僧多粥少

ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ

сэндочжоушао

/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siau⁵³/

/sɤŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

not enough to go around; having demands exceeding supply


落手落腳

/lɔːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ lɔːk̚² kœːk̚³/

/lɔːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ lɔːk̚² kœːk̚³/

get one's hands dirty
get one's hands dirty

(Cantonese) to get one's hands dirty; to involve oneself in doing work


碌碌無為

ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance


債務累累

ㄓㄞˋ ㄨˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˇ

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːi̯³³ mou̯²² lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/

/t͡saːi̯³³ mou̯²² lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/


adiós Madrid, que te quedas sin gente

/aˌdjos maˌdɾid | ke te ˌkedas ˌsin ˈxente/

[aˌð̞joz maˌð̞ɾið̞ | ke t̪e ˌke.ð̞as ˌsĩŋ ˈxẽn̪.t̪e]

Literally, “goodbye Madrid, may you end up without people". More loosely translated, it could be "goodbye Madrid, I hope everyone leaves”. The exact origin of the phrase is not clear, but it seems to be from a story of a peddler who went to Madrid to make a fortune. Upon failing this, he uttered this phrase sadly while leaving the city.

lit

(idiomatic) good riddance (Used to indicate that a departure, or loss is welcome.)


c'est kif-kif

Ce qu’on fait ici ou rien, c’est kif kif.

1934, Daniel-Rops [pseudonym; Henri Petiot], Mort, où est ta victoire ?, page 388:

Je crois que le plus beau jour de sa vie c’est quand il s’est payé sa première carte orange cinc zones. Pour moi, Paris our Corbeil, c’est kif-kif.

1999, Anna Gavalda, “Permission”, in Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, →ISBN:

(expression, informal) it's all the same, it makes no difference


大智若愚

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ y³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː³³ jœːk̚² jyː²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ y³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː³³ jœːk̚² jyː²¹/

having great intelligence but appearing foolish; a man of great wisdom appearing slow-witted


I'm aromantic

Indicates that the speaker is aromantic.


I don't want to talk about it

Indicates that the speaker does not want to discuss a particular topic.


κἀγώ

head

κᾱ̓γώ • (kāgṓ)


KYS

Alternative form: kys

Person 1: apple juice is gross
Person 2: apple juice is so good kys hater

(Internet slang, offensive) Initialism of kill yourself.


asking for a friend

“Oh, please, like we'd ever believe that whole 'I'm asking for a friend' routine.”

2015, Belle Payton, Even the Score, page 70:

How many more of these #debates do we have to suffer through? Asking for a friend. — Eva Amurri Martino (@TheHappilyEva)

2016 October 9, “Celebrities React to Presidential Town Hall Debate 2016”, in Just Jared:

"So what really is "in the shooting motion" rule?!?!?" James wrote on Twitter. "Asking for a friend @OfficialNBARefs."

2018, "Lakers survive Ball's gaffe to beat Thunder in OT". — LeBron James (@KingJames)

(idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be posing the question on behalf of another person.


hell if I know

(idiomatic, vulgar) Synonym of I don't know


I don't drive

我𫧃晓捍车

góa bōe-hiáu hōaⁿ-chhia / góa bǒe-hiáu hōaⁿ-chhia / óa bē-hiáu hōaⁿ-chhia

我𫧃晓驶车

góa bōe-hiáu sái-chhia / góa bē-hiáu sái-chhia / óa bōe-hiáu sái-chhia / óa bē-hiáu sái-chhia

我𫧃晓开车

góa bōe-hiáu khui-chhia / góa bǒe-hiáu khui-chhia / góa bē-hiáu khui-chhia


I don't want to buy anything

我无爱买啥

góa bô ài bóe siáⁿ / góa bô ài bé sahⁿ / góa bô ài bóe siahⁿ

我无欲买啥

góa bô beh bóe siáⁿ / góa bô berh bóe siáⁿ / góa bô beh bé sahⁿ / góa bô beh bóe siahⁿ


my car has broken down

moje auto się zepsuło (use of the noun samochód or auto depends on the region the speaker is from)


木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる

ja-phrase

木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる

ミイラ-とり が ミイラ に なる

木乃伊取(ミイラと)りが木乃伊(ミイラ)になる • (mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru)

木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる (canonical)
mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru (romanization)

Attestable to at least 1881, when this expression was used in a kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami.
Literally “the mummy-taker becomes the mummy.”

(by extension) the preacher becomes the converted


de Filistijnen over u

From Judges 16. The quote was used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for warnings and doom-saying. Literally, “the Philistines be/are upon you”.

lit

En de wetenschap dat tienduizenden de nauwe straten van een dorp als Makkum zullen bevolken, maakte een plaatselijk organisator gisteren lichtelijk nerveus. „De Filistijnen over u,” zei Joop Bosboom.

1985 June 26, “Kerkepad één groot verbroederingsfeest”, in Leeuwarder courant, page 7:

2007, Jelle Tjalsma, Tussen twee vuren, Zomer & Keuning (publ.), 76.
Ze laat het er maar bij, te meer omdat de schoolbel gaat - de lessen zijn afgelopen. Straks is het: de Filistijnen over u!

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Een groep van zo’n 25 pubers stormt de ruimte binnen, inclusief livemuziek en overslaande, elkaar beconcurrerende lage jongensstemmen. Mijn vriendin en ik kijken elkaar aan. „De Filistijnen over u”, mompel ik.

2014 November 29, Carla van Hengel-van Esch, “Brune bonen en ander èten”, in Reformatorisch Dagblad:

Said when noisy people (are about to) arrive.


פעם שלישית גלידה

head

פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית גְּלִידָה

פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית גְּלִידָה • (pá'am sh'lishít glidá)

he-phrase

פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית גְּלִידָה

פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית גְּלִידָה (canonical)
pá'am sh'lishít glidá (romanization)

LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-פעם שלישית גלידה.wav

third time's a charm
third time's a charm

(roughly, humorous) Said when an event accures for the third time in a short span. third time's a charm.


混淆是非

ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

ㄏㄨㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ

хуньсяо шифэй

/xu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

хуньяо шифэй

/xu̯ən⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² fei̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wɐn²² ŋaːu̯²¹ siː²² fei̯⁵⁵/


天方夜譚

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄢˊ

тяньфанъетань

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɛː²² tʰaːm²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɛː²² tʰaːm²¹/

(figurative) cock-and-bull story; fantasy story; absurd idea; nonsense


kdyby něco

/ˈɡdɪbɪ ˈɲɛt͡sɔ/

Aposiopetic for *kdyby něco nastalo, *kdyby se něco přihodilo — if something (ever) happened.


wat is er

what's the matter? what's on your mind? what's wrong?


吃苦耐勞

ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ naɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ naɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/


千辛萬苦

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨˇ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨˇ

цяньсиньваньку

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ uan²¹³ kʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² fuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ɕin⁴² uan¹¹ kʰu²¹³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰu³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ sin³³ ban⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ sin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ ɕin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ uan²¹³ kʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² fuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ɕin⁴² uan¹¹ kʰu²¹³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰu³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ sin³³ ban⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ sin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ ɕin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

it is not easy for them thoroughly to comprehend the hardships our people went through in the struggle to free themselves from the oppression of the imperialists and Kuomintang reactionaries

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

bù róngyì shēnqiè liǎojiě wǒguó rénmín céngjīng zěnyàng jīnglì qiānxīnwànkǔ de dòuzhēng cái bǎituō le dìguó zhǔyì hé Guómíndǎng fǎndòngpài de yāpò

不容易深切了解我國人民曾經怎樣經歷千辛萬苦的鬥爭才擺脫了帝國主義和國民黨反動派的壓迫

不容易深切了解我国人民曾经怎样经历千辛万苦的斗争才摆脱了帝国主义和国民党反动派的压迫

trials and tribulations
trials and tribulations

suffering untold hardships; trials and tribulations


I'm a trans guy

Indicates that the speaker is a trans man.


Deus lhe pague

an expression of gratitude used by religious people


I'm a trans girl

Indicates that the speaker is a trans woman.


whatever happens, happens

Expresses acceptance of whatever happens in the future.


君子危うきに近寄らず

ja-phrase

くんし あやうき に ちかよらず

君(くん)子(し)危(あや)うきに近(ちか)寄(よ)らず • (kunshi ayauki ni chikayorazu)

君子危うきに近寄らず (canonical)
kunshi ayauki ni chikayorazu (romanization)


continued page 94

Used by Private Eye to abruptly end over-running articles and rants – the magazine never ran to 94 pages.

Yes the CIA has got a really big computer and lots of equations, and they screw up really well: Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Iran, continued page 94.

1996 August 24, Chris Whittington, “What I mean by solved”, in rec.games.chess.computer (Usenet):

While I have no interest in opera, fishing, the Church of England...(list continued page 94), I know that many other people do, and I tend to let them get on with it, without complaining about the "poisonous torrents" of things I don't like.

1999 January 7, Tim Hall, “Just tell us... Gary Richardson”, in uk.media.radio.bbc-r4 (Usenet):

Re-filming? When did that start? In my day we did it all in one take, with no chance of covering up embarrassing fluffs or other antics. But then Mr Gascoigne was _such_ a professional. Not like that journalist chappie that they have these days. Oh, and we had to win 3 times just to get through to the second round. Young people today just don't know they're (cont p.94)

2001 March 20, Stephen, “Linham Strikes Again”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet):

Let's face it: a man whose snappy one-liners usually include the phrase "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah (continued on page 94)" isn't going to be giving Nora Ephron any sleepless nights.

2002 January 25, Alan Hope, “Space: The Line That Never Was But Should Have Been”, in misc.writing.screenplays (Usenet):

Predicted reply from David: 'Ian Pace, idealist that he is, uses terms like "imperialism" as reified concepts without giving any clear description of what he means. Just like "capitalism" or "fascism" or "truth". These are just free-floating concepts which have no basis in reality. I prefer to look at the reality of what's actually going on in the world. (rant continued on page 94)'

2006 January 15, Ian Pace, “Mahler #6”, in rec.music.classical.recordings (Usenet):

Some people enjoy being hard done by, but are cursed by nothing much to complain about, so they're forced to invent things like how you're 'not allowed' to say 'queer' any more, but it's double standards because they use the word themselves and... (continued page 94)

2015 February 2, Syd Rumpo, “Coming Out”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet):

Indicates that the text could continue indefinitely; and so on ad infinitum.


sorry, we don't accept credit cards

olen pahoillani, emme hyväksy luottokortteja

nous n’acceptons pas les cartes de crédit

síntoo, non aceptamos tarxetas de crédito

Entschuldigung, wir akzeptieren keine Kreditkarten

syngnómi, den dechtoúme pistotikés kártes

συγγνώμη, δεν δεχτούμε πιστωτικές κάρτες

elnézést, hitelkártyát nem fogadunk el (kérek/kérünk)

maaf, kami tidak menerima pembayaran dengan kartu kredit

scusa, no accettiamo le carte di credito

przepraszam, nie akceptujemy kart kredytowych

desculpe, não aceitamos cartões de crédito

disculpa, no aceptamos tarjetas de crédito

disculpe, no aceptamos tarjetas de crédito


刣雞教猴

刣鸡教猴
刣鷄教猴
刣雞敎猴
刣鷄敎猴

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kie⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ka²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁴² kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ka¹¹⁻⁵³ kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² kue³³ ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kau²⁴/

/tʰai¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kau¹³/

/tʰai²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁴² kau²⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koi³³⁻²³ ka²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kie⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ka²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁴² kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ka¹¹⁻⁵³ kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² kue³³ ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kau²⁴/

/tʰai¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁵³ kau¹³/

/tʰai²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² ka²¹⁻⁴² kau²⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koi³³⁻²³ ka²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵⁵/

(Min) to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer


compliments of the house

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-compliments of the house.wav

(formal) Said when offering something on the house, for free.


de ghréas

From Old Irish do grés (“always, perpetually, continually”), from grés (“continuance, practice”) (see greas (“indefinite period of time”)).

inh

(literary) habitually, continually, perpetually


there must be something in the water

/ðɛə mʌst biː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔːtə/

/ðɛəɹ mʌst bi ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔtəɹ/

En-au-there must be something in the water.ogg

From the idea that there is a substance in drinking water which many people have drunk, thus affecting their behaviour.

