ²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ ŋaːn²¹ lʊk̚² sɪk̚⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/ŋ̍²² ŋe⁵⁵ loʔ³³ səʔ²¹/

multicoloured; colourful; variegated; of many colors


天花亂墜

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ

тяньхуалуаньчжуй

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/

Originally referring to a Buddhist priest expounding the Buddhist sutras, so flawless and persuasive that it moved the god of heaven, leading to a deluge of heavenly flowers.

He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.

Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì.

他把手中保健品的功效說得天花亂墜。

他把手中保健品的功效说得天花乱坠。

(derogatory) wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype


有意無意

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ u³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³ mou̯²¹ jiː³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ u³⁵ i⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ jiː³³ mou̯²¹ jiː³³/

She often asks him about his past relationships in subtle ways.

Tā zǒngshì yǒuyìwúyì wèn qǐ tā gèrén gǎnqíng jīnglì.

她總是有意無意問起他個人感情經歷。

她总是有意无意问起他个人感情经历。

intentionally or otherwise; seemingly unintentional but actually purposeful


上吐下瀉

ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰou̯³³ haː²² sɛː³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰou̯³³ haː²² sɛː³³/

(medicine) to suffer from both vomiting and diarrhoea


小題大做

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sou̯²²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sou̯²²/

小題大作 小題大作#Chinese

小题大作 小题大作#Chinese

make a mountain out of a molehill
make a mountain out of a molehill

blow out of proportion
blow out of proportion

Alternative form of 小題大作／小题大作 (xiǎotídàzuò, “to make a fuss over a trifling matter; to make a mountain out of a molehill; to blow out of proportion”)


上諂下驕

ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

шанчаньсяцзяо

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sʰiːm³⁵ haː²² kiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sʰiːm³⁵ haː²² kiːu̯⁵⁵/

obsequious towards one's superiors and arrogant towards one's inferiors


幾鈿

/t͡ɕi³³ di⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi³³ di⁴⁴/

how much does it cost
how much does it cost

(Shanghainese) how much money?, how much is it?, how much does it cost?


I thought you'd never ask

(colloquial) an answer of acceptance to an eagerly-awaited question


LIMH

(Internet slang) Initialism of laughing in my head.


's lands

Originally des lands, a fossiled genitive form of land (“country”) in contemporary Dutch.

Het bedrijf is 's lands grootste producent van toiletpapier.

The company is the country's greatest producer of toilet paper.

the country's; of the country; in the country


上不著天，下不著地

ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄉㄧˋ

soeng⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ tin¹, haa⁶ bat¹ zoek⁶ dei⁶

шанбучжаотянь

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

seuhng bāt jeuhk tīn, hah bāt jeuhk deih

soeng⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ tin¹, haa⁶ bat⁷ dzoek⁹ dei⁶

sêng⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ tin¹, ha⁶ bed¹ zêg⁶ déi⁶

/sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tei̯²²/


心靈雞湯

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄤ

синьлин цзитан

/ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄤㄦ

синьлинцзитанр

/ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Calque of English Chicken Soup for the Soul (book series featuring inspirational stories).

cal

(derogatory) inspirational nonsense; deeply philosophical but useless content; fortune cookie comments


懸崖峭壁

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

сюаньяйцяоби

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯³³ pɪk̚⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯³³ pɪk̚⁵/

sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices


懸崖勒馬

to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄇㄚˇ

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ lɐk̚² maː¹³/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴⁻³² mã⁵³/

to desist from doing something before it is too late; to pull back before it is too late


bybį nachui gali čiulpt

Gal dabar tu nueisi? - Bybį nachui gali čiulpt!

Could you go this time? - No, fuck you, fuck!

