四平八穩

ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄣˇ

/sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩²¹³ pʰin²¹ pa²¹ uən⁵³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ pʰiŋ²⁴ pa²¹ uẽ⁵³/

si⁴ pin² baq⁵ wen³ [Phonetic:si⁴ pin³ baq⁵ wen³]

/si⁴⁴ pʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ paʔ⁵ uə̃¹¹/

/sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ wɐn³⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ¹¹ pat̚¹ ʋun³¹/

/sz̩⁴⁵ pʰiŋ¹¹ paʔ² vəŋ⁵³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ yŋ³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³/

/sz̩³³ bin⁵⁵ paʔ³³ uən²¹/

/sz̩³³ bin⁴⁴ paʔ³³ uən⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁴⁴ bin²³ paʔ⁴⁴ uən³⁴/

/sz̩⁵² bin³³ poʔ⁵⁵ uən⁵¹/

/sz̩⁴⁵ pin¹³ pa̠²⁴ u̯ən⁴¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩²¹³ pʰin²¹ pa²¹ uən⁵³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ pʰiŋ²⁴ pa²¹ uẽ⁵³/

/si⁴⁴ pʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ paʔ⁵ uə̃¹¹/

/sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ wɐn³⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ¹¹ pat̚¹ ʋun³¹/

/sz̩⁴⁵ pʰiŋ¹¹ paʔ² vəŋ⁵³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ piŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ yŋ³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ un⁵³/

/sz̩³³ bin⁵⁵ paʔ³³ uən²¹/

/sz̩³³ bin⁴⁴ paʔ³³ uən⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁴⁴ bin²³ paʔ⁴⁴ uən³⁴/

/sz̩⁵² bin³³ poʔ⁵⁵ uən⁵¹/

/sz̩⁴⁵ pin¹³ pa̠²⁴ u̯ən⁴¹/

very stable and steady; completely stable and safe


千言萬語

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ

цяньяньваньюй

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ iɛn²¹ uan²¹³ y⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ maːn²² jyː¹³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ wän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ iɛn²¹ uan²¹³ y⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ maːn²² jyː¹³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ van⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋian¹¹ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ i̯ẽ¹³ u̯an⁴⁵ y⁴¹/

thousands and thousands of words; to have much to say


四面八方

ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

si⁴ mien⁴ baq⁵ fan¹ [Phonetic:si⁴ mien¹ baq⁵ fan¹]

/si⁴⁴ miẽ⁴⁴⁻⁴² paʔ⁵ fã³¹/

/sei̯³³ miːn²² paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/ɕi⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴⁴ miẽ⁴⁴⁻⁴² paʔ⁵ fã³¹/

/sei̯³³ miːn²² paːt̚³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

/ɕi⁴⁵ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹ pa̠²⁴ ɸan³³/

in all directions; all around; far and wide


亂七八糟

ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ

луаньцибацзао

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/lyːn²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ t͡sou̯⁵⁵/

/lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰit̚¹ pat̚¹ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ pat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sau³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/lyːn²² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ t͡sou̯⁵⁵/

/lɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰit̚¹ pat̚¹ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luan³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sau⁴⁴/

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sau³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

/lõ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴ pa̠²⁴ t͡sɒu̯³³/

This is the Ghost Island (nickname for Taiwan), an out-of-order Ghost Island

2019, 黃明志 ft. 大支 (Namewee ft. Dwagie), 《鬼島》 ("Ghost Island")

這就是鬼島亂七八糟的鬼島

这就是鬼岛乱七八糟的鬼岛


千辛萬苦

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄎㄨˇ

цяньсиньваньку

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ uan²¹³ kʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² fuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ɕin⁴² uan¹¹ kʰu²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰu³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ sin³³ ban⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ sin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ ɕin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ wän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ uan²¹³ kʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² fuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ɕin⁴² uan¹¹ kʰu²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ ɕin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰu³¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ sin³³ ban⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² ban²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ ban³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ sin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ ɕin³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰu⁴¹/

it is not easy for them thoroughly to comprehend the hardships our people went through in the struggle to free themselves from the oppression of the imperialists and Kuomintang reactionaries

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

bù róngyì shēnqiè liǎojiě wǒguó rénmín céngjīng zěnyàng jīnglì qiānxīnwànkǔ de dòuzhēng cái bǎituō le dìguó zhǔyì hé Guómíndǎng fǎndòngpài de yāpò

