IKYN

She wanted some pink plastic confection from Gamleys called, IKYN, Goo-Goo Land.

1998 November 10, Neil Murray, “R1100RS IS BEST”, in uk.rec.motorcycles (Usenet):

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I kid you not.


go fuck your mother

/ˈɡəʊ ˈfʌk jə(ɹ)ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/

I'll tell ya something. Go fuck your mother!

(vulgar, offensive, dismissal) to beat it, to get lost.


水花四濺

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

шуйхуасыцзянь

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

the crashing splash of water after it is struck or obstructed (as in waves crashing on rocks)


非錢不行

ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

фэйцяньбусин

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

nothing can be done without money (to pay off corrupt officials)


頓口無言

ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ

/tu̯ən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/tu̯ən⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ jɛn³⁵/


m a o

Initialism of med andra ord (“in other words”).


göru

Va göru? (Vad gör du?)

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "gör du."


äru

Vem äru?

Äru inte trött? Du har inte sovit nåt.

Aren't you tired? You haven't slept any.

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "är du" (are you, you are).


ac etiam

Borrowed from Latin ac etiam (“and also”). First attested in 1717.

bor+

(law) Used to introduce the statement of the real cause of action, in those cases where it was necessary to allege a fictitious one.


hasta los ojos

up to one's eyeballs
up to one's eyeballs


打開門做生意

/taː³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ t͡sou̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/

(Cantonese) to welcome everyone; to have an open-door policy


官官相衛

ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄨㄟˋ

гуаньгуаньсянвэй

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuːn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

(derogatory) officials shielding each other; officials covering up for each other


sözün açığı

to tell you the truth
to tell you the truth

(idiomatic) to be honest, to tell you the truth, frankly


十二生相變透透

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ¹¹⁻⁵³ piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, idiomatic) to have tried all sorts of jobs and still experiencing misfortune


umarł w butach

Literally, “[he] died in shoes”, or more loosely translated as “[he] died with [his] shoes on”.

lit

Jak tylko pani się stawi na jedno z ich spotkań, umarł w butach, już panią mają. Ich prezentacja jest tak dobrze zrobiona, przedstawiają nieznośne liczby, sugestywne obrazy, to jest mocne, chwyta za gardło, sprawia, że ma pani ochotę[…]

2021 November 22, Maxime Chattam, In(Sekt)a, Sonia Draga Sp. z o.o., →ISBN:

As soon as you turn up to one of their meetings, it's over, they already have you. Their presentation is so well done, they present unbearable numbers, evocative images, it's powerful, it grabs you by the throat, it makes you want to […]

(colloquial, idiomatic) used to indicate that the situation is hopeless and nothing can be done about it


構わない

ja-pos

構(かま)わない • (kamawanai) ^(←かまはない (kamafanai)?)

構わない (canonical)
kamawanai (romanization)
kamafanai (romanization)
かまはない (hiragana historical)

先に帰ってもかまわないよ。


one's egg breaks

one's egg cracks
one's egg cracks#English


one's egg cracks

My egg cracked when I started wondering why I loved reading gender-transformation webcomics.

SCP-6113-3: James...?
Dr. Park: It's... Janet now.
SCP-6113-3: Holy fucking shit, your egg cracked!
Dr. Park: No thanks to you.

2021 October 24, Dr Asteria, “SCP-6113 [offset 4]”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2023-12-12:

(transgender slang) One realizes that one is transgender.


攞嚟賤

/lɔː³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ t͡siːn²²/

/lɔː³⁵ lei̯²¹ t͡siːn²²/

/lɔː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ t͡siːn²²/

/lɔː³⁵ lei̯²¹ t͡siːn²²/

/lɔː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

make a rod for one's own back
make a rod for one's own back

(Cantonese) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back


𡳞鳥比雞腿

𡳞鸟比鸡腿
𡳞鳥比鷄腿
玍鳥比雞腿/玍鳥比鷄腿/玍鸟比鸡腿

/lan³³⁻²¹ t͡siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰui⁴¹/

/lan³³⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰui⁵³/

(Hokkien, vulgar) to compare apples and oranges


entre bobos anda el juego

(ironic) they're well-suited; they're both as bad as the other


構いません

構いません (canonical)
kamaimasen (romanization)


head

in nōmine patris et fīliī et spīritūs sānctī

in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti

/in ˈnoː.mi.ne ˈpa.tris et ˈfiː.li.iː et ˈspiː.ri.tuːs ˈsaːnk.tiː/

[ɪn ˈnoːmɪnɛ ˈpät̪rɪs̠ ɛt̪ ˈfiːlʲiː ɛt̪ ˈs̠piːrɪt̪uːs̠ ˈs̠äːŋkt̪iː]

/in ˈno.mi.ne ˈpa.tris et ˈfi.li.i et ˈspi.ri.tus ˈsank.ti/

[in ˈnɔːmine ˈpäːt̪ris ɛt̪ ˈfiːliː ɛt̪ ˈspiːrit̪us ˈsäŋkt̪i]

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti

in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti

in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti


陸榮廷睇相——唔衰攞來衰

陸榮廷睇相——唔衰攞來衰

/lʊk̚² wɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³ m̩²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔː³⁵ lei̯²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² wɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³ m̩²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔː³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

From a legend that the Guangxi warlord Lu Rongting once met a fortune teller, but dressed up like a poor person to prevent people from recognizing him. Despite that, his disguise turned out to be useless to the fortune teller, and he ridiculed Lu by telling that he reaped what he sown to become poor (in some versions of the legend, the fortune teller said that Lu would have trouble in the future). Later, Lu was defeated by other cliques and fell from power, making what the fortune teller told him true.

陆荣廷睇相——唔衰𫽋來衰
陸雲廷睇相——唔衰攞來衰

Lu Rongting sees a fortune teller - asking for trouble

(Cantonese, xiehouyu) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back


食人隻車

/sɪk̚² jɐn²¹ t͡sɛːk̚³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚² jɐn²¹ t͡sɛːk̚³ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

In Chinese chess, the rook (車／车 or 俥／伡) can move forward, backward or sideways on any rank, and can move as many squares as it likes as long as it is not blocked by another piece or the square is not occupied, similar to Western chess. This makes it the second most important piece in the game.

(Cantonese) to have unreasonable demands; to exploit or expropriate the belongings of others


壽星公吊頸——嫌命長

the God of Longevity hangs himself - dissatisfied for living too long

/sɐu̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ jiːm²¹ mɛːŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, xiehouyu) to look for trouble (a phrase used to describe people who do dangerous things)


come upon the parish

1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1, 1809, Mundell, Doig, and Stevenson, page 187,
They generally, therefore, choose to come upon the parish.

The business of tradesmen and manufacturers must therefore fall off; and they, too, will discharge servants and working people: many of these must come upon the parish, for it will be impossible for them to procure employment, and the poor-rate will increase as the ability to pay it decreases.

1831, Francis Place, An Essay on the State of the Country, Innes, page 9:

Two families alone received £92 4s. out of the rates in one year; and the wives of independent labourers very naturally regretted that their husbands had not come upon the parish. Those who came upon the parish were spoiled. They contracted the bad habit of idleness […].

1886, Francis Charles Montague, The Old Poor-Law and the New Socialism, Cassell & Company, page 21:

(dated) To have one's living supported by charity from a parish.


公說公有理，婆說婆有理

公説公有理，婆説婆有理
公说公有理，婆说婆有理

The grandfather/husband says that he has his reason, the grandmother/wife says that she has her reason too

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

ㄆㄛˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

gung¹ syut³ gung¹ jau⁵ lei⁵, po⁴ syut³ po⁴ jau⁵ lei⁵

gōng shuō gōng yǒulǐ, pó shuō pó yǒulǐ [Phonetic:gōngshuōgōngyóulǐ,póshuōpóyóulǐ]

гун шо гун юли

по шо по юли

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

gūng syut gūng yáuh léih, pòh syut pòh yáuh léih

gung¹ syt⁸ gung¹ jau⁵ lei⁵, po⁴ syt⁸ po⁴ jau⁵ lei⁵

gung¹ xud³ gung¹ yeo⁵ léi⁵, po⁴ xud³ po⁴ yeo⁵ léi⁵

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ syːt̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹ syːt̚³ pʰɔː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

(in an argument) the situation where both parties claim to be right and cannot reach a consensus

人有人情理，賊有賊情理／人有人情理，贼有贼情理

Lâng ū lâng chêng-lí, chha̍t ū chha̍t chêng-lí


prn

Alternative forms: PRN, p.r.n.

“‘My return fare was £171. 6s. 0d. and I enclose the counterfoil. I have no record of other expenses; the major items were chilled liquid sedatives on the flight home at 55 cents a shot. Although taken prn, the last dose I remember is the fourth.”

1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 182:


ven acá

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: come here.


buff nor stye

(Scotland, obsolete) Neither one thing nor another.


how would I know

how should I know
how should I know#English


ʔə́wə ʔe sxʷ ɬtí

ʔə́wə ʔe sxʷ ɬtí


ʔuʔsƛ̕áƛ̕əm ə

ʔuʔsƛ̕áƛ̕əm ə


štə́ŋ sxʷ ʔal̕

štə́ŋ sxʷ ʔal̕


ʔéɬəʔ ə sxʷ ʔuʔ ʔə́y̕ ʔal̕

ʔéɬəʔ ə sxʷ ʔuʔ ʔə́y̕ ʔal̕


阿聾送殯——唔聽你支死人笛

阿聾送殯——唔聽你支死人笛

阿聋送殡——唔听你支死人笛

A deaf person attends a funeral - won't listen to your flute for the dead people/damn flute

/aː³³ lʊŋ²¹ sʊŋ³³ pɐn³³ m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɛːk̚²⁻³⁵/

dance to someone's tune
dance to someone's tune

(Cantonese) to not dance to someone's tune


でございます

de gozaimasu (romanization)
で御座いませ (imperfective stem)
で御座いましょ (imperfective stem)
でございませ (imperfective stem)
でございましょ (imperfective stem)
de gozaimase (imperfective)
de gozaimasho (imperfective)
で御座いまし (continuative stem)
でございまし (continuative stem)
de gozaimashi (continuative)
で御座います (stem terminative)
でございます (stem terminative)
de gozaimasu (terminative)
で御座います (attributive stem)
でございます (attributive stem)
de gozaimasu (attributive)
で御座いますれ (hypothetical stem)
でございますれ (hypothetical stem)
de gozaimasure (hypothetical)
で御座いましょう (volitional)
でございましょう (volitional)
de gozaimashō (volitional)
で御座いません (negative)
でございません (negative)
de gozaimasen (negative)
で御座いませず (continuative negative)
でございませず (continuative negative)
de gozaimasezu (continuative negative)
で御座いました (perfective)
でございました (perfective)
de gozaimashita (perfective)
で御座いまして (conjunctive)
でございまして (conjunctive)
de gozaimashite (conjunctive)
で御座いますれば (conditional hypothetical)
でございますれば (conditional hypothetical)
de gozaimasureba (conditional hypothetical)

From で (de, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb だ (assertive auxiliary)) + ございます (gozaimasu, “to exist”, polite auxiliary).


日本首相——左揗右揗

/jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³ t͡sɔː³⁵ tʰɐn²¹ jɐu̯²² tʰɐn²¹/

A near-homophonic pun on the Cantonese pronunciation of the former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's name 佐藤 (zo³ tang⁴), from Japanese 佐藤(さとう) (satō).