(very offensive, vulgar, colloquial) fuck you, fuck; no way (used to express refusal) (literally: you may suck on my dick, fuck)


懸崖絕壁

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄧˋ

ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄧˋ

сюаньяцзюэби

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

сюаньяйцзюэби

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡syːt̚² pɪk̚⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡syːt̚² pɪk̚⁵/


阿諛奉承

ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ y³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ fʊŋ²² sɪŋ²¹/

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ y³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ fʊŋ²² sɪŋ²¹/


asposta

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(rare, nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of supposed to.


devil to pay

Ellipsis of the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready.

ellipsis of

the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready#English

Short for the devil to pay and no pitch hot or ready.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

devil seam (“the seam between garboard strake and the keel”) (a seam on wooden boats)


as if by magic

In a very surprising or seemingly impossible way.

不可思議

in a very surprising or seemingly impossible way

jak za dotknięciem czarodziejskiej różdżki


大江南北

north and south sides of the great (Yangtze) river

ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ

дацзяннаньбэй

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/


撫棺痛哭

ㄈㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ

фугуаньтунку

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/


撫髀興嘆

ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/

to sigh in disappointment (said of one living in retirement but still burning with ambition)


撫養成人

ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/


nie strasz, bo się zesrasz

Literally, “don't threaten, because you might shit yourself”.

lit

(idiomatic, vulgar, humorous) used as a taunt in response to non-credible promises or threats


撫今追昔

ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ

ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄒㄧˊ

фуцзиньчжуйси

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² tui⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² tui⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² tui⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² tui⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

to contemplate the present and recall the past with emotion; to recall the past and compare it with the present


𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷

Compound of 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan)+ the clitic -𐌿𐌷 (-uh).


憶昔撫今

ㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ

ㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ

/i⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ ɕi³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ ɕi³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

to recall the past and compare it with the present; to reflect on the past in light of the present


東西南北

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ

дунсинаньбэй

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴ nam¹¹ pet̚²/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴ nam¹¹ pet̚²/

east, west, south and north; everywhere; all corners of the world


扼喉撫背

to strangle the front and press the back

ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ

/ˀɤ⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/aːk̚⁵ hɐu̯²¹ fuː³⁵ puːi̯³³/

/ˀɤ⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/aːk̚⁵ hɐu̯²¹ fuː³⁵ puːi̯³³/

to hold the best strategic positions which will render the enemy helpless; to occupy all military key points


撫躬自問

ㄈㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄨㄣˋ

фугунцзывэнь

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/fuː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ bun²²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ bun²²/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/fuː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² mɐn²²/

/hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ bun²²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ bun²²/

to perform self-examination; to examine one's conscience; to examine oneself


what day is it today

Used to ask for the current day of the week or of the month.

今天星期幾？

what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)

quel jour sommes-nous

(of the week) de la semaine, (of the month) du mois

milyen nap van ma?

for the day of the week or any holiday or anniversary

hányadika van ma?

for the day of the month, e.g. 1st/2nd/…


the feathers fly

Probably from the fact that feathers may fly from birds when they fight.

(idiomatic) An argument or fight is instigated.


酸甜苦辣鹹

ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

суаньтянькуласянь

/su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹ fuː³⁵ laːt̚² haːm²¹/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹ fuː³⁵ laːt̚² haːm²¹/

酸甜苦辣 酸甜苦辣#Chinese


喜怒哀樂

ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄞ ㄌㄜˋ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² ɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² ɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites

While there are no stirrings of pleasure, anger, sorrow, or joy, the mind may be said to be in the state of Equilibrium. When those feelings have been stirred, and they act in their due degree, there ensues what may be called the state of Harmony. This Equilibrium is the great root from which grow all the human actings in the world, and this Harmony is the universal path which they all should pursue.

Xǐ nù āi lè zhī wèi fā, wèi zhī zhōng; fā ér jiē zhòng jié, wèi zhī hé; zhōng yě zhě, tiānxià zhī dà běn yě; hé yě zhě, tiānxià zhī dá dào yě.

喜怒哀樂之未發，謂之中；發而皆中節，謂之和；中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之達道也。

喜怒哀乐之未发，谓之中；发而皆中节，谓之和；中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之达道也。

happiness, anger, sorrow and joy; the emotions of life


不務正業

ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mou̯²² t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːp̚²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bu⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ bu²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚¹²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiap̚⁴/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mou̯²² t͡sɪŋ³³ jiːp̚²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bu⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ bu²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚¹²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡiap̚⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bu³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡiap̚⁴/

He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.

Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè.

他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。

他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。

to not do an honest day's work; to not live by honest labor

to disregard one's real occupation; to not attend to one's proper duties


生老病死

ja-r

しょう%ろう%びょう%し

CJKV/code

しょう%ろう%びょう%し

Sino-Xenic (生老病死):
* → Japanese: 生(しょう)老(ろう)病(びょう)死(し) (shōrōbyōshi)
* → Korean: 생로병사(生老病死) (saengnobyeongsa)
* → Vietnamese: sinh lão bệnh tử (生老病死)

CJKV

しょう%ろう%びょう%し

ㄕㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² sei̯³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² sei̯³⁵/

From the four sights of human existence encountered by the young Buddha, which motivated his desire to end human suffering.

(originally Buddhism) to be born, to get old, to become ill and to die; fate of humankind; mortality


你死我活

ㄋㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ sei̯³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ wuːt̚²/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ sei̯³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ wuːt̚²/

拼個你死我活

拼个你死我活

irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist


失魂落魄

ㄕ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² pʰaːk̚³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² pʰaːk̚³/

driven to distraction
driven to distraction

driven to distraction; panic-stricken; to lose one's wits


形同陌路

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ mɐk̚² lou̯²²/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ mɐk̚² lou̯²²/

to treat each other as passers-by; to act as if they are strangers


望聞問切

ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ

ванвэньвэньце

/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ mɐn²² t͡sʰiːt̚³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) to make observations, listen to breathing, ask about symptoms and take the pulse (the four fundamental methods for diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine)


伯仲叔季

ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄅㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ²² sʊk̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ t͡sʊŋ²² sʊk̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

eldest, second, third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers

Sun Ce
Sun Jian
Sun Kuang
Sun Quan
Sun Yi


på frifot

at large, on the loose (not in captivity)


see you tomorrow

Used as a farewell, stating that the speaker and interlocutor(s) will see each other the next day.


人生如夢

ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ

жэньшэнжумэн

žɛnʹšɛnžumɛn

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ mʊŋ²²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ mʊŋ²²/


Yugcetun qanerciigataqa

yuk (“Yup'ik”) + -cetun (“in”, aequalis plural) + qaner- (“speak”) + -ciigate- (“to not be able to”) + -qa (1st/3rd singular indicative)


I don't suppose

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-I don't suppose.wav

I don't suppose you could show me the way to the museum?

(formal) Used to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.


冇呢支歌仔唱

/mou̯¹³ niː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

/mou̯¹³ nei̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

In the old days, it was so safe, people did not need to lock their doors, but now things don't work like that anymore.

gau⁶ si⁴ hou² on¹ cyun⁴ gaa³, daai⁶ gaa¹ dou¹ m⁴ sai² so² mun⁴, daan⁶ hai⁶ ji⁴ gaa¹ mou⁵ ni¹ zi¹ go¹ zai² coeng³ lo³.

舊時好安全㗎，大家都唔使鎖門，但係而家冇呢支歌仔唱囉。

旧时好安全㗎，大家都唔使锁门，但系而家冇呢支歌仔唱啰。

Nowadays, everyone can go online, so going to the library for research isn't a thing anymore.

ji⁴ gaa¹ go³ go³ dou¹ jau⁵ dak¹ soeng⁵ mong⁵, mou⁵ heoi³ tou⁴ syu¹ gun² wan² liu⁶⁻² ni¹ zi¹ go¹ zai² coeng³ gaa³ laa³.

而家個個都有得上網，冇去圖書館搵料呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。

而家个个都有得上网，冇去图书馆揾料呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。

(Cantonese, informal) ended; used up; outdated


I can't hear you over the sound of

en-au-I can't hear you over the sound of.ogg

“I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your stupidity.”

2016, Erin Mc, Blurred Lines: The Complete Series, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN:

I can't hear you over the sound of me being awesome.”

2014, Ariel Wood, Moonlight, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 186:

“I can't hear you over the sound of your imminent death.”

