Fransız kalmak

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aorist in -<i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">V⁴r</i>

Fransız kalıyorlardı (or Fransız kalıyordular)

Fransız kalırlarmış (or Fransız kalırmışlar)

Fransız kalmak (infinitive)
Fransız kalan (imperfective impersonal participle)
Fransız kalmış (impersonal participle perfective)
Fransız kalacak (impersonal participle prospective)
Fransız kaldığım (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kaldığın (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kaldığı (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kaldığımız (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kaldığınız (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kaldıkları (non-prospective participle personal)
Fransız kalacağım (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalacağın (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalacağı (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalacağımız (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalacağınız (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalacakları (participle personal prospective)
Fransız kalma (noun-from-verb)
Fransız kalış (adverbial)
Fransız kalırım (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalırsın (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalır (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalırız (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalırsınız (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalırlar (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyorum (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyorsun (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyor (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyoruz (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyorsunuz (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyorlar (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kaldım (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldın (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldı (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldık (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kaldınız (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kaldılar (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalıyordum (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyordun (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyordu (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyorduk (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalıyordunuz (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalıyorlardı (imperfective indicative past plural)
or Fransız kalıyordular (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalacağım (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacaksın (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacak (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacağız (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalacaksınız (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalacaklar (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalmışım (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmışsın (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmış (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmışız (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalmışsınız (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalmışlar (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalırmışım (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalırmışsın (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalırmış (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalırmışız (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalırmışsınız (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalırlarmış (aorist inferential plural)
or Fransız kalırmışlar (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyormuşum (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyormuşsun (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyormuş (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyormuşuz (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyormuşsunuz (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyorlarmış (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalsam (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsan (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsa (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsak (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsanız (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsalar (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsaydım (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsaydın (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsaydı (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsaydık (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalsaydınız (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalsaydılar (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalayım (optative singular)
Fransız kalasın (optative singular)
Fransız kala (optative singular)
Fransız kalalım (optative plural)
Fransız kalasınız (optative plural)
Fransız kalalar (optative plural)
Fransız kalmaktayım (progressive singular)
Fransız kalmaktasın (progressive singular)
Fransız kalmakta (progressive singular)
Fransız kalmaktayız (plural progressive)
Fransız kalmaktasınız (plural progressive)
Fransız kalmaktalar (plural progressive)
Fransız kalmalıyım (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalısın (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalı (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalıyız (necessitative plural)
Fransız kalmalısınız (necessitative plural)
Fransız kalmalılar (necessitative plural)
Fransız kal (imperative singular)
Fransız kalsın (imperative singular)
Fransız kalın (imperative plural)
Fransız kalsınlar (imperative plural)
Fransız kalır mıyım? (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalır mısın? (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalır mı? (aorist indicative present singular)
Fransız kalır mıyız? (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalır mısınız? (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalırlar mı? (aorist indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyor muyum? (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyor musun? (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyor mu? (imperfective indicative present singular)
Fransız kalıyor muyuz? (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyor musunuz? (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kalıyorlar mı? (imperfective indicative plural present)
Fransız kaldım mı? (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldın mı? (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldı mı? (indicative past perfective singular)
Fransız kaldık mı? (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kaldınız mı? (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kaldılar mı? (indicative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalıyor muydum? (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyor muydun? (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyor muydu? (imperfective indicative past singular)
Fransız kalıyor muyduk? (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalıyor muydunuz? (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalıyorlar mıydı? (imperfective indicative past plural)
Fransız kalacak mıyım? (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacak mısın? (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacak mı? (future indicative singular)
Fransız kalacak mıyız? (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalacak mısınız? (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalacaklar mı? (future indicative plural)
Fransız kalmış mıyım? (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmış mısın? (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmış mı? (inferential perfective singular)
Fransız kalmış mıyız? (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalmış mısınız? (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalmışlar mı? (inferential perfective plural)
Fransız kalır mıymışım? (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalır mıymışsın? (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalır mıymış? (aorist inferential singular)
Fransız kalır mıymışız? (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalır mıymışsınız? (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalırlar mıymış? (aorist inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyor muymuşum? (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyor muymuşsun? (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyor muymuş? (imperfective inferential singular)
Fransız kalıyor muymuşuz? (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyor muymuşsunuz? (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalıyorlar mıymış? (imperfective inferential plural)
Fransız kalsam mı? (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsan mı? (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsa mı? (conditional singular)
Fransız kalsak mı? (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsanız mı? (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsalar mı? (conditional plural)
Fransız kalsa mıydım? (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsa mıydın? (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsa mıydı? (conditional perfective singular)
Fransız kalsa mıydık? (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalsa mıydınız? (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalsalar mıydı? (conditional perfective plural)
Fransız kalmakta mıyım? (interrogative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmakta mısın? (interrogative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmakta mı? (interrogative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmakta mıyız? (interrogative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmakta mısınız? (interrogative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmaktalar mı? (interrogative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmalı mıyım? (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalı mısın? (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalı mı? (necessitative singular)
Fransız kalmalı mıyız? (necessitative plural)
Fransız kalmalı mısınız? (necessitative plural)
Fransız kalmalılar mı? (necessitative plural)
Fransız kalmamak (infinitive negative)
Fransız kalmayan (imperfective impersonal negative participle)
Fransız kalmamış (impersonal negative participle perfective)
Fransız kalmayacak (impersonal negative participle prospective)
Fransız kalmadığım (negative non-prospective participle personal singular)
Fransız kalmadığın (negative non-prospective participle personal singular)
Fransız kalmadığı (negative non-prospective participle personal singular)
Fransız kalmadığımız (negative non-prospective participle personal plural)
Fransız kalmadığınız (negative non-prospective participle personal plural)
Fransız kalmadıkları (negative non-prospective participle personal plural)
Fransız kalmayacağım (negative participle personal prospective singular)
Fransız kalmayacağın (negative participle personal prospective singular)
Fransız kalmayacağı (negative participle personal prospective singular)
Fransız kalmayacağımız (negative participle personal plural prospective)
Fransız kalmayacağınız (negative participle personal plural prospective)
Fransız kalmayacakları (negative participle personal plural prospective)
Fransız kalmama (negative noun-from-verb)
Fransız kalmayış (adverbial negative)
Fransız kalmam (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmazsın (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmaz (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmayız (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmazsınız (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmazlar (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyorum (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyorsun (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyor (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyoruz (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyorsunuz (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyorlar (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmadım (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadın (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadı (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadık (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmadınız (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmadılar (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmıyordum (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyordun (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyordu (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyorduk (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmıyordunuz (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmıyorlardı (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmayacağım (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacaksın (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacak (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacağız (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmayacaksınız (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmayacaklar (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamışım (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamışsın (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamış (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamışız (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmamışsınız (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmamışlar (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmazmışım (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmazmışsın (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmazmış (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmazmışız (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmazmışsınız (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmazlarmış (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyormuşum (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyormuşsun (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyormuş (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyormuşuz (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyormuşsunuz (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyorlarmış (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmasam (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasan (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasa (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasak (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasanız (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasalar (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasaydım (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasaydın (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasaydı (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasaydık (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmasaydınız (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmasaydılar (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmayayım (negative optative singular)
Fransız kalmayasın (negative optative singular)
Fransız kalmaya (negative optative singular)
Fransız kalmayalım (negative optative plural)
Fransız kalmayasınız (negative optative plural)
Fransız kalmayalar (negative optative plural)
Fransız kalmamaktayım (negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamaktasın (negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamakta (negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamaktayız (negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamaktasınız (negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamaktalar (negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamalıyım (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalısın (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalı (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalıyız (necessitative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamalısınız (necessitative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamalılar (necessitative negative plural)
Fransız kalma (imperative negative singular)
Fransız kalmasın (imperative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayın (imperative negative plural)
Fransız kalmasınlar (imperative negative plural)
Fransız kalmaz mıyım? (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmaz mısın? (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmaz mı? (aorist indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmaz mıyız? (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmaz mısınız? (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmazlar mı? (aorist indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyor muyum? (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyor musun? (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyor mu? (imperfective indicative negative present singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muyuz? (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyor musunuz? (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmıyorlar mı? (imperfective indicative negative plural present)
Fransız kalmadım mı? (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadın mı? (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadı mı? (indicative negative past perfective singular)
Fransız kalmadık mı? (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmadınız mı? (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmadılar mı? (indicative negative past perfective plural)
Fransız kalmıyor muydum? (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muydun? (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muydu? (imperfective indicative negative past singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muyduk? (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmıyor muydunuz? (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmıyorlar mıydı? (imperfective indicative negative past plural)
Fransız kalmayacak mıyım? (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacak mısın? (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacak mı? (future indicative negative singular)
Fransız kalmayacak mıyız? (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmayacak mısınız? (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmayacaklar mı? (future indicative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamış mıyım? (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamış mısın? (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamış mı? (inferential negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmamış mıyız? (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmamış mısınız? (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmamışlar mı? (inferential negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmaz mıymışım? (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmaz mıymışsın? (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmaz mıymış? (aorist inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmaz mıymışız? (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmaz mıymışsınız? (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmazlar mıymış? (aorist inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyor muymuşum? (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muymuşsun? (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muymuş? (imperfective inferential negative singular)
Fransız kalmıyor muymuşuz? (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyor muymuşsunuz? (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmıyorlar mıymış? (imperfective inferential negative plural)
Fransız kalmasam mı? (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasan mı? (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasa mı? (conditional negative singular)
Fransız kalmasak mı? (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasanız mı? (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasalar mı? (conditional negative plural)
Fransız kalmasa mıydım? (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasa mıydın? (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasa mıydı? (conditional negative perfective singular)
Fransız kalmasa mıydık? (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmasa mıydınız? (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmasalar mıydı? (conditional negative perfective plural)
Fransız kalmamakta mıyım? (interrogative negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamakta mısın? (interrogative negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamakta mı? (interrogative negative progressive singular)
Fransız kalmamakta mıyız? (interrogative negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamakta mısınız? (interrogative negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamaktalar mı? (interrogative negative plural progressive)
Fransız kalmamalı mıyım? (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalı mısın? (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalı mı? (necessitative negative singular)
Fransız kalmamalı mıyız? (necessitative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamalı mısınız? (necessitative negative plural)
Fransız kalmamalılar mı? (necessitative negative plural)

Not to understand. Literally, "to stay like a French", an idiom that means not to understand something. For example, as two people are talking, a third one joins them belatedly and they keep talking. The third one does not understand anything and says "Ben Fransız kaldım" (I stayed like a French).