日本首相——左騰右騰
日本首相——佐藤右藤

Prime Minister of Japan - Sato Uto/running to and fro

Are you busy recently?
(Literally, “Have you become the prime minister of Japan recently?”)

nei⁵ zeoi³ gan⁶ hai⁶ mai⁶ zou⁶ zo² jat⁶ bun² sau² soeng³ aa³?

你最近係咪做咗日本首相呀？

你最近系咪做咗日本首相呀？

(Cantonese) to be very busy such that one is rushing to everywhere


埋右

/maːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²²/

/maːi̯²¹ jɐu̯²²/

Pun on homophonous 咗 (zo², “sentence final particle used to denote past action”) and 左 (zo², “left”)

n-g

笑咗，笑埋右


geen haan die ernaar kraait

Literally, “[there is] not a [single] rooster which crows at it”.

m-g

􂀿there is􂁀 not a 􂀿single􂁀 rooster which crows at it

lit

nobody pays any minds to it; nobody cares about it


een kind kan de was doen

Literally, “a child can do the laundry”.

De handleiding legt het allemaal erg goed uit, een kind kan de was doen.

The manual explains it all very well, anyone can do it.

anyone can do it; expression used to indicate that something is very easy.


われながら

ja-pos

われながら • (ware nagara) ^(←われながら (warenagara)?)

warenagara (romanization)
われながら (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ɾe̞ na̠ɡa̠ɾa̠]

if I do say so myself
if I do say so myself


dəʔ šʔálen̓əxʷš

head

dəʔ šʔálen̓əxʷš


傷風敗俗

ㄕㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ paːi̯²² t͡sʊk̚²/

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ paːi̯²² t͡sʊk̚²/


握髮吐哺

ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˇ

ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˇ

/wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aːk̚⁵ faːt̚³ tʰou̯³³ pou̯²²/

/wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aːk̚⁵ faːt̚³ tʰou̯³³ pou̯²²/

From The Biography of the Duke of Zhou (魯周公世家) in the Records of the Grand Historian

[the Duke of Zhou said,] " […] Yet each time I bathe, I am called away three times, wringing out my hair in haste; each time I dine, I rush off three times, spitting out my food in haste, in order to wait upon some gentleman. I do so because I am always fearful that I may otherwise fail to gain the service of a worthy man."

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

“rán wǒ yī mù sān wò fà, yī fàn sān tù bǔ, qǐ yǐ dài shì, yóu kǒng shī tiānxià zhī xiánrén.”

「然我一沐三握髮，一飯三[[#Chinese|]]吐哺，起以待士，猶恐失天下之賢人。」

「然我一沐三握发，一饭三[[#Chinese|]]吐哺，起以待士，犹恐失天下之贤人。」

Duke of Zhou
Records of the Grand Historian


兩頭唔到岸

/lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ tou̯³³ ŋɔːn²²/

/lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ m̩²¹ tou̯³³ ŋɔːn²²/

fall between two stools
fall between two stools


五風十雨

It winds every five days and rains every ten days

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

favorable weather conditions for farming


飛揚跋扈

ㄈㄟ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˋ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pä³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ pɐt̚² wuː²²/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pä³⁵ xu⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ pɐt̚² wuː²²/


老成持重

ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

лаочэн чичжун

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡sʊŋ²²/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡sʊŋ²²/


pole viga

First part pole (“is not; are not”), a contraction of older ep ole (Modern Estonian: ei ole (“is not, are not”).
Second part viga (“mistake, fault”), from Proto-Finnic *vika (“fault, defect, mistake”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swiką (“deceit; deception; trickery”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to bend, twist”).

der

olukorral pole ju viga

pole viga, kõik saab korda

kuidas elad? – pole viga

it's all good, all right (a saying expressing moderate satisfaction or said as a consolation)


ja millä tavalla

and how (chiefly after an affirmative sentence)


head

pata kattilaa soimaa, musta kylki kummallakin

Literally, “pot badmouths the kettle, black side on both”, or more loosely translated as “pot badmouths the kettle, yet both of them are black on the outside”

lit

pata kattilaa soimaa
pata kattilaa soimaa#Finnish

Alternative form of pata kattilaa soimaa


eipä kestä kiittää

Synonym of eipä kestä (“you're welcome, don't mention it, my pleasure, no problem, not at all”)


頂禮膜拜

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄅㄞˋ

ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɪŋ³⁵ lɐi̯¹³ mou̯²¹ paːi̯³³/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɪŋ³⁵ lɐi̯¹³ mou̯²¹ paːi̯³³/

(sometimes sarcastic) to worship somebody with great respect


vad får det lov att vara

Roughly, "What is it allowed to be?" Might have originated as a way to avoid addressing with a title and possibly making a faux pas by using an improper one. See the article on du-reformen on Wikipedia.

(idiomatic) what will it be? (when taking an order at a restaurant or the like)


阿崩叫狗——越叫越走

/aː³³ pɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːu̯³³ kɐu̯³⁵ jyːt̚² kiːu̯³³ jyːt̚² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

狗 (gau²) and 走 (zau²) have similar pronunciation in Cantonese except the initial consonants. The dog may hear 走 (zau², “run”) instead of 狗 (gau², “dog”) when the speech is not clear.

A person with a cleft lip calls a dog - the more he calls, the farther it runs

(Cantonese) the more control one exerts on someone, the less he/she complies; to not listen to others and go one's way


插針都插唔入

can't even insert a needle [between people]

/t͡sʰaːp̚³ t͡sɐm⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ m̩²¹ jɐp̚²/

(Cantonese) densely packed; extremely crowded; impenetrable


een zwaluw maakt geen zomer

een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer
een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer#Dutch

Alternative form of een zwaluw maakt nog geen zomer


𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃

𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃#Gothic

Compound of 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 (galaubeis)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “do you believe …?”


𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹

𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹#Gothic

Compound of 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 (bigitai)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “do the two of you believe …?”


𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌸

𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌸 (gadauþniþ)+ the clitic -𐌱𐌰 (-ba).


𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍈𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌹

𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌹#Gothic

Compound of 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌹 (gasēƕi)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u)+ 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa): “whether he saw something …?”


𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸

𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 (ananiujaiþ)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u)+ 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan): “and [may ye] be renewed”


𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌽𐌹𐌵𐌰𐌼

𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌵𐌰𐌼#Gothic

Compound of 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌵𐌰𐌼 (miþqam)+ 𐌽𐌹 (ni): “did not come along”


𐌱𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌶𐌿𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽

(hapax) A compounded phrase of uncertain derivation translating ἅμα δὲ καὶ (háma dè kaì, “and at the same time”).

𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷#Gothic

(perhaps) Compound of 𐌱𐌹 (bi)+ 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (andizuh)+ 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan).


𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸

𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸#Gothic

Compound of 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 (galaubidēdeiþ)+ 𐌸𐌰𐌿 (þau).


sujo falando do mal lavado

Literally, “dirty talking about the badly washed”.

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

(idiomatic) pot calling the kettle black; look who's talking (said about someone being hypocritical, engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another)


𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃

𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃#Gothic

Compound of 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 (galaubjats)+ the clitic -𐌿 (-u): “do the two of you believe …?”


沒齒難忘

ㄇㄛˋ ㄔˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/muːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵ naːn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/muːt̚² t͡sʰiː³⁵ naːn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/

I shall never forget that you have saved my life.

您的救命之恩，我沒齒難忘。

您的救命之恩，我没齿难忘。

memorable for the rest of one's life (usually for describing someone else's mercy or kind deed)


היה היה

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הָיֹה הָיָה • (hayó hayá)

he-phrase

הָיֹה הָיָה • (hayó hayá)

הָיֹה הָיָה (canonical)
hayó hayá (romanization)


ܡܐ ܠܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂؟ • (mā lōḵ?)

ܡܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ؟ (canonical)
mā lōḵ? (romanization)

what's the matter with you?; what’s wrong?


ܡܐ ܡܢܘܟ

ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂؟

ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂؟ • (mā minōḵ?)

ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂ ؟ (canonical)
mā minōḵ? (romanization)

what's up?; how are you?; what’s new?; how have you been?


FITFO

"In the end," he said, "if all else fails, FITFO!" / "What?" / "Figure It The Fuck Out!"

2007, Edward Ugel, Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions, New York, N.Y.: Collins, →ISBN, page 97:

Her life motto was FITFO. Because as far as a problem went, she always figured it the fuck out.

2017, Kresley Cole, Wicked Abyss, London, […]: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 53:

As they talked about a tough problem, one gentleman said to the other, "FITFO." I asked, "What is FITFO?" The ex-spec op soldier repeated, "FITFO." Not understanding, I asked again, "What is FITFO?" only to receive the same reply and a smile. The soldier then said, "Figure it the f*** out!"

2018, Anthony Iannarino, Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from Your Competition, New York, N.Y.: Portfolio/Penguin, →ISBN, page 166:

Whether it's overcoming their addictions, launching a company at the start of COVID, or weathering the recent economic downturn, these two entrepreneurial mavericks prove time and time again that flexibility, FITFO, and a fast pace are the key ingredients to success — especially while building a digital marketing empire.

2023 February 8, “From Rehab To Digital Marketing Empire: How Two Entrepreneurs Teamed Up To Build An Explosive Agency”, in OK!, New York, N.Y.: A360media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-11:

Figure It The Fuck Out
figure out#English

(slang, vulgar) Initialism of Figure It The Fuck Out.


as God intended

Where my cousin lives, it almost always rains on Thursdays, and then they have beautiful sunny weather on the weekend, as God intended.

I believe it was an English matron who declared that airplanes were an invention of the devil, that people should take trains as God intended.

2010 February 6, Paul Krugman, “People Should Travel In Trains As God Intended”, in The New York Times (The Conscience of a Liberal):

(hyperbolic, usually humorous or sarcastic) According to the way things are when one's own preferences, ideas, methods, values, etc., are applied or followed. Commonly a disguised or subconscious complaint that things are otherwise.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, God, intended.


zoetjes aan

We gaan zo zoetjes aan eens beginnen.

Let's finally be getting started. (literally, “It's looking to be time for us to start.”)

Het is zoetjes aan tijd voor ons om naar huis te gaan.

We'd better head home. (literally, “It is gradually becoming time for us to go home.”)

(idiomatic) Indicates that it is getting time to do something, especially after a lot of time has already passed unnoticed.


無頭公案

ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄢˋ

/u³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɔːn³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ an⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an²¹/

/u³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɔːn³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ an⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² an²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ an²¹/


inga namn nämnda

inga (“no”) + namn (“names”) + nämnda (“mentioned”)

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(idiomatic) no names named (without naming those involved (in something disreputable))


not enough to hang a dog on

If the evidence had been given at once, I should have said that it looked bad, perhaps, but was not enough to hang a dog on. But after five years of bitter faction?

1899, G.W. Steevens, The Tragedy of Dreyfus, page 89:

"So there we were, and probably you'll agree with me that all the evidence, so far, was less than you'd hang a dog on."

1933, James Hilton, Lost Horizon, published 1973, page 62:

Of evidence, not strong or compelling; with very little or insubstantial evidence.


בוקר טוב אליהו

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בוקר טוב אליהו

בוקר טוב אליהו • (bóker tov eliyáhu)

he-phrase

בוקר טוב אליהו

בוקר טוב אליהו • (bóker tov eliyáhu)

Translates to "Good morning, Eliyahu!"
Dr. Rubik Rozental claims the phrase originated in Safed, where synagogue caretakers regularly woke up early a man named Eliyahu Salonim for Slichot prayers, saying "Good morning, Eliyahu!". With time, they used the same phrase to wake up any worshipper.
Now it's used to sarcastically comment a belated realization.

