ragnarok Posted April 29, 2008 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 at 09:09 PM Anybody here that would be kind enough to translate this for me? ni tai man le zhen ben Thanks, //Ragnarok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted April 30, 2008 at 01:11 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 01:11 AM "ni tai man le" should be 你太面了 meaning "you are too weak (or soft)" and "zhen ben" 真苯 meaning "really dull or clumsy"。 They are supposed to be used between people know well each other, otherwise can be considered too rude or even insultive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted April 30, 2008 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 01:30 AM "ni tai man le" should be 你太面了 I would have thought it to be 你太慢了 - You're too slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted April 30, 2008 at 03:02 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 03:02 AM I would have thought it to be 你太慢了 - You're too slow. You are right. Sorry, I made a mistake in reading the Pinyin. So it should be 你太慢了,真苯。 —— means "you are too slow, really clumsy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted April 30, 2008 at 05:06 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 05:06 AM I would not think of 笨 as clumsy/dull so much as stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted April 30, 2008 at 07:29 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 07:29 AM There is two types of "笨", one is mentally -- foolish, stupid; another is physically --- clumsy. According to the context “你太慢了”, I choose "clumsy" for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted April 30, 2008 at 09:39 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 09:39 AM I realize the physical context that could be implied but if any ever says 真笨 to me I would think of nothing other stupid. Slow or no slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok Posted April 30, 2008 at 04:37 PM Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 at 04:37 PM Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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