Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there is no war in ba sing se

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: there is no war in ba s-ing se
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).

Example Sentences

"When something is wrong, and people seem to be ignoring it, we'll often say, "there is no war in Ba Sing Se.""
"Today, I'm negotiating with myself: You have tacos in a meal kit box that's arriving in a couple of days, so at least you won't have to wait long. And burgers are good. You like apples, especially Granny Smith. Pork and apple burgers are what you want. Relax, there is no war in Ba Sing Se... Wow, my burgers are so good and exactly what I wanted!"
"The LinkedIn page is pretty creepy with terms like "Giving employees the best work environment they'll never know with our patented and extremely safe Severance procedure." It gives off "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" vibes […]"
"At the very least, even if there is no patch, we now know that they're stating that they're aware of the problem, which contrasts the previous 'there is no war in Ba Sing Se' approach that they were taking."
"There is no war in Ba Sing Se, and there are no lesbians in China."

Etymology

From the episode “City of Walls and Secrets” of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, aired on 22 September 2006, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se [Cantonese 不城碎 (bat¹ sing⁴ seoi³)] try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there's ^([sic]) no war in Ba Sing Se", even as the city is being besieged.

Inflected Forms

there's no war in Ba Sing Se (alternative)

Phrases

these aren't the droids you're looking for we have always been at war with Eastasia

Frequently Paired Words

these aren't the droids you're looking for we have always been at war with Eastasia

Synonyms

there's no war within the walls

Questions

What does there is no war in ba sing se mean?: Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).
Where does there is no war in ba sing se come from?: From the episode “City of Walls and Secrets” of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, aired on 22 September 2006, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se [Cantonese 不城碎 (bat¹ sing⁴ seoi³)] try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there's ^([sic]) no war in Ba Sing Se", even as the city is being besieged.

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