no soap

The phrase appears, with no clear meaning, in a 1755 Samuel Foote nonsense prose poem, "The Grand Panjandrum". In the U.S., soap took on the meaning of money (see OED), and so no soap was a denial of money, say in response to a request for some.

I went back down to the men's room on the second floor and yelled his name in front of the private apartments, but no soap.

1942, Rex Stout, Black Orchids, Farrar & Rinehart:

I waited for his assistance but it didn't come. He let me trail for I don't know how long. I hollered and cried, cursed, rocked the boat. No soap.

1953, Saul Bellow, chapter 25, in The Adventures of Augie March, New York: Viking Press, →OCLC:

I rang. Nothing happened. I rang again and leaned on it. No soap.

1973, Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript, Houghton Mifflin:

Still and all, after weighing the pluses and minuses of Smooth's offer, he came, to the only possible conclusion for a civilized man—no soap.

1983 March, Bruce Jay Friedman, “Detroit Abe”, in Esquire:

And he tried again—Lou always persisted—but no soap.

1992, Richard Ben Cramer, What It Takes: The Way to the White House, Random House:

(idiomatic, slang, dated) It is (or was) a failure.


hyvin perillä asioista

Tunnut olevan hyvin perillä asioista.


бороо орж байна

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бороо орж байна

бороо орж байна • (boroo orž bajna)


就我所知

ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


據我所知

ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


би ойлгохгүй байна

би ойлгохгүй байна

би ойлгохгүй байна • (bi ojlgoxgüj bajna)

en-би_ойлгохгүй_байна-mn-phrase-gHpPMC57


改邪歸正

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (改邪歸正):
* → Vietnamese: cải tà quy chính (改邪歸正)

to give up (one's) evil and return to good

ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ

гайсегуйчжэн

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

turn over a new leaf
turn over a new leaf

the straight and narrow
the straight and narrow

to reform; to rehabilitate; to turn over a new leaf; to stop committing evil acts and stay on the straight and narrow


несолоно хлебавши

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несо́лоно хлеба́вши

несо́лоно хлеба́вши • (nesólono xlebávši)

несо́лоно хлеба́вши (canonical)
nesólono xlebávši (romanization)

[nʲɪˈsoɫənə xlʲɪˈbafʂɨ]

Literally, “having eaten (supped) unsalted (i.e. unsalted food)”, from the time when bread and salt were expensive and were given by a host only to honourable/honorable guests.

lit

Футболи́сты верну́лись домо́й несо́лоно хлеба́вши.

The soccer players returned home empty-handed.

Futbolísty vernúlisʹ domój nesólono xlebávši.

(idiomatic) empty-handed (having given or received nothing)


Deus te abençoe

God bless you (said as a short prayer for the recipient)


Deus sabe

(idiomatic) God knows (I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear)


du är

you're it; a call when playing tag, literally "you are"


a fim de que

in order to (as a means of achieving the specified aim)


คุณชื่ออะไรคะ

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คุณชื่ออะไรคะ

คุณชื่ออะไรคะ

/kʰun˧.t͡ɕʰɯː˥˩.ʔa˨˩.raj˧.kʰaʔ˦˥/


คุณชื่ออะไรครับ

คุณชื่ออะไรครับ

คุณชื่ออะไรครับ


abram alas

(imperative, to a crowd) gangway (make way)


a noite é uma criança

[a ˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi ˈɛ ˈũ.mɐ kɾɪˈɐ̃.sɐ]

[a ˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi ˈɛ ˈũ.mɐ ˈkɾjɐ̃.sɐ]

[a ˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi ˈɛ ˈũ.mɐ kɾɪˈɐ̃.sɐ]

[a ˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi ˈɛ ˈũ.mɐ ˈkɾjɐ̃.sɐ]


tältä osin

Tältä osin joudun turvautumaan silminnäkijöiden lausuntoihin.

For this part I have to rely on eyewitnesses' accounts.

for this part (as far as this specific issue is concerned)


بين المطرقة والسندان

بَيْنَ ٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ وَٱلسَّنْدَانِ

بَيْنَ ٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ وَٱلسَّنْدَانِ • (bayna l-miṭraqati wa-s-sandāni)

بَيْنَ ٱلْمِطْرَقَةِ وَ ٱلسَّنْدَانِ (canonical)
bayna l-miṭraqati wa-s-sandāni (romanization)

Literally, “between the hammer and the anvil”.

lit

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

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

(idiomatic, formal) between the hammer and the anvil; between a rock and a hard place

en-بين_المطرقة_والسندان-ar-phrase-bs3nFIWO


il n'y a pas mort d'homme

Literally, “there's no death of a person”, or more loosely “no one's died.”

[…] il n’y a pas mort d’homme […]

2011 May 16, Jack Lang, in televised interview

It’s not that bad; said to de-dramatize an event


chúc may mắn

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ maj˧˧ maŋ˦˧˥]


chúc mừng năm mới

chúc mừng năm mới ! (canonical)
祝𢜠𢆥㵋 (CJK)

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ mɨŋ˨˩ nam˧˧ məːj˧˦]

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mɨŋ˦˩ nam˧˧ məːj˨˩˦]

[cʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mɨŋ˨˩ nam˧˧ məːj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chúc mừng năm mới.wav

chúc mừng (“to celebrate”) + năm (“year”) + mới (“new”).


để cho

[ʔɗe˧˩ t͡ɕɔ˧˧]

[ʔɗej˧˨ t͡ɕɔ˧˧]

[ʔɗej˨˩˦ cɔ˧˧]


ai de mim

[ˈaɪ̯ d͡ʒi ˈmĩ]

[ˈaɪ̯ d͡ʒi ˈmĩ]

[ˈaj ðɨ ˈmĩ]


ainda bem

[aˈĩ.dɐ ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

[aˈĩ.dɐ ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

[aˈĩ.da ˈbẽɪ̯̃]

/ɐˈĩ.dɐ ˈbɐ̃j̃/

[ɐˈĩ.dɐ ˈβɐ̃j̃]


tätä kautta

Hän pyysi minua menemään tätä kautta.

Tätä kautta pääsee nopeammin.

this way (used to indicate the direction to take)


κ.α.

* (neuter): και αλλού (kai alloú, “and elsewhere”)


κ.ά.

* (neuter): και άλλα (kai álla, “and others”)
* (masculine or feminine): και άλλοι (kai álloi, “and others”)


A ja O

/ˈɑː ˈjɑ ˈoː/

[ˈɑ̝ː ˈjɑ̝ ˈo̞ː]

Hygienia on kaiken A ja O, jos haluaa säästyä matkoilla vatsataudilta.

Hygiene is the alpha and omega of everything, if one wishes to be spared from stomach problems while traveling.

Minä olen A ja O, ensimmäinen ja viimeinen, alku ja loppu.

1992, Raamattu [The Bible], Helsinki: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko, Johanneksen ilmestys (Revelation) 22:13:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

alpha and omega; also capitalized and with definite article: the Alpha and the Omega (the first and last; the beginning and end)


ما اسمك

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مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟

مَا ٱسْمُكَ؟ • (ma smuka?)

مَا ٱسْمُكِ؟

مَا ٱسْمُكِ؟ • (ma smuki?)

مَا ٱسْمُ كَ ؟ (canonical)
ma smuka? (romanization)
مَا ٱسْمُكِ ؟ (canonical)
ma smuki? (romanization)


cómo te llamas

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines


beg yours

(informal, Australia) pardon; could you repeat that?


半途而廢

ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ

/pän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/puːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ jiː²¹ fɐi̯³³/

/puan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hue²¹/

/pän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/puːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ jiː²¹ fɐi̯³³/

/puan²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² hue²¹/

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

The Master said, "To live in obscurity, and yet practice wonders, in order to be mentioned with honor in future ages: this is what I do not do. The good man tries to proceed according to the right path, but when he has gone halfway, he abandons it: I am not able so to stop. […]

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

Zǐyuē: “Sù yǐn xíng guài, hòushì yǒu shù yān, wú fú wéi zhī yǐ. Jūnzǐ zūn dào ér xíng, bàntú ér fèi, wú fúnéng yǐ yǐ.......

子曰：「素隱行怪，後世有述焉，吾弗為之矣。君子遵道而行，半涂而廢，吾弗能已矣。……

子曰：「素隐行怪，后世有述焉，吾弗为之矣。君子遵道而行，半涂而废，吾弗能已矣。……

to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started


Hannibal ad portas

"Hannibal is at the gates!" Used to express fear or anxiety, or to instill it in others (particularly children).


tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando

it doesn't matter in which order things are


life is short

One should make the most of one's life, as one never knows when one will die.


安らかに眠れ

安らかに眠れ (canonical)
yasuraka ni nemure (romanization)


k.m.a.

Initialism of kaj multaj aliaj (“and many others”).


mikä kaikki

fi-decl-table

mikä kaikki (type nuoripari)

mikä kaikki (nominative singular)
mitkä kaikki (nominative plural)
minkä kaiken (genitive singular)
minkä kaikkien (genitive plural)
mitä kaikkea (partitive singular)
mitä kaikkia (partitive plural)
mikä kaikki (accusative singular)
minkä kaiken (accusative singular)
mitkä kaikki (accusative plural)
missä kaikessa (inessive singular)
missä kaikissa (inessive plural)
mistä kaikesta (elative singular)
mistä kaikista (elative plural)
mihin kaikkeen (illative singular)
mihin kaikkiin (illative plural)
millä kaikella (adessive singular)
millä kaikilla (adessive plural)
miltä kaikelta (ablative singular)
miltä kaikilta (ablative plural)
mille kaikelle (allative singular)
mille kaikille (allative plural)
minä kaikkena (essive singular)
minä kaikkina (essive plural)
miksi kaikeksi (singular translative)
miksi kaikiksi (plural translative)

mikä (“what”) kaikki (“all, everything”)

Mikä kaikki muuttuu, kun Suomi siirtyy euroon?

What all changes when Finland shifts to euro?

Emme tiedä, mikä kaikki vaikuttaa ilmastonmuutokseen.

We don't know everything that affects the climate change.

what, what all, everything that; used as interrogative and relative pronoun


T.G.I.F.

thank God it's Friday
thank God it's Friday#English


ما هذا

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مَا هٰذَا؟ • (mā hāḏā?)

مَا هٰذَا ؟ (canonical)
mā hāḏā? (romanization)


LMVO

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

(Internet slang, vulgar) Acronym of laughing my vagina off.


cái này là gì

[kaːj˨˩˦ naj˦˩ laː˦˩ jɪj˦˩]


これは何ですか

ja-phrase

これ は なん です か

これは何ですか (canonical)
kore wa nan desu ka (romanization)

Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle).


這是什麼

這是什麼？ (canonical)
这是什么
這是甚麼

ㄓㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ

чжэ ши шэньмэ

čžɛ ši šɛnʹmɛ

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mə³/


se jokin

fi-decl-table

se jokin (type nuoripari)

se jokin (nominative singular)
sen jonkin (genitive singular)
sitä jotakin (partitive singular)
se jokin (accusative singular)
sen jonkin (accusative singular)
siinä jossakin (inessive singular)
siitä jostakin (elative singular)
siihen johonkin (illative singular)
sillä jollakin (adessive singular)
siltä joltakin (ablative singular)
sille jollekin (allative singular)
sinä jonakin (essive singular)
siksi joksikin (singular translative)

Hänessä on sitä jotakin.

Often in partitive, used like a noun similary to English (that) certain something, je ne sais quoi (intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive).


TYT

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of take your time.


et id genus omne

From Latin et id genus omne (“and all that sort”).


don't bite the newbie

JavaScript experts, please don't bite the newbies.

