heifeng Posted March 29, 2009 at 10:04 PM Report Posted March 29, 2009 at 10:04 PM ok here's a word from here 氽 cuān boil for a short time Quote
roddy Posted March 30, 2009 at 03:48 AM Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 03:48 AM Told you not to confuse them . . .氽，汆。。。 Quote
Yeke Posted March 30, 2009 at 05:37 AM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 05:37 AM Protein: 蛋白质 danbaizhi Quote
heifeng Posted March 30, 2009 at 06:06 AM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 06:06 AM Told you not to confuse them . . .氽，汆。。。 ahh...so you did! wait...I know what is wrong, when I copied and pasted from the dictionary 汆 turned it into 氽 drats! That's strange...so yes, in conclusion 汆cuan1 / 氽：tun3 Yo, Yeke, where are your tones? Quote
imron Posted March 30, 2009 at 07:14 AM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 07:14 AM One could ask the same of you Heifeng, all I see are digits after each syllable you wrote Quote
roddy Posted March 30, 2009 at 07:31 AM Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 07:31 AM Ah yes, 'the dictionary dunnit' . . I'll remember that next time I mess up. Which is probably going to be soon. 吃斋, chīzhāi, to be a religious vegetarian. That is, to be vegetarian because of your religion. If you're . . I don't know, Mormon, and happen to be a vegetarian also, you don't count. Unless Mormons are vegetarian anyway, but I don't think they are. Quote
heifeng Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:14 AM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:14 AM ooooh ok, i see the admins are ganging up on me... cough cough power trip cough cough j/k but seriously, input 汆 and 氽 comes out ok, I think we beat that one to death...moving right along: 最后通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié (OR zui4hou4tong1die2) ultimatum Quote
roddy Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:48 AM Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:48 AM Dropped MDGB a line, will be fixed tomorrow. Quote
zhwj Posted March 30, 2009 at 09:18 AM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 09:18 AM Heh. I was looking through the Baidu Knowledge bits on these characters and came upon this clever pair: 籴: dí, to buy grain 粜: tiào, to sell grain Quote
heifeng Posted March 30, 2009 at 06:54 PM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 06:54 PM ahh..it is all fixed now. The good thing is we'll never ever confuse them again, right? 滞后(性)：zhi4hou4(xing4): hysteresis Quote
mdbgdict Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:36 PM Report Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:36 PM 大喜过望 dà xǐ guò wàng overjoyed at unexpected good news 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù everything clear and in good order Quote
jbradfor Posted March 31, 2009 at 04:39 PM Report Posted March 31, 2009 at 04:39 PM 吧托女 bātuōnǚ From the article discussed here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/showpost.php?p=182584&postcount=195 From the context, I think this means women who lure men to bars to scam them by overcharging them for food/drink. 吧托女 = 酒吧 假托 的 女人 [excuse my grammar] Quote
crazy-meiguoren Posted April 2, 2009 at 07:55 PM Report Posted April 2, 2009 at 07:55 PM When I was 15, I got an F in 十六进制. Quote
imron Posted April 5, 2009 at 07:30 AM Report Posted April 5, 2009 at 07:30 AM 明杖 - míngzhàng - a cane used by a blind person to aid with mobility. Quote
randall_flagg Posted April 5, 2009 at 07:53 AM Report Posted April 5, 2009 at 07:53 AM 拐杖ghuai3zhang4 双拐 shuang1guai4 crutches, to assist a person in walking Quote
heifeng Posted April 5, 2009 at 10:56 PM Report Posted April 5, 2009 at 10:56 PM (edited) ok, so this is a fun & useful work 死角： si3jiao3: 死角, ——《汉英航海大词典》 dead angle ： (n.) 死角 corner pockets：n. 死角 dead air angle: n. 死角 ps. dead volume：（n.）死角,死区（死体积/容积） dead space :(n.)死角，封闭区,闭死空间,防冲距,死库容 空舱舱位,静区, 无信号区, 阴影区 dead spot: (n.)死角,静点,哑点,死点(接收机)盲区 ,无线电收音困难的地区 blind side: (n.)死角,弱点,末加防备的一面 blind spot: (n.)①静区,死区,哑点,盲点；②死角 Anywho, the context I've mostly seen this word used in hygiene/beauty, cleaning, and pool/billiards articles. Anyway, bumped into again today while watching a program on selecting 橱柜..yes it was a thrilling program. Edited April 7, 2009 at 02:22 AM by heifeng selectiong is NOT a word... Quote
heifeng Posted April 7, 2009 at 02:18 AM Report Posted April 7, 2009 at 02:18 AM wow, this article has some fun terms! (too bad that darn ad at the top is gonna make me have a seizure or something) 腮红 sai1hong2: blush (i'm kinda ashamed I don't know this word already (well, it's obvious what it means, but I don't remember myself actually saying it before) minor oversite in the girly vocabulary department) 石棉 shi2mian2: asbestos...(the same here..how could I not know what the best insulation material is called in Chinese....sooo ashamed...) 滑石粉 hua2shi2fen3 talc...(eh, I could give or take this one...) Quote
skylee Posted April 7, 2009 at 04:58 AM Report Posted April 7, 2009 at 04:58 AM Also, 腮红 = 胭脂 滑石粉 = 爽身粉 Quote
heifeng Posted April 7, 2009 at 05:21 AM Report Posted April 7, 2009 at 05:21 AM 腮红 = 胭脂滑石粉 = 爽身粉 ahh, good to know. Skylee, which terms do you usually use? Quote
skylee Posted April 7, 2009 at 09:15 AM Report Posted April 7, 2009 at 09:15 AM I usually use 胭脂 and 爽身粉. But in writing I might use 腮紅 (depending on what I am writing). Quote
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