羊腸小道

ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ siːu̯³⁵ tou̯²²/

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ siːu̯³⁵ tou̯²²/


作賊心虛

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ

цзоцзэйсиньсюй

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚² sɐm⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚² sɐm⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

to feel anxious because one is guilty and has committed wrongdoings


日理萬機

ㄖˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧ

/ʐ̩⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

to deal with numerous matters daily; to be very busy


經久不息

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/


博聞強記

ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ

бовэньцянцзи

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ wən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚³ mɐn²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹ kei̯³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ wən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚³ mɐn²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹ kei̯³³/

博學強記 博學強記#Chinese

博学强记 博学强记#Chinese

Synonym of 博學強記／博学强记 (bóxuéqiángjì, “to have a lot of knowledge and a good memory”)


擇善固執

ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓˊ

цзэшаньгучжи

/t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡saːk̚² siːn²² kuː³³ t͡sɐp̚⁵/

/t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡saːk̚² siːn²² kuː³³ t͡sɐp̚⁵/

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

He who attains to sincerity is he who chooses what is good, and firmly holds it fast.

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

Chéng zhī zhě, zé shàn ér gùzhí zhī zhě yě.

誠之者，擇善而固執之者也。

诚之者，择善而固执之者也。


歷久不衰

ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄞ

/li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɪk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɪk̚² kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/


退而求其次

ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˋ

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/tʰɵy̯³³ jiː²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/


亂臣賊子

ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ

луаньчэньцзэйцзы

/lu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lyːn²² sɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

/lyːn²² sɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Confucius completed the "Spring and Autumn," and rebellious ministers and villainous sons were struck with terror.

Kǒngzǐ chéng “chūnqiū”, ér luànchénzéizǐ jù.

孔子成《春秋》，而亂臣賊子懼。

孔子成《春秋》，而乱臣贼子惧。

rebellious minister disloyal to the monarch


舉不勝舉

ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄐㄩˇ

цзюйбушэнцзюй

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kɵy̯³⁵/

too numerous to mention one by one; too numerous to count one by one.


未老先衰

ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄞ

вэйлаосяньшуай

/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mei̯²² lou̯¹³ siːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

to decline in health before becoming old


疾風勁草

ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ

цзифэнцзинцао

/t͡ɕi³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐt̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐt̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

only the toughest grass can withstand strong winds

(figuratively) to show one's true colors after a stern test; a steadfast and staunch person unyielding in their integrity


疾風知勁草

ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ

цзифэнчжицзинцао

/t͡ɕi³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐt̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɪŋ²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/t͡sɐt̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɪŋ²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/


故土難離

ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧˊ

/ku⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ li³⁵/

/ku⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ li³⁵/


ṯz-pẖr

/t͡ʃɛz pɛçɛr/

ṯz (“sentence, phrase”) + pẖr (“to go around, to circle”).


不留餘地

ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ y³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹ tei̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ y³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹ tei̯²²/

to leave no room; to make no allowance for


十月懷胎

ㄕˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄊㄞ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² jyːt̚² waːi̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² jyːt̚² waːi̯²¹ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/

(literally) to be pregnant for ten months


每事問

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

When he [the Master] entered the ancestral temple of the state, he asked about everything.

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

入太廟，每事問。

入太庙，每事问。

Just get moving on your two legs, go the rounds of every section placed under your charge and “inquire into everything” as Confucius did, and then you will be able to solve the problems, however little is your ability.

1930, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《反對本本主義》 (Oppose Book Worship), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-6/mswv6_11.htm

Màikāi nǐ de liǎngjiǎo, dào nǐ de gōngzuò fànwéi de gè bùfen gè dìfang qù zǒuzǒu, xué ge Kǒng Fūzǐ de “měishìwèn”, rènpíng shénme cáilì xiǎo yě néng jiějué wèntí.

邁開你的兩腳，到你的工作範圍的各部分各地方去走走，學個孔夫子的「每事問」，任憑什麼才力小也能解決問題。

迈开你的两脚，到你的工作范围的各部分各地方去走走，学个孔夫子的「每事问」，任凭什么才力小也能解决问题。


放長線釣大魚

to throw a long line to catch a big fish

ㄈㄤˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ

фан чансянь дяо даюй

/fɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ y³⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ siːn³³ tiːu̯³³ taːi̯²² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

In June of the same year, an article titled "The working class has spoken out" was published in Shanghai, which was immediately followed by the Anti-Rightist Campaign. Then the people realized that it was a long-term plan to make [the "Rightists"] identify themselves and catch them all.

2015, 赵芳举, 《夕阳忆语──时代的变迁和我的托派生涯》, chapter 19

Tóngnián liùyuè, Shànghǎi fābiǎo le “Gōngrén jiējí shuōhuà le”, gēngjí zhǎnkāi le fǎn “yòupài” dòuzhēng, dàjiā zhè cái míngbai, yuánlái shì “fàng chángxiàn diào dàyú”, ràng nǐ fúchū shuǐmiàn, yīwǎngdǎjìn.

同年六月，上海發表了《工人階級說話了》，賡即展開了反「右派」鬥爭，大家這才明白，原來是「放長線釣大魚」，讓你浮出水面，一網打盡。

同年六月，上海发表了《工人阶级说话了》，赓即展开了反「右派」斗争，大家这才明白，原来是「放长线钓大鱼」，让你浮出水面，一网打尽。

to adopt a long-term plan to secure something big


冥思苦索

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄎㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

/miŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ¹³ siː⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ sɔːk̚³/

/miŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ¹³ siː⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ sɔːk̚³/

Only a blockhead cudgels his brains on his own, or together with a group, to "find solution" or "evolve an idea" without making any investigation.

Zhǐyǒu chǔnrén, cái shì tā yī gè rén, huòzhě yāojí yī duī rén, bù zuò diàochá, ér zhǐshì míngsīkǔsuǒ de “xiǎng bànfǎ”, “dǎ zhǔyì”.

只有蠢人，才是他一個人，或者邀集一堆人，不作調查，而只是冥思苦索地「想辦法」，「打主意」。

只有蠢人，才是他一个人，或者邀集一堆人，不作调查，而只是冥思苦索地「想办法」，「打主意」。

to think long and hard; to rack one's brains; to cudgel one's brains


chúc mừng sinh nhật

chúc mừng sinh nhật ! (canonical)
祝𢜠生日 (CJK)

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ mɨŋ˨˩ sïŋ˧˧ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mɨŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ]

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mɨŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ]

[cʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mɨŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨]

[cʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mɨŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨]

chúc mừng (“to celebrate”) + sinh nhật (“birthday”).


二屄青年歡樂多

二屄青年欢乐多
二逼青年歡樂多
二比青年歡樂多
二B青年歡樂多

ㄦˋ ㄅㄧ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

эрби циннянь хуаньлэ до

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ pi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

(neologism, vulgar, slang) The carefree and idiotic-looking young person is having a lot of fun.


扒一扒

/pä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

(neologism, colloquial, slang) to gossip about; to chat about


短兵相接

ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ

дуаньбинсянцзе

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tyːn³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³/

/tuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²/

/tuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siap̚³²/

/tuan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²/

/tuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²/

/tuan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siap̚³²/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tyːn³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːp̚³/

In a situation when the class struggle grows increasingly acute and is waged at close quarters, the proletariat has to depend for its victory entirely on the correct and firm tactics of struggle of its own party, the Communist Party.

Zài zhèyàng rìyì zǒuxiàng jiānruì de duǎnbīngxiāngjiē de jiējí dòuzhēng de xíngshì zhī xià, wúchǎn jiējí yào qǔdé shènglì, jiù wánquán yào kào tā de zhèngdǎng — Gòngchǎndǎng de dòuzhēng cèlüè de zhèngquè hé jiānjué.

在這樣日益走向尖銳的短兵相接的階級鬥爭的形勢之下，無產階級要取得勝利，就完全要靠他的政黨——共產黨的鬥爭策略的正確和堅決。

在这样日益走向尖锐的短兵相接的阶级斗争的形势之下，无产阶级要取得胜利，就完全要靠他的政党——共产党的斗争策略的正确和坚决。

to fight hand to hand; to be in close combat


盛衰榮辱

ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˇ

ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄞ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨˋ

шэншуайжунжу

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

The outcome of our investigation should be a picture of the present situation of each class and the ups and downs of its development.

Wǒmen diàochá suǒ yào dédào de jiélùn, shì gè jiējí xiànzài de yǐjí lìshǐ de shèngshuāiróngrǔ de qíngkuàng.

我們調查所要得到的結論，是各階級現在的以及歷史的盛衰榮辱的情況。

我们调查所要得到的结论，是各阶级现在的以及历史的盛衰荣辱的情况。

prosperity and decline, glory and humiliation; vicissitudes of life


冥思苦想

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

/miŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ¹³ siː⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ sœːŋ³⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ¹³ siː⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ sœːŋ³⁵/

冥思苦索 冥思苦索#Chinese

Synonym of 冥思苦索 (míngsīkǔsuǒ, “to think long and hard”)


果不其然

ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/kʷɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

/kuo²¹³⁻²¹ pɨt̚¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ lɛn³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/kʷɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

/kuo²¹³⁻²¹ pɨt̚¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ lɛn³⁵/

Jīnrì guǒbùqírán! Rújīn ná le yínzǐ jiā qù mà zhè sǐ kǎntóu duǎnmìng de núcái!

今日果不其然！如今拿了銀子家去罵這死砍頭短命的奴才！

今日果不其然！如今拿了银子家去骂这死砍头短命的奴才！


完完全全

ㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

ваньваньцюаньцюань

/wän³⁵ wän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/jyːn²¹ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/wän³⁵ wän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/jyːn²¹ jyːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

When you have investigated the problem thoroughly, you will know how to solve it.

Nǐ wánwánquánquán diàochá míngbai le, nǐ duì nàge wèntí jiù yǒu jiějué de bànfǎ le.

你完完全全調查明白了，你對那個問題就有解決的辦法了。

你完完全全调查明白了，你对那个问题就有解决的办法了。

(emphatic) completely; absolutely; entirely


老死不相往來

ㄌㄠˇ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ

лаосыбусянванлай

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/

(of two entities) to never have contact with each other; to never interact


360度無死角

ㄙㄢ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

sānbǎiliùshí dù wú sǐjiǎo [Phonetic:sānbǎiliùshídùwúsíjiǎo]

san¹-pai³-liu⁴-shih² tu⁴ wu² ssŭ³-chiao³

саньбайлюши ду у сыцзяо

/sän⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tu⁵¹ u³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) from all possible angles; from A to Z; thoroughly; wholly


على بينة

head

عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ

عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ • (ʕalā bayyinatin)

عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ (canonical)
ʕalā bayyinatin (romanization)


في شك

فِي شَكٍّ • (fī šakkin)

فِي شَكٍّ (canonical)
fī šakkin (romanization)

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنْتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّن دِينِي فَلَا أَعْبُدُ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنْ أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

qul yā ʔayyuhā n-nāsu ʔin kuntum fī šakkin min dīnī falā ʔaʕbudu llaḏīna taʕbudūna min dūni l-lahi walākin ʔaʕbudu l-laha llaḏī yatawaffākum


頭頭碰著黑

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰʊŋ³³ t͡sœːk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰʊŋ³³ t͡sœːk̚² hɐk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) to be very unlucky; to bump into trouble all the time


閉關鎖國

ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/pi⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɐi̯³³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/pi⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɐi̯³³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Imperialist Russia changed into the socialist Soviet Union, and feudal Japan, which had locked its doors against the world, changed into imperialist Japan, although no change occurred in the geography and climate of either country.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《矛盾論》 (On Contradiction), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Dìguó zhǔyì de Éguó biànwéi shèhuì zhǔyì de Sūlián, fēngjiàn de bìguānsuǒguó de Rìběn biànwéi dìguó zhǔyì de Rìběn, zhèxiē guójiā de dìlǐ hé qìhòu bìng méiyǒu biànhuà.