To stay impartial because a person doesn't have the required knowledge to interfere in a matter. They cannot grasp the topic as they should. Also lacking consideration for other people.


hante

(colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "har inte" (have not).


parece mentira

Parece mentira que tus tíos se hayan divorciado.

It's hard to believe that your aunt and uncle have divorced.

Parece mentira que el concierto sea divertido.

It's hard to believe that the concert would be fun.

Parece mentira que la cantante se haya subido una nave espacial.

It's hard to believe that the singer has gotten on a spacecraft.


mi casa es su casa

→ English: mi casa, su casa → English: mi casa es su casa

make yourself at home
make yourself at home

make yourselves at home
make yourselves at home

my house is your house
my house is your house

(formal) make yourself at home, make yourselves at home ,my house is your house


vive la différence

/ˌviːv lɑː ˌdɪfəˈɹɒns/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-vive la différence.wav

Borrowed from French, literally “long live the difference”, from vive (“long live”) + la (“the”) + différence (“difference, diversity”). Although correct and unremarkable French, it is not a stock phrase in French as it is in English.

2001 November 1, Sandra Díaz with Marcelo Cabido, “Vive la différence: plant functional diversity matters to ecosystem processes”, in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, volume 16, number 11, pages 646–655:

(often humorous) Used to express appreciation of diversity, especially between the sexes; sometimes referring to cultural diversity, and more rarely to diversity of opinion, as in "let's agree to disagree".


srovnávat hrušky s jablky

Literally, “to compare pears and apples”.

lit

compare apples and oranges
compare apples and oranges


ytf

(Internet slang) Onomatopoeic abbreviation of "Why the fuck".


kaupa köttinn í sekknum

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kaupa köttinn í sekknum (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative keypti köttinn í sekknum, supine keypt köttinn í sekknum)

keypti köttinn í sekknum (indicative past singular third-person)
keypt köttinn í sekknum (supine)

From kaupa (“to buy”) and köttinn (“the cat”) the definite accusative singular form of köttur (“a cat”) and í (“in”) and sekknum (“the sack”) the definite dative singular of sekkur (“a sack”), literally meaning to "buy the cat in the sack".

be sold a pig in a poke
be sold a pig in a poke

(transitive, idiomatic) to be sold a pig in a poke


ja niin edelleen

(idiomatic) et cetera, and so on, and so forth


מפה

מִפֹּה • (mipó)

he-phrase

מִפֹּה • (mipó)


矢石如雨

ㄕˇ ㄕˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

arrows and rocks falling down like rain (describing a ferocious battle)


perseet olalla

perseet (“arses”) olalla (“on the shoulder”); probably refers to the general abnormality of a drunk person

(idiomatic) shit-faced, rat-arsed, heavily drunk (under the influence of large amount of alcohol)


FTFY

> *Most* Dogs are intelligent animals, and their behaviour is usually
> predictable and manageable *in the hands of a responsible owner*.

2008 January 11, “maestro8” (username), “Re: Dealing with dogs”, responding to “Mikefule” (username), “Re: Dealing with dogs”, both in rec.sport.unicycling, Usenet, Mikefule wrote

For more examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

(Internet slang) Initialism of fixed that for you: appended to a quotation that has been modified to include a correction.


هل تتكلم الإنجليزية

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هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ؟

هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ؟ • (hal tatakallamu l-ʾinglīziyya?)

هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ ؟ (canonical)
hal tatakallamu l-ʾinglīziyya? (romanization)

do you speak English
do you speak English

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月白風清

ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ

юэбай фэнцин

/ɥɛ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² paːk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːt̚² paːk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

a bright moon and a gentle breeze; a pleasant evening


一成不變

ㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ piːn³³/


一言興邦

ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

The Duke Ding (鲁定公) asked whether there was a single sentence which could make a country prosperous.
Confucius replied, "Such an effect cannot be expected from one sentence. There is a saying, however, which people have ― 'To be a prince is difficult; to be a minister is not easy.' If a ruler knows this ― the difficulty of being a prince ― may there not be expected from this one sentence the prosperity of his country?"

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

Dìng Gōng wèn: “Yīyán ér kěyǐ xìngbāng, yǒu zhū?”
Kǒngzǐ duì yuē: “Yán bù kěyǐ ruò shì qí jī yě. Rén zhī yán yuē: ‘Wéi jūn nán, wéi chén bùyì.’ Rú zhī wéi jūn zhī nán yě, bù jī hū yīyán ér xìngbāng hū?”

定公問：「一言而可以興邦，有諸？」
孔子對曰：「言不可以若是其幾也。人之言曰：『為君難，為臣不易。』如知為君之難也，不幾乎一言而興邦乎？」

定公问：「一言而可以兴邦，有诸？」
孔子对曰：「言不可以若是其几也。人之言曰：『为君难，为臣不易。』如知为君之难也，不几乎一言而兴邦乎？」

One inspirational sentence can revitalize a nation.


ម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានហើយ

km-phrase

ម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានហើយ • (maong ponmaan haəy)

ម៉ោង (maong) + ប៉ុន្មាន (ponmaan) + ហើយ (haəy).


hyvää huomenta

[ˈhyʋæː ˈhuo̞me̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]


ຂ້ອຍຊື່

[kʰɔːj˧˩.sɯː˧]

[kʰɔːj˥˥˨.sɯː˧˨]


nrn

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of no reply needed.


that was it

Channel 4's ambitious plans to move into digital radio were largely ignored last week at its glitzy presentation. There was a single line from its director of television, Kevin Lygo, who mentioned a launch "later this year" and that was it.

2008 March 17, Maggie Brown, The Guardian:

At 0508 on July 18 1981, the last freight train plunged into the 3-mile 66-yard Woodhead Tunnel at Dunford Bridge. [...] As it emerged back into the daylight at Woodhead at 0514, heading west, that was it for this famous railway line.

2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38:

Finished. There was nothing more to the issue.


that is it

So, that is it? I thought there would be some more.

Finished. There is nothing more to the issue.


膠柱鼓瑟

to play a zither whose bridge is glued to the sound board

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³ kuː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː¹³ kuː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵/


一往情深

ㄧ ㄨㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄣ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

to have a deep and abiding affection for; to be passionately devoted (to something, once one starts to pour one's feelings to it); to be passionately in love


that's it

So, that's it? I thought there would be some more.

I'm not going, and that's it.

That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now?

that's all (there is nothing more to the issue)

Ruwon: Has Odo ever shown any kind of... physical interest in you, Major?
Kira: That's it! You can rip the cloaking device out of the Defiant right now, I am not answering any more questions! And I suggest you avoid asking Odo those questions... or you may just find yourself on the other side of that bulkhead floating home.

1993, Ethan H. Calk (story), John Shirley (teleplay), “Visionary”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 3, episode 17, Jack Shearer and Nana Visitor (actor):

Toni: That's it! I have had it! If you don't want to live here, if you don't want to be with me and Raffi, then don't! Go live in the old neighborhood. Go live with Ginger and all her wacky housemates! Just make up your mind by the time I get back from returning that fucking truck!

1998, Alison Bechdel, Split-Level Dykes to Watch Out For,, page 115:

I have had it (exasperated refusal to tolerate the situation further)

A bright idea came into Alice’s head. “Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?” she asked.
“Yes, that’s it,” said the Hatter with a sigh: “it’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles.”

1865, Lewis Carroll, “Chapter 7”, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:

eureka! (indicating a realization or discovery of a solution)


one thing led to another

From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.

(understatement) Things got out of hand.


believe you me

Derived from an archaic English sentence structure.

Well, sir, believe you me, I'll give that lassy as good a strapping as ever she got when she comes back.

1841, Caesar Otway, Sketches in Erris and Tyrawly, by the author of 'Sketches in Ireland ..., page 185:

But many a time, believe you me, I bought a rabbit from you, when I could put something else in the pot...

That's change, if you like to call it so. But the heart of things is just the same. Balzac stands for Paris, believe you me.

1877, Justin McCarthy, Miss Misanthrope: A Novel, page 21:

But, Sandy lad, believe you me, I loe ye like a brither!

1887, Alexander Wardrop, Mid-Cauther Fair: A Dramatic Pastoral : with Other Poems, Songs, and Prose, page 113:

"Believe you me," said Meldon, " she'll know how to manage him."

1912, George A. Birmingham, The Simpkins Plot, page 75:

Believe you me, if the people in this country think they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country.

2016 November 7, Stephen Castle, quoting Theresa May, “British Leader Stands Firm on Timetable for ‘Brexit’”, in The New York Times, page A6:

(idiomatic) An emphatic form of believe me: you (the subject) had better believe me (the speaker).


sinn er siður í landi hverju

From sinn (“its”) + er (“is”) the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + siður (“custom”) + í (“in”) + landi the dative of land (“land”) + hverju the neuter dative form of hver (“each”). Literally meaning "its [own] is the custom in each land", "customs are unique for every country" or "each country has its own customs".
Compare the Faroese phrase sær er siður á landi.

when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when in Rome, do as the Romans do


qatıp qalmaq

to be petrified with horror or astonishment


天摧地塌

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄚ

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵/

Literally: the heavens are torn apart and the earth crumbles


岳撼山崩

the high mountains shake and the hills collapse

ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄕㄢ ㄅㄥ

юэханьшаньбэн

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵⁵/


bybį

Bybį, kam man to reikia.

Crap - why should I barely think of dealing with this.

(vulgar, slang) there's no need, wrong, you fail, crap, false, to come to failure with it, rubbish


für die Katz

Die ganze Arbeit war für die Katz.

„Was, wenn das alles für die Katz ist?“, fragt sich die Literaturwissenschaftlerin und Künstlerin Emily Segal bei einem ihrer Praktika, als sie aus aktuellen Trends virale Werbestrategien für große Konzerne machen soll.

2022 August 16, Thomas Hummitzsch, “Roman über Kunst und Konsumkultur: Die Wehr gegen alles Neue”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


what would Jesus do

(religion, Christianity, chiefly evangelicalism) Expression intended to help a person facing a choice with moral, ethical or religious implications.


