過則勿憚改

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과즉물탄개(過則勿憚改)

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* → Vietnamese: quá tắc vật đạn cải (過則勿憚改)

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過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ

あやまちて は すなわち あらたむる に はばかる こと なかれ

→ Japanese: 過(あやま)ちては則(すなわ)ち改(あらた)むるに憚(はばか)ること勿(なか)れ (ayamachite wa sunawachi aratamuru ni habakaru koto nakare) (calque)

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄞˇ

гоцзэуданьгай

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɐt̚² taːn²² kɔːi̯³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɐt̚² taːn²² kɔːi̯³⁵/

The Master said, "If the scholar be not grave, he will not call forth any veneration, and his learning will not be solid. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Have no friends not equal to yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

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

Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù zhòng zé bù wēi, xué zé bù gù. Zhǔ zhōngxìn, wú yǒu bùrú jǐ zhě, guò zé wù dàn gǎi.”

子曰：「君子不重則不威，學則不固。主忠信，無友不如己者，過則勿憚改。」

子曰：「君子不重则不威，学则不固。主忠信，无友不如己者，过则勿惮改。」

do not fear correcting one's mistakes when they have been made


呞戌戌

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sut̚³²⁻⁵ sut̚³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sut̚³²⁻⁵ sut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak in each other's ears; to whisper to each other


神通廣大

ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ

шэньтунгуанда

/ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ taːi̯²²/

/ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ taːi̯²²/

to have vast magic powers; to possess unusual powers; to be infinitely resourceful


捨我其誰

ㄕㄜˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄟˊ

/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

/sɛː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ kʰei̯²¹ sɵy̯²¹/

/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

/sɛː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ kʰei̯²¹ sɵy̯²¹/

But Heaven does not yet wish that the kingdom should enjoy tranquillity and good order. If it wished this, who is there besides me to bring it about? How should I be otherwise than dissatisfied?

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

Fú tiān, wèi yù píngzhì tiānxià yě; rú yù píngzhì tiānxià, dāngjīn zhī shì, shě wǒ qí shéi yě? Wú héwèi bù yù zāi?

夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，當今之世，舍我其誰也？吾何為不豫哉？

夫天，未欲平治天下也；如欲平治天下，当今之世，舍我其谁也？吾何为不豫哉？


普天同慶

ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

путяньтунцин

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

/pʰou̯³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ hɪŋ³³/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/

/pʰou̯³⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹ hɪŋ³³/


月明星稀

ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ

/ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵/

The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch?

Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī?

月明星稀，烏鵲南飛。繞樹三匝，何枝可依？

月明星稀，乌鹊南飞。绕树三匝，何枝可依？

the moon is bright while the stars are few


man bites dog

Shortened version of a phrase attributed to various 19th-century journalists: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news."

(journalism) A situation that is worth reporting on because it is unusual or bizarre.


貽笑大方

ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤ

/i³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ siːu̯³³ taːi̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/i³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ siːu̯³³ taːi̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to be ridiculed by experts or intellectuals


don't quote me

Used to indicate that the speaker is uncertain of the accuracy of their statement and does not wish to have the statement attributed to them.


xá ndé hntsʼa

do you speak Apache?
do you speak Apache?


人贓俱獲

ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄤ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

жэньцзанцзюйхо

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ wɔːk̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ wɔːk̚²/

(of a thief, etc.) to be caught with stolen items; to be caught red-handed


屢戰屢敗

ㄌㄩˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄞˋ

люйчжаньлюйбай

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɵy̯¹³ t͡siːn³³ lɵy̯¹³ paːi̯²²/

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɵy̯¹³ t͡siːn³³ lɵy̯¹³ paːi̯²²/


目光短淺

ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˇ

мугуандуаньцянь

/mu⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mʊk̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tyːn³⁵ t͡sʰiːn³⁵/

/mʊk̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tyːn³⁵ t͡sʰiːn³⁵/

short-sighted; myopic; lacking foresight


連戰皆捷

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

ляньчжаньцзецзе

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/


聲名大噪

ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄠˋ

шэнминдацзао

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sʰou̯³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ taːi̯²² t͡sʰou̯³³/


人贓並獲

ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄤ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ

жэньцзанбинхо

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɪŋ²² wɔːk̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɪŋ²² wɔːk̚²/


表裡不一

ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/piːu̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/piːu̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

to think in one way but speak and act in another; to be two-faced


昭然若揭

ㄓㄠ ㄖㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝ

чжаожаньжоцзе

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ jœːk̚² kʰiːt̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ jœːk̚² kʰiːt̚³/


與有榮焉

ㄩˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢ

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ jɐu̯¹³ wɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ jɐu̯¹³ wɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/

to feel honored as an associated person or organization is successful


重歸於好

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩˊ ㄏㄠˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


分門別類

ㄈㄣ ㄇㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄟˋ

фэньмэньбелэй

/fən⁵⁵ mən³⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ piːt̚² lɵy̯²²/

/fən⁵⁵ mən³⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ piːt̚² lɵy̯²²/

to classify; to categorize; to organize into categories


漏網之魚

ㄌㄡˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄩˊ

/loʊ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/lɐu̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/lɐu̯²² mɔːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

(figurative) people that are able to escape legal sanctions by luck


春回大地

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ

чуньхуэйдади

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² tei̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯²² tei̯²²/

spring returns to the earth; spring is here again


千呼萬喚

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄏㄨ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ

цяньхуваньхуань

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ maːn²² wuːn²²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ maːn²² wuːn²²/

From the poem 琵琶行 (The Song of the Pipa Player) by Bai Juyi (772-846)

Yet we called and urged a thousand times before she started toward us,
Still hiding half her face from us behind her pipa.

816, 白居易 (Bai Juyi), 琵琶行 (The Song of the Pipa Player)

Qiānhūwànhuàn shǐ chūlái, yóu bào pípá bàn zhē miàn.

千呼萬喚始出來，猶抱琵琶半遮面。

千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。


老吾老以及人之老

ㄌㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄌㄠˇ

lǎo wú lǎo yǐjí rén zhī lǎo [Phonetic:lǎowúláoyǐjírénzhīlǎo]

лао у лао ицзи жэнь чжи лао

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯¹³ ŋ̍²¹ lou̯¹³ jiː¹³ kʰɐp̚² jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

/*C.rˤuʔ ŋˤa C.rˤuʔ ləʔ [m-k-]rəp ni[ŋ] tə C.rˤuʔ/

Treat with the reverence due to age the elders in your own family, so that the elders in the families of others shall be similarly treated; treat with the kindness due to youth the young in your own family, so that the young in the families of others shall be similarly treated - do this, and the kingdom may be made to go round in your palm.

Lǎo wú lǎo, yǐjí rén zhī lǎo; yòu wú yòu, yǐjí rén zhī yòu. Tiānxià kě yùn yú zhǎng.

老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。天下可運於掌。

老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。天下可运于掌。

to love and respect not only the elders in one's own family but also other elders


面色蒼白

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊ

мяньсэцанбай

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/miːn²² sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːk̚²/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/miːn²² sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːk̚²/

to have pallor; to have pale complexion (due to illness)


合兩為一

ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ

/xɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

合二為一 合二為一#Chinese

合二为一 合二为一#Chinese

Synonym of 合二為一／合二为一 (hé'èrwéiyī, “to combine two things into one”)


合二為一

ㄏㄜˊ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ

/xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

to combine (two things) into one; to merge into a single whole


捨本逐末

ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ

/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɛː³⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sʊk̚² muːt̚²/

/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɛː³⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sʊk̚² muːt̚²/

to attend to minor unimportant details while neglecting the essentials


日甚一日

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² sɐm²² jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² sɐm²² jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚²/


博古通今

ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ

богутунцзинь

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ kuː³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ kuː³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

to possess a wide knowledge of things ancient and modern; erudite and informed


合而為一

ㄏㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ

/xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

to combine into one; to merge into a single whole


正本清源

ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ

чжэнбэньцинъюань

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

正本清源的措施

to radically reform; to thoroughly overhaul

get to the bottom of
get to the bottom of

to clarify matters and get to the bottom of things


安貧樂道

ㄢ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ

аньпиньлэдао

/ˀän⁵⁵ pʰin³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ pʰɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² tou̯²²/

/ˀän⁵⁵ pʰin³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ pʰɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² tou̯²²/

to be contented with living in poverty and take delight in abiding by moral principles


陽奉陰違

ㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ

янфэнъиньвэй

/jɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ in⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² jɐm⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

/jɑŋ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ in⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/jœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ²² jɐm⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

Rú yǒurì yǔ xūtú bǐ, ér yángfèngyīnwéi, míngqùshícún zhě, duàn yǐ báijiǎn suí qíhòu.

如有日與胥徒比，而陽奉陰違、名去實存者，斷以白簡隨其後。

如有日与胥徒比，而阳奉阴违、名去实存者，断以白简随其后。

When Yu Jinchen took it and looked at it, he only saw that what was written on it was nothing but a warning to the subordinates that thenceafter they were forbidden from again going to the Qinhuai river (region) to drink and stay overnight; if anyone'd overtly comply yet covertly defy, then impeachments and punishments would be certainly implemented without exception.

李寶嘉 (Li Baojia), 《官場現形記》 (Officialdom Unmasked), [early 20th century]

Yú Jìnchén qǔ guò kàn shí, zhǐ jiàn shàngmiàn xiě de wúfēi quànjiè shǔyuán, sìhòu bùzhǔn zài dào Qínhuái hé chī jiǔ zhù yè; tǎngruò yángfèngyīnwéi, dìng xíng cān bàn bùdài gè děng yǔ.

余藎臣取過看時，只見上面寫的無非勸戒屬員，嗣後不准再到秦淮河吃酒住夜；倘若陽奉陰違，定行參辦不貸各等語。

余荩臣取过看时，只见上面写的无非劝戒属员，嗣后不准再到秦淮河吃酒住夜；倘若阳奉阴违，定行参办不贷各等语。

From long ago, Jang had a dirty political ambition. He dared not raise his head when Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were alive. But, reading their faces, Jang had an axe to grind and involved himself in double-dealing.

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

Zhāng Chéngzé suīrán zǎo yǒu āngzāng de zhèngzhì yěxīn, dàn zài Jīn Rìchéng zhǔxí hé Jīn Zhèngrì zǒngshūjì zàishì shí bùgǎn xīngfēngzuòlàng ér cháyánguānsè, zài mùhòu tóngchuángyìmèng, yángfèngyīnwéi.

張成澤雖然早有骯髒的政治野心，但在金日成主席和金正日總書記在世時不敢興風作浪而察言觀色，在幕後同床異夢、陽奉陰違。

张成泽虽然早有肮脏的政治野心，但在金日成主席和金正日总书记在世时不敢兴风作浪而察言观色，在幕后同床异梦、阳奉阴违。

to comply in appearance but oppose in heart; to overtly agree but covertly oppose; double-dealing


屢戰屢勝

ㄌㄩˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ

люйчжаньлюйшэн

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯¹³ t͡siːn³³ lɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

/ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯¹³ t͡siːn³³ lɵy̯³³ sɪŋ³³/


行有餘力

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ li⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ lɪk̚²/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ li⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ lɪk̚²/

The Master said, "A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies."

Zǐyuē: “Dìzǐ rù zé xiào, chū zé tì, jǐn ér xìn, fàn ài zhòng, ér qīn rén. Xíng yǒu yúlì, zé yǐ xué wén.”

子曰：「弟子入則孝，出則弟，謹而信，汎愛眾，而親仁。行有餘力，則以學文。」

子曰：「弟子入则孝，出则弟，谨而信，泛爱众，而亲仁。行有余力，则以学文。」

to have time and energy remaining after doing something


until the pips squeak

Originally coined by the First Lord of the Admiralty and Unionist election candidate Eric Geddes in an election promise to "squeeze the German lemon until the pips squeak", made during a speech in Cambridge on 10 December 1918 and reported the next day by the Cambridge Daily News.