2009, Cody Lindley, jQuery Cookbook, O'Reilly Media, page 88:

Be patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.


what do you want, a biscuit

Policeman: I've ascertained the time of death as 9:15.
Monkfish: Have you really? What do you want, a biscuit?

what do you want, a cookie?
what do you want, a cookie#English

(British, rare) Synonym of what do you want, a cookie?


優柔寡斷

ㄧㄡ ㄖㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

южоугуадуань

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹/


非誠勿擾

ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨˋ ㄖㄠˇ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ u⁵¹ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɐt̚² jiːu̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ u⁵¹ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ mɐt̚² jiːu̯³⁵/

(on advertisements) If you are not sincere then do not bother. / Serious inquiries only.


重色輕友

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ²² sɪk̚⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/t͡sʊŋ²² sɪk̚⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

hoes before bros; prioritising one's opposite-sex friend/partner over one's same-sex friends


奇裝異服

ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² fʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² fʊk̚²/


心不在焉

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ

синьбуцзайянь

/ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² jiːn²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² jiːn²¹/

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

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

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

心不在焉，視而不見，聽而不聞，食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。

心不在焉，视而不见，听而不闻，食而不知其味。此谓修身在正其心。


自取其咎

ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

to bring blame on oneself, to ask for trouble through one's behaviour


殊途同歸

ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

/ʂu⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/syː²¹ tʰou̯²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/su²⁴ tʰu¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹ ku̯i²⁴/

/ʂu⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/syː²¹ tʰou̯²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/su²⁴ tʰu¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹ ku̯i²⁴/

all roads lead to Rome
all roads lead to Rome

different roads lead to the same destination; all roads lead to Rome


小家碧玉

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄧˋ ㄩˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/

daughter from a humble family; beautiful girl from a lower family


奇形怪狀

ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

цисингуайчжуан

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ jɪŋ²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ t͡sɔːŋ²²/


僅供參考

ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄢ ㄎㄠˇ

цзиньгунцанькао

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


自取其辱

ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄨˇ

ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄨˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jʊk̚²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jʊk̚²/


奇恥大辱

ㄑㄧˊ ㄔˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄨˇ

ㄑㄧˊ ㄔˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄨˋ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ taːi̯²² jʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ taːi̯²² jʊk̚²/


کاش

desc

→ Old Anatolian Turkish: كاش (kaş), كاشكه (kaşki)

> Azerbaijani: kaş, kaşki (inherited)

> Ottoman Turkish: كاشكه (keşke) (inherited)

> Turkish: keşke (inherited)

→ Macedonian: ќешки (ḱeški)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: काश (kāś)

Urdu: کاش (kāś)


水到渠成

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄩˊ ㄔㄥˊ

шуйдаоцюйчэн

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tou̯³³ kʰɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tou̯³³ kʰɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

to achieve something without effort; effortless; something which comes naturally


奇文共賞

ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ

цивэньгуншан

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ wən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰei̯²¹ mɐn²¹ kʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ wən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰei̯²¹ mɐn²¹ kʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵/

to appreciate an unusually wonderful piece of writing together


你情我願

ㄋㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄢˋ

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/nei̯¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ jyːn²²/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/nei̯¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ jyːn²²/

consensual, something with mutual consent


heikolla jäällä

heikolla (“on weak”) jäällä (“on ice”); "on the weak ice"

(idiomatic) out of one's league, out of one's depth (in a situation which one is poorly prepared to handle)


ông ăn chả, bà ăn nem

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔan˧˧ nɛm˧˧]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˨ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ caː˨˩˦ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ nɛm˧˧]

(figurative) both the man and the woman commit their own adultery


盲人摸象

ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

манжэньмосян

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ mɔː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

From the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra. See Blind men and an elephant.

Theblind man touches some parts of an elephant (and concludes what an elephant looks like).

(figurative) to draw (incorrect) conclusions from partial understanding

Blind men and an elephant
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
zh:盲人摸象


百家爭鳴

ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

байцзячжэнмин

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/

contention of the Hundred Schools of Thought

to let a hundred schools of thought contend


束手無策

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (束手無策):
* → Korean: 속수무책(束手無策) (soksumuchaek)

ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄜˋ

/ʂu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

/ʂu⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

to be at a loss what to do; to feel helpless in the face of some difficulty


fales inglés

do you speak English
do you speak English


어떻게 지내세요

[ʌ̹t͈ʌ̹kʰe̞ t͡ɕinɛsʰe̞jo]


你好嗎

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ mä⁴/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ mä⁴/


禍不單行

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/wɔː²² pɐt̚⁵ taːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/hua³⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ tũã³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/wɔː²² pɐt̚⁵ taːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/hua³⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ tũã³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵⁵/

misfortunes never come singly
misfortunes never come singly

it never rains but it pours
it never rains but it pours

misfortunes never come singly; it never rains but it pours


tiến thoái lưỡng nan

[tiən˧˦ tʰwaːj˧˦ lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ naːn˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰwaːj˨˩˦ lɨəŋ˧˨ naːŋ˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥ lɨəŋ˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧]

(literal) it's difficult either to advance or to retreat


ensi käden

ensi käden tieto

firsthand (of information: direct, without intermediate stages)


十動然拒

ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ

шидунжаньцзюй

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

Short for 十分感動，然後拒絕。／十分感动，然后拒绝。 (shífēn gǎndòng, ránhòu jùjué, “very touched, but rejected”).

zh-etym-short

An outspoken confession of love did not help Le Jia win the heart of the beauty - she was quite touched but rejected him regardless, and this made him return to his seat extremely despondent.

2014, 《超演》樂嘉大膽表白美女：對不服從的妞有強烈征服欲

Yīfān lùgǔ biǎobái bìngwèi bàodéměirénguī, duìfāng shídòngránjù lìng Lè Jiā chèdǐ bēngkuì ànrán guīxí.

一番露骨表白並未抱得美人歸，對方十動然拒令樂嘉徹底崩潰黯然歸席。

2014, 《超演》樂嘉大膽表白美女：對不服從的妞有強烈征服欲

一番露骨表白并未抱得美人归，对方十动然拒令乐嘉彻底崩溃黯然归席。

(neologism, humorous) (The girl was) immensely moved (by the guy's confession of love), but (she) still rejected (him anyway)


驢脣不對馬嘴

驴唇不对马嘴
驢唇不對馬嘴

a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth

ㄌㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

lǘchún bù duì mǎzuǐ [Phonetic:lǘchúnbúduìmázuǐ]

люйчунь бу дуй мацзуй

/ly³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

the answer is totally irrelevant to the question; a square peg cannot fit into a round hole; to be beside the point


風馬牛不相及

ㄈㄥ ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ

фэн ма ню бу сянцзи

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiu²⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/

The Master of Chu sent someone to speak with the allies' troops: "Your ruler dwells near the northern sea, while I, the unworthy one, dwell near the southern sea. Even when our horses and cattle are in heat, they cannot come close to one another. So I did not expect that you would encroach upon our territory. Why have you done so?"

Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

Chǔ Zǐ shǐ yǔ shī yán yuē: Jūn chǔ bòhǎi, guǎrén chǔ nánhǎi, wéi shì fēng mǎ niú bù xiāngjí yě. Bùyú jūn zhī shè wú dì yě, hégù.

楚子使與師言曰：君處北海，寡人處南海，唯是風馬牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。

楚子使与师言曰：君处北海，寡人处南海，唯是风马牛不相及也。不虞君之涉吾地也，何故。

when the horses and cattle [of the distantQi and Chu] are in heat, they cannot come close to one another [due to the great distance]

(of things) to have no relationship with each other whatsoever; to be totally irrelevant; apples and oranges

Chu (state)
Duke Huan of Qi
King Cheng of Chu
Qi (state)
Zuozhuan


恭賀新禧

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧˇ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²² sɐn⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

/kyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋo²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋi⁵⁵/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²² sɐn⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴⁴/

(referring to the Chinese New Year) Happy New Year


不了

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

thanks, but no thanks
thanks, but no thanks

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, neologism) thanks, but no thanks


なにがなんでも

何が何でも 何が何でも#Japanese


暴風驟雨

ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄡˋ ㄩˇ

ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄗㄡˋ ㄩˇ

баофэнчжоуюй

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

баофэнцзоуюй

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pou̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯²² jyː¹³/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pou̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯²² jyː¹³/


以正視聽

ㄧˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³/

(in order) to ensure a correct understanding of the facts


你妹

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/

A contemptuous emphatic, usually of the preceding verb. Compare 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā).

zh-l

你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)


off with their head

off with someone's head
off with someone's head#English

Alternative form of off with someone's head


有木有

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A sentence-final emphatic assertive particle. From a netizen transformation of 有沒有／有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu, “to have or not have; is there ...?”). Popularized through a post on Renren entitled 學法語的人你傷不起啊！／学法语的人你伤不起啊！ (“People learning French, you can't take it!”)


傷不起

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) (my life is) unfuckable; too vulnerable; too delicate for me to "suffer" from this


head

with friends like those, who needs enemies?

with friends like these who needs enemies#English

Alternative form of with friends like these who needs enemies?


do want

(chiefly Internet slang) Used as an expression to indicate one's desire to have something.


off with someone's head

From the common use in past times of decapitation as a method of execution for prominent persons.

Some nerve! Off with their heads! shouted the master of ceremonies with mock ferocity, while the audience laughed.

"I see!" said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses. "Off with their heads!" and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection. "You shan't be beheaded!" said Alice, and she put them into a large flower-pot that stood near.

1866, Lewis Carroll, “Chapter 8: The Queen's Croquet-Ground”, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland_(1866)/Chapter_8), Macmillan and Company:

(usually humorous) Used to express a desire to kill the person in question.


我了個去

ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄌㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩˋ

/wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴ g̊ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴ g̊ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

(neologism) fuck; oh my god; what the fuck


with friends like these, who needs enemies?

/wɪθ fɹɛn(d)z laɪk ðiːz hu niːdz ˈɛnəmiːz/

The Yale Book of Quotations cites American comedian Joey Adams as the originator of this line.

Three years ago Elaine Noble came out to San Francisco and campaigned against Harvey Milk, at the behest of Foster and David Goodstein. These people now have the gall to take Harvey's name in vain. With "friends" like these, who needs enemies? Hypocrites!

1979 August 11, John Kyper, “Gay Shame!”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 5:

Indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.

avec des amis comme ça

indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents

wer solche Freunde hat, braucht keine Feinde

com amigos assim, quem precisa de inimigos

con amigos así, ¿para qué quieres enemigos?

con amigos así, ¿para qué quiero enemigos?

with friends like these who needs enemies

with friends like those who needs enemies

with friends like that, who needs enemies


Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen

[ˈfʁiːdə ˈfʁɔʏ̯də ˈʔaɪ̯ɐˌkuːxən]

Literally, “peace, joy, pancakes”. The origin of the phrase is uncertain; it is attested in print at least since 1959, when the critic Carl Andrießen wrote, “Am Schluß, wie sichs gehört, Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen und Beifall” (‘At the end, as is proper, peace, joy, pancakes, and applause’).

Wir mussten nicht auf Friede-Freude-Eierkuchen machen!

2001, Nico Lauser, Wolf T. Mannstolz, Die Unbelehrbaren, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 95:

We didn’t have to pretend everything was A-okay!

Und schon geht Günter wieder zur Tagesordnung über – schließlich läuft die Firma jetzt. Alles ist Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen. Der Erfolg kommt scheinbar wie von selbst, schön regelmäßig und jedes Jahr zur gleichen Saison.

2009, Stefan Frädrich, Günter, der innere Schweinehund, wird Chef: Ein tierisches Führungsbuch, GABAL Verlag GmbH, →ISBN, page 193:

And Günter is already settling into the daily routine—after all, the company is up and running now. Everything’s A-okay. Success seems to be coming on its own, at regular intervals and at the same time every year.

Familienleben bedeutet natürlich nicht nur Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen.

