彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず

ja-phrase

かれ を しり おのれ を しれば ひゃくせん あやうからず

彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず

彼(かれ)を知(し)り己(おのれ)を知(し)れば百(ひゃく)戦(せん)殆(あやう)からず • (kare o shiri onore o shireba hyakusen ayaukarazu)

彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず (canonical)

Calque of Literary Chinese 知彼知己，百戰不殆 (zhībǐzhījǐ, bǎizhànbùdài), from the chapter 謀攻／谋攻 (“Attack by Stratagem”) of Sun Tzu’s Art of War.

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かれをしりおのれをしればひゃくせんあやうからず

(literal) know the other side and yourself, a hundred battles will not be perilous

(figurative) it is important to understand the strength and weakness of your side and the opposing side, in order to mitigate the risk of failure


能免則免

ㄋㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

нэнмяньцзэмянь

/nɤŋ³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐŋ²¹ miːn¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ miːn¹³/

/nɐŋ²¹ miːn¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ miːn¹³/


燈火闌珊

ㄉㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄢ

дэнхоланьшань

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ laːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ saŋ³³/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ laːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ saŋ³³/


可免則免

ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

кэмяньцзэмянь

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː³⁵ miːn¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ miːn¹³/

/hɔː³⁵ miːn¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ miːn¹³/


(fashion on the Internet) Abbreviation of where to cop.


流水行雲

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˊ

люшуйсинъюнь

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/

/liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ yn³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ hɐŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/

/liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ⁵⁵/

(of calligraphy, writing, etc.) very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style


犯顏直諫

ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

фаньяньчжицзянь

/fän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/faːn²² ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚² kaːn³³/

/fän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/faːn²² ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚² kaːn³³/

In moving against the facial expression of the ruler and making utmost remonstrations, I am not as good as Dongguo Ya. May Your Highness appoint him Minister of Censorship.

Fànyán jí jiàn, chén bùrú Dōngguō Yá, qǐng lì yǐ wéi jiànchén.

犯顏極諫，臣不如東郭牙，請立以為諫臣。

犯颜极谏，臣不如东郭牙，请立以为谏臣。

constructive criticism
constructive criticism

to give constructive criticism to the emperor at the risk of offending him


咬薑啜醋

/ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ kí sṳ̍p ngièn, m̀-sṳt mài-yen

咬薑啜醋幾十年 毋識埋怨

咬姜啜醋几十年 毋识埋怨

(Hakka) to economize on one's food and clothing; to live a poor and simple life


火遮眼

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ t͡siɛ³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sɛː⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ t͡siɛ³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to be blinded by anger; to act out of anger


有拖冇欠

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɔː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hiːm³³/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɔː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hiːm³³/

(Cantonese) to delay but not deny (returning something owed, a promise, etc.)


睇餸食飯

eat while observing (how much) food (is left)

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sʊŋ³³ sɪk̚² faːn²²/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sʊŋ³³ sɪk̚² faːn²²/

(Cantonese) to work with what one has; to act with the available resources in mind

(Cantonese) to act flexibly; to play by ear


IGTG

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I've got to go.


ikeen alla

[ˈik̟e̞ːn ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝]

From ikeen (“of yoke”) + alla (“under”). Ultimately a calque of Latin sub iugum (whence also English under the yoke).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ikeen, alla.


苦思冥想

ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ³⁵/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ³⁵/


idfk

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Alternative letter-case form of IDFK.


igtg

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative letter-case form of IGTG.


châu chấu đá xe

[t͡ɕəw˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˦ sɛ˧˧]

[t͡ɕəw˧˧ t͡ɕəw˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ sɛ˧˧]

[cəw˧˧ cəw˦˥ ʔɗaː˦˥ sɛ˧˧]

châu chấu (“grasshopper”) + đá (“to kick”) + xe (“wheeled vehicle”)

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Nực cười châu chấu đá xe.
Tưởng rằng chấu ngã, ai dè xe nghiêng?
How ludicrous it is: the grasshopper kicking the cart;
'Twas thought the grasshopper would fall; who foresaw the cart rolling over instead?

(allegorically) a grasshopper kicking the cart; a weaker side opposing a much stronger side


招搖撞騙

ㄓㄠ ㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ

чжаояочжуанпянь

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ²² pʰiːn³³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ²² pʰiːn³³/

Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE

Wǒ shì duì dé tiān de, cóng bùgǎn qǐ zhè yào qián de niàntou. Zhǐshì núcái zàiwài zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn, nào chū shì lái wǒ jiù chībùzhù le.

我是對得天的，從不敢起這要錢的念頭。只是奴才在外招搖撞騙，鬧出事來我就吃不住了。

我是对得天的，从不敢起这要钱的念头。只是奴才在外招摇撞骗，闹出事来我就吃不住了。

Nǐ ruò jiè cǐ zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn, kě yào zhì nǐ yú sǐdì!

你若借此招搖撞騙，可要置你於死地！

你若借此招摇撞骗，可要置你于死地！

Whoever impersonates a people's policeman to go about and deceive people shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

1997, 《中华人民共和国刑法》 [Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China]

Màochōng rénmín jǐngchá zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn de, yīzhào qián kuǎn de guīdìng cóngzhòng chùfá.

冒充人民警察招搖撞騙的，依照前款的規定從重處罰。

冒充人民警察招摇撞骗的，依照前款的规定从重处罚。

to pass oneself off as someone prominent and swindle people


心口不一

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/


am Nasenring durch die Manege führen

/am ˈnaːzn̩ʁɪŋ dʊʁç di maˈneːʒə ˈfyːʁn̩/

De-am Nasenring durch die Manege führen.ogg

Literally, “to lead through the ring by the nose-ring”.

lit

to shame, to embarrass, to expose, to disgrace


don't touch that dial

From the opening line of Blondie (1939–1950), the radio version of the popular comic strip of the same name.

(figurative) Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action.


ما أتكلم عربي

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ما أَتْكَلَّم عَرَبي

ما أَتْكَلَّم عَرَبي • (mā ʔatkallam ʕarabi)

ما أَتْكَلَّم عَرَبي (canonical)
mā ʔatkallam ʕarabi (romanization)


機不可失

ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚³²/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚³²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚³²/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚³²/


十問九唔應

to be asked ten times and not responding for nine times

/sɐp̚² mɐn²² kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ³³/

/sɐp̚² mɐn²² kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ³³/

(Cantonese) to be not responsive; to not respond even when being asked questions many times


說不清，道不明

ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/


大水沖了龍王廟

the waters flooded the Dragon King temple

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

daai⁶ seoi² cung¹ liu⁵ lung⁴ wong⁴ miu⁶⁻²

дашуй чун лэ лунванмяо

/tä⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lə² lʊŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

daai⁶ soey² tsung¹ liu⁵ lung⁴ wong⁴ miu⁶⁻²

/taːi̯²² sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³ lʊŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ miːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

to have misunderstandings among people of the same group


ならでは

ならで (negative conjunctive form of classical copula なり) + は

日本ならではの光景

unique to ...; peculiar to ...; only applicable to ...

1891, 森鴎外, 柵草紙の山房論文, 青空文庫:

唯無意識中よりの神來には眞の大詩人ならでは多く逢はず。

Tada muishiki-chū yori no shinrai ni wa shin no daishijin narade wa ōku awazu.

But one does not encounter much inspiration from the unconscious unless one is a truly great poet.

if [something] is not ...; unless [something] is ...


своих не бросаем

свои́х не броса́ем

свои́х не броса́ем • (svoíx ne brosájem)

свои́х не броса́ем (canonical)
svoíx ne brosájem (romanization)

For its use in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it refers to Russia aiding the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, which are pro-Russian breakaway states in Ukraine, hence "we don't abandon our kind".

we don't abandon our kind, no man left behind

#СвоихНеБросаем

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
w:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

(politics) a slogan supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine


ketunhäntä kainalossa

olla ketunhäntä kainalossa

to have a hidden agenda or an ulterior motive

(idiomatic) with a hidden agenda, with an ulterior motive


故技重施

ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕ

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


なんでも

nan de mo (romanization)
nandemo (romanization)
なんでも (hiragana historical)

なんでも知ってる

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see なん, でも.


規腹火

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to be furious; to be enraged


規𡳞脬火

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ lan³³⁻¹¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ lan³³⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ lan³³⁻¹¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ lan³³⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, vulgar) to be enraged; to be furious


balik kanan

Compound of balik + kanan (“right”), calque from Japanese 回(まわ)れ右(みぎ) (mawaremigi, “turn (around) right”).

ja-r

(military) about turn, to the rear, march


istirahat di tempat

Compound of istirahat (“rest”) + di (“at”) + tempat (“place”), compare to Japanese 整列休(せいれつやす)め (seiretsuyasume).


l'état, c'est moi

Borrowed from French l’état, c’est moi (“I am the state”), which Louis XIV apocryphally said per an anecdote representing the tyranny of France before the French Revolution.

bor+

'Marcos and the First Lady wanted more than anything else [...] to be king and queen. They wished to shape the kingdom in their own image; [...] Marcos wanted to be able to say, 'L'état c'est moi.'

1986 January 16, Ian Buruma, “Who Can Redeem Mother Filipinas?”, in The New York Review of Books:

But what’s even worse is the way Sean Spicer, Mr. Trump’s spokesman, framed the issue: Nordstrom’s business decision was a “direct attack” on the president’s policies. L’état, c’est moi.

2017 February 10, Paul Krugman, “Opinion | When the Fire Comes”, in New York Times:

Used to signify one's exercise of power in a dictatiorial, repressive and/or charismatic manner.


jalan di tempat

Compound of jalan + di + tempat, a translation of Japanese 足踏(あしぶ)み、進(すす)め (ashibumi, susume).

standstill, deadlock, stalemate, impasse


藥石罔效

ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² sɛːk̚² mɔːŋ¹³ haːu̯²²/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² sɛːk̚² mɔːŋ¹³ haːu̯²²/


あしからず

Negative of 悪(あ)し (ashi, “bad”, classical adjective).

ja-r

a set phrase typically used at the end of letters, prefaces, etc. asking the reader not to take the writer’s words badly


MYOG

Coordinate term: DIY


玩真嘅

/waːn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kɛː³³/

/waːn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ kɛː³³/


what the shit

(interrogative, vulgar, slang, uncommon) An intensive form of what.


玩真的

вань чжэнь дэ

vanʹ čžɛnʹ dɛ

/wän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

/wän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ d̥ə²/


較勝一籌

ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ

цзяошэнъичоу

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kaːu̯³³ sɪŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/

/kaːu̯³³ sɪŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/


頑固不化

ㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/wän³⁵ ku⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/wän³⁵ ku⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/


come se non ci fosse un domani

Literally, “as if there were not a tomorrow”.

lit

as if there were no tomorrow
as if there were no tomorrow


油鹽不進

ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

/joʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/joʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/


wer das liest, ist doof

Literally, “whoever reads this is stupid/nasty”.

(childish) if you read this you're stupid (customary scribbling on school desks etc.)


春秋鼎盛

desc

→ Japanese: 春秋鼎に盛んなり (shunjū masa ni sakan nari) (calque)

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ

чуньцюдиншэн

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²²/


非親非故

ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ

фэйциньфэйгу

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kuː³³/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kuː³³/

(of two people) to be neither relatives nor friends


P.P.C.

(historical) Abbreviation of French pour prendre congé (“to take leave”) or English presents parting compliments; a decorous visitor would write P.P.C. on a card (referred to as a P.P.C. card) as a farewell if leaving town afterwards.


情非得已

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fei̯⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³/

From Flowers in the Mirror [circa 19th century].

Shìcái duǒbì zhuō xià, zìzhī shī yí lù chǒu, shí xì qíngfēidéyǐ, zhūwèi jiějiě mò yào fāxiào.

適才躲避桌下，自知失儀露醜，實系情非得已，諸位姐姐莫要發笑。

适才躲避桌下，自知失仪露丑，实系情非得已，诸位姐姐莫要发笑。

to have circumstances beyond one's control


gadda gey

[ˈɡʌdːʌ ɡɛj]


ku migaq iyyay

[ˌkʊ mɪˈɡʌʕ ˈɪjːʌj]


la sainte journée

Ces parasites ne foutent rien de la sainte journée !

toute la sainte journée
toute la sainte journée#French

(informal) Alternative form of toute la sainte journée


先入之見

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

сяньжучжицзянь

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/siːn⁵⁵ jɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kiːn³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/siːn⁵⁵ jɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ kiːn³³/


日月升恆

ㄖˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄥˊ

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² jyːt̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² jyːt̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

日升月恆 日升月恆#Chinese


日升月恆

ㄖˋ ㄕㄥ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄥˊ

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ xɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² hɐŋ²¹/

Like the moon advancing to the full,
Like the sun ascending the heavens.