耀武揚威

ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiːu̯²² mou̯¹³ jœːŋ²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

/iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/

/iau⁴¹⁻²² bu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui³³/

/iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/

/iau³³⁻¹¹ bu¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/

/iau³³⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/jiːu̯²² mou̯¹³ jœːŋ²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵/

/iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴/

/iau⁴¹⁻²² bu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ui³³/

/iau²²⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴/

/iau³³⁻¹¹ bu¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴/

/iau³³⁻²¹ bu²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴/

to prance about; to thump one's chest; to swagger about; to brag of one's military prowess


DNU

Initialism of do not use: marking used to tag equipment or material that is not to be used.


p. m.

per/pro mille (‰) — permille (per mille)

post mortem — post mortem (post-mortem, postmortem)


CTFO

Personally, I don't much give a shit how much some of you may dislike some others, but sweet baby jesus, Chill The Fuck Out, would ya? ... If ya gotta do it, do it; but CTFO a little, eh?

2006, Joe F. "rb608", “OT: CTFO Rant”, in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly (Usenet):

(Internet) Initialism of chill the fuck out.


裡應外合

ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

to work from the inside in coordination with elements from the outside


the rubber meets the road

A metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.

Even 500 feet probably wouldn't allow you to brake to a stop, because it's "where the rubber meets the road" that counts.

1928, How to avoid automobile accidents, page 30:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rubber, meet, road.

Now we're getting down to where the rubber meets the road.

1957, Max Shulman, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!:

It can only be judged "when the rubber meets the road"; when its implementation does or does not produce results.

2002, F. Stevens Redburn with Terry F. Buss, Public policies for distressed communities revisited, page 159:

It is in the interview that the rubber meets the road.

2007, Dan Miller, 48 Days to the Work You Love, page 85:

(idiomatic, with "where" etc.) A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.


(Internet slang) Initialism of good to know.


z.s.m.

(from email correspondence) Ik heb nog geen tijd gevonden om, zoals besproken tijdens ons gesprek, eens met je ouders te bellen. Ik probeer dit alsnog z.s.m. te doen.


ז״ל

Abbreviation of זֶה לְשׁוֹנוֹ (literally “this is his language”).

abbrev

זֶה לְשׁוֹנוֹ

direct quotation
direct quotation#English

Used to indicate the start of a direct quotation.


心を配る

心を配る (canonical)
kokoro o kubaru (romanization)


не понимаю

head

не понима́ю • (ne ponimáju)

не понима́ю (canonical)
ne ponimáju (romanization)

[nʲɪ‿pənʲɪˈmajʊ]


þetta er hebreska fyrir mér

Literally meaning "this is Hebrew for me".

it is all Greek to me
it is all Greek to me


如入無人之境

ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

жу жу ужэньчжицзин

/ʐu³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʐu³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

to fight without fear (as if the enemy were nowhere in sight) and be undefeatable


無人之境

ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

ужэньчжицзин

/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

a place that is devoid of people; no man's land


watch this space

A 19th century formula, originally placed by magazines in space which was reserved by an advertiser but for which no advertisement was ever submitted.

I fully intend to ask the talented Mr Peng to give me simplified instructions for making some of his fiery Hunan specialities; so watch this space.

1979 November 7, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 115, column 2:

"We all look forward to the next walk in 2013 which we all hope to be a bigger and better event - watch this space!"

2012 November 12, Torres News, Thursday Island, page 21, column 1:

(idiomatic) An indication that a development will follow.


飛走如風

ㄈㄟ ㄗㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄥ

фэй цзоу жу фэн

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/


倒豎虎鬚

ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵/

/tou̯³³ syː²² fuː³⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵⁵/

/tou̯³³ syː²² fuː³⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

to appear fierce or angry, with one's whiskers seemingly standing straight up


不分勝負

ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄣ ㄕㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ

буфэнь шэнфу

/pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ fuː²²/

/pu⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ fuː²²/

unable to distinguish the winner from the loser; to be tied


抖擻精神

ㄉㄡˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ

доусоуцзиншэнь

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

pull oneself together
pull oneself together

to gather one's spirits; to pull oneself together; to brace


έτσι κι έτσι

έτσι κι έτσι

έτσι κι έτσι • (étsi ki étsi)

el-phrase

έτσι κι έτσι

έτσι κι έτσι • (étsi ki étsi)

έτσι και έτσι
έτσι και έτσι#Greek

Alternative form of έτσι και έτσι (étsi kai étsi)


á milli steins og sleggju

Literally, “between a stone and a hammer”.

lit

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

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

(idiomatic) between a rock and a hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea


súrt og sætt

Þau hafa gengið í gegnum súrt og sætt.


kiel vi fartas

how are you? (literally, how do you do?)


lance et compte

he shoots, he scores
he shoots, he scores


Nadel im Heuhaufen

needle in a haystack
needle in a haystack


is cuimhin le

head

is cuimhin le (past/conditional ba chuimhin le)

Is cuimhin liom mo cheachtanna.

Is cuimhin le Dónall an lá.
Dónall remembers the day.


is cuma

/əsˠ ˈkʊmˠə/


is féidir

Is féidir liom canadh.

Is féidir le Dónall snámh.
Dónall can swim.

Is féidir Gaeilge a fhoghlaim.


is fearr

/(ə)sˠˈfʲɑːɾˠ/

Is fearr bainne.

B’fhearr liom bainne.

Is fearr le Dónall snámh.
Dónall prefers swimming.


פועלי כל העולם התאחדו

פּוֹעֲלֵי כָּל הָעוֹלָם, הִתְאַחֲדוּ!

פּוֹעֲלֵי כָּל הָעוֹלָם, הִתְאַחֲדוּ! • (po'aléi kol ha'olám, hit'aḥédu!)

he-phrase

פּוֹעֲלֵי כָּל הָעוֹלָם, הִתְאַחֲדוּ!

פּוֹעֲלֵי כָּל הָ עוֹלָם (canonical)
הִתְאַחֲדוּ ! (canonical)
po'aléi kol ha'olám (romanization)
hit'aḥédu! (romanization)

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

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親冒矢石

ㄑㄧㄣ ㄇㄠˋ ㄕˇ ㄕˊ

цинь мао шиши

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

to personally brave the slings and arrows; to put oneself in the line of fire


奮不顧身

ㄈㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄕㄣ

фэньбугушэнь

/fən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

/fɐn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³ sɐn⁵⁵/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin³³/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sin⁴⁴/

/fən⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

/fɐn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ kuː³³ sɐn⁵⁵/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin³³/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sin⁴⁴/

to dash ahead without regard to one's personal safety


抱頭鼠竄

ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ

баотоушуцуань

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/

/pʰou̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ syː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹/

/pʰou̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ syː³⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³/

to cover up one's head with one's hands (ducking for cover), and scurry off like a rat

Fú Lù Gǔ tiānxià zhī biànshì, wú qiánrì qiǎn zhī, zhìqióng cíqū, bàotóushǔcuàn, diānbèi ér guī, jǐnyǐshēnmiǎn.

夫陸賈天下之辯士，吾前日遣之，智窮辭屈，抱頭鼠竄，顛狽而歸，僅以身免。

夫陆贾天下之辩士，吾前日遣之，智穷辞屈，抱头鼠窜，颠狈而归，仅以身免。

to flee like a scared rabbit; to scurry away like a rat


Kilroy was here

(military, c. 1940s) Inserted in the manner of graffiti in many remote and difficult-to-access locations to mark the presence of American workers or military personnel.

(meme, late 20th c., non-military) Graffiti scrawled by random anglophones in random locations, with no associations or connotations

meme; late 20th c.; non-military; meme; late 20th c.; non-military


that's the ticket

Ellipsis of that's the ticket for soup, from the 1820s.

I'll admit, I like how you kick it / Now you're talkin' baby, that's the ticket

1992, “I Got a Man”, in The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, performed by Positive K:

(idiomatic) That's just right; that's just what is needed.


AFAICS

(chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of as far as I can see.


gute Besserung

get well soon (a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness)


I'll see you and raise you

I'll see your five and raise you ten.

I'll see your bet and raise you one thousand.

I'll see your $20 and raise you $200.

Used to accept (or call) a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes.

I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone.

Well, sir, I'll see your four months in Vietnam and raise you the twenty years I spent serving as an Air Force pilot flying in conflicts as far-ranging as Grenada, Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti.

I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte.

More generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own, usually greater in significance.


力所能及

ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ

/li⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/lɪk̚² sɔː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ kʰɐp̚²/

/li⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/lɪk̚² sɔː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ kʰɐp̚²/

within one's power; within one's ability


百無一二

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/paːk̚³ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

there are no more than a few people left


feest der herkenning

an experience that is enjoyable because it evokes a feeling of recognition, such as a faithful cinematic adaptation of a beloved novel


en liten fugl hvisket meg i øret

a little bird told me
a little bird told me


καλά Χριστούγεννα

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καλά Χριστούγεννα!

καλά Χριστούγεννα! • (kalá Christoúgenna!)

el-phrase

καλά Χριστούγεννα!

καλά Χριστούγεννα ! (canonical)
kalá Christoúgenna! (romanization)


ar oscailt

[ɛɾʲ ˈɔsˠkɪlʲtʲ]


才華橫溢

ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄏㄥˊ ㄧˋ

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ xɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ waː²¹ waːŋ²¹ jɐt̚²/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ xɤŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ waː²¹ waːŋ²¹ jɐt̚²/


MTFBWY

may the Force be with you
may the Force be with you#English

(text messaging) Initialism of may the Force be with you.


in all one's glory

But, little by little, the blackness wanes into gray, the gray warms into crimson; long streaks of light shoot across the brightening sky, while the morning mists roll off like the smoke of a battle; till at last up rises the sun in all his glory, revealing the bare undulating moor with its thin herbge, the bold rocky ridge that bounds it to the right, the great dome of the Mount of Temptation in the background, and far away to the front, the long narrow line of grayish-white that marks the shore of the still hidden Dead Sea.

1872, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 163:

"We are told,” says Professor Balfour, “that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these lilies.

1874, Picturesque Illustrations of the Bible, page 61:

The North American Indian brave on the war path was as vain of his war paint and aureole of feathers as Beau Brummell in all his glory was vain of his clothes and his wig.

1952, Nagendranath Gupta, Why India Lives, page 86:

True, the cowboy still remained, dressed in all his glory when he came off the range or hit town at the end of the long trail.

1961, Pauline Arnold, Percival White, Clothes and Cloth: America's Apparel Business, page 25:

(literal) In full splendour and power (e.g. of a deity or monarch).