2011, Yves Hänggi, Familienstress – so bleibe ich gelassen!: Strategien zur Bewältigung von Stress in der Familie, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 42:

Of course family life doesn’t mean everything’s A-okay.

A-okay (often with an implication that problems are being ignored or glossed over)

Gustav von Wangenheim
de:Carl Andrießen
de:Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen


ngậm máu phun người, trước dơ miệng mình

[ŋəm˧˨ʔ maw˧˦ fun˧˧ ŋɨəj˨˩ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦ zəː˧˧ miəŋ˧˨ʔ mïŋ˨˩]

[ŋəm˨˩ʔ maw˨˩˦ fun˧˧ ŋɨj˦˩ ʈɨək̚˦˧˥ jəː˧˧ miəŋ˨˩ʔ mɨn˦˩]

[ŋəm˨˩˨ ma(ː)w˦˥ fʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɨj˨˩ ʈɨək̚˦˥ jəː˧˧ miəŋ˨˩˨ mɨn˨˩]

A literal translation of Chinese 含血噴人，先汙其口／含血喷人，先污其口 (since the Song Dynasty), "spurting from a bloody mouth (i.e. to venomously slander someone) makes one's mouth dirty first". Compare Chinese 血口噴人／血口喷人 (xuèkǒupēnrén).

Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost.


LAGNAF

Then Spooge yelled, "LAGNAF!" just as we were walking by the girl's locker room!

LAGNAF

2012, Kansas Department of Revenue, The State of Kansas list of prohibited or banned personalized license plates, State of Kansas, page 12

Acronym of let's all get naked and fuck.


повторение мать учения

повторе́ние — мать уче́ния

повторе́ние — мать уче́ния • (povtorénije — matʹ učénija)

повторе́ние — мать уче́ния (canonical)

Literally, “repetition is the mother of learning”.

lit

practice makes perfect
practice makes perfect

en-повторение_мать_учения-ru-phrase-hOfTN9bJ


少吃多餐

ㄕㄠˇ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄢ

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/


無懈可擊

having no weakness/undefended area that can be assaulted

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧ

ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ haːi̯²² hɔː³⁵ kɪk̚⁵/

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ haːi̯²² hɔː³⁵ kɪk̚⁵/

unassailable; unbeatable; incontrovertible; unimpeachable


ゲームオーバー

ja-phrase

ゲームオーバー • (gēmu ōbā)

[ɡe̞ːmɯ̟ o̞ːba̠ː]


濃妝豔抹

浓妆艳抹
濃妝艷抹
濃粧豔抹
濃粧艷抹

ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄛˇ

нунчжуанъяньмо

/nʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹ mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹ mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to wear heavy make-up; to be caked in make-up


最後通牒

ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

цзуйхоутунде

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²/


一帆風順

ㄧ ㄈㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ

ㄧ ㄈㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ

ифаньфэншунь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ faːn²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ faːn²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵn²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sun²²/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun³³/

It is sheer fantasy to imagine that the cause of socialism is all plain sailing and easy success, with no difficulties and setbacks, or without the exertion of tremendous efforts.

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

Zài shèhuì zhǔyì shìyè zhōng, yào xiǎng bù jīngguò jiānnánqūzhé, bù fùchū jídà nǔlì, zǒngshì yīfānfēngshùn, róngyì dédào chénggōng, zhè zhǒng xiǎngfǎ, zhǐ shì huànxiǎng.

在社會主義事業中，要想不經過艱難曲折，不付出極大努力，總是一帆風順，容易得到成功，這種想法，只是幻想。

在社会主义事业中，要想不经过艰难曲折，不付出极大努力，总是一帆风顺，容易得到成功，这种想法，只是幻想。

(of things) to run smoothly, without incident


肌膚之親

intimacy between the human skin and flesh

цзифучжицинь

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

intimacy between man and woman arising from close skin-to-skin contact, especially sexual intercourse


何去何從

ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ hɵy̯³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ hɵy̯³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

what course to follow or take; where to proceed from here


約法三章

ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ

юэфасаньчжан

/ɥɛ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jœːk̚³ faːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jœːk̚³ faːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Elders are suffering from Qin's draconian law for a long time: those who libel had their family exterminated, those who whisper were publicly executed in markets. I have promised with other feudal rulers that the person who first entered the pass (Hangu Pass) would become the king (of Guanzhong), and I shall reign as the king of Guanzhong. I also promise with elders that there will be only three laws: murderers shall be punished with death, those who hurt others and steal from others shall be punished according to their offence. The rest of Qin laws are repealed.

Fùlǎo kǔ qín kē fǎ jiǔ yǐ, fěibàng zhě zú, ǒuyǔ zhě qìshì. Wú yǔ zhūhóu yuē, xiān rùguān zhě wáng zhī, wú dāng wáng guānzhōng. Yǔ fùlǎo yuē, fǎ sān zhāng ěr: shārén zhě sǐ, shāngrén jí dào dǐ zuì. Yú xī chúqù qín fǎ.

父老苦秦苛法久矣，誹謗者族，偶語者棄市。吾與諸侯約，先入關者王之，吾當王關中。與父老約，法三章耳：殺人者死，傷人及盜抵罪。餘悉除去秦法。

父老苦秦苛法久矣，诽谤者族，偶语者弃市。吾与诸侯约，先入关者王之，吾当王关中。与父老约，法三章耳：杀人者死，伤人及盗抵罪。余悉除去秦法。

to agree on a three-point law; to make a few rules to be observed by everyone

Guanzhong
Hangu Pass
Nine familial exterminations
Shiji


賢妻良母

贤妻良母
賢母良妻
良母賢妻
良妻賢母

ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄨˇ

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ mou̯¹³/

a Good Wife, Wise Mother; the ideal role for a woman in the traditional Chinese society


無奇不有

there is no oddity that does not exist (cannot be found)

ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

nothing is too strange in this boundless universe

大千世界無奇不有

大千世界无奇不有

to be full of strange sights; nothing is too strange in the world


千恩萬謝

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

цяньэньваньсе

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀən⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀən⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/


賢母良妻

ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧ

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ mou̯¹³ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/jiːn²¹ mou̯¹³ lœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

賢妻良母 賢妻良母#Chinese

贤妻良母 贤妻良母#Chinese

Alternative form of 賢妻良母／贤妻良母 (xiánqīliángmǔ)


物是人非

ㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟ

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² siː²² jɐn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² siː²² jɐn²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

the things are still there but the person or people no longer are (describing the passing of a loved one or a revisit of a once familiar place)


以茶代酒

ㄧˇ ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


千軍萬馬

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ

цяньцзюньваньма

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ uan²¹³ ma⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² maː¹³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴ kiun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³ ma⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕyn³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ma̠⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕyn³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ma̠⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ uan²¹³ ma⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² maː¹³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴ kiun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³ ma⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕyn³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ma̠⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕyn³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ma̠⁴¹/

thousands of troops and horses; a powerful army


喜新厭舊

ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

сисиньяньцзю

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jiːm³³ kɐu̯²²/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ jiːm³³ kɐu̯²²/

I know,
That in fact you are not fickle in affection;
It was me,
Who was not with you when you were lonely.

2003, 孫燕姿 (Stefanie Sun) (lyrics 楊明學), 《我不難過》 (I Am Fine)

wǒ zhēnde dǒng, nǐ bùshì xǐxīnyànjiù, shì wǒ méiyǒu, péi zài nǐ shēnbiān dāng nǐ jìmò shíhòu

我真的懂 你不是喜新厭舊 是我沒有 陪在你身邊當你寂寞時候

我真的懂 你不是喜新厌旧 是我没有 陪在你身边当你寂寞时候

to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


千言萬語

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ

цяньяньваньюй

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ iɛn²¹ uan²¹³ y⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ maːn²² jyː¹³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ iɛn²¹ uan²¹³ y⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ maːn²² jyː¹³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

thousands and thousands of words; to have much to say


雨が降っている

雨が降っている (canonical)
ame ga futte iru (romanization)


PRICE

(medicine) Initialism of protect, rest, ice, compression, and elevation: a common treatment method for sprained joints.


下雨了

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/haː²² jyː¹³ liːu̯¹³/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/haː²² jyː¹³ liːu̯¹³/


相由心生

ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ

сянъюсиньшэн

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

(idiomatic) One's personality reflects one's appearance.


託付終身

ㄊㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ

тофу чжуншэнь

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

(usually of a woman) to entrust her life (to a man)


背道而馳

ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/puːi̯³³ tou̯²² jiː²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/puːi̯³³ tou̯²² jiː²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

to run in opposite directions; to run counter to; to be inconsistent with


百毒不侵

ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵/

hundreds of types of toxin cannot penetrate the body; immune to external poisonous attacks or influences (may be used humorously to refer to a virus-proof computer, or a person who has become accustomed to the food scandals in China)


擦槍走火

ㄘㄚ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/t͡sʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun

to have unintended (and serious) consequences; a minor incident sparks a war

to result in unintended pregnancy; to have unintended sex


刀槍不入

ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐp̚²/

swords and spears cannot penetrate the body; to be bulletproof; impervious; invulnerable


衣冠禽獸

ㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ

игуаньциньшоу

/i⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiː⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ kʰɐm²¹ sɐu̯³³/

/i³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ kʰim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siu²¹³/

/i⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiː⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ kʰɐm²¹ sɐu̯³³/

/i³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ kʰim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siu²¹³/

beast in human attire; gentleman in appearance but a beast in conduct; immoral or despicable person


東山再起

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ

дуншаньцзайци

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴ t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/

Based on Xie An (謝安) of the Jin (晉) dynasty, who quit his office and lived in seclusion in Dongshan (a mountain in Zhejiang, China), but later returned to office.

to come back from a previous failure; to rise again


nihil obstat

(Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.


सोऽहम्

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सोऽहम् • (soʼham)

सः (saḥ, “it”) + अहम् (aham, “I am”), undergoing visarga sandhi.

"It is I" (a phrase used by the Advaita Vedānta school of Hinduism, signifying oneness with Brahma)


piru asuu yksityiskohdissa

piru (“devil”) asuu (“lives”) yksityiskohdissa (“in details”); calque of English devil is in the details.

calque

devil is in the details
devil is in the details


bedre sent end aldrig

better late than never
better late than never


twee hoofden zijn beter dan een

two heads are better than one
two heads are better than one


més val tard que no mai

Literally, “it's worth more late than never”.


vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei

Literally, “four eyes see more than two”.


duas cabeças pensam melhor do que uma

Literally, “two heads think better than one”.


nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena

Literally, “it's never late if the fortune is good”.


dos cabezas piensan mejor que una

[ˌd̪os kaˌβ̞e.θas pjẽnˌsãm meˌxoɾ ke ˈu.na]

[ˌd̪os kaˌβ̞e.sas pjẽnˌsãm meˌxoɾ ke ˈu.na]


nam tôn nữ ti

[naːm˧˧ ton˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥ ti˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ toŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨ tɪj˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ toŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦ tɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 男尊女卑 (“valuing men above women, the belief that men are superior to women”).


男女老少

ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ

наньнюйлаошао

/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³/

/nän³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ nɵy̯¹³ lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³/

young and old of both sexes; everyone in society


film at 11

"11" means 11 o'clock. This phrase originated from the U.S. television news broadcasting industry, where the late evening news is traditionally broadcast at 11 o'clock. In short promotional advertisements during primetime, announcers provided tantalizing bits of a story and end with the phrase as a teaser to encourage viewers to continue watching.

(historical) The video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.

The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11.

1977, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, The Kentucky Fried Movie:

More information will follow in the future.

Rich people consume more than poor people on an absolute basis, film at eleven.

2024 March 29, Patrick McKenzie, Anatomy of a credit card rewards program:

(sarcastically) This news story (etc) is unsurprising, typical, or should be obvious: more at eleven.