(idiomatic, sarcastic, colloquial) no kidding, you don't say, no shit Sherlock


跟車太貼

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ tʰiːp̚³/

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ tʰiːp̚³/

(Cantonese) to follow the car ahead of oneself too closely

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figuratively) to follow the mainstream opinion too closely


hoill brillan

From a Norwegian comic book hero Hold Brillan. Literally, “Hold the eyeglasses”
Suggesting that the speaker is having on eyeglasses, and needs someone else to hold it in order to engage in a fight.


no s'hi val

(colloquial) that's not fair, that's against the rules


NTM

(vulgar) Initialism of nique ta mère (“fuck your mother”).


海枯石爛

ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ län⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² laːn²²/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ län⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² laːn²²/


形容枯槁

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄨ ㄍㄠˇ

синжун кугао

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


風流雲散

ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ

фэнлююньсань

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ yn³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ wɐn²¹ saːn³³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ yn³⁵ sän⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ wɐn²¹ saːn³³/


le compte est bon

/lə kɔ̃.t‿ɛ bɔ̃/

(informal) that's the right amount, it adds up


c'est vite dit

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-c’est vite dit.wav

Literally, “it's quickly said”, “it's putting it a bit quickly.”

easier said than done
easier said than done

(informal) that's easy to say, it's easier said than done

(informal) that's putting it a bit strongly, that's taking it a bit far, that's not quite right


son compte est bon

/sɔ̃ kɔ̃.t‿ɛ bɔ̃/

Ton compte est bon.

someone's number is up
someone's number is up


tick-tock biological clock

Tick-tock, biological clock. If you're a woman and you ever plan on having kids, your time to run off and have adventures and chase your dreams comes with a best-before date.

2017, Catherine Ryan Howard, Distress Signals:

I will break down a lot of the medical jargon and dogma that freaks you out and help you reconnect with the powerful mama you were meant to be. Let's deactivate the "tick tock tick tock biological clock time bomb."

(informal) A reminder to a woman that fertility declines with age, and there is limited time to have a baby.


last known good

(computing) The most recent configuration that works properly, used to roll back changes that might later prove problematic.


il faut le dire vite

Literally, “one must say it quickly”, meaning if one has time to think over what they're saying, one will realise it's probably not true.


Abbreviation of reduce, reuse, recycle (“a waste management strategy”).

(Malaysia, politics) Abbreviation of race, religion, royalty (“referring to the Malay race, Islam, and the monarchy of Malaysia, three sensitive topics in the country”).


肝腸寸斷

ㄍㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

ганьчанцуньдуань

/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn³³ tyːn²²/

/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯än⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰyːn³³ tyːn²²/


俯仰之間

ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ

фуянчжицзянь

/fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

It only takes an instant for a big and strong power to turn into a small and weak one.

Yǐ dà wéi xiǎo, yǐ qiáng wéi ruò, zài fǔyǎngzhījiān ěr.

以大為小，以強為弱，在俯仰之間耳。

以大为小，以强为弱，在俯仰之间耳。


le jupon dépasse

Literally, “one's slip (underskirt) is showing”.

lit

2006, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons Debates, October 3, 2005 (Hon. Pierre Pettigrew):
[Le Bloc québécois] est absolument incapable de faire un travail constructif et d’améliorer la fédération. Il a prétendu vouloir améliorer le fonctionnement de notre fédération. Son jupon dépasse.
[The Bloc Québécois] is completely unable to do constructive work and improve the federation. It has claimed to want to improve how our federation works. Its true colours are showing, however.

showing one's true colours
show one's true colors

(Quebec) one's hidden intentions or an embarrassing truth have been inadvertently exposed; one is showing one's true colours.


定分止爭

ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄣ ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ

динфэньчжичжэн

dinfɛnʹčžičžɛn

/tiŋ⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tiŋ⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/


唔知個……字點寫

doesn't know how to write the character for...

/m̩²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɔː³³ t͡siː²² tiːm³⁵ sɛː³⁵/

does not think about the consequences of a certain action (literally, "does not know how to write the character for 'death' ")

唔知個死字點寫

唔知个死字点写

to be shameless (literally, "does not know how to write the character for 'shame' ")

唔知個醜字點寫

唔知个丑字点写

has never lost (literally, "does not know how to write the character for 'loss' ")

唔知個輸字點寫

唔知个输字点写

(Cantonese) to not have any sense of something; to not be afraid of something


hindi ako interesado

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hindî ako interesado (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜃᜓ ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐᜇᜓ)

hindî ako interesado (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜃᜓ ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[hɪn̪ˌd̪iʔ ʔɐˌxo ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛ.ɾɛˈsaː.d̪o]

[hɪn̪ˌd̪iː ʔɐˌxo ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛ.ɾɛˈsaː.d̪o]


tumawag ka ng ambulansiya

tumawag ka ng ambulánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋᜏᜄ᜔ ᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

tumawag ka ng ambulánsiyá (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜋᜏᜄ᜔ ᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

[t̪ʊˌmaː.wɐɡ kɐ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐm.bʊˈlan̪.ʃɐ]


արջի ծառայություն մատուցել

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արջի ծառայություն մատուցել

արջի ծառայություն մատուցել • (arǰi caṙayutʻyun matucʻel)

arǰi caṙayutʻyun matucʻel (romanization)

[ɑɾt͡ʃʰí d͡zɑrɑjutʰʏ́n mɑdut͡sʰél]

Literally, “to give a bear's service”. Calque of Russian оказать медвежью услугу (okazatʹ medvežʹju uslugu).

calque

оказать медвежью услугу

Կարծում եմ, որ արջի ծառայություն մատուցեցին մրցավարները։

I think that the referees gave a bear's service.

Karcum em, or arǰi caṙayutʻyun matucʻecʻin mrcʻavarnerə.

(idiomatic) to render someone a disservice while ostensibly attempting to help them.

en-արջի_ծառայություն_մատուցել-hy-phrase-c2TCPZ4j


cada mochuelo a su olivo

it's time for everyone to go to their own home


ano ang ginagawa mo

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anó ang ginágawâ mo? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈᜄᜏ ᜋᜓ)

anó ang ginágawâ mo (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈᜄᜏ ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪o ʔɐŋ ɡɪˌn̪aː.ɣɐˈwaʔ mo]

[ʔɐˌn̪o ʔɐŋ ɡɪˌn̪aː.ɣɐˈwaː mo]


most az egyszer

1914. március 10-én indul Fiuméból a Carpathia nevű gőzös, amely a világ leghíresebb gőzhajója, mióta kimentette a Titanic túlélőit a fagyos Atlanti-óceánból. Drágább is a jegy, mint a többi hajóra, de Werner Sándor a pénzt most az egyszer nem sajnálja.

2019, Gábor Vida, Ahol az ő lelke, 2nd edition, Budapest: Magvető, →ISBN, page 18:


måttet är rågat

(idiomatic) I've had enough, enough is enough


anong oras na

anóng oras na? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈ)

anóng oras na (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈ (Baybayin)


春風得意

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː³³/

/t͡sʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴ tet̚² i⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː³³/

/t͡sʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴ tet̚² i⁵⁵/

to ride high; to feel pleasant because of success


unsay problema

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unsáy problema? (Badlit spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

[ʔʊn̪ˌs̪aɪ̯ pɾ̪obˈl̪i.mɐ]

Ngano naghilak ka? Unsay problema?


panggil ambulan

panggil ambulans
panggil ambulans#Indonesian

Nonstandard spelling of panggil ambulans.


ano'ng oras na

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anó'ng oras na? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈ)

anó'ng oras na (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌn̪oŋ ˈʔoː.ɾɐs n̪ɐ]


ano'ng problema

anó'ng problema? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

anó'ng problema (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ (Baybayin)

Ba't ka umiiyak? Ano'ng problema?


tumawag ka ng pulis

tumawag ka ng pulís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋᜏᜄ᜔ ᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

tumawag ka ng pulís (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜋᜏᜄ᜔ ᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


wala akong pera

walâ akóng pera (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜀᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ)

walâ akóng pera (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜀᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ (Baybayin)

[wɐˌlaʔ ʔɐˌxom ˈpɛː.ɾɐ]

[wɐˌlaː ʔɐˌxom ˈpɛː.ɾɐ]


you're the boss

In reference to the (actual or perceived) authority of the person one is responding to.

(colloquial) Used to acknowledge an instruction.


眼大睇過龍

/ŋaːn¹³ taːi̯²² tʰɐi̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ lʊŋ²¹/

/ŋaːn¹³ taːi̯²² tʰɐi̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ lʊŋ²¹/

(Cantonese) to overlook something right in front of someone; to miss something obvious


så kan det gå när inte haspen är på

Literally, "That's what can happen when the hasp (small hook) isn't on (closed)."

(idiomatic, often humorous) that's what can happen when you're not careful


背脊骨落

/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚²/

(Cantonese) to have obtained benefits but cannot enjoy them or could only do so uncomfortably


χάρηκα πολύ

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χάρηκα πολύ • (chárika polý)

el-phrase

χάρηκα πολύ • (chárika polý)

It was a pleasure meeting you (literally: I have been very pleased)


loin de moi

Literally, “far from me ...”. Compare Italian lungi da me.

loin de moi l’idée de …

far be it from me to …! (a disclaimer stating that a person would never do or think a certain thing)


paano mo sinasabi ang … sa Ingles

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paano mo sinasabi ang … sa Inglés (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜈᜓ ᜋᜓ ᜐᜒᜈᜐᜊᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜵ ᜐ ᜁᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

paano mo sinasabi ang … sa Inglés (canonical)
ᜉᜀᜈᜓ ᜋᜓ ᜐᜒᜈᜐᜊᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜵ ᜐ ᜁᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

/paˌʔano mo sinaˌsabi ʔaŋ | sa ʔiŋˈɡles/

[pɐˌʔaː.n̪o mo sɪ.n̪ɐˌsaː.bɪ ʔɐŋ | sɐ ʔɪŋˈɡlɛs]

how do you say … in English
how do you say … in English

paano po ninyo sinasabi ang … sa Ingles?


BIPGM

2021, Jasmine Singer, Antiracism in Animal Advocacy: Igniting Cultural Transformation, Lantern Publishing
So in order to develop sophisticated racial literacy, white folks must accept and respect BIPGM's point of view.

Black, Indigenous, and people of the global majority. See also BIPOC.


હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું

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હું તને પ્રેમ કરું છું • (hũ tane prem karũ chũ)

en-હું_તને_પ્રેમ_કરું_છું-gu-phrase-wzCE~qpl


嘈冤巴閉

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ jyːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ jyːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/

嘈喧巴閉 嘈喧巴閉#Chinese


t’ólásí

simplicity and commonness. t’ólásí (canonical)


happy Kwanzaa

A greeting or good wish used during the seven-day celebration of Kwanzaa to wish someone a happy time.


Pavlov dog

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pavlov dog.