帝國主義的俄國變為社會主義的蘇聯，封建的閉關鎖國的日本變為帝國主義的日本，這些國家的地理和氣候並沒有變化。

帝国主义的俄国变为社会主义的苏联，封建的闭关锁国的日本变为帝国主义的日本，这些国家的地理和气候并没有变化。

to cut off one's country from the outside world


空洞無物

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ u⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² mou̯²¹ mɐt̚²/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ u³⁵ u⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² mou̯²¹ mɐt̚²/

Our dogmatists have violated Lenin's teachings; they never use their brains to analyse anything concretely, and in their writings and speeches they always use stereotypes devoid of content, thereby creating a very bad style of work in our Party.

Wǒmen de jiàotiáozhǔyìzhě wéibèi Lièníng de zhǐshì, cónglái bù yòng nǎojīn jùtǐ de fēnxī rènhé shìwù, zuòqǐ wénzhāng huò yǎnshuō lai, zǒngshì kōngdòngwúwù de bāgǔdiào, zài wǒmen Dǎng nèi zàochéng le yī zhǒng jí huài de zuòfēng.

我們的教條主義者違背列寧的指示，從來不用腦筋具體地分析任何事物，做起文章或演說來，總是空洞無物的八股調，在我們黨內造成了一種極壞的作風。

我们的教条主义者违背列宁的指示，从来不用脑筋具体地分析任何事物，做起文章或演说来，总是空洞无物的八股调，在我们党内造成了一种极坏的作风。

utter lack of substance; devoid of content


how are you going

how are you doing
how are you doing#English

(Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of how are you doing


兼聽則明

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

цзяньтинцзэмин

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kiːm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/kiːm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Listen to both/all sides and you will be enlightened.


概莫能外

ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄞˋ

/kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɔːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² nɐŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɔːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² nɐŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

This is a universal truth for all times and all countries, which admits of no exception.

Zhè shì gòngtōng de dàolǐ, gǔjīnzhōngwài, gàimònéngwài.

這是共通的道理，古今中外，概莫能外。

这是共通的道理，古今中外，概莫能外。

to be no exception; to admit of no exception whatsoever


止於至善

ㄓˇ ㄩˊ ㄓˋ ㄕㄢˋ

чжиюйчжишань

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/t͡siː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ siːn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/t͡siː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ siːn²²/

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

What the Great Learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

Dàxué zhī dào, zài míng míngdé, zài xīn mín, zài zhǐ yú zhì shàn.

大學之道，在明明德，在親民，在止於至善。

大学之道，在明明德，在亲民，在止于至善。


以形補形

ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jɪŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ jɪŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

to supposedly heal or nourish a body part by eating something that is visually similar to the respective body part, often the corresponding body part of an animal


謀財害命

ㄇㄡˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

моуцайхаймин

/moʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/mɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯²² mɪŋ²²/

/moʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/mɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯²² mɪŋ²²/

to murder for money; to kill someone for his or her property


迎風飄舞

ㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄨˇ

/iŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

/iŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/


殃及池魚

ㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˊ ㄩˊ

/jɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ y³⁵/

/jœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚² t͡sʰiː²¹ jyː²¹/

/jɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ y³⁵/

/jœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚² t͡sʰiː²¹ jyː²¹/

城門失火，殃及池魚 城門失火，殃及池魚#Chinese

城门失火，殃及池鱼 城门失火，殃及池鱼#Chinese

Short for 城門失火，殃及池魚／城门失火，殃及池鱼 (chéngmén shīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú, “to suffer as a bystander; to get caught in the crossfire”).


بإذن الله

بِإِذْنِ ٱللّٰهِ

بِإِذْنِ ٱللّٰهِ • (bi-ʔiḏni llāhi)

بِ إِذْنِ ٱللّٰهِ (canonical)
bi-ʔiḏni llāhi (romanization)

فَهَزَمُوهُم بِإِذْنِ اللّٰهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُودُ جَالُوتَ

So they defeated them by the will of God, and David killed Goliath

fa-hazamūhum bi-ʔiḏni llāhi wa-qatala dāwūdu jālūta

"If God permits", "by God's leave"; God willing.


Alla jagħtih il-ġenna

LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-Alla jagħtih il-ġenna.wav

God grant him heaven
God grant him heaven

(Christianity) God rest his soul; God grant him heaven


風聲鶴唳

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (風聲鶴唳):
* → Japanese: 風声鶴唳(ふうせいかくれい) (fūsei kakurei)
* → Korean: 풍성학려(風聲鶴唳) (pungseonghangnyeo)

ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² lɵy̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴⁻²² ho(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lui²²/

/hɔŋ³³ siã³³ ho(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴⁻²² ho(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ ho(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lui³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lui³³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sĩã³³⁻²³ hoʔ⁴⁻² li³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² lɵy̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴⁻²² ho(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lui²²/

/hɔŋ³³ siã³³ ho(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴⁻²² ho(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ ho(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lui³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lui³³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sĩã³³⁻²³ hoʔ⁴⁻² li³⁵/

The rest of the troop dropped their armors and escaped overnight. Hearing the sound of the wind and the cry of cranes, they thought the monarch's army had come.

648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin

Yú zhòng qì jiǎ xiāo dùn, wén fēngshēnghèlì, jiē yǐwèi wángshī yǐ zhì.

餘眾棄甲宵遁，聞風聲鶴唳，皆以為王師已至。

余众弃甲宵遁，闻风声鹤唳，皆以为王师已至。

to panic and feel apprehensive for even the slightest sound


知其不可為而為之

ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

чжицибукэвэйэрвэйчжи

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

See 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).

zh-l

知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi)

知其不可而為 知其不可而為#Chinese

知其不可而为 知其不可而为#Chinese

Synonym of 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi, “to (stubbornly) do something even though one knows it is impossible”)


不思進取

ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˇ

бусыцзиньцюй

/pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

rest on one's laurels
rest on one's laurels

to rest on one's laurels; to make no further effort to improve oneself


知其不可而為之

ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

чжицибукээрвэйчжи

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

See 知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi).

知其不可而為／知其不可而为 (zhī qí bùkě ér wéi)

知其不可而為 知其不可而為#Chinese

知其不可而为 知其不可而为#Chinese


以淚洗面

ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ lɵy̯²² sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²²/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jiː¹³ lɵy̯²² sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²²/

(figurative) to grieve greatly; to be filled with sorrow


none other than

Produced by none other than Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Good Boys again most closely resembles a kind of junior-varsity tryout for that duo's Superbad, down to its modestly affecting emotional through-line: an acceptance of the fact that childhood friendships, forged out of proximity and convenience, aren't always destined to last.

2019 August 14, A. A. Dowd, “Good Boys Puts a Tween Spin on the R-rated Teen Comedy, to Mostly Funny Effect”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2021-03-04:

(idiomatic) Used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect in the given situation.

正是

(used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)


時不我與

ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ jyː¹³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ jyː¹³/


冠冕堂皇

ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

гуаньмяньтанхуан

/ku̯än⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuːn⁵⁵ miːn¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuːn⁵⁵ miːn¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

to seem honorable and just on the surface, but is not the case in reality


正大光明

ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

чжэндагуанмин

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

光明正大 光明正大#Chinese

Synonym of 光明正大 (guāngmíngzhèngdà, “high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice”)


歲不我與

ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩˇ

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ jyː¹³/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ jyː¹³/

From the Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》). Yang Huo (陽貨) is trying to persuade Confucius into taking office

He then asked, "Can he be called benevolent who keeps his jewel in his bosom, and leaves his country to confusion?" Confucius replied, "No." "Can he be called wise, who is anxious to be engaged in public employment, and yet is constantly losing the opportunity of being so?" Confucius again said, "No." "The days and months are passing away; the years do not wait for us." Confucius said, "Right; I will go into office."

Yuē: “Huái qí bǎo ér mí qí bāng, kěwèi rén hū?” Yuē: “Bùkě.” “hào cóng shì ér jí shīshí, kě wèi zhì hū?” Yuē: “Bùkě.” “rìyuè shì yǐ, suì bù wǒ yǔ.” Kǒng Zǐ yuē: “Nuò. Wú jiāng shì yǐ.”

曰：「懷其寶而迷其邦，可謂仁乎？」曰：「不可。」「好從事而亟失時，可謂知乎？」曰：「不可。」「日月逝矣，歲不我與。」孔子曰：「諾。吾將仕矣。」

曰：「怀其宝而迷其邦，可谓仁乎？」曰：「不可。」「好从事而亟失时，可谓知乎？」曰：「不可。」「日月逝矣，岁不我与。」孔子曰：「诺。吾将仕矣。」

time and tide wait for no man
time and tide wait for no man

to have missed an opportunity; time and tide wait for no man


jokke i spinaten

træde i spinaten
træde i spinaten#Danish


TOA-CAH-SOH

Inversion of SOH-CAH-TOA, nearly homophonic with Hokkien 大跤嫂 (tōa-kha-só, literally “middle-aged woman with huge feet”).

der

(Singapore, mnemonic, trigonometry, humorous) Synonym of SOHCAHTOA


stikke fingeren i jorden

to assess the opinions of others (before acting)


som en fisk i vandet

Compare French comme un poisson dans l’eau.


sluge en kamel

accept a change or amend (to a proposal).

to agree to something one would not have if one had fully understood the implications from the beginning.


ikke den skarpeste kniv i skuffen

not being sufficiently skilled or clever

not the sharpest knife in the drawer
not the sharpest knife in the drawer


håret i postkassen

(idiomatic) to wind up in a difficult situation


gå som katten omkring varm grød

beat around the bush
beat around the bush

(idiomatic) To avoid speaking or acting directly about something; to beat around the bush; to pussyfoot.


røven i vandskorpen

(idiomatic) being stuck in a tight corner; being in a critical situation.


ugler i mosen

När vargen blev allt mer sällsynt och till slut utrotad i Danmark, förlorade det sin mening och ombildades på 1700-talet till Der er ugler i mosen.

2012, Bo Bergman, Ordens ursprung: Etymologisk ordbok över 2000 ord och uttryck, Bonnier Fakta, →ISBN:

Saa er der Ugler i Mosen.

1991, Nils Eriksson, "I Andans kraft, på Sannings stråt...": De skandinaviska naturforskarmötena 1839-1936, →ISBN:

Allerede ved Visitatsen 1022 opdagede Biskoppen, at der igen var Ugler i Mosen.

1939, Vetenskaps-societeten i Lund, Årsbok-Vetenskaps-societeten i Lund: Yearbook of the New society of letters at Lund:

more to it than meets the eye
more than meets the eye

(idiomatic) smell a rat; to have suspicions that everything is not quite alright and that there may be more to it than meets the eye.


være på lakridserne

(idiomatic) be energetic, determined and set to do one's best.


spis lige brød til

(idiomatic) take it easy and slow down before overreacting

(idiomatic) lower expectations to fit reality


kaste perler for svin

cast pearls before swine
cast pearls before swine


dybt godnat

From dybt + god (“good”) + nat (“night”).


生財有道

ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

There is a great course also for the production of wealth. Let the producers be many and the consumers few. Let there be activity in the production, and economy in the expenditure. Then the wealth will always be sufficient.

Shēngcái yǒu dàdào, shēng zhī zhě zhòng, shí zhī zhě guǎ, wéi zhī zhě jí, yòng zhī zhě shū, zé cái héng zú yǐ.

生財有大道，生之者眾，食之者寡，為之者疾，用之者舒，則財恆足矣。

生财有大道，生之者众，食之者寡，为之者疾，用之者舒，则财恒足矣。

[They] are expert in making money,
[But they] can't enjoy [their] money.

Yuan dynasty, 錢霖,《般涉調·哨遍·看錢奴》

生財有道，受用無由。

Yuan dynasty, 錢霖,《般涉調·哨遍·看錢奴》

生财有道，受用无由。

(sometimes derogatory) to be expert in making money; to have the knack of making money


大放異彩

ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄘㄞˇ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² fɔːŋ³³ jiː²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² fɔːŋ³³ jiː²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

to shine; to be outstanding; to perform splendidly


人中之龍

ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

жэньчжунчжилун

žɛnʹčžunčžilun

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

outstanding and extraordinary person among a group


bide i det sure æble

(idiomatic) do something you don't feel like doing.


nem az én asztalom

nem (“not”) + az (“the”) + én (“I”) + asztal (“table, desk”) + -om (possessive suffix), literally: "it's not my desk".

affix

(informal) it is not up my alley, it is not my business/bag, I know nothing about it


人才輩出

ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄨ

жэньцайбэйчу

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ puːi̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ puːi̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/


逝者如斯

ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ jyː²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ jyː²¹ siː⁵⁵/

The Master standing by a stream, said, "It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!"