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

如月之恆、如日之升。

如月之恒、如日之升。

(figuratively) in the ascendant; ever increasing


春秋筆法

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄚˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/

春秋 (chūnqiū) refers to Confucius' Spring and Autumn Annals, in which Confucius seldom made direct comments when evaluating historical events, but rather relied on different writing styles and vocabularies to convey his opinion.

Zhè piān wénzhāng bìng méiyǒu chūnqiūbǐfǎ, zhǐshì jìlù shìshí éryǐ.

這篇文章並沒有春秋筆法，只是記錄事實而已。

这篇文章并没有春秋笔法，只是记录事实而已。

to make value-laden evaluations through writing styles and vocabularies


c'ainm atá ort

cad é an t-ainm atá ort?
cad é an t-ainm atá ort#Irish

Contraction of cad é an t-ainm atá ort? (“what is your name?”).


cad é mar atá tú

/kəˈdʲeː mˠəɾˠ əˈt̪ˠaː t̪ˠuː/


und ein paar Gequetschte

Literally, “and some bruised ones”. Plausibly from such contexts as fruit harvesting, which yielded a certain saleable quantity plus some damaged ones for private consumption.

Und? Wie viele sind’s? — Hundert und ein paar Gequetschte.

So? How many are they? — A hundred and change.

(informal) a little more than; and change


ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst

De-ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst.ogg

Literally, “I see something that you don't see”. Compare Dutch ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet.

lit

Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, und das ist... rot! — Die Vase?

I spy with my little eye something that is... red! — The vase?

I spy with my little eye
I spy with my little eye#English

I spy with my little eye; the phrase used in the guessing game "I spy"; in the German version, the hint is the colour of the object


wru

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative letter-case form of WRU.


ända in i kaklet

Literally, "all the way into the tiling". Originally with reference to competitive swimmers and the tiling-clad walls of pools.

Laget kämpade ända in i kaklet, och kammade hem segern med en hårsmån

The team fought all the way to the end, and won by a hair's breadth

(idiomatic) all the way to the end (often in a positive sense)


three strikes and you're out

Figurative extension of the literal origin in baseball, where either three strikes or four balls retire the batter.

Three mistakes, rule breaches etc. will result in termination, disqualification or similar.


ESH

(Internet slang, Reddit slang) Initialism of everyone sucks here; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”) to indicate that the speaker believes that all parties involved are assholes.


十月芥菜——起心

/sɐp̚² jyːt̚² kaːi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Chinese mustard is almost ready to be harvested in the winter, thus one that is grown til October has just grown out a core, thus started to have a core (mind).

(Cantonese, euphemistic) to describe a teenage girl who hopes to have a love relationship with a man


案據

/ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

(literary, officialese) Used when quoting subordinates: according to


步步高

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

the lives of the people improve step by step

人民生活步步高

步步高升 步步高升#Chinese


光を韜み、迹を晦ます

ja-pos

ひかり を つつみ、あと を くらます

光(ひかり)を韜(つつ)み、迹(あと)を晦(くら)ます • (hikari o tsutsumi, ato o kuramasu)

光を韜み、迹を晦ます (canonical)
hikari o tsutsumi, ato o kuramasu (romanization)

Calque of Literary Chinese 韜光晦迹. Literally "sheath the light and obscure its traces".

to hide one's talents and conceal their existence


plus bas que terre

mettre plus bas que terre

traîner plus bas que terre

être plus bas que terre

tomber plus bas que terre

(simile) thoroughly defeated; thoroughly humiliated


世事難料

ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nän³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ siː²² naːn²¹ liːu̯²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nän³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ siː²² naːn²¹ liːu̯²²/

worldly affairs are difficult to predict


as-tu des frères et sœurs

do you have any brothers or sisters?
do you have any brothers or sisters?

do you have any brothers or sisters? (informal)


good thing

I was in a car crash the other day. Good thing I had insurance and nobody got hurt.


不計前嫌

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

буцзицяньсянь

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːm²¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯³³ t͡sʰiːn²¹ jiːm²¹/


sin é

that's it, that's that, etc (said at the end of a task or event)


竹報平安

ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ

чжубаопинъань

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ pou̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ pou̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

letter sent home to report that all is well


a deal is a deal

What has been agreed should be adhered to.


que carallo

E logo, que carallo estiveron facendo hastra agora...? […]

2016 May 12, Manuel Lueiro Rey, Novas crónicas dunha transición intransixente (1977-1988), Laiovento:

And so, what the heck they have been doing till now...? […]

(vulgar, slang) what the hell, what the heck (an intensive form of what)

Esta comida non é saudábel pero, que carallo, un día é un día.

This food is not healthy but, what the hell, a day is just a day.

(vulgar, slang) what the hell, what the heck (Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance: Why not? Who cares?)


東拼西湊

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄒㄧ ㄘㄡˋ

дунпиньсицоу

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

to assemble bits and pieces; to gather from all over the place


hari bulan

Compound of hari (“day”) + bulan (“month”), from Malay hari bulan (“date”), probably calque from Chinese 月日 (“date, time”, literally “month and day”).


daftar hari bulan

(rare) calendar: a means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.


tanggal merah

Compound of tanggal (“date”) + merah (“red”) as international convention to mark holiday in calendar with red colour. Compare to Cantonese 紅日／红日 (hung⁴ jat⁶⁻²), Norwegian Bokmål rød dag, Swedish röd dag, and English red letter day.

紅日／红日 (hung⁴ jat⁶⁻²)

Atasan meminta Saudara masuk kerja pada tanggal merah.

Your boss asks you to come for work on holiday.

(colloquial) holiday: a day declared free from work by the state or government.


吉祥如意

ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/kɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/kɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

to be lucky and have everything go as one wishes


hari libur

Hari libur adalah hari yang memang sudah ditetapkan agar semua perusahaan dan instansi meliburkan karyawannya.

Holidays are days that have been set so that all companies and agencies take their employees off.


quân tử trả thù, mười năm chưa muộn

[kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˩ t͡ɕaː˧˩ tʰu˨˩ mɨəj˨˩ nam˧˧ t͡ɕɨə˧˧ muən˧˨ʔ]

[kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨ ʈaː˧˨ tʰʊw˦˩ mɨj˦˩ nam˧˧ t͡ɕɨə˧˧ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩ mɨj˨˩ nam˧˧ cɨə˧˧ muəŋ˨˩˨]

Calque of Chinese 君子報仇，十年不晚／君子报仇，十年不晚 (quân tử báo cừu, thập niên bất vãn, “For a gentleman, even ten years is not too late to enact revenge”)

calque

Cho nên đám cưới tao mới diễn ra suôn xẻ. Nhưng quân tử trả thù mười năm chưa muộn. Nay nó thế, mai nó khác thì sao.

2004, Đức Thiện Nguyễn, Ngôi nhà quỷ ám: tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t:

Thus, my marriage was performed without a hitch. But, it is never too late to seek revenge. Everything is fine now, but it might not be like this tomorrow.

revenge is a dish best served cold
revenge is a dish best served cold


十月芥菜——起嗮心

October Chinese mustard ― start a mind completely

/sɐp̚² jyːt̚² kaːi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ hei̯³⁵ saːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/

十月芥菜——起心 十月芥菜——起心#Chinese

(Cantonese, euphemistic) Alternative form of 十月芥菜——起心


big man ting

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-big man ting.wav


that's all, folks

First appeared in Sinkin' in the Bathtub, a Looney Tunes cartoon from 1930.

that's it; that is the end; there is no more


南無觀世音菩薩

ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕˋ ㄧㄣ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

Намо Гуаньшиинь Пуса

/nä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/

/nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ mɔː²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐm⁵⁵ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/

(Buddhism) Namo Avalokiteshvaraya, a common Buddhist chant

南無阿彌陀佛

Nāmó Ēmítuófó

南无阿弥陀佛

Nāmó Ēmítuófó


南無本師釋迦牟尼佛

ㄋㄚ ㄇㄛˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄛˊ

ㄋㄚˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄡˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄈㄛˊ

na¹-mo² pên³ shih¹ shih⁴-chia¹-mou²-ni² fo²

намо бэнь ши шицзямоуни фо

/nä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ ni³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

na²-mo² pên³ shih¹ shih⁴-chia¹-mou²-ni² fo²

/nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ ni³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

(Buddhism) Namo Shakyamunaye Buddhaya, a common Buddhist chant

南無阿彌陀佛

Nāmó Ēmítuófó

南无阿弥陀佛

Nāmó Ēmítuófó


賣兒鬻女

ㄇㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ

/maɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːi̯²² jiː²¹ jʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːi̯²² jiː²¹ jʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

to be forced to sell one's children because one is destitute


拜……所賜

ㄅㄞˋ ... ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘˋ

ㄅㄞˋ ... ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ

бай ... соцы

/paɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

бай ... сосы

/paɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/


身強體壯

ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

шэньцянтичжуан

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

(of a person) strong and sturdy; robust and strong


身強力壯

ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

шэньцянличжуан

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹ lɪk̚² t͡sɔːŋ³³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ kʰœːŋ²¹ lɪk̚² t͡sɔːŋ³³/


ship, shipmate, self

(nautical) A person's duty in the navy is first to the ship, then to shipmates, and finally to himself/herself.


孔武有力

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄨˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ³⁵ mou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ lɪk̚²/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ³⁵ mou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ lɪk̚²/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 80 (《詩經·鄭風·羔裘》)

lang

(《詩經·鄭風·羔裘》)

(《詩經·鄭風·羔裘》)

His lambs's fur, with its cuffs of leopard-skin. Looks grandly martial and strong.
That officer, In the country will ever hold to the right.

Gāo qiú bào shì, kǒng wǔ yǒu lì.
Bǐ qí zhī zǐ, bāng zhī sī zhí.

羔裘豹飾，孔武有力。
彼其之子，邦之司直。

羔裘豹饰，孔武有力。
彼其之子，邦之司直。

to have great physical strength and courage


إيش مسوي

head

إيش مسوي؟ • (ʾēš musawwi?)

إيش مسوي ؟ (canonical)
ʾēš musawwi? (romanization)


ചെകുത്താനും കടലിനുമിടയിൽ

ചെകുത്താനും കടലിനുമിടയിൽ • (cekuttānuṁ kaṭalinumiṭayil)

Calque of English between the devil and the deep blue sea

clq

between the devil and the deep blue sea
between the devil and the deep blue sea

en-ചെകുത്താനും_കടലിനുമിടയിൽ-ml-phrase-fq-3QyVq


博採眾長

ㄅㄛˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ

боцайчжунчан

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/


إيش قاعد تسوي

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إيش قاعد تسوي؟

إيش قاعد تسوي؟ • (ʾēš gāʿid tisawwi?)

إيش قاعد تسوي ؟ (canonical)
ʾēš gāʿid tisawwi? (romanization)


薄物細故

ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/


跛鱉千里

ㄅㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


quand y'en a plus, y'en a encore

quand y’en a plus (canonical)
y’ en a encore (canonical)

/kɑ̃ i.j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ply | i.j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ɑ̃.kɔʁ/

quand il n'y en a plus, il y en a encore#French

Alternative form of quand il n’y en a plus, il y en a encore


how the turntables

From the episode “Broke” of the American mockumentary sitcom television series The Office, which aired on 23 April 2009; see quotation.

Michael Scott Paper Company to see Mr. David Wallace. I believe we’re expected. [David and Charles walk out of conference room] Well, well, well. How the turntables…

2009 April 23, Charlie Grandy, “Broke”, in The Office, season 5, episode 25, spoken by Michael Scott (Steve Carell), via NBC:

Seoul was one of my favorite new restaurants in 2019, and it’s one of my favorite takeout places during the great pandemic in 2020. Oh how the turntables — you get it.

2020 May 13, Jean Le Beouf, “Takeout options abound from Seoul”, in Naples Daily News, page 2D:

Six months ago, Sonder had never released a barrel-aged stout. My, how the turntables. Sonder’s going to have its biggest stout release ever on Black Friday, with “five uniquely crafted” variants of Family Tradition.