2011, Audrey Hart, The Dig: Zoe and Zeus, Backlit Fiction, →ISBN, page 200:

2014, P. J. Hoover, Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:

Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

2013, Lawrence Dorfman, The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

"What was that, Will? I can't hear you over the sound of how bloody awesome and powerful I am!"

year unknown, Eric May, Will's Downfall, Book Two: "Why Did They Have To Ruin Such A Perfectly Good World?", Lulu.com →ISBN, page 172

“Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your sweatshirt continuing to rip,” I sniped back.

2004, Melanie Jackson, The Mask on the Cruise Ship, Orca Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 141:

"Mom, just listen." "I' m sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of your rent checks bouncing!"

2016, Kate Siegel, Mother, Can You Not?, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 246:

(idiomatic, impolite) Said to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.


don't ring us, we'll ring you

don't call us, we'll call you
don't call us, we'll call you#English

(chiefly UK) Synonym of don't call us, we'll call you


SGTM

(Internet) Initialism of sounds good to me.


mi sa

Mi sa che non hanno apprezzato la tua proposta.

I guess they didn't appreciate your proposal.

Mi sa di sì

(idiomatic, informal) I guess, I suppose


漁夫之利

/y³⁵ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/y³⁵ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

漁人之利 漁人之利#Chinese

渔人之利 渔人之利#Chinese

Synonym of 漁人之利／渔人之利 (yúrénzhīlì, “the benefits reaped by a third party when two sides quarrel”)


漁夫之利

漁夫之利 (canonical)
gyofu no ri (romanization)

fishing in troubled waters
fish in troubled waters

winning by default, fishing in troubled waters


漁夫の利

漁夫の利 (canonical)
gyofu no ri (romanization)

[ɡʲo̞ɸɯ̟ no̞ ɾʲi]

Ultimately from a story in the Chinese text 戰國策／战国策 (Zhànguócè), specifically the section 趙且伐燕／赵且伐燕, wherein a snipe and a clam are arguing, and while they are busily focused on each other, a fisherman catches them both.
First attested in 1877.

fishing in troubled waters: a metaphor for the way that a third party can swoop in and gain while two opponents are busy fighting each other

Daijirin
Daijisen
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:松村明


мыш

поймал мыша, ешь не спеша
поймал мыша, ешь не спеша

поймал мыша, ешь не спеша


並行不悖

ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ

/piŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ puːi̯²²/

/piŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ puːi̯²²/


臥床不起

ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

/wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to be completely bedridden (due to illness or infirmity); to take to one's bed (and be likely to die)


para gustos colores

Literally, “for tastes, colours”. More freely translated, "there are colours for all tastes"

there's no accounting for taste
there's no accounting for taste

different strokes for different folks
different strokes for different folks

there's no accounting for taste, different strokes for different folks


一碼歸一碼

ㄧ ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄇㄚˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄧ ㄇㄚˇㄦ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄇㄚˇㄦ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³/

/jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ maː¹³/

That's not a horse of the same colour; That's a different matter; One thing at a time


板上釘釘

ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥ

баньшандиндин

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

ㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥㄦ

баньшандиндинр

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹ tiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/paːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² tɛːŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹ tiɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/paːn³⁵ sœːŋ²² tɛːŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/


燙手山芋

ㄊㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄢ ㄩˋ

таншоу шаньюй

/tʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/tʰɔːŋ³³ sɐu̯³⁵ saːn⁵⁵ wuː²²/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suã³³ ɔ⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ³³/

/tʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/tʰɔːŋ³³ sɐu̯³⁵ saːn⁵⁵ wuː²²/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suã³³ ɔ⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ³³/

hot potato (awkward or delicate problem)


dat het een aard heeft

For other comparable constructions, compare regenen dat het giet, vriezen dat het kraakt.

De verhalen zijn dan ook behoorlijk gewelddadig. Beesten eten elkaar op, Mowgli moordt dat het een aard heeft en martelt de tijger Shere Kahn.

2015 November 6, Mirjam Noorduijn, Toef Jaeger, “Mowgli de moordenaar”, in NRC:

Het nieuwe tv-seizoen brengt op maandag in primetime vooral: pijn. In ‘Spoed 24/7’ wordt afgezien dat het een aard heeft, in ‘Eeuwige roem’ op Vier al evenzeer.