“I hope to see you tonight; tonight, I'm going to screen a film at 11 pm in the auditorium.”

2021 April 15, Rahul Kumar Gautam, SEEK & FIND, Blue Rose Publishers, page 91:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see film, at, 11.


重男輕女

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (重男輕女):
* → Korean: 중남경녀(重男輕女) (jungnamgyeongnyeo)
* → Vietnamese: trọng nam khinh nữ (重男輕女)

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄩˇ

чжуннаньциннюй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ²² naːm²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³/

/tiɔŋ²² lam²⁴⁻²² kʰin³³ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lam²⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lam¹³⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ lam²³⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴¹/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ²² naːm²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³/

/tiɔŋ²² lam²⁴⁻²² kʰin³³ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lam²⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ lam¹³⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ lam²³⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴¹/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵²/

valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls


重男輕女

trọng nam khinh nữ
trọng nam khinh nữ#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of trọng nam khinh nữ (“valuing men and belittling women; favouring boys over girls”).


missä pippuri kasvaa

missä (“where”) pippuri (“pepper”) kasvaa (“grows”)

Painu sinne, missä pippuri kasvaa!


NSS

no shit, Sherlock
no shit, Sherlock#English


夷為平地

ㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/i³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²²/

/i³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ tei̯²²/


年久失修

ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕ ㄒㄧㄡ

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/niːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/niːn²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

to have not been repaired for many years; to be worn down by years of non-repair; to have fallen into disrepair


right you are

“Just go!” yelled Mr Big. “And bring me back the booty. Or there will be trouble.”
“Right you are, guv’nor,” replied Fingers.

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

(colloquial) OK, okey-dokey, acknowledgment that a request has been heard and understood.


's werelds

Originally des werelds, a fossiled genitive form of wereld (“world”) in contemporary Dutch.

Mexico is 's werelds grootste producent van zilver.

Mexico is the world's greatest silver producer.


盤龍臥虎

ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ

/pʰän³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ wɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰän³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ wɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

intertwined dragons and sleeping tigers; talented men still remaining in concealment


口乾舌燥

ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ

коуганьшэцзао

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ siːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kän⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ siːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

dry mouth and sore throat; having spoken so much that one's mouth and throat become thirsty


應弦而倒

ㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄉㄠˇ

/iŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/iŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

the person falls as soon as the bow is shot; to have excellent archery skills


夫唱婦隨

ㄈㄨ ㄔㄤˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ

/fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/fu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

the husband advocates/sings and the wife follows; harmony between husband and wife


幸福安康

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄢ ㄎㄤ

синфу’анькан

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/


龍鳳呈祥

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ

лунфэнчэнсян

/lʊŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/lʊŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix


五體投地

five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground

ㄨˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tei̯²²/

/ŋ̍²² tʰi³³ dɤ³³ di²³/

/u³³ tʰi³³ dɤ³³ di²³/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tei̯²²/

/ŋ̍²² tʰi³³ dɤ³³ di²³/

/u³³ tʰi³³ dɤ³³ di²³/

(Buddhism) to prostrate oneself (as the highest form of worship)

佩服得五體投地

佩服得五体投地

to prostrate oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity


苦大仇深

ㄎㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄣ

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/


胡吃海塞

ㄏㄨˊ ㄔ ㄏㄞˇ ㄙㄞ

/xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

to recklessly stuff oneself with food; gluttony


ve haf vays of making you talk

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ve haf ways of making you talk.wav

A parody of archetypal German pronunciation of "We have ways of making you talk", coupled with the image of World War II-era interrogation. A comedic play on the phrase "We have ways to make men talk." from the 1935 movie The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.

(humorous, informal) A catchphrase, usually delivered in a mock German accent, implying a threat of torture to extract information.


非洲和尚——乞人憎

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ wɔː²¹ sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵ hɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

An African monk is a black monk (黑人僧 (hak1 jan4 zang1)), which is a humorous near-homophonic pun of 乞人憎 (hat1 jan4 zang1, “annoying”).


μου κόπηκαν τα ήπατα

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μου κόπηκαν τα ήπατα • (mou kópikan ta ípata)

mou kópikan ta ípata (romanization)
my livers were cut (literally)

Όταν είδα το λιοντάρι μπροστά μου, μου κόπηκαν τα ήπατα!

When I saw the lion in front of me, I was terrified!

Ótan eída to liontári brostá mou, mou kópikan ta ípata!

(idiomatic) was scared stiff, was terrified, was scared shitless

en-μου_κόπηκαν_τα_ήπατα-el-phrase-2NJ7wYhp


メンチきる

メンチ切る メンチ切る#Japanese

メンチを切る メンチを切る#Japanese


メンチ切る

メンチ切る (canonical)
menchi kiru (romanization)

何メンチ切ってんねん。

メンチを切る メンチを切る#Japanese


舉世矚目

ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/


循序漸進

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

сюньсюйцзяньцзинь

/ɕyn³⁵ ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sɵy̯²² t͡siːm²² t͡sɵn³³/

/ɕyn³⁵ ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ t͡sɵy̯²² t͡siːm²² t͡sɵn³³/

to proceed in an orderly way, step by step; to follow the established order; to make steady progress incrementally


從容不迫

ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄛˋ

ㄘㄨㄥ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄛˋ

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ pɪk̚⁵/

to take it leisurely; composed and steady; calm and unhurried


不相上下

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² haː²²/

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² haː²²/

Abusing the honor of often accompanying Kim Jong Un during his field guidance, Jang tried hard to create illusion about him by projecting himself internally and externally as a special being on a par with the headquarters of the revolution.

2013, Korean Central News Agency, “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed”

Zhāng Chéngzé lìyòng jīngcháng péitóng Jīn Zhèng'ēn tóngzhì jìnxíng xiànchǎng zhǐdǎo de jīhuì, shìtú xiàng duì nèiwài xiǎnshì tā shì tóng gémìng de shǒunǎobù bùxiāngshàngxià de tèbié cúnzài, yǐ zàochéng duì tā de huànxiǎng.

張成澤利用經常陪同金正恩同志進行現場指導的機會，試圖向對內外顯示他是同革命的首腦部不相上下的特別存在，以造成對他的幻想。

张成泽利用经常陪同金正恩同志进行现场指导的机会，试图向对内外显示他是同革命的首脑部不相上下的特别存在，以造成对他的幻想。

to rival one another; to be on a par; to be equally matched; to be about the same


no win, no fee

I work on a no win, no fee basis.

(law, chiefly attributive) A form of lawsuit for which the hired legal representative charges no fees to the plaintiff if the plaintiff does not win.


harva se päivä

harva (“rare”) se (“that”) päivä (“day”), originally used with negation of the event that happens often, as in harva se päivä, kun hän ei.. (literally “rare is the day when he doesn't...”)

Hän käy harva se päivä katsomassa äitiään.


and all this

She likes punk rock, screamo, death metal and all this.

(idiomatic, informal) Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.


十字路口

ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː²² lou̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː²² lou̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

cross-shaped intersection; street crossing

crossroads of life; turning point of life

人生的十字路口


nun falo inglés

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


in camera caritatis

just between you and me - signifies a friendly rebuke, spoken in private


10 points to Gryffindor

Ow! A touch, I do confess. 10 points to Gryffindor.

2001 December 4, Berry Kercheval, “Re: grepping grappa”, in ba.food (Usenet):

If you gathered that from the visual aids above, 10 points to Gryffindor! You are outstanding.

2013, Kathryn Cua, "Questions, Comments, Concerns", Devils' Advocate (Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Illinois), Issue 6, 20 December 2013, page 8

(NYC cuisiniers were on this a year ago, so 10 points to Gryffindor.)

2014 February 17, Molly Mulshine, “French Chefs Really Wish You’d Stop Instagramming Their Meals Read”, in The New York Observer:

ten points to Gryffindor
ten points to Gryffindor#English

Alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor


ten points to Gryffindor

From the Harry Potter series, in which students of the magical school Hogwarts belong to four houses (the protagonist belonging to Gryffindor), and earn or lose points for them based on their actions.

'Well, I'm assuming two things will happen. One, she'll try and kill me, two, you'll come down on her like a ton of bricks.'
'Ten points to Gryffindor,' said Gwen.

2008, James Goss, Torchwood: Almost Perfect, BBC Books, →ISBN, page 90:

“Yeah, sure. You know I can't stand the sight of blood, right?”
“Said no one ever while dating a vampire,” he quipped.
“Very clever. Ten points to Gryffindor.”

2013, Kristi Cook, Eternal, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 232:

Yeah, well he has a backpfeifengesicht (ten points to Gryffindor if you can pronounce this word), AKA: a face that deserves to be punched.

2013, Lara Hovsepian-Ruby, "Words That Should Be Part of the English Language", Caliber Magazine (University of California, Berkeley), Summer 2013, page 12

(humorous) Used to praise someone for a statement or action viewed as commendable.

Gryffindor
Harry Potter
Hogwarts
House system


群魔亂舞

evil spirits of all kinds dance in riotous revelry

ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄨˇ

цюньмолуаньу

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ mɔː⁵⁵ lyːn²² mou̯¹³/

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ mɔː⁵⁵ lyːn²² mou̯¹³/

(figurative) rogues of all kinds running wild; evil-doers dominating the stage unrestrained


ĝis revido

Alternative form of ĝis la revido (“goodbye”)


鐵骨錚錚

ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ

тегучжэнчжэн

tegučžɛnčžɛn

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

firm and unyielding, staunch and virile (of character)


酸甜苦辣

ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ

суаньтянькула

/su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹ fuː³⁵ laːt̚²/

/su̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹ fuː³⁵ laːt̚²/

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; all kinds of flavours

(figurative) the joys and sorrows of life; the sweets and bitters of life


denial is not a river in Egypt

“Denial is not a river in Egypt,” began the first orientation lecture I ever attended in rehab, “but a lot of people build themselves palatial, twelve-room houseboats and live there for years, maybe the rest of their entire, unhappy lives.”

2004, Bill Manville, Cool, Hip & Sober: 88 Ways to Beat Booze and Drugs, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN:

(humorous) Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.


生死不明

ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

not knowing whether one is alive or dead; whereabouts unknown; missing


下落不明

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/haː²² lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/haː²² lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

one's whereabouts is unknown; one's present whereabouts is a mystery


生死未卜

ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ mei̯²² pʊk̚⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ mei̯²² pʊk̚⁵/

it's hard to tell whether the person is alive or not; whether the person is alive or dead remains unknown


人人為我，我為人人

人人爲我，我爲人人
人人为我，我为人人

ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄛˇ

ㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ

жэньжэнь вэй во

во вэй жэньжэнь

žɛnʹžɛnʹ vɛj vo

vo vɛj žɛnʹžɛnʹ

/ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

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


寧缺毋濫

ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ

/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/

/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/

would rather go without than have some something less than satisfactory; it is better to leave a deficiency uncovered than have it covered without discretion


quelle surprise

Borrowed from French quelle surprise (“what a surprise”).

bor

My brother made the same mistake I did, but he didn't get punished: quelle surprise.


奉子成婚

ㄈㄥˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

фэнцзычэнхунь

/fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

Near-homophone of 奉旨成婚 (“to follow the imperial edict to become married”).

zh-l

shotgun wedding; shotgun marriage; to get married because of pregnancy


head

naaʼahóóhai bikʼǫ́ǫ́ʼ éí haitʼáo nínízin?


對……來說

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ... ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

дуй ... лайшо

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹ syːt̚³/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹ syːt̚³/

For him, this kind of manual labour is a piece of cake.

Duì tā láishuō, zhè diǎn tǐlìhuó gēn báiwánr yīyàng.

