in glory

Arms : party per fess Azure and Sable, three suns in their glory, impaling, Argent, on a chevron Sable, before three hawks' heads erased proper, as many cinquefoils of the field. Crest : on a wreath a garb Or. Sacred to the[…]

1842, William Robinson, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Stoke Newington in the County of Middlesex: Containing an Account of the Prebendal Manor, the Church, Charities, Schools, Meeting Houses, &c., with Appendices ..., page 166:

The sun is usually given 'in his glory,' or splendour, and represented by a human face, surrounded with sixteen rays of glory - see the Arms of Richmond, 'Gu. the sun in his glory, Arg.' Occasionally it is 'eclipsed,' the tincture being then sable.

1857, The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church, page 146:

However on 9 Feb. 1585-6 he was awarded to pay 400 marks, and to leave goods to the value of £ 20. Arms : A. on a fess betw. 3 bibles G. a falcon rising O. betw. 2 suns in their glory. Granted by sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter king[…]

1861, Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses: 1586-1609, page 168:

Az. three suns in their glory or.

1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 1161:

Az. a sun in its glory Or. [ST. CLERE.]

1871, William Harvey, The Visitations of the County of Oxford Taken in the Years 1566 by William Harvey, Clarencieux ; 1574 by Richard Lee, Portcullis ; and in 1634 by John Philpott, Somerset, and William Ryley, Bluemantle, ... ; Together with the Gatherings of Oxfordshire, Collected by Richard Lee in 1574, page 48:

Gu. two bars erm. in chief three suns in glory or. NICHOLSON, Ballow House, co. Down; derived from Nicholson of Cumberland; quartering STEELE.[…]

1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 29:

Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1. BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD. Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1, a crescent for difference. BAILLIE OF MANORHALL.

1893, Sir James Balfour Paul, An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, page 217:

Gules, two bars ermine in chief three suns in glory or -- NICHOLSON, Co. Down.[…]


drop acid, not bombs

Originally coined in the late 1960s by those who opposed the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.

A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging LSD use.


o wilku mowa, a wilk tuż

o wilku mowa, a wilk tu
o wilku mowa, a wilk tu#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of o wilku mowa, a wilk tu


in increment

... dexter, per fess on a chief azure, the moon in increment argent; in base, gules, a bear passant proper; sinister, the national eagle displayed, with the radiant All-seeing eye above, but no tinctures are indicated.

1900, American Journal of Numismatics, page 22:

[...] between fesswise a crescent moon in her increment and one in her decrement argent.

1992, Donald R. Mandich, Joseph Anthony Placek, Russian Heraldry and Nobility, Dramco:


in decrement

It is an observation amongst Fishermen, that when the Moon is in her Decrement or Wane (as we commonly call it) these […]

1664, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie, page 238:

[…] Crest - A fawn's head holding in its mouth a moon in its decrement and gorged with a wreath of pears slipped on the […]

1921, Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain, page 750:

LUKIN -2- A : Argent, on a bendlet thrice embattled gules, masoned sable, three crescent moons in their decrement in bend Or. […] […] between fesswise a crescent moon in her increment and one in her decrement argent.


ܠܫܢܗ ܐܪܝܟܐ

aii-phrase

ܠܸܫܵܢܹܗ ܐܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ

ܠܸܫܵܢܹܗ ܐܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (liššānēh arīḵā)

ܠܸܫܵܢܹܗ ܐܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
liššānēh arīḵā (romanization)

used to describe someone who talks back or argues a lot


ܚܡܪܐ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܒܥܩܠܗ

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܥܲܩܠܹܗ

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܥܲܩܠܹܗ • (ḥmārā sīrā bˁaqlēh)

ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܥܲܩܠܹܗ (canonical)
ḥmārā sīrā bˁaqlēh (romanization)

Literally, “A donkey is tied to his leg.”

lit

ܐܵܢܲܝ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܝܼܢ݇ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܬܲܥܘܿܠܹܐ ܘܓܚܵܟܵܐ. ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܥܲܩܠܗܘܿܢ

Those two little boys don’t know anything except how to play and laugh. A donkey is tied to their leg!

ānay trēn bnōnē lā kē yāḏˁī illā mtaˁōlē w-gḥākā. ḥmārā sīrā bˁaqlhōn

phrase used to convey someone is unintelligent


HIH

Initialism of his/her Imperial Highness.


I like that

“The man who took your letter, Snubby, […] won't be able to decode it — and if he could, he'd only read a lot of rubbish!”
“Well, I like that!” said Snubby indignantly. “Bruce and I don't write rubbish, let me tell you.”

1959, Enid Blyton, The Ragamuffin Mystery:

“Well of course,” Reilly said. “Am I not a wondrous cat, all-seeing, all powerful etcetera?”
“I like the all-seeing a lot better,” Katie said sleepily, and promptly went to sleep.
“Huh, I like that! I really like that!” Reilly snapped. “Women! You just can't trust them these days! Huh, huh, huh!”

2015, Amber Jo Illsley, Reilly - Running Full Circle:


I don't know about that

(idiomatic) I am not sure that I agree; expressing doubt or skepticism.


be seeing you

Alternative form of see you later (“a goodbye”)


I'll be seeing you

Alternative form of see you later (“a goodbye”).


Emma Chisit

Spelling of a sometime Australian pronunciation of how much is it.

Seizing this opportunity, I asked, “Emma Chisit?” Caramel immediately answered, “Twenty duluhs.” I was pleased by successfully speaking Australian.

2012, Carlos Kotkin, Please God Let it Be Herpes: A Heartfelt Quest For Love and Companionship:

How much does it cost
how much does it cost#English

(Australia, humorous) How much does it cost?


I'd like to see someone try

"Pretty deadly, eh? I mean your stepfather. Makes you toe the mark I suppose."
"I'd like to see him try," answered Paul scornfully. "No, sir, he let's ^([sic]) me alone and I let him alone. He knows I haven't any use for him. […]

(idiomatic) Expressing a threat or challenge to someone.


inte röra i ryggen

Literally, "to not touch in one's back." Perhaps a reversal of feeling something in one's stomach, as in be affected by something.

Deras kritik rör mig inte i ryggen

I couldn't care less about their criticism ("Their criticism doesn't touch me in my back")


pois se minusta

Pois se minusta, että arvostelisin sinua.


kuin sieniä sateella

(simile) like mushrooms (in large numbers, with a verb describing something "springing up", appearing, rising up or emerging)


inte röra någon i ryggen

Literally, "to not touch someone in their back." Perhaps a reversal of feeling something in one's stomach, as in be affected by something.

Deras kritik rör mig inte i ryggen

I couldn't care less about their criticism [Their criticism does not touch me in my back]

(idiomatic) to not bother someone at all


近廟欺神

to live near the temple but cheat the god

/kin³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/kin³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/kun³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/kun³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/kin³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/kin³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/kun³³⁻¹¹ bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/kun³³⁻²¹ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to look down upon people that are close to someone


SMFH

another enabling parent eh ?? any wonder "kids" these days are lazy and beyond useful...does he have a safe space too for his micro-aggressions ??? He's "only" almost 30, maybe give him another 20 years to catch on...SMFH

2017 January 8, Jack, “That was quite the wallop!”, in hfx.general (Usenet):

Back to slavery? Smfh!!!!! Dislike!!!!! I would have never agreed to do this.

2017 March 23, Denitsa Petrova Dineva, Jan Christian Breitsohl, Brian Garrod, quoting "Rob", Journal of Marketing Management, volume 33, numbers 9–10, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute […]: Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

LOL...sure it will. If only everyone was as informed and intelligent as you. smfh

2020 February 14, BillB, “Question for Biden, Buttigieg, Bloomberg, and Klobuchar”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet):

shaking my fucking head
shake one's head#English

(Internet slang, vulgar) Abbreviation of shaking my fucking head.


in vigilance

Arms : Azure standing within a crown gold surmounting a conical mound in base vert a crane in her vigilance all silver.

1928, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Committee on Heraldry, A Roll of Arms, page 10:

Or, a crane in her vigilance, azure, standing in reeds proper.

1943, National Americana Society, Americana Illustrated, page 133:

Quarterly; 1st and 4th azure, crane in his vigilance argent, gorged of a crown or; second and third[…]

1973, Helen B. Walter, Robert J. Walter, Nicola Walter and Descendants:

If by chance it falls asleep, the stone would drop and thus awaken it. In heraldry, the cranes most often were presented as in vigilance.

1977, Lucia Liu Severinghaus, A Design for an Education Center at the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin:

Crest. A crane in its vigilance. Motto. Vigilantia (Seal on Col Paumiér's will).

1983, Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society:

KHVOSHCHINSKY -1- A : Per fess gules and azure, in chief fesswise a crescent points couped in pale Or, and in base a crane in its vigilance, proper.

(heraldry, of a crane) Standing on one leg, typically holding a stone in its other, raised leg.


en arrière

Argent, a Bend between six Bees en Arrière Sable : BEESTON.

1790, Anthony Wood, The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the university of Oxford, page 256:

[…] a chevron between two boars ' heads erased in chief and a bee volant en arrière in base all counterchanged.

1902, Joseph Foster, Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Others, page 225:

The arms of Bassano (really of foreign origin and not an English coat) are : “ Per chevron vert and argent, in chief three silkworm flies palewise en arrière, and in base a mulberry branch all counterchanged.

1925, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, page 261:

(heraldry, chiefly of an insect) With its back to the viewer.


揚名立萬

ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄢˋ

/jɑŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ laːp̚² maːn²²/

/jɑŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/

/jœːŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ laːp̚² maːn²²/

萬 / 蔓 (wàn), whose pronunciation is the colloquial reading of 蔓, is an argot meaning "surname". (Sun, 2006; Cai and Li, 2016)

make a name for oneself
make a name for oneself

literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters


que ya es decir

that's saying something
that's saying something


ten will get you twenty

five will get you ten
five will get you ten#English

Synonym of five will get you ten (“I strongly believe”)


𪘲牙聳䚗

依牙鬆槓
醫牙鬆鋼
E牙鬆鋼
𬺌牙耸䚗

/jiː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹ sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

/jiː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹ sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

Don't be a back-seat driver when watching a chess or mahjong game (literally, "spectators should not make any facial expressions or give any gestures [to the players]")

pong⁴ gun¹ ze² bat¹ dak¹ ji¹ ngaa⁴ sung¹ gong³

旁觀者不得𪘲牙聳䚗

旁观者不得𬺌牙耸䚗

(Cantonese) to do exaggerated actions or facial expressions (so as to complain about something)


last hired, first fired

The most recently hired employees in a business are likely to be the first to be sacked if the business needs to downsize.


似懂非懂

toseem to understand, but not to understand

ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ

/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

to not really understand; to half-understand


cały wic w tym

cała sztuka w tym
cała sztuka w tym#Polish


i wilk syty, i koza cała

i wilk jest syty, i owca cała
i wilk jest syty, i owca cała#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of i wilk jest syty, i owca cała


cała przyjemność po mojej stronie

/ˈt͡sa.wa pʂɘˈjɛm.nɔɕt͡ɕ pɔ ˈmɔ.jɛj ˈstrɔ.ɲɛ/

Literally, “all of the pleasure is on my side”.

the pleasure is all mine
the pleasure is all mine


cała sztuka w tym

Literally, “the whole trick is in this”.

(idiomatic) the trick is (the most difficult aspect is in [the following noun]) [with że]


i wilk jest syty, i owca cała

Literally, “both the wolf is full and the sheep is intact”. Compare Russian и о́вцы це́лы, и во́лки сы́ты (i óvcy cély, i vólki sýty).

cog

и о́вцы це́лы, и во́лки сы́ты

(idiomatic) win-win! (both parties benefit from a given solution)


nogli klok

Calque of Norwegian Nynorsk kor my(kje) er klokka? (or dialectal e klokka mang?). Alternatively, a calque of Russian сколько времени (skolʹko vremeni)?.

der

сколько времени


りしれ供さ小

/li⁵³ si³³ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²⁴/

/li⁴¹ si³³ te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²³/

/li⁵³ si³³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²⁴/

/li⁴¹ si³³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²³/

/li⁵³ si³³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²⁴/

/li⁴¹ si³³ le(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²³/

Pseudo-Japonism of the original phrase; the hiragana is pronounced as in Japanese, but the kanji are read as Mandarin.

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Internet slang) Alternative form of 你是咧講啥潲／你是咧讲啥潲 (“What the fuck are you saying?”)


tråk om tråk

Most probably, from Spanish trocar (or French troquer) and Norwegian Nynorsk om. Compare to Basque-Icelandic Pidgin trucka.


thousand pardons

His figure was bent in apologetic protest. "I ask a thousand pardons, sir," he said; "I am really so very absent-minded."