Churchill was looking back to a statement made in 1918 by the British politician and businessman Eric Campbell Geddes. A Unionist candidate in the General Election of that year (seen as a 'khaki' election), he was pressed to make clear his position on war reperations to be extracted from Germany. An account of his speech at Cambridge, 10 December 1918, appeared in the Cambridge Daily News of the following day. According to this report, Geddes said: 'The Germans, if this Government is returned, are going to pay every penny; they are going to be squeezed as a lemon is squeezed - until the pips squeak.

2006 October 26, Elizabeth Knowles, What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations:

Martyrs are desperate to demonstrate their self-flagellatory capabilities in the hope that someone out there actually cares. If they think their peers or bosses really do, then they are seriously deluding themselves; I'm afraid the Martyr will be exploited until the pips squeak.

2011, Andrew Holmes, Pains in the Office: 50 People You Absolutely, Definitely Must Avoid at Work!:

It's also possible that this Dennis is based on the real-life Labour firebrand, Denis Healey (b. 1917), the shadow of Chancellor of the Exchequer 1972-1974. In the run-up to the 1974 general election, Healey was particularly on point, promising that when Labour took back the government ten days later (Febrary 28), he'd “squeeze property speculators until the pips squeak,” as well as “wring the neck of the Housing Finance Act.”

2015, Darl Larsen, A Book about the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, page 101:

I’m no fan of the Labour leader, but if you take a look at the supposedly Marxist plans he and John McDonnell have put forward, they’re not exactly planning to tax the rich until the pips squeak.

2019 May 11, James Moore, “Sod the Rich List, we should be publishing a 'Tax Contributor' list that can be a badge of honour”, in The Independent:

In the meantime he will continue to squeeze the Iranian economy until the pips squeak because clearly it is bothering them.

2019 September 22, Tim Newark, “Trump strikes right tone in necessary face-off with Iran”, in The Express:

(UK) Until the maximum amount has been extracted.


風行草偃

ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ

фэнсинцаоянь

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jiːn³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jiːn³⁵/

to civilize the masses with one's virtuous conduct


蓄謀已久

ㄒㄩˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/ɕy⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

When Kim Jong Il passed away so suddenly and untimely to our sorrow, Jang began working in real earnest to realize his long-cherished greed for power.

Hòulái, Jīn Zhèngrì zǒngshūjì tài tūrán de, tài zǎo de bùxìng shìshì hòu, Zhāng Chéngzé kāishǐ quánmiàn zhuóshǒu shíxiàn xùmóuyǐjiǔ de zhèngzhì yěxīn.

後來，金正日總書記太突然地、太早地不幸逝世後，張成澤開始全面著手實現蓄謀已久的政治野心。

后来，金正日总书记太突然地、太早地不幸逝世后，张成泽开始全面著手实现蓄谋已久的政治野心。

to have plotted for a long time; long-cherished plot


明裡暗裡

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ

/miŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/miŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Jang committed such an unpardonable thrice-cursed treason as overtly and covertly standing in the way of settling the issue of succession to the leadership with an axe to grind when a very important issue was under discussion to hold respected Kim Jong Un in high esteem as the only successor to Kim Jong Il in reflection of the unanimous desire and will of the entire party and army and all people.

Ànzhào quándǎng, quánjūn, quánmín de yīzhì yìyuàn tuījǔ Jīn Zhèng'ēn tóngzhì wéi Jīn Zhèngrì zǒngshūjì de wéiyī jiēbānrén de zhòngdà wèntí tídào rìchéng shí, Zhāng Chéngzé xīnhuái'èryì, fànxià le mínglǐ'ànlǐ de fáng'ài lǐngdǎo de jìchéng wèntí de tāotiāndàzuì.

按照全黨、全軍、全民的一致意願推舉金正恩同志為金正日總書記的唯一接班人的重大問題提到日程時，張成澤心懷二意，犯下了明裡暗裡地妨礙領導的繼承問題的滔天大罪。

按照全党、全军、全民的一致意愿推举金正恩同志为金正日总书记的唯一接班人的重大问题提到日程时，张成泽心怀二意，犯下了明里暗里地妨碍领导的继承问题的滔天大罪。

openly and covertly; implicitly and explicitly


傲慢不恭

ㄠˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

arrogant and impudent; insolent and disrespectful


心懷二意

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄦˋ ㄧˋ

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.

新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 119:113

Xīnhuái'èryì de rén wéi wǒ suǒ hèn, dàn nǐ de lǜfǎ wéi wǒ suǒ ài.

心懷二意的人為我所恨，但你的律法為我所愛。

心怀二意的人为我所恨，但你的律法为我所爱。

to harbor disloyal sentiments; to have two faces


跟官咁耐唔知官姓乜

to not know an official's surname despite having followed them for a long time

gan¹ gun¹ gam³ noi⁶ m⁴ zi¹ gun¹ sing³ mat¹

gan¹ gun¹ gam³ noi⁶ m⁴ dzi¹ gun¹ sing³ mat⁷

gen¹ gun¹ gem³ noi⁶ m⁴ ji¹ gun¹ xing³ med¹

/kɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ kɐm³³ nɔːi̯²² m̩²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ mɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) to not understand anything about someone despite having known them for a long time


滔天大罪

ㄊㄠ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ

таотяньдацзуй

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɵy̯²²/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɵy̯²²/

towering crimes; heinous crime; atrocities


whose ox is gored

Who is suffering or losing out in a given situation.


隱姓埋名

ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

иньсинмаймин

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ maɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ maːi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹ maɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ sɪŋ³³ maːi̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

to conceal one's identity; to live incognito


改名換姓

ㄍㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

гайминхуаньсин

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹ wuːn²² sɪŋ³³/

/kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴⁻¹¹ huan³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miã²³⁻³³ huan³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ mɪŋ²¹ wuːn²² sɪŋ³³/

/kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴⁻¹¹ huan³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miã²³⁻³³ huan³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ²¹/


姓甚名誰

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄟˊ

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˊ

синшэньминшэй

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

синшэньминшуй

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ sɐm²² mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯²¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂeɪ̯³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ sɐm²² mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯²¹/


how's every little thing

TESSIO: Buon Natale, everybody. Buon Natale... (he smiles at Tom Hagen) Hi, Tom, how's every little thing?
HAGEN: (helping him with the presents) Wonderful, Sal.

1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)

(colloquial) A greeting, asking about a person's life; how are you?


the nerve of

This store charged me twice the price for this item! The nerve of them!

Followed by a pronoun or personal name(s), expresses disapproval or anger about something done or said by the referred person(s).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see the, nerve, of.


營私舞弊

ㄧㄥˊ ㄙ ㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ

/iŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ pɐi̯²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su³³ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pe⁴¹/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe¹¹/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

/iŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ siː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ pɐi̯²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² su³³ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pe⁴¹/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe¹¹/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pe²¹/

Jang encouraged money-making under various pretexts to secure funds necessary for gratifying his political greed and was engrossed in irregularities and corruption. He thus took the lead in spreading indolent, careless and undisciplined virus in our society.

Tā wèi chóucuò shíxiàn zhèngzhì yěxīn suǒxū de zījīn, yǐ gèzhǒng míngyì zhùzhǎng zhuànqián shēngyi, zhuānshì yíngsīwǔbì xíngwéi, dàitóu xiàng Cháoxiǎn shèhuì sànbō le ānyì sōngxiè, wújìlǜ de dúsù.

他為籌措實現政治野心所需的資金，以各種名義助長賺錢生意，專事營私舞弊行為，帶頭向朝鮮社會散播了安逸鬆懈、無紀律的毒素。

他为筹措实现政治野心所需的资金，以各种名义助长赚钱生意，专事营私舞弊行为，带头向朝鲜社会散播了安逸松懈、无纪律的毒素。

to engage in malpractices for selfish ends; to be involved in corruption


nu är det kokta fläsket stekt

Literally ”now the boiled pork is fried”.

(colloquial) things are looking really bad; the goose is cooked


沖昏頭

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

沖昏頭腦 沖昏頭腦#Chinese

冲昏头脑 冲昏头脑#Chinese

Synonym of 沖昏頭腦／冲昏头脑 (chōnghūn tóunǎo, “to become dizzy (with desire, success, love, etc.)”)


沖昏頭腦

ㄔㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

чунхунь тоунао

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³/

The victory at Pinghsingkuan turned some people's heads, and further victory at Taierhchuang has turned more people's heads.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Píngxíngguān yīge shèngzhàng, chōnghūn le yīxiē rén de tóunǎo; Tái'érzhuāng zài yīge shèngzhàng, chōnghūn le gèng duō de rén de tóunǎo.

平型關一個勝仗，沖昏了一些人的頭腦；台兒莊再一個勝仗，沖昏了更多的人的頭腦。

平型关一个胜仗，冲昏了一些人的头脑；台儿庄再一个胜仗，冲昏了更多的人的头脑。

to become dizzy (with desire, success, love, etc.); to turn one's head; to lose one's head


橫衝直闖

ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄓˊ ㄔㄨㄤˇ

хэнчунчжичуан

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

橫衝直撞 橫衝直撞#Chinese

横冲直撞 横冲直撞#Chinese

Synonym of 橫衝直撞／横冲直撞 (héngchōngzhízhuàng, “to push one's way by shoving or bumping; to barge about”)


大喚大叫

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

дахуаньдацзяо

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

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。

大喊大叫 大喊大叫#Chinese

Synonym of 大喊大叫 (dàhǎndàjiào, “to scream loudly; to yell; to conduct vigorous propaganda”)


橫衝直撞

ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

хэнчунчжичжуан

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/waːŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/waːŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

to push one's way by shoving or bumping; to barge about


卸磨殺驢

to kill the donkey the moment it is released of the millstone

ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄚ ㄌㄩˊ

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ly³⁵/

/sɛː³³ mɔː²¹ saːt̚³ lɵy̯²¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ly³⁵/

/sɛː³³ mɔː²¹ saːt̚³ lɵy̯²¹/

During these nineteen years, the U.S. Government has engineered numerous counter-revolutionary military coups d'état in a number of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It has even used violence to remove puppets of its own fostering, such as Ngo Dinh Diem, once they have ceased to suit its purposes—“kill the donkey as soon as you take it from the mill-stone”, as the saying goes.

1964, 《無產階級革命和赫魯曉夫修正主義——八評蘇共中央的公開信》 (The Proletarian Revolution and Khrushchov's Revisionism—Comment on the Open Letter of the Central Committee of the CPSU (VIII)), translated based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shíjiǔ nián lái, Měiguó zhèngfǔ zài Yàzhōu, Fēizhōu hé Lādīng Měizhōu de yīxiē guójiā, cèhuà le duōcì fǎngémìng jūnshì zhèngbiàn, shènzhì duìyú tā zìjǐ fúzhí qǐlai de zǒugǒu, lìrú Wú Tíngyàn zhīliú, zhǐyào yīdàn bùzài héhū tā de xīnyì, mǎshàng xièmóshālǘ, yě cǎiqǔ bàolì shǒuduàn chúdiào.

十九年來，美國政府在亞洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的一些國家，策劃了多次反革命軍事政變，甚至對於它自己扶植起來的走狗，例如吳庭豔之流，只要一旦不再合乎它的心意，馬上卸磨殺驢，也採取暴力手段除掉。

十九年来，美国政府在亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的一些国家，策划了多次反革命军事政变，甚至对于它自己扶植起来的走狗，例如吴庭艳之流，只要一旦不再合乎它的心意，马上卸磨杀驴，也采取暴力手段除掉。

(figuratively) to get rid of somebody, or something, or both, upon ceasing to be useful


橫行直撞

ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

хэнсинчжичжуан

/xɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

橫衝直撞 橫衝直撞#Chinese

横冲直撞 横冲直撞#Chinese


kyllä se siitä

it will be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be alright


out for a duck

From the use of duck to mean a batsman's score of 0 in cricket.

The inevitable happened - I was out for a duck and was furious when I got back to the dressing room.

2012, Andrew Flintoff, Ashes to Ashes: One Test After Another:

The batsman out first ball is out for a duck, no matter how fervently and frequently he replays the awful moment in his mind's eye; a missed catch is a drop, however intricate and extenuating the context; and wickets claimed in the post-match bar do not count, even if the bowler believes them "deserved".