對他來說，這點體力活跟白玩兒一樣。

对他来说，这点体力活跟白玩儿一样。

from somebody's point of view; in one's opinion


grosik za twoje myśli

penny for your thoughts
penny for your thoughts


安然無恙

ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ u³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ mou̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ u³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ mou̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/

她在那次事故中安然無恙。

她在那次事故中安然无恙。


七年之癢

ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄤˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

seven-year itch (psychological term suggesting that happiness in a relationship declines after around year seven of a marriage)


新年好

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

/sin³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² ho⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

/sin³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² ho⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³⁻³³ hɤ⁴¹/


一見傾心

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

ицзяньцинсинь

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

to lose one's heart to him/her at first sight; to fall in love at first sight


中正平和

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

чжунчжэнпинхэ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/


彌足珍貴

ㄇㄧˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄣ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

мицзучжэньгуй

/mi³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/nei̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

/mi³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/nei̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/


不屑一顧

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧ ㄍㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ siːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ siːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/

infra dig; beneath contempt; displeasing to look at; sneering

to scorn; to sniff at; to dismiss (work or a suggestion)


劉姥姥進大觀園

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩㄢˊ

Liúlǎolǎo jìn dàguānyuán [Phonetic:liúláolǎojìndàguānyuán]

Люлаолао цзинь дагуаньюань

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

From the plot of Dream of the Red Chamber.

Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens

(of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings


對不對

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 對／对 (duì), 不, 對／对 (duì).

used as a tag question: isn't it so?, right or wrong?, is it right?, OK, yes? (colloquial)


抑揚頓挫

ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɪk̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹ tɵn²² t͡sʰɔː³³/

/i⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɪk̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹ tɵn²² t͡sʰɔː³³/

rising and falling in cadence; intonation; speaking in measured tones; (of speech) cadenced


也就是說

ㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/jaː¹³ t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² syːt̚³/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/jaː¹³ t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² syːt̚³/

in other words; that is to say; so; thus


背信棄義

ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/puːi̯³³ sɵn³³ hei̯³³ jiː²²/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/puːi̯³³ sɵn³³ hei̯³³ jiː²²/

From Xunzi and History of the Northern Dynasties.

to break the faith and disregard righteousness; to act perfidiously; perfidious, treacherous; treachery, perfidy


針鋒相對

ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

чжэньфэнсяндуй

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

to be diametrically opposed; to be in sharp opposition; to go toe-to-toe with somebody in action or speech; to give tit for tat


dizem por aí

rumour has it (there is a rumor that...)


dito e feito

no sooner said than done
no sooner said than done

no sooner said than done (no sooner than something is said it will be done)


because reasons

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-because reasons.wav

Why would I change the syntax like that? Because reasons. Good or bad, what's done is done […]

2013 February 18, Steven D'Aprano, “Re: Differences creating tuples and collections.namedtuples”, in comp.lang.python (Usenet):

FW shoe-horned AM into Isstvan in HH2: Massacre, because reasons.

2013 October 25, Playa, “Re: [GW] Local Celebrity?”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (Usenet):

HotKrust just got the Orlando Sentinel award for "best of Orlando" in some category, I think "lunch spot" or something.
At any rate, I've not eaten there but I plan to next time I'm in town.
Because reasons.

2014 January 13, TC10K, “Re: Best Places to eat in Orlando?”, in rec.roller-coaster (Usenet):

They couldn't restore his hand since because reasons!!! ...that's why. honest. It's actually that simple. see television doesn't have to explain itself.

2014 January 17, ultra.m...@hotmail.com, “Prime Technology Question”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet):

(Internet slang) for reasons that are tangential, dubious or unknown


興致勃勃

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɪŋ³³ t͡siː³³ puːt̚² puːt̚²/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɪŋ³³ t͡siː³³ puːt̚² puːt̚²/


目瞪口呆

ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞ

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

/ᵐbɵk̚³² aŋ³³ heu⁵⁵ ᵑɡᵘɔi²²/

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

/ᵐbɵk̚³² aŋ³³ heu⁵⁵ ᵑɡᵘɔi²²/


怪模怪樣

ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ

ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄤˋ

гуаймугуайян

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

гуаймогуайян

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/


EMHO

(Internet) IMHO. Abbreviation of em minha humilde opinião.


竊竊私語

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːt̚³ siːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

/siːt̚³ siːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³/


切切私語

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

竊竊私語 竊竊私語#Chinese

窃窃私语 窃窃私语#Chinese

Synonym of 竊竊私語／窃窃私语 (qièqièsīyǔ, “to talk in whispers”)


撩人心弦

ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

ляожэньсиньсянь

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

to tug at one's heartstrings; be heart-stirring; nerve-racking, or tantalising


交錯縱橫

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ

цзяоцо цзунхэн

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

縱橫交錯 縱橫交錯#Chinese

纵横交错 纵横交错#Chinese

Synonym of 縱橫交錯／纵横交错


生動活潑

ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/


怒不可遏

ㄋㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄜˋ

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/nou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ aːt̚³/

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/nou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ aːt̚³/

unable to contain one's anger; cannot restrain one's fury; be in a towering rage


遊刃有餘

ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

/joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jɐn²² jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jɐn²² jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

to handle a blade skillfully; to do a task with skills and ease; to achieve something effortlessly


縱橫交錯

ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

ㄗㄨㄥ ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

цзунхэнцзяоцо

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waːŋ²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːk̚³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waːŋ²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːk̚³/

arranged in a crisscross pattern; crisscrossed


活要見人，死要見屍

ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ

ㄙˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕ

huo² yao⁴ chien⁴ jên², ssŭ³ yao⁴ chien⁴ shih¹

хо яо цзянь жэнь

сы яо цзянь ши

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

[we] want to see the person if he/she is alive, and [we] want to see the body if he/she is dead


more's the pity

Folks, however, cannot (and, alas, more's the pity!) eat and drink, and dance and sing, for ever.

(idiomatic) It is a pity; it is unfortunate.


aqui jaz

Calque of Latin hīc jacet. Compare Spanish aqui yace and French ci-gît.


群情激憤

ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄈㄣˋ

цюньцин цзифэнь

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ kɪk̚⁵ fɐn¹³/

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ kɪk̚⁵ fɐn¹³/

the public furious and up in arms; public revulsion running high; mounting public indignation


寶刀未老

ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ

баодаовэйлао

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before; just as skilled as when one was young


assim seja

(idiomatic) so be it (indication of acceptance)


佛口蛇心

mouth (or words) of a Buddha, heart of a snake

ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/fɐt̚² hɐu̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/fɐt̚² hɐu̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

to speak with benevolence and mercy but be vicious and malicious in reality


不出所料

ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɔː³⁵ liːu̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɔː³⁵ liːu̯²²/

果然不出我所料


虎頭蛇尾

ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛː²¹ mei̯¹³/

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛː²¹ mei̯¹³/

to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort


不解風情

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

буцзе фэнцин

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

(usually of men) to be not the romantic type; to be unable to get romantic hints; unromantic; does not understand a woman's heart


風風雨雨

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³ jyː¹³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³ u⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ u⁴¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³ jyː¹³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³ u⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ u⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ u⁴¹/

trials and tribulations; hardships; difficult times


人面獸心

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (人面獸心):
* → Japanese: 人面獣心(じんめんじゅうしん) (jinmenjūshin)
* → Korean: 인면수심(人面獸心) (inmyeonsusim)
* → Vietnamese: nhân diện thú tâm (人面獸心)

ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

жэньмяньшоусинь

/ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐn²¹ miːn²² sɐu̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐn²¹ miːn²² sɐu̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/

From the Book of Han, concerning the Xiongnu nomads to China's north

The Yi and the Di [foreign, barbarian, non-Chinese] people are greedy and desirous of gain; they wear their hair down their backs and fasten their garments on the left; they have human faces but the hearts of wild beasts. Their ceremonial garments differ from those worn in the Central States [of China]; their customs and diet differ from ours; and our languages are mutually unintelligible. They dwell far away, in the cold, on the bare lands of the north, driving their herds in pursuit of pasture, and hunting with the bow and arrow in order to sustain themselves. They are separated from us by mountains and valleys and cut off by the desert. By these means did Heaven and Earth divide inner from outer.

Yídí zhī rén tān ér hǎolì, bèifà zuǒrèn, rénmiànshòuxīn. Qí yǔ Zhōngguó shū zhāngfú, yì xísú, yǐnshí bùtóng, yányǔ bùtōng, pì jū běichuí hánlù zhī yě, zhú cǎo suí xù, shèliè wèishēng, gé yǐ shāngǔ, yōng yǐ shāmù, tiāndì suǒyǐ jué wàinèi yě.

夷狄之人貪而好利，被髮左衽，人面獸心。其與中國殊章服，異習俗，飲食不同，言語不通，辟居北垂寒露之野，逐草隨畜，射獵為生，隔以山谷，雍以沙幕，天地所以絕外內也。

夷狄之人贪而好利，被发左衽，人面兽心。其与中国殊章服，异习俗，饮食不同，言语不通，辟居北垂寒露之野，逐草随畜，射猎为生，隔以山谷，雍以沙幕，天地所以绝外内也。


assim é a vida

such is life (used to express the acceptance of misfortune)


金髮碧眼

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄚˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ

цзиньфабиянь

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

blonde and green/blue-eyed; of Caucasian appearance; blonde


aí está

there you have it (that is it, that is the situation or state of things)


談何容易

n-g

rhetorical construct signifying emphasis in the negative

ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ

/tʰän³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ hɔː²¹ jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/

/tʰän³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ hɔː²¹ jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/

"Alas! May I? I may not! Speeches to one's superior — those easily given will never be accepted!" said Mister Nobody.

Xiānshēng yuē: “Wūhū, kě hū zāi? Kě hū zāi? Tán héróng yì!”

先生曰：「於戲，可乎哉？可乎哉？談何容易！」

先生曰：「於戏，可乎哉？可乎哉？谈何容易！」

Jia Yi said: "Cordial speech tends to be superficial and fails to make an impact, but a penetrating comment grates on the ear and fails to deliver." Hence the saying, "no place for speech made at ease."

p. 73 BCE, Huan Kuan (桓寬) (editor). Discourses on Salt and Iron (《鹽鐵論》).

Gǔshēng yǒu yán: “Kěnyán zé cíqiǎn ér bùrù, shēnyán zé nì'ěr ér shīzhǐ.” Gù yuē: “Tán héróng yì.”

賈生有言：「懇言則辭淺而不入，深言則逆耳而失指。」故曰：「談何容易。」

贾生有言：「恳言则辞浅而不入，深言则逆耳而失指。」故曰：「谈何容易。」

(chiefly obsolete) it is no easy matter to give good advice (especially to one's superior); to speak is difficult


談何容易

ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ

/tʰän³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ hɔː²¹ jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/

/tʰän³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tʰaːm²¹ hɔː²¹ jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/

easier said than done
easier said than done


até mais

[aˈtɛ ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see até, mais.


心煩意亂

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

синьфаньилуань

/ɕin⁵⁵ fän³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ faːn²¹ jiː³³ lyːn²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ fän³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ faːn²¹ jiː³³ lyːn²²/

to be terribly upset; to be perturbed; to be distraught


me la pela

(Mexico, Spain, idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) I don't give a shit


NMHO

Alternative form of EMHO; Abbreviation of na minha humilde opinião.


doo bá niséyáhí da

doo (“not”) + bá (“for it”) + 1st-person perfective of naaghá (“is going around”) + -hí (enclitic relating that nothing of significance was done) + da (“not”)


yáʼátʼééh abínóó

head

yáʼátʼééh abínóó

yáʼátʼééh abínóó

yáʼátʼééh (“it is well”) + abínóó (morning, in an emphatic shout), a variation of abíní (“morning”)

good morning (shouted at a distance, as across a room)


como é que é

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see como, é, que, é.


eadem mutata resurgo

[eˈäːd̪ɛ̃ˑ muːˈt̪äːt̪ä rɛˈs̠ʊrɡoː]

* eādem (“the same”)
* mūtāta (“having changed”)
* resurgō (“I rise”)


давно не виделись

давно́ не ви́делись

давно́ не ви́делись • (davnó ne vídelisʹ)

давно́ не ви́делись (canonical)
davnó ne vídelisʹ (romanization)

[dɐvˈno nʲɪ‿ˈvʲidʲɪlʲɪsʲ]

long time no see (we haven't seen each other for a long time)


e como

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see e, como.