Our fathers' fathers / Hand-me-downs / The clip for the rounds / Just squeeze, don't choke / The future weeps in the shadow of the gun smoke / There must be something in the water / There must be something in the water / Over and over and over and over again / Violent men meet violent ends

2019, “Something in the Water”, performed by Stray from the Path, UNFD:

(idiomatic, humorous) There are so many instances of something unusual, such as in people's behaviour, that there must be a common cause.

onkohan vedessä jotain outoa?

there are so many instances of something unusual that there must be a common cause


no wuckin' furries

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

no wucking furries
no wucking furries#English

(vulgar, slang) Pronunciation spelling of no wucking furries.


no wuckas

From no wuckin' furries, a jocular spoonerism of no fuckin' worries.

(Australia, slang, euphemistic) Synonym of no worries.


vai tomar no seu cu

vai tomar no cu
vai tomar no cu#Portuguese

(proscribed) Alternative form of vai tomar no cu


泛濫成災

ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞ

фаньланьчэнцзай

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/faːn³³ laːm²² sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/faːn³³ laːm²² sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

There is such a flood of statistical forms that they become a scourge.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

表報之多，鬧得泛濫成災。

表报之多，闹得泛滥成灾。

to run rampant; to run wild; to run amok


треба ми ...

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треба ми ...


treba mi ...

sh-phrase

treba mi ... (Cyrillic spelling треба ми ...)


身外之物

/ʂən⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ mɐt̚²/

錢乃身外之物。

钱乃身外之物。

mere worldly possessions; things external to one's life


之乎者也

ㄓ ㄏㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ jaː¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ t͡sia⁵²⁻³⁵ ia⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ hu³³ t͡se³³ ɦie²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ jaː¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ t͡sia⁵²⁻³⁵ ia⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ hu³³ t͡se³³ ɦie²¹/

The four common particles in Classical Chinese.

He used so many archaisms in his speech, it was impossible to understand half he said.

魯迅 Lu Xun, 《孔乙己》 Kung I-chi, 1919; translation by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang.

Tā duìrén shuōhuà, zǒngshì mǎnkǒu zhīhūzhěyě, jiào rén bàn dǒng bùdǒng de.

他對人說話，總是滿口之乎者也，教人半懂不懂的。

他对人说话，总是满口之乎者也，教人半懂不懂的。

(metonymically) unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk


春意闌珊

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄧˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄢ

чуньиланьшань

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵¹ län³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ jiː³³ laːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ i⁵¹ län³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ jiː³³ laːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

The curtain cannot keep out the patter of rain; Springtime is on the wane.

c. 978, Li Yu, 《浪淘沙令·簾外雨潺潺》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

簾外雨潺潺，春意闌珊。

帘外雨潺潺，春意阑珊。


надад ... хэрэгтэй

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надад ... хэрэгтэй

надад ... хэрэгтэй • (nadad ... xeregtej)

a doctor — эмч (emč)

food — хоол (xool)

help — тусламж (tuslamž)

money — мөнгө (möngö)

a map — газрын зураг (gazryn zurag)

water — ус (us)


屢教不改

ㄌㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ

люйцзяобугай

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ kaːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/

/lɵy̯¹³ kaːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/

He does wrong after being taught many times; he knows politeness rules, but he doesn't follow them anyway.

keoi⁵ leoi⁵ gaau³ bat¹ goi² gaa³, ming⁴ ming⁴ sik¹ lai⁵ maau⁶ dou¹ m⁴ sau².

佢屢教不改㗎，明明識禮貌都唔守。

佢屡教不改㗎，明明识礼貌都唔守。

Except for a few who cling to their mistakes and fail to mend their ways after repeated admonition, the majority of those who have erred can correct their mistakes.

Fàn cuòwù de rén, chúle jíshǎoshù jiānchí cuòwù, lǚjiàobùgǎi de yǐwài, dàduōshù shì kěyǐ gǎizhèng de.

犯錯誤的人，除了極少數堅持錯誤、屢教不改的以外，大多數是可以改正的。

犯错误的人，除了极少数坚持错误、屡教不改的以外，大多数是可以改正的。

to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible


我行我素

ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/ŋɔː¹³ hɐŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ sou̯³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/

uá kiâⁿ uá sù

/ua⁵² kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ua⁵²⁻³⁵ su²¹³/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/ŋɔː¹³ hɐŋ²¹ ŋɔː¹³ sou̯³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/

/ua⁵² kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ua⁵²⁻³⁵ su²¹³/

to persist in one's old ways; to continue in one's own way no matter what others say


早睡早起

ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ

цзаошуй цзаоци

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ sɵy̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ sɵy̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵/


悠哉悠哉

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 1 (《詩經·周南·關雎》)

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(《詩經·周南·關雎》)

(《詩經·周南·關雎》)

He sought her and found her not, and waking and sleeping he thought about her.
Long he thought; oh! long and anxiously; on his side, on his back, he turned, and back again.

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

Qiú zhī bù dé, wùmèi sīfú.
Yōuzāi yōuzāi, zhǎnzhuǎn fǎncè.

求之不得，寤寐思服。
悠哉悠哉，輾轉反側。

求之不得，寤寐思服。
悠哉悠哉，辗转反侧。

leisurely and carefree; free and unconstrained


四方八面

ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ miːn²²/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huoŋ⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/

/sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːt̚³ miːn²²/

四面八方 四面八方#Chinese

Synonym of 四面八方 (sìmiànbāfāng, “in all directions; all around; far and near”)


道德綁架

ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

даодэ банцзя

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/tou̯²² tɐk̚⁵ pɔːŋ³⁵ kaː³³/

/tau³⁵⁻¹¹ tek̚²⁻⁴ paŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ke²¹³/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/tou̯²² tɐk̚⁵ pɔːŋ³⁵ kaː³³/

/tau³⁵⁻¹¹ tek̚²⁻⁴ paŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ke²¹³/

to hijack morality to condemn someone; to occupy the moral high ground to dictate what others should do


一國兩制

ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ

yī guó liǎng zhì [Phonetic:yì guó liǎng zhì]

и го лян чжи

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the People's Republic of China proposal to reunify Taiwan.

coinage

one country, two systems
one country, two systems

"one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can maintain their capitalist political and economic systems distinct from Chinese mainland socialism)


mts.

Abbreviation of mainitun teoksen sivu (“page of the aforementioned work”).

Abbreviation of mainitun teoksen sivulla (“on the page of the aforementioned work”).


you just had to

You just had to take us on a "shortcut"! And now we're lost!


τα κουμπιά της Αλέξαινας

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(αυτά είναι) τα κουμπιά της Αλέξαινας

(αυτά είναι) τα κουμπιά της Αλέξαινας • ((aftá eínai) ta koumpiá tis Aléxainas)

el-phrase

(αυτά είναι) τα κουμπιά της Αλέξαινας

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub

therein lies the rub (literally: "the buttons of Alexainas")

en-τα_κουμπιά_της_Αλέξαινας-el-phrase-v7mz7ZoN


iru merden

Probably a calque of Spanish vete a la mierda.

(vulgar) go to hell; fuck you (literally "go to shit")


χρόνια και ζαμάνια

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χρόνια και ζαμάνια • (chrónia kai zamánia)

for ages, been awhile, for years and years

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התנשאי לי

הֲתִנָּשְׂאִי לִי?

הֲתִנָּשְׂאִי לִי? • (hatinas'í li)

הֲ תִנָּשְׂאִי לִי (canonical)
hatinas'í li (romanization)


I hope you're happy

That wasn't funny! You really scared me! I hope you're happy.

2016, “28 Pranks Later”, in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, episode:

(sarcastic) Said to scold someone who did something wrong, after seeing the consequences.


到此為止

ㄉㄠˋ ㄘˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/tou̯³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

他畫行線畫到此為止。

他画行线画到此为止。


holde tunga rett i munnen

nu gjaldt det at holde tungen ret i munden og ikke la sig mærke med nogenting

1892, Jonas Lie, Trold. Ny Samling, page 124:

now it was a matter of keeping your cool and not noticing anything

det gjaldt å holde tunga rett i munnen og ikke overse noe i iveren etter å gå løs på nye sider av saken

it was important to keep your tongue straight in your mouth and not overlook anything in the eagerness to get started on new sides of the issue

Tone holder tungen rett i munnen når det gjelder som mest

Tone keeps her cool when it really counts the most

to keep one's cool; concentrate intensely in order to not to make any mistakes


بِاسْمِ الْأَبِ وَالِابْنِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ الْإِلٰهِ الْوَاحِدِ • (bi-smi l-ʾabi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi l-ʾilāhi l-wāḥidi)

Literally: “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the one God”. The last part is commonly added by Arabic-speaking Christians in order to counter the Islamic accusation of polytheism.

باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس الإله الواحد

باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس
باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس#Arabic

Alternative form of باسم الأب والابن والروح القدس

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بِاسْمِ الْآبِ وَالِابْنِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ الْإِلٰهِ الْوَاحِدِ • (bi-smi l-ʾābi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi l-ʾilāhi l-wāḥidi)

باسم الآب والابن والروح القدس الإله الواحد

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باسم الآب والابن والروح القدس

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

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

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bi-smi l-ʔabi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi l-ʔilāhi l-wāḥidi

بِٱسْمِ ٱلْأَبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ٱلْإِلٰهِ ٱلْوَاحِدِ

bi-smi l-ʔābi wa-l-ibni wa-r-rūḥi l-qudusi l-ʔilāhi l-wāḥidi

بِٱسْمِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلِٱبْنِ وَٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ٱلْإِلٰهِ ٱلْوَاحِدِ

بَسْمَلَ

To say; basmala, In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit"”


pudding and tame

(childish, dated) An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"


世外桃源

ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ

шивайтаоюань

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ ŋɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡua³³⁻²¹ tʰɤ²³⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ ŋɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡua³³⁻²¹ tʰɤ²³⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ tʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

Based on The Peach Blossom Spring (《桃花源記》) by Tao Yuanming (陶淵明).

On days when there are no parties, Koh Phangan is extremely serene, just like a utopia, separate from the world. It has attracted a group of young people who live engaging in spirituality and yoga to move here, set up classes and teach students. Even the Thai emperor has been attracted by this utopia

Méiyǒu pàiduì de rìzǐ, Pà'ān Dǎo shífēn níngjìng, xiàng yǔshìgéjué bān de shìwàitáoyuán, xīyǐn le yī pī yǐ língxiū, yújiā guòhuó de niánqīngrén yíjū cǐdì, kāibān shòutú. Jiù lián tàihuáng dōu bèi zhè shìwàitáoyuán xīyǐn

沒有派對的日子，帕安島十分寧靜，像與世隔絕般的世外桃源，吸引了一批以靈修、瑜珈過活的年輕人移居此地，開班授徒。就連泰皇都被這世外桃源吸引

没有派对的日子，帕安岛十分宁静，像与世隔绝般的世外桃源，吸引了一批以灵修、瑜珈过活的年轻人移居此地，开班授徒。就连泰皇都被这世外桃源吸引

The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia; lotus land; utopia; unexpectedly fantastic place off the beaten path, usually an unspoiled wilderness of great beauty; land of idyllic beauty; fictitious land of peace; heaven of peace and happiness; retreat away from the turmoil of the world; place for taking refuge


does someone look like

Why are you asking me to make dinner? Do I look like I can cook?