She quickly dressed for fear that someone would walk through the shower door and see her in all her glory.

The Olympic athlete wore no clothes, and those of us who have gone to the Eisenhower Theater remember that out in front on the mezzanine floor is the statue of the Greek god that was rescued from the depths of the ocean, and he's out there in all his glory in the nude.

1990, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1991, page 387:

She noticed R.D. passing by a few times, wearing less clothing each time until he was down to the sweats. She hadn't worried until his shirt came off. Then he slipped behind a pillar and came out in all his glory, ready to leap into the Bosporus, I assume.

2010, Dermot Meagher, Judge Sentences: Tales from the Bench, page 110:

Alena asked, wanting him to strip naked and see him standing in all his glory under the hot afternoon sun, but thinking of Raven and modesty's sake perhaps it was best if Ares should find some type of bathing trunks.

2011, Lisa Beth Darling, Child of War-A God Is Born, page 157:

'You said it,' she repeated, stepping out of her dress and standing before him in all her glory–naked except for a thin diamond chain around her waist, a rhinestone encrusted thong and Jimmy Choo stilettos.

2012, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Divorces:

In his bedchamber, he kept the portrait of the naked Nell hidden behind a secret panel on which was painted a staid Dutch landscape. By sliding back the panel, Charles could reveal Nell in all her glory.

2015, Don Jordan, Michael Walsh, The King's Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II:

(informal, idiomatic, euphemistic) Completely naked.


jó napot

jó (“good”) + nap (“day”) + -ot (accusative suffix)

affix

(formal) good day, good morning, good afternoon (used between approx. 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.; sometimes considered overly terse, curt, or blunt - use the longer synonym below to avoid this)


lagom är bäst

enough is as good as a feast
enough is as good as a feast

(idiomatic) Just the right amount is best. Idiomatically, enough is as good as a feast.


出難題

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ nän³⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ naːn²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ nän³⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ naːn²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹/

to pose a problem; to raise a tough issue

to make something difficult (for someone)


碰釘子

/pʰɤŋ⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/pʰʊŋ³³ tɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɪŋ³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/pʰɤŋ⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/pʰʊŋ³³ tɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɪŋ³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/


hver fjandinn

From hver ("who") + fjandinn ("the devil"), the definite article of fjandi ("devil"). Literally meaning "who the devil?".

Hver fjandinn gengur hér á?!

Hver fjandinn er þetta?

(idiomatic) what the devil!, what the dickens!, what the fuck!


粗心大意

ㄘㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jiː³³/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jiː³³/

Even so, mistakes of one kind or another will occur if we are not careful.

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

Dànshì jiùshì zhèyàng, rúguǒ cūxīndàyì, yě háishì huì fàn zhè zhǒng huò nà zhǒng cuòwù.

但是就是這樣，如果粗心大意，也還是會犯這種或那種錯誤。

但是就是这样，如果粗心大意，也还是会犯这种或那种错误。


多勞多得

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄜˊ

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

the harder one works, the more one gets paid


兩下子

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ haː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ haː¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

(colloquial) a few tricks; skills; (to know) a thing or two; (to have) a few tricks up one's sleeve


萬古長青

ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

ваньгучанцин

/wän⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/maːn²² kuː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/maːn²² kuː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/


jwz

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of je weet zelf.


heads will roll

From the imagery of a head rolling on the ground when a person is decapitated as punishment for a crime.

If this project isn't completed on time, heads will roll.

(idiomatic) Some people will be fired for incompetence.

人頭落地

some people will be fired for incompetence


je weet zelf

(slang) you know (could be seen as the Dutch equivalent of "you know what I'm sayin'")


不可勝數

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨˇ

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³⁵/


omg

(chiefly Internet, slang) Alternative form of OMG:

(chiefly Internet, slang) Oh my goodness.

Alternative form of OMG:
Oh my goodness.


de die ad diem

[d̪eː ˈd̪ieː äd̪ ˈd̪iɛ̃ˑ]

[d̪ɛː ˈd̪iːe äd̪ ˈd̪iːem]


不是嗎

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mä¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² maː³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mä¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² maː³³/


viðrinislegur

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viðrinislegur (comparative viðrinislegri, superlative viðrinislegastur)

viðrinislegri (comparative)
viðrinislegastur (superlative)

viðrinis (“hermaphrodite”) + -legur (“-ly”)

suffix

Hann er viðrinislegur.

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


slå noe i hartkorn med noe

From Danish, based on the historical taxation system based on grains whereby some cereals were approved whereas some weren't. The phrase alludes to some grains being considered equal to others when in reality they aren't.

De andre demonstrantene var lite glade over å bli slått i hartkorn med den lille, voldelige gruppen av nynazister.

The other demonstrators were not very happy about being equated with the small but violent group of neo-Nazis.

To equate something with something with which it does not belong.

Compare apples and oranges
compare apples and oranges


ez nekem kínai

it's all Greek to me
it's all Greek to me


alkonyattól hajnalig

feketében, zöldben, kékben,
ott lakik,

1996, Csaba Fecske, Hol voltam (Where was I - a collection of poems for children), Felsőmagyarország: Új bekezdés - Hungary, page 19, poem Hold és álom (Moon and dream) http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPage?bookid=fecholv_00740013&pnum1=20&twoPage=false&route=alsoby&size=0&fullscreen=false&lang=English Hát az álom hol lakik, hol lakik, alkonyattól hajnalig, hajnalig? Minden kisgyerek szemében

And where does the dream live,
where does it,
from dusk to dawn,
to dawn?
In every little child's eye:
black, green, blue,
there it lives,
there it lives.


wat een

Wat een prachtige dag!


allez-y

Second-person plural and formal imperative of y aller.

(formal, singular and plural) go ahead; go on


how can you sleep at night

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

A rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something.


sida upp och sida ned

a lot; (especially in newspapers and in books) something that there is written a lot about


hyvää päivää

/ˈhyʋæː ˈpæi̯ʋæː/

[ˈhyʋæː ˈpæi̯ʋæː]

Voi hyvää päivää näitä klikkiotsikoita!

I've had it up to here with all this clickbait!

(idiomatic, colloquial) as a very mild expletive, expressing disbelief, exasperation etc.


them's the facts

The boy was left with Bob Yancy mainly because nobody else would take him. Them's the facts. Now go on!

1911, Vaughan Kester, “Law at Balaam's Cross-roads”, in The Prodigal Judge, Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 284963; republished Fairfield, Ind.: 1st World Library Literary Society, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4218-1813-9, page 44

‘Them’s the facts!’ said Brown, taking little trouble to hide his contempt for anyone so stupid as not to understand. ‘The orficers were killed. Couldn’t see it with me own glims ’cos I couldn’t be everywhere at once. But they was dead all right.’

1965, Dudley Pope, Ramage, a Novel, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, →OCLC:

I know you're worn out. I am too. It's too damn hot and I've forgotten what fresh water tastes like. Them's the facts. But let's just make it easy on ourselves and get this thing done and then we'll all get on back to the beach and off to the islands of nooky-nooky.

2007, Homer Hickam, The Far Reaches: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 83:

(idiomatic, colloquial) Those are the facts, that's the truth, that's how it is.


ada apa

Ada apa di luar?

(idiomatic) Expression of concern, asking for an explanation. What's going on? What's up?


bisa bahasa Inggris

do you speak English
do you speak English


come stai

how are you getting along
how are you getting along

(informal) how are you, how are you getting along


鋌而走險

ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

тинъэрцзоусянь

/tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɪŋ¹³ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hiːm³⁵/

/tʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ hiam⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰɪŋ¹³ jiː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hiːm³⁵/

to act recklessly out of desperation, be forced to break the law


hakim

Indonesian: hakim

dihadapkan ke muka hakim
dihadapkan ke muka hakim#Malay

menjadi hakim sendiri
menjadi hakim sendiri#Malay

dihadapkan ke muka hakim
menjadi hakim sendiri


狗咬呂洞賓

ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄣ

gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn [Phonetic:góuyǎolǚdòngbīn]

гоу яо Люй Дунбинь

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹ pin⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːu̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³ tʊŋ²² pɐn⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːu̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³ tʊŋ²² pɐn⁵⁵/

See 狗咬呂洞賓——不識好人心／狗咬吕洞宾——不识好人心 (gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn, bùshí hǎorén xīn).

zh-l

狗咬呂洞賓——不識好人心

狗咬呂洞賓——不識好人心 狗咬呂洞賓——不識好人心#Chinese

狗咬吕洞宾——不识好人心 狗咬吕洞宾——不识好人心#Chinese

bite the hand that feeds you
bite the hand that feeds you

Short for 狗咬呂洞賓——不識好人心／狗咬吕洞宾——不识好人心 (gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn, bùshí hǎorén xīn, “to bite the hand that feeds you”).


wyd

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what('re) you doing. (what are you doing?)


es lebe

Es lebe Deutschland!


lang leve

Subjunctive used to express a wish, formed similarly to long live.


旧に復する

旧に復する (canonical)
kyū ni fukusuru (romanization)

From 旧 (kyū, “old things”) + に + 復する (fukusuru, “recover”).
Literally "return old things to normal"


smaken är som baken

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smaken är som baken (lit. "taste is like the bum")

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


豎子不足與謀

ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄩˋ ㄇㄡˊ

шуцзы буцзу юймоу

/ʂu⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵ y⁵¹ moʊ̯³⁵/

(archaic) This childish buffoon is not qualified to participate in strategic planning!

(archaic) You childish buffoons are not qualified to participate in strategic planning!


CWO

(business) Initialism of cash with order: cash must be paid when placing an order.


çıkmaz ayın son çarşambası

Literally, “On the last Wednesday in Never-month”.


sh'izhi ... hdilan

Sh’izhi Jilughan hdilan


praat jy Engels

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-praat jy Engels.wav


говорите ли английски

говорите ли английски • (govorite li anglijski)

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-говорите ли английски.wav

en-говорите_ли_английски-bg-phrase-MVFCE83Q


da li govorite engleski

sh-phrase

da li govorite engleski? (Cyrillic spelling да ли говорите енглески?)

да ли говорите енглески? (Cyrillic)


ви говорите англійською

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ви гово́рите англі́йською?

ви гово́рите англі́йською? • (vy hovóryte anhlíjsʹkoju?)