é mole

(Brazil, idiomatic, colloquial) can you believe it? (rhetorical question asked in disbelief or dismay)


講就天下無敵，做就無能為力

講就天下無敵，做就無能為力

讲就天下无敌，做就无能为力

gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁶

góng jauh tīn hah mòuh dihk, jouh jauh mòuh nàhng wàih lihk

gong² dzau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁹, dzou⁶ dzau⁶ mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁹

gong² zeo⁶ tin¹ ha⁶ mou⁴ dig⁶, zou⁶ zeo⁶ mou⁴ neng⁴ wei⁴ lig⁶

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² mou̯²¹ tɪk̚² t͡sou̯²² t͡sɐu̯²² mou̯²¹ nɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

講就天下無敵，做就有心無力 講就天下無敵，做就有心無力#Chinese

讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力 讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力#Chinese

(Cantonese) Synonym of 講就天下無敵，做就有心無力／讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力

Synonym of 講就天下無敵，做就有心無力／讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力


講就天下無敵，做就有心無力

講就天下無敵，做就有心無力

讲就天下无敌，做就有心无力

gong² zau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁶, zou⁶ zau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶

góng jauh tīn hah mòuh dihk, jouh jauh yáuh sām mòuh lihk

gong² dzau⁶ tin¹ haa⁶ mou⁴ dik⁹, dzou⁶ dzau⁶ jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁹

gong² zeo⁶ tin¹ ha⁶ mou⁴ dig⁶, zou⁶ zeo⁶ yeo⁵ sem¹ mou⁴ lig⁶

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²² mou̯²¹ tɪk̚² t͡sou̯²² t͡sɐu̯²² jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

all bark and no bite
all bark and no bite

(Cantonese) all bark and no bite; powerful on one's words, a fool on one's actions

講就天下無敵，做就無能為力／讲就天下无敌，做就无能为力

gong2 zau6 tin1 haa6 mou4 dik6, zou6 zau6 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6

講就兇狠，做就碌撚／讲就凶狠，做就碌撚

gong2 zau6 hung1 han2, zou6 zau6 luk1 lan2


tâm phục khẩu phục

[təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ xəw˧˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kʰəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ xəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kʰəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

[təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ xəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心服口服, composed of 心服 (“to be genuinely convinced”) and 口服 (“to admit to being convinced”).

vi-etym-sino

to be sincerely convinced; to be won over completely


博而不精

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (博而不精):
* → Korean: 박이부정(博而不精) (bagibujeong)

ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔːk̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

jack of all trades, master of none
jack of all trades, master of none

to be a jack of all trades, master of none


置之度外

ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯²² ŋɔːi̯²²/

to leave (one's own safety or interest) out of consideration


如魚得水

ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ y³⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ jyː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

to find oneself in a suitable environment where one can perform well, or to meet people who share common ideas or interests


é mole ou quer mais

Literally, “is it soft or do you want more?”

lit

(Brazil, idiomatic, colloquial) Synonym of é mole?


некән идән

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некән идән • (nekän idän)

From некә (nekä, “sheepskin”) + идән (idän, “solution, mixture”).

— Кен? — Некән идән!
— Ken? — Nekän idän!
"Who?" "None of your business!"

none of someone's business
none of someone's business

(idiomatic) used as an answer to a statement one does not want to respond to, none of someone's business


揚長避短

ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

янчанбидуань

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/

/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/

to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings


吃飽沒事幹

ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄢˋ

чибао мэй ши гань

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ kän⁵¹/

Some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do engage in finger-pointing at us. First, China does not export revolution; second, it does not export famine and poverty; and third, it does not mess around with you. So what else is there to say?

2009, Xi Jinping's speech in Mexico (Translation extracted from Reuters)

Yǒuxiē chībǎo le méi shì gàn de wàiguórén, duì wǒmen de shìqíng zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo. Zhōngguó yī bù shūchū gémìng, èr bù shūchū jī'è hé pínkùn, sān bù qù zhéténg nǐmen, háiyǒu shénme hǎo shuō de?

有些吃飽了沒事幹的外國人，對我們的事情指手劃腳。中國一不輸出革命，二不輸出飢餓和貧困，三不去折騰你們，還有什麼好說的？

有些吃饱了没事干的外国人，对我们的事情指手划脚。中国一不输出革命，二不输出饥饿和贫困，三不去折腾你们，还有什么好说的？


one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut

Used as an indirect way to say that someone is hungry.

one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut


one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut

one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut#English

Synonym of one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut


tens across the board

Referring to the points awarded by judges in juried competitions, ten being the highest possible score.

Flashing their magical smiles at the premiere of “The Dressmaker” in Melbourne, Australia, we couldn't decided^([sic]) who was the better looking bro, Liam (far l.) or Chris Hemsworth (near l.), so we'll just call it even. Tens across the board – for being handsome.

2015 October 20, “Hemsworths Have a Hot-Off”, in New York Daily News, volume 97, number 117, page 22:

Yas (Vivian Oparah): Babe, that outfit? Tens across the board.
Woman in Shop (Charlotte Melia): Oh. Thank you so much.

2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane:

(informal) Used to express praise or amazement.


矇混過關

ㄇㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

мэнхунь гогуань

/mɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

(derogatory) to slip by; to gloss over one's fault


方方面面

ㄈㄤ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

фанфанмяньмянь

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ miːn²² miːn²²/

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ miːn²² miːn²²/

AABB-type reduplication of 方面 (fāngmiàn).


當打之年

ㄉㄤ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

дандачжинянь

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

Originally used to describe martial artists.

one's prime time; one's most active and successful time in life


逆流而上

ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ

/ni⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɪk̚² lɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

/ni⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jɪk̚² lɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/


花團錦簇

bouquets of flowers and piles of brocades

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄨˋ

хуатуаньцзиньцу

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ tʰyːn²¹ kɐm³⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ tʰyːn²¹ kɐm³⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/


gutom lang iyan

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gutom lang iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜆᜓᜋ᜔ ᜎᜅ᜔ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

gutom lang iyán (canonical)
ᜄᜓᜆᜓᜋ᜔ ᜎᜅ᜔ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “it's just hunger”. Also loosely translated to "you're just being hungry".

"Gutom lang iyan. Hindi ka pa kasi nagbe-breakfast, e." Sumaglit sila sa Dunkin' Donuts, na kabubukas lamang nang oras na iyon , at doon ay nag-agahan sila ng Pineapple Crumble ,Honey- Dipped , Raspberry Creme , Munchkins at[…]

1995, Tony Perez, Cubao-Kalaw, Kalaw-Cubao: mga premyadong katha:

(often hyperbolic) said to calm down someone angry or fuming over something


patay kang bata ka

patáy kang batà ka! (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆ ᜃ)

patáy kang batà ka! (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆ ᜃ (Baybayin)

Literally, “you're dead, kid”, from the 1980s.

(slang) said to someone in danger of being punished or struck by misfortune: you're dead; you're dead meat; you're doomed


風口浪尖

where the wind is the strongest and waves are the highest

ㄈㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢ

фэнкоуланцзянь

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ lɔːŋ²² t͡siːm⁵⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ lɔːŋ²² t͡siːm⁵⁵/


富麗堂皇

ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

фули танхуан

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/fuː³³ lɐi̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/fuː³³ lɐi̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/


c'est un prêté pour un rendu

c’est un prêté pour un rendu (canonical)

/s‿ɛ œ̃ pʁɛ.te pu.ʁ‿œ̃ ʁɑ̃.dy/

one bad turn deserves another
one bad turn deserves another

it's only fair, it's deserved, tit for tat, one had it coming, one bad turn deserves another


VRLA

Initialism of valve-regulated lead-acid (“type of battery”).


c'est un prêté rendu

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-c’est un prêté rendu.wav


det var en gång

Det var en gång en liten fågel. Ja, en fågel. Han bodde på landet, och Roger hette han. Han ville gärna leka med sina vänner, med sina vänner, men det fick inte han. Men denna historia slutar sorgligt, för Roger blev skjuten, skjuten i magen av gamle jägar'n [jägaren] Pär. Han ville hem och äta, äta en fågel med lite potäter, men Roger hann iväg.

2007, Laser Inc (lyrics and music), “Det var en gång en fågel [Once upon a time, there was a bird]”:

Once upon a time, there was a little bird. Yes, a bird. He lived in the countryside, and Roger was his name. He wanted to play with his friends ["He wanted gladly to play with his friends," in the sense of, "He wanted, with keenness, to play with his friends" – the translation skips the gärna as it doesn't make much difference to the meaning], with his friends, but [that – to play with his friends] he didn't get to. But this story ends sadly, because Roger was shot, shot in the stomach by old hunter Pär ["den gamle jägaren Pär" matches "the old hunter Pär" – skipping "den" makes "jägaren Pär" sound lexicalized]. He wanted to go home and eat, eat a bird with some potatoes, but Roger got away [in time].

(idiomatic, at the beginning of fairy tales) once upon a time, there was ...


merak etme

Negative imperative of merak etmek ("to be curious/anxious/worried").


揸住雞毛當令箭

/t͡saː⁵⁵ t͡syː²² kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²² t͡siːn³³/

(Cantonese) to treat one's superior's casual remarks as an order and to make a big fuss about it


雞毛當令箭

ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

цзимао дан линцзянь

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²² t͡siːn³³/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²² t͡siːn³³/


神不知鬼不覺

ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

шэнь бучжи гуй буцзюэ

/ʂən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/sɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɔːk̚³/


一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身

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一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身

一失足成千古恨，再回头已百年身

ㄧ ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄣˋ

ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ

jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² han⁶, zoi³ wui⁴ tau⁴ ji⁵ baak³ nin⁴ san¹

zài huítóu yǐ bǎinián shēn [Phonetic:yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn

и шицзу чэн цяньгу хэнь

цзай хуэйтоу и байнянь шэнь

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

yāt sāt jūk sìhng chīn gú hahn, joi wùih tàuh yíh baak nìhn sān

jat⁷ sat⁷ dzuk⁷ sing⁴ tsin¹ gu² han⁶, dzoi³ wui⁴ tau⁴ ji⁵ baak⁸ nin⁴ san¹

yed¹ sed¹ zug¹ xing⁴ qin¹ gu² hen⁶, zoi³ wui⁴ teo⁴ yi⁵ bag³ nin⁴ sen¹

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ hɐn²² t͡sɔːi̯³³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jiː¹³ paːk̚³ niːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

一失足成千古恨 一失足成千古恨#Chinese

Synonym of 一失足成千古恨 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn)


雲開日出

ㄩㄣˊ ㄎㄞ ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ

/yn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/yn³⁵ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/


mikä … merkitsöö

[ˈmiɡ̊æ … ˈme̞rɡ̊it͡sø̝ː]


miä en arvaa

/ˈmiæ̯ ˈen ˈɑrʋɑː/

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈe̞n ˈɑrʋɑ]

/ˈmiæ̯ ˈen ˈɑrʋɑː/

[ˈmiæ̯ ˈe̞n ˈɑrʋɑː]


kus siä elät

[ˈkus̠ ˈs̠iæ̯ ˈe̞lʲæd]

[ˈkuʃ ˈʃiæ̯ ˈe̞læd̥]


不見兔子不撒鷹

Don't release the falcon (to hunt) if you can't spot a hare

ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄚ ㄧㄥ

bùjiàn tùzi bù sā yīng [Phonetic:bújiàn tùzi bù sā yīng]

буцзянь туцзы бу са ин

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ pu⁵¹ sä⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ tʰou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ saːt̚³ jɪŋ⁵⁵/

don't rush to take actions until you've made your objective clear


八字沒一撇

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇ

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

бацзы мэй и пе

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

ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄝˇㄦ

бацзымэйипер

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

/paːt̚³ t͡siː²² muːt̚² jɐt̚⁵ pʰiːt̚³/

/paːt̚³ t͡siː²² muːt̚² jɐt̚⁵ pʰiːt̚³/

八字還沒一撇 八字還沒一撇#Chinese

八字还没一撇 八字还没一撇#Chinese

Synonym of 八字還沒一撇／八字还没一撇 (bāzì hái méi yī piě)


ken siä oot

[ˈke̞n ˈʃiæ̯ ˈo̝ːd̥]


земля стекловатой

земля́ стеклова́той

земля́ стеклова́той • (zemljá steklovátoj)

земля́ стеклова́той (canonical)
zemljá steklovátoj (romanization)

Ru-земля стекловатой.ogg

Literally, “[may] the earth [be] like glass wool”, i.e. painful to rest in. Derogatory alteration of земля́ пу́хом (zemljá púxom), ellipsis of пусть земля́ бу́дет пу́хом (pustʹ zemljá búdet púxom, “rest in peace”, literally “may the earth be like feather down”).