So you're learning the cello. Great. Do I look like someone who cares?

(rhetorical question) Used if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about (someone); this question serves to free someone of a misconception.


MFWTK

(Internet slang) Initialism of my friend wants to know.


樑上君子

ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

ляншанцзюньцзы

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lœːŋ²¹ sœːŋ²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

From a story in the Book of the Later Han.


窈窕淑女

ㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨ ㄋㄩˇ

ㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄩˇ

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³ sʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³ sʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/iau⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiau⁵²⁻³⁵ sok̚²⁻⁴ nɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³ sʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³ sʊk̚² nɵy̯¹³/

/iau⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiau⁵²⁻³⁵ sok̚²⁻⁴ nɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

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(《詩經·周南·關雎》)

(《詩經·周南·關雎》)

The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:
For our prince a good mate she.

窈窕淑女，君子好逑。

Because obviously that virtuous and beautiful girl who led the way ahead had walked past very calmly

1983, 蕭乾, 《海外行蹤》

Yīnwèi zài qiánbiān lǐnglù de nàwèi yǎotiǎoshūnǚ míngmíng hěn cóngróng de jiù zǒu guoqu le

因為在前邊領路的那位窈窕淑女明明很從容地就走過去了

1983, 蕭乾, 《海外行蹤》

因为在前边领路的那位窈窕淑女明明很从容地就走过去了


開心又一日，唔開心又一日

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開心又一日，唔開心又一日

开心又一日，唔开心又一日

hoi¹ sam¹ jau⁶ jat¹ jat⁶, m⁴ hoi¹ sam¹ jau⁶ jat¹ jat⁶

hōi sām yauh yāt yaht, m̀h hōi sām yauh yāt yaht

hoi¹ sam¹ jau⁶ jat⁷ jat⁹, m⁴ hoi¹ sam¹ jau⁶ jat⁷ jat⁹

hoi¹ sem¹ yeo⁶ yed¹ yed⁶, m⁴ hoi¹ sem¹ yeo⁶ yed¹ yed⁶

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² m̩²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

(Cantonese) it's unavoidable when someone is happy, and it's unavoidable when someone is sad too.


male seg inn i et hjørne

paint oneself into a corner
paint oneself into a corner


八字還沒一撇兒

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇㄦ

bā zì hái méi yī piěr [Phonetic:bā zì hái méi yì piěr]

ба цзы хай мэй и пер

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

八字還沒一撇 八字還沒一撇#Chinese

八字还没一撇 八字还没一撇#Chinese

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 八字還沒一撇／八字还没一撇 (bāzì hái méi yī piě, “things have not even begun to take shape”).


八字還沒一撇

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇ

bāzì hái méi yī piě [Phonetic:bāzì hái méi yì piě]

бацзы хай мэй и пе

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄏㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇㄦ

бацзыхаймэйипер

/paːt̚³ t͡siː²² waːn²¹ muːt̚² jɐt̚⁵ pʰiːt̚³/

there is not even the firststroke of the character 八 (considered one of the simplest characters)

nothing tangible in sight; things have not even begun to take shape; there's not the slightest sign of success yet


how's the weather up there

(humorous, rhetorical question) Asked to tall people or someone who is at a high vantage point, either literally or metaphorically.


that's my

Marco: Don't do it, Lobster Claws! What about wanting to be good?
[Lobster Claws punches Marco]
Ludo: That's my monster.

2015, "Lobster Claws", season 1, episode 7a of Star vs. the Forces of Evil [Lobster Claws chooses to follow Ludo as a villain, instead of staying behind with Marco]

2016, "The Veracity Elasticity", season 10, episode 7 of The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon: While I'm gone, don't breathe on my pillow.
Amy: How about if I don't breathe at all?
Sheldon: That's my girl.

Indicates approval at someone who is doing something praiseworthy.


not wanted on voyage

Used on destination tags for some of the passengers' baggage on a ship, for goods that were to be stored in the ship's hold, rather than kept available in the passenger's cabin, or "wanted in stateroom".


welcome home

Said to someone coming back to their own home.


弄瓦之喜

ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄚˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧˇ

/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/nʊŋ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² ŋaː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

(honorific) the bliss of giving birth to a baby girl


自吹自擂

ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗˋ ㄌㄟˊ

цзычуйцзылэй

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² lɵy̯²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² lɵy̯²¹/

to toot one's own horn; to boast about oneself


三板斧

/sän⁵⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sän⁵⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

In reference to Cheng Yaojin, who is often depicted in folklore as a somewhat inept and bumbling warrior.

someone with a limited repertoire of skills


welcome back

Said to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.

Isten hozta újra köztünk

for someone returning to a community again


弄璋之喜

ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄤ ㄓ ㄒㄧˇ

нунчжанчжиси

/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/nʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

(honorific) the bliss of giving birth to a baby boy


there is no spoon

From The Matrix (1999), in which a boy appears to be able to bend a spoon with his mind. The boy says: "There is no spoon.", referring to the fact that he and others are actually in a large-scale computer simulation.

[the phrase "there is no spoon" appears in the page title]
There is no wall. It's all in your mind. Keep trying.

2003 December 28, Hannes Brunner, “There is no spoon ... ehrm wall :)”, in alt.games.diablo2 (Usenet), message-ID <bsmqba$e871i$1@ID-199901.news.uni-berlin.de>:

Let me apply neo therapy.
There is no spoon(migraine).
After 20 minutes I am almost normal.
Was it due to pill or neo therapy, I don't know.
Should I dare to take just neo therapy next time? Haa haa haa

2007 March 1, neo, “There is no spoon.”, in alt.support.headaches.migraine (Usenet), message-ID <1172765712.686536.308230@8g2000cwh.googlegroups.com>:

A certain problem or obstacle only exists if one believes in it; therefore, it is possible to overcome it by denying its existence.


que o diabo carregue

Eu vou desistir e que o diabo que te carregue.

I'm giving up, the rest is your problem.

let [someone] deal with their own problems


keep telling yourself that

(sarcastic) Said to someone who has ill-conceived, false beliefs.


班師回朝

ㄅㄢ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄠˊ

баньшихуэйчао

/pän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/paːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

/pän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/paːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

return of the troops to the capital (after victory or a change in plan)


一路領先

ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

to lead all the way; to take the lead throughout the process


形形色色

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹ sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹ sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

of all hues; all kinds of; assorted and varied


เป็นต้น

เป็น (bpen, “to be”) + ต้น (dtôn, “foremost”).


hold onto your hat

Hold onto your hat—intersecting planes are planes that cross, or intersect.

2011, Mark Ryan, Geometry Essentials For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 14:

(idiomatic, usually humorous) Prepare for a shock!

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto, hat.


事後諸葛亮

ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

шихоу Чжугэ Лян

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/siː²² hɐu̯²² t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/siː²² hɐu̯²² t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²²/

twenty-twenty hindsight
twenty-twenty hindsight

expert in hindsight; twenty-twenty hindsight; to have pseudo-intellectual opinion after the fact but not before


水土不服

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚²/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fʊk̚²/

to be unaccustomed to a new place; to not be acclimatised


הללוקה

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הַלְּלוּקָהּ

הַלְּלוּקָהּ • (hal'lukáh)

הַלְּלוּקָהּ (canonical)
hal'lukáh (romanization)

Root
 ה־ל־ל (h-l-l)
From הַלְּלוּ (hal'lú, “praise”) + קָהּ (káh, “a euphemistic form of יָהּ”).

compound

a euphemistic form of <i class="Hebr mention" lang="he">יָהּ</i>

הַלְּלוּיָהּ הללויה#Hebrew

(Judaism, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of הַלְּלוּיָהּ, used by religious Jews to avoid saying a name of God disrespectfully or in vain.


五花八門

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊㄦ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ faː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ muːn²¹/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue³³⁻²³ poiʔ²⁻⁴ muŋ⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ faː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ muːn²¹/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue³³⁻²³ poiʔ²⁻⁴ muŋ⁵⁵/

of a wide variety; various; all kinds of


എങ്ങനെയിരിക്കുന്നു

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എങ്ങനെയിരിക്കുന്നു?

എങ്ങനെയിരിക്കുന്നു? • (eṅṅaneyirikkunnu?)

en-എങ്ങനെയിരിക്കുന്നു-ml-phrase-8LOAxY25


de duvel en zijn ouwe moer

17th century. Literally, “the devil and his old mum”.

everybody and his mother
everybody and his mother

(idiomatic) everybody and his mother; everybody, anybody


rinn agus airdrinn

(poetry) stressed syllable at end of line rhyming with unstressed syllable of longer word at end of following line


胡攪蠻纏

ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ

хуцзяоманьчань

/xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ män³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/

/wuː²¹ kaːu̯³⁵ maːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ män³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/

/wuː²¹ kaːu̯³⁵ maːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

to pester somebody endlessly; to be unreasonable; to plague somebody with unreasonable demands; to argue tediously and vexatiously


全神貫注

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ

цюаньшэньгуаньчжу

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐn²¹ kuːn³³ t͡syː³³/

/t͡suan²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹/

/t͡suan²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡su⁴¹/

/t͡suan¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹/

/t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su¹¹/

/t͡suan²³⁻³³ sin²³⁻³³ kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su²¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sɐn²¹ kuːn³³ t͡syː³³/

/t͡suan²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹/

/t͡suan¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹/

/t͡suan²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su¹¹/

/t͡suan²³⁻³³ sin²³⁻³³ kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su²¹/


身陷囹圄

ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ

шэньсяньлинъюй

/ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ hɐm²² lɪŋ²¹ jyː¹³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ hɐm²² lɪŋ²¹ jyː¹³/


此致敬禮

ㄘˇ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ

цычжи цзинли

/t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


鮮為人知

ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ

сяньвэйжэньчжи

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/siːn³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/siːn³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

to be rarely known to anyone; to be secret to all but a few


傾家蕩產

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄢˇ

цинцзяданчань

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰyn⁵⁵ t͡ɕia⁵⁵ taŋ²¹³ t͡sʰan⁵³/

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tɔːŋ²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/kʰen⁵⁵ ka³³ ɔŋ³² t͡sʰan⁵⁵/

/kʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³⁻²³ taŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã⁵²/

/t͡ɕʰyn⁵⁵ t͡ɕia⁵⁵ taŋ²¹³ t͡sʰan⁵³/

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tɔːŋ²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/kʰen⁵⁵ ka³³ ɔŋ³² t͡sʰan⁵⁵/

/kʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³⁻²³ taŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã⁵²/

to exhaust all of a family's financial resources; to break the bank; to bring a family to ruin


сынохъуэхъу укъыщалъхуа махуэмкӏэ

сынохъуэхъу укъыщалъхуа махуэмкӏэ

сынохъуэхъу укъыщалъхуа махуэмкӏэ • (sənoχʷɛχʷu wuqəśalˢxʷa maxʷɛmkʼɛ)

sənoχʷɛχʷu wuqəśalˢxʷa maxʷɛmkʼɛ (romanization)

[sənoχʷaχʷə wəqəɕaːɬxʷaː maːxʷamt͡ʃʼa]

en-сынохъуэхъу_укъыщалъхуа_махуэмкӏэ-kbd-phrase-10aaZsS7


過河拆橋

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³ kʰiːu̯²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴ tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚³ kʰiːu̯²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴ tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/

to burn one's bridges; to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal


言歸於好

ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩˊ ㄏㄠˇ

/jɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

Originally part of an oath which was sworn, for instance, on the Convention of Kuiqiu (葵丘之會 [651 BCE]) as recorded in the Zuozhuan:
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The same oath was also quoted in the Mencius.