2013, Robert Winder, The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden:

Shaw's five victims included Australian skipper, David Gregory, out for a duck.

2014, Philip Barker, Lord's Firsts: 200 Years of Making History at Lord’s Cricket Ground, page 98:

(cricket) Having batted no hits for the entire game.


面有難色

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/miːn²² jɐu̯¹³ naːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/miːn²² jɐu̯¹³ naːn²¹ sɪk̚⁵/


doomed if you do, doomed if you don't

en-adj

doomed if you do, doomed if you don't (not comparable)

Probably coined as a non-profane alternative to damned if you do, damned if you don't.

(idiomatic) A situation where either choice results in a negative outcome; dilemma.


好生之德

ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄜˊ

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/hou̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/hou̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

Rather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.

Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3ʳᵈ – 4ᵗʰ century CE

Yǔqí shā bùgū, níng shī bùjīng, hǎoshēngzhīdé, qià yú mínxīn, zī yòng bù fàn yú yǒusī.

與其殺不辜，寧失不經，好生之德，洽于民心，茲用不犯于有司。

与其杀不辜，宁失不经，好生之德，洽于民心，兹用不犯于有司。

life-loving virtue; the virtue of cherishing lives and not killing people and animals


百病纏身

ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

байбинчаньшэнь

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ pɛːŋ²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ pɛːŋ²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/


聯俄

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

/lyːn²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

These Three People's Principles embody Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three Great Policies—alliance with Russia, co-operation with the Communist Party and assistance to the peasants and workers.

Zhè zhǒng sānmínzhǔyì jíshì Sūn Zhōngshān de Sān Dà Zhèngcè, jí lián É, lián Gòng hé fúzhù nónggōng zhèngcè de sānmínzhǔyì.

這種三民主義即是孫中山的三大政策，即聯俄、聯共和扶助農工政策的三民主義。

这种三民主义即是孙中山的三大政策，即联俄、联共和扶助农工政策的三民主义。

Nationalist government
w:Nationalist government

(historical) alliance with Russia (policy of the Nationalist government)


忙裡偷閒

忙裡偷閑
忙裏偷閑
忙裏偷閑
忙里偷闲

ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

манлитоусянь

/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/mɑŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

to steal a little leisure from a busy life; to take a short break


不足為怪

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

буцзувэйгуай

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³/

It is not at all surprising but entirely to be expected that a capitalist economy will develop to a certain extent within Chinese society with the sweeping away of the obstacles to the development of capitalism after the victory of the revolution.

Zài gémìng shènglì zhīhòu, yīnwèi sùqīng le zīběn zhǔyì fāzhǎn dàolù shàng de zhàng'àiwù, zīběn zhǔyì jīngjì zài Zhōngguó shèhuì zhōng huì yǒu yīge xiāngdāng chéngdù de fāzhǎn, shì kěyǐ xiǎngxiàng de dào de, yě shì bùzúwéiguài de.

在革命勝利之後，因為肅清了資本主義發展道路上的障礙物，資本主義經濟在中國社會中會有一個相當程度的發展，是可以想象得到的，也是不足為怪的。

在革命胜利之后，因为肃清了资本主义发展道路上的障碍物，资本主义经济在中国社会中会有一个相当程度的发展，是可以想象得到的，也是不足为怪的。


引以為戒

ㄧㄣˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kaːi̯³³/

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/jɐn¹³ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ kaːi̯³³/

It was by drawing lessons from their experience that we were able to avoid certain detours in the past, and there is all the more reason for us to do so now.

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

Guòqù wǒmen jiùshì jiànyú tāmen de jīngyàn jiàoxùn, shǎo zǒu le yīxiē wānlù, xiànzài dāngrán gèng yào yǐnyǐwéijiè.

過去我們就是鑑於他們的經驗教訓，少走了一些彎路，現在當然更要引以為戒。

过去我们就是鉴于他们的经验教训，少走了一些弯路，现在当然更要引以为戒。

to take as a warning; to draw lessons from


初出茅廬

ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mãu²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴/

/t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ mau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mãu²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴/

/t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ mau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou⁵⁵/

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Bówàng xiàngchí yòng huǒ gōng, zhǐhuī rúyì xiàotán zhōng. Zhíxū jīngpò Cáo gōng dǎn, chūchūmáolú dìyī gōng!

博望相持用火攻，指揮如意笑談中。直須驚破曹公膽，初出茅廬第一功！

博望相持用火攻，指挥如意笑谈中。直须惊破曹公胆，初出茅庐第一功！

to have just begun one's career without any experience


堅韌不拔

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ

цзяньжэньбуба

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²² pɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚²/

firm and indomitable; persistent and dauntless; persevere in tenacious efforts


歌臺舞榭

歌台舞榭
歌台舞榭
舞榭歌臺

ㄍㄜ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

/kɤ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡sɛː²²/

/kɤ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡sɛː²²/

a place where singing and dancing performances take place


聯共

/li̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/

這種三民主義即是孫中山的三大政策，即聯俄、聯共和扶助農工政策的三民主義。

这种三民主义即是孙中山的三大政策，即联俄、联共和扶助农工政策的三民主义。

Chinese Communist Party
w:Chinese Communist Party

(historical) cooperation with the Communist Party (policy of the Nationalist government as described by the Chinese Communist Party)


舞榭歌臺

ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄜ ㄊㄞˊ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ t͡sɛː²² kɔː⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ t͡sɛː²² kɔː⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

歌臺舞榭 歌臺舞榭#Chinese

歌台舞榭 歌台舞榭#Chinese


千難萬難

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ

цяньнаньваньнань

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ wän⁵¹ nän³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nän³⁵ wän⁵¹ nän³⁵/


ᄒᆞᆫ저옵서예

ᄒᆞᆫ저 (hawnjeo, “quickly”) + 오— (o-, “to come”) + 읍서 (-eupseo, “imperative suffix”) + 예 (ye)

com

welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)


慎終追遠

ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄩㄢˇ

шэньчжунчжуйюань

/ʂən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/

/ʂən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/

The philosopher Zeng said, "Let there be a careful attention to perform the funeral rites to parents, and let them be followed when long gone with the ceremonies of sacrifice - then the virtue of the people will resume its proper excellence."

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

Zēngzǐ yuē: “Shènzhōngzhuīyuǎn, mín dé guī hòu yǐ.”

曾子曰：「慎終追遠，民德歸厚矣。」

曾子曰：「慎终追远，民德归厚矣。」

to cautiously perform the funeral rituals to deceased parents and sincerely pay homage to them at ceremonies


upon the pad

A rogue, a very caner I, sir, one that maunds upon the pad.

For Offences of this Nature, she was thrice burnt in the Hand, after which she marry'd one Humphry Jackson, a Butcher, who was taught by her to leave off his Trade, and go upon the Pad in the Day time, while she went upon the Buttock and Twang by Night;

1748, Capt. James MacKlecan, A General and True History of the Lives and Actions of the most Famous Highwaymen, Street-Robbers, Pirates, &c., page 414:

But the one restraint was as irksome as the other, and Harry Simms abandoned the needle, as he had scorned the grammar, to go upon the pad.

1895, The New Review - Volume 13, page 681:

Should our case be ne'er so bad, We will never be so mad As to go upon the pad Whilst our life endureth.

1968, George de Forest Lord, Poems on Affairs of State: 1685-1688, edited by G. M. Crump:


他朝君體也相同

ㄊㄚ ㄓㄠ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄊㄧˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

tāzhāo jūntǐ yě xiāngtóng [Phonetic:tāzhāojūntíyěxiāngtóng]

tʻa¹-chao¹ chün¹-tʻi³ yeh³ hsiang¹-tʻung²

тачжао цзюньти е сянтун

/tʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰaː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ jaː¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

From the couplet at the entrance of St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery (天主教聖彌額爾墳場) in Happy Valley, Hong Kong

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跑馬地天主教聖彌額爾墳場

This evening my body returns to the earth; some day the same will happen to you too.

jīnxī wú qū guī gùtǔ, tā zhāo jūn tǐ yě xiāngtóng

今夕吾軀歸故土，他朝君体也相同

今夕吾躯归故土，他朝君体也相同

(chiefly Hong Kong) you will suffer the same fate


xá k’uu chéódá

do you need to use the bathroom
do you need to use the bathroom


on the pad

The badge showed that he was on the inspector's pad and the telephone numbers suggested that he had connections.

1978, Burgess Laughlin, Job Opportunities in the Black Market, page 5:

New York City police officers "on the pad" were found to receive up to $850 a month to protect a single dealer.

2002, Samuel Walker, Charles M. Katz, The Police in America: An Introduction, page 325:

But I swear to you, Dave, I never got any free action because of my badge, and I never went on the pad.

2011, James Lee Burke, A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set:


on the pad

From the sense of "to pad" meaning to practice highway robbery.

. I crown thy nab with a gage of bene-bowse, And stall thee by the salmon into the clowes; To maund on the pad, and strike all the cheats,

I go on the pad.

1788, John O'Keeffe, The Prisoner at Large:

As for why I went on the pad, 'tis simple: I was poor as a church mouse.

1986, Maggie Mackeever, Lady Sherry and the Highwayman, page 218:

(archaic, slang) Practicing highway robbery; robbing travelers on the public roads.


無本生利

ㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧˋ

/u³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ puːn³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/u³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ puːn³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

to make a profit without having to invest capital beforehand


氣數已盡

ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/hei̯³³ sou̯³³ jiː¹³ t͡sɵn²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/hei̯³³ sou̯³³ jiː¹³ t͡sɵn²²/


do you need to use the bathroom

(chiefly US, South Africa, Canada, euphemistic, interrogative) Used to ask if one's interlocutor needs to urinate or defecate.


吐故納新

ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ kuː³³ naːp̚² sɐn⁵⁵/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ kuː³³ naːp̚² sɐn⁵⁵/

get rid of the stale and take in the fresh


寧死不屈

ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ

/niŋ³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/nɪŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵/

/niŋ³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/nɪŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵/


垂涎欲滴

ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ y⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jʊk̚² tɪk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ y⁵¹ ti⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jʊk̚² tɪk̚²/

to drool over; to yearn for (certain food or item)


小米加步槍

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤ

xiǎomǐ jiā bùqiāng [Phonetic:xiáomǐjiābùqiāng]

сяоми цзя буцян

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

We do not have the atom bomb yet. But neither did we have planes and artillery in the past. We defeated the Japanese imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek with millet plus rifles.

Wǒmen xiànzài hái méiyǒu yuánzǐdàn. Dànshì, guòqù wǒmen yě méiyǒu fēijī hé dàpào, wǒmen shì yòng xiǎomǐ jiā bùqiāng dǎbài le Rìběn dìguó zhǔyì hé Jiǎng Jièshí de.

我們現在還沒有原子彈。但是，過去我們也沒有飛機和大炮，我們是用小米加步槍打敗了日本帝國主義和蔣介石的。

我们现在还没有原子弹。但是，过去我们也没有飞机和大炮，我们是用小米加步枪打败了日本帝国主义和蒋介石的。

(Mainland China, figuratively) few provisions and poor-quality equipment


別具特色

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/


blow wide open

The figurativeness relies on a metaphor where things that were formerly concealed (hidden from view) are now being thoroughly exposed (brought out in the open), as if by an explosion (compare blow (something) up (vt) and blow (something) away).

(figuratively, transitive) to expose (problems, lies, or corruption).


化繁為簡

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

хуафаньвэйцзянь

/xu̯ä⁵¹ fän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ faːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ kaːn³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ fän³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː³³ faːn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ kaːn³⁵/


反其道而行之

ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓ

фань ци дао эр син чжи

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/faːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ tou̯²² jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

to do just the opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way


has left the building

Derived from Elvis has left the building.

Organisational capital is typically described as dead. It is what has been left behind after human capital has left the building.

2008, Jan Mouritsen, Organisational Capital: Modelling, Measuring and Contextualising, Routledge, →ISBN, page 24:

The quality-control department has left the building and anyone with a halfdecent memory of a half-remembered match is out there publishing his memoirs. The scraps, the scrapes, the sessions — oh, what fun we had. Except we didn't have much fun, did we? Most of them are poor.