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Возьмешь чужого человека — и начнется все снова-здорова как с Жилиным, ни дна ему, ни покрышки, царствие небесное, земля́ стеклова́той.

2015, Андрей Круз, Павел Корнев, Ведьмы, карта, дробовик:

Take a stranger, and it will all start all over again the way it was with Zhilin, may he take a long walk off a short pier, fall asleep in the Lord, and rest in piss.

Vozʹmešʹ čužovo čeloveka — i načnetsja vse snova-zdorova kak s Žilinym, ni dna jemu, ni pokryški, carstvije nebesnoje, zemljá steklovátoj.

(derogatory, colloquial, idiomatic) rest in piss, burn in hell (a curse expressing a wish for a deceased person to suffer after death)


笑到面黃

to laugh so hard that one's face becomes yellow

/siːu̯³³ tou̯³³ miːn²² wɔːŋ²¹/

/siːu̯³³ tou̯³³ miːn²² wɔːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese) to laugh at (someone or something) really hard; to mock heavily


滾水淥豬腸

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lʊk̚² t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

A piece of pork intestine shrinks on both sides when it is cooked with boiling water, and is used as a metaphor for decrease in income and expense.

a pig intestine cooked with boiling water

(Cantonese) the situation when someone has to control his/her expenses due to decrease in income


眼大肚子小

ㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

янь да дуцзы сяо

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋaːn¹³ taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ t͡siː³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

have eyes bigger than one's stomach
have eyes bigger than one's stomach

(idiomatic) to have eyes bigger than one's stomach; to take more food than one can eat


inte komma på fråga

Det kommer inte på fråga!


open, sesame

As we come to the gate (the guy driving says, “Open, sesame”—really!), it swings open to reveal a 20-foot-high wall-of-water fountain and a broad avenue lined with palm trees.

1999, Andy Serwer, “Tech is king; now meet the Prince”, in Fortune, page 110:

He said a boisterous “Open, sesame” and the door swung wide.

2000, Jeffery Deaver, The Empty Chair, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 24:

Janesco clumped to the command console and said the scientific-age equivalent of “Open, sesame.”

2009, Albert E. Cowdrey, “Paradiso Lost”, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 116, page 108:

“You know me, Garbles, I’m your bud. Whacha got there?” Frank reached out and tried to grab the page, but Gary saw it coming and dodged. / “My hands only,” said Gary. “Look, but don’t touch.” / “OK, OK. Open, sesame.”

2014, Denise R. Stephenson, Isolation, Minneapolis, Minn.: Mill City Press, →ISBN, page 52:


以身相許

ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄩˇ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɵy̯³⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɵy̯³⁵/


令行禁止

ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ

линсинцзиньчжи

/liŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/liŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɪŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/

If there is an order, carry it out. If there is a prohibition on something, stop doing it. Wherever the laws and customs reach should [accept and abide by them,] just like how one's organs follow their heart, which is what politicians expect.

Lìng zé xíng, jìn zé zhǐ. Xiàn zhī suǒjí, sú zhī suǒ bèi, rú bǎitǐ zhī cóng xīn, zhèng zhī suǒ qī yě.

令則行，禁則止。憲之所及，俗之所被，如百體之從心，政之所期也。

令则行，禁则止。宪之所及，俗之所被，如百体之从心，政之所期也。

to carry out orders and proclaim prohibitions; to abide by orders


m.v.h.

med vänliga hälsningar
med vänliga hälsningar#Swedish

with kind regards; abbreviation of med vänliga hälsningar.


ઈદ મુબારક

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ઈદ મુબારક • (īd mubārak)

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ઈદ મુબારક • (īd mubārak)

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد مُبَارَك (ʕīd mubārak) (compare Classical Persian عِید مُبَارَک (īd mubārak)).

bor+

عِيد مُبَارَك

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عِید مُبَارَک


身輕如燕

ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ

шэньцинжуянь

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiːn³³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiːn³³/


от младих до старих

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от младих до старих

от младих до старих • (ot mladih do starih)

from youth to elderly (involving or concerning people of all ages)

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緩兵之計

ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧˋ

хуаньбинчжицзи

/xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/wuːn²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³/

/uan²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/uan⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ³³ t͡si³³ ke⁴¹/

/uan²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/uan³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹/

/uan³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹/

/xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/wuːn²² pɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐi̯³³/

/uan²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/uan⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ³³ t͡si³³ ke⁴¹/

/uan²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/uan³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹/

/uan³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹/


um mais que o outro

Um mais rico que o outro.

(literally, “One richer than the other.”)

(Brazil, slang, idiomatic) Said when all people or things in this context are (some adjective) to a very high degree.


趁佢病，攞佢命

to take his/her life when he/she is sick

/t͡sʰɐn³³ kʰɵy̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² lɔː³⁵ kʰɵy̯¹³ mɛːŋ²²/

(Cantonese) to take advantage when someone is in plight or difficulty


é assim que a banda toca

Literally, “that is how the band plays”.

(idiomatic) that's life; such is life (said when accepting misfortune)


如釋重負

ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ

/ʐu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ fuː²²/

/lu²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hu²²/

/zu²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/

/zi²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/

/ʐu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/jyː²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ fuː²²/

/lu²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hu²²/

/zu²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/

/zi²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/

to feel as if a weight has been lifted from one’s shoulders


ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢܚ ܠܗ

aii-phrase

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ • (allāhā manniḥ lēh)

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ (canonical)
allāhā manniḥ lēh (romanization)

Literally, “May God put him/her to rest”, phrase used after a reference to a deceased man or boy


變化無常

ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/piːn³³ faː³³ mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/piːn³³ faː³³ mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/

The weather here is fickle; just now, it was clear skies for miles, but now it's already densely covered in birds and clouds.

Zhè'ér de tiānqì biànhuàwúcháng, gāngcái háishì qīngkōng wànlǐ, xiànzài què yǐjīng niǎo yún mìbù le.

這兒的天氣變化無常，剛才還是清空萬里，現在卻已經鳥雲密佈了。

这儿的天气变化无常，刚才还是清空万里，现在却已经鸟云密布了。


jo rupesi Lyyti kirjoittamaan

that's what I'm talking about
that's what I'm talking about

(idiomatic) now we're getting somewhere, now that's what I'm talking about


näin on närhen munat

Mitä - väitätkö, että Kreikan valtiovarainministeri valehtelee? - Näin on närhen munat!

What - are you saying that the Greek minister of finance is lying? - That's right, baby!

(idiomatic) that's right, it's a fact, absolutely


nawet mi nie mów

(colloquial, idiomatic) tell me about it


nie mów

(idiomatic) expresses surprise and disbelief; my word


jak się mówi

(idiomatic) Alternative form of jak to mówią


czy ja coś mówię

(idiomatic) used to reassure that one does not have anything to add to what was said Did I say anything?


tak się tylko mówi

(idiomatic) used to express doubt of a phrase or saying it's just a saying; it's an expression


nie ma o czym mówić

Literally, “there is nothing to talk about”.

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(idiomatic) don't mention it (you're welcome)

(literally) used when the speaker thinks there is nothing to say; there's nothing to tell!


lepiej nie mówić

(idiomatic) used when the speaker thinks a situation is so bad that talking about it will not help; It's better not to say


mówisz i masz

Literally, “you say it and you have it”.

ask and you shall receive
ask and you shall receive

(idiomatic) used when the speaker wants to convey that the listener may have whatever they desire; ask and you shall receive; you name it


co ja mówię

(idiomatic) used when the speaker wishes to clarify something just said; what am I saying?


אָן צאָל

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אָן צאָל • (on tsol)

פֿרײדן און דאגות אָן צאָל


做盛行

/t͡sou̯²² sɪŋ²² hɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡sou̯²² sɪŋ²² hɔːŋ²¹/

Shortened from earlier 做乜盛行 as attested in Cantonese Made Easy (1907). 盛 is an honorific adjective as contrasted to the humble term 敝行.

May I ask what do you do for a living, sir?

ceng² man⁶ sin¹ saang¹ zou⁶ sing⁶ hong⁴ aa³?

請問先生做盛行呀？

请问先生做盛行呀？

(Cantonese, honorific) what's your job; what do you do for a living


gledeleg jol

gledeleg jul
gledeleg jul#Norwegian_Nynorsk


gledeleg jul

Similar to Danish glædelig jul and Faroese gleðilig jól


after a while

Presumably short for "I'll see you after a while"


quite so

"[…]He asked if it were really true that they ate chalk and slate pencils. Wasn't that unendurable? I answered that those were the chief solid articles of food, but that after their complexions were established, so to speak, their parents often allowed them pickles and native claret to vary the diet."
"What did he say to that?" I asked.
"Oh, he said, 'Quite so, quite so;' that was his invariable response to all my witticisms.

1898, Kate Douglas Wiggin, chapter 7, in Penelope’s Progress […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:


să mori tu

Am câștigat la lotărie, să mori tu!

(derogatory, idiomatic) no way, no kidding (expression of astonishment)

Iarba este verde! Da, să mori tu.

(derogatory, idiomatic) no shit, oh really, you don't say (response to something obvious)


was lange währt, wird endlich gut

De-was lange währt, wird endlich gut.ogg

Was lange währt, wird endlich gut: Die Paloma Bar im Bermudadreieck am Kottbusser Tor ist rundumerneuert und eröffnet ab sofort wieder ihre Pforten.

2017 August 31, “Julian Weber Musik: Palomabar renoviert”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 26:

good things come to those who wait
good things come to those who wait


tack och bock

Nominalization of tacka och bocka, with an ad-hoc deveral bock from bocka sig.


e chi ne ha, più ne metta

and a partridge in a pear tree
and a partridge in a pear tree

and so forth, and a partridge in a pear tree


徛懸山看馬相踢

to stand on a high mountain to watch the horses kicking each other

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ kuãi²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴ kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰat̚³²/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ kuan²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴ kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰat̚³²/

(Hokkien, figuratively) to watch in safety while others fight, then reaping the spoils when both sides suffer.


讚口不絕

ㄗㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

цзанькоубуцзюэ

/t͡sän⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡saːn³³ hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡suat̚⁴/

/t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡suat̚²⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡suat̚¹²¹/

/t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡suat̚⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡suat̚⁴/

/t͡sän⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡saːn³³ hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

讚不絕口 讚不絕口#Chinese

赞不绝口 赞不绝口#Chinese

(nonstandard) Alternative form of 讚不絕口／赞不绝口 (zànbùjuékǒu)


from here on in

From this point in time onward; from now on.


niech się dzieje, co chce

/ˈɲɛx.ɕɛ ˈd͡ʑɛ.jɛ ˈt͡sɔ ˈxt͡sɛ/

Literally, “let happen, what wants [to]”.


取る物も取り敢えず

ja-pos

とる もの も とりあえず

とる もの も とりあへず

取(と)る物(もの)も取(と)り敢(あ)えず • (toru mono mo toriaezu) ^(←とるものもとりあへず (toru mono mo toriafezu)?)