We all who have united in this convention shall hereafter be reconciled in goodness.

Fán wǒ tóngméng zhī rén, jì méng zhīhòu, yán guī yú hǎo.

凡我同盟之人，既盟之後，言歸于好。

凡我同盟之人，既盟之后，言归于好。

to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled


由頭到尾

ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄟˇ

/joʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ tou̯³³ mei̯¹³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ tou̯³³ mei̯¹³/

from top to bottom; from the beginning to the end


huilen met de pet op

Literally, “to cry/crying with one's cap on”.

lit

(predicative) (to be) of terrible quality


same, same, but different

A day before I'd stepped off a train in Vladivostok in snow and ice, still hung over from the vodka hug-fest with the silver-toothed gangsters, India and Afghanistan just over my shoulder, on my mind, and then, wham, a taxi through warm L.A. -- "Fuck, man, look at that traffic!" said the driver, who'd emigrated to the U.S. from Jordan when he was sixteen -- and I was plunging into a place I hadn't seen in months. As a T-shirt in India read, "Same, same, but different."

2010, Carl Hoffman, The Lunatic Express, →ISBN, page 270:

I have pets too, but not nearly as many as you! Same, same but different!

2011, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw., Same, Same But Different, →ISBN:

So we are same same but different as they say in some parts of the world.

2012, Abhijit Bhaduri, Mediocre But Arrogant, →ISBN:

Nothing MOVES from one level to the next without you ACTIVATING the market and the prospects. As the people say in Cambodia; Same, same but DIFFERENT.

2012, Stefan Larsson, Procedural Selling, →ISBN, page 121:

Almost the same thing, but with some differences.


不揣冒昧

ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄞˇ ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟˋ

бучуаймаомэй

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³⁵ mou̯²² mɐi̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³⁵ mou̯²² mɐi̯²²/

to venture to; presume; to take the liberty of


淚流滿面

ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

лэйлюманьмянь

/leɪ̯⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²² lɐu̯²¹ muːn¹³ miːn²²/

/leɪ̯⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²² lɐu̯²¹ muːn¹³ miːn²²/

to have tears streaming down one's face; to be extremely sad or moved


內牛滿面

ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

нэйнюманьмянь

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

The idiom 淚流滿面／泪流满面 (lèiliúmǎnmiàn, “tears flowing all over one's face”) as spoken by someone speaking a Chinese dialect with n-l initial merger.

zh-l

I have been confused by western age and nominal age [in East Asian culture, where newborns start at the age of one year] since I was young. Just then a friend said: “Western age is when you exit mom's body, and nominal age is when you exit dad's body.” With tears streaming down my face, I suddenly understood everything.

Xiǎoshíhòu yīzhí gǎo bùdǒng zhōusuì hé xūsuì. Gāngcái péngyou shuō: “Zhōusuì shì cóng māma shēntǐ lǐ chūlái de shíjiān, xūsuì shì cóng bàba shēntǐ lǐ chūlái de shíjiān..” Wǒ dùnshí nèiniúmǎnmiàn de dǒng le..

小時候一直搞不懂週歲和虛歲。剛才朋友說：「週歲是從媽媽身體裡出來的時間，虛歲是從爸爸身體裡出來的時間。。」我頓時內牛滿面地懂了。。

小时候一直搞不懂周岁和虚岁。刚才朋友说：「周岁是从妈妈身体里出来的时间，虚岁是从爸爸身体里出来的时间。。」我顿时内牛满面地懂了。。

(neologism, slang, humorous) to be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's face


къысхуэгъэгъу

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къысхуэгъэгъу • (qəsxʷɛğɛğʷu)

From хуэгъэгъун (xʷɛğɛğʷun, “to forgive”), calque of Russian извините (izvinite).


津津樂道

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ

цзиньцзиньлэдао

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² tou̯²²/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² tou̯²²/

to take delight in talking about; to discuss enthusiastically; to love to talk about


com o perdão da palavra

Literally, “with the apology of the word”.

lit

pardon my French (excuse the speaker's swear words or bad language)


ik dacht het niet

(sarcastic, strong refusal or denial) I don't think so


ik denk van niet

(sincere) I don't think so, I think that's not the case


fel is út, le is út

Ellipsis of fel is van út, le is van út. Literally: “(there is) a way upwards and a way downwards too” or “(there is) a road uphill and a road downhill as well”.

Éva története: laza életvitelű, elvált anya, mostohaapa, rossz viszony, dettó. Az anya közli csemetéjével: fel is út, le is út.

1990, Róbert Hámori, Egérderby, Budapest: Eötvös Kiadó, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 204:

you are free to go (used to tell somebody to go away)


vive la difference

vive la différence
vive la différence#English


美其名曰

ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝ

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/


喧賓奪主

the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host

ㄒㄩㄢ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ

сюаньбиньдочжу

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hyːn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ tyːt̚² t͡syː³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ pin⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hyːn⁵⁵ pɐn⁵⁵ tyːt̚² t͡syː³⁵/

Merchants seize upon this consumer mindset, taking great care over the packaging, even allowing it to overshadow the main event, causing mooncakes to have changed their taste and human sentiment to have grown cold.

《经济日报》, 2022年09月12日, “轻装”月饼味更香

Shāngjiā zhuāzhù zhè yī xiāofèi xīnlǐ, zài bāozhuāng shàng xià-gōngfū, shènzhì bùxī xuānbīnduózhǔ, ràng yuèbǐng biànlewèi, rénqíng zǒuleyàng

商家抓住這一消費心理，在包裝上下功夫，甚至不惜喧賓奪主，讓月餅變了味、人情走了樣

《经济日报》, 2022年09月12日, “轻装”月饼味更香

商家抓住这一消费心理，在包装上下功夫，甚至不惜喧宾夺主，让月饼变了味、人情走了样

a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a minor player upstages the main attraction


實話實說

ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɐt̚² waː²² sɐt̚² syːt̚³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɐt̚² waː²² sɐt̚² syːt̚³/

call a spade a spade
call a spade a spade

to speak the truth; to call a spade a spade


有頭無尾

ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˇ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ mei̯¹³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ mei̯¹³/

/u³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ bɤ²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

to have a beginning but not an end; to fail to carry things through; to leave something unfinished; to have begun but not well-ended; to not have spoken or done something to the point


婦孺皆知

ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ

/fu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/fuː¹³ jyː²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/fuː¹³ jyː²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


富不過三代

ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ

fù bùguò sān dài [Phonetic:fù búguò sān dài]

фу буго сань дай

/fu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/fuː³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ saːm⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/fu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/fuː³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ saːm⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

clogs to clogs in three generations
clogs to clogs in three generations

clogs to clogs in three generations; wealth does not last beyond three generations


嶄露頭角

ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

чжаньлутоуцзяо

/ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːm³⁵ lou̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡saːm³⁵ lou̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

(of talent) to come to the fore; to stand out as conspicuously brilliant


四海為家

ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

/sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

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

Your young heart was always somewhat unrestrained / Now you live a wandering life

Niánshào de xīn zǒng yǒuxiē qīngkuáng / Rújīn nǐ sìhǎiwéijiā

年少的心總有些輕狂/如今你四海為家

年少的心总有些轻狂/如今你四海为家

to make one's home wherever one is; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own; to live a wandering life


派上用場

ㄆㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄔㄤˇ

ㄆㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ

пайшанъюнчан

/pʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pʰaːi̯³³ sœːŋ¹³ jʊŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/

/pʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

/pʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/

/pʰa³³ zɑ̃⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²² zã⁴⁴/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pʰaːi̯³³ sœːŋ¹³ jʊŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/

/pʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

/pʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tiũ²³/

/pʰa³³ zɑ̃⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²² zã⁴⁴/


ber nebo neber

take it or leave it (a proposal has to be accepted "as is", or rejected, with no negotiation possible)


וויפֿל איז דער זייגער

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וויפֿל איז דער זייגער?

וויפֿל איז דער זייגער? • (vifl iz der zeyger?)

what time is it? (what is the time of day?)

en-וויפֿל_איז_דער_זייגער-yi-phrase-befB7tl2


half the battle

Knowing is half the battle. ― It is necessary to be informed in order to do the right thing in a given situation.

A large part of what it takes to accomplish something.


任人唯親

ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ

жэньжэньвэйцинь

žɛnʹžɛnʹvɛjcinʹ

/ʐən⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ʐən⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

to appoint people by favouritism; nepotism


重症需下猛藥

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄥˇ ㄧㄠˋ

чжунчжэн сюй ся мэнъяо

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

desperate times call for desperate measures


what the hay

Euphemistic form of what the hell (“why not, who cares”).


what are you smoking

(rhetorical question, informal) Infers that the recipient is acting in a crazy or unprecedented way.


dans tes rêves

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-dans tes rêves.wav


狗咬狗

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːu̯¹³ kɐu̯³⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːu̯¹³ kɐu̯³⁵/

(figurative) dog eat dog; ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive

狗咬狗，一嘴毛

(figurative) a bad person fights with another bad person


大吉利市

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯²² siː²²/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² siː²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kek̚²⁻⁴ li¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯²² siː²²/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² siː²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kek̚²⁻⁴ li¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) very lucky and prosperous


請勿打擾

ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵ mɐt̚² taː³⁵ jiːu̯¹³/


如意算盤

ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ

ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄆㄢ

жуисуаньпань

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ pʰän³⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ pʰän¹/

/jyː²¹ jiː³³ syːn³³ pʰuːn²¹/

/zu²³⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ puã²³/

/zi²³⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ puã²³/

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ pʰän³⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ pʰän¹/

/jyː²¹ jiː³³ syːn³³ pʰuːn²¹/

/zu²³⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ puã²³/

/zi²³⁻³³ i²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ puã²³/

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

one's wishful thinking; counting the chickens before they are hatched


死性不改

ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵/

to be too stubborn to change a bad habit


玩世不恭

ㄨㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

ㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

/wän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wuːn²² sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/wuːn²² sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

to despise worldly conventions; to be cynical; frivolous


o diabo que carregue

que o diabo carregue
que o diabo carregue#Portuguese

Alternative form of que o diabo carregue


all students take calculus

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(mathematics, mnemonic) An acronym used to remember the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system: all, sine, tangent, cosine — signifying which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.


s'ha acabat el bròquil

Literally, “there's no more (green) cauliflower”.

lit

Després, s'ha acabat el bròquil perquè l'endemà sempre és dia de feina i sempre cal llevar-se d'hora.

2011, Blanca Busquets, La nevada del cucut:

Afterwards, the gig was up because the next day is always a workday and we always have to get up early.

(idiomatic) used to indicate that something has ended, like a deception or someone's life


pecunia non olet

→ Dutch: geld stinkt niet (calque)

desc

→ English: money does not smell (calque)

→ French: l’argent n’a pas d’odeur (calque)

→ German: Geld stinkt nicht (calque)

де́ньги не па́хнут

→ Russian: де́ньги не па́хнут (dénʹgi ne páxnut) (calque)

[pɛˈkuːniä noːn ˈɔɫ̪ɛt̪]

Literally “money does not stink”. According to Suetonius, this sentence was Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, complaining about the urine tax he had imposed.
Compare English where there's muck there's brass.

cog

money does not smell
money does not smell

money does not smell (the value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one)


koste wat kost

Calque of French coûte que coûte, which is also used in Dutch texts.


so on

...and that the inhabitants of the liberty of the borough of, &c. aforesaid, the liberty of the priory aforesaid, &c. respectively, from time whereof, &c. have repaired and amended, and have used and been accustomed to reapir and amend, and still of right ought respectively to repair and amend the said king's highway in the said indictment mentioned and alleged to be ruinous, in decay, and out of repair, in manner following, that is to say, the inhabitants of the borough of C. aforesaid, so much thereof as lies within the said borough, the inhabitants of the liberty of the priory aforesaid, so much thereof as lies within the said liberty, &c. (so on with the others,) to wit, at, &c. aforesaid, and this the said R. T. and T. S. for themselves, and the rest of the inhabitants of the said parish of C. (except the inhabitants of the liberty of the borough of C. &c.) are ready to verify ;

1819, Joseph Chitty, A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law:

It's normal to be nervous in a job interview! You can control and reduce your anxiety by being well-prepared, practicing ahead of time, looking your best, showing up early, and so on.