Zǐ zài chuān shàng, yuē: “Shìzhě rú sī fū! Bù shě zhòuyè.”

子在川上，曰：「逝者如斯夫！不舍晝夜。」

子在川上，曰：「逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。」


aćh Devleça

(International Standard) goodbye, literally "stay with God" (said to the person remaining)


aćhen Devleça

(International Standard) goodbye, literally "stay with God" (said to those remaining)


ʒan Devleça

(International Standard) goodbye, literally "go with God" (said to those leaving)


sov Devleça

(International Standard) good night, literally "sleep with God" (said to one person)


soven Devleça

(International Standard) good night, literally "sleep with God" (said to two or more people)


laćho dǐves

Tavringer Romani: lattjo dives


ʒa Devleça

(International Standard) goodbye, literally "go with God" (said to the person leaving)


شاكو ماكو

šaku māku (romanization)
šāku māku (romanization)

From underlying شنو اكو، شنو ما اكو (šinu ʔaku, šinu ma ʔaku, literally “what is there, what is there not”). Compare the same in North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi, “what's up?”) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ (mō īt mō layt?).

ncog

ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ

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


豐儉由人

ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

фэнцзяньюжэнь

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːm²² jɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːm²² jɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

to have different products or services at different prices (cheap and expensive) to choose from


天上雷公，地上海陸豐

天上雷公，地上海陆丰
天上雷公，地下海陸豐

there are the god of thunder in the heavens and Hailufeng people on earth

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄈㄥ

tin¹ soeng⁶ leoi⁴ gung¹, dei⁶ soeng⁶ hoi² luk⁶ fung¹

тяньшан лэйгун, дишан Хайлуфэн (tjanʹšan lɛjgun, dišan Xajlufɛn)

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

tīn seuhng lèuih gūng, deih seuhng hói luhk fūng

tin¹ soeng⁶ loey⁴ gung¹, dei⁶ soeng⁶ hoi² luk⁹ fung¹

tin¹ sêng⁶ lêu⁴ gung¹, déi⁶ sêng⁶ hoi² lug⁶ fung¹

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² lɵy̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tei̯²² sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lʊk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

people from Hailufeng are valiant and fierce


歸根結蒂

ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ

гуйгэньцзеди

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tɐi̯³³/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ tɐi̯³³/

Marxism teaches us that democracy is part of the superstructure and belongs to the realm of politics. That is to say, in the last analysis, it serves the economic base.

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

Mǎkèsī zhǔyì gàosu wǒmen, mínzhǔ shǔyú shàngcéng jiànzhù, shǔyú zhèngzhì zhège fànchóu. Zhè jiù shì shuō, guīgēnjiédì, tā shì wèi jīngjì jīchǔ fúwù de.

馬克思主義告訴我們，民主屬於上層建築，屬於政治這個範疇。這就是說，歸根結蒂，它是為經濟基礎服務的。

马克思主义告诉我们，民主属于上层建筑，属于政治这个范畴。这就是说，归根结蒂，它是为经济基础服务的。

歸根結底 歸根結底#Chinese

归根结底 归根结底#Chinese

Synonym of 歸根結底／归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)


穿鑿附會

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

чуаньцзаофухуэй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

чуаньцзофухуэй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚² fuː²² wuːi̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚² fuː²² wuːi̯²²/

to give an implausible explanation and draw far-fetched analogies


天上雷公，地下海陸豐

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄈㄥ

tin¹ soeng⁶ leoi⁴ gung¹, dei⁶ haa⁶ hoi² luk⁶ fung¹

тяньшан лэйгун, дися Хайлуфэн (tjanʹšan lɛjgun, disja Xajlufɛn)

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

tīn seuhng lèuih gūng, deih hah hói luhk fūng

tin¹ soeng⁶ loey⁴ gung¹, dei⁶ haa⁶ hoi² luk⁹ fung¹

tin¹ sêng⁶ lêu⁴ gung¹, déi⁶ ha⁶ hoi² lug⁶ fung¹

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² lɵy̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tei̯²² haː²² hɔːi̯³⁵ lʊk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

天上雷公，地上海陸豐 天上雷公，地上海陸豐#Chinese

天上雷公，地上海陆丰 天上雷公，地上海陆丰#Chinese

Synonym of 天上雷公，地上海陸豐／天上雷公，地上海陆丰 (tiānshàng léigōng, dìshàng Hǎilùfēng, “people from Hailufeng are valiant and fierce”)


麻痺大意

ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ

/mä³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/maː²¹ pei̯³³ taːi̯²² jiː³³/

/mä³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/maː²¹ pei̯³³ taːi̯²² jiː³³/

In ordinary circumstances, contradictions among the people are not antagonistic. But if they are not handled properly, or if we relax our vigilance and lower our guard, antagonism may arise.

Zài yībān qíngkuàng xià, rénmín nèibù de máodùn bùshì duìkàngxìng de. Dànshì rúguǒ chǔlǐ de bù shìdàng, huòzhě shīqù jǐngjué, mábìdàyì, yě kěnéng fāshēng duìkàng.

在一般情況下，人民內部的矛盾不是對抗性的。但是如果處理得不適當，或者失去警覺，麻痺大意，也可能發生對抗。

在一般情况下，人民内部的矛盾不是对抗性的。但是如果处理得不适当，或者失去警觉，麻痹大意，也可能发生对抗。

to lower one's guard; to be careless and unconcerned


民生國計

ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ

миньшэнгоцзи

/min³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/min³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

國計民生 國計民生#Chinese

国计民生 国计民生#Chinese

Synonym of 國計民生／国计民生 (guójìmínshēng, “national economy and the people's livelihood”)


job's a good 'un

Attested in 1968, but probably popularised by footballer Robbie Fowler who, after scoring four goals in a Premier League match against Middlesbrough on 14 December 1996, revealed a T-shirt with the phrase written on it in marker pen. He explained to the press that it was Happy Mondays percussionist Bez's catchphrase in his segment "Science with Bez" on BBC Two's The Sunday Show (1995–97).

We've cracked it Ginge! Showed out for a cock and hen and drew for a flag. There’s one born every minute. Let this one go for now and the job’s a good un. Hello, there’s a jam role there. And diamonds is a roles best friend. They love em! See me cop off this.

1968, Robert Roberts, Imprisoned Tongues, Manchester University Press, page 210:

‘The job’s a good ’un. Ahm getting a word put in and it’ll all be fixed up.’

1975 August, Michael Foley, “The Wrassler: A Bit of Strange”, in Fortnight, number 109, →JSTOR, page 14:

‘Well, if that's what you want,’ he says, sounding a touch ratty, ‘I’ll stop everything else and you can have the entire A350 budget to turn up at the bookshop tomorrow.’ ‘Job's a good ’un,’ I tell him. ‘Oh, and one other thing. Cash, please.’

1998 October 16, "Darren Tackle" [Jim White], “Brought to book by the Fraud squad”, The Guardian, page 16

A traffic jam made up of normal cars will be twice as long as one made up of these Japanese “kei” cars. And a kei jam will clear more quickly, because in a car the size of a bacterium you don’t have to drive round and round the block looking for somewhere to park. You just pop it in your pocket and the job’s a good ’un.

2008, Jeremy Clarkson, “The problem is ... it's out of this world”, in The Sunday Times, page 20:

‘What do you need new stuff for? Just do the stuff you did on The T Factor – that had them rolling in the aisles! Bish bash bosh! Job’s a goodun’! You get paid! And more importantly so do I!’ said Dickie with a smirk.

2018, Harry Hill, Matt Millz Stands Up!, Faber & Faber:

(British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Expresses satisfaction that a task has been or will be carried out successfully, often suggesting that the task is simple, or ironically implying that it has been completed in a cursory or slapdash manner.

BBC Two
Happy Mondays
Premier League
Robbie Fowler
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Show


let the matter drop

To stop pursuing something about which there is a dispute, disagreement, etc.


sere pes

(vulgar) who gives a fuck, who gives a shit, fuck it


挑撥離間

ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

тяоболицзянь

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ puːt̚² lei̯²¹ kaːn³³/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² puat̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kan²¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li³³⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ li³³⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ li²³⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ puːt̚² lei̯²¹ kaːn³³/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² puat̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kan²¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li³³⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ li³³⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/

/tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ pua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ li²³⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

It was a case of the reactionaries inside a socialist country, in league with the imperialists, attempting to achieve their conspiratorial aims by taking advantage of contradictions among the people to foment dissension and stir up disorder.

Shèhuì zhǔyì guójiā nèibù de fǎndòngpài tóng dìguó zhǔyìzhě hùxiāng gōujié, lìyòng rénmín nèibù de máodùn, tiǎobōlíjiàn, xīngfēngzuòlàng, qǐtú shíxiàn tāmen de yīnmóu.

社會主義國家內部的反動派同帝國主義者互相勾結，利用人民內部的矛盾，挑撥離間，興風作浪，企圖實現他們的陰謀。

社会主义国家内部的反动派同帝国主义者互相勾结，利用人民内部的矛盾，挑拨离间，兴风作浪，企图实现他们的阴谋。

to incite one person against another; to drive a wedge between; to foment disunity and dissension; to sow discord


國計民生

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄥ

гоцзиминьшэн

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ min³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ kɐi̯³³ mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ min³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ kɐi̯³³ mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

To counter imperialist oppression and to raise her backward economy to a higher level, China must utilize all the factors of urban and rural capitalism that are beneficial and not harmful to the national economy and the people's livelihood; and we must unite with the national bourgeoisie in common struggle.

1949, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論人民民主專政》 (On the People's Democratic Dictatorship). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Wèile duìfu dìguó zhǔyì de yāpò, wèile shǐ luòhòu de jīngjì dìwèi tígāo yībù, Zhōngguó bìxū lìyòng yīqiè yú guójìmínshēng yǒulì ér bùshì yǒuhài de chéngxiāng zīběn zhǔyì yīnsù, tuánjié mínzú zīchǎn jiējí, gòngtóng fèndòu.

為了對付帝國主義的壓迫，為了使落後的經濟地位提高一步，中國必須利用一切於國計民生有利而不是有害的城鄉資本主義因素，團結民族資產階級，共同奮鬥。

为了对付帝国主义的压迫，为了使落后的经济地位提高一步，中国必须利用一切于国计民生有利而不是有害的城乡资本主义因素，团结民族资产阶级，共同奋斗。


恭恭敬敬

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

гунгунцзинцзин

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³ kɪŋ³³/

/kuŋ⁴² kuŋ² t͡ɕin³⁵ t͡ɕin²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³ kɪŋ³³/

/kuŋ⁴² kuŋ² t͡ɕin³⁵ t͡ɕin²/

We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning from them respectfully and conscientiously.

Wǒmen bìxū xiàng yīqiè nèixíng de rénmen (bùguǎn shénme rén) xué jīngjì gōngzuò. Bài tāmen zuò lǎoshī, gōnggōngjìngjìng de xué, lǎolǎoshíshí de xué.

我們必須向一切內行的人們（不管什麼人）學經濟工作。拜他們做老師，恭恭敬敬地學，老老實實地學。

我们必须向一切内行的人们（不管什么人）学经济工作。拜他们做老师，恭恭敬敬地学，老老实实地学。

most respectfully; in an attitude of respect;


彈盡糧絕

ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

даньцзиньлянцзюэ

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/taːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɵn²² lœːŋ²¹ t͡syːt̚²/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/taːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɵn²² lœːŋ²¹ t͡syːt̚²/

(literally, of an army) to run out of ammunition and food supply

(figuratively) to be in a desperate situation


head

/ə ˈwʊmən wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈmæn ɪz laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

/ə ˈwʊmən wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈmæn ɪz laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈbaɪˌsɪkəl/

A well-known feminist slogan coined in 1970 by the Australian filmmaker, social activist, and writer Irina Dunn (born 1948); according to her recollection, adapted from the phrase “A man needs God like a fish needs a bicycle” which she read in a philosophical text. The original phrase appears to be “A man without faith is like a fish without a bicycle”, coined by Charles S. Harris in 1955 and published in a 1958 article in the Swarthmore Phoenix. The phrase is often erroneously attributed to the American feminist journalist and social political activist Gloria Steinem (born 1934), but she disclaimed this in a letter to Time magazine published on 16 September 2000.