取る物も取り敢えず (canonical)
toru mono mo toriaezu (romanization)
toru mono mo toriafezu (romanization)
とるものもとりあへず (hiragana historical)

取(と)る (toru) + 物(もの) (mono) + も (mo) + 取(と)り (tori, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)る (toru).) + 敢(あ)えず (aezu, from the negative form of 敢(あ)ふ (afu, “to bear, endure”))

com-ja

取る物も取り敢えず病院へ駆け付ける

toru mono mo toriaezu byōin e kaketsukeru

to hasten to the hospital in a great hurry


wierzyć się nie chce

/ˈvjɛ.ʐɘt͡ɕ ɕɛ ɲɛ xt͡sɛ/

Literally, “one does not want to believe [it]”.

lit

(idiomatic) used to express the speaker's shock and surprise; I can't believe it!


rzygać się chce

/ˈʐɘ.ɡat͡ɕ ɕɛ xt͡sɛ/

Literally, “one feels like throwing up”.

(idiomatic, colloquial) expresses the speaker's disgust and disapproval; It makes me sick!


vgm

(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of volgens mij.


龜跤趖出來

(Hokkien) to give oneself away; to unintentionally reveal hidden information


嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講

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嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講

嘢可以乱食，说话唔可以乱讲
嘢可以亂食，説話唔可以亂講

food could be eaten haphazardly, [but] words cannot be spoken haphazardly

je⁵ ho² ji⁵ lyun⁶⁻² sik⁶, syut³ waa⁶ m⁴ ho² ji⁵ lyun⁶⁻² gong²

yéh hó yíh lyún sihk, syut wah m̀h hó yíh lyún góng

je⁵ ho² ji⁵ lyn⁶⁻² sik⁹, syt⁸ waa⁶ m⁴ ho² ji⁵ lyn⁶⁻² gong²

yé⁵ ho² yi⁵ lün⁶⁻² xig⁶, xud³ wa⁶ m⁴ ho² yi⁵ lün⁶⁻² gong²

/jɛː¹³ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ lyːn²²⁻³⁵ sɪk̚² syːt̚³ waː²² m̩²¹ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ lyːn²²⁻³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese) Used to tell someone to be careful of one's words.


狗衝

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to rush crazily (for something)


𣍐曉駛船嫌溪狹

袂曉駛船嫌溪狹
𣍐曉駛船嫌溪窄
𫧃晓驶船嫌溪狭

blame the river for being too narrow when one is unable to sail a boat

/bue²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴ hiam²⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴ ueʔ⁴/

/be³³⁻¹¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sun²⁴ hiam²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴ eʔ⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun¹³ hiam¹³⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴ eʔ¹²¹/

a bad workman always blames his tools
a bad workman always blames his tools

(Hokkien) to always blame others upon failure rather than reflecting on oneself; a bad workman always blames his tools


舌劍唇槍

ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ

шэцзяньчуньцян

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


客客氣氣

ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

AABB-type reduplication of 客氣／客气 (kèqi).

zh-l

客氣／客气 (kèqi)


vô sản toàn thế giới, đoàn kết lại

Vô sản toàn thế giới (canonical)
đoàn kết lại! (canonical)

[vo˧˧ saːn˧˩ twaːn˨˩ tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦ ʔɗwaːn˨˩ ket̚˧˦ laːj˧˨ʔ]

[vow˧˧ ʂaːŋ˧˨ twaːŋ˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩ ket̚˦˧˥ laːj˨˩ʔ]

[vow˧˧ saːŋ˧˨ twaːŋ˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩ ket̚˦˧˥ laːj˨˩ʔ]

[vow˧˧ ʂaːŋ˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ kəːt̚˦˥ laːj˨˩˨]

[jow˧˧ saːŋ˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ kəːt̚˦˥ laːj˨˩˨]

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


唇槍舌劍

ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

чуньцяншэцзянь

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ siːt̚² kiːm³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ siːt̚² kiːm³³/


AYKM

‘AYKM! None of us are safe from Maria-watch!’ Molly joked, rolling her eyes. / ‘Not even I know what that means,’ Maria said, rolling her eyes back. / ‘Anyone?’ Molly asked, looking at her friends. ‘AYKM – are you kidding me!’

2014, Holly Willoughby, Kelly Willoughby, School for Stars (Summer Holiday Mystery; 4), London: Hodder & Stoughton, published 2016, →ISBN, page 81:

(Internet slang) Initialism of are you kidding me?.


AYFKM

Also I can't cut out lunch, my "leave" time is pretty much fixed. Besides, cut out LUNCH?! AYFKM?!! I want to stay (relatively) SANE!!! ;)

2002 May 30, Knight37, “Re: How do I find more game time.”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet):

I'm going to be everywhere, I'd thought. And being in the public eye? That's no joke. / But the question remains . . . am I ready for Pop Stardom? / AYFKM? I've been ready since the day I was born.

2014, The Creator of Rich Kids of Instagram with Maya Sloan, Rich Kids of Instagram: A Novel, New York, NY: Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 245:

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of are you fucking kidding me?.


quel rapport avec la choucroute

Literally, “what does it have to do with the sauerkraut?”.

lit

(informal) what does that have to do with the price of tea in China


vida que segue

(idiomatic) that's life; such is life; life goes on (said when accepting misfortune)


比上不足，比下有餘

ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ

ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

bei² soeng⁶ bat¹ zuk¹, bei² haa⁶ jau⁵ jyu⁴

би шан буцзу

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

bei² soeng⁶ bat⁷ dzuk⁷, bei² haa⁶ jau⁵ jy⁴

/pei̯³⁵ sœːŋ²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ pei̯³⁵ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹/

not as good as the best ones, but better than the worst ones


揭不開鍋

ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ

ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ b̥u² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ b̥u² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/


very good, gummisnodd

From English very good + gummisnodd (“rubber band”) (for the rhyme, when pronounced with a Swedish accent).


KMAG

(US, military, slang) Abbreviation of kiss my ass guys/goodbye.


det löser sig, sa han som sket i vasken

Literally, "It'll work out / dissolve, said the man who took a shit in the sink," punning on the dual meaning of lösa sig.

(humorous) Things will work out, or come to a satisfactory conclusion.


det tar sig, sa pyromanen

Literally, "it's picking up / catching on (as in growing, of a fire), said the pyromaniac," punning on the dual meaning of ta sig.

det tar sig, sa mordbrännaren
det tar sig, sa mordbrännaren#Swedish

(humorous) Alternative form of det tar sig, sa mordbrännaren


det tar sig, sa mordbrännaren

Literally, "it's picking up / catching on (as in growing, of a fire), said the arsonist," punning on the dual meaning of ta sig.

(humorous) things are picking up (getting good)


den som lever får se

Literally, "He (or "the one," more literally, referring to people in general) who lives gets to see." Compare French qui vivra verra.


si me apuras

(idiomatic) even; to be honest; actually


a dweud y gwir

to tell you the truth
to tell you the truth

(idiomatic) to tell you the truth, to be honest.


ölme eşeğim ölme

Shortened version of ölme eşeğim ölme yaza yonca bitecek (literally, “don't die, my donkey, don't die, clover will sprout in summer”), of similar meaning to the Greek ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι (zíse Mái mou na fas trifýlli), both recorded by Levinus Warner already in the mid-17ᵗʰ c.

m+

ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι

(idiomatic) Said in disbelief that a hopeless situation is to improve until a very long time in the future or ever


有事鍾無豔，無事夏迎春

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ

ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ

jau⁵ si⁶ zung¹ mou⁴ jim⁶, mou⁴ si⁶ haa⁶ jing⁴ ceon¹

юши Чжун Уянь

уши Ся Инчунь

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ jɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

yáuh sih jūng mòuh yihm, mòuh sih hah yìhng chēun

jau⁵ si⁶ dzung¹ mou⁴ jim⁶, mou⁴ si⁶ haa⁶ jing⁴ tsoen¹

yeo⁵ xi⁶ zung¹ mou⁴ yim⁶, mou⁴ xi⁶ ha⁶ ying⁴ cên¹

/jɐu̯¹³ siː²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ jiːm²² mou̯²¹ siː²² haː²² jɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

Zhongli Chun, also known as Zhong Wuyan, was the queen consort of King Xuan of Qi who was talented and famous for her ugliness. She once saved the country by offering the king advice that encouraged him to start reforms.
Xia Yingchun was a fictional character in folk tales who was said to be a concubine of King Xuan and was very beautiful but with little talent. It was said that when King Xuan has troubles, he would seek for Zhongli Chun. On the contrary, when he was free, he would play with Xia Yingchun instead.

有事鍾無艷，無事夏迎春
有事钟无艳，无事夏迎春
有事锺无艳，无事夏迎春

reach Zhong Wuyan when there is trouble, reach Xia Yingchun when there is nothing to do

Someone only reaches his/her friend when the friend is advantageous.


ζήσε Μάη μου

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ζήσε Μάη μου • (zíse Mái mou)

el-phrase

ζήσε Μάη μου • (zíse Mái mou)

Shortened version of ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι (zíse Mái mou na fas trifýlli); see there for further etymology.

that'll be the frosty Friday
that'll be the frosty Friday

(idiomatic) that'll be the day, that'll be the frosty Friday (said in disbelief that something is to happen until a very long time in the future or at all)


three's a crowd

two's company, three's a crowd
two's company, three's a crowd#English

Alternative form of two's company, three's a crowd


hotel Camarena

A word play joining cama (“bed”) + arena (“sand”), which sounds like Spanish surname Camarena (having an unrelated origin), referring to sleep in the beach sand, because of a low budget travel to the beach (originally from Mexico City to Acapulco).

(humorous, Mexico) the beach sand, used as a bed to sleep, or spend the night in a reunion, get-together, meeting, etc.


ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι

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ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι • (zíse Mái mou na fas trifýlli)

zíse Mái mou na fas trifýlli (romanization)

Shortened version of ζήσε μαύρε μου να φας τον Μάη τριφύλλι (zíse mávre mou na fas ton Mái trifýlli) (literally, “live, my poor (donkey), till May when you can eat clover”), which is an idiom of agricultural origin (i.e. expressing disbelief that on a difficult winter a donkey can survive till May when clover will have sprouted again). Through loss of etymological transparency, the phrase acquired its modern form probably in the 20ᵗʰ c. The shortened forms ζήσε Μάη μου να φας τριφύλλι and ζήσε μαύρε μου να φας τριφύλλι are the most common today.
The older phrase is of Byzantine Greek origin, as it is already recorded by Levinus Warner (mid-17ᵗʰ c.). A calque of this phrase has also been inherited to Modern Turkish as ölme eşeğim ölme yaza yonca bitecek (literally, “don't die, my donkey, don't die, clover will sprout in summer”) or more rarely ölme eşeğim ölme çayır çimen bitecek, usually shortened to ölme eşeğim ölme.

qfliteral

en-ζήσε_Μάη_μου_να_φας_τριφύλλι-el-phrase-X55HFKVs

zíse mávre mou na fas ton Mái trifýlli kai ton Ávgousto stafýli

ζήσε μαύρε μου να φας τον Μάη τριφύλλι και τον Αύγουστο σταφύλι


櫛比鱗次

ㄓˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘˋ

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹ lin³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡siːt̚³ pei̯³³ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ pi⁵¹ lin³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡siːt̚³ pei̯³³ lɵn²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

鱗次櫛比 鱗次櫛比#Chinese

鳞次栉比 鳞次栉比#Chinese


NYP

(publishing) Initialism of not yet published.