1900, Kenneth Grahame, The Golden Age, page 110:

A conventionally polite request to be pardoned or excused.


danh chính ngôn thuận

[zajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ŋon˧˧ tʰwən˧˨ʔ]

[jɛɲ˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ tʰwəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[jan˧˧ cɨn˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]

to be fitting and proper; to be perfectly justified or deserved


quang minh chính đại

[kwaːŋ˧˧ mïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ]

[kwaːŋ˧˧ mɨn˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ]

[waːŋ˧˧ mɨn˧˧ cɨn˦˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]

high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice


רפואה שלמה

head

רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה

רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה • (r'fuá sh'lemá)

he-phrase

רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה

רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה • (r'fuá sh'lemá)

רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה (canonical)
r'fuá sh'lemá (romanization)


ra môn ra khoai

[ʐaː˧˧ moŋ˧˧ ʐaː˧˧ kʰwaːj˧˧]

[ʐaː˧˧ moŋ˧˧ ʐaː˧˧ xwaːj˧˧]

[ɹaː˧˧ moŋ˧˧ ɹaː˧˧ kʰwaːj˧˧]

[ɹaː˧˧ moŋ˧˧ ɹaː˧˧ xwaːj˧˧]

(figuratively) to do something with clear results


oderso

haste Bock, später Eis zu essen oderso

u down to eat icecream later or something

(Internet slang) Alternative spelling of oder so (“or something”)


按在地上摩擦

ㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤ ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ

ань цзай дишан моца

/ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹ ʂɑŋ¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵/

(figurative, neologism, slang) to completely dominate over (the opponent)


chín người mười ý

[t͡ɕin˧˦ ŋɨəj˨˩ mɨəj˨˩ ʔi˧˦]

[t͡ɕin˦˧˥ ŋɨj˦˩ mɨj˦˩ ʔɪj˨˩˦]

[cɨn˦˥ ŋɨj˨˩ mɨj˨˩ ʔɪj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chín người mười ý.wav

Literally "nine people [but] ten ideas".

there is never such thing as consensus in a straight discussion


bằng mặt không bằng lòng

[ʔɓaŋ˨˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʔɓaŋ˦˩ mak̚˨˩ʔ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˦˩ lawŋ͡m˦˩]

[ʔɓaŋ˦˩ mak̚˨˩ʔ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˦˩ lɔŋ˦˩]

[ʔɓaŋ˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

[ʔɓaŋ˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩ lawŋ͡m˨˩]


nie powiem

(idiomatic, colloquial) used to indicate that what is said adequately describes something; I'll say


powiedział, co wiedział

Rhyme, literally, “he said what he knew”.

I call it like I see it
call it as one sees it


numer nie odpowiada

telefon nie odpowiada
telefon nie odpowiada#Polish

(telephony) Alternative form of telefon nie odpowiada


telefon nie odpowiada

Literally, “the telephone number doesn't match”.

lit

(telephony) a telephone line is dead; no one is answering at a given number


b' eòlach do sheanair air

(idiomatic) An ironic phrase which indicates that the speaker considers what has been said to be unlikely, or refers to something newfangled, fancy or novel, with the implication that it is unnecessary as it would be to one's grandfather.


may araw ka rin

tl-head

may araw ka rin (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜃ ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ ᜃ ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[maɪ̯ ˌʔaː.ɾaʊ̯ xɐ ˈɾin̪]

an expression of resentment: your day of reckoning will come


一溜まりもない

ja-adj

一(ひと)溜(た)まりもない • (hitotamari mo nai) -i (adverbial 一(ひと)溜(た)まりもなく (hitotamari mo naku))

一溜まりもない (canonical)
hitotamari mo nai (romanization)
一溜まりもなく (adverbial)

(idiomatic) not standing a chance (against)


朝發夕至

ㄓㄠ ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧˋ ㄓˋ

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

to set out in the morning and arrive in the evening


公親變事主

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ

гунцинь бянь шичжу

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴¹/

Be careful not to get yourself involved while negotiating between parties.

Lí tio̍h sè-jī, m̄-thang kong-chhin-piàn-sū-chú.

你著細膩，毋通公親變事主。

你著细腻，毋通公亲变事主。


obair obair Fhearchair

no rest for the wicked
no rest for the wicked

(idiomatic) no rest for the wicked, work work and more work


gut gebrüllt, Löwe

Literally, “well roared, lion”, from August Wilhelm Schlegel's translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In Washington war dazu nur ein Kommentar zu vernehmen: gut gebrüllt, Löwe.

1972 March 31, Klaus Bölling, “Großkonzern und große Politik”, in Die Zeit:

A Midsummer Night's Dream
August Wilhelm Schlegel


ett skepp kommer lastat

From the phrase repeated in the game, literally: "a ship comes loaded [with] ...".

(games) A chaining game where the first player say a word, then the next player has to say a word begging with the letter the previous word ended with.


mă doare-n pulă

Literally, “it hurts in my dick”. Compare Bulgarian боли ме кура (boli me kura, literally “my dick hurts”), Georgian ყლეზე მკიდია (q̇leze mḳidia, literally “it hangs on my dick”), Serbo-Croatian boli me kurac (literally “my dick hurts”), Polish mam to w chuju (literally “I have it in the dick”).

m+

боли ме кура

ყლეზე მკიდია

(vulgar, idiomatic) I don't give a fuck, I don't fucking care


ingen aning

Jag har ingen aning om hur det kan ha gått till

I have no idea how it might have happened

– Vad är det där för sorts djur? – (Jag har) ingen aning.
– What kind of animal is that? – (I have) no idea.


戴罪立功

ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

дайцзуйлигун

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯³³ t͡sɵy̯²² laːp̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯³³ t͡sɵy̯²² laːp̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

to atone for one's crimes or mistakes by making contributions; to redeem oneself


mangeli Klokka

From Norwegian Nynorsk er klokka mange? (or a similar phrase, such as dialectal e ho mang ho klokka?). The determiner mangeli contains particle li derived from Russian ли (li). Alternatively, a calque of Russian сколько времени? (skolʹko vremeni?)).

der

сколько времени?

Mangeli Klokka paa ju?


獅子開大口

/siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, figurative) to ask for an unjustly large amount of money and/or goods


sorry-not-sorry

(In reality, the rapper [Kanye West] offered a sorry-not-sorry apology last year in which he said he didn't regret his comments.)

2023 May 28, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Can AI make me a star?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 1:

sorry, not sorry
sorry, not sorry#English


goodnight nurse

It was goodnight nurse for him. Karl was getting to his feet, and Dean, who was really getting going, was straight into him. He rained blows onto Karl, and, once again, Karl hit the deck this time and was out for the count.

2014, Dennis J. McTaggart, Cold Gold II, page 123:

Once they had found a target, they would radio back the details and location and then it was 'Goodnight nurse' as he put it, because within minutes a missile with a tactical nuclear warhead would be launched and on its way.

2020, Michael Graham, On Operations with C Squadron SAS, page xiii:

If the Germans win, it will be goodnight nurse. The Japs will annex this bit of the world.

2021, Bronwyn Davies, New Lives in an Old Land, page 66:


not worth the paper it is printed on

Of a document, paper currency, etc.: of no value whatsoever.


乞兒兜度揦飯食

乞儿兜度揦饭食
乞兒兜度嗱飯食
乞兒兜道揦飯食
乞兒兜道嗱飯食

to take rice from a beggar's bowl for one's consumption

/hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² laː³⁵ faːn²² sɪk̚²/


ܫܡܫܐ ܝܠܗ

aii-phrase

ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇

ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ • (šimšā ìlāh)

ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (canonical)
šimšā ìlāh (romanization)


ܚܡܐ ܝܠܗ

ܚܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ • (ḥimmā ìlēh)

ܚܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ (canonical)
ḥimmā ìlēh (romanization)

It is hot (literally, “He/It is (the) heat”)


saamasi pitää

Ellipsis of niin saamasi pitää (literally “so/thus you must receive”)

ellipsis

you will get what you deserve
you will get what you deserve

Used to imply a person will get something undesirable for one of the two parties. Akin to you will get what you deserve.


sinabi mo pa

tl-head

sinabi mo pa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜊᜒ ᜋᜓ ᜉ)

used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor: you said it; you're telling me; tell me about it


à suivre

to be continued (used to indicate that a story under discussion has not concluded, either in narration or in reality)


head

kun raha kirstuun kilahtaa, niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa

kun kolikko kirstuun kilahtaa, niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa#Finnish

Alternative form of kun kolikko kirstuun kilahtaa, niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa


kun kolikko kirstuun kilahtaa, niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa

Calque of German sobald das Geld im Kasten klingt, die Seele in den Himmel springt.

cal

Alternative form: kun raha kirstuun kilahtaa, niin sielu taivaaseen vilahtaa

(Catholicism, historical) A phrase used to cricise the sale of indulgences; as soon as a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs.


舉目無親

ㄐㄩˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣ

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ mʊk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ mʊk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

to be a lonely stranger in a strange land with no one to depend on


чи що

head

чи що • (čy ščo)

[t͡ʃɪ ʃt͡ʃɔ]

Чому́ не відповіда́еш, спиш чи що?

Why are you not answering, are you asleep or something?

or something, perhaps, maybe, as if (or something like that - usually used in a question)


phi công trẻ

[fi˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩]

[fɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˧˨]

[fɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˨˩˦]

(figurative) A younger man who loves or dates older women.


ܩܪܬܐ ܝܠܗ

aii-phrase

ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇

ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ • (qarṯā ìlāh)

ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (canonical)
qarṯā ìlāh (romanization)

It is cold (literally, “She/It is (the) cold”)


máy bay bà già

[maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ zaː˨˩]

[maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩ jaː˦˩]

[ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ jaː˨˩]

máy bay (“airplane”) + bà già (“old lady”).

compound

(figurative) An older woman who loves a man that is much younger than her (sugar mama, we can say).


ciąg dalszy nastąpi

Literally, “the next part will take place”.

lit

(idiomatic, television) used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode; to be continued

(colloquial, idiomatic) used to indicate that a story under discussion has not concluded, either in narration or in reality; to be continued


沙頭角村長個女——你愛

saa¹ tau⁴ gok⁸ tsyn¹ dzoeng² go³ noey⁵⁻²

/saː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ kɔː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ nei̯¹³ ɔːi̯³³/

Named after a leader of Yim Liu Ha Village in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong in 1960s called 李愛／李爱 (lei5 oi3), which is near-homophonous to 你愛／你爱 (nei5 oi3, “you take it”). The name was mistaken as his daughter's since it sounds feminine.

沙头角村长个女——你爱
沙頭角村長個女——李愛

the daugher of Sha Tau Kok Village's leader - Lee Oi (you take it)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Used to describe something that no one wants.


dans un autre registre

Coordinate term: dans le même registre


vad skådar mitt norra öga

Disputed. Literally, “what does my north eye behold?”.

Vad skådar mitt norra öga? Nisse! Jag trodde du gått under med båten.

What do I spy with my eye? Nisse! I thought you had gone down with the boat.

(idiomatic) what do I spy with my eye? (upon seeing something remarkable)


大家噉話

/taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waː²²/

/taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ waː²²/


戦力外

ja-pos

戦(せん)力(りょく)外(がい) • (senryoku-gai) ^(←せんりよくぐわい (senryokugwai)?)

戦力外 (canonical)
senryoku-gai (romanization)
senryokugwai (romanization)
せんりよくぐわい (hiragana historical)

[sẽ̞n̺ɾʲo̞kɯ̟ɡa̠i]

(sports, euphemistic) A phrase used in relation to the release of a player from a team.


у меня лапки

head

у меня́ ла́пки

у меня́ ла́пки • (u menjá lápki)

у меня́ ла́пки (canonical)
u menjá lápki (romanization)

[ʊ‿mʲɪˈnʲa ˈɫapkʲɪ]

Literally, “I have paws”. Attested circa 2017. Popularized by internet memes about cats who are unable to do a human task due to lack of hands.

(Internet slang, humorous) I don't have hands (used as a nonsensical excuse or explanation for why one cannot do something)


等埋發叔

/tɐŋ³⁵ maːi̯²¹ faːt̚³ sʊk̚⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ maːi̯²¹ faːt̚³ sʊk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) Used as an excuse for being late.


實食冇黐牙

/sɐt̚² sɪk̚² mou̯¹³ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

/sɐt̚² sɪk̚² mou̯¹³ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/


BIPoC

BIPoC guests, likewise, can reimagine their chosen characters simply by Disneybounding as them (i.e. a Black Ariel).