2012, Fred Eyre, Kicked into Touch: Plus Extra Time, Random House, →ISBN, page 9:

When a Risk Taker gets a hold of an idea, reason has left the building. And with it go concern for other people's feelings, attention to details, and longrange planning.

2012, Bethany Palmer, The 5 Money Personalities: Speaking the Same Love and Money ..., Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 29:

Just as I can run through a long succession of too many negative "what if" scenarios, my mom is equally efficient at producing a long list of what could go right. Of course, she generally takes it a step beyond into the absolute impossibility of positivity after the logic train has left the building; I find her rosy interpretations rather annoying and frustrating.

2012, Joelle Burnette, Cancer Time Bomb: How the Brca Gene Stole My Tits and Eggs, Joelle Burnette, →ISBN, page 40:

Sales 1.0 —and its outdated and ineffective sales tactics— has left the building. Today's Sales 2.0 is fueled by tools.

2013, Josiane Feigon, Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and ..., AMACOM, →ISBN, page 47:

(idiomatic, humorous) Something is gone and never coming back.


a minap

a (“the”) + minap (“recently”), from mi (“[here] some”) + nap (“day”)

(idiomatic) recently, lately, the other day


攘外安內

ㄖㄤˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄢ ㄋㄟˋ

жанвайаньнэй

/ʐɑŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² ɔːn⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²²/

/ʐɑŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² ɔːn⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²²/

to repel foreign aggression while pacifying the interior


公私兼顧

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˋ

гунсыцзяньгу

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ kiːm⁵⁵ kuː³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ kiːm⁵⁵ kuː³³/

To this end we should consider not just one side but all three, the state, the collective and the individual, or, as we used to say, "take into consideration both the army and the people" and "take into consideration both the public and the private interest".

Wèicǐ, jiù bùnéng zhǐ gù yī tóu, bìxū jiāngù guójiā, jítǐ hé gèrén sān ge fāngmiàn, yě jiù shì wǒmen guòqù cháng shuō de “jūnmín jiāngù”, “gōngsī jiāngù”.

為此，就不能只顧一頭，必須兼顧國家、集體和個人三個方面，也就是我們過去常說的「軍民兼顧」、「公私兼顧」。

为此，就不能只顾一头，必须兼顾国家、集体和个人三个方面，也就是我们过去常说的「军民兼顾」、「公私兼顾」。

take into consideration
take into consideration

to take into consideration both the public and the private interest


神清氣爽

ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ

шэньцинцишуан

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ sɔːŋ³⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³ sɔːŋ³⁵/


美不勝收

ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄡ

ㄇㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄡ

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu³³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siu⁴⁴/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu³³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siu⁴⁴/

indescribably beautiful; too many beautiful things to be fully appreciated all at once


neti neti

And so: The indication of Brahman is Neti, Neti — Not this, Not this, for beyond saying Neti, Neti, there is nothing else possible — for It is Truth beyond Truth

1970, Rohit Mehta, The Call of the Upanishads (1999 edition), p. 257 (quoting the Upanishadic figure, Ajatasatru of Kasi)

The multiethnic crowd wore gym clothes, traditional Indian garb and a few political T-shirts. […] [M]ost said they were drawn by the mix of yoga and politics — and a chance to say neti-neti to President Bush.

2004 July 20, Michael Ordona, “Going to the mat for Kerry”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2019-10-22:

[T]he Brihadaranyaka Upanishad uses negatives to describe God: "The Divine is not this and it’s not that (Neti, neti)," Sage Yajnyavalkya tells his students.

2014 September 3, Vithal C Nadkarni, “Of Angels & Crocodiles”, in India Times, The Economic Times, retrieved 2019-10-22:

(Hinduism) In Vedic and subsequent Hindu philosophy, the doctrine of "not this, not that", which holds that Brahman (the Supreme Being, God) has absolutely no specific characteristics and cannot be described in positive terms.


passe encore

(informal) all right so far, OK, why not?, I can let it pass, that I can tolerate, ... is one thing (but...) (used to say that the first option is (barely) tolerable, but that the second is too much)


不二之選

ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ ㄓ ㄒㄩㄢˇ

буэрчжисюань

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ syːn³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ syːn³⁵/


Dios me libre

-¡Calla, blasfemo!... ¿conque comparas a esa casa de prostitución y de crimen con la que es domus Dei?
-¡Dios me libre de tal maldad, Padre[…]!

1870, Vicente Fidel López, La novia del hereje o la Inquisición de Lima:

"Quiet, you blasphemer!...Are you really comparing this house of prostitution and crime to the very domus Dei [house of God]"?
"God forbid such evilness, Father […] !"

¿Me echa usted?
–No, me defiendo. ¡No te echo, no! ¡Dios me libre! Si quieres me ire yo y te quedas aquí tú, para que veas que no te echo.

"Are you throwing me out?"
"No", I defended, "I'm not throwing you out, no! God forbid! If you want I'll go and you stay here, so you know I'm not throwing you out."

Pero si se entera mi mamá de que ella ha sabido algo y yo no, Dios me libre, ¡qué cosas va a decirme!

1986, María Luisa de Luján Campos, Para que me lo guardes en secreto:

But if my mum finds out that she's known something and I haven't, God forbid! Imagine what she's going to tell me!

¡Ah!, y si tiene inconveniente, quíteme lo de “doña” que hace muy vieja —dijo la señora, con rostro riente, mientras miraba a Vince.
 —Claro, Dios me libre de repetirlo.

Oh! Would you be so kind as to stop using "Ma'am" with me, it makes me seem old, said the lady, in a smiling face, while looking at Vince
Of course. God forbid I should use it again.


amit nyer a réven, elveszti a vámon

[ˈɒmit ˈɲɛrɒ ˈreːvɛn ˈɛlvɛstijɒ ˈvaːmon]

ami (“what”) + -t (accusative suffix) + nyer (“to win”) + a (“the”) + rév (“port”) + -en (“on”, case suffix) + elveszt (“to lose”) + -i (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + vám (“customs”) + -on (“on”, case suffix), literally, "whatever one gains at the toll, one loses it at the customs."

affix

swings and roundabouts
swings and roundabouts

what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts, swings and roundabouts


仁至義盡

ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

жэньчжиицзинь

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡siː³³ jiː²² t͡sɵn²²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡siː³³ jiː²² t͡sɵn²²/

to have helped or cared for to the greatest extent


生逢其時

ㄕㄥ ㄈㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/


借古諷今

ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ

ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

цзегуфэнцзинь

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ fʊŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³³ kuː³⁵ fʊŋ³³ kɐm⁵⁵/

to satirize the present by discussing and commenting on historical events or figures


吃人不吐骨頭

吃人不吐骨头
吃肉不吐骨頭
吃人不吐骨
吃死人不吐骨頭
食人唔𦧲骨

ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou [Phonetic:chīrénbùtúgǔtou]

чи жэнь бу ту гутоу

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

/hɛːk̚³ jɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯³³ kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

这是他們的阴謀詭計，这些吃人的奴隶主，他們吃人不吐骨头，現在还想再吃人！

1980, Duanmu Hongliang, 曹雪芹, volume 上卷, page 371:

But this man is full of evil intentions, extremely ruthless and greedy, and worse than useless. He can only be roped in rather than being offended.

Dàn cǐ rén yī dùzi huàishuǐr, chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou, chéng shì bù zú, bài shì yǒu yú, zhǐnéng lālǒng, bù néng dézuì.

但此人一肚子坏水儿，吃人不吐骨头，成事不足，败事有余，只能拉拢，不能得罪。

但此人一肚子壞水兒，吃人不吐骨頭，成事不足，敗事有餘，只能拉攏，不能得罪。

(derogatory, figurative) to be extremely ruthless and greedy


土崩瓦解

ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄥ ㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰou̯³⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³ kaːi̯³⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³ kaːi̯³⁵/

Attested in 秦記論 by Ban Gu, which was quoted in the Records of the Grand Historian

With Qin's accumulated downward trend, the state was falling apart. Even talents like the Duke of Zhou (the founding father of the Western Zhou Dynasty) could not possibly have turned the situation around. What a mistake it was [for Jia Yi (the author of Ten Crimes of Qin) and Sima Qian (the author of the Records of the Grand Historian)] to blame this on its new emperor!

Qín zhī jī shuāi, tiānxià tǔbēngwǎjiě, suī yǒu Zhōu Dàn zhī cái, wú suǒ fù chén qí qiǎo, ér yǐ zé yī rì zhī gū, wù zāi!

秦之積衰，天下土崩瓦解，雖有周旦之材，無所復陳其巧，而以責一日之孤，誤哉！

秦之积衰，天下土崩瓦解，虽有周旦之材，无所复陈其巧，而以责一日之孤，误哉！

The monarch and his officials became suspicious of each other, and their relationship fell apart, and they attacked each other.

Jūn chén xiāng huò, tǔbēngwǎjiě ér xiāng fá shè.

君臣相惑，土崩瓦解而相伐射。

to completely fall apart; to completely collapse


生逢其地

ㄕㄥ ㄈㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ti⁵¹/


自尋短見

ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

цзысюньдуаньцзянь

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɐm²¹ tyːn³⁵ kiːn³³/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕyn³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɐm²¹ tyːn³⁵ kiːn³³/


狗眼看人低

ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄧ

gǒuyǎn kàn rén dī [Phonetic:góuyǎnkànréndī]

гоуянь кань жэнь ди

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ hɔːn³³ jɐn²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ hɔːn³³ jɐn²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

(figurative) to act like a snob; to look down on someone even when one is no better


I'm telling a lie

"I seen one fellow in Jerusalem, wait, I'm telling a lie, it was in Alex, when I went there for a bit of leave, one fellow with a complete foxhunt on his back."

1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 16:


喜笑顏開

ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ siːu̯³³ ŋaːn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ siːu̯³³ ŋaːn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

to be beaming with joy; to be smiling happily


名垂青史

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ

/miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

to have one's good reputation go down in history


躍然紙上

ㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ

юэжаньчжишан

/ɥɛ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² jiːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²²/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² jiːn²¹ t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²²/


忠貞不渝

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ

чжунчжэньбуюй

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ y³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ y³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹/


變啥魍

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁴¹/


kĩiniĩ gĩtaita

Lit., “something upside down without leaking”; According to Benson (1964), kĩnya (“gourd”) precedes this phrase in some cases then entire meaning is “an upside-down gourd which does not leak.”

A riddle whose solution is mũkamo wa ng'ombe “cow's udder”; another solution is kĩnya.

A fool who does not make use of an obvious opportunity.


not worth the powder and shot

not worth the powder
not worth the powder#English

Alternative form of not worth the powder


not worth the powder

An allusion to gunpowder being wasted on small birds etc.

(colloquial) Not worth the time or effort.


完好無損

ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ

ваньхао’усунь

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


完好無缺

ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄝ

ваньхао’уцюэ

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

perfect; excellent and intact; without any deficiency; leave nothing to be desired


完好如初

ㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄨ

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ hou̯³⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/wän³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ hou̯³⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/


笑逐顏開

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄞ

сяочжуянькай

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ jɛn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³³ t͡sʊk̚² ŋaːn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ jɛn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³³ t͡sʊk̚² ŋaːn²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/


眉開眼笑

ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

мэйкайяньсяо

/meɪ̯³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ siːu̯³³/

/meɪ̯³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mei̯²¹ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ siːu̯³³/


樹大有枯枝

ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨ ㄓ

шу да ю кучжи

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/syː²² taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/syː²² taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

there will always bad people be among a community


kiitos kysymästä

(sarcastic) thank you very much (obviously)


老大吃驚

ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ

лаода чицзин

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/


密不可分

ㄇㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄣ

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/


又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草

head

又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草

又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

towant one's horse to run fast without letting it graze

ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇㄦ ㄏㄠˇ

ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇㄦ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ

jau⁶ jiu³ maa⁵ ji⁴ hou², jau⁶ jiu³ maa⁵ ji⁴ bat¹ hek³ cou²

yòu yào mǎr bù chīcǎo [Phonetic:yòuyàomárhǎo

ю яо мар хао

ю яо мар бу чицао

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

yauh yiu máh yìh hóu, yauh yiu máh yìh bāt hek chóu

jau⁶ jiu³ maa⁵ ji⁴ hou², jau⁶ jiu³ maa⁵ ji⁴ bat⁷ hek⁸ tsou²

yeo⁶ yiu³ ma⁵ yi⁴ hou², yeo⁶ yiu³ ma⁵ yi⁴ bed¹ hég³ cou²

/jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ maː¹³ jiː²¹ hou̯³⁵ jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ maː¹³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

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

(figuratively) to have one's cake and eat it too; to ask someone else to do something excessively while not willing to give him/her anything


мэстэ гъуанэм ригъэкӏын

мэстэ гъуанэм ригъэкӏын • (mɛstɛ ğʷanɛm riğɛkʼən)

to attempt to do something as perfect as possible

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世世代代

ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tɔːi̯²² tɔːi̯²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ tɔːi̯²² tɔːi̯²²/

for generations; from generation to generation


不作準

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

He is the boss, how can his words not matter?