2012, Pete Leibman, I Got My Dream Job and So Can You, →ISBN:

You should be alert online as you are when alone out in the public going to the store or so on.

2013, David R. Des Autels, Social Networking Safety: It All Starts with the User, →ISBN:

Other things of the same sort or nature.


anderhalve man en een paardenkop

/ˈɑn.dər.ɦɑl.və ˈmɑn ɛn ən ˈpaːr.də(n).kɔp/

Literally, “one and a half man and a horse head”.

lit

Er kwamen nauwelijks mensen naar het evenement, slechts anderhalve man en een paardenkop.

Hardly anyone came to the event, just one man and his dog.

Het was een grote teleurstelling, er waren maar anderhalve man en een paardenkop bij de presentatie.

It was a big disappointment, only one man and his dog were present at the presentation.

De voorstelling was niet populair, er was maar anderhalve man en een paardenkop in het publiek.

The performance was not popular, there were only one man and his dog in the audience.

(idiomatic) one man and his dog (virtually no one)


that's saying something

Longbottom, if brains were gold you’d be poorer than Weasley, and that’s saying something.

1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

2015, ending theme song of Star vs. the Forces of Evil
I think Earth is a pretty great place. That's saying something, 'cause I've been through outer space.

(idiomatic) Said of something that has an even greater impact or effect than what is readily apparent, considering the context.


de dood of de gladiolen

Literally, “death or the gladioli”. Originally from road cycling sports jargon.

„[…] En daar zal het de dood of de gladiolen zijn, want de tweede plaats telt niet voor mij”.

1976 August 14, Hein Groothuis, “Verpoest bedwingt Wiersma”, in de Stem, page 9:

" […] And it will be all or nothing over there, because the second place is nothing to me."

(idiomatic) all or nothing; do or die (used to indicate a win-or-lose situation with an uncertain outcome)


everything in the garden is rosy

en-au-everything in the garden is rosy.ogg

(idiomatic) Things are going well; everything is fine.


everything is rosy in the garden

everything in the garden is rosy#English

Alternative form of everything in the garden is rosy


なんだか

これが何だかわかりますか？

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 何, だ, か: what [something] is


that old dog won't hunt

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


que mal lhe pergunte

said preceding a question that may be seem as too rude or personal, to reduce the impact of said question


vete con la música a otra parte

Literally, “go away with the music to another place”.

lit

take a long walk off a short pier
take a long walk off a short pier

(idiomatic) scram; get outta here; go take a long walk off a short pier


worm turns

"The poor old Worm turns as if she was treading on him instead of cuddling him like a pussy cat."

1875, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 12, in Eight Cousins:

"I've waited on you hand and foot, done dirty work for you, put up with your ill-humours and your tyranny, and never grumbled. But there is a limit! You've made a poor sort of creature of me, but even the worm turns, you know."

1914, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 22, in The Vanished Messenger:

However, the evidence to date in the new session indicates the worm may have turned. The government has become more seasoned and confident of its political skills.

1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC, page A6:

"New Jersey used to be the armpit of the universe," Mr. Rockland said. "Well, the worm turns. And I think anything that's down so long eventually is going come up."

2002 April 21, Vicki Vasilopoulos, “Word's Out. New Jersey's In.”, in New York Times, retrieved 2016-12-13:

(idiomatic, usually preceded by the) Circumstances change so that a previously disadvantaged party gains the advantage, or vice-versa.


ווי אַלט ביסטו

head

ווי אַלט ביסטו?


ווי אַלט זענט איר

ווי אַלט זענט איר?

ווי אַלט זענט איר? • (vi alt zent ir?)


ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་ཡིན

ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་ཡིན།

ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་ཡིན། • (khyed rang lo ga tshod yin)

ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་ཡིན ། (canonical)
khyed rang lo ga tshod yin (romanization)

en-ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་ཡིན-bo-phrase-nco~rmP8


sim e não

yes and no (when answering a yes-no question, implies that the answer is relative and may be both yes and no)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sim, e, não.


op die fiets

Literally, “on that bicycle”, modeled after op die manier (“in that manner, that way”), where manier (“manner, way”) is replaced with fiets (“bicycle”) (probably for humorous effect). The phrase originates from Rotterdam, but has since spread.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see op, die, fiets.

A: Waarom was je niet op het feest gisterenavond?
B: Ik moest mijn vriend helpen met verhuizen.
A: Aha, op die fiets.
A: Why weren't you at the party last night?
B: I had to help my friend move.
A: Ah, I see.

'Wat bedoelt u?' vroeg ik. De neef keek me nietbegrijpend aan.
'U zei fraai is dat... dus...'
'Eh... o, op die fiets ... '

2008, Herman Franke, chapter 5, in Voorbij ik en waargebeurd #3: Zoek op Liefde:

'What do you mean?' I asked. The nephew gave me a puzzled look.
'You said "how nice"... so...'
'Eh... oh, now''' I get it ... '

'Eén kamer?' vroeg de man achter de balie. 'Ja.' Ik wierp een korte blik op Liènhua en fluisterde zo zacht dat alleen zij me kon horen: 'Om veiligheidsredenen.' 'Ah, op die fiets,' fluisterde ze terug.

2012, Steven James, De Toren #2, page 93:

'One room? asked the man behind the counter. 'Yes.' I briefly glanced at Liènhua and whispered softly, so that only she could hear me: 'For security reasons.' 'Ah, I see,' she whispered back.

'Storing?' vraagt de cassière. Zonder op antwoord te wachten, roept ze achter zich: 'Rory! Er is weer stóóóring!'
'Nee', haast ik me te zeggen. Zachtjes vervolg ik: 'Het is geen storing. Ik heb gewoon geen saldo.'
 'O, op die fiets,' zegt de caissière, waarna ze zich tot mijn afgrijzen omdraait en door de winkel schreeuwt: 'Rory! Laat maar, ze heeft gewoon te weinig geld op haar rekening!

2013, Lisette Jonkman, chapter 13, in Verkikkerd:

'An error?' asks the lady behind the counter. Without waiting for an answer, she shouts to the back: 'Rory! There's an error again!'
 'No', I quickly say. Quietly I continue: 'There is no error. I just have no money left on my account.'
 'Oh, I see,' says the lady, upon which she - to my revulsion - turns around and bellows through the store: 'Rory! Nevermind, she just doesn't have enough money on her account!'

(colloquial, Netherlands) Affirms that the speaker has understood an explanation.


sí y no

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sí, y, no.


where the puck is heading

An allusion to the sport of ice hockey, attributed to famed player Wayne Gretzky who reported he was taught: “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”

But he also has the uncanny ability to sense where the puck is heading. His opponents merely follow it. If team work and foresight are national characteristics of Canadians, they will be invaluable in our pursuit of victory at the global arena.

1991, David W. Conklin, Lucie Deschênes, Canada's Information Revolution, page 45:

New people are often hired because they bring ideas and skills needed to take a company where the puck is heading, not where it is today.

2014, Malachi O'Connor, Barry Dornfeld, The Moment You Can't Ignore: When Big Trouble Leads to a Great Future:

(Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.


TTTO

Initialism of to the tune of: indicating the piece whose melody is borrowed for a new song.


I'm not being funny

Clara: Well, I'm not being funny, but those clothes aren't really suitable for having meetings with clients.
John: Really?
Clara: I think so – a shirt and tie, or suit and shirt would be better.

2009, Gavin Dudeney, Nicky Hockly, Learning English as a Foreign Language For Dummies, page 296:

I'm not being funny, but you make me nervous.

2011, Martin Stanley, The Gamblers, page 280:

You know, I'm not being funny, but, you know, when he's with all his cool new 'creative' mates. They ain't real, Tony. They ain't like us. They sit around, with ironic trousers on and three haircuts each, waiting to be discovered.

(UK, idiomatic) Used as a softening preface to a statement that might be taken as offensive or malicious.


IYO

(Internet slang) Initialism of in your opinion.


Dia dhaoibh

/ˌdʲiə ˈɣiːvʲ/

/ˌdʲiə ˈɣiːbʲ/

/ˌdʲiə ˈiːbʲ/

hello, literally "God to you" (addressing two or more people or a pregnant woman; may also be used addressing a priest with the eucharist)


cén chaoi a bhfuil tú

(Connacht) how are you? (addressing one person)


this is someone

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So I get home at two in the morning, right, and this is my mum: "where do you think you've been all night?"

(MLE) This is what (the named person) said or did; used in recounting events, etc.


趁火打劫

torob during a fire; to take advantage of a fire and plunder

ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

чэньхордацзе

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ xu̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn³³ fɔː³⁵ taː³⁵ kiːp̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn³³ fɔː³⁵ taː³⁵ kiːp̚³/

to take advantage of chaos for one's own profit


where the puck is going

where the puck is heading
where the puck is heading#English

Alternative form of where the puck is heading


malo sutra

sh-phrase

malo sutra (Cyrillic spelling мало сутра)

From malo (“a little”) + sutra (“tomorrow”).

(idiomatic) in your dreams, yeah, right, as if


zdravo đaci

zdravo đaci (Cyrillic spelling здраво ђаци)

здраво ђаци (Cyrillic)

From zdravo + đaci, plural of đak, literally meaning “Goodbye, schoolboys”.


vel non

The undocumented status of these children vel non does not establish a sufficient rational basis for denying them benefits that the State affords other residents.

June 1982, United States Supreme Court, Plyler v. Doe

(especially law) or not; used when discussing the existence or nonexistence of a condition, circumstance, etc


liever blode Jan dan dode Jan

Literally, “better cowardly Jan than dead Jan”.

lit

better safe than sorry
better safe than sorry


på lur

Der laag attum Svolder Øy paa Lur, […].

There was lying in wait, behind the isle of Svolder, […] .

in wait, waiting to strike or ambush someone

Etter middagen har eg noko på lur som eg trur du vil lika.

After dinner, I have something up my sleeve that I think you will like.


after you, Alphonse

Paraphrase of a quote from Alphonse and Gaston, an American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper.

And two French sisters performed a delightful after-you-Alphonse routine when they came in first and second in the women's slalom, then took the same top places, in reversed order, in the giant slalom.

1964 February 14, “Snow show goes off in big style”, in LIFE, volume 56, number 7, page 30:

As this tortuous wording suggests, models and their reflections keep reversing in the mirror, in a sort of “after you, Alphonse—no, after you” exchange.

2010, Wendy Steiner, The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art, page 109:

An exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.


after you

[Beaufort commands him to go in] No, no, after you, Baron-I insist!

1840, William Dimond, Englishmen in India; a comic opera, in three acts, etc., page 73:

After you. I insist. And then that sharklike smile.

2005, Keith Dixon, Ghostfires: A Novel, page 4:

We greeted each other when we met in the hallway, from time to time we waited for the elevator together, hands folded behind our backs—no, no, after you, please! No, after you!