ви гово́рите англі́йською (canonical)
vy hovóryte anhlíjsʹkoju? (romanization)

[ʋɪ ɦɔˈwɔrete ɐnˈɦlʲii̯sʲkɔjʊ]

do you speak English?
do you speak English#English

en-ви_говорите_англійською-uk-phrase-MVFCE83Q


puhutteko englantia

[ˈpuɦut̪ːe̞ko̞ ˈe̞ŋlɑ̝n̪ˌt̪iɑ̝]

(formal or in the plural) do you speak English?


敬酒不吃吃罰酒

to drink a penalty toast after refusing to drink when toasted

ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄔ ㄈㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

ching⁴-chiu³ pu⁴-chʻih¹ chʻih¹ fa²-chiu³

цзинцзю бучи чи фацзю

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ hɛːk̚³ fɐt̚² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

to be forced to do something after initially turning down a request to do that thing


តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ

km-phrase

តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ

តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ • (taə nĕək niyiəy phiəsaa ʼɑngkleih tei)

taə nĕək niyiəy phiəsaa ʼɑngkleih tei (romanization)

en-តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ-km-phrase-MVFCE83Q


ingelesez hitz egiten al duzu

[iŋ.ɡe.le.s̺es̻ hit͡s̻ e.ɣ̞i.t̪ẽn al̪ d̪u.s̻u]

[iŋ.ɡe.le.s̺es̻ it͡s̻ e.ɣ̞i.t̪ẽn al̪ d̪u.s̻u]

[iŋ.ɡe.le.s̺es̺ it͡s̻ e.ɣ̞i.t̪ẽn al̪ d̪u.s̺u]


duces tecum

Learned borrowing from Latin duces tecum, from duces (“you will lead, you will guide”) + tecum (“with you”).


ILY

Alternative form: ily

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I love you.


ain' tu

Univerbation of ais (“you say”) + -ne/-n (“focusing/interrogative enclitic particle”) + tū (“you”).

univ

are you saying...? what, really? indeed?


勢不可當

ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄤ

ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄤˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐi̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ tɔːŋ³⁵/

fierce and overwhelming; swift and unstoppable


月明如晝

ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄡˋ

юэ мин жу чжоу

/ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³³/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jyːt̚² mɪŋ²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³³/

the moon shined as bright as if it were midday


飲水思源

desc

→ Vietnamese: uống nước nhớ nguồn (calque)

ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄙ ㄩㄢˊ

иньшуйсыюань

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/

/im⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/

/im⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

/im⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/

From "Tune in the Key of Zhǐ" (徵調曲) written by Yu Xin (庾信) during the Northern and Southern dynasties:
:
i.e. remember where and how the fruit/water came from. Don’t just be thankful for the fruit/water. The idiom makes use of the latter half: be thankful for all the elements and processes (both past and present) that allowed you to enjoy that humble cup of water.

When you eat the fruit, remember the trees that produced them; when you drink water, think of its source.

Luò qí shí zhě sī qí shù; yǐn qí liú zhě huái qí yuán.

落其實者思其樹；飲其流者懷其源。

落其实者思其树；饮其流者怀其源。

to remember where one's happiness comes from; to not forget one's roots or heritage


ROFLMFAO

/ˌɑɹˌoʊˌɛfˌɛlˌɛmˌɛfˌeɪˌoʊ/

/ˌɹɑːfl̩məˈfaʊ/

(Internet slang) Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my fucking ass/arse off.


joka tapauksessa

at any rate, in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless


お腹が空いた

お腹が空いた (canonical)
onaka ga suita (romanization)

The perfective form of お腹が空く (onaka ga suku, “to become hungry”, literally “one's stomach becomes empty”).


homost

A contraction of homō (“man”) and est (“it is”), the present tense third person singular of sum (“I am”). Literally meaning "it is a man" or "the man is".


以訛傳訛

ㄧˇ ㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄜˊ

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ ŋɔː¹³ t͡sʰyːn²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡo²⁴⁻²² tuan²⁴⁻²² ɡo²⁴/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

/jiː¹³ ŋɔː¹³ t͡sʰyːn²¹ ŋɔː²¹/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡo²⁴⁻²² tuan²⁴⁻²² ɡo²⁴/

to incorrectly relay an erroneous message (so that it becomes increasingly distorted)


Coordinate term: 2G

Allgemeine Maskenpflichten beim Einkauf oder für Veranstaltungen und Zutrittsregeln wie 2G und 3G fielen weg.

2022 August 3, “Nachrichten zur Coronakrise: Maskenpflicht bald wieder möglich”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:

geimpft, genesen oder getestet (“vaccinated, recovered or tested”)


Coordinate term: 3G

geimpft oder genesen (“vaccinated or recovered”)


蹦蹦跳跳

ㄅㄥˋ ㄅㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

бэнбэнтяотяо

/pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³/

/pɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³/


slán agat

slán agaibh

said to two or more people by the person leaving

slán libh

said to two or more people by the person remaining


slán leat

goodbye for now (said by the person remaining)


visu labu

goodbye, bye-bye (leave-taking expression, lit. all good)


如醉如痴

ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔ

/ʐu³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ t͡sɵy̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

/ʐu³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jyː²¹ t͡sɵy̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

如痴如醉 如痴如醉#Chinese

Alternative form of 如痴如醉 (rúchīrúzuì, “spellbound; fascinated”)


諸如此類

ㄓㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ ㄌㄟˋ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ lɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/


萬水千山

ㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ

ваньшуйцяньшань

/wän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/maːn²² sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/wän⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/maːn²² sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

千山萬水 千山萬水#Chinese

千山万水 千山万水#Chinese

Alternative form of 千山萬水／千山万水 (qiānshānwànshuǐ, “many rivers and mountains; distant, dangerous and difficult path”)


前赴後繼

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ

цяньфухоуцзи

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ fuː²² hɐu̯²² kɐi̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ fuː²² hɐu̯²² kɐi̯³³/

2023 December, 陳欣懿牧師 [Rev. John Chan], “宣教新趨勢”, in 我的中國心, number 75:

From then on, disciples generation after generation have been bravely and fearlessly advancing the Gospel towards the ends of the earth.

Cóng nàshí qǐ, yīdài yòu yīdài de méntú qiánfùhòujì de jiāng fúyīn chuán xiàng dìjí.

從那時起，一代又一代的門徒前赴後繼地將福音傳向地極。

从那时起，一代又一代的门徒前赴后继地将福音传向地极。

to bravely and fearlessly advance wave upon wave


各奔前程

ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

гэбэньцяньчэн

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ pən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ pɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɤ⁵¹ pən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ pɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

each pursues his own course; each goes his own way


because you touch yourself at night

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-because you touch yourself at night.wav

Young Peter: Why did all the dinosaurs die out?
Museum Guide: Because you touch yourself at night.

2000, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, Family Guy (TV series), "Wasted Talent"

>I'm sure I will sound like a giant newbie(because I am), but why does Fox
>hate futurama so much?
Because you touch yourself at night.

2003 Mar. 1, Rev Bleech_, "Fox" in alt.tv.futurama

2019, Demons Rising (paperback), Dutch Van Alstin
[Tophat asks with a smirk,] "Why did you name him Xavier Ignacious?"
"Because you touch yourself at night, asshole," Solomon says.

(vulgar, humorous) Used to deflect a request for a reason.


可歌可泣

ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄜ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧˋ

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐp̚⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐp̚⁵/


根深蒂固

ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ

гэньшэньдигу

/kən⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

/kən⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³³ kuː³³/

deep-rooted; ineradicable; ingrained; inveterate; radicated


自負盈虧

ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟ

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² fuː²² jɪŋ²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² fuː²² jɪŋ²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

to assume sole responsibility for profits and losses (of an enterprise etc.)


勤工儉學

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

циньгунцзяньсюэ

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːm²² hɔːk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kiːm²² hɔːk̚²/

part-work and part-study; to support oneself through hard part-time work while studying


精益求精

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

цзинъицюцзин

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ iaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/

to keep on improving; to constantly improve


不言而喻

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ

/pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jyː²²/

/pu⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ jiː²¹ jyː²²/

to go without saying; to be self-evident


層出不窮

ㄘㄥˊ ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹/

/t͡san²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡san²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡san¹³⁻²² t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ put̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ¹³/

/t͡san²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡san²³⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ puk̚²⁻⁴ kʰioŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ puk̚²⁻⁴ kʰioŋ⁵⁵/

to emerge in an endless stream; to come thick and fast


堅貞不屈

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ

цзяньчжэньбуцюй

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɐt̚⁵/


面面俱到

ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ

мяньмяньцзюйдао

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/miːn²² miːn²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

/miːn²² miːn²² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

attending to each and every aspect of a matter; thorough


無可奉告

ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄠˋ

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ fʊŋ²² kou̯³³/

/u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ fʊŋ²² kou̯³³/

to have nothing to say (in a diplomatic context); no comment


一乾二淨

ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/


指手畫腳

ㄓˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

чжишоухуацзяо

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ waːk̚² kœːk̚³/

/t͡siː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ waːk̚² kœːk̚³/

(figuratively) to make indiscreet remarks or criticisms


門當戶對

môn đăng hộ đối

CJKV/code

môn đăng hộ đối

Sino-Xenic (門當戶對):
* → Vietnamese: môn đăng hộ đối (門當戶對)

CJKV

môn đăng hộ đối

ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

мэньданхудуй

/mən³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²² tɵy̯³³/

/mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻²¹ tui²¹/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/

/mən³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/muːn²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²² tɵy̯³³/

/mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻²¹ tui²¹/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/

to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds


隨時隨地

ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧˋ

/su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ tei̯²²/

/su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ siː²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ tei̯²²/

at any given time and in any given place


自私自利

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²² lei̯²²/

tsṳ̆ sṳ tsṳ̆ lĭ

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²² lei̯²²/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

Liberalism stems from petty-bourgeois selfishness, it places personal interests first and the interests of the revolution second.

1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《反對自由主義》 (Combat Liberalism), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zìyóuzhǔyì de láiyuán, zàiyú xiǎozīchǎnjiējí de zìsīzìlìxìng, yǐ gèrén lìyì fàng zài dìyī wèi, gémìng lìyì fàng zài dì'èr wèi.