(idiomatic) and how! (strong confirmation of preceding statement)


you're the doctor

(colloquial) Indicates that the speaker defers to the addressed person's authority or expertise.


what's the haps

(slang) what's happening?; what's up? (a greeting)


不作死就不會死

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙˇ

bù zuōsǐ jiù bùhuì sǐ [Phonetic:bù zuōsǐ jiù búhuì sǐ]

бу цзосы цзю бухуэй сы

/pu⁵¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, colloquial) You won't die if you do not seek death. / You will not get into trouble if you do not seek trouble.


骨瘦如柴

ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

瘦如豺 (“as thin as a dhole”) was first described in Song Dynasty dictionary Piya, where also mention the homophonous alternative form using 柴 (chái, “stick”), which is now more common.

as thin as a stick; emaciated; unhealthily skinny


弱不禁風

ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄈㄥ

жобуцзиньфэн

/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jœːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jœːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

First attested in a Southern Song poem by Lu You

lw

s:劎南詩槀_(四庫全書本)/卷34

White lotus flowers being fragrant right after rain; red dragonflies fail to stand the wind.

Shortly after midnight on 21st July 1196, Lu You (陸遊),《六月二十四日夜分夢范至能、李知㡬、尤延之同集江亭，諸公請予賦詩記江湖之樂，詩成而覺，忘數字而已》

Bái hàndàn xiāng chū guò yǔ, hóng qīngtíng ruò bù jīn fēng.

白菡萏香初過雨，紅蜻蜓弱不禁風。

白菡萏香初过雨，红蜻蜓弱不禁风。

having so delicate a constitution as to be unable to stand any breeze; being too frail to withstand even a gust of wind (of a person, e.g. a woman or a patient, of a structure, etc.)


essa é velha

been there, done that
been there, done that

(idiomatic) been there, done that (assertion that the speaker has personal knowledge of a particular topic)


falando do diabo

(idiomatic, humorous) speak of the devil (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive)


fim de papo

that's that (there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter)


fim de jogo

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fim, de, jogo.

game over (acknowledges the end of some ongoing situation, especially due to failure)


os gwelwch yn dda

/ɔs ˌɡwɛlʊχ ən ˈðaː/

/ɔs ˌɡweːlʊχ ən ˈðaː/

/ɔs ˌɡwɛlʊχ ən ˈðaː/


mae'n ddrwg gen i

/maːɨ̯n ˈðruːɡ ˌɡɛnɪ/


LMGTFY

(Internet) Initialism of let me google that for you.


雁杳魚沉

ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ

/jɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

the goose has flown too far away to be traced and the fish has dived deep in water; without any contact; without news or letters


魚沉雁杳

ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

雁杳魚沉 雁杳魚沉#Chinese

雁杳鱼沉 雁杳鱼沉#Chinese


lunatics have taken over the asylum

head

(the) lunatics have taken over the asylum

En-au-lunatics have taken over the asylum.ogg

Said to originate in a 1919 remark by Richard A. Rowland about the founding of United Artists. Perhaps an allusion to the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, first published 1845.

Said of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.


por el interés te quiero Andrés

Literally, “for the interest, I love you Andrés”.

lit

I'm only interested in being (romantically) with you because of what you can offer.


來看

/laɪ̯³⁵ kʰän⁵¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ hɔːn³³/

/laɪ̯³⁵ kʰän⁵¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ hɔːn³³/

In terms of peak revenue, "Lover and Producer" reached the 4th highest rank in the App Store's bestseller list in December last year.

Fēngzhí shōurù láikàn, qùnián 12 yuè 30 rì, “liàn yǔ zhìzuòrén” zài App Store chàngxiāobǎng dádào de zuìgāo páiwèi dì 4 míng.

峰值收入來看，去年12月30日，《戀與製作人》在AppStore暢銷榜達到的最高排位第4名。

峰值收入来看，去年12月30日，《恋与制作人》在AppStore畅销榜达到的最高排位第4名。

to view it from the angle of ...; considering the ...; in terms of


TFW

(Internet slang) Initialism of that feel/feeling when....


albo rybki, albo akwarium

Literally, “either the fish, or the aquarium”.

have your cake and eat it too
have one's cake and eat it too

(idiomatic, humorous) you can't have your cake and eat it too


願賭服輸

ㄩㄢˋ ㄉㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄨ

/ɥɛn⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²² tou̯³⁵ fʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²² tou̯³⁵ fʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

If one participates a gamble willingly, one has to bear all the consequence of losing.


anda que no

you'd better believe it
you'd better believe it

hell yes, hell yeah, you'd better believe it


お邪魔します

お邪魔します (canonical)
o-jama shimasu (romanization)

Compound of 御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 邪(じゃ)魔(ま) (jama, “nuisance, bother”) + します (shimasu, formal of する (suru), “to do”).


aquí te pillo, aquí te mato

Literally, “Here I catch you, here I kill you”.

lit

wham, bam, thank you ma'am
wham, bam, thank you ma'am

(Spain, vulgar, colloquial, idiomatic) hit it and quit it; wham, bam, thank you ma'am


тогда ладно

head

тогда́ ла́дно

тогда́ ла́дно • (togdá ládno)

тогда́ ла́дно (canonical)
togdá ládno (romanization)


fuck that noise

[…] And it's please and thank you and you gotta call the old man 'master.'”
“Fuck that noise!”

1977, Jake Logan, White Hell, Playboy Press, page 46:

“If you mean the Provincial Mental Hospital – yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about.”
“Fuck that noise. My Earl's not going anywhere near that place.”

1989, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Homesick, Emblem Editions, published 1999, →ISBN:

'You should always return calls as a courtesy.'
'Fuck that noise.'

2012, Cordelia Strube, Milosz, Coach House Books, →ISBN:

(US, Canada, slang, vulgar) Used to express rejection of or objection to something.


KMT

Alternative form: kmt

Abbreviations and codes, including that urban, youthful indication of frustration and discombobulation that caught [John] Humphrys' imagination; KMT – kissing my teeth.

[2013 November 10, Hugh Muir, “Explained: the art of 'kissing your teeth'”, in The Guardian:

kissing my teeth
kissing my teeth#English

(Internet slang, text messaging, Caribbean, MLE, MTE) Initialism of kissing my teeth: used to express disapproval, annoyance, or frustration.


與眾不同

ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

展現出與眾不同的魅力

展现出与众不同的魅力

different; distinct; distinctive; standing out from the crowd


或多或少

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄠˇ

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/waːk̚² tɔː⁵⁵ waːk̚² siːu̯³⁵/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/waːk̚² tɔː⁵⁵ waːk̚² siːu̯³⁵/


沾沾自喜

ㄓㄢ ㄓㄢ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧˇ

чжаньчжаньцзыси

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiam⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiam⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

Don't be complacent over an occasional/minor/single success.

不要沾沾自喜於一得之功。

不要沾沾自喜于一得之功。

As against this, vulgar “practical people” respect experience but despise theory, and therefore cannot have a comprehensive view of an entire objective process, lack clear direction and long-range perspective, and are complacent over occasional successes and glimpses of the truth.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《實踐論》 (On Practice), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Yōngsú de shìwùzhǔyìjiā bùshì zhèyàng, tāmen zūnzhòng jīngyàn ér kànqīng lǐlùn, yīn'ér bùnéng tōngguān kèguān guòchéng de quántǐ, quēfá míngquè de fāngzhēn, méiyǒu yuǎndà de qiántú, zhānzhānzìxǐ yú yīdézhīgōng hé yīkǒngzhījiàn.

庸俗的事務主義家不是這樣，他們尊重經驗而看輕理論，因而不能通觀客觀過程的全體，缺乏明確的方針，沒有遠大的前途，沾沾自喜於一得之功和一孔之見。

庸俗的事务主义家不是这样，他们尊重经验而看轻理论，因而不能通观客观过程的全体，缺乏明确的方针，没有远大的前途，沾沾自喜于一得之功和一孔之见。

to feel complacent; to be pleased with oneself


ты мне нравишься

ты мне нра́вишься

ты мне нра́вишься • (ty mne nrávišʹsja)

ты мне нра́вишься (canonical)
ty mne nrávišʹsja (romanization)


вы мне нравитесь

вы мне нра́витесь

вы мне нра́витесь • (vy mne nrávitesʹ)

вы мне нра́витесь (canonical)
vy mne nrávitesʹ (romanization)


잘 자

From 잘 (jal, well, good) + 자다 (jada, to sleep).


잘 자요

From 잘 (jal, “well”) + 자— (ja-, “to sleep”) + —요 (-yo, informal polite ending).


出爾反爾

ㄔㄨ ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jiː¹³ faːn³⁵ jiː¹³/

/t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ hueŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jiː¹³ faːn³⁵ jiː¹³/

From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王下》). Originally means "you get treated in the same way that you treat others". Now "to contradict oneself".

The philosopher Zeng said, "Beware, beware. What proceeds from you, will return to you again." Now at length the people have paid back the conduct of their officers to them.

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

Céngzǐ yuē: ‘Jiè zhī jiè zhī! Chū hū ěr zhě, fǎn hū ěr zhě yě.’ Fú mín jīn ér hòu dé fǎn zhī yě.

曾子曰：『戒之戒之！出乎爾者，反乎爾者也。』夫民今而後得反之也。

曾子曰：『戒之戒之！出乎尔者，反乎尔者也。』夫民今而后得反之也。


問長問短

ㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

вэньчанвэньдуань

/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/

/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/

/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/

/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/

/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/

/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

to ask about the length and breadth of various things; to ask all sorts of (trivial) questions


厚積薄發

ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pɔːk̚² faːt̚³/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pɔːk̚² faːt̚³/

(literally) to gradually acquire knowledge, and make use of it when needed

(figuratively) good preparation is the key to success


mikä oli todistettava

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum

(mathematics) quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated)


時運高，睇唔到

/siː²¹ wɐn²² kou̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ m̩²¹ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

The first part (時運高) is sarcastic or probably not related at all, just to make it rhyme.


食咗飯未呀

/sɪk̚² t͡sɔː³⁵ faːn²² mei̯²² aː³³/

/sɪk̚² t͡sɔː³⁵ faːn²² mei̯²² aː³³/

(Cantonese, informal greeting) How are you?


ça m'est égal

It doesn't matter to me; I don't mind; I don't care


長遠勿見

/zã²² ɦyø⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡ɕi²¹/

/zã²² ɦyø³³ fəʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/

/zã²² ɦyø⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡ɕi²¹/

/zã²² ɦyø³³ fəʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/


你個頭

→ Macanese: teu cabeça (calque)

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ni²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/li⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɯ⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ni²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/li⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɯ⁴² e²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

"There's always someone to help you get things done; you've got it so good!" "Good my ass! Everything was done by me!"

“nei⁵ zau⁶ hou² laa¹, mat¹ je⁵ je⁵ dou¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ bong¹ nei⁵ on¹ paai⁴ hou²!” “hou² nei⁵ go³ tau⁴! mat¹ je⁵ dou¹ hai⁶ ngo⁵ zi⁶ gei² gaau² dim⁶ gaa³!”

「你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人幫你安排好！」「好你個頭！乜嘢都係我自己搞掂㗎！」

「你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人帮你安排好！」「好你个头！乜嘢都系我自己搞掂㗎！」

“Wǒ gānggāng qù le......” “Qù le nǐ ge tóu!”

