gougou Posted March 11, 2008 at 12:53 PM Report Posted March 11, 2008 at 12:53 PM In the second attempt, you managed to mangle the adso code... 1 Quote
roddy Posted March 11, 2008 at 01:00 PM Author Report Posted March 11, 2008 at 01:00 PM Seems like BB code within the Adsotrans tags might not work, fixed. Anyone else Edit: Ok, maybe that's not the case. Ignore me. Quote
imron Posted March 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM Report Posted March 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM Well, you've only got yourself to 归咎。 Quote
heifeng Posted March 12, 2008 at 05:23 AM Report Posted March 12, 2008 at 05:23 AM random words, always a highlight of the day:mrgreen: here we go 狼毫 lang2hao2 a writing brush mad of weasel's hair, not to be confused by 狼嚎lang2hao2, the howl of a wolf:mrgreen: 鬃毛zong1mao2: hair (on the back of a pig, horse, i.e. bristles, 鬃刷：bristle brush) 抓阄儿zhua1jiu1er take lots 振振有词 zhen4zhen4you3ci2: speak plausibly and voubly (in self-justification) (this was from today's 直播 of a press conference ...oh actually here you go.) Quote
Lu Posted March 12, 2008 at 08:55 AM Report Posted March 12, 2008 at 08:55 AM 蜂蜜芥末火腿 feng1mi4 jie4mo4 huo3tui3 honey mustard ham, which I will now finally be able to order at Subway without pointing, ehhmm-ing or resorting to English. And slightly less random yet more boring word: 醫療疏失 yi1liao2 shu1shi1 medical negligence. Is this the longest thread ever yet? Quote
roddy Posted March 12, 2008 at 09:05 AM Author Report Posted March 12, 2008 at 09:05 AM No, but we're about halfway there. this is currently longest. Should overtake that one sometime this year at current rates though . . . Tiny little bit of negligence in your pinyin, by the way . . . Quote
Lu Posted March 12, 2008 at 09:48 AM Report Posted March 12, 2008 at 09:48 AM Fixed. And the typo in the English too. I guess it's a good thing I'm not a doctor. And wow that thread is long, and it's all substance too! 1 Quote
roddy Posted March 12, 2008 at 10:04 AM Author Report Posted March 12, 2008 at 10:04 AM 痰盂 tányú, spittoon. Quote
Lu Posted March 18, 2008 at 08:49 AM Report Posted March 18, 2008 at 08:49 AM 星國 Xing1guo2 Singapore. It appears to be newspaper-speak. Quote
roddy Posted March 19, 2008 at 08:44 AM Author Report Posted March 19, 2008 at 08:44 AM 现世报 xiànshìbào - to have karma punish you for your sins in this life, rather than waiting for the next, i think. Very useful, much nicer than just saying 活该。 Quote
muyongshi Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:03 AM Report Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:03 AM 麦粉- Whey protein powder My friend said this word that after his workout he would drink some and would be fine and I was thinking something wheat powder. Then I saw the container and nearly laughed my head off. Quote
Lu Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:52 AM Report Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:52 AM [strikethrough]We all know that 水手 is sailor, and that 殺手 is killer, it turns out there's also a 打手 who is, obviously, a fighter. From a band's name. They are called 打手獄門同好會, and if anyone can tell me what that would be in English I would be most obliged.[/strikethrough] Edit: Ok, found it. Turns out this is a Japanese band, not called 打手- but 打首獄門同好會, where 打首獄門 has something to do with cutting of the head of a criminal and hanging it up at the prison gate. All very nice. The best I can do as word of the day is 同好會 tong2hao4hui4, meaning fan club. It seems to be Chinese as well. Quote
roddy Posted March 20, 2008 at 02:29 PM Author Report Posted March 20, 2008 at 02:29 PM [ADSO]穆罕默德[/ADSO], mùhǎnmòdé, Mohammed. [ADSO]飙升[/ADSO], biāoshēng, rise sharply. Seen in a report on Visa's ([ADSO]维萨[/ADSO]) flotation Quote
Outofin Posted March 20, 2008 at 05:17 PM Report Posted March 20, 2008 at 05:17 PM 知而后哀 Knowing is sorrow. Quote
self-taught-mba Posted March 20, 2008 at 06:36 PM Report Posted March 20, 2008 at 06:36 PM biāozhǔn piānchā [ADSO]标准偏差[/ADSO] Standard deviation piānjiàn de; chàbuduō de / chābié de And only because I wanted to post "random" but I saw that on the board somewhere before. Just the next thing that came to mind. I actually use quite often. Just updated the adso let's see if it sticks. Quote
heifeng Posted March 21, 2008 at 04:35 AM Report Posted March 21, 2008 at 04:35 AM ok, my selections for the week 耷拉 da1la1, droopy 押解 ya1jie4 (yes its 4th tone here) escort a prisoner 赎金 shu2jin1 ransom money 鼠疮 shu3chuang1 some type of nasty skin ulcer/boil 邋遢la1ta1, slovenly Quote
roddy Posted March 21, 2008 at 04:49 AM Author Report Posted March 21, 2008 at 04:49 AM You've been having a fun week Came across 邋遢 in 围城 yesterday. 折戟, zhéjǐ. From this article. Dictionary (ABC) says to break a spear as a sign of truce, but from the context it reads more like to fail in an endeavor, give up halfway, something like that [ADSO]与恒大地产上市同期，星河湾、龙湖地产、宝龙集团、香江国际、棕榈泉、卓越、恒盛、方圆、花样年集团等多家中资地产公司也正在筹划赴港上市。恒大地产中途折戟显然将令此番中资地产公司集中上市热退潮。 [/ADSO] Wait, maybe it does make sense that way though. Admitting defeat rather than sign of truce though. Hmmm. Anyone? Quote
Lu Posted March 23, 2008 at 07:23 AM Report Posted March 23, 2008 at 07:23 AM 跌倒 die3dao3 to fall over (for people) First a friend of mine, we had to take her to the hospital, 9 stitches in her forehead. And yesterday me, because in some places the sidewalks are extremely slippery when it rains or has rained. Before I knew it I was lying on the street. Quote
heifeng Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:25 AM Report Posted March 25, 2008 at 08:25 AM here we go, since Chinese forums is dominated by men, I present today's random words, taken from the TV program 中年男性三杀手 冠心病 guan1xin1bing coronary heart disease 前列腺 qian2lie4xian4 prostate Quote
imron Posted March 25, 2008 at 12:05 PM Report Posted March 25, 2008 at 12:05 PM 汤料 tāngliào - packet soup mix. Great for when you're sick and don't have the time, strength or stomach to eat anything else. Quote
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