We found this anonymous contribution to International Women's Year on a wall at Forest Lodge: "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."

1975 January 25, “Column 8”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 42,779, Sydney, N.S.W.: John Fairfax & Sons, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 8:

No matter how hip or how liberated I got to be, I could never really convince my deepest self that a woman without a man, at least when the music started, was like a fish without a bicycle.

1990, Jane Adams, Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty: How to Live Happily Ever After—Starting Right Now, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, →ISBN, page 107:

Women who are ideologically opposed to marriage would go along with Gloria Steinem's^([sic]) commonly quoted maxim: "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." If, whatever your reasons, you are adamantly not the marrying kind, then it is important for you to make that clear to any man who becomes involved with you.

2009, Wesley L. Ford, “Safe Conduct: Guidelines for an Affair of the Heart”, in How to Pick a Lover: For Women Who Want to Win at Love, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 359:

By 1962, well before the so-called "sexual revolution" or even the feminist slogan "a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle," Helen Gurley Brown could write in Sex and the Single Girl, "I think marriage is insurance for the worst years of your life.["]

2012, Hanne Blank, “The Marrying Type”, in Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →ISBN:

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle," I said. "One of these days you're going to want another bicycle," she said, laughing.

2014 November, Mary McHugh, Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses: A Happy Hoofers Mystery, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 28:

(figuratively, humorous, simile) A woman is capable of living a complete and independent life without a man.

Gloria Steinem
Irina Dunn
Nigel Rees
Swarthmore College

沒有男人的女人就像沒有自行車的魚

a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life

没有男人的女人就像没有自行车的鱼

méiyǒu nánren de nǚrén jiùxiàng méiyǒu zìxíngchē de yú

een vrouw zonder man is als een vis zonder fiets

nainen ilman miestä on kuin kala ilman polkupyörää

une femme sans homme est comme un poisson sans bicyclette

eine Frau ohne Mann ist wie ein Fisch ohne Fahrrad

literal translation if quoting the English phrase

una donna senza un uomo è come un pesce senza bicicletta

en kvinne uten mann er som en fisk uten sykkel

kobieta tak potrzebuje mężczyzny, jak ryba potrzebuje roweru

uma mulher sem um homem é como um peixe sem uma bicicleta

o femeie fără bărbat este ca un pește fără bicicletă

женщина без мужчины — всё равно что рыба без велосипеда (ženščina bez mužčiny — vsjo ravno što ryba bez velosipeda)

женщина без мужчины — всё равно что рыбка без зонтика (ženščina bez mužčiny — vsjo ravno što rybka bez zontika)

žena bez muškarca je kao riba bez bicikla

una mujer sin un hombre es como un pez sin bicicleta

en kvinna utan en man är som en fisk utan en cykel

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle


一枝獨秀

ㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚² sɐu̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²¹/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki³³ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² siu⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siu²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚² sɐu̯³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²¹/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ ki³³ tɔk̚²⁴⁻² siu⁴¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ ki⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siu²¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu¹¹/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²¹/


稀世珍寶

ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄠˇ

сишичжэньбао

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ pɔː³⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ pɔː³⁵/


青山綠水

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

циншаньлюйшуй

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ly⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ sua³³⁻²³ lek̚⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ly⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ lʊk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ sua³³⁻²³ lek̚⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵²/

green hills and rivers; beautiful landscape


力學篤行

ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/li⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lɪk̚² hɔːk̚² tʊk̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/li⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lɪk̚² hɔːk̚² tʊk̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

to diligently study and put into practice what one has learnt


彈丸之地

ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

даньваньчжиди

/tän⁵¹ wän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/tän⁵¹ wän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

There is a shocking population of 7 million in a tiny place like Hong Kong.

Xiānggǎng zhè piàn dànwánzhīdì, jìngrán zhù le qībǎiwàn rén.

香港這片彈丸之地，竟然住了七百萬人。

香港这片弹丸之地，竟然住了七百万人。

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

此彈丸之地，猶不予也。

此弹丸之地，犹不予也。


且歌且舞

ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄨˇ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː³⁵ mou̯¹³/


平步青雲

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊ

пинбуцинъюнь

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pou̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/

/piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/

/piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ yn³⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pou̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/

/piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/

/piɪŋ²³⁻³³ pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²³/

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun²⁴/

rise through the ranks
rise through the ranks


扶老攜幼

ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˋ

ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˋ

/fu³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/fu³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/fuː²¹ lou̯¹³ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯³³/

/hu²⁴⁻¹¹ lo⁵³ he²⁴⁻¹¹ iu¹¹/

/hu²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³ he²⁴⁻²² iu²¹/

/hu²³⁻³³ lɤ⁴¹ he²³⁻³³ iu²¹/

/fu³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/fu³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/fuː²¹ lou̯¹³ kʷʰɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯³³/

/hu²⁴⁻¹¹ lo⁵³ he²⁴⁻¹¹ iu¹¹/

/hu²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³ he²⁴⁻²² iu²¹/

/hu²³⁻³³ lɤ⁴¹ he²³⁻³³ iu²¹/

to bring the young and old along; to take everyone along


十居其九

/sɐp̚² kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/

/sɐp̚² kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/


te aves baxtali

hello, literally "be lucky" (addressing a female)


te aven baxtale

hello, literally "be lucky" (addressing two or more people)


te aves baxtalo

I Isàura: Te aves baxtalo! Ʒanes rromanes?
O Hìrośi: Te aves baxtali! Va, ʒanav rromanes. Kon san?

2018, Yūsuke Sumi, ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (overall work in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 18:

Isàura: Hello! Can you speak in Romani?
Hiroshi: Hello! Yes, I can speak in Romani. Who are you?

hello, literally "be lucky" (addressing a male)


綠水青山

ㄌㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ

люйшуйциншань

/ly⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/ly⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

青山綠水 青山綠水#Chinese

青山绿水 青山绿水#Chinese

Synonym of 青山綠水／青山绿水 (qīngshānlǜshuǐ, “green hills and rivers; beautiful landscape”)


人中豪傑

ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

жэньчжунхаоцзе

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hou̯²¹ kiːt̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hou̯²¹ kiːt̚²/


搜索枯腸

ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄨ ㄔㄤˊ

/soʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ saːk̚³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ sɔːk̚³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/soʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ saːk̚³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ sɔːk̚³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

to rack one's brain; to think extremely hard


自取滅亡

ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ miːt̚² mɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ miːt̚² mɔːŋ²¹/

to court self-destruction; to dig one's own grave


開宗明義

ㄎㄞ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ

кайцзунминъи

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

to make clear the main idea at the beginning in one's speech or writing


顧此失彼

ㄍㄨˋ ㄘˇ ㄕ ㄅㄧˇ

/ku⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ pei̯³⁵/

/ku⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ pei̯³⁵/

to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once


福星高照

ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ

фусингаочжао

/fu³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/

/fu³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/


平心而論

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

пинсиньэрлунь

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²¹ lɵn²²/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jiː²¹ lɵn²²/


知無不言

ㄓ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/


尸位素餐

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (尸位素餐):
* → Japanese: 尸(し)位(い)素(そ)餐(さん) (shīsosan)

ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² sou̯³³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/

/si⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ui²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuaŋ⁵⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹ su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² sou̯³³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹ su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

Now in the royal court, ministers who can't assist the emperor or benefit the people all hold their positions and live without doing anything.

Jīn cháotíng dàchén, shàng bù néng kuāngzhǔ, xià wú yǐ yìmín, jiē shīwèisùcān.

今朝廷大臣，上不能匡主，下亡以益民，皆尸位素餐。

2021 February 21, 《为官避事平生耻》 (text), in 《平“语”近人——习近平喜欢的典故》, season 2, episode 4, CCTV-1, spoken by Meng Man, 5:59 from the start

Wèishénme Yuán Hàowèn yào shuō “dāngguān bìshì píngshēng chǐ”? Xí zǒngshūjì wèishénme yòu yào shuō “wéi guān bìshì píngshēng chǐ” ne? Yīnwèi zài wǒmen zhōngguórén kànlái a, zài qí wèi jiù děi móu qí zhèng, yīge rén yàoshì shīwèisùcān dehuà, běnshēn jiùshì wéi rén bùchǐ de yī jiàn shì.

為什麼元好問要說「當官避事平生恥」？習總書記為什麼又要說「為官避事平生恥」呢？因為在我們中國人看來啊，在其位就得謀其政，一個人要是尸位素餐的話，本身就是為人不齒的一件事。

为什么元好问要说「当官避事平生耻」？习总书记为什么又要说「为官避事平生耻」呢？因为在我们中国人看来啊，在其位就得谋其政，一个人要是尸位素餐的话，本身就是为人不齿的一件事。

(derogatory or humble) hold one's position and live without doing anything


詭計多端

ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢ

гуйцзидодуань

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɐi̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ kɐi̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵/


十室九空

ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

ㄕˊ ㄕˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² sɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² sɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/

(of a space) desolate after a war or disaster; deserted as people have died or fled


拉不出屎來賴茅坑

to blame thelatrine when not able to defecate

ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ

la¹ pu⁴ chʻu¹ shih³ lai² lai⁴ mao²-kʻêng¹

ла бу чу ши лай лай маокэн

/lä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄕˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥㄦ

лабучушилайлаймаокэнр

/lä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ laɪ̯⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

to unreasonably blame one's tool or others when unable to do something


淋漓盡致

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˋ

линьлицзиньчжи

/lin³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹ t͡sɵn²² t͡siː³³/

/lin³⁵ li³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹ t͡sɵn²² t͡siː³³/


井然有序

ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ

цзинжаньюсюй

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/


通力合作

ㄊㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lɪk̚² hɐp̚² t͡sɔːk̚³/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔk̚³²/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lɪk̚² hɐp̚² t͡sɔːk̚³/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔk̚³²/

to work together; to make a concerted effort to do a task


亂中有序

ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ

луаньчжунъюсюй

/lu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/lyːn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/lu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/lyːn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/


掩人耳目

ㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/jiːm³⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː¹³ mʊk̚²/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/jiːm³⁵ jɐn²¹ jiː¹³ mʊk̚²/

to deceive and hide the truth from others


聲威大震

ㄕㄥ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄣˋ

шэнвэйдачжэнь

šɛnvɛjdačžɛnʹ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɐn³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɐn³³/


舉國上下

ㄐㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sœːŋ²² haː²²/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sœːŋ²² haː²²/


雄心壯志

ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ

сюнсиньчжуанчжи

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/

/hioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/


有錯必糾

ㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄡ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Our policy is: "Counter-revolutionaries must be eliminated wherever found, mistakes must be corrected whenever discovered."

Wǒmen de fāngzhēn shì: “Yǒu fǎn bì sù, yǒu cuò bì jiū”.

我們的方針是：「有反必肅，有錯必糾」。

我们的方针是：「有反必肃，有错必纠」。


聲勢浩大

ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ hou̯²² taːi̯²²/

/siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ tai²²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ³³⁻²¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ ho³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ tai²²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ si²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ³³⁻²¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ si¹¹⁻⁵³ ho³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ hou̯²² taːi̯²²/

/siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ tai²²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ³³⁻²¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹⁻⁵³ ho³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ tai²²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ si²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ³³⁻²¹ tai³³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ si¹¹⁻⁵³ ho³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/


痛快淋漓

ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ

тункуайлиньли

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ faːi̯³³ lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ faːi̯³³ lɐm²¹ lei̯²¹/


天下太平

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

тяньсятайпин

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹/

The ruler who vigorously pursues these two things may well stand with his face to the south, for thus will great peace and order be secured all under heaven.

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

Jūnzǐ lì cǐ èrzhě yǐ nánmiàn ér lì, fú shì yǐ tiānxià tàipíng yě.

君子力此二者以南面而立，夫是以天下太平也。

Some people say that there aren't any more [counter-revolutionaries] left and all is well and that we can therefore lay our heads on our pillows and just drop off to sleep. But this is not the way things are.

Yǒurén shuō, yǐjīng méiyǒu le, tiānxiàtàipíng le, kěyǐ bǎ zhěntou sāi de gāogāo de shuìjiào le. Zhè shì bùhé shìshí de.

