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falcon
August 6, 2006
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Latest: August 8, 2006
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How do you say, "Cheers!" in Chinese?
Do you have an expression for drinking? Like in the west, we clink our glasses and say, "Cheers,", or in German it's Zum Wohl, or Prost, in Hebrew, L'Chaim, to life. Do you have an expression like this in Chinese?
Thanks!
Mark
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Mark S.
August 5, 2006
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Latest: August 8, 2006
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Re:Patience?
Hillary?
I think maybe you mean that you will keep your patience until "we piss you off"
If we "piss you out", that sounds like some kind of Isaac Asimov "Fantastic Voyage" story with a new ending, where you come out of the guy's body into the toilet instead of the original ending where you come out of a tear from the eye.
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Language pair: English; Chinese, Mandarin
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Mark S.
August 5, 2006
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Re:i am looking for a language parnter
Hi!
I love speaking or corresponding with somebody who want to practice or improve English. If you want, you write to me on the wall.
Well, I can speak English quite well.
bye
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jozsef G.
August 5, 2006
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English/ Greek for Persian
I really would like to learn how to speak persian so if anyone can help me that would be great.
Thx
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Nina A.
August 4, 2006
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Re:Re:Re:Monkey on one's back
Hi Mark,
the monkey's name is "general".
"general" £¨"½«¾ü"£¬jiang1 jun1£©
About the real general, I think the others call him ¡°shi zuo¡±(¡°Ê¦×ù¡±£¬shi1 zuo4).
¡°shi zuo¡± means division commander, a rank of army.
Actually, ¡°shi zuo¡± is a honorific and only be used in Kuomintang army. You know, from 1928 to 1949,there is Kuomintang government in China.
Similarly , army corps commander can be called ¡°jun zuo¡± (¡°¾ü×ù¡±£¬jun1 zuo4)
Anyway, subordinate call his boss.
Now, division commander is called ¡°shi zhang¡±(¡°Ê¦³¤¡±£¬shi1 zhang3)
¡°shi zuo¡±,you only heard from movie or TV show now.
I have never seen this movie.I know there are American movie ¡®Face Off¡¯,its Chinese name is ¡¶±äÁ³¡·£¬hehe~~
"±äÁ³" is a traditional art. You don¡¯t see it unless in Sichuan Local Opera.
¡°Bianlian is a traditional art form that is very popular in the western province of Sichuan. Performers can change their masks within seconds. Bianlian methods are fiercely guarded by performers and passed down through generations. The secrets are rarely taught outside the family and never to foreigners.¡± ¡ª¡ªfrom CHINA DAILY
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falcon
August 4, 2006
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Latest: August 4, 2006
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Re:Re:Monkey on one's back
Hi Falcon,
Thank you for your reply. Yes, in the movie "±äÁ³", Íõ±äÁ³'s monkey is a pet, he calls him "General." I haven't made out the Chinese word he uses yet, but there is another character in the movie who is a real general, and they call him shi1 duo4, but I haven't been able to find the characters or find out what kind of general shi1 duo4 is.
So have you seen this movie, "±äÁ³"? Did you like it?
I see you have also replied to my question about "thumbs up." So it looks like it has exactly the same meaning as our own version of the gesture. Thank you!
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Language pair: Chinese, Mandarin; English
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Mark S.
August 3, 2006
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Latest: August 4, 2006
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Re:SPANISH FOR ENGLISH
¡Ha :-) ! ¡Qué chistes muy graciosos! Gracias por apegarlos para nosotros.
Pero aquí no es el foro para los chistes; es el de los modismos y jergas.
Busque en el foro de chistes, te apegaré una repuesta; mostraré como decirlos en inglés.
Nos vemos,
Mark Springer
Sacramento CA USA
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Mark S.
August 3, 2006
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Latest: April 22, 2021
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Re:Monkey on one's back
I don't think there are the similar expression in Chinese.
monkey is clever and intelligent symbol.
I believe it is a pet of the character.
There are many kinds of monkey in China,especially in Sichuan province,yunnan province and guizhou province.
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is peculiar in Sichuan province,China.Just like Giant panda.
I know someone like monkey pet.
And, some vagrants teach monkey perform to make a living.
Falcon beijing,China~
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falcon
August 3, 2006
# Msgs: 4
Latest: August 4, 2006
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Monkey on one's back
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Do you have en expression in your language like the English, "to have a monkey on one's back"?
In English, the expression means that I have this horrible problem I can't solve.
I wonder, because one of my favorite movies,±äÁ³, "The King of Masks", the character has a monkey that rides on his back. I was curious if this image would have the same suggestion that it does for English speakers.
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Mark Springer, Sacramento, USA
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Mark S.
August 2, 2006
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Latest: August 4, 2006
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