Tā shì zhǔguǎn, shuōhuà zěnnéng bùzuòzhǔn?

他是主管，說話怎能不作準？

他是主管，说话怎能不作准？


不算數

ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/


歡欣鼓舞

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇ

хуаньсиньгуу

/xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ mou̯¹³/

Everyone from the elderly to the children rejoiced.

Cóng lǎorén yīzhí dào xiǎohái wúbù huānxīngǔwǔ.

從老人一直到小孩無不歡欣鼓舞。

从老人一直到小孩无不欢欣鼓舞。

elated and excited; overjoyed; to dance with joy; to rejoice


小大姐兒裁械子

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇㄦ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗ

hsiao³ ta⁴-chieh³-ʼrh tsʻai² hsieh⁴ tzŭ⁵

сяо дацзер цай се цзы

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Short for 小大姐兒裁械子——閒時置下忙時用／小大姐儿裁械子——闲时置下忙时用 (“put aside when not busy, use when busy”)

zh-etym-short

An [unmarried] young girl cutting up diapers [for the future baby]

(xiehouyu) getting ready for what's to come while there's time to spare


真材實料

ㄓㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ

чжэньцайшиляо

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐt̚² liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ sɐt̚² liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

real deal; real stuff; real thing; authentic material


真心真意

ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄣ ㄧˋ

чжэньсиньчжэньи

čžɛnʹsinʹčžɛnʹi

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ jiː³³/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ jiː³³/

from the bottom of one's heart
from the bottom of one's heart

genuine and sincere; from the bottom of one's heart; in real earnest


美夢成真

ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ

мэймэнчэнчжэнь

mɛjmɛnčɛnčžɛnʹ

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ mʊŋ²² sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ mʊŋ²² sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/


天真無邪

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

тяньчжэньусе

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ u³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɛː²¹/


返璞歸真

ㄈㄢˇ ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄣ

фаньпугуйчжэнь

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/faːn³⁵ pʰɔːk̚³ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

From the Zhanguo Ce (戰國策) Book XI, the fourth chapter on Qi (齊策四).

Yan Chu is content with his own. He returns to the true condition of a human being — like uncarved jade. By this, nothing can ever debase him as long as he lives.

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Chù zhīzú yǐ. Guī zhēn fǎn pú, zé zhōngshēn bù rǔ.

斶知足矣。歸真反璞，則終身不辱。

斶知足矣。归真反璞，则终身不辱。

返璞归真
反璞歸真
返樸歸真

to return to the original simple, unadorned state


夢想成真

ㄇㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ

мэнсянчэнчжэнь

/mɤŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/mʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/mʊŋ²² sœːŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/


sok kicsi sokra megy

sok (“a lot”) + kicsi (“little”) + sok (“a lot”) + -ra (case suffix) + megy (“to go”), literally: "a lot of little goes to a lot"

affix

many a mickle makes a muckle
many a mickle makes a muckle

a penny saved is a penny earned
a penny saved is a penny earned

(idiomatic) every little helps, many a mickle makes a muckle, take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves, a penny saved is a penny earned (a lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount)


amilyen hamar csak lehetséges

[ˈɒmijɛn ˌhɒmɒr ˌt͡ʃɒk ˈlɛhɛt͡ʃːeːɡɛʃ]

amilyen (“as”) + hamar (“soon”) + csak (“only”) + lehetséges (“possible”)


真心誠意

ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ

чжэньсиньчэнъи

čžɛnʹsinʹčɛnʺi

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jiː³³/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jiː³³/


氣急敗壞

ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ

цицзибайхуай

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³³ kɐp̚⁵ paːi̯²² waːi̯²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai²²⁻²¹ hai²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kip̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁴¹⁻²² hai⁴¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁵ pai²²⁻²¹ hai²²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ hai³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ hai³³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯³³ kɐp̚⁵ paːi̯²² waːi̯²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai²²⁻²¹ hai²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kip̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁴¹⁻²² hai⁴¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁵ pai²²⁻²¹ hai²²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻¹¹ hai³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kip̚³²⁻⁴ pai³³⁻²¹ hai³³/


遠道而來

ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ

юаньдаоэрлай

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jyːn¹³ tou̯²² jiː²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/jyːn¹³ tou̯²² jiː²¹ lɔːi̯²¹/


戶樞不蠹

ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ

/xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

/xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》

That running water does not rot, and a door hinge does not suffer from worms, is because of movement.

Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

流水不腐，戶樞不蠹，動也。

流水不腐，户枢不蠹，动也。

a rolling stone gathers no moss
a rolling stone gathers no moss

A door hinge never gets plagued by worms; a rolling stone gathers no moss


流水不腐

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²²/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²²/

From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》

流水不腐，戶樞不蠹，動也。

流水不腐，户枢不蠹，动也。

A rolling stone gathers no moss
a rolling stone gathers no moss

(figuratively) A rolling stone gathers no moss

(figuratively) Things in frequent use are not easily eroded, and can remain energetic.


流水不腐，戶樞不蠹

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˇ

ㄏㄨˋ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fuː²² wuː²² syː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³³/

Flowing water is never stale and a moving door hinge never gets rusty


鼠目寸光

ㄕㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ

шумуцуньгуан

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/syː³⁵ mʊk̚² t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/syː³⁵ mʊk̚² t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/


視若敝屣

ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


棄若敝屣

ㄑㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³³ jœːk̚² pɐi̯²² saːi̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³³ jœːk̚² pɐi̯²² saːi̯³⁵/


如棄敝屣

ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Shun would have regarded kingdom as a worn-out sandal to throw away.

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

舜視棄天下，猶棄敝蹝也。

舜视弃天下，犹弃敝蹝也。


跑斷腿

ㄆㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(figuratively) run off one's feet; be rushed; very busy


磨破嘴皮子

ㄇㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧˊ ㄗˇ

мопоцзуйпицзы

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː²¹ pʰɔː³³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/mɔː²¹ pʰɔː³³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

(figuratively) to repeat again and again; to talk until one is blue in the face


無功而返

ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄈㄢˇ

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/

/u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ faːn³⁵/

tail between one's legs
tail between one's legs

to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs


論件計酬

ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄡˊ

лунь цзянь цзичоу

/lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/


挾天子以令諸侯

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨ ㄏㄡˊ

xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu [Phonetic:xiétiānzíyǐlìngzhūhóu]

се тяньцзы и лин чжухоу

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

Cao Cao
Ju Shou
Records of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Warring States period
Yuan Shao
Zhang Yi (Warring States period)

Similar phrases originate from the Warring States period, when Zhang Yi argued for the plan of
:
This was later used to by Ju Shou in his advice to Yuan Shao:
:
However, it was probably Cao Cao who was the best known for the pattern of action referred to by the phrase, which was attested with slight variations in the Records of the Three Kingdoms and made widely popular by the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms based on the former.

To punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.

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

Zhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě.

誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。

诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。

To command the noble princes in the name of the Emperor, while amassing men and horses to attack those who would dare to disobey — who can withstand this?

The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE

Xié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī?

挾天子而令諸侯，蓄士馬以討不庭，誰能禦之？

挟天子而令诸侯，蓄士马以讨不庭，谁能御之？

to control the emperor to command the nobles

power behind the throne
power behind the throne

(figuratively) to assume de facto control of the de jure legitimate government; to be the power behind the throne; to be the éminence grise


追亡逐北

ㄓㄨㄟ ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ

чжуйванчжубэй

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊk̚² pɐk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʊk̚² pɐk̚⁵/

to pursue and attack defeated soldiers that are fleeing


挾泰山以超北海

ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧˇ ㄔㄠ ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄞˇ

xié tàishān yǐ chāo běihǎi [Phonetic:xiétàishānyǐchāobéihǎi]

се тайшань и чао бэйхай

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːp̚³ tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Mencius replied,'In such a thing as taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it, if you say to people "I am not able to do it," that is a real case of not being able. In such a matter as breaking off a branch from a tree at the order of a superior, if you say to people "I am not able to do it," that is a case of not doing it, it is not a case of not being able to do it. Therefore your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway, is not such a case as that of taking the Tai mountain under your arm, and leaping over the north sea with it. Your Majesty's not exercising the royal sway is a case like that of breaking off a branch from a tree.

Yuē: “Xié tàishān yǐ chāo běihǎi, yù rén yuē ‘wǒ bùnéng’, shì chéng bùnéng yě. Wèi chángzhě zhé zhī, yù rén yuē ‘wǒ bùnéng’, shì bùwéi yě, fēi bùnéng yě. Gù wáng zhī bù wàng, fēi xié tàishān yǐ chāo běihǎi zhī lèi yě; wáng zhī bù wàng, shì zhé zhī zhī lèi yě.”

曰：「挾太山以超北海，語人曰『我不能』，是誠不能也。為長者折枝，語人曰『我不能』，是不為也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挾太山以超北海之類也；王之不王，是折枝之類也。」

曰：「挟太山以超北海，语人曰『我不能』，是诚不能也。为长者折枝，语人曰『我不能』，是不为也，非不能也。故王之不王，非挟太山以超北海之类也；王之不王，是折枝之类也。」

挟泰山以超北海
挾太山以超北海

to hold Mount Tai under the arm and cross the North Sea

(figuratively) to do something impossible; to be a mere fantasy


謙虛謹慎

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄣˋ

цяньсюйцзиньшэнь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵¹/

Even when one day our country becomes strong and prosperous, we must still adhere to the revolutionary stand, remain modest and prudent, learn from other countries and not allow ourselves to become swollen with conceit.

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

Jiānglái wǒmen guójiā fùqiáng le, wǒmen yīdìng hái yào jiānchí gémìng lìchǎng, hái yào qiānxūjǐnshèn, hái yào xiàng rénjia xuéxí, bùyào bǎ wěiba qiào qǐlái.

將來我們國家富強了，我們一定還要堅持革命立場，還要謙虛謹慎，還要向人家學習，不要把尾巴翹起來。

将来我们国家富强了，我们一定还要坚持革命立场，还要谦虚谨慎，还要向人家学习，不要把尾巴翘起来。


知其一不知其二

只知其一，不知其二
但知其一，不知其二
見其一未見其二
知其一未知其二
知其一不達其二
知其一未睹其二

ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˋ

zhī qí yī bùzhī qí èr [Phonetic:zhī qí yì bùzhī qí èr]

чжи ци и бучжи ци эр

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ jiː²²/

to know or understand only one aspect of a thing and be ignorant of the other; to know or understand something unilaterally or one-sidedly


替天行道

ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ

титяньсиндао

/tʰi⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐi̯³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ tou̯²²/

/tʰi⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɐi̯³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ tou̯²²/

From the Yuan dynasty's zaju play 梁山泊李逵負荊 (Li Kui from Mount Liang's Marsh Offers an Apology) by 康進之 (Kang Jinzhi)

On the apricot-yellow flag are seven characters: Enforce the Way on Behalf of Heaven and Save People's Lives.

Xìnghuáng qí shàng qī ge zì, tìtiānxíngdào jiùshēng mín.