2022, Rebecca Rowe, “To Act Like a Kid or Not to Act Like a Kid: Disneybounding in the Parks”, in Sabrina Mittermeier, editor, Fan Phenomena: Disney, Intellect, →ISBN, part 2 (The Disney Theme Parks and Their Fans):

In reality, the New Deal mainly targeted and benefited White families and White workers, largely excluding BIPoC workers.

2022, Trudi Lebrón, The Antiracist Business Book: An Equity Centered Approach to Work, Wealth, and Leadership, Row House Publishing, →ISBN:

Carnella, Natasha, Beth, and Lynne challenged us to consider ways to highlight the contributions of BIPoC authors that would also make these chapters easily available to a wide audience, explicitly inclusive of BIPoC readers. A second request had to do with financial profits the book might garner, asking that we consider donating a portion of any profits toward projects advancing BIPoC and LGBTQ justice.

2023, Rachel Kabasakalian-McKay, David Mark, “Introduction”, in Rachel Kabasakalian-McKay, David Mark, editors, Inhabiting Implication in Racial Oppression and in Relational Psychoanalysis (Relational Perspectives Book Series), Routledge, →ISBN:


tbch

to be completely honest
to be honest#English

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of to be completely honest.


vad fittan

Vad fittan glor du på?


thereby hangs a tale

Coined by William Shakespeare in 1623 in "As you Like it," act 2, scene 7:
: And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
: And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,
: And thereby hangs a tale.

Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.


pitfall and gin

"All I know of this old trail [...] is what you can see. I got it from the highroad. I was covering the kite who went in. Where it leads, and if it's beset with "pitfall and gin", I can't say."

1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page xi. 103:

Thanks, however, to the almost uncanny faculty of the Gurkha for avoiding, in the dark, “pitfall and gin" — in this case tent ropes, ravines, and terraces, these last in some places giving a drop of twelve feet or even more'

1930, History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1858 to 1928, page 352:

NOT in the same "head ache" class as Mr O. Richardson's "New Year's Gift," but still with a few pitfalls and gins for the unwary, this innocent six-card problem has a certain novelty of its own.

1949 January 13, The Herald, Melbourne, page 13, column 2:

Two types of trap (see pitfall and gin), used figuratively to refer to obstacles or impediments to people, or anything that might trick or ensnare someone.


維民所止

ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˇ

вэйминьсочжи

/weɪ̯³⁵ min³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯²¹ mɐn²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ mɐn²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Classic of Poetry
Jin Yong
imperial examination
zh:查嗣庭

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 303 (《詩經·商頌·玄鳥》):
:
The sense of censorship is from a legend of the Qing scholar Zha Siting (查嗣庭), a distant relative of the novelist Louis Cha a.k.a. Jin Yong. It was said that he quoted the sentence above for a question in the imperial examination and was then imprisoned because 維／维 (wéi) and 止 (zhǐ) looked like the beheaded form of 雍正 (Yōngzhèng), who was the reigning emperor at that time.

lang

(《詩經·商頌·玄鳥》)

(《詩經·商頌·玄鳥》)

The royal domain of a thousand li, is where the people rest; But there commence the boundaries that reach to the four seas.

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

Bāngjī qiānlǐ, wéi mín suǒ zhǐ, zhào yù bǐ sìhǎi.

邦畿千里，維民所止，肇域彼四海。

邦畿千里，维民所止，肇域彼四海。

(original meaning) is where the people reside

A phrase used to satirize censorship of speech.


得閒死唔得閒病

得閑死唔得閑病
得闲死唔得闲病

to have time for death but have not time for illness

/tɐk̚⁵ haːn²¹ sei̯³⁵ m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵ haːn²¹ pɛːŋ²²/


mitä väliä

what's the difference
what's the difference

so what, who cares; what's the difference


開枝散葉

ㄎㄞ ㄓ ㄙㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ saːn³³ jiːp̚²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ saːn³³ jiːp̚²/


anladıysam Arap olayım

bir şey anladıysam Arap olayım
bir şey anladıysam Arap olayım#Turkish

Alternative form of bir şey anladıysam Arap olayım


夏雨雨人

the summer rainfall rains down on the people

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

to provide timely assistance or education


春風風人

ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄈㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ

чуньфэнфэнжэнь

čunʹfɛnfɛnžɛnʹ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/


don't look now

Used to alert the listener of danger, so that one may flee while the attacker thinks they are still unseen.

Oh, yeah? Well, don't look now, but we're on the grass!

Dad: You shouldn't be afraid of the ocean, Marvin. Just think of it as a giant bathtub.
Marvin: Well, don't look now, but my rubber ducky just grew a fin.

(sarcastic) Used to point out something the speaker feels is obvious.


gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy

[zɛw˧˧ ɲən˧˧ naːw˨˩ ɣat̚˧˨ʔ kwaː˧˩ nəj˧˦]

[jɛw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ naːw˦˩ ɣak̚˨˩ʔ kwaː˧˨ nəj˨˩˦]

[jɛw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ naːw˨˩ ɣak̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˦ nəj˦˥]

you reap what you sow
you reap what you sow


曾參殺人

ㄗㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ

Цзэн Шэнь шажэнь

Czɛn Šɛnʹ šažɛnʹ

/t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ saːt̚³ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ saːt̚³ jɐn²¹/

In the past when Zengzi (real name Zeng Shen) was living in Fei County, there was a man who had the same name as him committed murder. Somebody then informed Zengzi’s mother, “Zeng Shen committed murder.” Zengzi's mother replied, “My son will never commit a murder,” and she kept calm. A short while later, another person informed her, “Zeng Shen committed murder.” She still kept calm. A short while later, yet another person informed her, “Zeng Shen committed murder.” Zengzi's mother feared, cast aside her weaving shuttle, leapt across the walls, and fled.

昔者曾子處費，費人有與曾子同名族者而殺人，人告曾子母曰：「曾參殺人

(figurative) Used as an example to show that the effects of rumours can be fearsome.


who hurt you

“Are you desperate for magic? Or are you desperate for company? How sad.”
The witch-hunter looked at her with his stricken, sorrowful eyes. “Wow. Who hurt you?”

2020, Sarah Rees Brennan, Daughter of Chaos:

A retort to a person who sounds unexpectedly bitter and defensive.


herzlichen Glückwunsch

/ˌhɛʁt͡slɪçn̩ ˈɡlʏkvʊnʃ/

Expression of congratulations; happy birthday


不知所謂

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

(chiefly Cantonese) ridiculous; absurd; nonsense


juro a Dios

I swear to God (used when making an oath)


you know something

Chris asked, “Sara, you know something. I never stopped to ask you the day of your birthday. When is your birthday?”

2015, Joseph I. Rosselli, Uncle Champion I: “The World Beyond the Fence”:

Synonym of you know what (“used, often as a question, to get someone's attention before announcing something”)


on your head be it

Used to warn someone of the responsibilities that will attach to committing to a certain task.


黃絹幼婦

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄨˋ

хуанцзюаньюфу

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

zh-m

齏臼／齑臼 (jījiù)

(literary) A visual pun, describing the characters that constitute the word 絕妙／绝妙 (juémiào), and hence used as a synonym of it.


wszystkiego najlepszego

Ellipsis of życzę ci wszystkiego najlepszego, literally, “[I wish you] all the best”.

ellipsis

wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin


PAYO

Alternative form: payo

Item: TWICELAND Fantasy Park Photobook (Sealed) / Price: 800 pesos only / DOP: PAYO / MOD: SCO or GGX / MOP: BPI or Gcash

2023 February 28, Teudoongie Shop (@TeudoongieShop), Twitter:

(Internet slang) Initialism of pay as you order.


čovječe ne ljuti se

Calque of German Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, literally: man, don't be angry.

calque

Mensch ärgere Dich nicht, a board game similar to Ludo


e.o.h.p.

(law) Abbreviation of except as otherwise herein provided.


千夫所指

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˇ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɔː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

criticism from the public; universal condemnation


潔身自愛

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄣ ㄗˋ ㄞˋ

цзешэньцзыай

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ɔːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kiːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː²² ɔːi̯³³/

to keep one's integrity and not follow the ways of evil people


不食周粟

ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄓㄡ ㄙㄨˋ

бу ши Чжоу су

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

Boyi and Shuqi
Shang dynasty
Zhou dynasty

Boyi and Shuqi (approximately 1046 BCE), two princes of the former Shang dynasty, refused to eat the food of the newly founded (in their opinion, usurping) Zhou dynasty. They lived in seclusion in Shouyang Mountain and ate fiddlehead ferns before starving to death

King Wu pacified the unrest of Yin (Shang), and the whole nation switched allegiance to the Zhou dynasty. But Boyi and Shuqi considered it disgraceful and expressed their loyalty to Yin by not eating any grain of Zhou. They secluded themselves in Shouyang Mountain, where they gathered ferns to eat.

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

Wǔ wáng yǐ píng Yīn luàn, tiānxià zōng Zhōu, ér Bóyí, Shūqí chǐ zhī, yì bù shí Zhōu sù, yǐn yú Shǒuyáng Shān, cǎiwēi ér shí zhī.

武王已平殷亂，天下宗周，而伯夷、叔齊恥之，義不食周粟，隱於首陽山，采薇而食之。

武王已平殷乱，天下宗周，而伯夷、叔齐耻之，义不食周粟，隐于首阳山，采薇而食之。

(literary, literal) to refuse to eat the food of the Zhou dynasty

(literary) to categorically refuse to cooperate with people or actions that one disagrees with out of his/her conscience or loyalty


in cauda venenum

desc

→ Dutch: het venijn zit in de staart (calque)

[ɪn ˈkäu̯d̪äː u̯ɛˈneːnʊ̃ˑ]

Literally “in the tail the venom”, “the venom is in the tail.”


h. e.

Alternative form of h.e., abbreviation of hoc or hic est: i.e., that is, in other words


h.e.

From theſe conſiderations, ſome of the Jewiſh Rabbins (and Midraſh Ribba) have concluded that Meſſiah ſhoutd be born in Ethanim or Tiſri, h. e. in the 7th Moneth.

1687, Increaſe Mather, “Againſt profane Chriſt-maſs-keeping.”, in A Testimony Against ſeveral Prophane and Superſtitious Customs, Now Practiſed by ſome in New England, The Evil whereof is evinced from the Holy Scriptures, and from the Writings both of Ancient and Modern Divines., London, →OCLC, page 22:

Synonym of i.e., abbreviation of hoc or hic est: i.e., that is, in other words


samo życie

/ˈsa.mɔ ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ/

Literally, “just life”, or more loosely translated as “life itself”.


jeśli życie miłe

(idiomatic) used as a threat; if one values their life [with dative ‘who’]


życie jest niemiłe

/ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ jɛst ɲɛˈmi.wɛ/

(idiomatic) One should not do dangerous things and value their life. [with dative ‘for whom’]


życie niemiłe

/ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ ɲɛˈmi.wɛ/

życie jest niemiłe
życie jest niemiłe#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of życie jest niemiłe [with dative ‘for whom’]


老鼠拉龜

ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄟ

лаошу ла гуй

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

The idiom is a Cantonese xiehouyu and the second part may be 無從下手／无从下手 (wúcóng xiàshǒu), 無處下手／无处下手 (wúchù xiàshǒu) (in Mandarin) or 冇埞埋手 (mou⁵ deng⁶ maai⁴ sau²) (in Cantonese).

(originally Cantonese, figurative) to have no clue about how to handle a problem


大模廝樣

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄨˊ ㄙ ㄧㄤˋ

/tä⁵¹ mu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² mou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹ mu³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² mou̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²/

大模大樣 大模大樣#Chinese

大模大样 大模大样#Chinese


有毛有翼

/jɐu̯¹³ mou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɪk̚²/

/jɐu̯¹³ mou̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ jɪk̚²/

(Cantonese, derogatory) to have grown up and become independent


extra omnes

Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff


if it kills one

I'm going to pass this exam if it kills me!

(colloquial) Regardless of how much effort or struggle is required from one.