2016 August 30, Tom Heremans, Valerie Droeven, “Maandag staat voor afzien”, in De Standaard:

Terwijl de gemeenteraad op het punt staat lang en stormachtig te vergaderen over de namenlijsten die op scholen als Witte Tulp zouden rondgaan, kletsen de Turkse moeders dat het een aard heeft.

2016 September 15, Auke Kok, “De arm van Erdogan”, in NRC:

(idiomatic, adverbial phrase) extremely, intensely, immensely, a lot


居高臨下

ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

цзюйгаолинься

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ haː²²/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴⁻²² ha²²/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ haː²²/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴⁻²² ha²²/

to be condescending; to be arrogant based on one's social position


no mames

no way!; are you fucking kidding?; gimme a break


金玉其外，敗絮其中

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄞˋ

ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

gam¹ juk⁶ kei⁴ ngoi⁶, baai⁶ seoi⁵ kei⁴ zung¹

цзиньюй цивай

байсюй цичжун

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ y⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

gām yuhk kèih ngoih, baaih séuih kèih jūng

gam¹ juk⁹ kei⁴ ngoi⁶, baai⁶ soey⁵ kei⁴ dzung¹

gem¹ yug⁶ kéi⁴ ngoi⁶, bai⁶ sêu⁵ kéi⁴ zung¹

/kɐm⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʰei̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² paːi̯²² sɵy̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

(figurative) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside; fly in the ointment; a sugarcoated bitter pill; fair without, foul within


梟首示眾

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

сяошоу шичжун

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/hiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ siː²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/hiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ siː²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

to behead somebody and display the head in public; to cut of a person's head and hang it up as a warning to all


the ayes have it

Something has received enough votes to be approved.

(figuratively) The majority agrees to or supports something.


妄自尊大

ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄉㄚˋ

ванцзыцзуньда

/wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː²² t͡syːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/

/wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː²² t͡syːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/

Many of our comrades tend to be overbearing in their relations with non-Party people, look down upon them, despise or refuse to respect them or appreciate their strong points.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《整頓黨的作風》 (Rectify the Party's Style of Work), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Wǒmen de xǔduō tóngzhì, xǐhuan duì dǎngwài rényuán wàngzìzūndà, kàn rénjia bùqǐ, miǎoshì rénjia, ér bù yuàn zūnzhòng rénjia, bù yuàn liǎojiě rénjia de chángchù.

我們的許多同志，喜歡對黨外人員妄自尊大，看人家不起，藐視人家，而不願尊重人家，不願了解人家的長處。

我们的许多同志，喜欢对党外人员妄自尊大，看人家不起，藐视人家，而不愿尊重人家，不愿了解人家的长处。

to be arrogant; to be self-important; to suffer from megalomania


眼中釘，肉中刺

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

肉中刺，眼中釘 肉中刺，眼中釘#Chinese

肉中刺，眼中钉 肉中刺，眼中钉#Chinese

Alternative form of 肉中刺，眼中釘／肉中刺，眼中钉 (ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng)


眼中釘

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/

肉中刺，眼中釘 肉中刺，眼中釘#Chinese

肉中刺，眼中钉 肉中刺，眼中钉#Chinese

Synonym of 肉中刺，眼中釘／肉中刺，眼中钉 (ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng)


鋪天蓋地

ㄆㄨ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/pʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³³ tei̯²²/

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/pʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³³ tei̯²²/

to flood in; earth-shattering; to be omnipresent; everywhere


鍋嫌壺黑

ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄟ

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu³⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu³⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black#English

(rare) literal translation of pot calling the kettle black


肉中刺，眼中釘

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/jʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³ ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

thorn in one's side; eyesore; offence to the eye


beg pardon

`What is the matter, Job?' I said. `Beg pardon, sir,' he said, touching his hair. `I thought you were asleep, sir; and I am sure you seem as though you want it.'

1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:


forgeddaboudit

Pronunciation spelling of forget about it.