杏黃旗上七個字，替天行道救生民。

杏黄旗上七个字，替天行道救生民。

Indeed: The man to enforce the Way on behalf of Heaven is coming; the gallant to finance the upholding of justice will arrive soon.

Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Zhèngshì: Tìtiānxíngdàorén jiāng zhì, zhàngyìshūcáihàn biàn lái.

正是：替天行道人將至，仗義疏財漢便來。

正是：替天行道人将至，仗义疏财汉便来。

(Cao) Cao said: "I am enforcing the Way on behalf of Heaven, how can I ruthlessly slaughter people?"

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Cāo yuē: “Wú tìtiānxíngdào, ān rěn shālù rénmín?”

操曰：「吾替天行道，安忍殺戮人民？」

操曰：「吾替天行道，安忍杀戮人民？」

Li Kui (Water Margin)
Mount Liang
Yuan dynasty
zaju


n'aie crainte

(literary) fear not, never fear, don't worry


ízlések és pofonok

ízlés (“taste, preference”) + -ek (plural suffix) + és (“and”) + pofon (“slap in the face”) + -ok (plural suffix). Literally: “tastes and slaps in the face”. Ellipsis of ízlések és pofonok különbözőek/különböznek (literally “tastes and slaps in the face are different [they can vary per each person]”).

ellipsis

tastes and slaps in the face are different 􂀿they can vary per each person􂁀

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

different strokes for different folks
different strokes for different folks

one man's meat is another man's poison
one man's meat is another man's poison

(idiomatic) there's no accounting for taste, to each his own, different strokes for different folks, one man's meat is another man's poison


it's a free country

"No, indeed! and I shan't do sitch a thing, Benjamin. This treatment is a newity to me, and what I won't put up with. I have a hundred and fifty dollars at use, besides a bed and twenty sheep, to good; and I don't crave to live in a house where a body musn't call a young woman by her given name to her face. I will call her Betsy as much as I please ; it's a free country, and no one can stop me. I did intend to stop while summer, but I shall quit to-morrow morning and I will talk just as I please."

1832, James Fenimore Cooper, The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale, pages 169–170:

RN: You think you should not have gone?
TN: Yeah, I think it was a bad one to do. It was a good idea, but we shouldn't have gone to the University of Maryland … It was the motliest crew you've ever seen.
RN: Well, that's my view about going to the universities. Well, I hope it didn't bother you too much.
TN: No, it didn't. It was just—I know, I was just embarrassed because the Chinese issued a complaint.
RN: A complaint about what?
TN: Oh, you know, that they were being rude to the chairman—they were insulting Chairman Mao. There was nothing we could do! It's a free country!

1972, James Warren, “More Nixon Tapes A selection from recordings in the National Archives”, in The Atlantic:

:I might say the young people in the back that had the banner which I couldn't read—it was already torn down when I saw it—you know, this is a free country. And I'm President, and I think it's very good—even when people express themselves that way—I'm not embarrassed by it. I think the reaction of all of you, because you were disturbed, did its job. There's no need for me to embarrass them. So, I think it's a proper place in our country for people to raise a banner or to ask the President a difficult question or to shout out a criticism.
I don't have any problem with that. It's a free country. I want to keep it that way.

1979, Jimmy Carter, “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 1573:

"You can do what you want... it's a free country!"

Said when others seek to restrict one's behavior as a way of pointing out that an action is not illegal or forbidden.


精神飽滿

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ

цзиншэньбаомань

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ paːu̯³⁵ muːn¹³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ paːu̯³⁵ muːn¹³/

mettlesome; full of energy; bouncy; full of vigor; as fresh as paint


神氣十足

ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

triumphant; exultant; looking very dignified

put on airs; extremely pompous; very arrogant


精神煥發

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ

цзиншэньхуаньфа

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ wuːn²² faːt̚³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ wuːn²² faːt̚³/

in high spirits; fresh with energy; vigorous and energetic; glowing with health and vigor


處心積慮

ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄩˋ

чусиньцзилюй

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyː³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡sʰyː¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡sʰu⁵²⁻³⁵ sim³³⁻²³ t͡seʔ²⁻⁴ lɯ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyː³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡sʰyː¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡sʰu⁵²⁻³⁵ sim³³⁻²³ t͡seʔ²⁻⁴ lɯ³⁵/

Why [criticize] the Liege of Zheng to a greater extent? To a greater extent, because the Liege of Zheng conspired [against his brother], culminating in [his brother's] killing.

Commentary of Guliang, circa 206 BCE– 9 CE

Hé shèn hū Zhèng Bó? Shèn Zhèng Bó zhī chùxīnjīlǜ, chéng yú shā yě.

何甚乎鄭伯？甚鄭伯之處心積慮，成於殺也。

何甚乎郑伯？甚郑伯之处心积虑，成于杀也。


求仁得仁

ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ

цюжэньдэжэнь

cjužɛnʹdɛžɛnʹ

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

Ran You said, "Is our Master for the ruler of Wei?" Zigong said, "Oh! I will ask him." He went in accordingly, and said, "What sort of men were Boyi and Shuqi?" "They were ancient worthies," said the Master. "Did they have any repinings because of their course?" The Master again replied, "They sought to act virtuously, and they did so; what was there for them to repine about?" On this, Zigong went out and said, "Our Master is not for him."

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

Rǎn Yǒu yuē: “Fūzǐ wèi Wèi jūn hū?” Zǐgòng yuē: “Nuò. Wú jiāng wèn zhī.” Rù, yuē: “Bóyí, Shūqí hérén yě?” Yuē: “Gǔ zhī xiánrén yě.” Yuē: “Yuàn hū?” Yuē: “Qiú rén ér dé rén, yòu hé yuàn?” Chū, yuē: “Fūzǐ bù wèi yě.”

冉有曰：「夫子為衛君乎？」子貢曰：「諾。吾將問之。」入，曰：「伯夷、叔齊何人也？」曰：「古之賢人也。」曰：「怨乎？」曰：「求仁而得仁，又何怨？」出，曰：「夫子不為也。」

冉有曰：「夫子为卫君乎？」子贡曰：「诺。吾将问之。」入，曰：「伯夷、叔齐何人也？」曰：「古之贤人也。」曰：「怨乎？」曰：「求仁而得仁，又何怨？」出，曰：「夫子不为也。」


koste es, was es wolle

Literally, “it may cost what it will”. Probably after French coûte que coûte. Compare the variant above, which is equivalent to the French variant quoi qu’il (en) coûte, further the early attestation below (in a translation from French), and finally Dutch koste wat kost, which last is clearly a loan translation.

1627, anonymous translator, Beutelschneider, oder newe warhaffte vnd eigentliche Beschreibung der Diebs Historien (translation of: François de Calvi, Histoire générale des larrons), Frankfurt, p. 190

This he reveals to his servant and asks him that he may think of means and ways for him to acquire such maidens, whatever it might take.

Solches entdecket er ſeinem Knecht vnd bittet jhn/ er woͤlle doch auff mittel vnnd wege ſich bedencken/ wie er ſolcher Jungfrawen moͤge maͤchtig werden/ vnnd ſolte es auch koſten/ was es woͤlle:


còn nước còn tát

[kɔn˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦ kɔn˨˩ taːt̚˧˦]

[kɔŋ˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥ kɔŋ˦˩ taːk̚˦˧˥]

[kɔŋ˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩ taːk̚˦˥]

(literal) (as long as) there's water left, it can be drained out

(figuratively) if there's hope, then one should do to the most of their ability


says you

Hot dogs are the best food ever! — Says you!

My car is the fastest car in this whole parking lot! — Says you. Prove it, let's race.

a statement of disagreement or disbelief, especially when highlighting hypocrisy


t'occupe

mind your own business
mind one's own business

(informal) don't worry about that; mind your own business


however one slices it

any way one slices it
any way one slices it#English


從何而來

ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/

where is ... from; where does ... come from


毀譽參半

ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ ㄘㄢ ㄅㄢˋ

хуэйюйцаньбань

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/wɐi̯³⁵ jyː²² t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ puːn³³/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹/

/hui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ u⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰam³³ puan⁴¹/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ u³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/wɐi̯³⁵ jyː²² t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ puːn³³/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹/

/hui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ u⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰam³³ puan⁴¹/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² puan²¹/

/hui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ u³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ puan¹¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ u³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ puan²¹/

The Committee's views of the report of the Secretary-General were ambivalent. While appreciating the effort made, the Committee felt that it was too abstract, and not analytical enough to enable the Committee to make practical recommendations on a possible redistribution of tasks.

1980, United Nations, Report of the Committee for Programme and Co-ordination on the work of its 20th session

Wěiyuánhuì duì mìshūzhǎng de bàogào huǐyùcānbàn, tā yīfāngmiàn zànshǎng mìshūzhǎng suǒ zuò de nǔlì, lìngyīfāngmiàn yòu juéde gāi bàogào guòyú chōuxiàng, fēnxī yě bù chōngfèn, shǐ wěiyuánhuì nányǐ jiù kěnéng jìnxíng de chóngxīn fēnpèi rènwù de wèntí tíchū shíjì jiànyì.

委員會對秘書長的報告毀譽參半，它一方面讚賞秘書長所作的努力，另一方面又覺得該報告過於抽象，分析也不充分，使委員會難以就可能進行的重新分配任務的問題提出實際建議。

委员会对秘书长的报告毁誉参半，它一方面赞赏秘书长所作的努力，另一方面又觉得该报告过于抽象，分析也不充分，使委员会难以就可能进行的重新分配任务的问题提出实际建议。

to get both praise and censure; mixed reception


呼吸相通

ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ

/xu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/xu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

We should convince the masses that we represent their interests, that our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.

1934, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關心群眾生活，注意工作方法》 (Be Concerned with the Well-Being of the Masses, Pay Attention to Methods of Work), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung), English translation based on the Foreign Language Press edition

Yào shǐ guǎngdà qúnzhòng rènshi wǒmen shì dàibiǎo tāmen de lìyì de, shì hé tāmen hūxīxiāngtōng de.

要使廣大群眾認識我們是代表他們的利益的，是和他們呼吸相通的。

要使广大群众认识我们是代表他们的利益的，是和他们呼吸相通的。

(figuratively) to share the feelings and sentiments; to be of a heart


den er god nok

Blitzen nikkede. “Den er god nok. Det er en fremragende hærdning.” “Tak!” sagde Søren. “Godt, der er nogen her, der sætter pris på uovertruffen håndværkskvalitet! Jeg kommer ikke til skade af at gennembore en dragebug, men det var nu dig, ...

2018, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase og de nordiske guder 3 - De dødes skib, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

True story. Den er god nok. Jeg synes, det er det bedste mærke sprittusch, men jeg er nok lidt farvet. Britta har forklaret os, at det er en god idé, hvis man kan vise en potentiel arbejdsgiver, at man på en eller anden måde er forbundet til succes.

2012, Lau Aaen, Dagpengeland, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Mette tror ikke sine egne ører, da hun hører det. Men det er en topembedsmand fra FN's fødevareprogram, der fortæller det. Det er i fjernsynet, og nej, man skal ikke tro på alt, hvad man læser i avisen, men den er god nok. Hvorfor skulle han ...

2008, Kirsten Hammann, En dråbe i havet, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 128:


小國寡民

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ

сяогогуаминь

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ min³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ kʷaː³⁵ mɐn²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ min³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ kʷaː³⁵ mɐn²¹/

In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).

Xiǎoguóguǎmín, shǐ yǒu shíbó zhī qì ér bù yòng, shǐ mín zhòng sǐ ér bù yuǎn xǐ.

小國寡民，使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不遠徙。

小国寡民，使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不远徙。


倘來之物

ㄊㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓ ㄨˋ

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u⁵¹/


七死八活

ㄑㄧ ㄙˇ ㄅㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

almost dead; half dead; on the verge of death


pauvre de

pauvre de moi ; pauvre de toi ; pauvre de lui

poor me, woe is me; poor you, Lord protect you; poor him


時起時伏

ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ ㄈㄨˊ

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu³⁵/

For instance, from time to time an atmosphere of compromise arises and the advocates of compromise argue that "the continuance of the war spells subjugation".