下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

ja-pos

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

へた な てっぽう も かず うてば あたる

下手(へた)な鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)も数(かず)撃(う)てば当(あ)たる • (heta na teppō mo kazu uteba ataru)

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる (canonical)
heta na teppō mo kazu uteba ataru (romanization)

[he̞ta̠ na̠ te̞p̚po̞ː mo̞ ka̠zɨ ɯ̟te̞ba̠ a̠ta̠ɾɯ̟]

one can succeed with enough attempts, regardless of skill


欲食毋振動

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ tin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siaʔ⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ tin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ tin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ¹²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ tin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ t͡siaʔ²⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ²²/

(Hokkien) to be averse to work; to be piggish


जलती आग में घी डालना

hi-phrase

جلتی آگ میں گھی ڈالنا

जलती आग में घी डालना • (jaltī āg mẽ ghī ḍālnā) (Urdu spelling جلتی آگ میں گھی ڈالنا)

jaltī āg mẽ ghī ḍālnā (romanization)
جلتی آگ میں گھی ڈالنا (Urdu)
जलती आग में घी डाल (stem)
जलती आग में घी डालना (infinitive)
जलती आग में घी डालने (infinitive oblique)
जलती आग में घी डालकर (conjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालके (conjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालते-डालते (progressive)
जलती आग में घी डालना (direct infinitive masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डालने (infinitive masculine oblique singular)
जलती आग में घी डालने (infinitive masculine plural)
जलती आग में घी डालनी (feminine infinitive singular)
जलती आग में घी डालनीं (feminine infinitive plural)
जलती आग में घी डालता (direct habitual masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते (habitual masculine oblique singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते (habitual masculine plural)
जलती आग में घी डालती (feminine habitual singular)
जलती आग में घी डालतीं (feminine habitual plural)
जलती आग में घी डाला (direct masculine perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले (masculine oblique perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले (masculine perfective plural)
जलती आग में घी डाली (feminine perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डालीं (feminine perfective plural)
जलती आग में घी डालनेवाला (agentive direct masculine prospective singular)
जलती आग में घी डालनेवाले (agentive masculine prospective singular)
जलती आग में घी डालनेवाले (agentive masculine plural prospective)
जलती आग में घी डालनेवाली (agentive feminine prospective singular)
जलती आग में घी डालनेवालीं (agentive feminine plural prospective)
जलती आग में घी डाला हुआ (adjectival direct masculine perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले हुए (adjectival masculine oblique perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले हुए (adjectival masculine perfective plural)
जलती आग में घी डाली हुई (adjectival feminine perfective singular)
जलती आग में घी डाली हुईं (adjectival feminine perfective plural)
जलती आग में घी डालता हुआ (adjectival direct habitual masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते हुए (adjectival habitual masculine oblique singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते हुए (adjectival habitual masculine plural)
जलती आग में घी डालती हुई (adjectival feminine habitual singular)
जलती आग में घी डालती हुईं (adjectival feminine habitual plural)
जलती आग में घी डाला (indicative masculine perfect singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले (formal indicative masculine perfect plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले (indicative masculine perfect plural)
जलती आग में घी डाली (feminine first-person indicative perfect singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली (feminine indicative perfect second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालीं (feminine first-person indicative perfect plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालीं (feminine formal indicative perfect plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालूँगा (first-person future indicative masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डालेगा (future indicative masculine second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालोगे (future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालेंगे (first-person future indicative masculine plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालेंगे (formal future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालूँगी (feminine first-person future indicative singular)
जलती आग में घी डालेगी (feminine future indicative second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालोगी (feminine future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालेंगी (feminine first-person future indicative plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालेंगी (feminine formal future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालूँ (feminine first-person future masculine singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाले (feminine future masculine second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालो (feminine future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालें (feminine first-person future masculine plural subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालें (feminine formal future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालता (counterfactual masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते (counterfactual formal masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते (counterfactual masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डालती (counterfactual feminine first-person past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती (counterfactual feminine past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालतीं (counterfactual feminine first-person past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालतीं (counterfactual feminine formal past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल (feminine imperative masculine present second-person singular)
जलती आग में घी डालो (feminine imperative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालिये (feminine formal imperative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालिये (feminine imperative masculine plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालियो (feminine future imperative masculine second-person singular)
जलती आग में घी डालना (feminine future imperative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालियेगा (feminine formal future imperative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालियेगा (feminine future imperative masculine plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालता हूँ (first-person indicative masculine present singular)
जलती आग में घी डालता है (indicative masculine present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते हो (indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते हैं (first-person indicative masculine plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते हैं (formal indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हूँ (feminine first-person indicative present singular)
जलती आग में घी डालती है (feminine indicative present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हो (feminine indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हैं (feminine first-person indicative plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हैं (feminine formal indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालता था (indicative masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते थे (formal indicative masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते थे (indicative masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डालती थी (feminine first-person indicative past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती थी (feminine indicative past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती थीं (feminine first-person indicative past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती थीं (feminine formal indicative past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालता हूँगा (first-person masculine past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डालता होगा (masculine past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते होगे (masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते होंगे (first-person masculine past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते होंगे (formal masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हूँगी (feminine first-person past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डालती होगी (feminine past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होगी (feminine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होंगी (feminine first-person past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होंगी (feminine formal past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालता हूँ (first-person masculine present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालता हो (masculine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते हो (masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालते हों (first-person masculine plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते हों (formal masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालती हूँ (feminine first-person present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालती हो (feminine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हो (feminine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालती हों (feminine first-person plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती हों (feminine formal plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डालता होता (counterfactual masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डालते होते (counterfactual formal masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालते होते (counterfactual masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डालती होती (counterfactual feminine first-person past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होती (counterfactual feminine past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होतीं (counterfactual feminine first-person past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डालती होतीं (counterfactual feminine formal past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाला हूँ (first-person indicative masculine present singular)
जलती आग में घी डाला है (indicative masculine present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले हो (indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले हैं (first-person indicative masculine plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले हैं (formal indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हूँ (feminine first-person indicative present singular)
जलती आग में घी डाली है (feminine indicative present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हो (feminine indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हैं (feminine first-person indicative plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हैं (feminine formal indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाला था (indicative masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले थे (formal indicative masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले थे (indicative masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डाली थी (feminine first-person indicative past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली थी (feminine indicative past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली थीं (feminine first-person indicative past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली थीं (feminine formal indicative past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाला हूँगा (first-person future indicative masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डाला होगा (future indicative masculine second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होगे (future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होंगे (first-person future indicative masculine plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होंगे (formal future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हूँगी (feminine first-person future indicative singular)
जलती आग में घी डाली होगी (feminine future indicative second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होगी (feminine future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होंगी (feminine first-person future indicative plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होंगी (feminine formal future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाला हूँगा (first-person masculine past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डाला होगा (masculine past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होगे (masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होंगे (first-person masculine past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होंगे (formal masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हूँगी (feminine first-person past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डाली होगी (feminine past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होगी (feminine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होंगी (feminine first-person past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होंगी (feminine formal past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाला हूँ (first-person masculine present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाला हो (masculine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले हो (masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाले हों (first-person masculine plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले हों (formal masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली हूँ (feminine first-person present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली हो (feminine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हो (feminine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली हों (feminine first-person plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली हों (feminine formal plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाला होऊँ (first-person future masculine singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाला होए (future masculine second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होओ (future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाले होएँ (first-person future masculine plural subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होएँ (formal future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली होऊँ (feminine first-person future singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली होए (feminine future second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होओ (feminine future plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाली होएँ (feminine first-person future plural subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होएँ (feminine formal future plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाला होता (counterfactual masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डाले होते (counterfactual formal masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाले होते (counterfactual masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डाली होती (counterfactual feminine first-person past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होती (counterfactual feminine past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होतीं (counterfactual feminine first-person past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाली होतीं (counterfactual feminine formal past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा हूँ (first-person indicative masculine present singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा है (indicative masculine present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हो (indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हैं (first-person indicative masculine plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हैं (formal indicative masculine plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हूँ (feminine first-person indicative present singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही है (feminine indicative present second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हो (feminine indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हैं (feminine first-person indicative plural present third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हैं (feminine formal indicative plural present second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा था (indicative masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे थे (formal indicative masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे थे (indicative masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही थी (feminine first-person indicative past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही थी (feminine indicative past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही थीं (feminine first-person indicative past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही थीं (feminine formal indicative past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा हूँगा (first-person future indicative masculine singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा होगा (future indicative masculine second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होगे (future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होंगे (first-person future indicative masculine plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होंगे (formal future indicative masculine plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हूँगी (feminine first-person future indicative singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होगी (feminine future indicative second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होगी (feminine future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होंगी (feminine first-person future indicative plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होंगी (feminine formal future indicative plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा हूँगा (first-person future masculine past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा होगा (future masculine past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होगे (future masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होंगे (first-person future masculine past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होंगे (formal future masculine past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हूँगी (feminine first-person future past present presumptive singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होगी (feminine future past present presumptive second-person singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होगी (feminine future past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होंगी (feminine first-person future past plural present presumptive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होंगी (feminine formal future past plural present presumptive second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा हूँ (first-person masculine present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा हो (masculine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हो (masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हों (first-person masculine plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे हों (formal masculine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हूँ (feminine first-person present singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हो (feminine present second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हो (feminine plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हों (feminine first-person plural present subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही हों (feminine formal plural present second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा होऊँ (first-person future masculine singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा होए (future masculine second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होओ (future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होएँ (first-person future masculine plural subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होएँ (formal future masculine plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होऊँ (feminine first-person future singular subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होए (feminine future second-person singular subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होओ (feminine future plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होएँ (feminine first-person future plural subjunctive third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होएँ (feminine formal future plural second-person subjunctive)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहा होता (counterfactual masculine past singular)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होते (counterfactual formal masculine past plural second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रहे होते (counterfactual masculine past plural)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होती (counterfactual feminine first-person past singular third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होती (counterfactual feminine past second-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होतीं (counterfactual feminine first-person past plural third-person)
जलती आग में घी डाल रही होतीं (counterfactual feminine formal past plural second-person)

/d͡ʒəl.t̪iː ɑːɡ mẽː ɡʱiː ɖɑːl.nɑː/

[d͡ʒɐl.t̪iː‿äːɡ‿mẽː‿ɡʱiː‿ɖäːl.näː]

Literally "to pour ghee in the burning fire" (compare English pour gasoline on the fire).

add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the fire


is someone cutting onions

“Is someone cutting onions?” They must be. I'm sure of it. I'm not much of a crier, and I'm the type who tends to bury her emotions as much as she can.

She looks up at him and smiles, and he smiles back, and man, is someone cutting onions in here? My throat is tight and dry, and I'm so jealous of Margo and Mendel I can barely think.

2023, Sara Waxelbaum, Brianna R. Shrum, Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl:

(humorous) Drawing attention to somebody crying, or to a sad moment that makes one want to cry.


wenn das der Führer wüsste

Literally, “if the Fuhrer knew of that!” The phrase is mostly associated with the belief, held by some Germans during the Third Reich, that Hitler did not condone violent excesses against Jews and other enemies of the regime, or even that he opposed some of the NSDAP's measures. However, it may have been used in other contexts as well. It may also have been chiefly sarcastic; compare English if only the tsar knew.

lit

Allgemeines Tempolimit auf der Autobahn? Wenn das der Führer wüsste!

A general speed limit on the autobahn? If the Fuhrer knew of that!

(now generally humorous, potentially offensive) said about something of which Adolf Hitler would have disapproved or which he would have put an end to (in the speaker's reckoning)

now generally humorous; potentially offensive; now generally humorous; potentially offensive


officer down

(law enforcement) A police officer has been critically wounded, incapacitated, or killed.