有人說，已經沒有了，天下太平了，可以把枕頭塞得高高地睡覺了。這是不合事實的。

有人说，已经没有了，天下太平了，可以把枕头塞得高高地睡觉了。这是不合事实的。

peace reigns under heaven; the world or the country is at peace


素不相識

ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ

ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˋ

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

to not know one another before; to be strangers to one another


醉翁之意不在酒

ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ [Phonetic:zuìwēngzhīyì bú zài jiǔ]

цзуйвэнчжии бу цзай цзю

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX

Quoted from Ouyang Xiu's Account of the Drunkard's Pavilion

The "Old Drunk" isn't interested in alcohol but scenery of mountains and rivers.

Zuìwēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ, zàihū shānshuǐ zhījiān yě.

醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之間也。

醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之间也。

(figuratively) to have an ulterior motive


鮮血淋漓

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ

сяньсюэлиньли

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

сяньселиньли

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ li³⁵/

to be dripping with blood; to have blood streaming down


輾轉反側

ㄓㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄘㄜˋ

чжаньчжуаньфаньцэ

/ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

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。

to toss and turn in bed as one has something on one's mind


始作俑者

ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ jʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Zhong Ni said, "Was he not without posterity who first made wooden images to bury with the dead?"

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

Zhòngní yuē: ‘Shǐ zuò yǒng zhě, qí wúhòu hū!’

仲尼曰：『始作俑者，其無後乎！』

仲尼曰：『始作俑者，其无后乎！』

the first person who made tomb figurines

the initiator of a bad practice; the creator of a bad precedent

the person who started a bad or undesirable event


once more into the breach

A misquotation of Shakespeare's Henry V, act III, scene I: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more."


пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед

head

пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед!

пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! • (proletarho-yi hama-yi mamlakatho, yak šaved!)

proletarho-yi hama-yi mamlakatho (romanization)
yak šaved! (romanization)

/proletarhoji hamaji mamlakatho jak ʃaved/

workers of the world, unite
workers of the world, unite

en-пролетарҳои_ҳамаи_мамлакатҳо,_як_шавед-tg-phrase-DiYkbHDw


пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся

пролетарі́ всіх краї́н, єдна́йтеся!

пролетарі́ всіх краї́н, єдна́йтеся! • (proletarí vsix krajín, jednájtesja!)

пролетарі́ всіх краї́н (canonical)
єдна́йтеся ! (canonical)
proletarí vsix krajín (romanization)
jednájtesja! (romanization)

[prɔɫetɐˈrʲi ʍsʲix krɐˈjin | jedˈnai̯tesʲɐ]

en-пролетарі_всіх_країн,_єднайтеся-uk-phrase-o8JTh-53


пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся

пралета́рыі ўсіх краі́н, ядна́йцеся!

пралета́рыі ўсіх краі́н, ядна́йцеся! • (praljetáryi ŭsix kraín, jadnájcjesja!)

пралета́рыі ўсіх краі́н (canonical)
ядна́йцеся ! (canonical)
praljetáryi ŭsix kraín (romanization)
jadnájcjesja! (romanization)

[pralʲeˈtarɨji wsʲix kraˈjin | jadˈnajt͡sʲesʲa]

en-пралетарыі_ўсіх_краін,_яднайцеся-be-phrase-o8JTh-53


by name

By the usage (uttering, mentioning, writing etc) of one’s name.


барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер • (barlyq elderdıñ proletarlary, bırıgıñder)

barlyq elderdıñ proletarlary (romanization)
bırıgıñder (romanization)

[bɑrləq jɪldjɪrdɪŋ proletɑrlɑrə bɪrɪɡɪŋdjɪr]

kk:Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер!

en-барлық_елдердің_пролетарлары,_бірігіңдер-kk-phrase-o8JTh-53


proletarë të të gjitha vendeve, bashkohuni!


апролетарцәа атәылақәа зегьы рҿы иҟоу, шәҽеидышәкыл • (apʼroletʼarcʷa atʷʼəlakʷa zegʲə rĉʼə iqʼow, ŝʷĉejdəŝʷkʼəl)

/ɑpʼrɔlɛtʼɑrt͡ɕʷʰɑ ɑt͡pʼɨlɑkʷʰɑ zɛɡʲɨ rt͡ʂʼɨ iqʼɔu ʃᶣt͡ʂʰɛidɨʃᶣkʼɨl/

en-апролетарцәа_атәылақәа_зегьы_рҿы_иҟоу,_шәҽеидышәкыл-ab-phrase-DiYkbHDw


艱難曲折

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ

цзяньнаньцюйчжэ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/

New things always have to experience difficulties and setbacks as they grow. It is sheer fantasy to imagine that the cause of socialism is all plain sailing and easy success, with no difficulties and setbacks, or without the exertion of tremendous efforts.

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

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

任何新生事物的成長都是要經過艱難曲折的。在社會主義事業中，要想不經過艱難曲折，不付出極大努力，總是一帆風順，容易得到成功，這種想法，只是幻想。

任何新生事物的成长都是要经过艰难曲折的。在社会主义事业中，要想不经过艰难曲折，不付出极大努力，总是一帆风顺，容易得到成功，这种想法，只是幻想。

arduous and tortuous; full of difficulties and reverses


勤政愛民

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

циньчжэнъайминь

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ ɔːi̯³³ mɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ ɔːi̯³³ mɐn²¹/

to attend to government affairs diligently and love the people


პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით

პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით!

პროლეტარებო ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! • (ṗroleṭarebo q̇vela kveq̇nisa, šeertdit!)

ṗroleṭarebo q̇vela kveq̇nisa (romanization)
šeertdit! (romanization)

/pʼroletʼarebo qʼvela kʰveqʼnisa ʃeertʰditʰ/

[pʼɾoletʼaɾebo χʼʷeɫa kʰʷeχʼnisa ʃeeɾtʰditʰ]

en-პროლეტარებო_ყველა_ქვეყნისა,_შეერთდით-ka-phrase-o8JTh-53


kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege

Workers of the world, unite!
workers of the world, unite


ӕппӕт бӕстӕты пролетартӕ, баиу ут

ӕппӕт бӕстӕты пролетартӕ, баиу ут • (æppæt bæstæty proletartæ, baiw ut)

æppæt bæstæty proletartæ (romanization)
baiw ut (romanization)

en-ӕппӕт_бӕстӕты_пролетартӕ,_баиу_ут-os-phrase-o8JTh-53


累死累活

ㄌㄟˇ ㄙˇ ㄌㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

/leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lɵy̯²² sei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²² wuːt̚²/

/lɵy̯²² sei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²² wuːt̚²/

work oneself to death; tire oneself out through overwork


實不相瞞

ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄢˊ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ män³⁵/

/sɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ män³⁵/

/sɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

to tell you the truth; to tell you honestly


朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨

ㄓㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄡˋ

ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄍㄨˇ

zyu¹ mun⁴ zau² juk⁶ cau³, lou⁶ jau⁵ dung³ sei² gwat¹

чжумэньцзюжоучоу

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

jyū mùhn jáu yuhk chau, louh yáuh dung séi gwāt

dzy¹ mun⁴ dzau² juk⁹ tsau³, lou⁶ jau⁵ dung³ sei² gwat⁷

ju¹ mun⁴ zeo² yug⁶ ceo³, lou⁶ yeo⁵ dung³ séi² gued¹

/t͡syː⁵⁵ muːn²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚² t͡sʰɐu̯³³ lou̯²² jɐu̯¹³ tʊŋ³³ sei̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

tsyu mwon tsjuwX nyuwk tsyhuwH luH hjuwX tuwng|tuwngH sijX kwot

From Going from the Capital to Fengxian County, Singing My Feelings (five hundred words) by 杜甫 (Du Fu)

lang

《自京赴奉先詠懷五百字》

《自京赴奉先詠懷五百字》

Guests are urged to taste camel-hoof stew, frosty oranges weigh upon sweet tangerines. Crimson gates reek with meat and ale, while on the streets are bones of the frozen dead.

杜甫, 《自京赴奉先詠懷五百字》; translated by Stephen Owen

Quàn kè tuó tí gēng, shuāng chéng yā xiāng jú. Zhūmén jiǔ ròu chòu, lù yǒu dòng sǐ gǔ.

勸客駝蹄羹，霜橙壓香橘。朱門酒肉臭，路有凍死骨。

劝客驼蹄羹，霜橙压香橘。朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨。

describes the extreme wealth inequality in society


統籌兼顧

ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˋ

тунчоуцзяньгу

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ kiːm⁵⁵ kuː³³/

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ kiːm⁵⁵ kuː³³/

Whatever the problem – whether it concerns food, natural calamities, employment, education, the intellectuals, the united front of all patriotic forces, the minority nationalities, or anything else – we must always proceed from the standpoint of over-all consideration, which embraces the whole people, and must make the proper arrangement, after consultation with all the circles concerned, in the light of what is feasible at a particular time and place.

Wúlùn liángshí wèntí, zāihuāng wèntí, jiùyè wèntí, jiàoyù wèntí, zhīshi fènzǐ wèntí, gèzhǒng àiguó lìliàng de tǒngyī zhànxiàn wèntí, shǎoshù mínzú wèntí, yǐjí qítā gè xiàng wèntí, dōu yào cóng duì quántǐ rénmín de tǒngchóujiāngù zhège guāndiǎn chūfā, jiù dāngshí dāngdì de shíjì kěnéng tiáojiàn, tóng gè fāngmiàn de rén xiéshāng, zuòchū gèzhǒng shìdàng de ānpái.

無論糧食問題，災荒問題，就業問題，教育問題，知識分子問題，各種愛國力量的統一戰線問題，少數民族問題，以及其它各項問題，都要從對全體人民的統籌兼顧這個觀點出發，就當時當地的實際可能條件，同各方面的人協商，作出各種適當的安排。

无论粮食问题，灾荒问题，就业问题，教育问题，知识分子问题，各种爱国力量的统一战线问题，少数民族问题，以及其它各项问题，都要从对全体人民的统筹兼顾这个观点出发，就当时当地的实际可能条件，同各方面的人协商，作出各种适当的安排。

to give overall consideration; to make overall planning


dos tetas tiran más que dos carretas

/ˌdos ˌtetas tiˌɾam ˌmas ke ˌdos kaˈretas/

[ˌd̪os ˌt̪e.t̪as t̪iˌɾãm ˌmas ke ˌð̞os kaˈre.t̪as]

Literally, “two tits [breasts] pull more than two wagons”.

m-g

two tits 􂀿breasts􂁀 pull more than two wagons

lit

tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas#Spanish

Alternative form of tiran más dos tetas que dos carretas


互相監督

ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨ

хусян цзяньду

/xu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

/wuː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ tʊk̚⁵/

/xu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

/wuː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ tʊk̚⁵/

Mutual supervision among the various parties is also a long-established fact, in the sense that they have long been advising and criticizing each other.

Gè dǎngpài hùxiāng jiāndū de shìshí, yě zǎoyǐ cúnzài, jiù shì gè dǎngpài hùxiāng tí yìjiàn, zuò pīpíng.

各黨派互相監督的事實，也早已存在，就是各黨派互相提意見，作批評。

各党派互相监督的事实，也早已存在，就是各党派互相提意见，作批评。

mutual supervision; to supervise each other


積重難返

ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄢˇ

цзичжуннаньфань

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

established bad habits or practices are difficult to change or get rid of


積習難改

ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ

цзисинаньгай

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ nän³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚² naːn²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵ nän³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ t͡saːp̚² naːn²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/

established habits are difficult to change


fal man miśto

(International Standard) pleased to meet you


nais tuqe

(International Standard) thank you (to one person)


palikerav tumenqe

(International Standard) thank you (to more than one person)


造謠生非

ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ ㄈㄟ

цзаояошэнфэй

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

造謠生事 造謠生事#Chinese

造谣生事 造谣生事#Chinese

Synonym of 造謠生事／造谣生事 (zàoyáoshēngshì, “to cause trouble by spreading rumours”)


造謠生事

ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ ㄕˋ

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sou̯²² jiːu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ siː²²/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sou̯²² jiːu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ siː²²/

They are apt to take advantage of our policies and distort them, and deliberately put forward unreasonable demands in order to incite the masses, or deliberately spread rumours to create trouble and disrupt public order.