2020 November 27, Matt Koesters, “Black Friday special beer releases in Cincinnati”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, volume 180th, number 232, page 2D:

Many church leaders and laypeople (myself included) wrote him off for trying to re-create a church environment online … oh, how the turntables, though. COVID-19 forced all of us to shelter in place, and the majority of megachurches had to bring church online.

2021, Benjamin Kirby, “Six Flags over Jesus: Where Does Production Value Stop and Vanity Start?”, in PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities, Nashville, Tenn.: W Publishing, →ISBN, page 152:

“Wasn’t Adam a dick until, like, twelve seconds ago?” “How the turntables,” Adam murmured.

2021, Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis, Berkley, →ISBN, page 337:

It was only a few short days ago when Michigan State fans were upset with Syracuse avoiding the play-in game as an 11 seed. To paraphrase Michael Scott from “The Office” … how the turntables.

2021 March 21, Phil Friend, “NCAA tournament bets, predictions in Sunday’s second-round games”, in Lansing State Journal, volume 166, number 321, page 5B:

how the tables have turned
how the tables have turned#English

(humorous) Synonym of how the tables have turned.


fr-phrase

quand il n’y en a plus, il y en a encore

quand il n’y en a plus (canonical)
il y en a encore (canonical)

/kɑ̃ il n‿j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ply | i.l‿i.j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ɑ̃.kɔʁ/

/kɑ̃.t‿il n‿j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ply | i.l‿i.j‿ɑ̃.n‿a ɑ̃.kɔʁ/

Literally, “when there's none left, there's still some left”.

lit

quand il n'y en a plus, il y en a encore

(informal) Said of something that is seemingly endless, never-ending or inexhaustible.


梧桐半死

ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ

/u³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to have lost a spouse; to be a widow or widower


sucks to suck

(slang, sometimes considered vulgar) Used as a taunt to someone who has failed or who is in a bad situation.


風裡來雨裡去

ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩˋ

фэнлилайюйлицюй

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

风里来雨里去
風裡來，雨裡去

(figurative, Mainland China) with great hardship in life and work


獨步天下

ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/tu³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² pou̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²²/

/tu³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² pou̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²²/


東一榔頭西一棒子

东一榔头西一棒子
東一榔頭，西一棒子

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄤˋ ㄗˇ

dung¹ jat¹ long⁴ tau⁴ sai¹ jat¹ paang⁵ zi²

dōng yī lángtou xī yī bàngzǐ [Phonetic:dōng yì lángtou xī yí bàngzǐ]

дун и лантоу си и банцзы

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

dung¹ jat⁷ long⁴ tau⁴ sai¹ jat⁷ paang⁵ dzi²

dung¹ yed¹ long⁴ teo⁴ sei¹ yed¹ pang⁵ ji²

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɔːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ pʰaːŋ¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

[Phonetic: dōng yì lángtou xī yí bàngzǐ]

(figurative) doing things without clear organisation or objective


獨尊儒術

ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɵt̚²/

/tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɵt̚²/


東一榔頭，西一棒子

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄌㄤˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

dung¹ jat¹ long⁴ tau⁴, sai¹ jat¹ paang⁵ zi²

дун и лантоу

dung¹ jat⁷ long⁴ tau⁴, sai¹ jat⁷ paang⁵ dzi²

dung¹ yed¹ long⁴ teo⁴, sei¹ yed¹ pang⁵ ji²

東一榔頭西一棒子 東一榔頭西一棒子#Chinese

东一榔头西一棒子 东一榔头西一棒子#Chinese

Alternative form of 東一榔頭西一棒子／东一榔头西一棒子 (dōng yī lángtou xī yī bàngzǐ)


無以

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

The Master said, "Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man. Without an acquaintance with the rules of Propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

Zǐyuē: “Bùzhī mìng, wúyǐ wéi jūnzǐ yě. Bùzhī lǐ, wúyǐ lì yě. Bùzhī yán, wúyǐ zhī rén yě.”

子曰：「不知命，無以為君子也。不知禮，無以立也。不知言，無以知人也。」

子曰：「不知命，无以为君子也。不知礼，无以立也。不知言，无以知人也。」


哪到哪

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ nä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ nä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

This is only the beginning. The climax has yet to come.


ja nii edasi

[jɑ̈ːˈnʲed̥ɑsʲi]


ağzını açıp gözünü yummak

Cognate with Kazakh ауызын ашып көзін жұмды (auyzyn aşyp közın jūmdy).

cog

ауызын ашып көзін жұмды

to say all the scorching words that come to his mouth with anger, without thinking about the end (literally to open the mouth, close the eyes)


işi düşmek

Cognate with Kazakh ісі түсу (ısı tüsu).


信馬由韁

ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

/ɕin⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

信馬由韁地遊蕩

信马由缰地游荡

to give a horse free rein; having free rein


五彩賓紛

ㄨˇ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ

уцайбиньфэнь

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

五彩繽紛 五彩繽紛#Chinese

五彩缤纷 五彩缤纷#Chinese

(uncommon) Alternative form of 五彩繽紛／五彩缤纷 (wǔcǎibīnfēn)


裹足不前

ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/kʷɔː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn¹³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²³/

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/kʷɔː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn¹³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²³/


海晏河清

ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

to have peace and tranquility throughout the country or the world


വീണ്ടും കാണാം

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വീണ്ടും കാണാം • (vīṇṭuṁ kāṇāṁ)


എന്തുണ്ട് വിശേഷം

എന്തുണ്ട് വിശേഷം • (entuṇṭŭ viśēṣaṁ)

/en̪t̪uɳʈɨ̆ ʋiʃeːʂɐm/

(idiomatic) what's new; what's up; casual greeting used while meeting someone


പിന്നെ കാണാം

പിന്നെ കാണാം • (pinne kāṇāṁ)


what has someone done

What have you done to the bathroom? It’s spotless. Thanks!

What has he done to his hair? I’ve seen bomb sites tidier than that.

A method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.

What have you done? You’ve spilt it all over my new shirt!

An expression of frustration, irritation or displeasure in the face of careless, negligent or reckless behaviour.

What has she done this time, officer?

“Please, sir—” / “What have you done now, Perkins?”

An expression of cynicism or scepticism; frequently when faced with a recurring pattern of mistakes by another.

Oh god! What have I done? I’ve doomed us all!

An expression of fear that a person has made a terrible mistake, the true extent of which is beyond comprehension.


vaite á merda

[ˈbai̯tɪ aˈmɛɾðɐ]

Literally, “go to the shit”. Compare Spanish vete a la mierda.

(idiomatic, vulgar, offensive) fuck you, fuck off, go fuck yourself


быһатын эттэххэ

быһатын эттэххэ • (bıhatın etteqqe)

From быһа (bıha, “directly”) + эт (et, “to say”).


明媒正娶

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩˇ

минмэйчжэнцюй

/miŋ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ muːi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ muːi̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/


一時苟安

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/


一筆帶過

ㄧ ㄅㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/


坐收漁利

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² sɐu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lei̯²²/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː²² sɐu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lei̯²²/

to reap the benefits of two other parties fighting


揮灑自如

ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄚˇ ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/fɐi̯⁵⁵ saː³⁵ t͡siː²² jyː²¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/fɐi̯⁵⁵ saː³⁵ t͡siː²² jyː²¹/

to write or paint without constraint; to be skilful in writing, calligraphy, or painting


十之八九

ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/


歡聚一堂

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄧ ㄊㄤˊ

хуаньцзюйитан

/xu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/


fancy seeing you here

(UK) An informal greeting, expressing that one did not expect to see that person at this location.


群賢畢至

ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓˋ

цюньсяньбичжи

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


沉痾難起

ㄔㄣˊ ㄎㄜ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ

чэнькэнаньци

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


豔壓群芳

ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄤ

/jɛn⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

(of a woman) to be more beautiful than others


有內味了

ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

ю нэй вэй лэ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋㄦ ˙ㄌㄜ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wəɻ⁵¹ lə¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wəɻ⁵¹ lə¹/

內／内 (nèi) is dialectal alternative form of 那 (nèi).

(Internet slang) having "that" kind of feeling (air)


cba

Alternative letter-case form of CBA (“can't be arsed”).


алла-тюнцазенъ

The first part of this term derives from Proto-Yukaghir *əl (“no”).


сурах бөҕөтө

сурах бөҕөтө • (suraq böğötö)

From сурах (suraq, “reputation”) + бөҕө (böğö, “strong”).

(indicates hearsay) it is said, (so) they say


ありもしない

ja-pos

ありもしない • (ari mo shinai) ^(←ありもしない (arimosinai)?)

ari mo shinai (romanization)
arimosinai (romanization)
ありもしない (hiragana historical)


ܒܫܡܐ ܕܒܒܐ ܘܒܪܘܢܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ

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ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ

ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ • (bšimmā dbābā w-brōnā w-rūḥā dqudšā)

ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ (canonical)
bšimmā dbābā w-brōnā w-rūḥā dqudšā (romanization)

(Christianity) in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

en-ܒܫܡܐ_ܕܒܒܐ_ܘܒܪܘܢܐ_ܘܪܘܚܐ_ܕܩܘܕܫܐ-aii-phrase-aP65~sMs


no veas

(Andalusia, slang) oh wow; go on; mm-hmm (A way of showing impression in regards to an anecdote or story someone is telling you.)


ওতফ

Transliteration of English wtf, induced by Avro Phonetic Keyboard.

(Internet slang, text messaging) what the fuck


বত্ব

Transliteration of English btw, induced by Avro Phonetic Keyboard.

(Internet slang, text messaging) by the way


hamse

„Da hamse ’n Willemsorden“, sagte der Schutzmann und machte, daß er weiterkam, denn gerade schlug ein Blitz ein, so nahe, als sollte er die Verleihung des Ordens verhindern.

1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 507:

“There you have a Medal of the Wilhelm-Order”, said the protection-police officer and saw to it, that he got away, because just then lightning hit so close as if it was trying to prevent the granting of the medal.

Aha, Bayer. Recht so. Wann hamse gedient?

1931, Carl Zuckmayer, Der Hauptmann von Köpenick:

I see, Bavarian. Ok then. When did you serve?

(colloquial, chiefly Berlin) Contraction of haben sie (“you/they have”).


بھاڑ میں جاؤ

بَھاڑ میں جَاؤ

भाड़ में जाओ

بَھاڑ میں جَاؤ • (bhāṛ mẽ jāo) (Hindi spelling भाड़ में जाओ)

بَھاڑ میں جَاؤ (canonical)
bhāṛ mẽ jāo (romanization)
भाड़ में जाओ (Hindi)

/bʱɑːɽ mẽː d͡ʒɑː.oː/


lessgo

“No, suh, that four-moon business settles me! It’s just one thing more’n I can stand! Come, M’lishy, less go!”

1891 December 3, ““Come, M’lishy, Come!””, in Humboldt County Republican, volume III, number 33, Humboldt, Iowa:

“Aincha hungry?” “Yeh.” “So my. Less go neet.” “Where?”

1903 September 14, “Gum Chewers Bruising English”, in The Sun, volume VII, number 259, Chanute, Kan., page 4:

“Lessgo over by the fakry an see if they’re playngame.”

1913, Frederick Houk Law, Mastery of Speech, a Course in Eight Parts on General Speech, Business Talking and Public Speaking, What to Say and How to Say It under All Conditions, page 50:

“Y’all through?” “Yeah.” “So’m I.” “Lessgo.”

1915 January 20, The Daily Times, volume XXIX, number 30, Davenport, Iowa, page 3:

So now I think I will hie me to some little nickle lunch and get something to eat. Whaddya say? Awright, lessgo.

1917 August 7, “Mr. S. Treet Walker Has a Grouch”, in The Daily Hammer, volume 85, number 1:

“This boy Victor’s going to show us where.” “Well lessgo, lessgo!”

1957, New Directions in Prose and Poetry, page 93:

“Who us? We got all day tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that. We got all the time in the world to go to bed. But you, you’re a doctor, and doctors have bedtimes. Come on, ya’ll, lessgo.”

“Lessgo.” “Don’t you want to say good night?” I pointed at the tent. “Nah.” He reeked of tequila. Like he’d taken a shower in it. “Lessgo.”

2016, Janey Mack, Shoot ’em Up (A Maisie McGrane Mystery), Kensington Books, →ISBN:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


that's your sort

He is a punster, give him a good licking. Talking of licking, he had better lick his own coat. That's your sort, cut away!

1825, The Universal Songster, volume 1, page 260:

(slang, obsolete) That's it; that's the spirit; expressing approval or encouragement.

