wix Posted August 13, 2003 at 02:31 PM Report Posted August 13, 2003 at 02:31 PM A friend sent me this via e-mail a while ago. Test yourself. *1: Woman: 怎麼那麼慢才來了?我等你半天了。 Man: 對不起，我睡過頭了。 Question: What does 半天 mean in this conversation?? A) day B) a long time C) a half day D) night. *2: Men: 搞什麼飛機啊！不是要去游泳嗎? Woman: 對不起, 我臨時有事不能去了！改天吧！ Question: What does 搞什麼飛機 mean? A) angry particle B) take airplane C) I love you D) you are late Quote
roddy Posted August 13, 2003 at 02:38 PM Report Posted August 13, 2003 at 02:38 PM Roddy says: B, D Quote
wix Posted August 13, 2003 at 03:50 PM Author Report Posted August 13, 2003 at 03:50 PM Roddy is half right, but I won't say which half ;) Quote
beijingbooty Posted August 13, 2003 at 07:27 PM Report Posted August 13, 2003 at 07:27 PM definitely B,A I use B all the time. It is quite colloquial. Quote
holyman Posted August 14, 2003 at 09:24 AM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 09:24 AM b and a. second part is probably a cantonese colloquial term. the 'airplane' part is something like 'what the heck' in english. Quote
roddy Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:12 AM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:12 AM Ah, cantonese. No wonder I didn't get it . . . I actually discarded a for the second one as I didn't think anything with 4 characters would be a particle. Roddy Quote
skylee Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:21 AM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:21 AM B and A. And the phrase about airplane ain't Cantonese. There is a cantonese phrase about airplane which means jerk off. And the verb is 打 (well to hit the airplane), not 搞. And anyways it is a rude expression. Quote
wix Posted August 14, 2003 at 03:22 PM Author Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 03:22 PM As several people have noted B and A are the correct answers. High aeroplane means get very angry, fly off the handle, etc. I actually discarded a for the second one as I didn't think anything with 4 characters would be a particle. Yes, the use of particle is a bit confusing here. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 14, 2003 at 07:11 PM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 07:11 PM B and A. And the phrase about airplane ain't Cantonese.There is a cantonese phrase about airplane which means jerk off. And the verb is ? (well to hit the airplane)' date=' not ?. And anyways it is a rude expression.[/quote'] Both "gao feiji" and "da feiji" are used in Taiwan as well with the same meanings... I don't think it's Cantonese. Quote
TSkillet Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:11 PM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:11 PM da fei gay is used in cantonese. another cantonese phrase about airplanes is to "fong fei gay" - to stand someone up. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:39 PM Report Posted August 14, 2003 at 10:39 PM da fei gay is used in cantonese. another cantonese phrase about airplanes is to "fong fei gay" - to stand someone up. I've also heard many people say "fang feiji" in Mandarin meaning the same thing. This isn't anything new. However, what I meant earlier is that just because a saying is used in Cantonese but seldom heard in mainland it doesn't automatically become a "Cantonese (only) word/phrase". Quote
holyman Posted August 15, 2003 at 08:29 AM Report Posted August 15, 2003 at 08:29 AM the origin of 'fong fei gai' might be 'fang ge zi', or 'fly pigeon' in mandarin, meaning stood someone up. they probably upgrade the pigeon to a plane. Quote
back Posted March 30, 2005 at 01:02 AM Report Posted March 30, 2005 at 01:02 AM A. Basically it means "你搞什么呀？”“你这么会事情呀”（很生气） "da fei ji" means another thing........ Quote
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