skylee Posted February 4, 2009 at 01:32 PM Report Posted February 4, 2009 at 01:32 PM 奶頭 nǎitóu - nipple. Another term is 乳頭. 反馈 - fǎnkuì - feedback 回饋 means the same Quote
yersi Posted February 5, 2009 at 08:49 AM Report Posted February 5, 2009 at 08:49 AM 悖論 bèilùn - paradox Quote
roddy Posted February 6, 2009 at 08:17 AM Author Report Posted February 6, 2009 at 08:17 AM 驷, sì, a team of four horses. See, Chinese characters are entirely logical. Though I came across this in a name, and I'm not sure why anyone would name their child 'Zhang Team of Four Horses.' Quote
glock Posted February 8, 2009 at 11:54 AM Report Posted February 8, 2009 at 11:54 AM 暴发户,bàofāhù upstart; nouveau riche, a person or a family that becomes very rich in a short time thanks to chance or by some suspicious means. Quote
roddy Posted February 8, 2009 at 02:07 PM Author Report Posted February 8, 2009 at 02:07 PM 六角扳手, liùjiǎo bānshǒu - hexagonal wrench. Courtesy of watching The General's Daughter on CCTV6. Quote
glock Posted February 8, 2009 at 04:48 PM Report Posted February 8, 2009 at 04:48 PM 六角扳手 it reminded 扳手劲 arm wrestling. Quote
imron Posted February 9, 2009 at 04:36 AM Report Posted February 9, 2009 at 04:36 AM 碳酸饮料 tànsuān yǐnliào - carbonated beverages Quote
yersi Posted February 9, 2009 at 05:58 AM Report Posted February 9, 2009 at 05:58 AM 獅子狗 shīzigǒu - poodle. Quote
imron Posted February 9, 2009 at 06:44 AM Report Posted February 9, 2009 at 06:44 AM Are you sure? A google image search for 獅子狗 returns pictures that look nothing like a poodle. See also the wikipedia entries for 狮子狗 and poodle. Edit: See also 贵宾犬 Quote
skylee Posted February 9, 2009 at 07:26 AM Report Posted February 9, 2009 at 07:26 AM Weird. AFAIK 獅子狗 = chow chow. Poodle = 貴婦狗/犬. But maybe I am wrong. I don't know much about dogs. Quote
imron Posted February 10, 2009 at 04:43 PM Report Posted February 10, 2009 at 04:43 PM Turns out 狮子狗 is Shih Tzu. (From this thread, which lead to this page). Quote
yersi Posted February 10, 2009 at 06:22 PM Report Posted February 10, 2009 at 06:22 PM Damn, Wenlin and another dictionary returned poodle when I searched for 狮子狗. Just shows you can't trust Chinese-English dictionaries too far. New random word to get going again: 徽章 hui1zhang1 - pin, badge. Measure word is 枚 mei2. Quote
glock Posted February 15, 2009 at 03:38 AM Report Posted February 15, 2009 at 03:38 AM 恐惧症 means phobia as in 学校恐惧症，医院恐惧症，或者说做某事的恐惧症。。 Quote
roddy Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:10 AM Author Report Posted February 16, 2009 at 03:10 AM 退伍证， tuìwǔzhèng - demobilization certificate, ie proof that you've left the army. 常住人口登记表 chángzhùrénkǒudēngjìbiǎo - permanent residence registration form, as opposed to 暂住. This was all acquired waiting at the police station for an hour to carry out a four minute formality. Other knowledge obtained include the facts that there is wide variety in the nature of marriage certificates in China, thus resulting in much confusion and delay; that while you can register a child when you've only been married for six months the police will gossip about you after you leave; and that the old lady in front of me moved buildings during the Cultural Revolution, but she wasn't sure which year. Quote
randall_flagg Posted February 16, 2009 at 09:38 AM Report Posted February 16, 2009 at 09:38 AM 指腹为婚 prenatal betrothal; betrothed when still in the womb by the parents of both parties That's the definition Wenlin gives, I like: "point belly to marry" a lot better. Found it in an old 相声. Right, I found another term in a different 相声， and I haven't been able to figure out what it means. They talk about a 光棍堂 in a monastery. Anyone know what that is? Quote
yersi Posted February 16, 2009 at 08:33 PM Report Posted February 16, 2009 at 08:33 PM 糖尿病 tángniǎobìng - diabetes Quote
heifeng Posted February 17, 2009 at 03:37 AM Report Posted February 17, 2009 at 03:37 AM a random word to go in that 'ahh so that's what that character looks like' category: 硌ge4 as in ge4jiao3 or 硌牙ge4ya2: basically a body part to be rubbed,scraped, etc. by something hard. as in this case:参加保利大厦举办的拍卖会的张先生在保利大厦的会议中心就餐，在食用“牛肉炒饭”的过程中，将牙齿硌掉一颗，造成原告的牙齿功能障碍。 .....................................anyway, unless it's pronounced Luo4, then it's just a big rock of some sort...but that could probably knock out a tooth too... Quote
Lu Posted February 17, 2009 at 04:52 PM Report Posted February 17, 2009 at 04:52 PM I don't know the term 光棍堂 either, but I do know 光棍 is a 'bare stick', meaning an unmarried man. Does that help? Quote
高可文 Posted February 18, 2009 at 04:17 AM Report Posted February 18, 2009 at 04:17 AM A google search for 光棍堂 brought up these: 地点多半是光棍汉的屋里，我们那里称之为光棍堂. 由于马家出出进进清一色全男人，村里人便在背后悄悄称马家是“光棍堂”。 而满囤儿他家正是他们这群年轻的男人聚集的光棍堂 I think these suggest a 光棍堂 is some sort of dormitory for single young men. Maybe in a monastery it refers to the monks' residence hall? Quote
heifeng Posted February 18, 2009 at 05:00 AM Report Posted February 18, 2009 at 05:00 AM (edited) Looks like the server is a little tired. Try again in a minute, and please email admin@chinese-forums.com if the problem persists. grrrr....retype my post time...the short version this time around: 肇事人/者/罪 zhao4shi4ren2/zhe3/zui4 one who creates trouble or a disturbance/ instigator/perpetrator...depending on the context of course.. taken from here Edited February 18, 2009 at 05:09 AM by heifeng fix link...omg server is really crapping out isn't it...ughhh Quote
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