餓狗搶屎

a hungry dog snatches up shit/hungry dogs fighting for shit

/ŋɔː²² kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ siː³⁵/

/ŋɔː²² kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ siː³⁵/

(Cantonese, derogatory) the manner of a person gobbling

(Cantonese, derogatory) the manner of people scrambling madly for something, even that not worth taking


kuin viimeistä päivää

as if there were no tomorrow
as if there were no tomorrow

like every day is the last
like every day is the last

like a bat out of hell
like a bat out of hell

(idiomatic) as if there were no tomorrow, like every day is the last, like a bat out of hell


kuolleet eivät tiedä mitään

dead men tell no tales
dead men tell no tales


華佗再世

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ

Хуа То цзайши

/xu̯ä⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/xu̯ä³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/waː²² tʰɔː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

/waː²¹ tʰɔː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/xu̯ä³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/waː²² tʰɔː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

/waː²¹ tʰɔː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ sɐi̯³³/

a doctor with excellent medical skills, just like Hua Tuo reincarnated


van ott minden, mint a búcsúban

Literally, “there is everything there, just like at a church fair”. The traditional búcsú or indulgence is a religious event that can see a large number of pilgrims, which means a fair is often set up to cater for them, leading to a sight of diverse facilities including music, food, vendors of various items and amusement park-style rides.

lit

everything but the kitchen sink
everything but the kitchen sink

everything under the sun
everything under the sun

(idiomatic) it has everything but the kitchen sink/everything under the sun


przykład idzie z góry

Literally, “[the] example comes from above”.

(idiomatic) people lower in a hierarchy model their behavior on the behavior of those higher in the hierarchy


icl

Christmas really fell off icl, like I used to be gassed for it back in primary school days as well

2019 December 23, A ☪🇱🇰 (@almarsh_), Twitter:

(Internet slang) Initialism of I can't lie.


附和雷同

buhwanoedong (romanization)
부화뇌동 (hangeul)

부화뇌동 부화뇌동#Korean


tutti per uno, uno per tutti

Literally, “everyone for one, one for everyone.” Compare French tous pour un, un pour tous.

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


走馬看花

taking a ride on a horse while looking at the flowers

ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

цзоумаканьхуа

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

A feeling of elation when one's ambition is fulfilled or while traveling

to look roughly and hastily, without being able to get a good look at things


同工異曲

ja-r

同工異曲(どうこういきょく) (dōkōikyoku)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (同工異曲):
* → Japanese: 同工異曲(どうこういきょく) (dōkōikyoku)

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² kʰʊk̚⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² kʰʊk̚⁵/

異曲同工 異曲同工#Chinese

异曲同工 异曲同工#Chinese


pour acquit

received with thanks
received with thanks

paid, settled, payment received, received with thanks (note on an invoice indicating that said invoice has been paid)


花錢找罪受

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˋ

хуа цянь чжао цзуй шоу

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² sɐu̯²²/

to spend money on something that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous


花拳繡腿

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ

хуацюаньсютуй

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ sɐu̯³³ tʰɵy̯³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ sɐu̯³³ tʰɵy̯³⁵/

highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic


橫刀奪愛

ㄏㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄞˋ

/xɤŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/waːŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ tyːt̚² ɔːi̯³³/

/xɤŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/waːŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ tyːt̚² ɔːi̯³³/

to rob somebody of something or someone they cherish


男歡女愛

ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄞˋ

наньхуаньнюйай

/nän³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ ɔːi̯³³/

/nän³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ ɔːi̯³³/

passionate love between a man and a woman


憶苦思甜

ㄧˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

/i⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹/

/i⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/jɪk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹/

to recall one's difficult past and savour one's joyful present


充飢畫餅

ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

чунцзи хуа бин

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

畫餅充飢 畫餅充飢#Chinese

画饼充饥 画饼充饥#Chinese


百密一疏

ㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄨ

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ mɐt̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ mɐt̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

I think that your plan of killing [Ko Yee] with my hand missed out a thing. We're in the international waters. You can't act recklessly. Only the country in which this ship was registered can arrest me.

ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ nei⁵ ni¹ go³ ze³ dou¹ saat³ jan⁴ gai³ waak⁶ baak³ mat⁶ jat¹ so¹, ni¹ dou⁶ hai⁶ gung¹ hoi², m⁴ ho² ji⁵ lyun⁶⁻² lai⁴, zi² jau⁵ ne¹ zek³ syun⁴ zyu³ caak³ ge³ gwok³ gaa¹ sin¹ zi³ ho² ji⁵ laa¹ ngo⁵ gaa³!

我覺得你呢個借刀殺人計劃百密一疏，呢度係公海，唔可以亂嚟，只有呢隻船註冊嘅國家先至可以拉我㗎！

我觉得你呢个借刀杀人计划百密一疏，呢度系公海，唔可以乱嚟，只有呢只船注册嘅国家先至可以拉我㗎！

something was missed in a sophisticated plan


奇談怪論

ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

цитаньгуайлунь

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰän³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ tʰaːm²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ lɵn²²/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰän³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ tʰaːm²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ lɵn²²/


重新做人

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ

чунсиньцзожэнь

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²² jɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²² jɐn²¹/

turn over a new leaf
turn over a new leaf


the deuce you say

“The deuce you say!” repeated Sir John in undisguised astonishment.

1910 December 5, E. B. Mitchell, “The Border: A Complete Novelette”, in Adventure, volume I, number 2, page 353:

the devil you say
the devil you say#English


無一例外

ㄨˊ ㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ

/u³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/u³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/


pick your poison

what's your poison
what's your poison#English

Used to say that someone must choose between two unappealing options.


coś tu nie gra

Literally, “something here doesn't play”.

lit

(idiomatic) something's off, something's not right here, something is wrong, something doesn't add up, something's up


malang tidak berbau

accidents will happen
accidents will happen


wala nang pero-pero

tl-head

walâ nang pero-pero (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜉᜒᜇᜓ)

walâ nang pero-pero (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜉᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[wɐˌlaʔ n̪ɐm ˌpɛː.ɾo ˈpɛː.ɾo]

[wɐˌlaː n̪ɐm ˌpɛː.ɾo ˈpɛː.ɾo]

From wala (“none”) + na (“anymore”) + -ng + reduplication of pero (“but”), literally, “no buts”.

said to dismiss someone's excuses or reasoning: no buts; no more excuses


śmiem twierdzić

Coordinate term: śmiem wątpić

(idiomatic) I daresay (used when the speaker wants to express an opinion in a polite but firm manner)


śmiem wątpić

Coordinate term: śmiem twierdzić

(idiomatic) I dare doubt it (used when the speaker wants to politely question the validity or truthfulness of something)


you had one job

On the Web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL image macros.

A video uploaded on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Monday (Nov 28) sparked criticism among the online community as it featured an example of the meme, “you had one job” (and still failed).

2022, Hana O, “‘What’s the point of a shelter?’ — Netizens ask as Admiralty MRT roof leaks from heavy downpour”, in The Independent Singapore:

Image of a T-shirt with an image of Africa labeled "Asia"

2023 May 21, You Had One Job (@youhadonetask), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-06-15:

An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it


月是故鄉明

ㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

юэ ши гусян мин

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

This night will be Bailu; and the moon in the homeland is brighter.

Du Fu,《月夜憶舍弟》

Lù cóng jīnyè bái, yuè shì gùxiāng míng.

露從今夜白，月是故鄉明。

Du Fu,《月夜憶舍弟》

露从今夜白，月是故乡明。

there's no place like home
there's no place like home


外國的月亮比較圓

The moon in foreign countries is rounder

ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ

ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ

wai⁴-kuo² tê⁵ yüeh⁴-liang⁵ pi³-chiao⁴ yüan²

вайго дэ юэлян бицзяо юань

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

wai⁴-kuo² tê⁵ yüeh⁴-liang⁴ pi³-chiao⁴ yüan²

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

the grass is always greener on the other side (used when comparing one's own country and foreign countries)


jak leci

(colloquial, idiomatic) how are you?, how's it going?, what's up? (what's happening?; what are you doing?)


المخلص

head

اَلْمُخْلِص • (al-muḵliṣ)

اَلْمُخْلِص (canonical)
al-muḵliṣ (romanization)

yours sincerely, kind regards (a polite formula used to end letters, preceding the signature)


七情上面

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ¹³ miːn²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ¹³ miːn²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) to be very passionate and expressive; to be so immersed in something that one's facial expressions are intense and full of emotions


耳聞目睹

ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ mu⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ mɐn²¹ mʊk̚² tou̯³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵ mu⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ mɐn²¹ mʊk̚² tou̯³⁵/

to hear with one's ears and see with one's eyes; to personally see and hear


兼而有之

ㄐㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kiːm⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kiːm⁵⁵ jiː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/


欺行霸市

ㄑㄧ ㄏㄤˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄕˋ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xɑŋ³⁵ pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(Mainland China) to oppress others in the same trade and monopolize the market


mất ăn mất ngủ

[mət̚˧˦ ʔan˧˧ mət̚˧˦ ŋu˧˩]

[mək̚˦˧˥ ʔaŋ˧˧ mək̚˦˧˥ ŋʊw˧˨]

[mək̚˦˥ ʔaŋ˧˧ mək̚˦˥ ŋʊw˨˩˦]

overthinking, worrying, and stressing out to the point of not eating or sleeping well


khoẻ như voi

[xwɛ˧˩ ɲɨ˧˧ vɔj˧˧]

[kʰwɛ˧˨ ɲɨ˧˧ vɔj˧˧]

[xwɛ˧˨ ɲɨ˧˧ vɔj˧˧]

[kʰwɛ˨˩˦ ɲɨ˧˧ vɔj˧˧]

[xwɛ˨˩˦ ɲɨ˧˧ jɔj˧˧]

khoẻ + như + voi, litt. "healthy as an elephant".


三九唔識七

/saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

三唔識七 三唔識七#Chinese

三唔识七 三唔识七#Chinese

(Cantonese) Synonym of 三唔識七／三唔识七 (“to be complete strangers”)


ikke skade

/ˈɪkːə.ˈskɑːdə/

From Danicized Norwegian skader ikke or a Calque of Russian не повредит (ne povredit), both with the same meaning. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skadar ikkje, dialectal Norwegian skade itj and English it wouldn't hurt.


你有張良計，我有過牆梯

You haveZhang Liang's strategy, but I have a scaling ladder

nei⁵ jau⁵ zoeng¹ loeng⁴ gai³, ngo⁵ jau⁵ gwo³ coeng⁴ tai¹

néih yáuh jēung lèuhng gai, ngóh yáuh gwo chèuhng tāi

nei⁵ jau⁵ dzoeng¹ loeng⁴ gai³, ngo⁵ jau⁵ gwo³ tsoeng⁴ tai¹

néi⁵ yeo⁵ zêng¹ lêng⁴ gei³, ngo⁵ yeo⁵ guo³ cêng⁴ tei¹

/nei̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ kɐi̯³³ ŋɔː¹³ jɐu̯¹³ kʷɔː³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) You have a clever strategy, but I have my countermeasures too.


con mil diablos

(dated) for the love of God; for Christ's sake


安らかに眠る

安らかに眠れ (canonical)
yasuraka ni nemure (romanization)


ܐܠܐ ܐܡܪܢ ܠܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂ • (illā āmrin lōḵ)

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
illā āmrin lōḵ (romanization)

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܩܸܡ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܵܠܝ

I have to tell you, I saw him yesterday.

phrase used when communicating a just-remembered thought or piece of information

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ

Actually, I haven’t seen him since that day.

illā āmrin lōḵ lā ìwen ḥizyēh min awa yawmā


ходи сюди

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ходи́ сюди́ • (xodý sjudý)

ходи́ сюди́ (canonical)
xodý sjudý (romanization)

[xɔˈdɪ sʲʊˈdɪ]

Ходи́ сюди́, не ляка́йся.


SGDG

Initialism of sans garantie de gouvernement (“without government guarantee”).


潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵ pou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ niː⁵⁵ wɔːk̚² kiːt̚²/

Pun on the words 鑊／镬 (wok⁶, “wok; trouble, problem”) and 杰 (git⁶, “viscous; serious”). Teochew-style congee is more viscous than Canton-style congee.

Teochew guy makes congee – it's awok with viscous [congee]


鴛鴦蝴蝶

ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹ tiːp̚²/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹ tiːp̚²/

mandarin ducks and butterflies (i.e. love birds)

(derogatory) Used in reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900


আমার তোমাকে মনে পড়ছে

আমার তোমাকে মনে পড়ছে

আমার তোমাকে মনে পড়ছে • (amar tōmake mone poṛoche)

en-আমার_তোমাকে_মনে_পড়ছে-bn-phrase-TAj-5FDj


devil in one's eyes

At times I thought of throwing myself on the mercy of Wolf Larsen, but the vision of the mocking devil in his eyes that questioned life and sneered at it would come strong upon me and compel me to refrain.

She was so glad to see me, and laughed and talked, but when she saw the devil in my eyes she grew frightened, and cried just as you heard her cry tonight.

2011, Alice Perrin, Melissa Edmundson Makala, East of Suez, page 163:

A few people say being tiny and white as an angel is a good omen, but far more say I'm evil, that I was the cause of that plague, and that they see the devil in my eyes.

