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Soon, these "tuhao" Chinese, as they are known to their resentful countrymen, could be in the books forever. State media are reporting that the venerable Oxford English Dictionary is considering ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of "untranslatable" words from other languages without English equivalents and gigil is one among them. Edited by: NDTV News Desk World News ...
Eight Irish English, or Hiberno-English, words that are "untranslatable" or "cannot be translated into another" are included in the Oxford English Dictionary's (OED) March 2025 update. The OED is ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has included the expression "add oil" as an official term. Pronounced in Cantonese as "ga yau" or "jia you" in Mandarin, the expression joins a list of 'Hong-Kong ...