不容易深切了解我國人民曾經怎樣經歷千辛萬苦的鬥爭才擺脫了帝國主義和國民黨反動派的壓迫

不容易深切了解我国人民曾经怎样经历千辛万苦的斗争才摆脱了帝国主义和国民党反动派的压迫

trials and tribulations
trials and tribulations

suffering untold hardships; trials and tribulations


千真萬確

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

цяньчжэньваньцюэ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡sən⁵⁵ uan²¹³ t͡ɕʰyo²¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² kʰɔːk̚³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ t͡sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɔk̚¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ ʈ͡ʂən³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡sən³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡sən⁵⁵ uan²¹³ t͡ɕʰyo²¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ maːn²² kʰɔːk̚³/

/t͡sʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ van⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ t͡sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɔk̚¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ ʈ͡ʂən³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡sən³³ u̯an⁴⁵ kʰo²⁴/

absolutely true; one can swear it is true


千變萬化

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (千變萬化):
* → Japanese: 千変万化(せんぺんばんか) (senpenbanka)
* → Korean: 천변만화(千變萬化) (cheonbyeonmanhwa)
* → Vietnamese: thiên biến vạn hoá (千變萬化)

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

цяньбяньваньхуа

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ piːn³³ maːn²² faː³³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ban²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ban⁴¹⁻²² hua⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ban²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ban³³⁻¹¹ hua¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ban³³⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ pi̯ẽ⁴⁵ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸa̠⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ pi̯ẽ⁴⁵ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸa̠⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ piːn³³ maːn²² faː³³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ban²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ban⁴¹⁻²² hua⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ban²²⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ban³³⁻¹¹ hua¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ban³³⁻²¹ hua²¹/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ pi̯ẽ⁴⁵ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸa̠⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ pi̯ẽ⁴⁵ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸa̠⁴⁵/

an innumerable amount of changes; countless changes


三長兩短

ㄙㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

ㄙㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

саньчанляндуань

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄙㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇㄦ

саньчанляндуаньр

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn³⁵/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/

/se⁵⁵ zã²¹ liã²² tø⁴⁴/

/san³³ ʈ͡ʂan¹³ li̯æn⁴¹ tõ⁴¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ¹³ tyːn³⁵/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/

/se⁵⁵ zã²¹ liã²² tø⁴⁴/

/san³³ ʈ͡ʂan¹³ li̯æn⁴¹ tõ⁴¹/

Extended from 長短 /长短 (chángduǎn), which already has the meaning of “mishap”. 三 and 兩 /两 are two arbitrary numbers which can also mean “some” (see 二三 (èrsān) and 三兩 /三两 (sānliǎng)).
Folk etymology states that the term is a euphemism referring to a coffin, which consists of 3 pieces of long and 2 pieces of short wood excluding the cover.

unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death

National Academy for Educational Research


五湖四海

ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ wuː²¹ sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/ŋu³³⁻²¹ hu⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ sy²¹³⁻⁵³ hai³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/u⁴¹ ɸu¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ xai̯⁴¹/

all regions; all corners of the country or world; all places


冇大冇細

/mou̯¹³ taːi̯²² mou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ ai³² ᵐbau³³ ɬai³³⁻³³⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/

/mou̯¹³ taːi̯²² mou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³/

/ᵐbau³³ ai³² ᵐbau³³ ɬai³³⁻³³⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/

(Cantonese, Xiang) to have no sense of who is senior and who is junior; to show no respect to elders


一年四季

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/i²⁴ n̠ʲə̃¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ t͡ɕi⁴⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³/

/i²⁴ n̠ʲə̃¹³ sz̩⁴⁵ t͡ɕi⁴⁵/


一年到頭

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

ㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ

иняньдаотоур

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ tou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/i²⁴ n̠ʲə̃¹³ tɒu̯⁴⁵ tʰəu̯¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ niːn²¹ tou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/i²⁴ n̠ʲə̃¹³ tɒu̯⁴⁵ tʰəu̯¹³/


三心兩意

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ

ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ

саньсиньлянъи

/sän⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ jiː³³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴ li̯oŋ³¹ i⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɔŋ³¹ i⁵³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ i²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ i²¹/