I resemble that remark

A play on words, with resemble instead of resent.

(humorous) touché; admitting that an opponent's criticism is applicable to oneself


một quốc gia, hai chế độ

[mot̚˧˨ʔ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧ haːj˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]

[mok̚˨˩ʔ kuək̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˧ haːj˧˧ t͡ɕej˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]

[mok̚˨˩˨ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧ haːj˧˧ cej˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-một quốc gia, hai chế độ.wav

Calque of Chinese 一國兩制／一国两制 (nhất quốc lưỡng chế).

cal

one country, two systems
one country, two systems

"one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can have political and economic systems distinct from Mainland China's socialism)


och liknande

Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk og liknande and Danish og lignende


og liknande

Similar to Swedish och liknande and Danish og lignende


руки не доходят

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ру́ки не дохо́дят

ру́ки не дохо́дят • (rúki ne doxódjat)

ру́ки не дохо́дят (canonical)
rúki ne doxódjat (romanization)

Literally, “hands don't reach (to do something)”

lit

Да я бы посмотрел, но вот всё руки никак не доходят

I would watch (the movie), but I'm completely tied up

Da ja by posmotrel, no vot vsjo ruki nikak ne doxodjat

to be too busy with something; to procrastinate (and thus be unable to do something else)


ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܗܕܟ

aii-phrase

ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂؟

ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂؟ • (lā ìlēh hādaḵ?)

ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ؟ (canonical)
lā ìlēh hādaḵ? (romanization)


死唔眼閉

/sei̯³⁵ m̩²¹ ŋaːn¹³ pɐi̯³³/

/sei̯³⁵ m̩²¹ ŋaːn¹³ pɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese) to die with a grievance or regret


ܟܠܒܐ ܠܐ ܟܐ ܝܕܥ ܡܪܘܬܗ

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ • (kalbā lā kē yāḏiˁ mārawwāṯēh)

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (canonical)
kalbā lā kē yāḏiˁ mārawwāṯēh (romanization)

Literally, “[Even] a dog doesn’t know his owners!”

lit

ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ!
kalbā lā kē yāḏiˁ mārawwāṯēh tammā!
It is chaos there!

literally, “A dog doesn’t know his owners there!”

phrase used to express confusion and discord


呈尋磨鉸叉燒包，老鼠唔食豆沙包

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呈尋磨鉸叉燒包，老鼠唔食豆沙包

呈寻磨铰叉烧包，老鼠唔食豆沙包

cing¹ cam¹ mo⁴ gaau³ caa¹ siu¹ baau¹, lou⁵ syu² m⁴ sik⁶ dau⁶ saa¹ baau¹

chīng chām mòh gaau chā sīu bāau, lóuh syú m̀h sihk dauh sā bāau

tsing¹ tsam¹ mo⁴ gaau³ tsaa¹ siu¹ baau¹, lou⁵ sy² m⁴ sik⁹ dau⁶ saa¹ baau¹

qing¹ cem¹ mo⁴ gao³ ca¹ xiu¹ bao¹, lou⁵ xu² m⁴ xig⁶ deo⁶ sa¹ bao¹

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ mɔː²¹ kaːu̯³³ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚² tɐu̯²² saː⁵⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/

rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors#English

(Cantonese) phrase used in rock paper scissors


塘水滾塘魚

[there is nothing but] water in a pond with fish in a pond

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ suːi̯³⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, figurative) everything is in a closed market or a small coterie


govoriti steni

like talking to a wall
like talking to a wall

like talking to a brick wall
like talking to a brick wall

(idiomatic) like talking to a wall, like talking to a brick wall (be futile communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party)


你老味

néi⁵ lou⁵ méi⁶⁻²

/nei̯¹³ lou̯¹³ mei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ lou̯¹³ mei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Clipping of 屌你老味 (diu² nei⁵ lou⁵ mei⁶⁻²).


丈二和尚摸不著頭腦

丈二和尚摸不着头脑
丈二和尚摸不着頭腦

a 1.2 zhang-tall Buddhist monk - cannot touch his head

ㄓㄤˋ ㄦˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

chang⁴ êrh⁴ ho²-shang⁴ mo¹ pu⁴ chao² tʻou²-nao³

чжан эр хэшан мо бу чжао тоунао

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

make head or tail of
make head or tail of

to be unable make head or tail of something; to have no clue; to be confused


丈八金剛摸不著頭腦

丈八金刚摸不着头脑
丈八金剛摸不着頭腦

a 1.8 zhang-tall vajrapani - cannot touch his head

ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

chang⁴ pa¹ chin¹-kang¹ mo¹ pu⁴ chao² tʻou²-nao³

чжан ба цзиньган мо бу чжао тоунао

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

丈二和尚摸不著頭腦 丈二和尚摸不著頭腦#Chinese

丈二和尚摸不著头脑 丈二和尚摸不著头脑#Chinese

Synonym of 丈二和尚摸不著頭腦／丈二和尚摸不著头脑 (zhàng èr héshàng mō bù zháo tóunǎo, “丈二和尚摸不着头脑”)


收收埋埋

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ maːi̯²¹ maːi̯²¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ maːi̯²¹ maːi̯²¹/

(Cantonese) to be secretive; to attempt to cover something up or hide away


วางถุงกาวลงก่อน

th-phrase

วางถุงกาวลงก่อน • (waang-tǔng-gaao-long-gɔ̀ɔn)

From วาง (waang, “to put”) + ถุง (tǔng, “bag”) + กาว (gaao, “glue”) + ลง (long, “down”) + ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn, “first”), literally “put down the glue bag first”

com

(slang, humorous) Used to tell someone to stop acting in an uncharacteristic way.


in someone's vocabulary

Sin is a word which occurs scantily in his vocabulary. Crime was what horrified him, an offence against God because it was an offence against man and especially against children.

1964, Ivor John Carnegie Brown, Dickens in His Time, page 178:

Failure, however, was not in his vocabulary.

2018, Egerton Ryerson Young, Three Boys in the Wild North Land, page 71:

It was back-breaking work, but “unemployment” wasn't in my vocabulary, and as long as I could work, I would.

2019, Jim Sacia, Not in my Wildest Dreams: Memoirs of a Veteran FBI Agent:

Black would soon learn that the word "impossible" was not in Gillie's vocabulary".

2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 67:

(chiefly in the negative) A concept that (someone) would normally consider.

ei kuulua jonkun sanavarastoon

a concept that (someone) would normally consider

Although John has equivalent terms in French and English for some items, he knows some words only in English, and other words only in French, with no equivalent English word in his vocabulary.

2016, Janet L. Patterson, “Child Language Disorders Across Languages, Cultural Contexts and Syndromes”, in Janet L. Patterson, Barbara L. Rodríguez, editors, Multilingual Perspectives on Child Language Disorders:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, vocabulary.


choď sa pojebať

Poviem ti to eště raz, choď sa pojebať!

I'll tell you one more time, go fuck yourself!

(vulgar, idiomatic) go fuck yourself, fuck off


jdi se pojebat

Literally, “go fuck yourself”. Compare Slovak choď sa pojebať.

Jdi se pojebat, hned teď!


しごおわ

[ɕiɡo̞o̞β̞a̠]

Short for 仕事が終わった (shigoto ga owatta, “finished work (for the day)”).


畀個官你做

/pei̯³⁵ kɔː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ t͡sou̯²²/

/pei̯³⁵ kɔː³³ kuːn⁵⁵ nei̯¹³ t͡sou̯²²/

"Leave it next time!" "Next time would be too late!"

“haa⁶ ci³ sin¹ laa¹!” “haa⁶ ci³ bei² go³ gun¹ nei⁵ zou⁶!”

「下次先啦！」「下次畀個官你做！」

「下次先啦！」「下次畀个官你做！」

(Cantonese, idiomatic) Used as a reply to express disdain for someone's promise that someone doesn't seem to keep or will be too late.


nzm

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of ne znam (“I don't know”).


自己知自己事

ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˋ

цзыцзи чжи цзыцзи ши

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ siː²²/


유연

Sino-Korean word from 有 (“having”) + 鉛 (“lead”).


कमीत कमी

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कमीत कमी • (kamīt kamī)


天差地遠

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ

тяньчадиюань

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tei̯²² jyːn¹³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tei̯²² jyːn¹³/

to be completely different; to be poles apart


in splendour

Gules, the sun in his glory argent - RICHMOND. Argent, the sun in splendour or - DELAHAY. Or, on a pile azure, between two lions rampant combatant in base gules, the sun in splendour proper - PEARSON, Co. Lincoln.

1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 558:

Armorial bearings— He bears for Arms : Per fesse dovetail gules and azure, three suns in splendour gold, on a bordure dovetail or, four hurts.

1910, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour, page 1258:

British standard spelling of in splendor.


in splendor

Richard II. — The cross of St. George, argent and vert; a hart lodged argent, attired, unguled, ducally gorged and chained or, between four suns in splendor,— Dieu et Mon. Two suns in splendor,— Droyt. Four suns in splendor.^([sic])

1880, George Henry Preble, History of the Flag of the United States of America, Boston: A. Williams and Company, pages 136–137:

(heraldry, of a sun) Depicted with a human face.


塗炭生靈

ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

тутаньшэнлин

/tʰu³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/tʰu³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

ngo⁵ zi¹ coeng¹ bun² sing³ sin⁶ loeng⁴ ga¹ maa³, zeoi³ paa³ zau⁶ hai⁶ lok⁶ hai² di¹ waai⁶ hok⁶ saang¹ ge³ sau² soeng⁶, go² zan⁶ si⁴ zau⁶ wui⁵ laam⁵ saat³ mou⁴ gu¹, tou⁴ taan³ sang¹ leng⁴ laak³.

我支槍本性善良㗎嘛，最怕就係落喺啲壞學生嘅手上，嗰陣時就會濫殺無辜，塗炭生靈嘞。

我支枪本性善良㗎嘛，最怕就系落喺啲坏学生嘅手上，嗰阵时就会滥杀无辜，涂炭生灵嘞。

生靈塗炭 生靈塗炭#Chinese

生灵涂炭 生灵涂炭#Chinese


in fruit

Coordinate term: fruitagée

The scabbard is adorned with filigree-work of silver, representing boughs and leaves of oak with acorns; the device of Pope Julius being an oak-tree in fruit.

1858, Chamber's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, page 8:

An oak-tree in fruit was the armorial bearing of this Pontiff, who gifted the sword to James IV. It was wrought in Italy shortly after the revival of the arts, and is undoubtedly a beautiful piece of workmanship.

513. Pyne, Thomas; of London, England; of New York City by 1828. Baptized 1773; died 1851. Arms : Gules a chevron ermine between three pine cones gold. Crest : A pine tree in fruit proper. Motto : In Tempestate Floresco.

1928, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Committee on Heraldry, A Roll of Arms:

Arms : Azure a fess between three dolphins silver on the fess an annulet (gules) for difference. Wreath : Silver, azure. Crest : In a nest vert under a lemon-tree in fruit proper a pelican feeding her young gold the blood gules .

1937, Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island Historical Society Collections:

Crest — On a mount an apple tree in fruit ppr.

2009 June 1, John Matthews, Matthews, Complete American Armoury and Blue Book, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 20:

Bearing fruit; (heraldry) fructed, fruited (bearing fruit or acorns).


假以時日

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˇ ㄕˊ ㄖˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ jiː¹³ siː²¹ jɐt̚²/

/ka⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kaː³⁵ jiː¹³ siː²¹ jɐt̚²/

/ka⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³⁻³³ zit̚⁴/