2007, Paul Verhaeghen, Omega Minor, page 145:

A gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.

na u

polite invitation for another to go first


五臟俱全

ㄨˇ ㄗㄤˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

уцзанцзюйцюань

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sɔːŋ²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sɔːŋ²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

2018, “競技用骰子 Brabus Smart Fortwo 賽車化？”, in 改裝車訊 [Option Parts], number 229, page 44:

Cǐwài, chēchuāng yě huànchéngle yākèlì cáiliào, gāi yǒu de jǐnjí duàndiàn kāiguān hé mièhuǒqì dōu néng zài wǔzàngjùquán de xiǎo chǎngchē kànjiàn, fēicháng shìhé zuòwéi xīnshǒu de chūsài yòngchē.

此外，車窗也換成了壓克力材料，該有的緊急斷電開關和滅火器都能在五臟俱全的小廠車看見，非常適合作為新手的初賽用車。

此外，车窗也换成了压克力材料，该有的紧急断电开关和灭火器都能在五脏俱全的小厂车看见，非常适合作为新手的初赛用车。

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全#Chinese

麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全#Chinese

Short for 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全／麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 (máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jùquán).


チョベリバ

超 (chō, “super”) + English very bad (ベリー・バッド berī baddo).

der

ベリー・バッド berī baddo

(feminine, slang, dated) very bad; super bad; the worst


チョベリグ

[t͡ɕo̞be̞ɾʲiɡɯ̟]

超 (chō, “super”) + English very good (ベリー・グッド berī guddo).

ベリー・グッド berī guddo

(feminine, slang, dated) great; excellent; the best


熱火

熱(あつ)火(び)子(こ)に払(はら)う 熱火子に払う#Japanese

熱(あつ)火(び)子(こ)に払(はら)う (atsubi ko ni harau)


hom of kuit

/ˈɦɔm ɔf ˈkœy̯t/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hom, of, kuit.

(now chiefly politics, idiomatic) clear answer or clear decision between (often two) options


het kind van de rekening zijn

be (solely) blamed; have to bear the consequences (partially or entirely caused by others)


tol betalen voor

Waarom zoveel popsterren veel te vroeg aan hun einde komen: “Je weet eigenlijk al op je 16de: ooit betaal ik hier de tol voor”http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20161226_02645795


'tis the season

From the popular Christmas song, Deck the Halls, written in 1862.

Anyway, ‛tis the season, and apropos of that and this particular evening's events, here we are.

2001, David Kranes, The National Tree, page 278:

Training kids to perform a series of academic stunts in sixty-minute time slots makes me cringe. But ‛tis the season, so let the testing begin.

2008, Lori L. Conrad, Missy Matthews, Cheryl Zimmerman, Put Thinking to the Test, page 6:

Dear Marcia, According to television advertising, ‛tis the season, so Merry Christmas!

2012, Marcia Aldrich, Companion to an Untold Story, page 138:

Indicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.


who watches the watchers

This "who watches the watchers" problem seems especially acute in the case of the "mutual funds plan" advocated by a number of observers of the Eastern European situation.

1996, George K. Yarrow, Piotr Jasinski, Privatization: Critical Perspectives on the World Economy, page 107:

Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.

谁来把守守卫者

concern about accountability of those monitoring behavior


de geest is uit de fles

Literally, “the genie/ghost is out of the bottle”.

lit

the genie's out of the bottle
the genie's out of the bottle

(idiomatic) the genie's out of the bottle (matters are hard to reverse or beyond control now)


ec.

1791?, John Walker, “Principles of English Pronunciation” in Joseph Baretti’s English and Italian Dictionary, volume II (new ed., 1832), ‘Enclitical Accent’, § 518, page 684/2

Words in the following terminations have always the accent on that syllable where the two parts unite, that is on the antepenultimate syllable: in logy, as apology, ambilogy, genealogy, ec.; in graphy, as geography, orthography, historiography, ec.; in phagus, as sarcophagus, ichthyophagus, androphagus, ec.; in loquy, as obloquy, soliloquy, ventriloquy, ec.; in strophe, as catastrophe, apostrophe, anastrophe, ec.; in meter as geometer, barometer, thermometer, ec.; in gonal, as diagonal, octagonal, polygonal, ec.; in vorous, as carnivorous, granivorous, piscivorous, ec.; in ferous, as vacciferous, cocciferous, somniferous, ec.; in fluous, as superfluous, mellifluous, fellifluous, ec.; in fluent as mellifluent, circumfluent, interfluent, ec.; in vomos, as ignivomous, flammivomous, ec.; in parous, as viviparous, oviparous, deiparous, ec.; in cracy, as theocracy, aristocracy, democracy, ec.; in gony, as theogony, cosmogony, hexagony, ec.; in phony, as symphony, cacophony, colophony, ec.; in machy, as theomachy, logomachy, sciomachy, ec.; in nomy as economy, astronomy, Deuteronomy, ec.; in somy, as anatomy, lithotomy, ec.; in scopy as metoposcopy, deuteroscopy, ec.; in pathy, as apathy, antipathy, idiopathy, ec. in mathy, as opsimathy, polymahty, ec. ec.


n.v.d.r.

(initialism) editor's note, note from the editors


de kogel is door de kerk

Literally, “the bullet (or artillery shell) has gone through the church”. From the eighteenth century.


you must be fun at parties

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'Pick a language. I'll conjugate any verb you want so fast it will make your head spin.' 'You must be fun at parties.'

2011, Charles Brokaw, The Temple Mount Code: A Thomas Lourds Thriller, Penguin UK, →ISBN, page 334:

"You must be fun at parties." Hunter's mouth was moving faster than his brain and he wasn't even sure what he was saying until he heard himself! 'You must be fun at parties', really?! That sounded so rude.

2017, Ryan Jensen, The Butterfly Effect, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 33:

A sarcastic retort to somebody who has said something perceived as boring or pedantic.


陳腔濫調

ㄔㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄌㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

чэньцянланьдяо

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ hɔːŋ⁵⁵ laːm¹³ tiːu̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ län⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ hɔːŋ⁵⁵ laːm¹³ tiːu̯²²/

(usually of writing) hackneyed; unoriginal; stereotyped


de schone schijn ophouden

Je hebt gefaald, het heeft geen zin om nog langer de schone schijn op te houden.

You failed, there is no point in keeping up appearances any longer.

de schijn ophouden
de schijn ophouden#Dutch

to keep up appearances, Alternative form of de schijn ophouden


uitstel is geen afstel

Uitstel is geen afstel, die trip doén we gewoon nog!

postponement doesn't mean definitive cancellation


van dienst zijn

'k Kan nie mee, 'k ben van dienst van avond oep de kazerne, ge weet wel, bij de pompiers!

de slimme/handige/idioot etc. van dienst zijn

M'n vrouw heeft beslist dat ik den afwasser van dienst ben, ad perpetuüm!

1975, Louis Couperus, "De binocle", in De Revisor, 29 (first published in 1920).
Vlug schoot het door hem heen, dat de vierde rang - waar hij al eens, achter, gezeten had - toch wel ver van het toneel was verwijderd en dat een toneelkijker wel van dienst zou zijn...

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నీవు ఇంగ్లీషు మాట్లాడ గలవా

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నీవు ఇంగ్లీషు మాట్లాడ గలవా • (nīvu iṅglīṣu māṭlāḍa galavā)

nīvu iṅglīṣu māṭlāḍa galavā (romanization)

do you speak English
do you speak English

en-నీవు_ఇంగ్లీషు_మాట్లాడ_గలవా-te-phrase-MVFCE83Q


sama täällä

me too, same here (that applies to me as well)


受寵若驚

ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

шоучунжоцзин

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ jœːk̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ jœːk̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

flattered; overwhelmed by favour from a superior


無與倫比

ㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄧˇ

/u³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

她的美麗確是無與倫比。

她的美丽确是无与伦比。

beyond compare; incomparable; unrivaled; unequalled; in a class of its own


好學不倦

ㄏㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

хаосюэбуцзюань

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ hɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kyːn²²/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ hɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kyːn²²/


分一杯羹

/fən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵ kɐŋ⁵⁵/

/fən⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵ kɐŋ⁵⁵/

to have a share in something; to have a piece of the pie


破財消災

ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ

поцайсяоцзай

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

to buy peace with one's money; to trade money for safety (often said to comfort someone who has suffered unexpected financial losses)


囂張跋扈

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄓㄤ ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pä³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/hiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚² wuː²²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pä³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/hiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚² wuː²²/

arrogant and despotic; domineering and aggressive


形影不離

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ li³⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹/


生意興隆

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (生意興隆):
* → Vietnamese: sinh ý hung long (生意興隆)

ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i² ɕiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i² ɕiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

thriving and prosperous business or trade (often as a greeting)


一年半載

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄗㄞˇ

иняньбаньцзай

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ puːn³³ t͡sɔːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²¹/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ liɛn¹³⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²³⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sai²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pän⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ puːn³³ t͡sɔːi̯³⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²¹/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ liɛn¹³⁻²² puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²³⁻³³ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sai²¹/


靈機一動

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

/liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

to be struck by a brainwave; to hit upon a clever idea


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when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro

From Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. That is my personal motto, and it has made me what I am today.

2010, Hunter S Thompson, Hey Rube, →ISBN:

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro, and I have certainly been both in my life. Ask anyone. They know. They remember. They'll tell you that I was both weird and a pro.

2012, Nick Mamatas, The Damned Highway, →ISBN:

Hunter Thompson famously coined the rallying cry, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!” saying anyone was qualified to make a difference if they had the heart, mind, and will to do so. Many did.

[2013, Chrisann Brennan, The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs, →ISBN:

"The chair is not that weird," Van muttered. "It's the whole world that's weird now. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” He picked up his wireless laptop.

2015, Douglas Lain, In the Shadow of the Towers: Speculative Fiction in a Post-9/11 World, →ISBN:

In times of change or upheaval, anyone can form a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson

when the going gets tough, the tough get going


上房揭瓦

ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄨㄚˇ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to scale the roof to rip the tiles; to cause havoc in the house


innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun

Borrowed from Arabic إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (innā li-llāhi wa-ʔinnā ʔilayhi rājiʕūna).

bor

(Islam) Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un (“We surely belong to Allah and to Him we shall return”) (used when a person experiences a tragedy in life, mostly used when hearing news that a person has died)


ter zake

to the point, on topic, pertinent, topical


捩橫折曲

/lɐi̯²²⁻³⁵ waːŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³ kʰʊk̚⁵/

/lɐi̯²²⁻³⁵ waːŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³ kʰʊk̚⁵/

In particular, Baggio Leung talked a lot of nonsense again on the radio show this morning, claiming with twisted reasoning that it is “very dangerous” for the pro-establishment camp to prevent them from being sworn in by quorum-busting

2016, 健良, 繼續巧言令色 「青年新政」沒資格從政

kei⁴ zung¹, loeng⁴ zung⁶ hang⁴ gam¹ zou² zoi⁶ din⁶ toi⁴ zit³ muk⁶ soeng⁶ jau⁶ zoi³ daai⁶ fong³ kyut³ ci⁴, lai⁶⁻² waang⁴ zit³ kuk¹ cing¹ gin³ zai³ paai³ ji⁵ lau⁴ wui⁶⁻² fong¹ sik¹ zo² ngoi⁶ taa¹ mun⁴ syun¹ sai⁶ “hou² ngai⁴ him²”

其中，梁頌恆今早在電台節目上又再大放厥詞，捩橫折曲稱建制派以流會方式阻礙他們宣誓「好危險」

2016, 健良, 繼續巧言令色 「青年新政」沒資格從政

其中，梁颂恒今早在电台节目上又再大放厥词，捩横折曲称建制派以流会方式阻碍他们宣誓「好危险」

(Cantonese) to bend the truth; to argue with twisted reasoning


фӏыуэ узолъагъу

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фӏыуэ узолъагъу • (fʼəwɛ wuzolˢağʷu)

[fʼəʷa wəzoɬaʁʷə]

фӏуыэ (fʼəɛ, “good”) + узолъагъу (wuzolˢağʷu, “I see”), from узо- (wuzo-, “the positive present-indicative subject/object marker (I...thee)”) + лъагъун (lˢağʷun, “to see”).