“Did any of you gentlemen want to have it out with me?” roared Silver, bending far forward from his position on the keg, with his pipe still glowing in his right hand. […]
Not a man stirred; not a man answered.
“That’s your sort, is it?” he added, returning his pipe to his mouth.

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

(slang, obsolete) That's what kind of person or people you are.


A classic horror-movie cliché. The line was first used in the 1974 horror film Black Christmas.

The government has blamed the recent unrest on foreign agitation, but they'll soon realize that the call is coming from inside the house.

The groundwork of Trumpism was laid not by foreign tinkering or stratospheric inequality but in the barbed souls of young white men coming of age in the 1990s. The call is coming from inside the house.

2020, David Bond, “A House Divided: Ben Lerner’s America”, in Anthropology Now:

As the New Yorker recently put it, the impactful IRA narrative may be an “overly convenient” explanation for our home-grown problems and: What if, to borrow an old horror-movie trope, the call is coming from inside the house?

2020, Douglas Almond, Xinming Du, and Alana Vogel, “Russian Holidays Predict Troll Activity 2015-2017”, in National Bureau of Economic Research:

But this is no takeover: the call is coming from inside the house. What folks call “alt-Right” simply names a spirit lurking in American conservatism.

2021 December 14, Paul Elliott Johnson, I the People: The Rhetoric of Conservative Populism in the United States, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 228:

In contrast to accounts that see the changes of the 1970s as something “done to” the state by outside actors, whether intellectual movements or political interest groups, in this story the call is coming from inside the house.

2022, Elizabeth Popp Berman, Thinking like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 223:

But what stands out most right now is that it is a region marked by growing dissatisfaction with their provincial governments as well. With western alienation, the call is coming from inside the house.

2022 May 13, Andrew Parkin, “Forget Ottawa — Albertans growing alienated from their own leaders, too”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2023-09-29:

(idiomatic) A problem is the result of internal factors or agents, and is not the result of outside influence or interference.

You're always complaining that she's too self-centred. Dude, the call is coming from inside the house!

Greene accuses the very people who strive to follow the teachings of Jesus as being directed by forces of evil. Perhaps it is too much to expect anything better from someone who, because of her recent court testimony, some have started calling "Perjury Taylor Greene," but I would argue, as they say in horror movies, that the call is coming from inside the house. Evil — or "Satan," if you prefer — is present in such words of hatred, fear and deception.

2022 May 11, David B. Gowler, “Marjorie Taylor Greene's version of Christianity is a massive betrayal of the teachings of Jesus”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 2024-01-12:

Transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney wants Caitlyn Jenner to know the call is coming from inside the house. On Sunday night, Mulvaney dedicated Day 233 of her "Days of Girlhood" Tiktok series directly to Jenner after the Olympian recently echoed several transphobic and harmful remarks about Mulvaney and her appearance on social media. In the video, Mulvaney called herself and Jenner "two of the most privileged trans women in America at the moment" and asked Jenner to stop using her Republican-given platform to "publicly degrade" the trans community.

2022 October 31, CT Jones, “’I’m Not Going Anywhere’: Dylan Mulvaney Gives a Masterclass in Grace After Caitlyn Jenner’s Transphobic Comments”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-23:

look who's talking
look who's talking#Phrase

(idiomatic, informal) Used to accuse someone of being hypocritical; look who's talking!


齊心合力

ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐp̚² lɪk̚²/

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³⁻²³ hap̚⁴⁻² lak̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐp̚² lɪk̚²/

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³⁻²³ hap̚⁴⁻² lak̚⁴/


everything one touches turns to gold

Albert is so talented and creative, that everything he touches turns to gold. The major studios want to hire him!

(idiomatic) Everything someone uses or does succeeds or becomes better.


everything one touches turns to shit

This irresponsible artist turned everything he touched into shit, wrecking whatever projects he was assigned into with such a shoddy performance.

(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse.


дођох, видех, победих

sh-phrase

дођох, видех, победих

дођох, видех, победих (Latin spelling dođoh, videh, pobedih)

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

cal

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

I have gained a total and swift victory, I came, I saw, I conquered.

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dođoh, videh, pobedih

sh-phrase

dođoh, videh, pobedih (Cyrillic spelling дођох, видех, победих)

дођох, видех, победих (Cyrillic)


por um triz

Literally, “by very little, by an instant”.

lit

Eu consegui escapar do acidente por um triz.

I managed to escape the accident by a hair's breadth.

by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one's teeth

(idiomatic) by a whisker; by a hair's breadth; by the skin of one's teeth (by a narrow margin)


lmfao

(Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative letter-case form of LMFAO.


夜不閉戶

ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˋ

/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/

/jɛ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

/jɛː²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐi̯³³ wuː²²/

doors are left open at night (because of good public order)


have you met me

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From meet (“to get acquainted with someone”). This phrase sarcastically implies that the interlocutor does not know the speaker as well as they should.

(colloquial, sarcastic, rhetorical question) Said when the interlocutor has shown surprise at the speaker's typical attitudes or behavior.


ulahi ra sa duyan

Literally, “to come to the hammock last”.

been there, done that
been there, done that


il faut ce qu'il faut

(informal) it takes what it takes; you gotta do what you gotta do; there's no point in skimping


TTYTMR

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of talk to you tomorrow.


靴子落地

ㄒㄩㄝ ˙ㄗ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

From 等另一隻靴子落地, a calque of English wait for the other shoe to drop.

calque

Something that is anticipated but not fully certain happens.


geht's noch

Jetzt habe ich gerade gelesen, dass eine Frau einen Polizisten ins Bein gebissen hat. Geht’s noch? Ich verstehe schon, wenn der einen oder dem anderen da die Hutschnur reißt.

2022 January 13, Dominik Baur, quoting Katharina Schulze, “Grüne Schulze über Corona-Demos: „Schluss mit Appeasement-Politik“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

(colloquial) rhetorical question to indicate disapproval; what's wrong with you (people)?


wieder da

back (so as to return to an earlier or normal position or condition)


taas pa ang kandila

(idiomatic) Said to someone who is still young and can still accomplish many things in life.


taas na ang lubi

Literally, “the coconut tree has already grown to its maximum height”.

lit

you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't teach an old dog new tricks


遠渡重洋

ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ

юаньдучунъян

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/jyːn¹³ tou̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/jyːn¹³ tou̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/


念茲在茲

ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄗ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗ

няньцзыцзайцзы

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/niːm²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/niːm²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/


tu m'en vois ravi

Literally, “you see me delighted by it”.


Y/N

PROCEED? [Y/N]


som heter duga

Det var ett mål som hette duga!


so help me tater

(archaic) Euphemistic form of so help me God


so help me cat

"So help me cat," Snowy chuckled, "he shut up like an oyster, and in his confusion he said, 'Good afternoon, Mr. Snowy,' and he never came again."

1920, George Sargant, The Winding Track, page 45:

"ANY BASTARD IN LINE BEFORE ME WILL BE BEATEN TO DEATH AND THROWN OVERBOARD, SO HELP ME CAT!"

2010, Brian David Bruns, Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline, page 466:


it's been a slice

Well, Dad, it's been a slice. Write when you find work.

1990, Charles McKelvy, Odin the Homeless and Other Stories, page 171:

It's been a slice. Here are Jim's keys. Give my regards to Grant.

2018, Ardelle Holden, A Person of Interest, page 146:


Barkis is willing

Barkis is willin'
Barkis is willin'#English


ei ristin sielua

(idiomatic) not a soul (not even a single person)


Barkis is willin'

A reference to Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, in which the phrase is used by Mr Barkis to hint that he wishes to marry Clara Peggotty.

If Barkis is willing, then a certain gentleman as we know in the meat trade may suit himself elsewhere. Come; answer that. Is Barkis willing?

1862, Anthony Trollope, The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson:

And another asked me if I had come to get a Canadian sweetheart; and a third, one of the impudentest, most conceitedest fellows I ever did set eyes upon, nudged me, so that I spilled my coffee all over my second-best damask-silk apron—the one with bugle fringe, you know, Miss Capel—and says he, ‘Is it a case of Barkis is willin’?’

1877, Emma Jane Worboise, “The New Evangeline”, in The Grey House at Endlestone, London: James Clarke and Co., […]; Hodder and Stoughton, […], →OCLC, page 480:

Somebody has a sweetheart they wish to marry.

So far as the B.B.C. is concerned it may be stated at once that the matter has not at the moment of writing even been discussed by the directors, so that it is impossible to state what is the policy of the company on the subject. But one would not be far out by saying "Barkis is willin'," if there is a widespread demand for it.

1923 November 23, The Pressman, “Should Parliament be Broadcast?”, in Radio Times:

(by extension) Someone is amenable to a suggestion.


なんだ

nanda (romanization)
なんだ (hiragana historical)

1928, Motojirō Kajii, Sakura no ki no shita ni wa [Under the cherry trees], Modern kanji and kana edition:

There are dead bodies buried under the cherry trees! This is something you should believe.

桜の樹の下には屍体が埋まっている！これは信じていいことなんだよ。

Sakura no ki no shita ni wa shitai ga umatte iru! Kore wa shinjite ii koto nanda yo.

(more informal) Alternative form of なのだ (na no da)


YLSNED

you learn something new every day#English

(Internet slang) Initialism of you learn something new every day.


YTA

(Internet slang, Reddit slang) Initialism of you're the asshole; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”).


NAH

(Internet slang, Reddit slang) Initialism of no assholes here; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”) to indicate that the speaker believes that no parties involved are assholes.


miten niin

Miten niin et tiedä?

what do you mean (...)? (an expression of surprise, annoyance, or disagreement to an anterior statement)


a few spanners short of a tool box

few sandwiches short of a picnic#English

Alternative form of few sandwiches short of a picnic


head

Speak very slowly to Chuck, because his driveway doesn't go all the way to the road


hold come what may

Popularized by the logician W.V.O. Quine.

(logic) Any belief that one is unwilling to relinquish, regardless of the evidence with which one might be presented.


齋戒沐浴

ㄓㄞ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˋ

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³ mʊk̚² jʊk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³ mʊk̚² jʊk̚²/

to fast (by abstaining from meat, wine, etc.) and bathe oneself and change into clean clothes before a ritual or ceremony


一屍兩命

ㄧ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ mɛːŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ mɛːŋ²²/

a pregnant woman and her fetus die together


TWAW

The woke left is aware of how mainstream media rigs news in favour of the ruling class but doesn't wonder why mainstream media agree that TWAW.

2020 July 2, Adeline Virginia Stephen (@A_V_Stephen), Twitter:

i used to be a sex worker and a staunch liberal feminist that firmly believed twaw.

2022 June 26, jah (@planetofplanet), Twitter:

The use of pronoun badges is intended to enforce TWAW.

2022 June 29, Helen Saxby (@helensaxby11), Twitter:

(Internet slang) Initialism of trans women are women.


豪言壯語

ㄏㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩˇ

хаояньчжуанъюй

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³ jyː¹³/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³ jyː¹³/

brave and proud words; bold and grandiose words


薪盡火傳

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

синьцзиньхочуань

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn²² fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

knowledge or a skill is passed on from generation to generation (from teacher to student)


異彩紛呈

ㄧˋ ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄣ ㄔㄥˊ

/i⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/i⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/


tout est dit

Tout est dit, et l’on vient trop tard depuis plus de sept mille ans qu’il y a des hommes, et qui pensent.

1688, Jean de La Bruyère, “Des Ouvrages de l’esprit”, in Les Caractères, published 1880:

Everything has been said, and we're late to the party, as Man has been around for more than seven thousand years, thinking.

everything has been said, there's nothing left to say, there's nothing to add, this says it all


自立門戶

ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨˋ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ mən³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² laːp̚² muːn²¹ wuː²²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ mən³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² laːp̚² muːn²¹ wuː²²/

to establish one's own group, school of thought, business, etc.; to strike out on one's own


NLU

Every family and every set always had its private vocabulary and syntax and still has. I know people whose terms of condemnation are quite simply NLU and NLO (‘not like us’ and ‘not like one’).

1983 [1955], Evelyn Waugh, “An Open Letter to the Honble Mrs Peter Rodd (Nancy Mitford) … on a Very Serious Subject”, in The Essays, Articles, and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh, Boston: Little, Brown, →ISBN, page 499:


upp med hakan

From up (“up”) + med (“with”) + hakan (“your chin”).