I can see the devil in your eyes that you try to keep a tight leash on.

Her mom slapped fire out of her and had the look of the devil in her eyes as she did it.

2019, Belle Love, Diary of a Disturbed Black Girl Pt IV:

A look that reflects an underlying trait that is associated with the devil

A look that reflects an underlying evil or corruption

“Now are you going to put this ointment on my back or not?” Conrad's lip curled upward; he had the very devil in his eyes.

2014, Heather Huffman, Devil in Disguise:

She despised the different cabals jockeying for political influence and particularly distrusted Hamilton (" I have seen the devil in his eyes,” she said, “his wicked eyes. The very devil is in them. They are lasciviousness itself”—though these observations are probably more about his lust for Maria Reynolds and other young women than about his politics.).

2017, Larry Schweikart, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents:

I saw the devil in your eyes that night. The way you looked at me was not yours. They were lustful looks from the devil to push me towards you.

2023, Ümmühan Yaşar, The Secret Of The Lost Ring, page 132:

"Dear me!" said Holmes, "he seems a quiet, meek-mannered man enough, but I dare say that there was a lurking devil in his eyes. I had pictured him as a more robust and ruffianly person."

1901, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles:

Now, from the devil in her eyes, he saw that she intended making things further uncomfortable for him.

1934, Robert E. Howard, The Shadow of the Vulture:

I just looked at her with the devil in my eyes and replied, 'No. It's mine.' I was not letting go.

2009, Jade Goody, Jade Goody: How It All Began, page xvi:

An expression of willfulness or defiance

I turned to leave, and Leah Beth was standing by the gate, an impish smile on her lips and the devil in her eyes.

1948, The Saturday Evening Post - Volume 221, page 68:

A comparative photograph of Johnny at this time in the early *40s shows a boy rascally and snaggled, some of the merry devil in his eyes.

1994 July, Barry Hannah, “Big Country”, in SPIN, volume 10, number 4, page 40:

Scott was centered below Sheila, with a half grin and the devil in his eyes. You had to wonder whether he was thinking about some mischief he had just perpetrated or thinking about some new mischief he could get into.

2004, Jud McLester, Thru a Pilot's Eye: Cold War Through Vietnam Era, page 222:


unable to can

From can't even (“to be unable to express one's feelings about an overwhelming situation”), with the implication that one has lost the capacity of English due to shock.

I literally cannot with William. I will continue to be unable to can with this fool.

2016 April 25, Phoebe Robinson, “The Catch Recap: A Bug's Life”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 2023-06-21:

She said: 'This is the peak of the whatsapp mother's cult. I am unable to can lmao.'

2020 March 25, Harriet Johnston, “Woman reveals her mother has placed a raw ONION in the corner of every room in the house in a bizarre attempt to ward off coronavirus”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-14:

(slang, humorous) Rendered utterly speechless or overwhelmed with a situation.


VIM

(Netherlands) Abbreviation of Veilig Incidenten Melden (a procedure to report incidents within healthcare institutions, analyse them and take corrective action as a result)


một cây làm chẳng nên non, ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao

[mot̚˧˨ʔ kəj˧˧ laːm˨˩ t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ nen˧˧ nɔn˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kəj˧˧ t͡ɕum˧˨ʔ laːj˧˨ʔ nen˧˧ hɔn˨˩ nuj˧˦ kaːw˧˧]

[mok̚˨˩ʔ kəj˧˧ laːm˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ nen˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kəj˧˧ t͡ɕum˨˩ʔ laːj˨˩ʔ nen˧˧ hɔŋ˦˩ nuj˨˩˦ kaːw˧˧]

[mok̚˨˩˨ kəj˧˧ laːm˨˩ caŋ˨˩˦ nəːn˧˧ nɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kəj˧˧ cʊm˨˩˨ laːj˨˩˨ nəːn˧˧ hɔŋ˨˩ nuj˦˥ kaːw˧˧]

Roughly, "one tree (丨) does not a mountain make, but three trees (山) do".
A variant is attested in Lí hạng ca dao (里巷歌謠):
:
𠬠丸㩫𫽄𢧚𡽫𠀧丸堵吏𢧚堒泰山
Một hòn chất chẳng nên non,Ba hòn đổ lại nên cồn Thái Sơn.
One rock does not a mountain make,But three of them make [one as great as] Mount Tai.

ux

𠬠丸㩫𫽄𢧚𡽫</br>𠀧丸堵吏𢧚堒泰山

Một hòn chất chẳng nên non,</br>Ba hòn đổ lại nên cồn Thái Sơn.

One rock does not a mountain make,</br>But three of them make 􂀿one as great as􂁀 Mount Tai.


that's all Greek to me

it's all Greek to me
it's all Greek to me#English

Alternative form of it's all Greek to me


como che vai

No tempo en que falaban os animales, achou unha vez un raposo moi larpeiro a un galo erguido na pola dun carballo e puxose a parolar co el diste xeito:
 — Bos días nos dé Deus amigo, como che vai?
 — Ben e a ti?
 — Non che oio ben; por qué non baixas? Sei que desconfías? Non sabes que hai unha orde que di que agora nin os gatos poden comer aos ratos, nin os raposos aos galos?

Once upon a time', a gluttonous fox found a rooster standing on an oak's branch, and he began chitchatting with the rooster in this manner:
 “Good morning on behalf of God, my friend, how do you do?”
 “Well, and you?”
 “I can barely hear you, why don't you come down? Or is it that you distrust? Don't you know that there is an order that says that now cats can't eat mice nor foxes roosters?”


妙筆生花

ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/miːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/miːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/


欺男霸女

ㄑㄧ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄋㄩˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pä⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹ paː³³ nɵy̯¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pä⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ naːm²¹ paː³³ nɵy̯¹³/

to oppress the people; to act tyrannically


that's that on that

In the middle of our argument, my cousin left without saying another word, so I guess that's that on that.

(humorous, idiomatic) Synonym of that's that; there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter and is not up for discussion or debate.


nie ma przebacz

(colloquial, idiomatic) Alternative form of nie ma zmiłuj


nie ma zmiłuj

no rest for the weary
no rest for the weary

no rest for the wicked
no rest for the wicked

(colloquial, idiomatic) no rest for the weary, no rest for the wicked (one cannot avoid something and must do or experience it because no one will show them mercy)


אין מה לחפש

Literally, “nothing to search for”; possibly a calque of German nichts zu suchen haben. Attested since at least 1922.

וגם בֵּיהמים אינם באים הנה : אין מה לחפש במקום זה פיצ'י יושבת בבית סטיפן , קרובה הרחוק – השריד האחרון של משפחתה בכפר – ושותה קהוה

And beasts don't come here either: there is nothing to look for in this place. Peachy is sitting in Stephen's house, her distant relative - the last remnant of her family in the village - and drinking coffee

למתאבקי ישראל אין מה לחפש בבאנגקוק

1966-03-15, “Israeli wrestlers have nothing to look for in Bangkok”, in Maariv:

העצה למאמן שמועמד למכבי חיפה: "אין לך מה לחפש בישראל"

2023 April 25, sports.walla.co.il, The advice of a candidate coach for Maccabi Haifa: "You have nothing to look for in Israel":


朝見口晚見面

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐu̯³⁵ maːn¹³ kiːn³³ miːn²²/

(Cantonese) to see each other day and night


jw zp

jw (“comes”) + zp (“time, matter, misdeed”), literally ‘(one’s) misdeed comes’.

af

ii-w-z:p*zp-f

(with following suffix pronoun, usually negated) to be found responsible for faults or misdeeds, to have fault found with one


大呼小叫

ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

/tä⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ kiːu̯³³/

/tä⁵¹ xu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ kiːu̯³³/


tough tacos

A lot of the same people read both NGs, thus the people who are interested in TOS there are frequently also reading this one. If they don't like non-slash, tough tacos; I figure there are more than enough people writing that sub-genre, and I don't need to do that just to get people to comment. I don't write slash, period.

2000 April 14, Gamin Davis, “Re: Another Hiatus?”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):

It helped me to write it and look at it and say well, tough tacos, honey, she doesn't give a damn, so you need to just move on.

2006 November 6, Dover Beach, “Re: Blog/rant/lament”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):


ܡܐ ܣܡܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ

aii-phrase

ܡܵܐ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ

ܡܵܐ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ • (mā sammā dmāwtā)

ܡܵܐ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ (canonical)
mā sammā dmāwtā (romanization)

ܡܵܐ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܪܵܝܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟!


їбала жаба гадюку

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їба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку

їба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку • (jibála žába hadjúku)

їба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку (canonical)
jibála žába hadjúku (romanization)

[jiˈbaɫɐ ˈʒabɐ ɦɐˈdʲukʊ]

Literally, "the frog fucked the viper". Cognate with Russian еба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку (jebála žába gadjúku).

cog

еба́ла жа́ба гадю́ку

(idiomatic, vulgar) Two unpleasant people are fighting each other.

жабагадю́кін

one of two disliked people who fight each other


冰雪聰明

ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

бинсюэцунмин

/piŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ syːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/piŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ syːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

lang

《送樊二十三侍御赴漢中判官》

《送樊二十三侍御赴漢中判官》

Your apprehension is as bright as ice and snow, your military sharpness speeds like thunder.

Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Seeing Off Attendant Censor Fan (23) on his Way to a Post as Administrative Assistant in Hanzhong (《送樊二十三侍御赴漢中判官》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu

Bīngxuě jìng cōngmíng, léitíng zǒu jīngruì.

冰雪淨聰明，雷霆走精銳。

冰雪净聪明，雷霆走精锐。

Du Fu
Stephen Owen (sinologist)
Tang dynasty


how farest thow

"How farest thow now?", quod he to me. "Wel," quod I.

c. 1380, Geoffrey Chaucer, House of Fame:


SNLR

(military) Initialism of services no longer required.


泊個好碼頭

/pʰaːk̚³ kɔː³³ hou̯³⁵ maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pʰaːk̚³ kɔː³³ hou̯³⁵ maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Cantonese, figuratively) to find an ideal person to accompany with


有頭威，冇尾陣

/jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ wɐi̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ mei̯¹³ t͡sɐn²²/

(Cantonese) to start off strong, but finish weak; to be inconsistent with one's effort


does the Pope wear a funny hat

Rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(idiomatic, humorous) Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.


it's all g

I thought if I went to college, Bam! it’s all g.

2012, Jason M.A. Walter, “And Then There Was…”, in Adventures in Urban Mysticism; Vol. 1: Rebirth, Balboa Press, →ISBN, pages 15–16:

Collette […] Anyway. Ribs heal themselves it’s all g. / Jamie It’s all g? Brian should not have done that!

2017, Eva O’Connor, Hildegard Ryan, “Scene Five”, in The Friday Night Effect, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 54:

– This is some sort of . . . experiment. Or something. A joke. A gameshow. We’ll be fine. It’s all g. Yeah? Greens. Are you with me? It’s all g. / – It’s all g.

2019, Rob Drummond, “Flesh”, in National Theatre Connections 2019, Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 201:

(slang) Alternative form of it's all good.


it's all G

It’s a little unnerving until you get the hang of the system and then it’s all G.

2007 September 6, Starr Begley, “Don of Pizza”, in Maui Time Weekly, volume 11, number 11, page 14:

Weeks later when he found out I was from Hawaiʻi and part Hawaiian, he called me a noble savage for a week straight. / It’s all G. I reprazent the lineage of strange fruit, son!

2010 winter, D. Kūhiō, “The Noble Savages”, in Hawaiʻi Review, number 73, pages 123–124:

“Say, folk, I gotcha ninety-five hundred right here. I’ll tighten up wit’ the other five hundred when I reup witcha.” “It’s all G,” Capone said. […] “My nigga, I’m a let you deal wit them motherfucka’s, you know her better than I do. If you think she solid, it’s all G,” Capone stated.

2012, Ralph Giles Jr., On the Boss, Xlibris, →ISBN, pages 71 and 95:

JBoog: I have seven brothers and one sister. I'm the youngest of them all. Yeah bro, I had a lot of hand me downs growing up (laughs). A lot of hand me downs and a lot of slaps on the head growing up you know (laughs). It's all G man, I love my family, man.

2014 October 15, Brad Puet, “J Boog: Hear Me Roar”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2023-06-30:

Me: I can’t believe they are taking so long in the drive thru, we only ordered drinks. / Mikey: Relax mum you’ve got me here, it’s all G. / Me: Yes, that’s true Mikey, it’s all G (good) when I have you here.

2018, Kris Vallay, The Gift, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:

“Don’t worry about it. It’s all G.”