風土人情

ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

фэнтужэньцин

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁴¹ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ⁴¹ zin²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/


沆瀣

/xɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ²² haːi̯²²/

/*ɡaːŋʔ ɡɯːds|ɡrɯːds/

/xɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ²² haːi̯²²/

/*ɡaːŋʔ ɡɯːds|ɡrɯːds/


淨身出戶

ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨˋ

цзиншэньчуху

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/

ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨˋㄦ

цзиншэньчухур

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xuɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ²² sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ wuː²²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xuɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ²² sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ wuː²²/

(usually of a man) to leave without taking any property after divorce; to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or properties)


as the case may be

The Inspector shall convene a special meeting of the district panchayat or panchayat union council or village panchayat, as the case may be, and place the resignation notice for information within fifteen days from the date of receipt of resignation notice before the district panchayat or panchayat union council or village panchayat as the case may be.

2007, Ganapathy Palanithurai, A Handbook for Panchayati Raj Administration (Tamil Nadu), page 100:

As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.


Nixon in China

A reference to U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 establishment of direct diplomatic relations with, and personal visit to, the People's Republic of China. Nixon's unyielding opposition to Communism had been well-known.

“People have tried to duplicate Nixon in China over and over again, including Iran,” Mann said. He cites the ill-fated 1986 journey by President Ronald Reagan’s national security adviser Robert “Bud” McFarlane, who traveled to Tehran carrying a Bible with a handwritten verse from Reagan and a key-shaped cake as a goodwill gesture for Iranian leaders.

2015 March 14, Steven Mufson, “Is Obama’s Iran overture like Nixon’s opening to China?”, in The Washington Post:

(idiomatic, politics) Suggesting the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials.

People's Republic of China
Richard Nixon


vad som komma skall

Du måste vänta och se vad som komma skall.


overdood liggen

(Brabantian, Booms)
Iejest iel zenenof omdoen, 'n dan twie weike overdood ligge me't spit, slum!

(Belgium, colloquial) being extremely tired (especially after previous strenuous exertion)


IAS

(aviation, travel) Initialism of insert after segment; GDS code, and used on older types of airline keyboards.


haring of kuit

/ˈɦaː.rɪŋ ɔf ˈkœy̯t/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haring, of, kuit.


аз съм атеист

аз съм атеи́ст

аз съм атеи́ст • (az sǎm ateíst)

аз съм атеи́ст (canonical)
az sǎm ateíst (romanization)

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-аз съм атеист.wav


笑掉大牙

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ jä³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ tiːu̯²² taːi̯²² ŋaː²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ jä³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ tiːu̯²² taːi̯²² ŋaː²¹/

laugh one's head off
laugh one's head off

to laugh one's head off; ridiculous and embarrassing


活到老，學到老

ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuːt̚² tou̯³³ lou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² tou̯³³ lou̯¹³/

/ua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² lau²² o(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² lau²²/

live and learn; it is never too late to learn


中流砥柱

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓㄨˋㄦ

чжунлюдичжур

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³/

From the so-called Mount Dizhu (砥柱山), which is situated midstream of the Yellow River, splitting its flow.

(figurative) mainstay; cornerstone; chief support


萬分感謝

ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄣ ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

ваньфэнь ганьсе

/wän⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/maːn²² fɐn⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/wän⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/maːn²² fɐn⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ t͡sɛː²²/


特立獨行

ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tɐk̚² lɐp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tɐk̚² laːp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tu³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/tɐk̚² lɐp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tɐk̚² laːp̚² tʊk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴⁻³² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

independent in mind and action; unconventional and strong-minded


一問一答

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐn²² jɐt̚⁵ taːp̚³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mɯŋ¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tap̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ mɐn²² jɐt̚⁵ taːp̚³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mɯŋ¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tap̚²/

a conversation in which one side asks questions and the other side answers

一問一答式的對話

一问一答式的对话

to ask and answer interchangeably or successively


softly, softly caught the monkey

"La pointe de l'aiguille doit passer la première;" [...] I should rather explain this by our kindred expression, "introduce the sharp edge of the wedge first;" or, as the West Africans say, "Softly! Softly caught the monkey."

1865, Richard Francis Burton, Wit and Wisdom from West Africa, London: Tinsley Brothers, →OCLC, page xiii:

softly, softly, catchee monkey
softly, softly, catchee monkey#English

Alternative form of softly, softly, catchee monkey


禁止吸煙

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢ

цзиньчжи сиянь

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ jiːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ jiːn⁵⁵/

no smoking (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area)


人云亦云

ㄖㄣˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄩㄣˊ

/ʐən³⁵ yn³⁵ i⁵¹ yn³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ jɪk̚² wɐn²¹/

/ʐən³⁵ yn³⁵ i⁵¹ yn³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ wɐn²¹ jɪk̚² wɐn²¹/

to say what others say; to follow the herd


softly, softly, catchee monkey

Uncertain. Commentators refer to a variety of African languages or nations, but generally lack specific detail. Benham's Book of Quotations suggests the phrase originated from Black English, but is unclear. Compare the Wolof proverb, Ndànk-ndànk, mooy jàpp golo ci ñaay (“Slowly, slowly one catches a monkey in the forest”).
Although the phrase is attested with non-standard assonant catchee mainly from the twentieth century, Eric Partridge suggests it was probably coined in the late nineteenth. Quotations from the mid-nineteenth century use catch or caught the monkey.

"Prudens qui patiens," was the motto of our great Coke : a motto which the negro pithily paraphrases — "Softly, softly, catch monkey."

1840, Archer Polson, James Grant, Law and Lawyers; or, Sketches and Illustrations of Legal History and Biography, London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, →OCLC:

It is a West Coast proverb, which says, “Softly, softly, catchee monkey."

1896 March, Robert Baden-Powell, “The Native Levy in the Ashanti Expedition, 1895-96”, in Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume 40, London: J. J. Keliher & Co., page 305:

the really important part of Scouting is to become good Scouts — "wise old birds," in fact. "Softly, softly, catchee monkey!" Not by making a row, but by cunning and kindness

1920, John Hargrave, The Wigwam Papers and Totem Talks, London: C. Arthur Pearson, →OCLC, page 33:

Having failed to secure a Press Council of the sort they wanted, they are now trying, in a small way, to get something established — on the old principle of ‘Softly, softly, catchee monkey.’

1950, “Conference Conundrums”, in The Journal – Institute of Journalists, volume 38, page 148:

Proceed cautiously or gently to achieve an objective.

Softly, softly, catchee monkey, I thought to myself....slow and sure was the way with a woman like this.

2013 March 31, Gina Hoisington, “The Logic of My Anger: A Sociopath's Tale of Vengeance”, in BDSM Library:

Capture a target without startling it and causing it to run away.


moet er nog zand zijn

From door-to-door vendors, selling sand to scrub floors with.

(Belgium, exclamation) can you top that?

what a dumb/self-explanatory/superfluous remark!

(more neutral) is that enough or do you want some more?


唵嘛呢叭咪吽

ㄢˇ ㄇㄚ ㄋㄧ ㄅㄟ ㄇㄟ ㄏㄨㄥ

ㄛㄫ ㄇㄚ ㄋㄧ ㄅㄟ ㄇㄟ ㄏㄨㄥ

ань мани бэймэй хун

/ˀän²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

ун мани бэймэй хун

/ˀʊŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀʊŋ⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Sanskrit ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं (oṃ maṇipadme hūṃ).

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ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं


一貧如洗

ㄧ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ pʰɐn²¹ jyː²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

poor as a church mouse
poor as a church mouse


不痛不癢

ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

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

不疼不癢

not getting into the substance of the matter

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


zand erover

(Brabantian) Zijt ge nie meer kwaad da'k a edits em geRV-ed enzo? Och, zand erover, late we vanaf na samenweirke!

let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones


BIBA

(medicine, initialism) brought in by ambulance.


PERRLA

(medicine) Acronym of pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation.


如意郎君

ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ jiː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ jiː³³ lɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

ideal husband; Mr. Right; Prince Charming


身體力行

ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/ʂən⁵⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lɪk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ʂən⁵⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ lɪk̚² hɐŋ²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰe⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²⁴/

practice what one preaches
practice what one preaches

to practice what one preaches; to set an example by personally taking part


de aanhouder wint

dogged does it; it's persistence that accomplishes something


證畢

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pɐt̚⁵/

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum

(mathematics) quod erat demonstrandum (QED)


青春年少

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ

цинчуньняньшао

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ siːu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ siːu̯³³/


慾火焚身

ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄣ

юйхофэньшэнь

/y⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jʊk̚² fɔː³⁵ fɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

/y⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jʊk̚² fɔː³⁵ fɐn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

(colloquial) burning with desire; sexually excited


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е́сли бы, да кабы́, да во рту́ росли́ бобы́, тогда́ бы был не ро́т, а це́лый огоро́д • (jésli by, da kabý, da vo rtú roslí bobý, togdá by byl ne rót, a célyj ogoród)

е́сли бы (canonical)
да кабы́ (canonical)
да во рту́ росли́ бобы́ (canonical)
тогда́ бы был не ро́т (canonical)
а це́лый огоро́д (canonical)
jésli by (romanization)
da kabý (romanization)
da vo rtú roslí bobý (romanization)
togdá by byl ne rót (romanization)
a célyj ogoród (romanization)

[ˈjes⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪ‿bɨ | də‿kɐˈbɨ | də‿vɐ‿ˈrtu rɐs⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲi ɡrʲɪˈbɨ | tɐɡˈda‿bɨ bɨɫ nʲɪ‿ˈrot | ɐ‿ˈt͡sɛɫɨj ɐɡɐˈrot]

Ru-если бы, да кабы, да во рту росли грибы, тогда бы был не рот, а целый огород.ogg

е́сли бы да кабы́, да во рту́ росли́ грибы́

jésli by u bábuški byl xuj, to oná bylá by déduškoj

е́сли бы у ба́бушки был хуй, то она́ была́ бы де́душкой

Е́сли бы да кабы, да во рту росли́ грибы́ ― продово́льственная пробле́ма была́ бы ме́нее о́строй.

1997, Никита Богословский (Nikita Bogoslovsky), Заметки на полях шляпы:

If only mushrooms grew in the mouth — the food problem would be less acute.

Jésli by da kaby, da vo rtu roslí gribý ― prodovólʹstvennaja probléma bylá by méneje óstroj.

2003, Р.Шадриков (R. Shadrikov), Если бы не если бы, да если б не кабы:

Е́сли бы да кабы, да во рту росли́ грибы́.

1983, Виктор Некрасов (Viktor Nekrasov), Саперлипопет:

Jésli by da kaby, da vo rtu roslí gribý.

Но жить в сослага́тельном наклоне́нии нельзя́, е́сли бы да кабы ― так дела не де́лаются.

2002 April 4, Ксения Махненко (Xenia Mokhnenko), Обращение — «Домовой»:

But it is impossible to live in the subjunctive mood, "what if, if only" — that's not how things get done.