لدي سؤال

head

لَدَيَّ سُؤَالٌ

لَدَيَّ سُؤَال

لَدَيَّ سُؤَالٌ or لَدَيَّ سُؤَال • (ladayya suʔālun or ladayya suʔāl)

لَدَيَّ سُؤَالٌ (canonical)
لَدَيَّ سُؤَال (canonical)
ladayya suʔālun (romanization)
ladayya suʔāl (romanization)


皮之不存，毛將焉附

ㄆㄧˊ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˋ

pʻi² chih¹ pu⁴ tsʻun², mao² chiang¹ yen¹ fu⁴

пи чжи бу цунь

мао цзян янь фу

/pʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

"the skin is gone; where will the fur go?"; referring to the loss of crucial foundations


lookatcha

I wanna lookatcha fingernails.

1962 May 4, Floyd Carl Jr., “Carousel”, in Northwest Arkansas Times, 102nd year, number 275, Fayetteville, Ark., page 11:

Lookatcha nightie! Ya got it on inside out!

1971, Patrick Dennis, “The Other Side of Paradise”, in Paradise, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., →ISBN, page 290:

Lookatcha face. It’s all scratched up now.

2006, Dana Rondel, A Flower: It Has Its Own Song, Bloomington, Ind., Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 129:


生死搏鬥

ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚³ tɐu̯³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚³ tɐu̯³³/


鑄下大錯

ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

鑄成大錯 鑄成大錯#Chinese

铸成大错 铸成大错#Chinese

Alternative form of 鑄成大錯／铸成大错 (zhùchéngdàcuò)


quihubo

(Colombia, Mexico) what's up?; what's new?


j.n.e.

j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.

1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.


älä opeta isääsi naimaan

/ˈælæˣ ˈopetɑˣ ˈisæːsi ˈnɑi̯mɑːn/

[ˈælæ ˈʔo̞pe̞t̪ɑ̝ ˈʔis̠æːs̠i ˈnɑ̝i̯mɑ̝ːn]

don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs


ja niin etes

[ˈjɑ ˈniːn ˈe̞d̥e̞ʒ̥]

Literally: "And so forward". Compare Finnish ja niin edelleen and Estonian ja nii edasi.

Jakotablitsa lue näi: 4 jakkaa 2-sin, 6 jakkaa 2-sin ja niin etes.

1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:

Read the division table as follows: 4 is divisible by 2, 6 is divisible by 2 et cetera.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ja, niin, etes.


älä opeta isääsi kusemaan

[ˈælæ ˈʔo̞pe̞t̪ɑ̝ ˈʔis̠æːs̠i ˈkus̠e̞mɑ̝ːn]

Verbatim translation: "Don't teach your father to piss."

älä opeta isääsi naimaan
älä opeta isääsi naimaan#Finnish

Alternative form of älä opeta isääsi naimaan.


आपका हुक्म सर आँखों पर

hi-phrase

آپ کا حکم سر آنکھوں پر

आपका हुक्म सर आँखों पर • (āpkā hukma sar ā̃khõ par) (Urdu spelling آپ کا حکم سر آنکھوں پر)

āpkā hukma sar ā̃khõ par (romanization)
آپ کا حکم سر آنکھوں پر (Urdu)

/ɑːp.kɑː‿ɦʊkm‿səɾ‿ɑ̃ː.kʰõː‿pəɾ/

[äːp.käː‿ɦʊ.kʊm‿s̪əɾ‿ä̃ː.kʰõː‿pəɾ]

Literally "your order is on the head and eyes".

your wish is my command
your wish is my command

en-आपका_हुक्म_सर_आँखों_पर-hi-phrase-g1vME99K


仨瓜倆棗

ㄙㄚ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄚˇ ㄗㄠˇ

/sä⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ li̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


আপনার হুকুম শিরোধার্য

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আপনার হুকুম শিরোধার্য • (apnar hukum śirōdharjo)

Literally "your order is to be borne on the head". Compare आपका हुक्म सर आँखों पर (āpkā hukma sar ā̃khõ par).

en-আপনার_হুকুম_শিরোধার্য-bn-phrase-g1vME99K


जो हुक्म

hi-phrase

जो हुक्म • (jo hukm) (Urdu spelling جو حکم)

/d͡ʒoː‿ɦʊkm/

[d͡ʒoː‿ɦʊ.kʊm]


जो हुक्म मेरे आक़ा

جو حکم میرے آقا

जो हुक्म मेरे आक़ा • (jo hukma mere āqā) (Urdu spelling جو حکم میرے آقا)

jo hukma mere āqā (romanization)
جو حکم میرے آقا (Urdu)

/d͡ʒoː‿ɦʊkm‿meː.ɾeː‿ɑː.qɑː/

[d͡ʒoː‿ɦʊ.kʊm‿meː.ɾeː‿äː.qäː]


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е́сли бы у ба́бушки был хуй, то она́ была́ бы де́душкой • (jésli by u bábuški byl xuj, to oná bylá by déduškoj)

е́сли бы у ба́бушки был хуй (canonical)
то она́ была́ бы де́душкой (canonical)
jésli by u bábuški byl xuj (romanization)
to oná bylá by déduškoj (romanization)

если бы у бабушки был хуй, то она была бы дедушкой

[ˈjes⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪ‿bɨ ʊ‿ˈbabʊʂkʲɪ bɨɫ xuj | to ɐˈna bɨˈɫa‿bɨ ˈdʲedʊʂkəj]

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

е́сли бы, да кабы́, да во рту́ росли́ грибы́, тогда́ бы был не ро́т, а це́лый огоро́д

(vulgar, idiomatic) if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle (used to mock wishful thinking or impossible hypotheticals)

en-если_бы_у_бабушки_был_хуй,_то_она_была_бы_дедушкой-ru-phrase-bKXMbCHr


যে আজ্ঞা

যে আজ্ঞা • (je ajna)


যো হুকুম

যো হুকুম • (jō hukum)

Borrowed from Hindi जो हुक्म (jo hukma), Urdu جو حکم (jo hukm).


lagt kort ligger

you can't unring a bell
you can't unring a bell

Literally "played card lies" or "laid card lies," as in stays played, metaphorical for not being able to take back or undo something; you can't unring a bell


not look a day over

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-not look a day over.wav

(idiomatic) To appear to be no older chronologically than a certain age.


hoc anno

Insular Romance:

Sardinian: occannu

North Italian:

Friulian: unjan

Romansch: uon, ingon

Gallo-Romance:

Old Franco-Provençal: oyan

Franco-Provençal: oyan

Old French: oan (see there for further descendants)

Old Occitan: ogan (see there for further descendants)

Ibero-Romance:

Old Galician-Portuguese: ogano

Galician: hogano

Portuguese: ogano

Old Leonese:

Asturian: anguaño

Leonese: anguanu

Mirandese:

Extremaduran: ogañu

Old Spanish: oganno

Ladino: oganyo

Spanish: hogaño

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無往不復

ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/u³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ fu⁵¹/

nothing departs that does not return; cyclical


Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt

Bob's your uncle
Bob's your uncle#English


если что

е́сли что • (jésli što)

е́сли что (canonical)
jésli što (romanization)

[ˌjes⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪ ˈʂto]

Can be understood as an ellipsis of е́сли что случи́тся (jésli što slučítsja, “if anything happens”)

Звони́, е́сли что.

Я смогу́ вам помо́чь, е́сли что.

Е́сли что, дам тебе́ знать.

If anything comes up, I'll let you know.

Ну, е́сли что, то я ря́дом.

if anything happens, if needed, if it comes to it

Меня́ зову́т Сэм, е́сли что.

Она́ мо́жет услы́шать тебя́, е́сли что.

Е́сли что, я пошути́л.

Но е́сли что, мне о́чень нра́вится.

But for what it's worth, I really like it.

for your information
for your information

in case you needed to know, for your information, just so you know


VITE

Coordinate term: AVC

cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident#English

(medicine, pathology) FAST, FASTER: Acronym of visage, incapacité, trouble de la parole, extrême urgence. (face, incapacity, speech problems, extreme emergency): A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic V-I-T-E also was coined in recognition of the word vite (“quickly”), as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.


大可不必

ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ

/tä⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːt̚⁵/

/tä⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ piːt̚⁵/


補苴罅漏

ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˋ

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/


補偏救弊

ㄅㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/pou̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ pɐi̯²²/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/pou̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ pɐi̯²²/


狗去豬來

ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄓㄨ ㄌㄞˊ

гоуцюйчжулай

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

(Taiwan, derogatory) the transition of Japanese colonial rule to Kuomintang rule in 1945


security-by-obscurity

security through obscurity
security through obscurity#English

Alternative form of security through obscurity


FASTER

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of face, arms, stability, talking, eyes, react. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word faster, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.


another nail in the coffin

another nail in someone's coffin#English

Alternative form of another nail in someone's coffin


不亢不卑

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/


lấy dạ tiểu nhân đo lòng quân tử

[ləj˧˦ zaː˧˨ʔ tiəw˧˩ ɲən˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˨˩ kwən˧˧ tɨ˧˩]

[ləj˨˩˦ jaː˨˩ʔ tiw˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˦˩ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]

[ləj˨˩˦ jaː˨˩ʔ tiw˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧ lɔŋ˦˩ kwəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]

[ləj˦˥ jaː˨˩˨ tiw˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˨˩ wəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Calque of Chinese 以小人之心，度君子之腹 (dĩ tiểu nhân chi tâm, đạc quân tử chi phúc, literally “to use the inferior person's heart to measure the superior person's belly; to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own petty measure”).

calque

to be cynical; to be skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others; to psychologically project


邊邊

你撐邊邊？

你撑边边？

(Cantonese, used in questions) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 邊／边 (biān), 邊／边 (biān). which side


戳㑚娘個屄

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ na³³ n̠ʲiã²² ɡəʔ³³ pi⁵³/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ na³³ n̠ʲiã²² ɡəʔ³³ pi⁵³/

(vulgar, slang, Shanghainese) fuck your mother, fuck you


if it bleeds, it leads

(journalism, colloquial) Sensational, violent stories are to be prioritized.


проще пареной репы

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про́ще па́реной ре́пы

про́ще па́реной ре́пы • (próšče párenoj répy)

про́ще па́реной ре́пы (canonical)
próšče párenoj répy (romanization)

Literally, “easier than steamed turnip”.

en-проще_пареной_репы-ru-phrase-Briiu04c


проще простого

про́ще просто́го

про́ще просто́го • (próšče prostóvo)

про́ще просто́го (canonical)
próšče prostóvo (romanization)


赤子之心

чицзычжисинь

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

A gentleman is that who do not lose the purity as an infant.

大人者，不失其赤子之心者也。


明珠暗投

ja-r

めいしゅ を やみ に とうず

→ Japanese: 明珠(めいしゅ)を闇(やみ)に投(とう)ず (meishu o yami ni tōzu) (calque)

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ

минчжу’аньтоу

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵⁵/


life happens

An expression of acceptance of misfortune and unforeseen bad circumstances or luck.


I would rather die

I would rather die than hear that awful song again.

Used to show that the speaker hates or strongly dreads the task in question.


backatcha

Well, that’s a fair question and here’s the answer right backatcha.

1934 November 30, Miles Sheridan, “Free Winter Fashion Booklet Out Today”, in Illustrated Daily News, volume 12, number 77, Los Angeles, Calif., page eleven:

THIS ACTIVITY GAINS MOMENTUM I RELISH IT, NO END – AN' SALUTE YOU — RIGHT BACKATCHA!

1938 February 6, “Harold Teen”, in Oakland Tribune:

Backatcha, Schnoz!

1967 December 5, Herb Lyon, “Tower Ticker”, in Chicago Tribune, 121st year, number 339, page 26:

“Well, good morning, sunshine.” Charlie kissed her grandmother on the cheek. “Backatcha.”

2016, Eva Marie Everson, God Bless Us Every One: A Contemporary Christmas Carol, Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, →ISBN, page 36:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


前塵往事

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ

цяньчэньванши

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹ wɔːŋ¹³ siː²²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹ wɔːŋ¹³ siː²²/


oh me of little faith

O me of little faith
O me of little faith#English

Alternative spelling of O me of little faith


不尷不尬

ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄚˋ

/pu⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kä⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kä⁵¹/


לך תזדיין

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לך תזדיין / לֵךְ תִּזְדַּיֵּן

לך תזדיין / לֵךְ תִּזְדַּיֵּן • (lekh tizdayén)

he-phrase

לֵךְ תִּזְדַּיֵּן

לֵךְ תִּזְדַּיֵּן (canonical)
lekh tizdayén (romanization)


O me of little faith

From O ye of little faith, substituting me.