「我剛剛去了……」「去了你個頭！」

「我刚刚去了……」「去了你个头！」


the grapes are sour anyway

Indicating that one despises what one cannot obtain.


食得㗎

/sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ kaː²¹/

/sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ kaː²¹/

吓？咩嚟㗎？食得㗎？

(Cantonese) sarcastically asking whether [this] is edible, expressing astonishment


冇眼睇

→ English: no eye see (calque)

to not have eyes to see; to have no eyes to watch with

/mou̯¹³ ŋaːn¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ ŋaːn¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

我冇眼睇。

(Cantonese) to be unable to bear (the sight of) something anymore; to refuse to be involved further; to be disinclined to continue caring about


ein Apfel und ein Ei

Adaptation of the dialectal phrase to standard German (sometimes seen in writing, rarely in speech).

'n Appel und 'n Ei
'n Appel und 'n Ei#German


斷子絕孫

ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣ

дуаньцзыцзюэсунь

/tu̯än⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/tʰyːn¹³ t͡siː³⁵ t͡syːt̚² syːn⁵⁵/

/tu̯än⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/tʰyːn¹³ t͡siː³⁵ t͡syːt̚² syːn⁵⁵/

(often as a curse) to have no descendants


吃不到的葡萄是酸的

ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄆㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄠ ㄕˋ ㄙㄨㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ

hek³ bat¹ dou³⁻² dik¹ pou⁴ tou⁴ si⁶ syun¹ dik¹

chʻih¹-pu⁵-tao⁴ tê⁵ pʻu²-tʻao⁵ shih⁴ suan¹ tê⁵

чибудао дэ путао ши суань дэ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ b̥u² tɑʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹ pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ su̯än⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

hek⁸ bat⁷ dou³⁻² dik⁷ pou⁴ tou⁴ si⁶ syn¹ dik⁷

hég³ bed¹ dou³⁻² dig¹ pou⁴ tou⁴ xi⁶ xun¹ dig¹

/hɛːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ tɪk̚⁵ pʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹ siː²² syːn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

the grapes are sour anyway
the grapes are sour anyway


είναι κινέζικα για μένα

είναι κινέζικα για μένα • (eínai kinézika gia ména)

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

it's all Greek to me (literally, “it's Chinese to me”)

en-είναι_κινέζικα_για_μένα-el-phrase-QYNIPRUh


你懂的

ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/nei̯¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/nei̯¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

There is a couple also going on the trip with me (the poster). However, they can be ignored, since we will probably go there together but tour separately, you know what I mean.

Hé lóuzhǔ tóngxíng de háiyǒu yī duì nánnǚ kě hūlüè, kěnéng huì hé tāmen yīqǐ qù fēnkāi wán, nǐdǒngde.

和樓主同行的還有一對男女可忽略，可能會和他們一起去分開玩，你懂的。

和楼主同行的还有一对男女可忽略，可能会和他们一起去分开玩，你懂的。

Journalist: "We noticed that there are currently a lot of (unconfirmed) news and reports about the former Politburo member Zhou Yongkang in the media. I'm not sure - is there anything the spokesperson would like to disclose regarding this?"
Lü Xinhua: "As we said, anyone who violates the party's discipline and the state law will be seriously investigated and punished, no matter who he is or how high ranking he is. This is definitely not an empty statement. That is all I could tell you, if you know what I mean."

2014, Spokesperson Lü Xinhua's response to Zhou Yongkang's case

Jìzhě: “Wǒmen zhùyì dào xiànzài wàimiàn yǒu hěnduō guānyú qián zhōngyāng zhèngzhìjú wěiyuán Zhōu Yǒngkāng de yīxiē xiāoxī hé bàodǎo, wǒ bù zhīdào fāyánrén duì zhège shìqíng yǒu méiyǒu shénme kěyǐ tòulù de?”
Lǚ Xīnhuá: “Wǒmen suǒ shuō de bùlùn shì shénme rén bùlùn qí zhíwèi yǒu duō gāo, zhǐyào shì chùfàn le dǎngjì guófǎ, dōu yào shòudào yánsù de zhuīchá hé yánlì de chéngchǔ, jué bùshì yī jù kōnghuà. Wǒ zhǐnéng huídá chéng zhèyàng le, nǐdǒngde.”

記者：「我們注意到現在外面有很多關於前中央政治局委員周永康的一些消息和報導，我不知道發言人對這個事情有沒有什麼可以透露的？」
呂新華：「我們所說的不論是什麼人不論其職位有多高，只要是觸犯了黨紀國法，都要受到嚴肅的追查和嚴厲的懲處，絕不是一句空話。我只能回答成這樣了，你懂的。」

记者：「我们注意到现在外面有很多关于前中央政治局委员周永康的一些消息和报导，我不知道发言人对这个事情有没有什么可以透露的？」
吕新华：「我们所说的不论是什么人不论其职位有多高，只要是触犯了党纪国法，都要受到严肃的追查和严厉的惩处，绝不是一句空话。我只能回答成这样了，你懂的。」

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


儂早

/noŋ³³ t͡sɔ³⁴/

/noŋ³³ t͡sɔ³⁴/


tʼáá shį́į́ áko

tʼáá shį́į́ áko

tʼáá shį́į́ áko


your blood's worth bottling

(Australia) A statement of praise or admiration.


que horas são

/ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

[ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ke ˈɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˈkjɔ.ɾa ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˈkjɔ.ɾɐʃ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ˈkjɔ.ɾɐ ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

/ˈk‿ɔ.ɾɐʃ ˈsɐ̃w̃/

/ˈk‿ɔ.ɾɐ ˈʃɐ̃w̃/

"Que horas são?" […] Maria […] respondeo: "São onze horas".

1836, Biblioteca Familiar e Recreativa - O Castigo, Imprensa Nevesiana, page 12

"What time is it?" […] Maria […] answered him: "It's eleven o'clock.".


co było do okazania

co było do okazania (abbreviation c.b.d.o.)


há quanto tempo

long time no see (I haven’t seen you for a long time)


對勿起

/te³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/te⁵² fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi/

/te³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/te⁵² fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi/

You came to see my son, but he happens to not be here right now, sorry.

⁶non ⁶le ⁶zhin ⁶ngu ⁶gni-tsy ⁶yi ⁵tsen-hau ⁶veq₈-laq-he ⁵te-veq-chi

儂來尋我兒子，伊正好勿辣海，對勿起。

侬来寻我儿子，伊正好勿辣海，对勿起。


DNACPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation#English

(medicine) Initialism of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation.


詩史試時市事

/siː⁵⁵ siː³⁵ siː³³ siː²¹ siː¹³ siː²²/

/siː⁵⁵ siː³⁵ siː³³ siː²¹ siː¹³ siː²²/

The same syllable pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Cantonese.

(Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the six tones in Cantonese


詩史試時市事色錫食

/siː⁵⁵ siː³⁵ siː³³ siː²¹ siː¹³ siː²² sɪk̚⁵ sɛːk̚³ sɪk̚²/

Similar syllables pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese.

(Cantonese) A phrase used to memorise the nine tones in Cantonese


分粉訓墳憤份

/fɐn⁵⁵ fɐn³⁵ fɐn³³ fɐn²¹ fɐn¹³ fɐn²²/

/fɐn⁵⁵ fɐn³⁵ fɐn³³ fɐn²¹ fɐn¹³ fɐn²²/


三九四零五二

/saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²²/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²²/

Six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2.


分粉訓墳憤份忽發佛

fan¹ fan² fan³ fan⁴ fan⁵ fan⁶ fat¹ faat³ fat⁶

fān fán fan fàhn fáhn fahn fāt faat faht

fan¹ fan² fan³ fan⁴ fan⁵ fan⁶ fat⁷ faat⁸ fat⁹

fen¹ fen² fen³ fen⁴ fen⁵ fen⁶ fed¹ fad³ fed⁶

/fɐn⁵⁵ fɐn³⁵ fɐn³³ fɐn²¹ fɐn¹³ fɐn²² fɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³ fɐt̚²/


suck my dick

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suck my penis

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no more Mister Nice Guy

no more Mr. Nice Guy
no more Mr. Nice Guy#English

Alternative form of no more Mr. Nice Guy


ROTMFFLMMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the motherfucking floor laughing my motherfucking ass/arse off.


ROTMFFLMAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the motherfucking floor laughing my ass/arse off.


stf

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of să te fut.


ROTFLMMFAO

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my motherfucking ass/arse off.


三九四零五二七八六

saam¹ gau² sei³ ling⁴ ng⁵ ji⁶ cat¹ baat³ luk⁶

sāam gáu sei lìhng ńgh yih chāt baat luhk

saam¹ gau² sei³ ling⁴ ng⁵ ji⁶ tsat⁷ baat⁸ luk⁹

sam¹ geo² séi³ ling⁴ ng⁵ yi⁶ ced¹ bad³ lug⁶

/saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³³ lɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ lʊk̚²/

Seven numbers pronounced with the first tone to the ninth tone respectively in Cantonese: 3, 9, 4, 0, 5, 2, 7, 8, 6.


鍾意點就點

If you like it to be done like this, then do it like this

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ tiːm³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² tiːm³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ tiːm³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² tiːm³⁵/

(Cantonese) do as you want; do as you please


愛怎麼著怎麼著

ㄞˋ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄓㄠ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄓㄠ

ай цзэньмэ чжао цзэньмэ чжао

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

李玉深说：「他们（养鸡户）要求就是说，你就把这钱给我们，我们爱怎么着怎么着吧，我说你爱怎么怎么着不行啊，我得为一个村的资金负责，我到时候给国家流失了资金，老百姓的钱见不到，我有责任。」 [MSC, simp.]
Lǐ Yùshēn shuō: “Tāmen (yǎng jī hù) yāoqiú jiù shì shuō, nǐ jiù bǎ zhè qián gěi wǒmen, wǒmen ài zěnme zhāo zěnme zhāo ba, wǒ shuō nǐ ài zěnme zěnme zhāo bùxíng a, wǒ děi wèi yī ge cūn de zījīn fùzé, wǒ dào shíhou gěi guójiā liúshī le zījīn, lǎobǎixìng de qián jiànbùdào, wǒ yǒu zérèn.” [Pinyin]

2008: Zhang Yanwei (張燕蔚), 今日幫忙：扶貧款是不是我們的？ 李玉深說：「他們（養雞戶）要求就是說，你就把這錢給我們，我們愛怎麼著怎麼著吧，我說你愛怎麼怎麼著不行啊，我得為一個村的資金負責，我到時候給國家流失了資金，老百姓的錢見不到，我有責任。」 [MSC, trad.]

Li Yushen said, "They (the family raising chickens) request that you give this money to us and that we can do with it as we please. I said this just won't do - I'm responsible for the money of the village. If the people's money disappears and cannot be recovered, I will be responsible."

(colloquial) do as you want; do as you please


五二零

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² lɪŋ²¹/

/ŋ̍²³ n̠ʲi²³ lin²³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jiː²² lɪŋ²¹/

/ŋ̍²³ n̠ʲi²³ lin²³/

From 我愛你／我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ) while substituting numbers of similar sounds when pronouncing in Mandarin.

zh-l

我愛你／我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)


記憶猶新

ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kei̯³³ jɪk̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kei̯³³ jɪk̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

to remain fresh in one's memory; to remember vividly


the lights are on, but nobody's home

(humorous) Somebody is conscious or paying attention, but failing to understand.


das war's

Ob Lärm und Getue, am Ende ist Ruhe, wir beißen ins Gras, das war's dann, das war's.

1997, “deutsch, russisch, englisch”, in Rauchzeichen, City:

Whether there's noise and ado, in the end there is peace, we kick the bucket, and that's it then, that's it.