2019, Al-Saadiq Banks, Block Party 666: Mark of the Beast, volume two, True 2 Life Publications, →ISBN:

YEAAH, I DIDN’T BREAK UP WELL WITH HER, / I MEAN IT WAS A VOICE MESSAGE… / BUT, BUT, AT LEAST I SAID “WE CAN BE FRIENDS”, YOU KNOW, IT’S ALL G!

2020, КazakhMan Batyr, number 3, Bult Comics:

Thank you to the 2 of my many wives for calling me up on stage, I couldn’t have all of my twenty wives on stage due to Rona but it’s all G…

2020 July, “Jasraj Kullar, Valedictorian”, in RDPC Grad 2020 Special Edition:

“Just take this shit lil homies it’s all G”

2023, Amarion Beasley, The Story of Rico, Xlibris, →ISBN:


肏不百

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

肏你媽，你不會百度嗎？

肏你妈，你不会百度吗？

Used to express dissatisfaction when someone has asked something or a question that is quite simple that can be easily found or solved by just taking a few steps in using the Baidu search engine.

(neologism, Internet slang) Fuck, can't you Baidu it?/Fuck, can't you use Baidu to search for it?


क्वत्थो

अक्खर इच्चनेन क्वत्थो? अत्थो अक्खर-सञ्ञातो

c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar], page 2; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

What is the meaning of this, viz. a 'letter'? The meaning comes from being skilled in letters.

Akkhara iccanena kvattho? Attho akkhara-saññāto.

Devanagari script form of kvattho (“what is the use”)


missione compiuta

Calque of English mission accomplished. Compare French mission accomplie.

mission accomplished
mission accomplished


店無書砸

ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄚˊ

дянь у шу цза

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ u³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

A pseudo-chengyu condensed from:
:
: Note: The words "沒有" and "無" have the same meaning in Chinese.

Shūdiàn méiyǒu nǐ de shū, wǒ bǎ shūdiàn zá le.

書店沒有你的書，我把書店砸了。

书店没有你的书，我把书店砸了。

Used to express one's adoration to someone who has talked so skilledly or has said something so rich and profound that is like a writer of literary works which are good enough to be sold in bookstores.

(neologism, Internet slang) There is not your book in the bookstore, so I have smashed up the bookstore.


usnout na vavřínech

Literally, “to fall asleep on the laurels”.

lit

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


chodit jako okolo horké kaše

chodit kolem horké kaše
chodit kolem horké kaše#Czech

Alternative form of chodit kolem horké kaše


chodit kolem horké kaše

Literally, “to circle around hot porridge”.

beat around the bush
beat around the bush


趕頭趕命

/kɔːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːn³⁵ mɛːŋ²²/

/kɔːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːn³⁵ mɛːŋ²²/


házet flintu do žita

Literally, “to throw the rifle into the rye”.


危過危地馬拉

/ŋɐi̯²¹ kʷɔː³³ ŋɐi̯²¹ tei̯²² maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, simile) very dangerous; very risky


仆心仆肺

/pʰʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ fɐi̯³³/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ fɐi̯³³/

仆心仆命 仆心仆命#Chinese


仆心仆命

/pʰʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ mɛːŋ²²/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ pʰʊk̚⁵ mɛːŋ²²/

(Cantonese) to spare no effort; to go to great lengths


ადრე თუ გვიან

head

ადრე თუ გვიან


o todos en el suelo, o todos en la cama

/o ˌtodos en el ˌswelo | o ˌtodos en la ˈkama/

[o ˌt̪o.ð̞os ẽn el ˌswe.lo | o ˌt̪o.ð̞os ẽn la ˈka.ma]

Literally, “either everyone on the floor, or everyone in bed”.

lit

everyone should receive the same or be held by the same standard


九漏魚

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵/

one who escaped the Nine-year Compulsory Education/
the "fish"(person) which escaped the "net" of the Nine-year Compulsory Education

九年義務教育漏網之魚

九年义务教育漏网之鱼

Used to satirize one's having made mistakes which can only be made by the low-aged as is generally accepted.

(neologism, Internet slang, derogatory) one who escaped the Nine-year Compulsory Education


閻羅王貼告示——鬼話連篇

head

閻羅王貼告示——鬼話連篇

阎罗王贴告示——鬼话连篇

Yama posts notices – pieces in devil's language

ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄍㄠˋ ㄕˋ

ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ

Яньло Ван те гаоши

гуйхуаляньпянь

/jɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ tʰiːp̚³ kou̯³³ siː²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵ liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

/jiːm²¹ lɔː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ tʰiːp̚³ kou̯³³ siː²² kʷɐi̯³⁵ waː²² liːn²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

(xiehouyu) to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a series of untruths


爺關更

/jɛ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛ³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

爺爺，您關注的up主更新了。

爷爷，您关注的up主更新了。

Used to express both one's excitedness caused by the uploader one has followed having updated his/her works after a long-time inactiveness and one's dissatisfaction caused by the uploader one has followed having kept not updating his/her works for a long time.

(neologism, Internet slang) Grandpa, the uploader you have followed has updated his/her works (mainly video(s)).


窮得只剩下錢

ㄑㄩㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

цюн дэ чжи шэнся цянь

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ d̥ə³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

From the title of a book written by Taiwanese priest Wang Yang-ming (王陽明), which was once brought by Chen Chih-chung to his father in prison, Chen Shui-bian.

穷得只剩下钱
窮得衹剩下錢

(sarcastic) to care nothing but money; to be rich but full of emptiness in mind


честит рожден ден

чести́т рожде́н ден

чести́т рожде́н ден • (čestít roždén den)

чести́т рожде́н ден (canonical)
čestít roždén den (romanization)


帽事

/mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/

/mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/

Near-homophonic pun of 冇事 (mou⁵ si⁶, “no problem”). 帽 (mou⁶⁻²) is short for 綠帽／绿帽 (luk⁶ mou⁶⁻²).

帽事嘅……

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Used when one suspects someone has become a cuckold.


怕……有牙

/pʰaː³³ jɐu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹/

/pʰaː³³ jɐu̯¹³ ŋaː²¹/

(Cantonese) to be not afraid of someone or something


根正苗紅

ㄍㄣ ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

гэньчжэнмяохун

/kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ miːu̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/

/kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ miːu̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/


何以見得

ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄜˊ

/xɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ jiː¹³ kiːn³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ jiː¹³ kiːn³³ tɐk̚⁵/

(rhetoric) How can you know that...?; Why do you think that...?


old man yells at cloud

From a scene in the 2002 episode "The Old Man and the Key" of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, in which Grampa Simpson, applying for a driver's license, produces a newspaper clipping with this headline for identification.

I'm incessantly railing, in the old-man-yells-at-cloud tradition, against Big Beautiful Burgers stuffed into wispy buns that leave nothing to the imagination.

2018 February, Liz Cook, “Check-in Time”, in The Pitch, page 26:

If you will allow me an “old man yells at cloud” moment...back in my day, the only tools we had to make documentation were plain ol' spreadsheets, slides, and Word documents.

2020, Matt LeMay, Product Management in Practice, page 148:

Everyone has their own Old-Man-Yells-at-Cloud gripe that they just can't let go. Some people can't get over the fact that some people do (or do not) keep their ketchup in the fridge; other people can't stop themselves ragging on pineapple-topped pizza.

2022, Ruby Tandoh, Cook As You Are: Recipes for Real Life, Hungry Cooks, and Messy Kitchens: A Cookbook, page 131:

(humorous or derogatory) Refers to a person who expresses a trivial, out-of-touch, or idiosyncratic grievance; especially, with an implication of aged crotchetiness.

Grampa Simpson
The Old Man and the Key
The Simpsons


整你個掣

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ nei̯¹³ kɔː³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese, minced oath) screw you; get stuffed


minh tâm khắc cốt

[mïŋ˧˧ təm˧˧ xak̚˧˦ kot̚˧˦]

[mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧ kʰak̚˦˧˥ kok̚˦˧˥]

[mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧ xak̚˦˧˥ kok̚˦˧˥]

[mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥ kok̚˦˥]

[mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧ xak̚˦˥ kok̚˦˥]

Rearrangement of Sino-Vietnamese word from 刻骨銘心.

(literally) engraved in one's heart and carved on one's bones

(figuratively) stamped or etched in one's memory; unforgettable


khắc cốt minh tâm

[xak̚˧˦ kot̚˧˦ mïŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]

[kʰak̚˦˧˥ kok̚˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧]

[xak̚˦˧˥ kok̚˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧]

[kʰak̚˦˥ kok̚˦˥ mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧]

[xak̚˦˥ kok̚˦˥ mɨn˧˧ təm˧˧]


吆五喝六

ㄧㄠ ㄨˇ ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ hɔːt̚³ lʊk̚²/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ hɔːt̚³ lʊk̚²/


giấu như mèo giấu cứt

[zəw˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ zəw˧˦ kɨt̚˧˦]

[jəw˨˩˦ ɲɨ˧˧ mɛw˦˩ jəw˨˩˦ kɨk̚˦˧˥]

[jəw˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ mɛw˨˩ jəw˦˥ kɨk̚˦˥]

to put a lot of effort into hiding something bad


ni mucho menos

not even close; far from it; by a long shot


趕喉趕命

/kɔːn³⁵ hɐu̯²¹ kɔːn³⁵ mɛːŋ²²/

/kɔːn³⁵ hɐu̯²¹ kɔːn³⁵ mɛːŋ²²/


大步𨈇過

大步𬦾过
大步檻過
大步𨂾過

/taːi̯²² pou̯²² laːm³³ kʷɔː³³/

/taːi̯²² pou̯²² laːm³³ kʷɔː³³/

(Cantonese) to be able to escape from disaster, illness, etc.; to be able to weather the storm


vamos al caso

get down to business
get down to business


吉人天相

ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

цзижэньтяньсян

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/

Short for 吉人自有天相 (jírén zìyǒu tiānxiàng).

short for

We hope that he will be blessed by the Heaven and get well soon.

Wǒmen xīwàng tā jíréntiānxiàng, zǎorì kāngfù.

我們希望他吉人天相，早日康復。

我们希望他吉人天相，早日康复。

A good person enjoys the help from the Heaven. (Used as blessing words for people in difficulties)


xVx

Compare the use of X in sXe. V stands for vegan.


一戙都冇

/jɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²² tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²² tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

(Cantonese) to have nothing left; to be utterly defeated; to have no way out


jak sã môsz

Literally, “how do you have yourself?”, or more loosely translated as “how do you fare?” Compare Polish jak się masz and Czech jak se máš.


much good may it do someone

“Mr. Chufiey is a lyin' down,” said Mrs. Gamp, returning, " and much good may it do him, Mr. Chuzzlewit, which harm it can't and good it may, be joyful!"

1843, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit:

Your husband may keep his twenty thousand pounds, and much good may it do him!

1882, Albion Winegar Tourgée, Our Continent, page 722:

Take your own way, and much good may it do you. But remember, if you are not back before the next train, I shall start with Soames, and my dutiful grand-children may find their way back to me as they can.

1884, Sarah Tytler, “Beauty and the Beast: A Modern Romance”, in Good Words, volume 25, page 832:

The pin-headed woman who regards her thin-witted husband as the greatest man in the world, is happy, and much good may it do her.

2015, Edgar Watson Howe, The Story of a Country Town:

'And much good may it do me,' returned Emma with a sigh, 'since she, or rather her new husband, has cast me off.'

2022, Joan Aiken, Jane Austen, Emma Watson: Jane Austen's Unfinished Novel Completed by Joan Aiken, page 832:

Used to express the hope that something will work out well for someone, often with the implication that, while hoping for the best, the speaker does not expect much.


that's me told

(British, informal) You sure told me! You sure showed me! (suggesting that the speaker is suitably chastened for their foolish error)


vete y jódete

Y yo digo "¡vete y jódete!"

(vulgar, offensive) go fuck yourself, get fucked, fuck you, fuck off


公事公辦

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ

гуншигунбань

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ paːn²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ paːn²²/

to do official business according to official rules; to handle matters without bias and favouritism


ܨܦܪܐ ܘܒܬܪ

aii-phrase

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ • (ṣaprā w-bāṯar)

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܘܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (canonical)
ṣaprā w-bāṯar (romanization)


kenen ranta, senen raha

Literally: "Whose shore, that one's money".

(idiomatic) Fishers get all the scraps and treasure from the sea.


don't cry for me, Argentina

Referring to the song Don't Cry for Me Argentina, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1976 concept album Evita and later included in the 1978 musical of the same name.