No žitʹ v soslagátelʹnom naklonénii nelʹzjá, jésli by da kaby ― tak dela ne délajutsja.

ifs, ands, or buts
ifs, ands, or buts#English

(figurative) to indicate that the speaker would be successful if they ignored all ifs, ands, or buts; compare ifs and ans

en-если_бы,_да_кабы,_да_во_рту_росли_грибы,_тогда_бы_был_не_рот,_а_целый_огород-ru-phrase-RQbVAZFt

to indicate wishful thinking of the other person

en-если_бы,_да_кабы,_да_во_рту_росли_грибы,_тогда_бы_был_не_рот,_а_целый_огород-ru-phrase-CbTzokk1


春風化雨

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ

чуньфэнхуаюй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː³³ jyː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ faː³³ jyː¹³/

Under the positive influence of Teacher Chen, I've learnt to how to get along with others.

Zài Chén lǎoshī de chūnfēnghuàyǔ xià, wǒ xuéhuì le rúhé dàirénjiēwù.

在陳老師的春風化雨下，我學會了如何待人接物。

在陈老师的春风化雨下，我学会了如何待人接物。

The positive influence warmed my heart completely, the blessings of a lifetime are given without words.

1989, Beyond, 真的愛你 (Really Love You), in Beyond IV

ceon¹ fung¹ faa³ jyu⁵ nyun⁵ tau³ ngo⁵ dik¹ sam¹, jat¹ sang¹ gyun³ gu³ mou⁴ jin⁴ dei⁶ sung³ zang⁶.

春風化雨暖透我的心，一生眷顧無言地送贈。

春风化雨暖透我的心，一生眷顾无言地送赠。

(figurative) benefits of education; positive influence of a teacher


de kat sturen

(Brabantian)
Ziede dieje leige stoel da? A y wee z'n kat gestuurd, aven vertegewoordiger!


新年發財

[May you] be rich [this] new year; [may you] gain wealth [this] new year

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ

синьнянь фацай

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ niːn²¹ faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/


να μη με βρει το βράδυ

να μη με βρει το βράδυ • (na mi me vrei to vrády)

Να μη με βρει το βράδυ αν σου λέω ψέματα!

Na mi me vrei to vrády an sou léo psémata!

if I'm lying, I'm dying
if I'm lying, I'm dying

cross my heart and hope to die
cross my heart and hope to die

if I'm lying, I'm dying, cross my heart and hope to die (I am absolutely telling the truth)

en-να_μη_με_βρει_το_βράδυ-el-phrase-qIdr7W6g


που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ

που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ • (pou na mi se vrei to vrády)

pou na mi se vrei to vrády (romanization)

Που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ, ρε καθίκι!

(offensive) drop dead, I hope you die, may you be struck dead (general curse hoping for someone's swift death)

en-που_να_μη_σε_βρει_το_βράδυ-el-phrase-A2RTKRh9


新正如意

desc

ซินเจียยู่อี่

→ Thai: ซินเจียยู่อี่

→ Thai: ซินเจียยู่อี่

[May] your wishes come true [on commencement of] the new first lunar month

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ

синьчжэн жуи

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

As the new year of the Fire Rooster arrives, the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Teochew Association sincerely wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

Jiè cǐ dīngyǒu nián xīnchūn lìlín zhījì, Xuělóng Cháozhōu Huìguǎn quántǐ tóngrén jǐn cǐ gōngzhù gèjiè chūnjié kuàilè, xīnzhēng rúyì!

藉此丁酉年新春蒞臨之際，雪隆潮州會館全體同仁謹此恭祝各界春節快樂，新正如意！

藉此丁酉年新春莅临之际，雪隆潮州会馆全体同仁谨此恭祝各界春节快乐，新正如意！

Congratulations! Happy Chinese New Year!

恭喜賀喜新正如意

恭喜贺喜新正如意

(regional, chiefly Teochew) Happy Chinese New Year


風塵碌碌

ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

to be busy with worldly affairs; toiling over ordinary chores


κομίζω γλαύκα εις Αθήνας

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κομίζω γλαύκα εις Αθήνας • (komízo gláfka eis Athínas)

komízo gláfka eis Athínas (romanization)

carry coals to Newcastle
carry coals to Newcastle#English

carry coals to Newcastle (literally “bring owls to Athens”)

en-κομίζω_γλαύκα_εις_Αθήνας-el-phrase-KZjkCvQU


ακόμη δε βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό

ακόμη δε βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό • (akómi de vgíke ap' t' avgó)

akómi de vgíke ap' t' avgó (romanization)

Ακόμη δε βγήκε απ’ τ’ αβγό και προσπαθεί να μας πει πώς να κάνουμε τη δουλειά μας.

He's barely grown and he's trying to tell us how to do our jobs.

Akómi de vgíke ap’ t’ avgó kai prospatheí na mas pei pós na kánoume ti douleiá mas.

(idiomatic) just a kid, barely out of diapers (referring to a young person believing themselves to be experienced)

en-ακόμη_δε_βγήκε_απ'_τ'_αβγό-el-phrase-Ut2pPfst


斬到一頸血

to be chopped, leaving a neck full of blood

/t͡saːm³⁵ tou̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵ hyːt̚³/

/t͡saːm³⁵ tou̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵ hyːt̚³/

The usual case is that the big shareholder still has to pretend to be charming after getting ripped off, telling people all over that he still has billions of dollars to bring back up.

2016, 羅尚沛 (Eugene Law), 越爆越亢奮, 港股策略王, issue 84, page 61

tung¹ soeng⁴ cing⁴ fong³ hai⁶ go³ daai⁶ gu² dung¹ ji⁵ ging¹ zaam² dou³ jat¹ geng² hyut³ dou¹ jiu³ baan⁶ saai³ siu¹ saa², zau¹ wai⁴ tung⁴ jan⁴ gong² zung⁶ jau⁵ gei² sap⁶ go³ jik¹ wui⁵ tok³ faan¹ soeng⁵ heoi³.

通常情況係個大股東已經斬到一頸血都要扮晒瀟灑，周圍同人講重有幾十個億會托返上去。

通常情况系个大股东已经斩到一颈血都要扮晒潇洒，周围同人讲重有几十个亿会托返上去。


白手起家

ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

to go from rags to riches; to start an enterprise from scratch; to build up from nothing; to start from scratch


烏合之眾

⇒ Japanese: 烏合の衆 (ugō no shū)

ㄨ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

/u⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ hɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/ɔ³³ hap̚²⁴⁻² t͡si³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/u⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ hɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/ɔ³³ hap̚²⁴⁻² t͡si³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ²¹/


安於現狀

ㄢ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

аньюйсяньчжуан

/ˀän⁵⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jiːn²² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ y³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jiːn²² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress); to take things as they are


永無止境

ㄩㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

without an end; endless; never-ending; boundless


強詞奪理

ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄘˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˇ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰiː²¹ tyːt̚² lei̯¹³/

/kʰœːŋ¹³ t͡sʰiː²¹ tyːt̚² lei̯¹³/

to use lame arguments and perverted logic; shoving false arguments down people's throats; sophistry


愣頭愣腦

ㄌㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇ

лэнтоулэннао

/lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄌㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄥˋ ㄋㄠˇㄦ

лэнтоулэннаор

/lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lɪŋ²² nou̯¹³/

/lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɤŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lɤŋ⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɪŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lɪŋ²² nou̯¹³/


ikke en døjt

[ˈeɡ̊ ŋ̩ ˈd̥ʌjˀd̥]

From Dutch duit (“copper coin”), possibly related to Old Norse þveit f (“clearing”), þveiti m (“coin”). The Dutch word has also been borrowed to English doit and German Deut, which are used in similar expressions.

Jeg fatter ikke en døjt.

2014, Martin Jensen, Og en i mente, Klim, →ISBN:

Sa' du udvikling, hva'? Jeg skal faneme fortælle dig, hva' det er – tilbagegang. Ikke en døjt andet.

2017, Ditte Cederstrand, En københavnsk familie, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Did'ya say development, huh? I'll fuckin' tell ya what it is - recession. Nothing else.

Han havde troet alt for meget på bilerne, han troede ikke en døjt på radiostationen, og han gled dybere og dybere ind i sine egne indre syner, ...

2016, Peter Rønnov-Jessen, En simpel historie, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

He had believed all too much in the cars, he did not at all believe in the radio station, and he slipped deeper and deeper into his own inner visions, ...

(informal, often derogatory) not at all, not even a little bit


good black don't crack

“Good black don't crack,” the late Buck O'Neil liked to joke when people complimented Buck's appearance.

2010, Timothy M. Gay, Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert, →ISBN:

Big Melba says those light ones age quickly and poorly, but good black don't crack.”

2011, J. Marie Darden, Finding Dignity, →ISBN, page 86:

“Chile, good black don't crack.” Grandma smiled.

2015, April Sinclair, Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel, →ISBN:

“You're forty?” I looked him up and down. Damn, forty was looking like that these days? I thought. I guess the old adage good black don't crack was real.

2016, Noelle Vella, A Weekend Affair, →ISBN:

black don't crack
black don't crack#English


black don't crack

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Coordinate term: Asian don't raisin

[…] Ms. [LaWanda] Page revealed to the [white] girl that she is 55 years old. Then, before the girl could stammer her disbelief, Ms. Page quipped, "Well, you know, Black don't crack!"

1975 December 11, Geoffrey Brown, “People Are Talking About”, in Jet, page 50:

She was going to be an example of black don't crack.

2013, E.N. Joy, I Ain't Me No More, →ISBN:

Okay, so usually black don't crack — unless we aren't living right.

2015, C. M. Fox, K. C. Dillon, Conversations of a Conscious Black Girl, →ISBN:

But there again, she looked amazing in the flesh too. Well, you know what they say. Black don't crack.

2016, Jonathan Harvey, The History of Us, →ISBN:

(colloquial, from African-American Vernacular) People of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with lighter skin.


一日到黑

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² tou̯³³ hɐk̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² tou̯³³ haːk̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² tou̯³³ hɐk̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚² tou̯³³ haːk̚⁵/


ja dag Jan

(Brabant)
Geld veur te nikse en alles tax-vrij, ja, dag Jan—en maakt me nu maar iet anders wijs!


het land uit, de dieven tellen

A: Na waa edet?
B: 't Land aot, de dieve telle!
A: Where are you going?
B: None of your business!

(Brabant) Evasive reply to questions about where one is going.


嫁禍於人

ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kaː³³ wɔː²² jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kaː³³ wɔː²² jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

to shift the blame on others; to pass the buck


раз в году и палка стреляет

ра́з в году и па́лка стре́ляет

ра́з в году и па́лка стре́ляет • (ráz v godu i pálka stréljajet)

ра́з в году и па́лка стре́ляет (canonical)
ráz v godu i pálka stréljajet (romanization)

to indicate that even improbable events sometimes occur

en-раз_в_году_и_палка_стреляет-ru-phrase-mZDvgkYA


自知之明

цзычжичжимин

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.

知人者智，自知者明。

人貴有自知之明。

人贵有自知之明。


貴人多忘事

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ

гуйжэнь до ван ши

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋㄦ

гуйжэньдованшир

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ siː²²/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ siː²²/

(originally honorific, now usually sarcastic) important people tend to have short memories; someone having a forgetful mind


what would you like

Used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at.

你想要什麼？

used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at


安家落戶

ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋ

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

ㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋㄦ

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xuɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² wuː²²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xuɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚² wuː²²/

to set up home in a new place; to settle in a new place


可望而不可即

ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ

кэ ван эр букэ цзи

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible


pros ton kairon

Transliteration of the Ancient Greek πρὸς τὸν καιρόν (pròs tòn kairón).

der

πρὸς τὸν καιρόν


自相殘殺

ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚ

цзысянцаньша

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ saːt̚³/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ saːt̚³/

to slaughter each other; to massacre one another