lang may yer lum reek

短语

发音

UK /ˈlæŋ meɪ jə ˌlʌm ˈɹiːk/
US /ˈlæŋ meɪ jɚ ˌlʌm ˈɹik/
SCOT /ˈlaŋ meː jəɹ ˈlʌm ˈrik/

别名

lang may your lum reek

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to wish someone well, especially as a drinking toast or a farewell.

    苏格兰

词源

PIE word *dlongʰos Borrowed from Scots lang may yer (or your) lum reek (expression of good wishes for one’s prosperity, literally “long may your chimney smoke”): from lang (“long”), lum (“chimney”), and reek (“of a chimney: to emit smoke”).

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