My mother never baked cookies when we were growing up. She didn’t buy them either. Dad was a diabetic and we were supposed to be on diets. But when no one was home, one could always sneak upstairs to Mama Hinda and Papa Harry’s apartment. They weren’t diabetic and they didn’t diet either, so don’t cry for me, Argentina.

2007 July, Judy Bart Kancigor, Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family, New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 458:

(informal, humorous) Used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion.

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Evita (album)
Evita (musical)
Tim Rice


mất sổ gạo

[mət̚˧˦ so˧˩ ɣaːw˧˨ʔ]

[mək̚˦˧˥ ʂow˧˨ ɣaːw˨˩ʔ]

[mək̚˦˧˥ sow˧˨ ɣaːw˨˩ʔ]

[mək̚˦˥ ʂow˨˩˦ ɣaːw˨˩˨]

[mək̚˦˥ sow˨˩˦ ɣaːw˨˩˨]

mất (“to lose”) + sổ (“registration book”) + gạo (“rice”).

com

a tragic, distressing, miserable situation (like losing one's book of rations)


功高蓋主

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ

гунгаогайчжу

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/

one's contributions or feats are so great that one's monarch or superior feels uneasy and insecure


I choose violence

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-I choose violence.wav

Cersei Lannister
Game of Thrones
No One (Game of Thrones)

Presumably inspired by a scene in the episode "No One" (2016) of the television series Game of Thrones, in which Cersei Lannister, facing clerical detention and ordered to restrain her bodyguard, calmly responds, "I choose violence."

You see, I have this funny thing I say every morning and to my close circle of women friends quite often, especially when they're looking for advice on how to deal with white privilege and entitlement, and that is: 'Choose violence' I don't mean this literally. But when we say what needs to be said, a Black woman will always be seen as aggressive or arrogant, instead of confident, unafraid and assertive. […] But choosing the easier path doesn't benefit me, harmlessness does not benefit me. I choose violence.

2022, Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Here's the Thing, unnumbered page:

On my last night in town before heading to the Midwest, I decide to try the hot dog at the Cape Cod Cafe. The suggestion draws some mockery on both sides of the family, who know damn well that coming to CCC without getting a bar pizza is a waste of their money (I offer to pay: "Oh my God, Mrs. Hollywood with her own frickin' money, huh," an aunt says before slapping down a Visa with travel points). It is overpriced, eight dollars without any description except "hot dog." I choose violence. I order the hot dog.

2023, Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, unnumbered pages

The boring asss griiiiind. I usually enjoy the grind, I’m currently up to my ears in Diablo4 grind. It was just so bland and monotonous. Same with Witcher3 and Skyrim……I choose violence.

2023 June 28, u/KickballJamal, Reddit, r/AskReddit:

(Internet slang, humorous, idiomatic) Used to express that one is firmly committed to making one's own choice(s) regardless of disapproval from others.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, choose, violence.


tumput suorina

Älä seiso vain tumput suorina!

twiddling one's thumbs
twiddle one's thumbs

(idiomatic) idling, doing nothing of value, twiddling one's thumbs


七月半鴨仔——毋知死活

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² puã⁴¹ a(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴ m̩²² t͡sai³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/

According to customs in Southern China, chicken is used as sacrifice for gods, while ducks are used as sacrifice for ghosts. Therefore, ducks are likely to be slaughtered at the Ghost Festival.

ducks on Ghost Festival - don't know whether they can live

(Hokkien) to act recklessly; to do something regardless of danger


屎到尻川口才欲放

/sai⁴¹ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁴¹ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ paŋ²¹/

/sai⁵³ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ paŋ¹¹/

(Hokkien, mildly vulgar) to not do something until the last minute


屙屎唔出怨豬嫲

屙屎唔出怨猪嫲
屙屎毋出怨豬嫲
屙屎毋出怨豬嬤
屙屎不出怨豬母

blame the female pig when one is unable to poop

/o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² i̯en⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/

/o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² (j)i̯an⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰut̚¹ ian⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

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

(Hakka) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools


a. a. O.

Initialism of am angeführten/angegebenen Orte (“loc. cit.; in the work previously cited”); an abbreviation when a source is cited multiple times.


自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏

to blame the toilet for leaking while one has a crooked penis

ci⁴ ga¹ zoi¹ ê³ vai¹, hiam² ngin² ngiau⁴ tung³ lêu⁴

ci⁴ ga¹ zoi¹ e³ vai¹, hiam² ngin² ngiau⁴ tung³ leu⁴

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡soi̯²⁴ e³¹ vai̯²⁴ hi̯am¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ tʰuŋ³¹ leu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡soɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ e³¹ ʋaɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hiam¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³¹ leu⁵³/

(Hakka, mildly vulgar) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools


valar morghulis

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for use in his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series. The phrase, which means "all men must die" in the fictional language of High Valyrian, is used as a greeting by the Faceless Men, a combination death cult and assassin's guild. The traditional response is valar dohaeris (“all men must serve”).

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On a philosophical note, there has never been a moment in my life where I’ve truly considered the gravity of death. Yes I know, “All men must die,” but I’m a writer, not a BASE jumper. I spend most of my time behind a bright computer screen, thinking. Yet as I started driving along the edge of a snowy cliff tumbling hundreds of meters downwards to the rocky sea, without snow tyres, the possibility was getting a little bit too real. Valar morghulis.

2015, Hannah Jane Cohen, "A Road Trip To Djúpavík", The Reykjavík Grapevine, 5 June 2015 - 18 June 2015, page 31

In 2015, different beasts threaten our lives—heart disease, cancers, and chronic airway diseases comprise the majority of our disease burden. Valar morghulis—all men must die.

2015, Keegan Guidolin & Matthew Douglas-Vail, "What kills us and what costs us: An examination of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge", University of Western Ontario Medical Journal, Volume 84, Issue 1, Winter 2015, page 18

You fought a good battle, and it was an honour to be there right beside you. I will miss you. “Valar Morghulis” my friend. The God of Death has called one of its valiant warrior home, albeit, too soon.

2019, "Dedication", in Jennifer P. B. Price, "Testing Construct Redundancy: Resilience, Grit, Hardiness, and Mental Toughness", thesis submitted to Saint Mary's University (Halifax, NS), page 7

(fandom slang) An expression used as an acknowledgement of human mortality and the inevitability of death.


my watch has ended

Derived from a misquotation of a phrase used in the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. In the novels, "and now his watch is ended" is used to conclude eulogies honouring fallen members of the Night's Watch, a brotherhood of men who swear lifelong vows to defend the Wall. "My watch is ended" is used in the episode "Oathbreaker" (2016) by a character who resigns from the Watch.

My watch has ended.
For the last eight years – four of them here at Courier Life Publications – I have had the privilege to be your eyes and ears, your evaluator, and a watchdog in New York City's local sports scene.

2016, Joseph Staszewski, "Farewell – but not goodbye", Brooklyn Courier, 20 May 2016 - 26 May 2016, page 44

My watch has ended. After six years, I'm about to conclude my last three-year term as department chair.

2018, Gary W. Lewandowski, "My Watch Has Ended: A Chair's Exit Interview", The Department Chair, Fall 2018, page 10

"I really enjoyed my time on city council the last eight years. I've learned a lot, developed some really good relationships. I'm proud of the work we've done. And you know, I'm going to be thinking of our achievements as I move forward but for now, my watch has ended."

2020, Ryan Bater, quoted in John Cairns, "Bater concedes race", Regional News-Optimist (The Battlefords, SK), 12 November 2020, page 3

(fandom slang) Used to indicate that one's duties or tenure in a position have ended.

A Song of Ice and Fire
Game of Thrones
Night's Watch
Oathbreaker (Game of Thrones)
The Wall (A Song of Ice and Fire)


ܠܝܬ ܗܕܟ

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ܠܲܝܬ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂!

ܠܲܝܬ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂! • (layt hādaḵ!)

ܠܲܝܬ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ! (canonical)
layt hādaḵ! (romanization)

From ܠܲܝܬ (layt, “there is not”) + ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ, “like this”), literally “There is not like this!”.

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exclamation of disbelief: no way!, impossible!


valar dohaeris

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for use in his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series. The phrase means "all men must serve" in the fictional language of High Valyrian. It is a traditional response to valar morghulis (“all men must die”).

If Valar Morghulis, then I shall do my very best in paying it forward in the time I have left. Valar Dohaeris.

2014, "Acknowledgements", in Kathleen A. Moore, "Scrutiny on the Bounty: From Crisis Communication To Crisis Conversation", dissertation submitted to Pennsylvania State University, page xi

But soon there will be a new clickbait queen, as HBO's Game of Thrones gears up for its penultimate season this weekend. After that, you can expect endless recaps and speculations for the next two months, clogging up your social media feed (not to mention the endless memes) as the show moves beyond the source material and into the realm of "everyone will have theories." We'll try to steer clear of that business, but no promises: We are a free alt-weekly in 2017, after all, and everyone's got bills to pay. Valar dohaeris.

2017 July 14, Josh Kupecki, “Stream Analysis”, in The Austin Chronicle, page 43:

Although Dr. Murphy’s “watch has ended,” her trailblazing legacy and extreme passion to improve kidney and health care will live on in many ways (14), but forever in our hearts and minds. Indeed, Valar dohaeris (15).

2021, Steven G. Coca, "Tribute to Barbara Murphy", Kidney360, Volume 2, Issue 9, page 1500

(fandom slang) An expression used as an affirmation of duty to a higher purpose or authority.


trong cái rủi có cái may

[t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ kaːj˧˦ zuj˧˩ kɔ˧˦ kaːj˧˦ maj˧˧]

[ʈawŋ͡m˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦ ʐuj˧˨ kɔ˨˩˦ kaːj˨˩˦ maj˧˧]

[ʈɔŋ˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦ ʐuj˧˨ kɔ˨˩˦ kaːj˨˩˦ maj˧˧]

[ʈawŋ͡m˧˧ kaːj˦˥ ɹuj˨˩˦ kɔ˦˥ kaːj˦˥ ma(ː)j˧˧]

there is a silver lining in this instance of misfortune


IMNSFHO

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of in my not so fucking humble opinion.


لعل وعسى

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لَعَلَّ وَعَسَى

لَعَلَّ وَعَسَى • (laʕalla waʕasā)

لَعَلَّ وَ عَسَى (canonical)
laʕalla waʕasā (romanization)


吊頸都要敨下氣

吊颈都要敨下气
吊頸都要唞下氣
吊頸都要抖下氣

Some breath is needed even when one is hanging oneself

/tiːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³ tʰɐu̯³⁵ haː¹³ hei̯³³/

(Cantonese) Some break is needed after hard work.


pour encourager les autres

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pour encourager les autres.wav

Unadapted borrowing from French pour encourager les autres (literally “in order to encourage the others”), as used in Voltaire’s Candide (1759) in reference to the execution of Admiral John Byng.

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Whenever trouble threatened, Avitabile hanged a few of the citizens from the walls of Government House pour encourager les autres; and when trouble did occur, he doubled the hangings and had a daily roster for suspension with a next-for-the-noose column.

1927 June, U. P. A., “L’Oiseau rouge”, in Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, volume 48, number 6, page 464:

Indeed, some may wish to make withdrawal as painful as possible pour encourager les autres.

2016 March 1, Nicholas Wright, “Can Britain's bureaucracy handle a Brexit?”, in The Guardian:

He added jokingly: “So very inclusive, in fact, there were a couple of places where everybody was murdered and butchered, pour encourager les autres.”

2023 July 1, Catherine Lough, “Genghis Khan ‘a Blairite before his time’”, in The Daily Telegraph:

(ironic) In order to warn or intimidate others (especially by making an example of someone or something).


roll the pitch

The phrase comes from its use in the game of Cricket where the pitch is rolled before a match.

(idiomatic) Preparing audiences for an unpopular change.


ܐܠܗܐ ܥܡܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂ • (allāhā ˁamōḵ)

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
allāhā ˁamōḵ (romanization)


ܐܠܗܐ ܝܗܒܠ ܠܘܟ

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܿܟ݂

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܿܟ݂ • (allāhā yāḇil lōḵ)

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܿܟ݂ (canonical)
allāhā yāḇil lōḵ (romanization)

short prayer used to wish goodness and/or give thanks; thank you


ܟܪܣܝ ܡܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܡܐ

ܟܲܪܣܝܼ ܡܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܸܡܵܐ

ܟܲܪܣܝܼ ܡܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܸܡܵܐ • (karsī mlē lāh dimmā)

ܟܲܪܣܝܼ ܡܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܸܡܵܐ (canonical)
karsī mlē lāh dimmā (romanization)

Literally, “My stomach filled with blood.”

lit

phrase used to express intense grief or regret.


ܦܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܣܡܐ ܒܒܠܘܥܬܐ

aii-phrase

ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܒܒܵܠܘܿܥܬܵܐ

ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܒܒܵܠܘܿܥܬܵܐ • (plīṭ lāh sammā bbālōˁtā)

ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܒܒܵܠܘܿܥܬܵܐ (canonical)
plīṭ lāh sammā bbālōˁtā (romanization)

Literally, “It turned out to be poison in the throat.”

lit

ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ ܣܲܡܵܐ ܒܒܵܠܘܿܥܬܵܐ

We came here, it turned out to be a regret.

phrase used to express regretting an action taken


hay que amolarse

hay que fastidiarse
hay que fastidiarse#Spanish


uhaw ang camel

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see uhaw, camel.


lachen, gieren, brullen

Literally, “laughing, shrieking, roaring”.

Leuk grapje weer, echt, gewoon lachen, gieren, brullen dit, hou me vast hoor.

Another great joke, really, just hilarious, I literally can't even.

(Netherlands, humorous, sarcastic) Phrase used to sarcastically dismiss others' (perceivedly) inappropriate amusement.


twinkling of an eye

Ghost: No sooner had she spoke but we were heere, / I wot not how, in twinkling of an eye.

1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie, act I, lines 87–88:


một mất một còn

[mot̚˧˨ʔ mət̚˧˦ mot̚˧˨ʔ kɔn˨˩]

[mok̚˨˩ʔ mək̚˦˧˥ mok̚˨˩ʔ kɔŋ˦˩]

[mok̚˨˩˨ mək̚˦˥ mok̚˨˩˨ kɔŋ˨˩]

Cả đám bọn tôi ra trận, quyết chiến một mất một còn.

We, in company with many others, decided to fight to the finish.

describing a struggle to the last; like a struggle to the finish; all-out; life-and-death


吹大法螺

to play the Buddhist conch shell trumpet

ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² faːt̚³ lɔː²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² faːt̚³ lɔː²¹/

大吹法螺 大吹法螺#Chinese


kuin kanan lento

lyhyt kuin kanan lento

loppua (lyhyeen) kuin kanan lento

to end very quickly, as soon as it goes started


kuin telkkä pöntöstä

kuin kuppa Töölöstä
kuin kuppa Töölöstä#Finnish


kusi sukassa

hiljaa kuin kusi sukassa

olla (kuin) kusi sukassa

very quiet(ly) (avoiding making noise as much as possible)


zdař Bůh

zdař (“imperative of zdařit”) + Bůh, meaning may God make (us) successful.


herran kukkarossa

Biblical reference to 1 Samuel 25:29:
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Ja jos joku nousee vainoamaan sinua ja väijymään sinun henkeäsi, niin herrani henki on tallella elävien kukkarossa Herran, sinun Jumalasi, tykönä; mutta sinun vihollistesi hengen hän lingolla linkoaa pois. (1938 Bible Finnish translation)
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. (KJV)

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Ja jos joku nousee vainoamaan sinua ja väijymään sinun henkeäsi, niin herrani henki on tallella elävien <u>kukkarossa Herran</u>, sinun Jumalasi, tykönä; mutta sinun vihollistesi hengen hän lingolla linkoaa pois. (1938 Bible Finnish translation)

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the <u>bundle of life with the Lord thy God</u>; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. (KJV)


matti kukkarossa

matti (etymology 2) + kukkarossa (“in the purse”)

Minulla on matti kukkarossa.

(literally, “I've got Matti in my purse.”)


etsetera

etséterá (canonical)
ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜒᜇ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛˌt͡ʃɛː.t̪ɛˈɾa]

Borrowed from English et cetera, from Latin et cētera.


công cha nghĩa mẹ

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˧ ŋiə˦ˀ˥ mɛ˧˨ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˧ ŋiə˧˨ mɛ˨˩ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ caː˧˧ ŋiə˨˩˦ mɛ˨˩˨]


大吹法螺

→ Japanese: 法螺(ほら)を吹(ふ)く (hora o fuku) (calque), 法螺(ほら)吹(ふ)き (hora fuki) (calque)

ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ faːt̚³ lɔː²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ faːt̚³ lɔː²¹/

From earlier 吹大法螺 (chuīdàfǎluó). This term appeared in various Buddhist texts. The following is one of the examples from the Lotus Sutra

I am very sure that the Buddha, the Bhagavat, will now teach the great Dharma, rain down the great Dharma, blow the conch of the great Dharma, beat the drum of the great Dharma, and reveal the meaning of the great Dharma.

Lotus Sutra, translated by Kumārajīva (English translation extracted from https://www.bdk.or.jp/document/dgtl-dl/dBET_T0262_LotusSutra_2007.pdf)

Jīn fó shìzūn yù shuō dàfǎ, yǔ dàfǎ yǔ, chuī dàfǎ luó, jī dàfǎ gǔ, yǎn dàfǎ yì.

今佛世尊欲說大法，雨大法雨，吹大法螺，擊大法鼓，演大法義。

今佛世尊欲说大法，雨大法雨，吹大法螺，击大法鼓，演大法义。


immer feste druff

Title of an operetta by Walter Kollo (1914).

Der Bundeskanzler hatte über das Selbstbestimmungsrecht des deutschen Volkes und das Festhalten an der Einheit der Nation gesprochen und dann, immer feste druff, mit dem mißliebigen (und wohl auch besser gestrichenen) Satz nachgeschlagen: "Wir resignieren nicht."

1983 July 15, Jochen Steinmayr, “Elogen und Knallbonbons”, in Die Zeit:

Vom Tonfall und vom offenkundigen Ansatz „Immer feste druff“ her könnten hier aber auch Oppositionelle aus dem Abgeordnetenhaus tagen statt der seit über 16 Monaten mitregierenden Grünen.

2018 April 22, Stefan Alberti, “Landesparteitag der Berliner Grünen: Immer feste druff”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


паща о̄лэн

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паща о̄лэн (paŝa ōlèn)


kẻ hầu người hạ

[kɛ˧˩ həw˨˩ ŋɨəj˨˩ haː˧˨ʔ]

[kɛ˧˨ həw˦˩ ŋɨj˦˩ haː˨˩ʔ]

[kɛ˨˩˦ həw˨˩ ŋɨj˨˩ haː˨˩˨]

kẻ (“individual”) + hầu (“to serve”) + người (“person”) + hạ (“lower”).


паща о̄лэ̄н

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паща о̄лэ̄н (paŝa ōlè̄n)

hello (used when greeting two or multiple people)


пус ка̄т, пус ла̄гыл

пус ка̄т, пус ла̄гыл (pus kāt, pus lāgyl)

pus kāt (romanization)
pus lāgyl (romanization)


ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܡܢܕܝ

aii-phrase

ܠܲܝܬ ܒܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ

ܠܲܝܬ ܒܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ • (layt bāh mindī)

ܠܲܝܬ ܒܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (canonical)
layt bāh mindī (romanization)

From ܠܲܝܬ (layt, “There is not”) + ܒܵܗ̇ (bāh, “with her (it)”) + ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (mindī, “thing”), literally “There is nothing with it”.

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there’s nothing to it; There’s nothing wrong; it’s alright


話口未完

/waː²² hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²² jyːn²¹/

/waː²² hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²² jyːn²¹/

(Cantonese) right on cue; speak of the devil


ܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂؟

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂؟ • (mā īṯ lōḵ?)

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

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “What”) + ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, “is there”) + ܠܘܿܟ݂ (lōḵ, “to you”), literally “What is there with you?; What do you have?; What do you have left to do?”.


no notes

Your upcoming Instagram beach photos are begging you to snag this bright orange maxi. BEGGING. Like, oof! Do you see that high slit? 10/10. No notes.

2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan:

After years of public feuding and subtweets and alleged battery with a cricket bat, the Gallagher brothers—Liam and Noel, obvs—are working it out on the remix, with a rash of 2025 summer dates announced on their website. (This is as good a time as any to say that “Wonderwall” is a masterpiece; no notes.)

2024 August 28, Raven Smith, “Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, and the Art of the Public Feud”, in Vogue:

(informal) Used to express praise or satisfaction.


przypadki chodzą po ludziach

nieszczęścia chodzą po ludziach
nieszczęścia chodzą po ludziach#Polish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of nieszczęścia chodzą po ludziach.


nieszczęścia chodzą po ludziach

/ɲɛʂˈt͡ʂɛɲ.ɕt͡ɕa ˈxɔ.d͡zɔw̃ pɔˈlu.d͡ʑax/

Literally, “Misfortunes go about people”.

lit

(idiomatic) Something bad can happen to anyone.


it was this way

(dated) A traditional beginning to a story.


ܡܐ ܐܝܬ

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ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂؟ • (mā īṯ?)

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ؟ (canonical)
mā īṯ? (romanization)

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “What”) + ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, “is there”), literally “What is there?”.


ܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܘܟ

aii-phrase

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܘܿܟ݂؟

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܘܿܟ݂؟ • (mā īṯ bōḵ?)

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ؟ (canonical)
mā īṯ bōḵ? (romanization)

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “What”) + ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, “is there”) + ܒܘܿܟ݂ (bōḵ, “in/with you”), literally “What is there with you?”.


等著瞧

ㄉㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

/tɤŋ²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

(literal) wait and see; time will tell; let the dust settle

「我不相信印度的航天科技能超越中國。」「你不信，那便等著瞧！」
Belligerent Chinese: I don't think India can ever overtake China in aerospace technology.
Infuriated Indian: What goes up must come down!
News Headlines: India makes history, first to land on lunar south pole

惡人先告狀，你等著瞧！

恶人先告状，你等着瞧！

Gǒuyǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn, bùshíhǎorénxīn. Nǐ děngzheqiáo!

狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心。你等著瞧！

狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。你等着瞧！

what goes around comes around
what goes around comes around

(retort, taunt) just you wait; you'll get yours; what goes around comes around

你不服來告，我等著瞧！

I am unfazed by the prospect of a civil charge. Sue me if you can!

你有種來踢館呀，我等著瞧！

Dare visit our martial venue and I'll show you who's the boss!

「你孩子得了白血病，是因為你們家殺業太重，作家長的應該懺悔。」「你不服愛上哪告上哪告去，我等著瞧！」

2019, “吃人的伪国学，谁在用传统文化谋财害命？”, in 微信公众号:

Your child is claimed by leukemia as karma to your sin-laden family. Repent of your presumptuous parenthood.
Hold my ass accountable! If you find a way, I'll be all ears!

(offensive) a display of disbelief, disdain or defiance


вот где собака зарыта

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вот где соба́ка зары́та

вот где соба́ка зары́та • (vot gde sobáka zarýta)

вот где соба́ка зары́та (canonical)
vot gde sobáka zarýta (romanization)

Ru-вот где собака зарыта.ogg

Literally, “here's where the dog is buried”, a calque of German da liegt der Hund begraben. Compare Polish tu leży pies pogrzebany.

clq

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub

en-вот_где_собака_зарыта-ru-phrase-d87Q5e2N


daar wringt het schoentje

Literally, “there does the shoe pinch”. Compare English where the shoe pinches.


नौ दो ग्यारह होना

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नौ दो ग्यारह होना • (nau do gyārah honā)

/nɔː d̪oː ɡjɑː.ɾəɦ ɦoː.nɑː/

[nɔː‿d̪oː‿ɡjäː.ɾɛʱ‿ɦoː.näː]

colloq. to slip quietly away; to take to one's heels


風水輪流轉

ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

фэншуй луньлю чжуань

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lɵn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ t͡syːn³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lɵn²¹ lɐu̯²¹ t͡syːn³⁵/

the shoe will be on the other foot
the shoe is on the other foot

fortunes change; "the shoe will be on the other foot"


GBFN

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of goodbye for now.


со рацете в џеб

со рацете в џеб • (so racete v džeb)

со рацете во џеб
со рацете во џеб#Macedonian

Alternative form of со рацете во џеб (so racete vo džeb)


tiền mất tật mang

[tiən˨˩ mət̚˧˦ tət̚˧˨ʔ maːŋ˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˩ mək̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ maːŋ˧˧]

[tiəŋ˨˩ mək̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨ maːŋ˧˧]

Literally, "money wasted, illness gotten".

wasting money in something potentially devious in hope of a return but only ends up in a worse off state


生人霸死地

a living person occupying place for the dead

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ paː³³ sei̯³⁵ tei̯²²/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ paː³³ sei̯³⁵ tei̯²²/


堅過石堅

/kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/

Reinterpretation of Hong Kong actor Shih Kien's name (literally "as hard as stone"). 堅／坚 (gin¹) can mean both “hard” and “true” in Cantonese.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) definitely true