(chiefly humorous) Drawing attention to one's own doubt or skepticism.


荷蘭銀行支票

/hɔː²¹ laːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

Calque of English Holland bank cheque, a disguised romanisation of Cantonese 好 (hou2, “very”) + 撚 (lan2, “fucking”) + 笨柒 (ban6 cat6, “stupid”)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous, euphemistic) very stupid


童子軍跳彈床——是鳩但

/tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³ taːn²² t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ siː²² kɐu̯⁵⁵ taːn²²/

Homophonous pun between scout彈／scout弹 (si6 gau1 daan6, “scout bounces”) and 是鳩但／是鸠但 (si6 gau1 daan6, “fucking whatever”), the expletive-infixed form of 是但 (si6 daan6, “whatever”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated, vulgar) fucking whatever; fucking casually; don't fucking care


otsoa aipatu, otsoa agertu

[o.t͡s̺o.a ai̯.pa.t̪u | o.t͡s̺o.a a.ɣ̞er.t̪u]

[o.t͡s̻o.a ai̯.pa.t̪u | o.t͡s̻o.a a.ɣ̞er.t̪u]

Literally, “the wolf [is] mentioned, the wolf appears”.

m-g

the wolf 􂀿is􂁀 mentioned, the wolf appears


不見經傳

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

буцзяньцзинчжуань

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡syːn²²/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡syːn²²/


不哼不哈

ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄚ

/pu⁵¹ xɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ xä⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ xɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ xä⁵⁵/


不過意

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jiː³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jiː³³/


不教而誅

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄓㄨ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

to deal out punishments without a period of instruction; to punish without prior warning


不管不顧

ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kuːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/

/pu⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kuːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³/


不經之談

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄊㄢˊ

буцзинчжитань

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰaːm²¹/


不解之緣

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄓ ㄩㄢˊ

буцзечжиюань

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/


不即不離

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ pu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹/


斷垣殘壁

ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ

дуаньюаньцаньби

/tu̯än⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/tu̯än⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ pi⁵¹/

dilapidated and collapsed walls; ruins of a building


who would have known

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?


don't call me sir, I work for a living

(US, military, idiomatic, sometimes humorous) Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.


斷壁殘垣

ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ

дуаньбицаньюань

/tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/tyːn²² pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ wuːn²¹/

/tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/tyːn²² pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ wuːn²¹/


tusen sinom tusen

(idiomatic) incredibly many, innumerable


不咎既往

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³ kei̯³³ wɔːŋ¹³/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³ kei̯³³ wɔːŋ¹³/

let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones


方太教煮餸——整定

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵ kaːu̯³³ t͡syː³⁵ sʊŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ²²/

Lisa Fong is a television personality who hosts cooking shows, in which she often moves on to the next step with an identical dish that is prepared in advance, due to time constraints. Hence her method of teaching cookery is described as 整定 (zing² ding⁶, “pre-made, prepared in advance”), which has another sense of “predestined; preordained”.

Mrs. Fong teaches cooking dishes - it's made in advance

(Hong Kong Cantonese) predestined; preordained


nicht die Welt

Naja, zwölf Kilometer, das ist ja auch nicht die Welt.

Ah well, twelve kilometres, it’s not that much after all.

Ich verdien zwar nicht die Welt, aber die Arbeit macht Spaß.

I don’t earn a lot, but the work is fun.

a moderate amount or degree, not very much


寧為雞頭，不做鳳尾

寧爲鷄頭，不做鳳尾
宁为鸡头，不做凤尾

ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄡˊ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˇ

нин вэй цзитоу

бу цзо фэнвэй

/niŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to prefer to stand out from a mediocre crowd than to be a nobody among an exceptional crowd


when you're hot, you're hot

(informal) When a person or a team is experiencing good luck, they are bound to continue succeeding or winning.


北角夜總會——麗池

/pɐk̚⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɛː²² t͡sʊŋ³⁵ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ lɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/

Pun on 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “The Ritz Night Club”) and 例遲 (lai6 ci4, “habitually late”). The former is a nightclub near North Point, and also name of a general area 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “Lai Chi”) named after the nightclub, in present-day Quarry Bay.

Nightclub in North Point:The Ritz Night Club

(Hong Kong Cantonese) habitually late; always late; frequently late


menojalka vipattaa

Minulla vipattaa menojalka kyllä nyt sen verran, että on pakko lähteä jonnekin.

I feel like going out to party so much that I have to go somewhere.

(idiomatic) to feel like going out somewhere to party


come le api sul miele

Literally, “like (the) bees on (the) honey”.

Sono scattati verso la piscina come le api sul miele.

They sprinted to the swimming pool like bees attracted to honey.

as if by a very strong force of attraction; in the same way that bees are attracted to honey


nhất ngôn ký xuất, tứ mã nan truy

[ɲət̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧ ki˧˦ swət̚˧˦ tɨ˧˦ maː˦ˀ˥ naːn˧˧ t͡ɕwi˧˧]

[ɲək̚˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦ swək̚˦˧˥ tɨ˨˩˦ maː˧˨ naːŋ˧˧ ʈwɪj˧˧]

[ɲək̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ kɪj˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ tɨ˦˥ maː˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 一言既出，駟馬難追 (“A word once spoken cannot be overtaken by a four-horse-team.”)

vi-etym-sino

2019, An Nguyên, "Nhất ngôn ký xuất", Thanh Niên (Young People) Online
“Nhất ngôn ký xuất, tứ mã nan truy”, quan chức càng phải thuộc điều này.
“Nhất ngôn ký xuất, tứ mã nan truy” (a word once spoken cannot be overtaken by a four-horse-team), the officials must be even more mindful of this.

a promise is a promise
a promise is a promise

a word once spoken cannot be taken back; a promise must be kept; a promise is a promise


不可向邇

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄦˇ

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


歸心似箭

ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

гуйсиньсыцзянь

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡siːn³³/

/kui³³⁻²³ sim³³⁻²³ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²¹³/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡siːn³³/

/kui³³⁻²³ sim³³⁻²³ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²¹³/

to have one's heart set on returning home; to have an urge to return home


me piro vampiro

see you later alligator
see you later alligator

(colloquial) I'm out of here; I'm offski; see you later alligator


魚米之鄉

ㄩˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄤ

/y³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/y³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

land where rice and fish are abundantly produced


不期而然

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

to happen unexpectedly; to turn out contrary to one's expectations


不期而會

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

to meet unexpectedly or by chance; to have a chance encounter


kính nhi viễn chi

[kïŋ˧˦ ɲi˧˧ viən˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕi˧˧]

[kɨn˦˧˥ ɲɪj˧˧ viəŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˧˧]

[kɨn˦˥ ɲɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˦ cɪj˧˧]

[kɨn˦˥ ɲɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦ cɪj˧˧]

2016, Trà Xanh, "Phụ Nữ Thông Minh Khó Tìm Chồng? (Is It Hard for Smart Women to Find Husbands?)", Dân Trí (Popular Intellect) Online
Bản lĩnh ở người phụ nữ thông minh nhiều khi khiến đàn ông... sợ, chỉ biết kính nhi viễn chi mà chẳng dám đến gần.
A smart woman's prudence and fortitude on many occasions make men... afraid, so much they only know to just kính nhi viễn chi (respectfully keep their distance) and dare not approach.

(figurative, often humorous) to respect yet keep one's distance; to respectfully distance oneself


老弱婦孺

ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ jœːk̚² fuː¹³ jyː²¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ jœːk̚² fuː¹³ jyː²¹/

the elderly, the infirm, women, and children


all rumors are true

First use appears c. 1862. See cite below.

...a precedent which, if all rumors are true, ought to be followed out in the case of the late fight or panic.

1862, Frank Moore (editor), The Rebellion Record - A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc., Volume 2, page 381:

If all rumors are true, the spirit of alcohol has also had much to do with the witchcraft believed to have been practised in some portions of the town, and especially on one occasion in the near vicinity of Clark's Corner!

1882, Moses Thurston Runnels, Annals, page 288:

"In Washington and Hollywood all rumors are true," Blair responded.

2000, Reed E. Hundt, You Say You Want a Revolution - A Story of Information Age Politics, page 220:

(humorous) A rumor is usually not unfounded.


徒有虛名

ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/tʰu³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ hɵy̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/tʰu³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ hɵy̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

to have a reputation for something one actually lacks; having a fake reputation


歷久彌新

ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

/li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/lɪk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ nei̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

/li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/lɪk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ nei̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

to last long and become even more vigorous as time passes


where's the lie

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-where's the lie.wav

(US, idiomatic, derogatory) Said in response to an undeniable or axiomatic truth.


不堪其擾

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄠˇ

/pu⁵¹ kʰän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ kʰän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to be unable to bear a repeated disturbance


不疼不癢

ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ

/pu⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

not getting to the substance of the matter; perfunctory; superficial

不痛不癢

not getting into the substance of the matter

hesitant and equivocal in attitude (when dealing with a matter)


不是玩兒的

ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄨㄢˊㄦ ˙ㄉㄜ

буши ваньр дэ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵ d̥ə³/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² wuːn²² jiː²¹ tɪk̚⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵ d̥ə³/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² wuːn²² jiː²¹ tɪk̚⁵/


壯士斷腕

ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ

чжуаншидуаньвань

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

to decisively take drastic but necessary measures at a critical moment


još kako

jȍš (“still, yet, even”) + kȁko (“how”).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see još, kako.


још како

јо̏ш (“still, yet, even”) + ка̏ко (“how”).

af

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see још, како.


how yes no

sh-phrase

how yes no (Cyrillic spelling хау јес но)

Humorous word-by-word mistranslation of kako da ne (“how could it be otherwise”) into English, taking da as the interjection “yes” instead of the conjunction “that”.

(slang, humorous) Synonym of kako da ne (“naturally, as if, yeah, right, like hell”)


直搗黃龍

ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

чжидаохуанлун

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² tou̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² tou̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Yue Fei became very delighted and said to his subordinates, "We will attack to Huanglong Prefecture (an important city of the Jurchen Empire) directly, and then let's drink our fill there!"

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

Fēi dàxǐ, yǔ qí xià yuē: “Zhídǐ Huánglóngfǔ, yǔ zhūjūn tòngyǐn ěr!”

飛大喜，語其下曰：「直抵黃龍府，與諸君痛飲爾！」

飞大喜，语其下曰：「直抵黄龙府，与诸君痛饮尔！」

to attack the enemy's headquarters or lair directly


kako da ne

kako da ne (Cyrillic spelling како да не)

kȁko (“how”) + da (“that”) + ne (“not”), the overall sense roughly amounting to “how could it be otherwise?”


まである

人じゃないまである


不瘟不火

ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/pu⁵¹ wən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ wən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(of a performance) neither dull nor overpowering; just right


勸善懲惡

ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ

ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄥˇ ㄜˋ

цюаньшаньчэнъэ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/hyːn³³ siːn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːk̚³/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/hyːn³³ siːn²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːk̚³/

zh-l

懲惡勸善／惩恶劝善 (chéng'èquànshàn)

to encourage the good and punish the wicked


I got mine

Although the Wofford quote ["We don't need affirmative action — we're already here"] may have been a well-intended attempt to demonstrate that gay people can make it, it tends to reflect an "I got mine, too bad about you" sentiment reminiscent of Clarence Thomas.

1991 December 15, Kathyrin E. Diaz, “Telling Fortune”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 22, page 7:

Strutting with pride over his nouveau-riche status, George [Jefferson of The Jeffersons] embodied and employed the trickle-down economic values of Reagan-era America, as well as an "I got mine," up-by-your-bootstraps ideology that was simultaneously mocked and celebrated in this version of a social sitcom.

2008, Bambi Higgins, “The Black Situation Comedy”, in Todd Boyd, editor, African Americans and Popular Culture, page 227:

BMWs have excellent road manners, depreciate slowly, and have an “I got mine!” cachet that buyers find hard to resist.

2010, Phil Edmonston, Lemon-Aid New Cars and Trucks 2010, page 341:

Rand liked to call her view “objectivism” though some liken it to libertarianism. It reminds me more of an “I got mine” philosophy than of anything else. Most of us live in a world somewhere between the extremes of absolute selfishness and absolute self-abnegation.

2014, Roger Lee Ray, Progressive Faith and Practice: Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By, unnumbered page:

(often used attributively) Used to convey that one has achieved success and that others should be able to as well regardless of ability, background, or circumstances.