Tāmen kěnéng lìyòng hé wāiqū wǒmen de fāngzhēn, gùyì tíchū wúlǐ de yāoqiú lái shāndòng qúnzhòng, huòzhě gùyì zàoyáoshēngshì, pòhuài shèhuì de zhèngcháng zhìxù.

他們可能利用和歪曲我們的方針，故意提出無理的要求來煽動群眾，或者故意造謠生事，破壞社會的正常秩序。

他们可能利用和歪曲我们的方针，故意提出无理的要求来煽动群众，或者故意造谣生事，破坏社会的正常秩序。


草率收兵

ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ

цаошуайшоубин

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ sɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ sɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

In handling any disturbance, we should take pains and not use over-simple methods, or hastily declare the matter closed.

Yīngdāng zài chǔlǐ nàoshì de guòchéng zhōng, jìnxíng xìzhì de gōngzuò, bùyào yòng jiǎndān de fāngfǎ qù chǔlǐ, bùyào “cǎoshuàishōubīng”.

應當在處理鬧事的過程中，進行細緻的工作，不要用簡單的方法去處理，不要「草率收兵」。

应当在处理闹事的过程中，进行细致的工作，不要用简单的方法去处理，不要「草率收兵」。

to hastily declare the matter closed; to wind up in a hurry


長期共存

ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

чанци гунцунь

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʊŋ²² t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʊŋ²² t͡sʰyːn²¹/

It is our desire as well as our policy to exist side by side with the democratic parties for a long time to come.

Gòngchǎndǎng tóng gè mínzhǔ dǎngpài chángqī gòngcún, zhè shì wǒmen de yuànwàng, yě shì wǒmen de fāngzhēn.

共產黨同各民主黨派長期共存，這是我們的願望，也是我們的方針。

共产党同各民主党派长期共存，这是我们的愿望，也是我们的方针。

to exist side by side for a long time; long-term coexistence (especially of the Communist Party with the democratic parties)


proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se

sh-phrase

proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se (Cyrillic spelling пролетери свих земаља, уједините се)

пролетери свих земаља, уједините се (Cyrillic)


feje benene væk under

Mellemstore dyr såsom hjorte nedlægger varanen ved at feje benene væk under dem med en hård tackling.

2014, Unknown, “Komodovaran – en kæmpeøgle”, in WWF Pandaclub:

Desuden forsøgte en betjent at feje benene væk under ham.

2018 October 2, Unknown, “Mand frifundet for falsk anmeldelse efter klage over politiet”, in Nordjyske, archived from the original on 2018-10-02:

Additionally an officer tried to tackle his legs.

[...] så lykkedes det borgeren at feje benene væk under manden [...]

2019 February 4, Louise Engelst, “Manden spotter mistænkelig adfærd midt på hovedgaden: Tager en rask beslutning og reagerer straks”, in Newsner:

(martial arts) sweep the legs of somebody

Psykopaten ved, at hvis han idealiserer dig og giver dig masser af opmærksomhed og beundring fra starten, vil han feje benene væk under dig.

2014 March 22, “Sådan lokker psykopaten dig i sin fælde”, in powerkvinderne, archived from the original on 2020-09-25:

En ting er at vinde en mand, og feje benene væk under ham [...]

2019, Emma Hansen, “12 tricks til hvordan du får en mand til at gifte sig med dig”, in Hennes Made:

Uafhængig af hvilken brille du vælger, er du garanteret visuelle oplevelser, der vil feje benene væk under dig.

2019, “VR briller til Samsung smartphones”, in vrbrillen.dk:

(idiomatic) a profound experience that etches into memory; surprise, impress


離題萬里

to stray from the subject by ten thousand li

ㄌㄧˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ

/li³⁵ tʰi³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lei̯²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³/

/li³⁵ tʰi³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lei̯²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³/


長期共存，互相監督

ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨ

ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

coeng⁴ kei⁴ gung⁶ cyun⁴, wu⁶ soeng¹ gaam¹ duk¹

чанци гунцунь

хусян цзяньду

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ xu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ xu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

chèuhng kèih guhng chyùhn, wuh sēung gāam dūk

tsoeng⁴ kei⁴ gung⁶ tsyn⁴, wu⁶ soeng¹ gaam¹ duk⁷

cêng⁴ kéi⁴ gung⁶ qun⁴, wu⁶ sêng¹ gam¹ dug¹

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʊŋ²² t͡sʰyːn²¹ wuː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːm⁵⁵ tʊk̚⁵/

Thus, we hope that in order to fit in with the needs of the new society, all the democratic parties will pay attention to ideological remoulding and strive for long-term coexistence with the Communist Party and mutual supervision.

Yīncǐ, wǒmen xīwàng gè mínzhǔ dǎngpài dōu néng zhùyì sīxiǎng gǎizào, zhēngqǔ hé Gòngchǎndǎng yīdào chángqī gòngcún, hùxiāng jiāndū, yǐ shìyìng xīnshèhuì de xūyào.

因此，我們希望各民主黨派都能注意思想改造，爭取和共產黨一道長期共存，互相監督，以適應新社會的需要。

因此，我们希望各民主党派都能注意思想改造，争取和共产党一道长期共存，互相监督，以适应新社会的需要。

(Maoism, socialism) long-term coexistence and mutual supervision (of the Communist party and the democratic parties)


勤儉建國

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

циньцзяньцзяньго

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ kiːm²² kiːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/kʰɐn²¹ kiːm²² kiːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

To make China prosperous and strong needs several decades of hard struggle, which means, among other things, pursuing the policy of building up our country through diligence and thrift, that is, practicing strict economy and fighting waste.

Yào shǐ wǒguó fùqiáng qilai, xūyào jǐshí nián jiānkǔfèndòu de shíjiān, qízhōng bāokuò zhíxíng lìxíngjiéyuē, fǎnduì làngfèi zhèyàng yīge qínjiǎnjiànguó de fāngzhēn.

要使我國富強起來，需要幾十年艱苦奮鬥的時間，其中包括執行厲行節約、反對浪費這樣一個勤儉建國的方針。

要使我国富强起来，需要几十年艰苦奋斗的时间，其中包括执行厉行节约、反对浪费这样一个勤俭建国的方针。

to build up a country through diligence and thrift


漁人之利

ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

/y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/y³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

See 鷸蚌相爭，漁人得利／鹬蚌相争，渔人得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng, yúrén délì).

zh-l

the benefits reaped by a third party when two sides quarrel


пролетери свих земаља, уједините се

sh-phrase

пролетери свих земаља, уједините се (Latin spelling proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se)

proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se (romanization)

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khi và chỉ khi

[xi˧˧ vaː˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˩ xi˧˧]

[kʰɪj˧˧ vaː˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˧˨ kʰɪj˧˧]

[xɪj˧˧ vaː˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˧˨ xɪj˧˧]

[kʰɪj˧˧ vaː˨˩ cɪj˨˩˦ kʰɪj˧˧]

[xɪj˧˧ jaː˨˩ cɪj˨˩˦ xɪj˧˧]


將信將疑

ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧˊ

цзянсиньцзянъи

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɵn³³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɵn³³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

take with a pinch of salt
take with a pinch of salt

to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced


厲行節約

ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ

/li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/lɐi̯²² hɐŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³ jœːk̚³/

/li⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/lɐi̯²² hɐŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³ jœːk̚³/


單刀直入

ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ

даньдаочжижу

/tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/

/tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/

to get straight to the point; to be straightforward


鋪張浪費

ㄆㄨ ㄓㄤ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄟˋ

пучжанланфэй

/pʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²² fɐi̯³³/

/pʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²² fɐi̯³³/


平鋪直敘

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄨ ㄓˊ ㄒㄩˋ

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/


鏗鏘有力

ㄎㄥ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪk̚²/

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪk̚²/


樸實無華

ㄆㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

ㄆㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/pʰɔːk̚³ sɐt̚² mou̯²¹ waː²¹/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/pʰɔːk̚³ sɐt̚² mou̯²¹ waː²¹/

unadorned and not ostentatious; plain and not showy


士為知己者死

ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ

shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ [Phonetic:shìwèizhījízhésǐ]

ши вэй чжицзи чжэ сы

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/

Yu Rang fled to the mountains, and said, "Alas! A man will die for someone who understands him, while a woman will adorn herself for a man that likes her. I must avenge the murder of Zhi Yao."

Yù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.”

豫讓遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士為知己者死，女為悅己者容。吾其報知氏之讎矣。」

豫让遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。吾其报知氏之雠矣。」

a gentleman will sacrifice his life for someone who understands and appreciates him


日光日白

/jɐt̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚² paːk̚²/

/jɐt̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚² paːk̚²/

(Cantonese) in broad daylight; during daytime with ample illumination


化敵為友

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ti³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ tɪk̚² wɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ti³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ tɪk̚² wɐi̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/


冚家富貴

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/hɐm²² kaː⁵⁵ fuː³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese, sarcastic, offensive) Synonym of 冚家鏟／冚家铲


望塵莫及

to see the dust ahead and be unable to catch up

ㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ

ванчэньмоцзи

/wɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mɔːŋ²² t͡sʰɐn²¹ mɔːk̚² kʰɐp̚²/

/bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

/bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² kip̚²⁴/

/bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tin¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚¹²¹/

/bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tin²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

/bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tin²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

/wɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mɔːŋ²² t͡sʰɐn²¹ mɔːk̚² kʰɐp̚²/

/bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

/bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tin²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² kip̚²⁴/

/bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tin¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚¹²¹/

/bɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tin²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/

/bɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tin²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kip̚⁴/


put her there

(colloquial) Inviting a person to shake one's hand.


青天白日

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ

цинтяньбайжи

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ paːk̚² jɐt̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ paːk̚² jɐt̚²/


head

one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go

“Yes, I'll make Simpledoria get out of the way. Come here, Simpledoria. Now, Bill, put your heels together on the edge of the walk. That's right. All ready? Now then! One for the money—two for the show—three to make ready—and four for to GO!” Another silence. “By jingo, Bill Hammersley, you've beat me! Ha, ha! That was a jump! What say?”

1909, Booth Tarkington, Beasley's Christmas Party, New York: Harper & Brothers, pages 22–23:

And then they swung him back and forth, and back and forth, saying: "One for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go." And up they tossed him into the air.

2007, William Bernard McCarthy, Cinderella in America, page 268:

A countdown prior to exerting some effort, such as launching a burden or running a race.

one to begin, two to show, three to make ready, and four to go


en for alle, alle for en

en för alla (canonical)
alla för en (canonical)

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

sv:De tre musketörerna
sv:Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno


萬里無雲

ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ

/wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ yn³⁵/

/wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ yn³⁵/


晴空萬里

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ

цинкунваньли

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵ maːn²² lei̯¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵ maːn²² lei̯¹³/


血流如注

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡syː³³/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡syː³³/


en fis i en hornlygte

(idiomatic) (something that does not matter much but is blown up out of proportion)


酒池肉林

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (酒池肉林):
* → Japanese: 酒(しゅ)池(ち)肉(にく)林(りん) (shuchinikurin)
* → Korean: 주지육림(酒池肉林) (jujiyungnim)

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

цзючижоулинь

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ jʊk̚² lɐm²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ jʊk̚² lɐm²¹/

Originally referring to the recreational facility built by King Zhou of Shang

(King Zhou) gathered entertainers at a dune and built a pool with wine and a forest with meat there. He also let boys and girls chase each other naked and had drinking parties overnight.

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

Dà jù yuè xì yú shāqiū, yǐ jiǔ wèi chí, xuán ròu wèi lín, shǐ nánnǚ luǒ xiàng zhú qíjiān, wèi chángyè zhī yǐn.

大冣樂戲於沙丘，以酒為池，縣肉為林，使男女倮相逐其閒，為長夜之飲。

大冣乐戏于沙丘，以酒为池，县肉为林，使男女倮相逐其闲，为长夜之饮。

debauched activities; excessive extravagance


der ligger hunden begravet

Calque of German da liegt der Hund begraben. Cognate of Swedish ligga en hund begraven.