自由主義的來源，在於小資產階級的自私自利性，以個人利益放在第一位，革命利益放在第二位。

自由主义的来源，在于小资产阶级的自私自利性，以个人利益放在第一位，革命利益放在第二位。


欣欣向榮

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

синьсиньсянжун

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵ hœːŋ³³ wɪŋ²¹/

/him⁴⁴⁻²² him⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him³³ him³³ hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him⁴⁴⁻²² him⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ¹³/

/him⁴⁴⁻³³ him⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him⁴⁴⁻³³ him⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɪŋ²³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/jɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵ hœːŋ³³ wɪŋ²¹/

/him⁴⁴⁻²² him⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him³³ him³³ hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him⁴⁴⁻²² him⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ¹³/

/him⁴⁴⁻³³ him⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/him⁴⁴⁻³³ him⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɪŋ²³/

The trees thriving in luxuriance; the stream flowing leisurely from the spring.

Mù xīnxīn yǐ xiàng róng, quán juānjuān ér shǐ liú.

木欣欣以向榮，泉涓涓而始流。

木欣欣以向荣，泉涓涓而始流。

During that stage, there was a lively atmosphere in the country in every field; politically there was a trend towards democracy and culturally there was fairly widespread activity.

1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Zhèshí quánguó gèfāngmiàn shì xīnxīnxiàngróng de, zhèngzhì shàng yǒu mínzhǔhuà de qūshì, wénhuà shàng yǒu jiào pǔbiàn de dòngyuán.

這時全國各方面是欣欣向榮的，政治上有民主化的趨勢，文化上有較普遍的動員。

这时全国各方面是欣欣向荣的，政治上有民主化的趋势，文化上有较普遍的动员。


得不償失

ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ

/tɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ sɐt̚⁵/

/tɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tɐk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ sɐt̚⁵/

the loss outweighs the gain; to do more harm than good


無所作為

ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

to attempt nothing and accomplish nothing; to be in a state of inertia


川流不息

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²³⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ sek̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puk̚²⁻⁴ sek̚²/

2002, Xu Wei (lyrics and music), “時光 [shíguāng, Time]”, in 時光·漫步 [Time, Stroll], performed by Xu Wei:

Perhaps just at this instant / Your smile was as bright as an afterglow / During the endless stream-like time

Yěxǔ jiù zài zhè yīshùnjiān, Nǐ de xiàoróng yīrán rú wǎnxiá bān, Zài chuānliúbùxī de shíguāng zhōng, Shéncǎifēiyáng

也許就在這一瞬間 你的笑容依然如晚霞般 在川流不息的時光中 神采飛揚

也许就在这一瞬间 你的笑容依然如晚霞般 在川流不息的时光中 神采飞扬

(usually of traffic) flowing past in an endless stream


精打細算

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

цзиндасисуань

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ taː³⁵ sɐi̯³³ syːn³³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ suan²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ taː³⁵ sɐi̯³³ syːn³³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ suan²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/

careful calculation and strict budgeting


連滾帶爬

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄚˊ

ляньгуньдайпа

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ pʰä³⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ pʰä³⁵/

rolling and crawling (describes a scene in which people are chaotically fleeing every which way from danger)


奇花異草

ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰei̯²¹ faː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰei̯²¹ faː⁵⁵ jiː²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/


思前想後

ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ

сыцяньсянхоу

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

to deliberate over something for too long causing one to hesitate


不卑不亢

ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄤˋ

/pu⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ pei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːŋ³³/

/pu⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ pei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːŋ³³/


一概而論

ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ jiː²¹ lɵn²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ jiː²¹ lɵn²²/

paint with a broad brush
paint with a broad brush

to treat different matters as the same; to lump together; to paint with a broad brush; (psychology) splitting


不正之風

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ

бучжэнчжифэн

bučžɛnčžifɛn

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/


想方設法

ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³ faːt̚³/

/sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ siak̚²⁻⁴ huak̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³ faːt̚³/

/sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ siak̚²⁻⁴ huak̚²/

to do everything possible; to try anything one can think of


津津有味

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ

цзиньцзиньювэй

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ mei̯²²/

/tin⁴⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/tin³³ tin³³ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/tin⁴⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/tin⁴⁴⁻³³ tin⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/tin⁴⁴⁻³³ tin⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ mei̯²²/

/tin⁴⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/tin³³ tin³³ iu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/tin⁴⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴⁻²² iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/tin⁴⁴⁻³³ tin⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/tin⁴⁴⁻³³ tin⁴⁴⁻³³ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

with great relish; with keen pleasure; with gusto


和平共處

ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨˇ

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ kʊŋ²² t͡sʰyː³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ kʊŋ²² t͡sʰyː³⁵/

和平共處五項原則

和平共处五项原则

peaceful coexistence
peaceful coexistence


大有可為

ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

to be well worth doing; to have great prospects


顧全大局

ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄩˊ

гуцюаньдацзюй

/ku⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/kuː³³ t͡sʰyːn²¹ taːi̯²² kʊk̚²/

/ku⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/kuː³³ t͡sʰyːn²¹ taːi̯²² kʊk̚²/

We should encourage [comrades] to take the interests of the whole into account. Every Party member, every branch of work, every statement and every action must proceed from the interests of the whole Party; it is absolutely impermissible to violate this principle.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《整頓黨的作風》 (Rectify the Party's Style of Work), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Yào tíchàng gùquándàjú. Měi yī gè dǎngyuán, měi yī zhǒng júbù gōngzuò, měi yī xiàng yánlùn huò xíngdòng, dōu bìxū yǐ quándǎng lìyì wéi chūfādiǎn, juéduì bù xǔkě wéifǎn zhège yuánzé.

要提倡顧全大局。每一個黨員，每一種局部工作，每一項言論或行動，都必須以全黨利益為出發點，絕對不許可違反這個原則。

要提倡顾全大局。每一个党员，每一种局部工作，每一项言论或行动，都必须以全党利益为出发点，绝对不许可违反这个原则。

to take the interests of the whole into account; to take the situation as a whole into consideration


合情合理

ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐp̚² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐp̚² lei̯¹³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁵³/

/hap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hap̚²⁴⁻² li⁵⁵⁴/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐp̚² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐp̚² lei̯¹³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁵³/

/hap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hap̚²⁴⁻² li⁵⁵⁴/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ hap̚⁴⁻³² li⁴¹/


發奮圖強

ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

/fä⁵⁵ fən⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/faːt̚³ fɐn¹³ tʰou̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/

/fä⁵⁵ fən⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/faːt̚³ fɐn¹³ tʰou̯²¹ kʰœːŋ²¹/

to work diligently (ex. to make the country strong)


有口無心

ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

to be sharp tongued but not malicious; to be highly critical but not really mean it


三番五次

/sän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰiː³³/

/sam⁴⁴ fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩³¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

/sæ̃¹¹ fæ̃¹¹ vu⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

/saŋ⁵⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰøy²¹³/

/san³³ ɸan³³ u⁴¹ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ faːn⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰiː³³/

/sam⁴⁴ fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩³¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

/sæ̃¹¹ fæ̃¹¹ vu⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

/saŋ⁵⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰøy²¹³/

/san³³ ɸan³³ u⁴¹ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁵/

Guō xiàozǐ fàngshēng dàkū dào: “Fùqīn bù rèn érzǐ, érzǐ dàodǐ shì yào rèn fùqīn de!” Sānfānwǔcì, chán de lǎo héshàng jí le, shuōdào: “Nǐ shì héchù guānggùn, gǎn lái nào wǒmen! Kuài chūqù! Wǒ yào guān shānmén!”

郭孝子放聲大哭道：「父親不認兒子，兒子到底是要認父親的！」三番五次，纏的老和尚急了，說道：「你是何處光棍，敢來鬧我們！快出去！我要關山門！」

郭孝子放声大哭道：「父亲不认儿子，儿子到底是要认父亲的！」三番五次，缠的老和尚急了，说道：「你是何处光棍，敢来闹我们！快出去！我要关山门！」


非……才……

фэй...цай...

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

非得做才行

must; should; it is necessary or imperative


弄虛作假

ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

нунсюйцзоцзя

/nʊŋ⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ kaː³⁵/

/nʊŋ⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²² hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ kaː³⁵/


連……帶……

ㄌㄧㄢˊ ... ㄉㄞˋ ...

лянь...дай...

/li̯ɛn³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Everyone in their family, both old and young, came down with the illness.

Quánjiā lián dà dài xiǎo dōu bìngdǎo le.

全家連大帶小都病倒了。

全家连大带小都病倒了。


大包大攬

ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² paːu̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² laːm¹³/

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ län²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² paːu̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² laːm¹³/

to undertake a task (or contract) all by oneself


推來推去

ㄊㄨㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄩˋ

туйлайтуйцюй

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hɵy̯³³/

(figurative) to shirk responsibility (onto others)


投機倒把

ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄚˇ

тоуцзи даоба

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ paː³⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵ paː³⁵/

to engage in speculation and profiteering


歸根到底

ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ

гуйгэньдаоди

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tou̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ kən⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵ tou̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

in the final analysis; it all comes down to


探頭探腦

ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

таньтоутаньнао

/tʰän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰaːm³³ nou̯¹³/

/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴ tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ nãu⁵³/

/tʰän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰaːm³³ nou̯¹³/

/tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴ tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ nãu⁵³/


接二連三

ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ

цзеэрляньсань

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² liɛn²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ liɛn¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻²¹ liɛn²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² liɛn²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ liɛn¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻²¹ liɛn²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/


兢兢業業

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jiːp̚²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² jiːp̚²/

Let not (the Son of Heaven) set to the holders of states the example of indolence or dissoluteness. Let him be wary and fearful, (remembering that) in one day or two days there may occur ten thousand springs of things.

The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wú jiào yì yù. Yǒu bāng jīngjīng yèyè, yīrì èrrì wànjī.

無教逸欲。有邦兢兢業業，一日二日萬幾。

无教逸欲。有邦兢兢业业，一日二日万几。

(ideophonic) cautious and conscientious; diligent and attentive


斬釘截鐵

ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

чжаньдинцзете

/ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːm³⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚² tʰiːt̚³/

/t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/

/t͡sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ³³ t͡siɛt̚²⁴⁻² tʰiʔ⁵/

/t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/

/t͡sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/

/t͡sam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛt̚⁴⁻³² tʰiʔ³²/

/t͡saːm³⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːt̚² tʰiːt̚³/

/t͡sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ³³ t͡siɛt̚²⁴⁻² tʰiʔ⁵/


朝氣蓬勃

ㄓㄠ ㄑㄧˋ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³ fʊŋ²¹ puːt̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³ fʊŋ²¹ puːt̚²/

You young people, full of vigor and vitality, are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Our hope is placed on you.

