китайская грамота

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, “a Chinese letter”. From an official letter obtained from the Chinese Emperor by Ivan Petlin's 1618–1619 expedition, which remained untranslated in Russia for decades.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈtajskəjə ˈɡramətə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

кита́йская гра́мота (kitájskaja grámotaf inan (genitive кита́йской гра́моты, nominative plural кита́йские гра́моты, genitive plural кита́йских гра́мот)

  1. (idiomatic) it's all Greek to me; double Dutch
    Э́то для меня́ кита́йская гра́мота
    Éto dlja menjá kitájskaja grámota
    It’s all Greek to me!
    (literally, “It's a Chinese letter for me.”)

Declension

References

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