長風破浪

ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɔː³³ lɔːŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰɔː³³ lɔːŋ²²/

From Book of Song by 沈約 (Shen Yue):
:
From The Hard Road by 李白 (Li Bai)

When Zong Que was young, his uncle Zong Bing asked him his ambitions, to which he replied, "I would mount a long wind and break ten thousand lis of waves."

Què niánshào shí, bǐng wèn qí zhì, què yuē: “Yuàn chéng chángfēng pò wànlǐ làng.”

愨年少時，炳問其志，愨曰：「願乘長風破萬里浪。」

悫年少时，炳问其志，悫曰：「愿乘长风破万里浪。」

I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves, and set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.

774, 李白, 《行路難》其一

Chángfēngpòlàng huì yǒu shí, zhí guà yúnfān jì cānghǎi.

長風破浪會有時，直掛雲帆濟滄海。

774, 李白, 《行路難》其一

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。

to have great aspirations and courageously pursue them


血流成河

blood shed flows over the ground like a river

ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/hyːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/

SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 6, Episode 103a (Taiwanese Mandarin dubbed version)

無聊！我要看到血流成河！

无聊！我要看到血流成河！

to be a bloodbath; a large number of people are killed


meu dito meu feito

pero ò bo do Crego disimulando ò sentimento que lle causou, contestoulles “no importar, no importar”, mais dixso para consigo, tamen vosoutros abendes de boar para ò inferno: (¡meu dito meu feito!) douchelles ben de cear, fixsolles à cama separadamente, è alá de noite cando estaban roncando coma os porcos, pegou co eles acompañado do criado con tal disimulo, que dentro de pouco fixseron boar os dous para resucitar no París de Lucifer; sacoulles ò diñeiro que tiñan, é os corpos coas sillas dos cabalos è roupa, ceibounos nùn pozo

1810, J. Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:

"my saying, my doing" or "my word, my deed": "it happened as I said" or "I did as I said", implying both a very short time in between both actions, and the acknowledgement of a compromise; said and done

Meu dito, meu feito: ábrelle a boca o raposo e arrincoulle un par de dentes

1920, Manuel Vidal Rodriguez, Contos galegos: d'Antano e d'Hogano:

No sooner said than done, he opened the mouth of the fox and plucked a pair of teeth

no sooner said than done
no sooner said than done


臨急抱佛腳

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

линьцзи бао фоцзяо

/lin³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm²¹ kɐp̚⁵ pʰou̯¹³ fɐt̚² kœːk̚³/

/lɐm²¹ kɐp̚⁵ pʰou̯¹³ fɐt̚² kœːk̚³/

(chiefly Cantonese) to do something hurriedly only at the last minute


med det vuns

An early corruption of an English sentence, presumed to have been adapted by Danish fishermen encountering English fishermen, a corruption of "at once" with the added preposition med, "with".


more power to someone

“Long life to your grace" says O'Dempsy, taking off his hat; “you desarve to be an O'Shaughnessy!” “More power to you, Paddy!" says Lord Edward […]

1837, Samuel Lover, Rory O'More: A National Romance, volume 1, page 81:

Peter didn't seem to be married, and if she wanted to make a run at him, more power to her.

2008, Sarah Atwell, Pane of Death, page 34:

It doesn't really click with me, but if that's what he wants, more power to him.

2012, Lance J. Lessler, Sascha's World, page 264:

Used to express wishes for someone's success in an endeavour of their own choosing.


拝なびら

Derived from the polite, presumptive-volitional form of the humble Okinawan verb 拝(をぅが)むん (wugamun) or 拝(をぅが)ぬん (wuganun), meaning "to worship" or "to see" (cf. standard 拝(おが)む (ogamu)).

a phrasal ending roughly equivalent to "it's a pleasure to see you"


勞師動眾

ㄌㄠˊ ㄕ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

лаошидунчжун

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/lou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

/lɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/lou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ²² t͡sʊŋ³³/


割地賠款

ㄍㄜ ㄉㄧˋ ㄆㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ

гэдипэйкуань

/kɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ pʰeɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːt̚³ tei̯²² pʰuːi̯²¹ fuːn³⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ pʰeɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːt̚³ tei̯²² pʰuːi̯²¹ fuːn³⁵/

to cede territory and pay indemnities (under an unequal treaty) after losing a war


福壽無疆

ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

/fu³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/fʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² mou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

/fu³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/fʊk̚⁵ sɐu̯²² mou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

to have boundless good fortune and longevity


掌聲雷動

ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄟˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

чжаншэнлэйдун

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵy̯²¹ tʊŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵy̯²¹ tʊŋ²²/


rundsave på albuerne

Nogle gange knytter man høje personlige ambitioner sammen med nødvendigheden af at tænke på sig selv, med individualisme og med rundsave på albuerne.

2015, Søren Schultz Hansen, Digitale indfødte på job, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Sometimes, high personal ambition is associated with the necessity of thinking of oneself, with individualism, and with sharp elbows.

Overlægen skal gå af om trekvart år, og alle de yngre læger har rundsave på albuerne for at komme frem i hierarkiet.

2016, Hjørdis Varmer, Månen står på tå (1. del af serie), Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

The chief physician[? "attending physician"?] is due to retire in three quarters of a year, and all the youngest doctors have sharp elbows to get ahead in the hierarchy.

... en branche, der må siges at være for de hardcore typer med rundsave på albuerne.

... a line of work that must be said to be for hardcore people with sharp elbows.

sharp elbows; a willingness to sacrifice others to advance one's own ambitions, especially those relating to a career


擾人清夢

ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄥˋ

жаожэньцинмэн

/ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jiːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²²/

/ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jiːu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mʊŋ²²/


滿腹狐疑

ㄇㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧˊ

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ xu³⁵ i³⁵/

/muːn¹³ fʊk̚⁵ wuː²¹ jiː²¹/

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹ xu³⁵ i³⁵/

/muːn¹³ fʊk̚⁵ wuː²¹ jiː²¹/


橫睇掂睇

/waːŋ²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tiːm²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tiːm²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) no matter how you look at something


tarde piaches

Literally, “you tweeted late”. Attested since the 15th century in an, otherwise, Spanish text. Explained as a tale in which a Galician soldier, after eating an egg, heard a chick tweeting.

–Como llo pagóu en talón, haberá que dar orde urxente ao Banco de que o anulen. –Tarde piaches, Canelas. O portugués cobróu o talón

1983, Manuel Casado Nieto, Refendas de vida e morte:

“Since he paid it in a check, we should order urgently the bank to cancel it.” “Too late, Canelas: the Portuguese guy already cashed it.”

you spoke too late, it's too late (for a proposed action)

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico


小巫見大巫

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ

сяо’уцзяньдау

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/


ห้ามจอด

th-phrase

ห้ามจอด • (hâam-jɔ̀ɔt)

/haːm˥˩.t͡ɕɔːt̚˨˩/

com

ห้าม (hâam) + จอด (jɔ̀ɔt)


ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠠ ᠤᠤ

head

ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ ᠤᠤ

сайн байна уу

ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ
ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ ᠤᠤ • (sayin -bain-a-uu) (сайн байна уу)

ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ ᠤᠤ (canonical)

From Classical Mongolian ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ
ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ ᠦᠦ (sayin bain-a-üü).

inh

ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠢᠨᠠ ᠦᠦ


飯來張口

open one's mouth when someone brings food for him (so as to let others to feed him)”

ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ

фаньлайчжанкоу

/fän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːn²² lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/fän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːn²² lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/


衣來伸手，飯來張口

extend one's hands when someone takes clothes for him (so as to let others to wear for him), open one's mouth when someone takes food for him (so as to let others to feed him)

ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ

ji¹ loi⁴ san¹ sau², faan⁶ loi⁴ zoeng¹ hau²

фаньлайчжанкоу

/i⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ji¹ loi⁴ san¹ sau², faan⁶ loi⁴ dzoeng¹ hau²

yi¹ loi⁴ sen¹ seo², fan⁶ loi⁴ zêng¹ heo²

/jiː⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ faːn²² lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/


nā lā a pau

Hana ka makua kāne i nā lā a pau.


hoy por ti, mañana por mí

Literally, “today for you, tomorrow for me”.

lit

(idiomatic) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours


事無大小

ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² mou̯²¹ taːi̯²² siːu̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ u³⁵ tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²² mou̯²¹ taːi̯²² siːu̯³⁵/

every matter, regardless of size and importance


全盤否定

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄈㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

цюаньпаньфоудин

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰän³⁵ foʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ pʰuːn²¹ fɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ pʰän³⁵ foʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ pʰuːn²¹ fɐu̯³⁵ tɪŋ²²/


矢口否認

ㄕˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄡˇ ㄖㄣˋ

шикоуфоужэнь

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ foʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ fɐu̯³⁵ jɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ fɐu̯³⁵ jɪŋ²²/


樂天知命

ㄌㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

лэтяньчжимин

/lɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

/lɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

He acts according to the exigency of circumstances without being carried away by their current; he rejoices in Heaven and knows its ordinations; - and hence he has no anxieties.

Páng xíng ér bù liú, yuètiānzhīmìng, gù bù yōu.

旁行而不流，樂天知命，故不憂。

旁行而不流，乐天知命，故不忧。


急於求成

ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ

/t͡ɕi³⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

to be too eager for success or accomplishments


容光煥發

ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ

жунгуанхуаньфа

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuːn²² faːt̚³/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuːn²² faːt̚³/

(of one's face) to glow with vigour and joy


含糊其辭

ㄏㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄘˊ

/xän³⁵ xu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ wuː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/xän³⁵ xu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/hɐm²¹ wuː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹/


居心叵測

ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ

цзюйсиньпоцэ

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/

/kɯ³³⁻²³ sim³³⁻²³ pʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰek̚²/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚⁵/

/kɯ³³⁻²³ sim³³⁻²³ pʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰek̚²/

to harbor sinister intentions difficult to guess


神采飛揚

ㄕㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄤˊ

шэньцайфэйян

/ʂən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

(of one's face) to radiate vigor; to be in high spirits


付之東流

ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/fuː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

付諸東流 付諸東流#Chinese

付诸东流 付诸东流#Chinese

Synonym of 付諸東流／付诸东流 (fùzhūdōngliú, “to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted”)


聽之任之

ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄓ ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ

тинчжижэньчжи

tinčžižɛnʹčži

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰɪŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰɪŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

to let matters drift; to allow something to continue or develop


付諸東流

ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/fuː²² t͡syː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/fuː²² t͡syː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

(figurative) to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted


設身處地

ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ

/ʂɤ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³ tei̯²²/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³ tei̯²²/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ te³³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ tue³³/

/siak̚²⁻⁴ siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti¹¹/

/ʂɤ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː³³ tei̯²²/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³ tei̯²²/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ te³³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ tue³³/

/siak̚²⁻⁴ siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti¹¹/

put oneself in someone's shoes
put oneself in someone's shoes


天網恢恢

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ

тяньванхуэйхуэй

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/


天網恢恢

天網恢恢 (canonical)
tenmōkaikai (romanization)

天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず#Japanese

Clipping of 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず (“Heaven's nets are vast and nothing escapes them”).


急起直追

ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄟ

цзицичжичжуй

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ hei̯³⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ hei̯³⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

to rouse oneself immediately and catch up


蕩然無存

ㄉㄤˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ

данжаньуцунь

/tɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/tɔːŋ²² jiːn²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/tɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/tɔːŋ²² jiːn²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

to completely disappear or be destroyed and no longer exist


穩紮穩打

ㄨㄣˇ ㄓㄚ ㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄚˇ

ㄨㄣˇ ㄓㄚˊ ㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄚˇ

вэньчжавэньда

/wən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐn³⁵ t͡saːt̚³ wɐn³⁵ taː³⁵/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tã⁴¹/

/wɐn³⁵ t͡saːt̚³ wɐn³⁵ taː³⁵/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã⁵³/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tã⁴¹/

to go ahead steadily and strike sure blows (in war)

In leading the people in struggle against the enemy, the Party must adopt the tactics of advancing step by step slowly and surely, keeping to the principle of waging struggles on just grounds, to our advantage, and with restraint, and making use of such open forms of activity as are permitted by law, decree and social custom; empty clamour and reckless action can never lead to success.

