jbradfor Posted June 15, 2011 at 03:04 PM Report Posted June 15, 2011 at 03:04 PM a wife having an illicit lover And a licit lover would be what? ;) Quote
xiaocai Posted June 16, 2011 at 09:52 AM Report Posted June 16, 2011 at 09:52 AM 红杏 actually means apricot flowers because some species bear red flowers, I think. Having licit lover (please don't ask how though) would be referred as 春色满园 then, see the origin of this 成语. Quote
skylee Posted June 19, 2011 at 10:05 AM Report Posted June 19, 2011 at 10:05 AM 首投族 - young people who will be eligible for their voting right for the first time in Taiwan's presidential election in 2012. Quote
roddy Posted June 24, 2011 at 05:29 AM Author Report Posted June 24, 2011 at 05:29 AM 温网. Short for 温布尔登网球公开赛。 Quote
jbradfor Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:09 PM Report Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:09 PM 贺岁片 -- A New Year's film. I assume the type of film one watches at home with one's family during the New Year break. Similar, I guess, to our "Christmas Specials"? [Note: the context to this was someone was describing a film about a Chinese man that goes to the USA and drives around in an RV(?) for 10 years. Then a Chinese woman comes to the USA and he tries to help her. Hilarity ensues. Anyone know the name of the film?] Quote
heifeng Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:35 PM Report Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:35 PM What is.... The Film: 不见不散 / Be there or be square (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_There_or_Be_Square) I'll take another Ge You question for $500 Alex....what! Daily Double....let's make it a true Daily Double... Quote
jbradfor Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:42 PM Report Posted June 24, 2011 at 09:42 PM Yes! Thanks. The actress who played along side Ge You in the film in which Ge You won Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Quote
heifeng Posted June 24, 2011 at 11:46 PM Report Posted June 24, 2011 at 11:46 PM Who is Gong Li! 2 Quote
roddy Posted June 25, 2011 at 01:57 AM Author Report Posted June 25, 2011 at 01:57 AM 贺岁片 -- A New Year's film. I assume the type of film one watches at home with one's family during the New Year break Not quite - they're big cinema releases pitched for the CNY crowds. The early ones might have been shown on TV, I don't know. Quote
crazy-meiguoren Posted June 25, 2011 at 02:26 AM Report Posted June 25, 2011 at 02:26 AM My region isn't participating in 全球变暖 this year. In fact, this 春天 has been the mildest 冬天 we've ever had. > Quote
imron Posted June 25, 2011 at 03:23 AM Report Posted June 25, 2011 at 03:23 AM The Film: 不见不散 This is one of my favourite Chinese films. Corny and cheesy in parts, but also full of laughs. The ending is a classic (no one dies either). My region isn't participating in 全球变暖 this year. In fact, this 春天 has been the mildest 冬天 we've ever had So what you're saying is that instead of participating in 全球变暖, the region is participating in 气候变化. Quote
roddy Posted June 27, 2011 at 06:31 AM Author Report Posted June 27, 2011 at 06:31 AM This probably doesn't count as a word, but I had to share: 国宝杀器 - guóbǎo shāqì. Sounds like it should be a robotic panda warrior. Edit: and 宋阻鹰 Quote
jbradfor Posted June 27, 2011 at 09:59 PM Report Posted June 27, 2011 at 09:59 PM 蚊子 Now that it's summer, in honor of our (unofficial) state bird. Quote
Glenn Posted June 27, 2011 at 11:06 PM Report Posted June 27, 2011 at 11:06 PM Really? Minnesota too? By the way, it's been about 95°F/35°C here since the middle of February. Sometimes it rains, and that feels good, but not much. Anyway, the official beginning of summer for us didn't mean anything other than the longest day of the year. Quote
anonymoose Posted June 27, 2011 at 11:53 PM Report Posted June 27, 2011 at 11:53 PM There are TMD 蚊子 all over Shanghai too. In fact, if the UK has one good thing about it, it's that there are hardly any mosquitos. Quote
xiaocai Posted June 28, 2011 at 07:23 AM Report Posted June 28, 2011 at 07:23 AM 国宝杀器 - guóbǎo shāqì. Sounds like it should be a robotic panda warrior. Sounds more like panda slaughtering robots to me... Quote
heifeng Posted June 28, 2011 at 04:13 PM Report Posted June 28, 2011 at 04:13 PM On the 蚊子/state bird topic, I will share our 'state insect'. 蜉蝣 fúyóu aka Mayflies. but everyone I know in MI calls them fishflies Well not really a state insect (we definitely have 蚊子 although I have had the 'luxury' of basically only visiting home in the dead of winter for X number of years hehe so I avoided 'em), but growing up these little fishflies would suddenly appear everywhere nearby lakes during the summer...and then you would have to spend the next few days walking across their carcasses...eeewww *crackle* crack * crackle*. . (Other than you may slip and fall on the sidewalk from them or possibly inhale one, they are harmless and fun though (to throw at younger siblings and such) Quote
renzhe Posted July 6, 2011 at 01:36 PM Report Posted July 6, 2011 at 01:36 PM Here is an absolute beauty: 参差 1. uneven; irregular; jagged; serrated 2. well-nigh; almost 3. go wrong; be delayed Anybody who pronounces it correctly will get a virtual cookie. Quote
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