冒大不韙

ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²² taːi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²² taːi̯²² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

to act in defiance of universal condemnation


犯天下之大不韙

ㄈㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˇ

фань тянься чжи дабувэй

/fän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


ten for the big guy

(business, informal, uncommon) Used to denote when the head or leader of a group or organization receives a cut of ten percent of the gross from a deal.


ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ

aii-phrase

ܡܘܿ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿ ܠܲܝܬ؟

ܡܘܿ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿ ܠܲܝܬ؟ • (mō īt mō layt?)

ܡܘܿ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿ ܠܲܝܬ؟ (canonical)
mō īt mō layt? (romanization)

From underlying ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܠܲܝܬ (mōdī īt mōdī layt, literally “what is there, what is there not”); compare the same in Iraqi Arabic شاكو ماكو (šāku māku) and North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi).

cog

(informal) what's up?; what's going on?; how are you?


de homem para homem

[d͡ʒi ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ pa.ɾɐ ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]

[d͡ʒi ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ pa.ɾɐ ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈd‿ɔ.mɐ̃j̃ pɐ.ɾɐ ˈɔ.mɐ̃j̃/


WEFT

(aviation) Acronym of wing(s), engine(s), fuselage(s), tail(s). A mnemonic for airplane identification, of most the most identifiable parts of the aeroplane, that can be used to distinguish one aircraft from another.


say less

(slang, humorous) Indicating enthusiastic agreement to a request.


除笨有精

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ pɐn²² jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ pɐn²² jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to enjoy long-term benefits by disregarding short-term benefits


lood om oud ijzer

'Of u me nou vertelt dat u Kempner heet of Schulze of Müller,' zegt de oude vrouw energiek, 'is me lood om oud ijzer, die naam zegt niks. U draait eromheen, jongeman. Bent u misschien van de inlichtingen?'

2016, Heinz Rein, De slag om Berlijn, Overamstel Uitgevers, →ISBN, page 65:

'Whether you tell me your name is Kempner or Schulze or Müller,' says the old woman full of energy, 'makes no difference to me, a name means nothing. You are beating around the bush, young man. Are you perhaps from an intelligence agency?'

(of two or more possibilities) It makes no difference


跌落地揦返拃沙

to grab a handful of sand after falling onto the ground

/tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²² laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/

/tiːt̚³ lɔːk̚² tei̯²²⁻³⁵ laː³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ t͡saː²² saː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to refuse to admit fault or error by suggesting that the action has a different purpose


霧裡看花

ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

/u⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/u⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

to be unable to see the truth of the situation clearly


I go to school by bus

/aːi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ tʰuː²² skuː⁵⁵ paːi̯²² pɐs⁵⁵/

Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.

a dummy response to questions when an English answer is expected

學咗幾廿年英文仲yes no what / I go to school by bus

2018, “港女收港男皮”, performed by 農夫 [nóngfū]:

You've learned English for many years but you're still "yes", "no", "what", "I go to school by bus".

a phrase used to signify the speaker's poor understanding or lack of proficiency of English

a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting


hang onto your hat

hold onto your hat
hold onto your hat#English


母以子貴

ㄇㄨˇ ㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

/mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

a mother becomes more respected because of her son


budi pekerti

Compound of budi (“sense; mind; character”) + pekerti (“morals, ethics; character”).


make it make sense

Y'all I can't with these discriminatory hiring practices. I was just rejected from a role for not being technical enough when I asked for more feedback was told it was a lack of familiarity with the technology they were using. I wrote the package they're using. Make it make sense

2022 April 2, Stephon Does Tech 👨🏾💻⚡🇺🇦 (@stephondoestech), Twitter:

“Another day to be reminded that women can also be the patriarchy,” Waterhouse tweeted, tagging Gossip Girl writer Lila Feinberg. “Seeing critiques of the patriarchy and sexism, then I get name-checked as somebody’s nobody girlfriend,” she continued in a second tweet. “Make it make sense.”

2022 December 30, Carrie Wittmer, “Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse: A Complete Relationship Timeline”, in Glamour:

(informal) Used to express the absurdity of a situation.


甜言美語

ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄩˇ

тяньяньмэйюй

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːm²¹ jiːn²¹ mei̯¹³ jyː¹³/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːm²¹ jiːn²¹ mei̯¹³ jyː¹³/

sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery


不知所終

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

to not know what has become of someone; to not know someone's whereabouts; to not know what happened to someone


將功補過

ㄐㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³/

to make amends for one's faults by good deeds


/jiː²² lɪŋ²¹ sei̯³³ lʊk̚²/

/jiː²² lɪŋ²¹ sei̯³³ lʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) very long time period; eternity


more cushion for the pushin'

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-more cushion for the pushin'.wav

cushion for the pushin'
cushion for the pushin'#English

Alternative form of cushion for the pushin'


head

if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it?

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it.wav

(colloquial, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to discourage the interlocutor from blind obedience.

if someone told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it


親力親為

ㄑㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ

циньлициньвэй

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ lɪk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ lɪk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/


a llorar a la llorería

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines

Literally, “[go] to cry at the crying-space”


head

if someone told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?

if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it#English

(rhetorical question) Alternative form of if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it


做又三十六，唔做又三十六

做又三十六，唔做又三十六

zou⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ sap⁶ luk⁶, m⁴ zou⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ sap⁶ luk⁶

jouh yauh sāam sahp luhk, m̀h jouh yauh sāam sahp luhk

dzou⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ sap⁹ luk⁹, m⁴ dzou⁶ jau⁶ saam¹ sap⁹ luk⁹

zou⁶ yeo⁶ sam¹ seb⁶ lug⁶, m⁴ zou⁶ yeo⁶ sam¹ seb⁶ lug⁶

/t͡sou̯²² jɐu̯²² saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² lʊk̚² m̩²¹ t͡sou̯²² jɐu̯²² saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² lʊk̚²/

Under the communist social system before Chinese economic reform, most of the workers in state-owned organizations received a monthly salary of approximately 36 yuans no matter how much effort they paid.

doing [one's job, one] gets [a salary of] thirty-six, not doing [one's job, the salary is] also thirty-six

(Cantonese) the payoffs or outcomes are always the same, whether one is doing the job properly or not (suggests that one should not put effort into doing their work)


omasta takaa

Meillä on lakanat omasta takaa.

Hyvä, että meillä on juomavettä omasta takaa!

Good that we have our own supply of drinking water!

(of) one's (very) own (referring to self-sufficiency)


don't you know

(chiefly Upper Midwestern US, informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.


would you be so kind as to

(colloquial) Would you please (do something); used to ask someone to do something politely.


高位厚祿

ㄍㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

high position and handsome salary; high posts with salaries to match


a little of something goes a long way

(idiomatic) Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.


食住花生等睇戲

/sɪk̚² t͡syː²² faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

According to The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong, the idiom comes from Mr. Peanut's slogan, initially intented to promote peanuts as a side dish when watching movies. The slang later used in HKGolden and spread to the other forums. Compared to get the popcorn.

to eat peanuts and wait for watching the show

(Hong Kong, Internet slang) to watch a conflict and treat it as an entertainment


ty môj kokot

holy fuck, holy fucking shit (an expression of surprise)


čo ti jebe

Čo ti jebe?!


Onnekasta Joulua

[ˈo̞nːəkəs̠t ˈjo̞u̯ɫo̞]

[ˈo̞nːe̞ˌɡ̊ɑʃtɑ ˈjo̞u̯ɫuɑ]

Hyvvää Uutta Vootta ja Onnekasta Joulua!

2008, Сойкинский Край, number 7, page 1:


Hyvvää Uutta Vootta

/ˈhyʋæː ˈuːtːɑ ˈʋoːtːɑ/

[ˈhyʋːæ ˈuːtː ˈʋoːtː]

/ˈhyʋæː ˈuːtːɑ ˈʋoːtːɑ/

[ˈhyʋˑæː ˈuːtːɑ ˈʋo̝ːtːɑ]


好下晡

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

Calque of English good afternoon or calque of Spanish buenas tardes.


take a picture, it'll last longer

take a picture, it will last longer#English

Alternative spelling of take a picture, it will last longer


/ˈærːæltæ ˈærːælːeˣ/

[ˈærːæl̪t̪æ ˈærːælːe̞(ʔ)]


潑油救火

ㄆㄛ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD].

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Jīn shǐ tā wèi xiānfēng, shì pōyóujiùhuǒ yě.

今使他為先鋒，是潑油救火也。

今使他为先锋，是泼油救火也。

pour fuel on the fire
pour fuel on the fire


bịt tai trộm chuông

[ʔɓit̚˧˨ʔ taːj˧˧ t͡ɕom˧˨ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓit̚˨˩ʔ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩ʔ t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨ taːj˧˧ ʈom˨˩˨ cuəŋ˧˧]

Calque of Chinese 掩耳盜鈴／掩耳盗铃 (yǎn'ěrdàolíng).

cal

bury one's head in the sand
bury one's head in the sand

to fool oneself, to bury one's head in the sand


ܐܢ ܒܣܡܐ ܠܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂

ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ • (in bāsmā lōḵ)

ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
in bāsmā lōḵ (romanization)

Literally, “If it pleases you”. Compare the same in French s’il vous plaît.

ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ؟

māṣēt yāḇēt lī ḥačā laḥmā in bāsmā lōḵ ?


口甜舌滑

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹ siːt̚² waːt̚²/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹ siːt̚³ waːt̚²/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹ siːt̚² waːt̚²/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹ siːt̚³ waːt̚²/

(Cantonese, of a person) speaking sweetly; full of sweet-talk


e qui comincian le dolenti note

Literally, “and here begin the sad notes”. From an alteration of a line in Dante's La Divina Commedia.

lit

said when a negative fact or situation presents itself


a outro can con ese óso

More of less, "You better give that bone to another dog".

tell it to the marines
tell it to the marines


傷害中華民族的感情

ㄕㄤ ㄏㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

soeng¹ hoi⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ man⁴ zuk⁶ dik¹ gam² cing⁴

shang¹-hai⁴ Chung¹-hua² min²-tsu² tê⁵ kan³-chʻing²

шанхай Чжунхуа миньцзу дэ ганьцин

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ min³⁵ t͡su³⁵ d̥ə³ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

sēung hoih jūng wàh màhn juhk dīk gám chìhng

soeng¹ hoi⁶ dzung¹ waa⁴ man⁴ dzuk⁹ dik⁷ gam² tsing⁴

sêng¹ hoi⁶ zung¹ wa⁴ men⁴ zug⁶ dig¹ gem² qing⁴

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ mɐn²¹ t͡sʊk̚² tɪk̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(Mainland China, officialese) to "hurt the feelings of the Chinese nation" (a phrase for registering national displeasure)


傷害14億人民感情

伤害14亿人民感情
傷害十四億人民感情

ㄕㄤ ㄏㄞˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

soeng¹ hoi⁶ sap⁶ sei³ jik¹ jan⁴ man⁴ gam² cing⁴

shang¹-hai⁴ shih²-ssŭ⁴ i⁴ jên²-min² kan³-chʻing²

шанхай шисы и жэньминь ганьцин

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

sēung hoih sahp sei yīk yàhn màhn gám chìhng

soeng¹ hoi⁶ sap⁹ sei³ jik⁷ jan⁴ man⁴ gam² tsing⁴

sêng¹ hoi⁶ seb⁶ séi³ yig¹ yen⁴ men⁴ gem² qing⁴

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯²² sɐp̚² sei̯³³ jɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹ kɐm³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(Mainland China, officialese) to "hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion people" (a phrase for registering national displeasure)


公報私仇

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˋ ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³³ siː⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³³ siː⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

to use one's official position to avenge a personal grudge


MACH

(programming) Acronym of microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless.


TLDL

(Internet slang) Alternative form of tl;dl


TLDW

(Internet slang) Alternative form of TL;DW


TL;DL

(online communication) Initialism of too long; didn’t listen., signaling that an audio message (such as a podcast or voicemail) lacked communicative efficacy because of its length.


ohne Mampf kein Kampf

an army marches on its stomach
an army marches on its stomach

(originally military) an army marches on its stomach (proper food/provisioning is a requirement of any undertaking)


you know what I'm saying

do you know what I'm saying
do you know what I'm saying#English

Alternative form of do you know what I'm saying


do you know what I'm saying

(informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm attention, understanding, or agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.


negeri beruang merah

Compound of negeri (“land”) + beruang (“bear”) + merah (“red”), literally “the land of red bear”.


