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TSkillet –
wix – it’s also the name of a music label in Hong Kong.
how about a back-formation from English – the Chinese word “ku” (�) becoming slang for “cool” – I
don’t know how farspread this is, I only heard it in Taipei – but I’m sure it’s spread farther
than that. My Mainland colleague recognized the meaning immediately
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wix –
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Originally Posted by TSkillet
how about a back-formation from English – the Chinese word “ku” (�) becoming slang for “cool” – I
don’t know how farspread this is, I only heard it in Taipei – but I’m sure it’s spread farther
than that. My Mainland colleague recognized the meaning immediately
yes, I have also heard it in China. I suspect that these things probably originate in Taiwan.
“shit” and “oh my god” are in common use in Taipei.
roddy –
‘ku’ for cool is understood everywhere I’ve been
jwarriner –
Quote:
Originally Posted by beijingbooty
TAIGANG.
if a couple you know are always bantering and niggling at each other, you can describe them as
being “taigang”.
Nimen dou taigang !
Bie taigang. – It is a funny way to say “dont argue”.
meaning has something to do with lifting steel.
Found this one in the dictionary which shows tai2gang4. gang4 (stout pole), not gang1 (steel).
ChouDoufu –
Quote:
Originally Posted by mirela_violeta
I know a few idioms but I’m not sure how used they are. Anyway you can say heng2qi1shu4ba1 when
everything is a mess…if you translate every word you get something like horizontal seven
vertical eight…
There’s also another chengyu qi1shang4ba1xia4 which means to be agitated. that’s why 7-up is
qi1xi3 (7 happiness), because no one wants to drink something that will agitate them.
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I suppose everyone knows how to say bad luck dao3mei2, dao= to fall mei= mould;
I’ve also heard dao3mei2 used to mean someone having their menstrual cycle (girls only,
obviously). Saying, “wo3 you3 dao3mei2.” means It’s that time of month. I’ve also sometimes heard,
“wo you neige.” which is the not so subtle, “I have that…”
PollyWaffle –
today i was taught:
bai2huo2 – white life – to waste one’s life (? – this is the meaning i gathered from our broken
chinese/english/chinglish)
cui4niu2 – spit cow – exaggerate/bullshit
neither of which are in my dictionary
polly
roddy –
bai, as in white, can be used with a verb to give the meaning ‘in vain’ or pointlessly – ie. ‘bai
lai le’ – to have wasted time coming (perhaps because the person you wanted to see wasn’t there.
‘bai hua qian’ – to waste money.
cui niu I think should be chui niu, to brag or boast.
PollyWaffle –
i stand corrected. damn language barrier!
Anonymous –
Quote:
Originally Posted by roddy
cui niu I think should be chui niu, to brag or boast.
Yup, to chuiniu literally means to “blow a cow”.
channamasala –
for “that time of the month” I was taught “yue4bing1(?)”. I question the last tone because I live
in a place where tones aren’t really used. I think that’s the clinical term, though, since it
literally means – if I got the tone on the last word right, which I highly doubt – monthly ice.
My favorite new bit of slang is “Bu xiang ershi ni” which means something along the lines of “I
don’t even want to bother talking to you” (literally “I don’t want ear be you”). It wins over my
previous favorite, “Yao4 de bei?” (hao bu hao?) and another old southern standby, “me4 de lo”
(meiyou le).
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