/sã³³ sim³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²² i⁴¹/

/san³³ ɕin³³ li̯æn⁴¹ i⁴⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ jiː³³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴ li̯oŋ³¹ i⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴ ɕim⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɔŋ³¹ i⁵³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ i¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ i²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ i²¹/

/sã³³ sim³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²² i⁴¹/

/san³³ ɕin³³ li̯æn⁴¹ i⁴⁵/

shilly-shally; half-hearted; vacillating; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily


三言兩語

ㄙㄢ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄩˇ

ㄙㄢ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄩˇ

саньяньлянъюй

/sän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ lœːŋ¹³ jyː¹³/

/sæ̃¹¹ ie¹¹ liɒ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ y⁵³/

/san³³ i̯ẽ¹³ li̯æn⁴¹ y⁴¹/

/sän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ lœːŋ¹³ jyː¹³/

/sæ̃¹¹ ie¹¹ liɒ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ y⁵³/

/san³³ i̯ẽ¹³ li̯æn⁴¹ y⁴¹/


無時八晏

/u¹³ ʂʐ̩¹³ pa̠³ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ sz̩¹³ pa̠³ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ ʂʐ̩¹³ pa̠³ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ sz̩¹³ pa̠³ ŋan⁴⁵/


無晏十晏

/u¹³ ŋan⁴⁵ ʂʐ̩²⁴ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ ŋan⁴⁵ sz̩²⁴ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ ŋan⁴⁵ ʂʐ̩²⁴ ŋan⁴⁵/

/u¹³ ŋan⁴⁵ sz̩²⁴ ŋan⁴⁵/


一坦平洋

/i²⁴ tʰan⁴¹ pin¹³ i̯æn¹³/

/i²⁴ tʰan⁴¹ pin¹³ i̯æn¹³/

(Xiang) wide expanse of flat land; wide stretch of flat country


四鄰八舍

ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ

ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ

/sz̩⁵¹ lin³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ lɵn²¹ paːt̚³ sɛː³³/

/si⁴⁵ lin¹³ pa̠²⁴ ʂɤ̞⁴⁵/

/ɕi⁴⁵ lin¹³ pa̠²⁴ sɤ̞⁴⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ lin³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/sei̯³³ lɵn²¹ paːt̚³ sɛː³³/

/si⁴⁵ lin¹³ pa̠²⁴ ʂɤ̞⁴⁵/

/ɕi⁴⁵ lin¹³ pa̠²⁴ sɤ̞⁴⁵/

all the neighbors; the neighbors all around


痗起痗起

/me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³ me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³/

/me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³ me̞i̯³³ t͡ɕʰi³/


打蹩腳老虎

/ta̠⁴¹ pʰi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ lɒu̯⁴¹ ɸu⁴¹/

/ta̠⁴¹ pʰi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ lɒu̯⁴¹ ɸu⁴¹/

kick someone when they are down
kick someone when they are down

(Xiang) to kick someone when they are down


千家萬戶

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ

цяньцзяваньху

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ maːn²² wuː²²/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ka⁴² uan¹¹ fu¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³/

/t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ ke³³⁻²³ buaŋ¹¹ hou³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸu⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸu⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ maːn²² wuː²²/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴² ka⁴² uan¹¹ fu¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³/

/t͡sʰõĩ³³⁻²³ ke³³⁻²³ buaŋ¹¹ hou³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸu⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ẽ³³ t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ u̯an⁴⁵ ɸu⁴⁵/


鑽山打洞

/t͡sõ³³ san³³ ta̠⁴¹ tʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sõ³³ san³³ ta̠⁴¹ tən²¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sõ³³ san³³ ta̠⁴¹ tʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sõ³³ san³³ ta̠⁴¹ tən²¹⁻¹¹/

(Xiang) to curry favor or find opportunity anywhere to achieve a goal


臠起臠起

/lõ³³ t͡ɕʰi³ lõ³³ t͡ɕʰi³/

/lõ³³ t͡ɕʰi³ lõ³³ t͡ɕʰi³/

(Xiang) to be in low spirits; to be lethargic-looking; out of sorts


冇上冇下

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ san²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ san²¹⁻¹¹ mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠²¹⁻¹¹/

(Xiang) to have no sense of who is senior and who is junior; to show no respect to elders


冇得大細

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞²⁴ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞²⁴ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞²⁴ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ si⁴⁵/

/mɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞²⁴ tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɕi⁴⁵/