1957 Nov 17, Mao Zedong, 向莫斯科的全体中国留学生、实习生、使馆机关干部的讲话

Nǐmen qīngniánrén zhāoqìpéngbó, zhèng zài xìngwàng shíqī, hǎoxiàng zǎochén bā, jiǔ diǎnzhōng de tàiyáng. Xīwàng jìtuō zài nǐmen shēnshàng.

你們青年人朝氣蓬勃，正在興旺時期，好像早晨八、九點鐘的太陽。希望寄托在你們身上。

你们青年人朝气蓬勃，正在兴旺时期，好像早晨八、九点钟的太阳。希望寄托在你们身上。


OWTTE

For one mark, candidates should state that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light (OWTTE).

or words to that effect
or words to that effect#English

(education) Initialism of or words to that effect, used in academic rubrics.


güzellik mi çirkinlik mi

güzellik mi (canonical)
çirkinlik mi (canonical)

One child called "Ebe" closes his/her eyes and the others say "Güzellik mi, çirkinlik mi, havuz başında heykellik mi?" ("Beauty, Ugliness or being a statue near a pool?"). And sometimes more than it. "Ebe" chooses one of them, and the other children try to seem like beautiful, ugly, a statue near a pool etc.

A well known game in Turkey. Literal translation is "beauty or ugliness?".


双葉

せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい

Sendan wa futaba yori kanbashii

Genius shows from childhood

Literally “the sandalwood tree is fragrant from a sprout”


inte ett nickel

Jag har inte ett nickel, jag är helt pank.

I have not a single coin, I'm completely broke.

without money; without even a single coin


teningunum er kastað

From teningunum (“the dice”), the dative definite plural form of teningur (“a die”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + kastað (“have been thrown”), the active supine of kasta (“to throw”). Literally "the dice have been thrown".


teningnum er kastað

From teningnum (“the die”), the dative definite singular form of teningur (“a die”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + kastað (“have been thrown”), the active supine of kasta (“to throw”). Literally "the die has been thrown".


boldog születésnapot

boldog (“happy”) + születésnap (“birthday”) + -ot (accusative suffix)


IDC

Alternative form: idc

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I don't care.


say what

(idiomatic, colloquial) What did you say?; Huh?; expresses incredulity.


homo homini lupus

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→ English: man is a wolf to man (calque)

→ Finnish: ihminen on ihmiselle susi (calque)

→ French: l’homme est un loup pour l’homme (calque)

→ Hungarian: ember embernek farkasa (calque)

⇒ Icelandic: maður er manns gaman (“man is the enjoyment of man”) (antonymic calque)

→ Polish: człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem (calque)

→ Portuguese: o homem é o lobo do homem (calque)

челове́к челове́ку волк

→ Russian: челове́к челове́ку волк (čelovék čelovéku volk) (calque)

[ˈhɔmoː ˈhɔmɪniː ˈɫ̪ʊpʊs̠]

From homō (“a human being, man”) + hominī (“to man”, dative singular of the same) + lupus (“a wolf”). As is typical of Latin proverbs, the sentence is nominal (lacks the copular est).
First attested in Erasmus' Adagia, a variation on the proverb alluded to by Plautus in Lupus est homō hominī, nōn homō, quom quālis sit nōn nōvit ("To a human, a human is not a human but a wolf when he doesn't know what the other one is like"). Compare Erasmus' Hominī nūlla fera perniciōsior quam homō ("No beast is more dangerous to a human than another human").

man is a wolf to man
man is a wolf to man

man is a wolf to man (what wolf is to other animals, man is to another man)


ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið

From ekki (“not”) + verður, from verða (“to become, to take place”) + bæði (“both”) + sleppt, the neuter participle of sleppa (“to let go”), + og (“and”) + haldið, the neuter participle of halda (“to hold”). Literally meaning "it shall not be both let go and held" or "it's not possible to both let go and hold on".

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


AFAICR

(chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of as far as I can recall/remember


vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur

Það er ekki við eina fjöl fellt.

Pabbi minn er ekki við eina fjöl felldur.

Stelpan er ekki við eina fjölina felld enda spilar hún á gítar, fiðlu og trommur.

The girl has many irons in the fire as she plays the guitar, the violin and drums.

have many irons in the fire
have many irons in the fire

(idiomatic) to have many irons in the fire, to be busy or engaged in too many things at once, to be no plain matter


dobrý deň

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dòbrъ dь̏nь.


сколько тебе лет

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ско́лько тебе́ лет?

ско́лько тебе́ лет? • (skólʹko tebé let?)

ско́лько тебе́ лет (canonical)
skólʹko tebé let? (romanization)


сколько вам лет

ско́лько вам лет?

ско́лько вам лет? • (skólʹko vam let?)

ско́лько вам лет (canonical)
skólʹko vam let? (romanization)


ile masz lat

(idiomatic, informal, to a single person) how old are you?


憂喜交集

ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

to not know whether to laugh or cry; to feel both happy and sad; to become filled with a mixture of sadness and joy


jó reggelt

jó (“good”) + reggel (“morning”) + -t (accusative suffix)


jó napot kívánok

jó (“good”) + nap (“day”) + -ot (accusative suffix) + kíván (“to wish”) + -ok (personal suffix), literally “I wish [you] a good day.”


jó estét

From jó (“good”) + este (“evening”) + -t (accusative suffix).


one strike and you're out

The training was intense and they had a strict one-strike-and-you're-out policy when it came to sleeping in.

If you fail, you will not be given a second chance.


الخ

Turkish: ilah.

Turkish: ilh.

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ). Abbreviation of إِلَى آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi, “to its end”).

Abbreviation of الی آخره (ila ahirihi, “etc., and so on”).


الخ

From Arabic إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ), an abbreviation of إِلَىٰ آخِرِهِ (ʔilā ʔāḵirihi).


что и требовалось доказать

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что и тре́бовалось доказа́ть

что и тре́бовалось доказа́ть • (što i trébovalosʹ dokazátʹ)

что и тре́бовалось доказа́ть (canonical)
što i trébovalosʹ dokazátʹ (romanization)

LL-Q7737 (rus)-Tatiana Kerbush-что и требовалось доказать.wav

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum

quod erat demonstrandum, which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated, abbreviation: ч.т.д. (č.t.d.)

en-что_и_требовалось_доказать-ru-phrase-nWylDiou


星月交輝

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄟ

син юэ цзяохуэй

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

the glittering light from the stars and the moon intermingle in the night sky


濫竽充數

ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕㄨˋ

/län⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄕㄨˋㄦ

ланьюйчуншур

/län⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/laːm²² jyː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/laːm¹³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/laːm¹³ jyː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/län⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/län⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/laːm²² jyː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/laːm¹³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/laːm¹³ jyː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Whenever King Xuan of Qi had men play the yu [a mouth organ], there had to be 300 men playing simultaneously.
A reclusive scholar, by the name of Nanguo [lit. southern wall of a city], who was unable to play the instrument, asked if he could join the ensemble and play the yu for the king. King Xuan was delighted by this, and dispensed enough food rations for several hundred musicians.
Then, King Xuan died, and King Min took the throne. He preferred to listen to the yu players one-by-one, so the reclusive scholar fled. (Wiktionary translation)

Qí Xuānwáng shǐ rén chuī yú bì sān bǎi rén.
Nánguō chǔshì qǐng wèi wáng chuī yú, Xuānwáng yuè zhī, lǐnshí yǐ shù bǎi rén.
Xuānwáng sǐ, Mǐnwáng lì, hào yīyī tīng zhī, chǔshì táo.

齊宣王使人吹竽必三百人。
南郭處士請為王吹竽，宣王說之，廩食以數百人。
宣王死，湣王立，好一一聽之，處士逃。

齐宣王使人吹竽必三百人。
南郭处士请为王吹竽，宣王说之，廪食以数百人。
宣王死，湣王立，好一一听之，处士逃。

topretend to play the yu in order to make up the numbers

(figurative, derogatory or humble) to fill a position without having the necessary qualifications; to be a token member of a group; to masquerade as having an ability; to sell seconds at best-quality prices


神采奕奕

ㄕㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ

/ʂən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ jɪk̚² jɪk̚²/


say it, don't spray it

The three-year-old I babysit always spits on me when talking. I know he doesn't mean it, but telling him "say it, don't spray it" just doesn't work.

(childish) Don't release saliva when you're talking.


föregå med gott exempel

Tränaren slutade röka för att föregå med gott exempel

The coach quit smoking to set a good example


拿雞毛當令箭

拿鷄毛當令箭
拿鸡毛当令箭

tohold a chicken feather as the commander's arrow (in ancient times, a customized arrow was used as a token of authority)

ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

на цзимао дан линцзянь

/nä³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

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


一步一回頭

ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ

ибу ихуэйтоу

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

Literally: look back each time takes a step

to be reluctant or sad to leave a friend or loved one


解鈴還須繫鈴人

Untying the bell (on the tiger's neck) requires the person who fastened the bell

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

цзе лин хай сюй си лин жэнь

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kaːi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹ waːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² lɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

The only one who can fix the problem is the one who created the problem.


朱門酒肉臭

ㄓㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄔㄡˋ

чжумэнь цзюжоу чоу

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

Literally: the wine and meat rot and the crimson gates (crimson was a color used by wealthy or noble families)


強不知以為知

ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

цян бучжи ивэй чжи

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kʰœːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

to pretend to know something that one does not know; to be a sciolist


anlamadım

first-person singular indicative negative simple past of anlamak


je ne comprends pas

/ʒə n(ə) kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃ pɑ/


first things first

There is a sound common-sense maxim, frequently heard among the wise and prudent of this world—First things first, […]

1830, Christian Observer, On Prophetic Speculation:

“First things first,” said Sir Richmond. “If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.”

1922, H. G. Wells, chapter 4, in The Secret Places of the Heart:

Judging by the polls—which still favor Clinton and his mantra of “first things first” (Medicare and education)—the public senses it too.

1999 July 23, Frank Pellegrini, “House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty”, in Time, archived from the original on 2009-04-30:

First things first, you need the right tools.

2007 October 21, Jenni Muir, “Essentials for a wannabe chef—sugar, cream, mouse”, in Sunday Times, UK:

Let's deal with matters of highest priority first; let's deal with matters in logical sequence.