1939, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命和中國共產黨》 (The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Qí lǐngdǎo rénmín duìdí dòuzhēng de cèlüè, bìxū shì lìyòng yīqiè kěyǐ lìyòng de gōngkāi héfǎ de fǎlǜ, mìnglìng hé shèhuì xíguàn suǒ xǔkě de fànwéi, cóng yǒulǐ, yǒulì, yǒujié de guāndiǎn chūfā, yībùyībù de hé wěnzhāwěndǎ de qù jìnxíng, jué bù shì dàhuàndàjiào hé héngchōngzhízhuàng de bànfǎ suǒ néng chénggōng de.

其領導人民對敵鬥爭的策略，必須是利用一切可以利用的公開合法的法律、命令和社會習慣所許可的範圍，從有理、有利、有節的觀點出發，一步一步地和穩紮穩打地去進行，決不是大喚大叫和橫衝直撞的辦法所能成功的。

其领导人民对敌斗争的策略，必须是利用一切可以利用的公开合法的法律、命令和社会习惯所许可的范围，从有理、有利、有节的观点出发，一步一步地和稳扎稳打地去进行，决不是大唤大叫和横冲直撞的办法所能成功的。

(figuratively) to go about things steadily and surely


付諸一炬

ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨ ㄧ ㄐㄩˋ

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡syː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/fuː²² t͡syː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯²²/


大逆無道

ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ u³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹ u³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

大逆不道 大逆不道#Chinese

Synonym of 大逆不道 (dànìbùdào, “treason and heresy; worst offense; greatest outrage”)


啼笑皆非

ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ

/tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/

/tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/

/tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ hui³³/

/tʰi¹³⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻²² hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kai⁴⁴⁻³³ hui⁴⁴/

/tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kai³³⁻²³ hui³³/

to be so ridiculous that it is both saddening and provokes laughter at the same time


胸無點墨

ㄒㄩㄥ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛˋ

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tiːm³⁵ mɐk̚²/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tiːm³⁵ mɐk̚²/


落葉歸根

desc

낙엽귀근 / 락엽귀근(落葉歸根)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (落葉歸根):
* → Korean: 낙엽귀근 / 락엽귀근(落葉歸根) (nagyeopgwigeun / ragyeopgwigeun)

→ Vietnamese: lá rụng về cội (calque)

ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² jiːp̚² kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

From Song dynasty book《景德傳燈錄》by 釋道原, originally written as 葉落歸根／叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn)

zh-l

葉落歸根／叶落归根 (yèluòguīgēn)

宋·釋道原《景德傳燈錄》

葉落歸根，來時無口。

宋·釋道原《景德傳燈錄》

叶落归根，来时无口。

a person who has been away from his or her hometown for a long time would eventually return


座無虛席

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˊ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɔː²² mou̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/t͡so²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/t͡so³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚⁴/

/t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ hi⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚⁴/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ u³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɔː²² mou̯²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

/t͡so²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/t͡so³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚⁴/

/t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ hi⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚⁴/

to have a full house; to have a capacity audience


永不磨滅

ㄩㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ mɔː²¹ miːt̚²/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ mi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/wɪŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ mɔː²¹ miːt̚²/


死無對證

ㄙˇ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/sei̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/sei̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

dead men tell no tales
dead men tell no tales

to be unable to know the truth as the person who could testify has died; dead men tell no tales


拒之門外

ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ

цзюйчжимэньвай

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mən³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɵy̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ muːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mən³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɵy̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ muːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²²/


or it didn't happen

Derived from pics or it didn't happen, replacing pics with something else that is demanded as proof like links or video.

To paraphrase a popular Internet meme, share your movie or it didn't happen.

2014, Jeff Carlson, iPad and iPhone Video: Film, Edit, and Share the Apple Way, Peachpit Press, →ISBN, page 145:

(Internet, humorous) Unless one can provide the proof that one is requesting, that person has no credibility in the matter.


驚為天人

to be astonished by his/her appearance which seems heavenly

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ

цзинвэйтяньжэнь

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(figurative) to find one stunning, breathtaking or heavenly

(figurative) to find one's skill superb, excellent, marvellous or wonderful


guter Dinge

/ˌɡuːtɐ ˈdɪŋə/

Ich bin guter Dinge, dass ich die Stelle bekomme.

Singe, Vogel, singe! / Blühe, Bäumchen, blühe! / Wir sind guter Dinge / Sparen keine Mühe / Spat und früh.

1779, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jery und Bätely:

Sing, bird, sing! / Bloom, little tree, bloom! / We are in good spirits / Spare no effort / Late and early.

(idiomatic) in good spirits, confident, optimistic


一佛出世，二佛涅槃

ㄦˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄢˊ

jat¹ fat⁶ ceot¹ sai³, ji⁶ fat⁶ nip⁶ pun⁴

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹ pʰän³⁵/

jat⁷ fat⁹ tsoet⁷ sai³, ji⁶ fat⁹ nip⁹ pun⁴

/jɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ jiː²² fɐt̚² niːp̚² pʰuːn²¹/

Derived from 死去活來／死去活来 (sǐqùhuólái), which literally means “to go to one's death and come to one's life”. In Buddhism, 出世 (chūshì) means “to be born” and 涅槃 (nièpán) means “to be reincarnated” which implies death.

一佛出世，二佛生天
一佛出世，二佛升天
一佛出世，九族升天

one buddha attains liberation fromsamsara and the second buddha achieves nirvana

within an inch of one's life
within an inch of one's life

(figurative, humorous) to be (beaten to) within an inch of one's life; to feel extremely painful


面不改容

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

мяньбугайжун

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/miːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kɔːi̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹/

面不改色 面不改色#Chinese

Synonym of 面不改色 (miànbùgǎisè, “one's facial expression remains unchanged; to remain calm”)


皮開肉綻

ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄞ ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄢˋ

пикайжоучжань

/pʰi³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jʊk̚² t͡saːn²²/

/pʰi³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jʊk̚² t͡saːn²²/

to have one's skin torn and cracked as a result of being badly beaten


a xirxilo

[ɐ ʃiɾˈʃi.lʊ]

From a + xirxilo, from Late Latin gyrgillus.

[carrying] a load with a pole or a improvised litter or stretcher at the shoulders of two or more persons


多彩多姿

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


循環不息

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ

ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ

сюньхуаньбуси

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ waːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn²¹ waːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/


毫無顧忌

ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


螃蟹過河——七手八腳

ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ

ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ haːi̯¹³ kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ paːt̚³ kœːk̚³/


弓は袋に太刀は鞘

ja-pos

ゆみ は ふくろ に たち は さや

弓(ゆみ)は袋(ふくろ)に太刀(たち)は鞘(さや) • (yumi wa fukuro ni tachi wa saya)

弓は袋に太刀は鞘 (canonical)
yumi wa fukuro ni tachi wa saya (romanization)

[jɯ̟mʲi β̞a̠ ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞ ɲ̟i ta̠t͡ɕi β̞a̠ sa̠ja̠]

Phrase consisting of 弓 (yumi, “archery bow”) + は (wa, topic particle) + 袋 (fukuro, “bag”) + に (ni, locative particle: “in”) + 太刀 (tachi, “long sword, great sword”) + は (wa, topic particle) + 鞘 (saya, “sheath”). Literally “bows are in [their] bags and swords [their] sheaths”.

compound

“God is in His heaven and all is right with the world” → a metaphor for peaceful circumstances


投其所好

ㄊㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ hou̯³³/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ hou̯³³/

to do what someone likes; to adapt to someone's taste


どうすんだ

Contraction of どうするんだ (dō suru n da); contraction of どうするのだ (dō suru no da).


深謀遠慮

ㄕㄣ ㄇㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄌㄩˋ

шэньмоуюаньлюй

/ʂən⁵⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ mɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

to think deeply and plan carefully; to be circumspect and farsighted


敗下陣來

ㄅㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ

байсячжэньлай

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/


honors easy

(whist) The situation where the honors are evenly divided.


不成比例

ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/


轉來轉去

ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩˋ

чжуаньлайчжуаньцюй

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/t͡syːn³³ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡syːn³³ hɵy̯³³/

/t͡syːn³³ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡syːn³³ hɵy̯³³/

run around in circles
run around in circles

to rove around; to walk back and forth; to run around in circles


得來不易

ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ

/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/

/tɤ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/

/tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ i²²/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ i⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ lai¹³⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ i²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ lai²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ i³³/

hard-earned; to have been obtained with a great deal of effort


學富五車

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄜ

ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄐㄩ

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/hɔːk̚² fuː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/hɔːk̚² fuː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Hui Shi knows many things in different fields. He has read five carts of books. However, his philosophy is messy, and what he says are not appropriate either.

Huì Shī duō fāng, qí shū wǔ chē, qí dào chuǎnbó, qí yán yě bù zhòng.

惠施多方，其書五車，其道舛駁，其言也不中。

惠施多方，其书五车，其道舛驳，其言也不中。

with rich knowledge that can be put into five carts

to be learned; to be extremely knowledgeable


食不果腹

ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨˋ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

to always be hungry as one is impoverished


通人知

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that


橫生枝節

ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

хэншэн чжицзе

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/waːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚³/

to raise unexpected difficulties; to deliberately complicate an issue


alles kits

Hé gozer, alles kits?

(informal, without a finite verb) is everything all right?

1899, F.J. Dun, "Om en om 1840. Herinneringen uit de tweede hand", in De Huisvriend, 2nd series, vol. 1, page 187.
‘Alles kits, hoor. En hier ook alles wel?’

"Everything's all right, really. Is everything fine around here, too?"

Hier alles kits, gabber.

(informal, without a finite verb) everything is all right

Zij vroeg of alles kits was.

She asked whether everything was all right.

(informal, with a finite verb) everything all right


忠黨愛國

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄤˇ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

чжунданъайго

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵ ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

to be patriotic and also loyal to the party


忠君愛國

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (忠君愛國):
* → Vietnamese: trung quân ái quốc (忠君愛國)

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

чжунцзюньайго

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

A True scholar is loyal to his sovereign and loves his country, abiding by the right and hating evil, eager to benefit the men of his time and leave a good name to posterity.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Jūnzǐ zhī rú, zhōngjūn'àiguó, shǒuzhèng wùxié, wù shǐ zé jí dāngshí, míng liú hòushì.

君子之儒，忠君愛國，守正惡邪，務使澤及當時，名留後世。

君子之儒，忠君爱国，守正恶邪，务使泽及当时，名留后世。

to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic


好心好意

ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³/


販夫走卒

ㄈㄢˋ ㄈㄨ ㄗㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ

фаньфуцзоуцзу

/fän⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/faːn³³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɵt̚⁵/

/fän⁵¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/faːn³³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɵt̚⁵/


吸風飲露

ㄒㄧ ㄈㄥ ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄨˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐm³⁵ lou̯²²/

/ɕi⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐm³⁵ lou̯²²/

Far away on the hill of Gu Ye there dwelt a Spirit-like man whose flesh and skin were (smooth) as ice and (white) as snow; that his manner was elegant and delicate as that of a virgin; that he did not eat any of the five grains, but inhaled the wind and drank the dew.

Miǎo Gūyè zhī shān, yǒu shénrén jū yān, jīfū ruò bīngxuě, nàoyuē ruò chùzǐ, bù shí wǔgǔ, xīfēngyǐnlù.

藐姑射之山，有神人居焉，肌膚若冰雪，淖約若處子，不食五穀，吸風飲露。

藐姑射之山，有神人居焉，肌肤若冰雪，淖约若处子，不食五谷，吸风饮露。

(literally, of celestial beings) to eat and drink wind and dew as food


càng đông càng vui

[kaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ vuj˧˧]

[kaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩ vuj˧˧]

[kaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ vuj˧˧]

[kaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ juj˧˧]

the more the merrier
the more the merrier


綜上所述

ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨˋ

ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨˋ

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sœːŋ²² sɔː³⁵ sɵt̚²/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sœːŋ²² sɔː³⁵ sɵt̚²/


月黑風高

ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄟ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄠ

/ɥɛ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² hɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² haːk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² hɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² haːk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/


德不孤，必有鄰

đức bất cô, tất hữu lân
đức bất cô, tất hữu lân#Vietnamese

chữ Hán form of đức bất cô, tất hữu lân (“Virtue never has solitude and always has companionship”).