„Sonst noch wichtiges?“ „Ne – das war's schon.“, gab Erika leicht verschnupft zurück.

2009, Karl-Heinz Fritzer, Schattenprojekt, page 122:

"Anything else important?" "Nah, that's it," Erika replied, slightly annoyed.

Tippen Sie auf "Verbinden" und das war's.

2011, Scott Kelby, Terry White, iPhone 4 - Das Buch, page 36:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see das, war, es.


赤身露體

ㄔˋ ㄕㄣ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄧˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ lou̯²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ lou̯²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 創世記 [Genesis] 3:11:

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Yēhéhuá shuō, Shéi gàosù nǐ chìshēnlùtǐ ne, mòfēi nǐ chī le wǒ fēnfù nǐ bùkě chī de nà shù shang de guǒzi ma.

耶和華說、誰吿訴你赤身露體呢、莫非你喫了我吩咐你不可喫的那樹上的果子麽。

耶和华说、谁告诉你赤身露体呢、莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子么。


知命之年

ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

чжиминчжинянь

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²² t͡siː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.

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

Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.”

子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」

子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」


心如鹿撞

to have a heart beating [as strong as] deer bumping [into a tree]

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

синьжулучжуан

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

I have butterflies in my stomach when I see you

我看見你時心如鹿撞

我看见你时心如鹿撞

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


心如刀割

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄠ ㄍㄜ

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³/

我心如刀割

How come when I see you smiling, I am heartbroken?

2019, 周興哲 (Eric Chou), 《怎麼了》 (What's Wrong)

zěnme kàn nǐ xiào zhe, wǒ què xīnrúdāogē

怎麼看你笑著 我卻心如刀割

怎么看你笑着 我却心如刀割


안녕히 가세요

(formal) goodbye (said by the person staying to the person leaving)

안녕히 계세요

said by the person leaving to the person staying


好好

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

今日天氣好好。

今日天气好好。

今天天氣好好。

今天天气好好。

ni¹ paai⁴ saang¹ ji³ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² hou².

呢排生意真係好好。

呢排生意真系好好。

1995 or later, “觀賞冬天的星座 (冬の星座を見るゾ)” (6:26 from the start), in Crayon Shin-chan (anime), Taiwanese Mandarin edition, episode 134:

Kàn wán xīngxīng yǐhòu, wǒ tūrán juéde xīnqíng hǎo hǎo wa.

看完星星以後，我突然覺得心情好好哇。

看完星星以后，我突然觉得心情好好哇。

c. 1996, 瓊瑤, 林久愉, 2:05 from the start, in 她們三個, 歸亞蕾 (actor):

這裡風景好好啊。

这里风景好好啊。

(chiefly Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 好, 好: very good; excellent


안녕히 계세요

(formal) goodbye (said by the person leaving to the person staying)

안녕히 가세요

said by the person staying to the person leaving


on like Donkey Kong

From the Nintendo video game gorilla-like character Donkey Kong, which is used in the phrase because of the character’s stereotypical strength and for the near-rhyme between on and Kong; likely influenced by the earlier construction in like Flynn.

It's on like Donkey Kong / You wanted that fast buck / Now I gotta light that ass up

1992 November 17, “Now I Gotta Wet ’Cha”, in The Predator, performed by Ice Cube:

If those four white police don't get hung, it's on again. It's on like Donkey Kong!

1993 February 16, John Wilder, “Gangs put L.A. on edge”, in USA Today:

Got it going on like Donkey Kong, and whoo-wee, shut my mouth, slap your grandma, there oughta be a law.

2005 October 3, Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson (lyrics and music), “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”, in Songs About Me, performed by Trace Adkins:

It's going to be "on like Donkey Kong" when Food Network Star and local restaurant owner Guy Fieri comes to the 2007 California State Fair!

2007 August 1, “Food Network Star Guy Fieri to visit the 2007 State Fair!: Kids can vie for the chance to cook with Guy!”, in Business Wire, archived from the original on 2016-09-01:

I will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of San Francisco politics. It's on like Donkey Kong.

2011 January 4, Chris Daly, San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting

(chiefly US) An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.


تصبح على خير

head

تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْر

تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْر • (tuṣbiḥu ʕalā ḵayr)

تُصْبِحُ عَلَى خَيْر (canonical)
tuṣbiḥu ʕalā ḵayr (romanization)


تصبح على خير

تِصْبَح على خير

تِصْبَح على خير • (tiṣbaḥ ʕala ḵēr)

تِصْبَح على خير (canonical)
tiṣbaḥ ʕala ḵēr (romanization)

good night (said by someone sleeping during the night time)

تِمْسِي على خير

good night; said by someone sleeping during the day time


賣友求榮

ㄇㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

/maɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

He did not hesitate to betray his friend to obtain the position.

Tā wèile zhè ge zhíwèi bùxī màiyǒuqiúróng.

他為了這個職位不惜賣友求榮。

他为了这个职位不惜卖友求荣。

to betray one's friend to obtain promotion


any more for any more

Originally used in the armed forces to ask whether anybody wanted further portions of food.

We've come up with three ideas so far. Any more for any more?

(idiomatic) Does anybody have, or want, any more?


you're good

(colloquial, chiefly Canada, US) It's OK; it's not a big deal.


T-minus

(aerospace) Specifies the remaining time until some future event (takeoff, encounter, etc.).


heaven only knows

1989, Paul Kennerley for Emmylou Harris's Bluebird, "Heaven Only Knows"
I guess that's how it's meant to be, but
Heaven only knows.

Alternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.


針頭線腦

ㄓㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

чжэньтоусяньнао

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(colloquial) odds and ends of sewing needs; needle and thread; sewing kit


Lord only knows

London has, heaven knows, enough homeless waifs, born the Lord only knows where, and brought up the Lord only knows how; but the London article is no more like the Parisian than chalk is like cheese.

1882, David Ross Locke, Nasby in Exile, xix. 287:


dichosos los ojos que te ven

long time no see, you're a sight for sore eyes


Lord knows

Lord knows, I can't change.

1974, Ronnie Van Zant et al., “Freebird”, in (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd):

My lover is dead, my property and his are gone lord knows where?

1991 August 10, Richard C. Engler, “Keep Writing Those Letters”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 4, page 3:


dare a Cesare quel che è di Cesare

it-verb

dàre a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) dò a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, first-person singular past historic dièdi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare or diédi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare or détti a Cesare quel che è di Cesare or (traditional) dètti a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, past participle dàto a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, first-person singular future darò a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, first-person singular subjunctive dìa a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive déssi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, second-person singular imperative dài a Cesare quel che è di Cesare or dà' a Cesare quel che è di Cesare, auxiliary avére)

dàre a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (canonical)
dò a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person present singular)
dièdi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person historic past singular)
diédi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person historic past singular)
détti a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person historic past singular)
dètti a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person historic past singular traditional)
dàto a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (participle past)
darò a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person future singular)
dìa a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person singular subjunctive)
déssi a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dài a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (imperative second-person singular)
dà' a Cesare quel che è di Cesare (imperative second-person singular)
avére (auxiliary)

Literally, “to give to Caesar what is Caesar's”. From Matthew 22:23; compare English render unto Caesar.

lit

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


待會見

ㄉㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

дайхуэйцзянь

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


dydw i ddim yn siarad y Saesneg

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


白頭偕老

ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰɔ²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɤ²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰio²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiɤ²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰio²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴¹/

/peʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lau⁵²/

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰɔ²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɤ²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰio²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiɤ²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰio²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁵³/

/piɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ nɔ̃⁴¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴¹/

/peʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lau⁵²/

(said of a couple) to live together until the white hairs of old age; to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss until death do us part; to remain happily married to a ripe old age


五十步笑一百步

ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ

wǔshí bù xiào yībǎi bù [Phonetic:wǔshí bù xiào yìbǎi bù]

уши бу сяо ибай бу

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɐp̚² pou̯²² siːu̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ paːk̚³ pou̯²²/

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五十步笑百步 (wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù)

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black


lá se vai

Dei um soco no meu chefe. Lá se vai meu emprego.

there goes (used to comment on the permanent loss of something)


lá se foi

Dei um soco no meu chefe. Lá se foi meu emprego.


ces i fy ngeni yn ...

/ˌkeːsɪ və ˈŋɛnɪ ən/

I was born in ... ((literally) I received my birth in ...)


dw i angen meddyg

/du i ˈaŋɛn ˈmɛðɨ̞ɡ/

/du i ˈaŋɛn ˈmɛðɪɡ/


dw i angen ...

a doctor — meddyg

food — bwyd

help — cymorth

money — arian

a map

water — dŵr


va da sé

– Non avrai intenzione di uscire, vero?
– Beh, va da sé.
– You're not going to hang out, are you?
– Well, obviously I am.

Va da sé che non potrete lasciare l'aula durante la prova d'esame.

It goes without saying that you are not allowed to leave the room during the exam.

it goes without saying
it goes without saying

(idiomatic) it goes without saying (that...)


PTAL

software engineering
software engineering

(software engineering) Acronym of please take a look; please review and comment on the proposed change to software source code.


j'sais pas

Pardonnez-la, elle serait pas comme ça si son mari la trompait pas, ou peut-être qu’il la trompe parce qu’elle est comme ça, huuuum, j’sais pas.

2017, “Défaite de famille”, performed by Orelsan:

Give her a break, she wouldn't be like that if her husband didn't cheat on her, or maybe he cheats on her cause she's like that, hm, I don't know.

(colloquial) Alternative form of je ne sais pas


chamo-me

From chamo (“I call”) + me (“myself”), literally “I call myself…”.

af

Chamo-me José.
My name is José.


como te chamas

/ˈkõ.mu t͡ʃi ˈʃɐ̃.mɐʃ/

From como (“how”) + te (“you(rself)”) + chamas (“you call”), literally “How do you call yourself?”. Compare Spanish ¿cómo te llamas? and Galician como te chamas?.

— Como te chamas, linda criatura?

1890, Machado de Assis, Como se Inventaram os Almanaques:

— What is your name, beautiful creature?.


merda de

Estou cansado dessa merda de emprego.

(vulgar) fucking; damn; used to express discontent with something


it's nothing

Used as a polite reply after being thanked


hi pot, meet kettle

In reference to the phrase pot calling the kettle black.

(informal, humorous) Used to draw attention to hypocrisy.


fans are slans

From slan and the novel Slan (1940) by A. E. Van Vogt. By analogy to the superior but persecuted mutants of Van Vogt's novel.

Under the title "Stfans -- Race of the Future", Joquel dissects the "fans are slans" theme which back in 1941 was being considered with a surprising amount of seriousness, and comes up with the obvious conclusion of phooey.

1950 March, F. Towner Laney, “Fanzine Scope”, in Spacewarp, number 36, pages 10–17:

FANS ARE SLANS Literally understood, "fans are superman mutants" -- or, at least, "fans are smarter than most people" -- but actual semantic content is according to the mood and attitude of the user.

1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II:

"Fans are slans" is a way of saying that we're smarter than other people. (Which is true, actually, but rather impolite to bring up in mixed company.)

2000 April 27, Pete McCutchen, “Re: Mr. Ordover, I disagree”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), message-ID <4uvggsgbbt3gsqrobf2o1prj0offlhpuch@4ax.com>:

Fanish culture is very tribal in nature and overly concerned with superiority as fans are slans.

2003 November 8, Danny Low, “Re: Mundanes' secret weapon?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <okbrqvghahmsaoc59jmjotlk60807s92i6@4ax.com>:

(dated, fandom slang) Science fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people.


不由自主

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ

/pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː²² t͡syː³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː²² t͡syː³⁵/

to not be able to restrain oneself; to feel an irresistible urge (to do something); can't help but; involuntarily; spontaneously