民智

chữ Hán form of dân trí (“intellectual level of the people”).


time over

(rare) Synonym of game over in the case where the player has exceeded a time limit.


မအလ

မအေလိုး မအေလိုး#Burmese

(swear word, slang) Abbreviation of မအေလိုး (ma.elui:)., commonly used as an internet shorthand


入實驗室撳緊急掣

jap⁹ sat⁹ jim⁶ sat⁷ gam⁶ gan² gap⁷ dzai³

/jɐp̚² sɐt̚² jiːm²² sɐt̚⁵ kɐm²² kɐn³⁵ kɐp̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

to enter the laboratory and press the emergency stop button


琴瑟合鳴

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

琴瑟和鳴 琴瑟和鳴#Chinese

琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鸣#Chinese

Alternative form of 琴瑟和鳴／琴瑟和鸣 (qínsèhémíng)


王車易位

ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

ㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄜ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

ван цзюй ивэй

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/


μάρκα μ' έκαψες

head

μάρκα μ' έκαψες • (márka m' ékapses)

el-phrase

μάρκα μ' έκαψες • (márka m' ékapses)

cheap brand (especially when discovered after purchase: "You get what you pay for!")

(figuratively) dodgy character, snake in the grass


分文不取

ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˇ

фэньвэньбуцюй

/fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/


害人害己

ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄐㄧˇ

хайжэньхайцзи

/xaɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ hɔːi̯²² kei̯³⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔːi̯²² jɐn²¹ hɔːi̯²² kei̯³⁵/


Orange Man bad

Intentionally used without a verb, playing into the trope that barbaric or primitive people omit copulas such as is.

CNN BREAKING NOW: ORANGE MAN BAD Is this supposed to be a news site? This looks more like parody news that is not to be taken seriously. Obviously this is the first place you go to when you install the Dissenter app lol CNN IS FAKE NEWS[…]

2019 May 4, Scott Barry, 609 Pages of Horse Shit, Lulu.com, →ISBN:

Orange Man bad. Orange Man wanted to drain the swamp and create some balance again. Orange Man was also a complete stand for the sovereignty and independence of America. He was an advocate for all peoples living great lives.

2021 July 20, Mike Shereck, Manhood Manifesto: How Men Must Lead at Home, at Work, and in the Public Sphere, Bombardier Books, →ISBN:

Because, because, because Orange Man Bad: ThinkProgress continues, “...even worse, the climate policy agenda President Donald Trump is pushing — actions that include rolling back U.S. laws that reduce carbon pollution and abandoning the[…]

2022 June 8, Matt Teahan, We Are America, We Are Americans (HB), Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 438:

(Internet slang, US politics, sarcastic) A statement used to mock opposers of the American politician Donald Trump, implying that they only oppose him because it is popular to do so.


丟雷樓某

ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄡˊ ㄇㄡˇ

/ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ moʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Jocular approximation of Cantonese 屌你老母 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻², “fuck your mother; fuck you”).


காலை வணக்கம்

head

காலை வணக்கம் • (kālai vaṇakkam)

/kaːlɐɪ̯ ʋɐɳɐkːɐm/


மாலை வணக்கம்

மாலை வணக்கம் • (mālai vaṇakkam)

/maːlɐɪ̯ ʋɐɳɐkːɐm/


பிற்பகல் வணக்கம்

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் • (piṟpakal vaṇakkam)

/pɪrpɐɡɐl ʋɐɳɐkːɐm/


மதிய வணக்கம்

/mɐd̪ɪjɐ ʋɐɳɐkːɐm/


thanks for coming to my TED Talk

Since 2015. The expression draws a parallel between the speaker's speech and the typical format of a TED Talk – an opinionated monologue on a particular topic.

You might be best friends with your designer/developer after this process is over, but you still want to be able to pay the bill and walk away with your property if anything goes wrong. Your designer should want that for you! OK, rant over. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

2021 May 21, Lori Culwell, Funny You Should Ask: How to Make a Website: The 100% Not Boring Guide to Setting Up Your Website With Wordpress^([sic]) (Funny You Should Ask), Get Creative, Inc.:

(slang, humorous) Sarcastically or self-deprecatingly said at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.


இரவு வணக்கம்

/ɪɾɐʋʊ ʋɐɳɐkːɐm/

[ɪɾɐʋɯ ʋɐɳɐkːɐm]

good evening (greeting at the end of the day)


எப்படி இருக்கீங்க

எப்படி இருக்கீங்க • (eppaṭi irukkīṅka)

/ɛpːɐɖɪ ɪɾʊkːiːŋɡɐ/

[ɛpːɐɖi ɪɾʊkːiːŋɡɐ]

Spoken form of எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள் (eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ).


இனிய இரவு

/ɪnɪjɐ ɪɾɐʋʊ/

[ɪnɪjɐ ɪɾɐʋɯ]


சாப்பிட்டீங்களா

சாப்பிட்டீங்களா • (cāppiṭṭīṅkaḷā)

/t͡ɕaːpːɪʈːiːŋɡɐɭaː/

[saːpːɪʈːiːŋɡɐɭaː]

Spoken form of சாப்பிட்டு விட்டீர்களா (cāppiṭṭu viṭṭīrkaḷā).


நான் தொலஞ்சிட்டேன்

நான் தொலஞ்சிட்டேன் • (nāṉ tolañciṭṭēṉ)

/n̪aːn t̪ɔlɐɲd͡ʑɪʈːeːn/

Spoken form of நான் தொலைந்துவிட்டேன் (nāṉ tolaintuviṭṭēṉ).

en-நான்_தொலஞ்சிட்டேன்-ta-phrase-FsYIx4tv


濟濟一堂

ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄧ ㄊㄤˊ

/t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

many people gather together in the same place


உங்களுக்கு கடவுள் நம்பிக்கை இருக்கா

உங்களுக்கு கடவுள் நம்பிக்கை இருக்கா • (uṅkaḷukku kaṭavuḷ nampikkai irukkā)

uṅkaḷukku kaṭavuḷ nampikkai irukkā (romanization)

/ʊŋɡɐɭʊkːʊ kɐɖɐʋʊɭ n̪ɐmbɪkːɐɪ̯ ɪɾʊkːaː/

[ʊŋɡɐɭʊkːɯ kɐɖɐʋʊɭ n̪ɐmbɪkːɐɪ̯ ɪɾʊkːaː]

Spoken form of உங்களுக்கு கடவுள் மீது நம்பிக்கை இருக்கிறதா (uṅkaḷukku kaṭavuḷ mītu nampikkai irukkiṟatā).

do you believe in God?
do you believe in God?

en-உங்களுக்கு_கடவுள்_நம்பிக்கை_இருக்கா-ta-phrase-BhCg7biN


摙春袋

/liːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/liːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/liːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/liːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Literally "to have one's scrotum gripped or pressed by someone else". Compare English soft underbelly.

(Cantonese) to have one's weak spot in someone else's hands


一日最衰

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡sɵy̯³³ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² t͡sɵy̯³³ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

I don't have anything to eat! It's all your fault

jat¹ jat⁶ zeoi³ seoi¹ dou¹ hai⁶ nei⁵, gaau² dou³ ngo⁵ mou⁵ faan⁶ sik⁶!

一日最衰都係你，搞到我冇飯食！

一日最衰都系你，搞到我冇饭食！

It's all because of Occupy Central! Blame them!

jat¹ jat⁶ zeoi³ seoi¹ dou¹ hai⁶ zim³ zung¹!

一日最衰都係佔中！

一日最衰都系占中！

to blame someone; to attribute responsibility to someone


老蓮咁遠

/lou̯¹³ liːn²¹⁻³⁵ kɐm³³ jyːn¹³/

/lou̯¹³ liːn²¹⁻³⁵ kɐm³³ jyːn¹³/


爺青回

ㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ

/jɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/jɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

爺的青春回來了。

爷的青春回来了。

Used to express one's excitedness when having seen something that had been popular in former times and carries one's memory of former times reappears, reoccurs or gets popular again.


төһө-хачча буолуой

төһө-хачча буолуой • (töhö-qacca buoluoy)

From төһө (töhö) and хачча (qacca), both meaning "how much", and буол (buol, “to be”).

This is a set phrase for a polite request, and can be translated as "won't you (please)?" It typically goes at the end of the sentence.


төһөтүн да иһин

төһөтүн да иһин • (töhötün da ihin)

From төһө (töhö, “how much”) + да (da, “any”) + иһин (ihin, “due to”).

төһөтүн да иһин, эн сыыстыҥ


биллэн турар

From билин (bilin, “to be well-known”) + тур (tur, “to stand”).

биллэн турар, эн итиниэхэ сөбүлэспэккин


meu ben

[ˈmɛʊ̯ ˈbɛŋ]

[ˈmeʊ̯ ˈbɛŋ]

sweetheart, darling (an affectionate term of address)


扲荷包

/ŋɐm²¹ hɔː²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɐm²¹ hɔː²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/


meu rei

[ˈmɛʊ̯ ˈrei̯]


阿媽都唔認得

even one's mother could not recognize [them]

/aː³³ maː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ²² tɐk̚⁵/

/aː³³ maː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ²² tɐk̚⁵/

After I bought [the flat] and decorated it, [its price] rose for some time. Then the Asian financial crisis came, and [the price] plummeted awfully.

ngo⁵ maai⁵ liu⁵ zong¹ sau¹ zi¹ hau⁶, sing¹ liu⁵ jat¹ zan⁶, zip³ zoek⁶ aa³ zau¹ gam¹ jung⁴ fung¹ bou⁶ loi⁴ dou³, dit³ dou³ aa³ maa¹ dou¹ m⁴ jing⁶ dak¹.

我買了裝修之後，升了一陣，接着亞洲金融風暴來到，跌到阿媽都唔認得。

我买了装修之后，升了一阵，接着亚洲金融风暴来到，跌到阿妈都唔认得。

When I got back home, I told mom that I was kicked out from school. This infuriated her and she immediately beat me up very awfully.

2016, Gill Mohindepaul Singh, 香港製造 [Made in Hong Kong], page 30

ngo⁵ faan¹ dou³ uk¹ kei² tung⁴ aa³ maa¹ gong² ji⁵ ging¹ gon² zo² ceot¹ haau³, gik¹ dou³ aa³ maa¹ zik¹ hak¹ daa² zo² ngo⁵ jat¹ caan¹, zan¹ hai⁶ daa² dou³ aa³ maa¹ dou¹ m⁴ jing⁶ dak¹.

我返到屋企同阿媽講已經趕咗出校，激到阿媽即刻打咗我一餐，真係打到阿媽都唔認得。

我返到屋企同阿妈讲已经赶咗出校，激到阿妈即刻打咗我一餐，真系打到阿妈都唔认得。

The policemen and firefighters have not much to do, [while] the paramedics (over)work awfully.

2021, 梁寶龍, 政府內部的吶喊──香港公務員工運口述史, page 186

aa³ soe⁴, siu¹ fong⁴ jyun⁴ mou⁵ mat¹ je⁵ zou⁶, gau³ wu⁶ jyun⁴ zou⁶ dou³ aa³ maa¹ dou¹ m⁴ jing⁶ dak¹.

阿SIR、消防員無乜嘢做，救護員做到阿媽都唔認得。

阿SIR、消防员无乜嘢做，救护员做到阿妈都唔认得。

(Cantonese, figuratively, humorous, with 到) awfully; extremely; terribly


short for

Don is short for Donald.

An abbreviation or nickname for; a shortening of.


深居簡出

ㄕㄣ ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨ

шэньцзюйцзяньчу

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

to live a secluded life and rarely come out of one's home


揦手唔成勢

/laː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

/laː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) unable to cope with or deal with a task or problem, especially due to lack of preparation


倒瀉籮蟹

(be like) crabs spilled out of the basket

/tou̯³⁵ sɛː³⁵ lɔː²¹ haːi̯¹³/

/tou̯³⁵ sɛː³⁵ lɔː²¹ haːi̯¹³/


izin mendirikan bangunan

Compound of izin (“permit”) + mendirikan (“to construct”) + bangunan (“building”).

com

(construction, law, historical) building permit, construction permit, planning permission.


海底石斑——好瘀

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ sɛːk̚² paːn⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵ jyː³⁵/

Pun on homophone pair 好瘀 (hou2 jyu2, “very embarrassing”) and 好魚／好鱼 (hou2 jyu4-2, “good fish”).

grouper from the bottom of the sea—very embarrassing


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