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Lìrú tuǒxié de kōngqì shíqǐshífú, zhǔzhāng tuǒxié zhě de gēnjù jiùshì “zài zhàn bì wáng”.

例如妥協的空氣時起時伏，主張妥協者的根據就是「再戰必亡」。

例如妥协的空气时起时伏，主张妥协者的根据就是「再战必亡」。

Problems still exist among regional countries, including disputes over territorial and maritime rights and interests, as well as discord for ethnic and religious reasons. Security hotspots rise from time to time in the region.

2019, 國務院新聞辦公室 (State Council Information Office), 《新時代的中國國防》 (China's National Defense in the New Era)

Bùfen guójiā zhījiān de lǐngtǔ hé hǎiyáng quányì zhēngduān, mínzú zōngjiào máodùn děng wèntí réngrán cúnzài, dìqū ānquán rèdiǎn wèntí shíqǐshífú.

部分國家之間的領土和海洋權益爭端、民族宗教矛盾等問題仍然存在，地區安全熱點問題時起時伏。

部分国家之间的领土和海洋权益争端、民族宗教矛盾等问题仍然存在，地区安全热点问题时起时伏。


à tout de suite

two shakes of a lamb's tail
two shakes of a lamb's tail

(informal) see you very soon, see you in a minute, see you in two shakes of a lamb's tail


寒冬臘月

ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ

/xän³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ laːp̚² jyːt̚²/

ghoe^去 ton lah^入 yuih; ghoe^去 ton lah yuih

/ɦø²² toŋ³³ laʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/

/ɦø²² toŋ⁵⁵ laʔ³³ ɦyɪʔ²¹/

/xän³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ lä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵ laːp̚² jyːt̚²/

/ɦø²² toŋ³³ laʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/

/ɦø²² toŋ⁵⁵ laʔ³³ ɦyɪʔ²¹/


by any stretch

Clipping of "by any stretch of the imagination".

With its barred windows and fading paper signs announcing the various forms of its artery cloggers du jour, it couldn't by any stretch be called inviting.

2011, Marcia Clark, Guilt By Association:

I can see nothing in that case which supports the proposition that a right conferred on an individual by the articles of a company to remain as president until removed in general meeting, and which is unrelated to any shareholding, can, by any stretch, be described as a class right.

2011, Alan J. Dignam, Andrew Hicks, Hicks & Goo's Cases and Materials on Company Law, page 464:

I wasn't genetically tied to her by any stretch which gave me some comfort.

2014, Emivita -, By Any Means Necessary: My Personal Struggles with Good and Evil:

But Louie Ray's mama was a gem, and while the Kirklands weren't rich by any stretch, they were a little better off than us.

2017, Frank Griffin, Touched by Fire, page 75:


無知無識

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約伯記 (Job) 36:12

Ruò bù tīngcóng, jiù yào bèi dāo shāmiè, wúzhīwúshí ér sǐ.

若不聽從，就要被刀殺滅，無知無識而死。

若不听从，就要被刀杀灭，无知无识而死。

The people I have talked to are by no means ignoramuses; they all have some understanding of what is going on and are very interested in what I have to say.

Duìxiàng dōu bù shì wúzhīwúshí de yúmín, tāmen duōshǎo yě dǒngde yīdiǎn, tāmen duì wǒ de tánhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù.

對象都不是無知無識的愚民，他們多少也懂得一點，他們對我的談話很有興趣。

对象都不是无知无识的愚民，他们多少也懂得一点，他们对我的谈话很有兴趣。


康莊大道

ㄎㄤ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ

канчжуандадао

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² tou̯²²/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² tou̯²²/


cooking on gas

cooking with gas
cooking with gas#English


caught between two stools

Scientists are caught between two stools. On the one hand, they have been brought up to apply rigorous experimental procedures to precisely defined problems with results that have to meet standards of peer review. On the other hand, they are being told that such reductionism is insufficient and that unless they broaden the scope of their work they will suffer reduced support.

2011, Mohammed Saad, Girma Zawdie, Theory and Practice of Triple Helix Model in Developing Countries:

No matter how hard they tried to clarify their position, the universalists found themselves “caught between two stools”—that is, Nazism and Austrofascism— rejected by the former and rejecting the latter.

2014, Janek Wasserman, Black Vienna: The Radical Right in the Red City, 1918–1938:

As a result, they are caught between two stools: on the one hand, they model their social integration on traditional gender roles and struggle to live by these standards, even though these roles are at odds with what they actually feel; and on the other hand, they feel that these gender roles constrain them and diminish their sense of their personal identity, either because they cannot live by the standards these roles imposed on them or because their aspiration to put them selve first encourages them to refuse to allow themselves to be hemmed in.

2016, Laurent Vidal, Alain Musset, Waiting Territories in the Americas, page 214:

Unable to fit into either of two conflicting categories, and as a result likely to fail.


between two stools

From an old proverb, "Between two stools, one falls to the ground", which dates from 1390. This, in turn, is most likely a translation of the medieval Latin proverb labitur enitens sellis herere duabus ("he falls trying to sit on two seats").

Accusing the opposition of attempting to "sit between two stools," he further explained: We will unite with no party, as a party -- and with individuals of all parties, if we believe them to be sincerely the friends of the people.

1967, Walter Hugins, Jacksonian Democracy and the Working Class:

There are many obstacles to the attainment of position, these being largely caused by clergymen or lawyers; moreover, the native is sometimes apt to come to grief “between two stools,” or from want of decision in professional or business matters, while secret enemies injure the position, though the marriage partner benefits it.

1996, Alan Leo, Astrology for All, page 168:

Sleep, however, was my only refreshment: I was as it were between two stools; one of my friends did not think it necessary, and the other never intended, to send me any supper.

2011, Dixon Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa:

Military leaders become nervous about being sucked into combat with limits and provisos typical of political compromises in a democracy, but which risk leaving their effort between two stools: too much to avoid embroilment, but not enough to win.

Not fitting neatly into either of two categories or positions.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see between, two, stool.


яблоку негде упасть

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я́блоку не́где упа́сть

я́блоку не́где упа́сть • (jábloku négde upástʹ)

я́блоку не́где упа́сть (canonical)
jábloku négde upástʹ (romanization)

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Literally, “there isn't room for an apple to fall”.

lit

not enough room to swing a cat
not enough room to swing a cat

(figuratively) it's heaving, it's packed, it's overcrowded, there's not enough room to swing a cat

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梅妻鶴子

ㄇㄟˊ ㄑㄧ ㄏㄜˋ ㄗˇ

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to live as a hermit with a plum tree as one's wife and the cranes as one's children


地頭蛇

/ti⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/tei̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛː²¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/ti¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵⁵/

/di²² dɤ⁵⁵ zo²¹/

/ti⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/tei̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛː²¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/ti¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵⁵/

/di²² dɤ⁵⁵ zo²¹/

(figurative) local bully; peremptory or tyrannical local


高壘深溝

ㄍㄠ ㄌㄟˇ ㄕㄣ ㄍㄡ

гаолэйшэньгоу

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/

深溝高壘 深溝高壘#Chinese

深沟高垒 深沟高垒#Chinese

Synonym of 深溝高壘／深沟高垒 (shēngōugāolěi, “to dig deep trenches and build high defensive walls; to fortify one's position; to dig in”)


高壘深壁

ㄍㄠ ㄌㄟˇ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄧˋ

гаолэйшэньби

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

深溝高壘 深溝高壘#Chinese

深沟高垒 深沟高垒#Chinese


高壘深塹

ㄍㄠ ㄌㄟˇ ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˋ

гаолэйшэньцянь

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

深溝高壘 深溝高壘#Chinese

深沟高垒 深沟高垒#Chinese


寸土必爭

ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄥ

цуньтубичжэн

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn³³ tʰou̯³⁵ piːt̚⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn³³ tʰou̯³⁵ piːt̚⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Our [policy] is to give tit for tat and fight for every inch of land; we will never let the Kuomintang easily seize our land and kill our people.

1945, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《抗日戰爭勝利後的時局和我們的方針》 (The Situation and Our Policy After the Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan), 《毛澤東選集》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Wǒmen shì zhēnfēngxiāngduì, cùntǔbìzhēng, juébù ràng Guómíndǎng qīngqīngyìyì de zhàn wǒmen de dìfang, shā wǒmen de rén.

我們是針鋒相對，寸土必爭，絕不讓國民黨輕輕易易地佔我們的地方，殺我們的人。

我们是针锋相对，寸土必争，绝不让国民党轻轻易易地占我们的地方，杀我们的人。


輕輕易易

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

我們是針鋒相對，寸土必爭，絕不讓國民黨輕輕易易地佔我們的地方，殺我們的人。

我们是针锋相对，寸土必争，绝不让国民党轻轻易易地占我们的地方，杀我们的人。


喜怒無常

ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/


საერთო ენის გამონახვა

head

საერთო ენის გამონახვა • (saerto enis gamonaxva)

მე და ჩემმა დამ საერთო ენა გამოვნახეთ.

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層層設防

ㄘㄥˊ ㄘㄥˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄈㄤˊ

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

This means large-scale mobile warfare, and not positional warfare depending exclusively on defence works with deep trenches, high fortresses and successive rows of defensive positions.

Zhè jiù shì dàguīmó de yùndòngzhàn, ér bù shì shēngōugāolěi, céngcéngshèfáng, zhuān kào fángyù gōngshì de zhèndìzhàn.

這就是大規模的運動戰，而不是深溝高壘、層層設防、專靠防禦工事的陣地戰。

这就是大规模的运动战，而不是深沟高垒、层层设防、专靠防御工事的阵地战。


tương thân tương ái

[tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 相親相愛 (“to love each other deeply”)

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to be altruistic and charitable to each other, especially in times of crisis or disaster


寸利必得

ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄜˊ

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/


龍興之地

ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tei̯²²/


as much sinning as sinned against

From William Shakespeare's King Lear
# "I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

Of a person. Ones bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards one.


橫插一槓子

ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄚ ㄧ ㄍㄤˋ ㄗˇ

хэнчаиганцзы

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to interfere; to interrupt; to cut in; to have a hand in at a wrong time


進退失據

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄕ ㄐㄩˋ

цзиньтуйшицзюй

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn³³ tʰɵy̯³³ sɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³³/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn³³ tʰɵy̯³³ sɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³³/

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


先天不足

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ

сяньтяньбуцзу

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

Thirdly, Japan's war is conducted on the basis of her great military, economic and political-organizational power, but at the same time it rests on an inadequate natural endowment.

Dìsān, Rìběn zhànzhēng suī shì zài qí qiáng de jūnlì, jīngjìlì hé zhèngzhì zǔzhīlì de jīchǔ zhīshàng jìnxíng de, dàn tóngshí yòu shì zài qí xiāntiānbùzú de jīchǔ zhīshàng jìnxíng de.

第三，日本戰爭雖是在其強的軍力、經濟力和政治組織力的基礎之上進行的，但同時又是在其先天不足的基礎之上進行的。

第三，日本战争虽是在其强的军力、经济力和政治组织力的基础之上进行的，但同时又是在其先天不足的基础之上进行的。

congenital deficiency; inherent weakness


插一槓子

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


多管閒事

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ

догуаньсяньши

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋㄦ

догуаньсяньшир

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kuːn³⁵ haːn²¹ siː²²/

/to³³⁻²³ kuaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ õĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ¹¹/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kuːn³⁵ haːn²¹ siː²²/

/to³³⁻²³ kuaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ õĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ¹¹/

to bother to interfere others' business; to have an oar in everyman's boat; to meddle in other people's business


qu'importe

Probably from interrogative sentences: "qu'importe ... ?".

Qu’importe le flacon, pourvu qu’on ait l’ivresse.

You have to make the most of what you've got; pleasure from any source is always welcome.

(rather formal) no matter the ...; the ... doesn't matter


no skin off one's teeth

From a confusion of no skin off one's back/nose with by the skin of one's teeth.

No skin off our teeth, right, boys?