重要的事情先來

let's deal with matters of highest priority first


jag förstår inte

From jag (“I”) and förstår (“understand”) the present tense of förstå (“to understand”) and inte (“not”), literally meaning "I don't understand" or "I understand not".


en ymmärrä

[ˈe̞n ˈymːærːæ]


en tajua

[ˈe̞n̪ ˈt̪ɑ̝juɑ̝]


δεν καταλαβαίνω

δεν καταλαβαίνω • (den katalavaíno)


摸不著頭腦

ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ

мо бу чжао тоунао

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³/

/mɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ nou̯¹³/

make head or tail of
make head or tail of

to be unable make head or tail of something


適得其反

ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ faːn³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ faːn³⁵/

to run counter to one's desire; to have the exact opposite effect of what one wished; to backfire


geschehen ist geschehen

no use crying over spilt milk
no use crying over spilt milk


雷聲大，雨點小

ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo [Phonetic:léishēngdà,yúdiánxiǎo]

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jyː¹³ tiːm³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

From 五燈會元．卷二○．鼓山安永禪師

《五燈會元．卷二○．鼓山安永禪師》

Shī yuē: ‘Léishēng hàodà, yǔdiǎn quán wú.’

師曰：『雷聲浩大，雨點全無。』

《五燈會元．卷二○．鼓山安永禪師》

师曰：『雷声浩大，雨点全无。』

雷声大，雨点小
雷聲大雨點小

2021 April 14, “華為中興TikTok：被特朗普打壓的中國公司境遇迥異”, in BBC News:

Xiàngbǐ Huáwèi hé Zhōngxìng, TikTok de jìngyù kěyǐ xíngróng wéi “léishēngdà, yǔdiǎnxiǎo” — jìnlìng láidé yǒu yán yòu jí, dàn dōu méiyǒu zhēnzhèng shíshī.

相比華為和中興，TikTok的境遇可以形容為「雷聲大，雨點小」——禁令來得有嚴又急，但都沒有真正實施。

相比华为和中兴，TikTok的境遇可以形容为「雷声大，雨点小」——禁令来得有严又急，但都没有真正实施。

all bark and no bite
all bark and no bite

much said but little done, all bark and no bite


重於泰山

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ

чжун юй Тайшань

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

more weighty (and important) than Mount Tai


重於泰山，輕於鴻毛

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ

чжун юй Тайшань

цин юй хунмао

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

(Some deaths are) more weighty than Mount Tai, (while others are) lighter (and less significant) than a wild goose feather.


輕於鴻毛

lighter (and less significant) than a wild goose feather

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ

цинъюйхунмао

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

khjieng|khjiengH 'jo|'u huwng|huwngX maw|mawH

/*kʰeŋ|kʰeŋs qaː|qa ɡoːŋ|ɡoːŋʔ maːw|maːws/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

not worth a brass farthing
not worth a brass farthing

(derogatory, figuratively) to be worthless (or trashy, valueless, not worth a brass farthing, good for nothing, of no worth)


知其然而不知其所以然

ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ

zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒyǐ rán [Phonetic:zhīqíránérbùzhīqísuóyǐrán]

chih¹ chʻi² jan² êrh² pu⁴ chih¹ chʻi² so³-i³ jan²

чжи ци жань эр бу чжи ци сои жань

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐän³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

to know the result without knowing the reason for the result


維妙維肖

ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

вэймяовэйсяо

/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

惟妙惟肖 惟妙惟肖#Chinese

Alternative form of 惟妙惟肖 (wéimiàowéixiào)


衣錦還鄉

ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

ицзиньхуаньсян

/i⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː³³ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː³³ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

First attested in the Book of Liang:
:
The idiom is possibly derived from an analogy made by Xiang Yu, as recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han

Gāozǔ jiàn yú Xīntíng, wèi yuē: “Qīng yījǐnháixiāng, zhèn wú xī gù zhī yōu yǐ.”

高祖餞於新亭，謂曰：「卿衣錦還鄉，朕無西顧之憂矣。」

高祖饯于新亭，谓曰：「卿衣锦还乡，朕无西顾之忧矣。」

Seeing the palace of Qin was burnt to the ground, Xiang Yu wondered if he should go eastward to his hometown, saying: "To not return home when one has made his fortune is like walking in the night with silken robes, who will notice?"

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

Xiàng wáng jiàn Qín gōng jiē yǐ shāo cánpò, yòu xīnhuái sī yù dōng guī, yuē: “Fùguì bù guī gùxiāng, rú yījǐn yèxíng, shéi zhī zhī zhě?”

項王見秦宮皆以燒殘破，又心懷思欲東歸，曰：「富貴不歸故鄉，如衣錦夜行，誰知之者？」

项王见秦宫皆以烧残破，又心怀思欲东归，曰：「富贵不归故乡，如衣锦夜行，谁知之者？」

to return to one's hometown in silken robes

to return home a success; to return home in glory

Book of Han
Book of Liang
Records of the Grand Historian
Xiang Yu
Yao Silian


不可無一，不可有二

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˋ

bùkě wú yī, bùkě yǒu èr [Phonetic:bùkěwúyī,bùkéyǒuèr]

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

(this person) is irreplaceable, no one can replace him


患難之交

ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ

хуаньнаньчжицзяо

/xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/waːn²² naːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ nän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/waːn²² naːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

a rock (a friend who always helps); a friend through thick and thin


鶴髮童顏

ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

/xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/xɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² faːt̚³ tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹/

/xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/xɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² faːt̚³ tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋaːn²¹/

white hair and ruddy complexion; healthy in old age; hale and hearty


殺身成仁

ㄕㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

шашэньчэнжэнь

šašɛnʹčɛnžɛnʹ

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

The Master said, "The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete."

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

Zǐyuē: “Zhìshì rénrén, wú qiúshēng yǐ hài rén, yǒu shāshēn yǐ chéngrén.”

子曰：「志士仁人，無求生以害仁，有殺身以成仁。」

子曰：「志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。」

to die to achieve virtue; to die for a just cause


not that there's anything wrong with that

Popularized as a catchphrase on the 1993 episode "The Outing" of Seinfeld.

In the bizarro world of Pop Idol, this is true, everything he says is true, which makes him a kind of God. In the real world, tantalisingly just outside the reach of Pop Idol, it makes him a kind of clown. Not that there's anything wrong with that, as long as he doesn't get to make any more pop records.

2003 November 16, Paul Morley, “Meet the Marxists”, in The Observer:

"You mean to tell me after all that...?" "I think she's just a little girl who thinks the boys at her school are smelly." "That's a relief. I mean, not that there'd be anything wrong with that, but -- wait, do lesbians have to say that?"

2012 March 2, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Mar 2, 2012:

A signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.


助人為樂

ㄓㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄜˋ

чжужэньвэйлэ

čžužɛnʹvɛjlɛ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː³³ jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɔːk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔː³³ jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɔːk̚²/


國色天香

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

exceptionally beautiful (woman or peony)


夸父逐日

ㄎㄨㄚ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄖˋ

ㄎㄨㄚ ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄖˋ

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʷʰaː⁵⁵ fuː²² t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚²/

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʷʰaː⁵⁵ fuː²² t͡sʊk̚² jɐt̚²/

See Kua Fu on Wikipedia for the background story.

(figurative, derogatory) to not know one's limitations; to overestimate one's abilities

(figurative) to be willing to overcome all obstacles to reach one's goal.


e.l.

Abbreviation of eller lignende (“or similar”).

Abbreviation of eller liknende (“or the like”).


e.l.

Abbreviation of eller liknande (“or similar; or the like”).


d.e.

Abbreviation of det er (“that is”): i.e.


d.e.

Abbreviation of den eldre: senior, the elder


god bedring

get well soon (literally: good convalescence)


kys

Alternative form: KYS

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

(Internet slang, offensive) Initialism of kill yourself.


ATKT

(education) Initialism of allowed to keep term.


idk

Alternative forms: IDK, I.D.K.

(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of I don't know.


jk

Alternative spelling of JK (“just kidding”)


hoe gaan dit

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-hoe gaan dit.wav


как си

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-как си.wav


wie geht es dir

(informal singular) how are you, often abbreviated to wie geht's?


comment allez-vous

desc

→ Cantonese: 今晚打老虎 (gam¹ maan⁵⁻¹ daa² lou⁵ fu²)

From comment (“how”) + allez (“you go”), the second-person plural indicative present of aller (“to go”) + vous (“you”). Literally, “how do you go?”.


quid agis

[ˈkʷɪd̪äɡɪs̠]

From quid (“what”) + agis (“you're doing”) the second person form of agō (“I do”).

Quid agis, dulcissime rērum?

(colloquial) what's up?, how are you?, how do you do?

(colloquial, in surprise) what are you doing (there)?, what are you up to?


zer moduz

From zer (“what”) + moduz (instrumental of modu (“way, manner”)), literally “by which way?”.

af

instrumental of <i class="Latn mention" lang="eu">modu</i> (“way, manner”)


hogy érzi magát

hogy (“how”) + érez (“to feel”) + -i (personal suffix) + maga (“oneself”) + -t (accusative suffix)


comment ça va

Louisiana Creole: komen ça va

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-comment ça va.wav

Literally, “how does it go?”, compare English how's it going?, German wie geht es?


kumusta ka na

tl-head

kumustá ka na? (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜃ ᜈ)

kumustá ka na (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜃ ᜈ (Baybayin)


* Compare Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane (“excite”)


HOW + YOU + raised eyebrows to indicate a question


چۆنی

Literally: “How are you?”, from چۆن (çon, “how”) + ی (î, second person singular copula).


چۆنی باشی

head

چۆنی باشی (çonî başî)

Literally: “How are you? Are you fine?” Compare Persian چطوری خوبی (četori xubi)


is er iemand thuis

is there anybody home
is there anybody home


太歲頭上動土

ㄊㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ

тайсуй тоушан дунту

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːi̯³³ sɵy̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ sœːŋ²² tʊŋ²² tʰou̯³⁵/

to beard the lion; to offend or provoke the most powerful; to provoke somebody far superior in power or strength


es tut mir leid

Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann morgen nicht kommen.


指天為誓

ㄓˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

чжи тянь вэй ши

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

to take a solemn oath; to swear by the heavens; to vow to