體無完膚

ㄊㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄈㄨ

/tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ wän³⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ fuː⁵⁵/

/tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ wän³⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ fuː⁵⁵/

cuts and bruises all over; severely injured

(figurative) completely refuted; scathingly criticised; to be picked to pieces


來龍去脈

ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ

ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋ

лайлунцюймай

/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯³³ mɐk̚²/

/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯³³ mɐk̚²/

In fengshui terminology, 龍脈／龙脉 (lóngmài) refers to a stretch of rolling hills, the start and end points of which are termed 來龍／来龙 and 去脈／去脉, respectively.

zh-l

龍脈／龙脉 (lóngmài)

(figurative) origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs


虎視眈眈

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (虎視眈眈):
* → Japanese: 虎視眈眈(こしたんたん) (koshitantan)
* → Korean: 호시탐탐(虎視眈眈) (hositamtam)
* → Vietnamese: hổ thị đam đam (虎視眈眈)

ㄏㄨˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄢ

хушиданьдань

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ siː²² taːm⁵⁵ taːm⁵⁵/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻²² tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻²² tam³³ tam³³/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻²² tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³⁻¹¹ tam⁴⁴⁻³³ tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻³³ tam⁴⁴/

/hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ si³⁵⁻¹¹ tam³³⁻²³ tam³³/

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ siː²² taːm⁵⁵ taːm⁵⁵/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻²² tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻²² tam³³ tam³³/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻²² tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³⁻¹¹ tam⁴⁴⁻³³ tam⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³⁻²¹ tam⁴⁴⁻³³ tam⁴⁴/

/hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ si³⁵⁻¹¹ tam³³⁻²³ tam³³/

The fourth SIX, divided, shows one looking downwards for (the power to) nourish. There will be good fortune. Looking with a tiger's downward unwavering glare, and with his desire that impels him to spring after spring, he will fall into no error.

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

Liùsì: diān yí, jí, hǔshì dāndān, qí yù zhúzhú, wú jiù.

六四：顛頤，吉，虎視眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。

六四：颠颐，吉，虎视眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。

to glare like a tiger watching its prey; to glare at with fierceness; to keep a vigilant eye on; to eye covetously

List of hexagrams of the I Ching#Hexagram 27


gan chiall

gan chiall (mutation mutation-radical)
ghan chiall (lenition mutation)
ngan chiall (eclipsis mutation)

meaningless, misguided, unmeaning, callow, lunatic, senseless, silly


冚家鏟

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

你冚家鏟啦！

你冚家铲啦！

ne¹ tiu⁴ jau⁵ zing³ jat¹ ham⁶ gaa¹ caan²!

呢條友正一冚家鏟！

呢条友正一冚家铲！

(Cantonese, vulgar) bastard; jerk; despicable person (Classifier: 條／条 m)

呢鑊你仲唔冚家鏟？

呢镬你仲唔冚家铲？

(Cantonese, vulgar) to be condemned; to be in serious trouble

(Cantonese, vulgar) Used to express strong dissatisfaction or disappointment.


靡靡之音

ㄇㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄧㄣ

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

Before the performance was finished, Musician Kuang (師曠) held down his hands and stopped the music, saying, "This is a state-ruining piece of music, which should not be performed to its end." "Where does this music come from? Do you know?" asked Duke Ping. "This was composed by Musician Yen," replied Musician Kuang, "and presented to King Zhou. It was a piece of frivolous music. When King Wu attacked Zhou, Musician Yen ran eastward as far as the Pu Water, where he drowned himself. Therefore, this music has been heard only by the Pu Water. At any rate, whoever hears this music performed, is bound to see his native soil dismembered. Its performance, therefore, should not be completed."

未終，師曠撫止之，曰：「此亡國之聲，不可遂也。」平公曰：「此道奚出？」師曠曰：「此師延之所作，與紂為靡靡之樂

decadent or obscene music; cheap, low-class tunes; popular music

Duke Ping of Jin
Han Feizi
King Wu of Zhou
King Zhou of Shang
zh:師曠