2014, George Donnelly, Lando Cruz and the Coup Conspiracy:

IT IS NO skin off our teeth to grant that other creatures may have their wants, needs, and passions as well as varying degrees of intelligence, geniality, and perhaps compassion.

2014, John Edward Terrell, A Talent for Friendship:

So you're not interested in learning? No skin off my teeth.

2015, Glenn Beck, Agenda 21: Into the Shadows, page 321:


phép vua thua lệ làng

[fɛp̚˧˦ vuə˧˧ tʰuə˧˧ le˧˨ʔ laːŋ˨˩]

[fɛp̚˦˧˥ vuə˧˧ tʰuə˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ laːŋ˦˩]

[fɛp̚˦˥ vuə˧˧ tʰuə˧˧ lej˨˩˨ laːŋ˨˩]

[fɛp̚˦˥ juə˧˧ tʰuə˧˧ lej˨˩˨ laːŋ˨˩]

(literal) even the monarch's law loses to a village's norms

(figurative) local norms are so powerful that they can overrule any other authority


瑟瑟發抖

ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄡˇ

/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/

/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/

to shiver with cold; to shiver; to tremble


情有獨鍾

ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ tʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³ tʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

to have special affection for (a person or a thing); to have a soft spot for


殘缺不全

ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

цаньцюэбуцюань

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

These characteristics exist objectively and are not invented to deceive people; they constitute all the basic elements of the war, and are not incomplete fragments; they permeate all major and minor problems on both sides and all stages of the war, and they are not matters of no consequence.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zhèxiē tèdiǎn shì shìshíshàng cúnzài de, bù shì xūzào piànrén de; shì zhànzhēng de quánbù jīběn yàosù, bù shì cánquēbùquán de piànduàn; shì guànchè yú shuāngfāng yīqiè dàxiǎo wèntí hé yīqiè zuòzhàn jiēduàn zhīzhōng de, bù shì kěyǒukěwú de.

這些特點是事實上存在的，不是虛造騙人的；是戰爭的全部基本要素，不是殘缺不全的片段；是貫徹於雙方一切大小問題和一切作戰階段之中的，不是可有可無的。

这些特点是事实上存在的，不是虚造骗人的；是战争的全部基本要素，不是残缺不全的片段；是贯彻于双方一切大小问题和一切作战阶段之中的，不是可有可无的。


泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

ja-phrase

どろぼう を とらえて なわ を なう

泥(どろ)棒(ぼう)を捕(と)らえて縄(なわ)を綯(な)う • (dorobō o toraete nawa o nau)

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う (canonical)
dorobō o toraete nawa o nau (romanization)

Phrase consisting of 泥棒 (dorobō, “thief”) + を (o, object particle) + 捕らえて (toraete, conjunctive form of 捕らえる (toraeru, “to capture”)) + 縄 (nawa, “rope”) + を (o, object particle) + 綯う (nau, “to plait, to twist together”).
Literally, “capture a thief, and then plait the rope.” Compare English put the cart before the horse.

put the cart before the horse
put the cart before the horse

(figurative, idiomatic) to make one's preparations after events have already begun: to put the cart before the horse, to start something in the eleventh hour


同文同種

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ

тунвэньтунчжун

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ wən³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ mɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ wən³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ mɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

to share the same language and be of the same ethnicity


不足為據

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄩˋ

буцзувэйцзюй

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kɵy̯³³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kɵy̯³³/

If we say these events occurred long ago and do not prove the point, they can cite the British subjugation of India to prove that a small but strong capitalist country can vanquish a large but weak and backward country.

Rúguǒ wǒmen shuō, zhè shì gǔdài, bùzúwéijù, tāmen yòu kěyǐ bānchū Yīng miè Yìndù de shìshí, zhèngmíng xiǎo ér qiáng de zīběnzhǔyì guójiā nénggòu mièwáng dà ér ruò de luòhòu guójiā.

如果我們說，這是古代，不足為據，他們又可以搬出英滅印度的事實，證明小而強的資本主義國家能夠滅亡大而弱的落後國家。

如果我们说，这是古代，不足为据，他们又可以搬出英灭印度的事实，证明小而强的资本主义国家能够灭亡大而弱的落后国家。

cannot prove the point; to be insufficient evidence


笨頭笨腦

ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄠˇ

бэньтоубэньнао

/pən⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pən⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pən⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pən⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(of a person) stupid; slow-witted; muddleheaded


如日方升

ㄖㄨˊ ㄖˋ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄥ

/ʐu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 166 (《詩經·小雅·天保》)

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(《詩經·小雅·天保》)

(《詩經·小雅·天保》)

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

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

如月之恆，如日之升。

如月之恒，如日之升。

By contrast with Japanese imperialism, which is declining, China is a country rising like the morning sun.

Zhōngguó shì rúrìfāngshēng de guójiā, zhè tóng Rìběn dìguózhǔyì de mòluò zhuàngtài qià shì xiāngfǎn de duìzhào.

中國是如日方升的國家，這同日本帝國主義的沒落狀態恰是相反的對照。

中国是如日方升的国家，这同日本帝国主义的没落状态恰是相反的对照。

(figuratively) to have broad and bright prospects


笨口拙舌

ㄅㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄕㄜˊ

ㄅㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ

бэнькоучжошэ

bɛnʹkoučžošɛ

/pən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pɐn²² hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³ siːt̚²/

/pən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pɐn²² hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³ siːt̚²/


笨嘴拙舌

ㄅㄣˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄕㄜˊ

ㄅㄣˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ

бэньцзуйчжошэ

/pən⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pən⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pɐn²² t͡sɵy̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³ siːt̚³/

/pən⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pən⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/pɐn²² t͡sɵy̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³ siːt̚³/

笨口拙舌 笨口拙舌#Chinese

Synonym of 笨口拙舌 (bènkǒuzhuōshé, “awkward in speech; inarticulate”)


厝邊隔壁

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/

厝邊隔壁逐家做伙來！

厝边隔壁逐家做伙来！

(Hokkien) neighborhood residents; neighbors


號寒啼飢

ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ

хаоханьтицзи

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ xän³⁵ tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hou̯²¹ hɔːn²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ xän³⁵ tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hou̯²¹ hɔːn²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

啼飢號寒 啼飢號寒#Chinese

啼饥号寒 啼饥号寒#Chinese

Synonym of 啼飢號寒／啼饥号寒 (tíjīháohán, “to cry out in hunger and cold; to be poverty-stricken”)


啼飢號寒

ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ

тицзихаохань

/tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ xän³⁵/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹ hɔːn²¹/

/tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵ xän³⁵/

/tʰɐi̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹ hɔːn²¹/

Materially, [the enemy] is robbing the common people even of their food and clothing, making them cry out in hunger and cold; he is plundering the means of production, thus ruining and enslaving China's national industries.

Zài wùzhì shàng, lüèduó pǔtōng rénmín de yīshí, shǐ guǎngdà rénmín tíjīháohán; lüèduó shēngchǎn gōngjù, shǐ Zhōngguó mínzú gōngyè guīyú huǐmiè hé núyìhuà.

在物質上，掠奪普通人民的衣食，使廣大人民啼飢號寒；掠奪生產工具，使中國民族工業歸於毀滅和奴役化。

在物质上，掠夺普通人民的衣食，使广大人民啼饥号寒；掠夺生产工具，使中国民族工业归于毁灭和奴役化。

to cry out in hunger and cold; to be poverty-stricken


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the family that sleeps together keeps together

Parody of the family that prays together stays together. Originally coined by Hugh Heffner in the 1960s to refer to the way sexual intimacy creates bonds between a married couple, the phrase was adopted by others who reinterpreted it to refer to incest.

In such families incest serves to protect its members against separation anxiety (Eist and Mandel 1968; Gutheil and Avery 1977; Woodbury and Schwartz 1971). Their motto would probably be "The family that sleeps together keeps together."

1984, Amnon Carmi, Hanita Zimrin, Child abuse, page 135:

The family that sleeps together keeps together! In short: A bold but academically challenged German undresses an unconscious Valkyrie, and finds it a whole lot scarier than killing a singing dragon.

2001, Robert Thicknesse, Simon Key, The Times Opera Notes: An Accessible Yet Scholarly Guide to Over 90 Major Operas, page 153:

Family Theatre's maxim "The family that prays together stays together," could apply to Falcon Crest if "prays" were changed to "preys." “The family that sleeps together keeps together” is another possibility. At least the intermarrying is not as bizarre as it is in Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelungs, in which Siegmund commits both incest and adultery with his married sister, Sieglinde, and their son Siegfried takes his aunt Brünhilde as his wife.

2014, Bernard F. Dick, The President’s Ladies: Jane Wyman and Nancy Davis, page 236:

(humorous) A supposed motto describing the dynamics of incest.


here's hoping

In every instance the veteran landlord was requested to imitate the custom of the cupbearers to kings, and taste the liquor he presented, by the invitation of "After you is manners," with which request he ordinarily complied by wetting his lips, first expressing the wish of "Here's hoping," leaving it to the imagination of the hearers to fill the vacuum by whatever good each thought most desirable.

1823, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 13, in The Pioneers:

"Good!" cried Mr. Damon, […] "Ho! for the cavern and the lost city of Kurzon."
"And the idol of gold," said Tom Swift to himself. "I hope we can get it ahead of Beecher. Perhaps if I can help in that—Oh, well, here's hoping, that's all!" and a little smile curved his lips.

1917, Victor Appleton, chapter 21, in Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders:

The good news is, it still ain't over for France, and despite the loss of Henry and Petit for two (here's hoping) and one game respectively, les Bleus are looking a bit better.

2002 June 24, “World Cup: Brazil Carves Up Turkey”, in Time, retrieved 2019-11-19:

The new MoMA is also more physically welcoming, and in many ways more workable. […] It remains to be seen if this expansion will suffer the overcrowding that plagued the last, but here's hoping.

2019 October 17, Roberta Smith, “MoMA’s Art Treasure, No Longer Buried”, in New York Times, retrieved 2019-11-19:

HES's [Historic Environment Scotland's] most recent 2019 inspection suggests that the pier remains in a "poor" condition, but includes the note: "A community group is reported to be interested in acquiring the pier." Here's hoping.

2023 December 13, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway heritage remains at risk”, in RAil, number 998, page 49:

An expression of desire that an event or outcome identified in the context will actually occur.


惺惺作態

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄞˋ

синсинцзотай

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ tʰaːi̯³³/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ tʰaːi̯³³/

to be affected; to simulate; to have affected manners


لا جرم

لَا جَرَمَ • (lā jarama)

لَا جَرَمَ (canonical)
lā jarama (romanization)

Probably لَا (lā) + جُرْم (jurm) with the last in an obsolete vocalization (not usual already in the 7ᵗʰ century CE) originally implying “it is no wrong [scilicet to claim]”.

لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ

No doubt that God knows what they hide and what they show, he indeed does not like the arrogant.

lā jarama ʔanna l-laha yaʕlamu mā yusirrūna wamā yuʕlinūna ʔinnahu lā yuḥibbu l-mustakbirīna

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكْرَهُونَ وَتَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُهُمُ الْكَذِبَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ النَّارَ وَأَنَّهُم مُّفْرَطُونَ

wayajʕalūna lillahi mā yakrahūna wataṣifu ʔalsinatuhumu l-kaḏiba ʔanna lahumu l-ḥusnā lā jarama ʔanna lahumu n-nāra waʔannahum mufraṭūna

لا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلا فِي الآخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ

certainly, surely, no doubt, undoubtedly


蠕蠕而動

ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

/ʐu³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

жуаньжуаньэрдун

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/ʐu³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/


休戚相關

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ

сюцисянгуань

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

The socialist Soviet Union, now strong as never before, has always shared China's joys and sorrows.

Kōngqián qiángdà de shèhuìzhǔyì de Sūlián, tā hé Zhōngguó shì lìlái xiūqīxiāngguān de.

空前強大的社會主義的蘇聯，它和中國是歷來休戚相關的。

空前强大的社会主义的苏联，它和中国是历来休戚相关的。

to share joys and sorrows; to be bound together by a common cause; to be in the same boat


衝口而出

ㄔㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/