Jump to content
Chinese-Forums
  • Sign Up

How do you say "Turn me on"?


Recommended Posts

Posted

There's a wonderful synonymous phrase in cantonese.

撻出火 literally means "to light a fire", rather common for describing something sexual. :twisted:

In mandarin, possibly you can say "挑逗", which may mean to flirt or to seduce.

Posted

Thanks for that! I was just wondering how American R&B/Hip Hop/Rock etc lyrics and catchphrases translate into Chinese. I was thinking about that Kevin Little dancehall song, Turn Me On.

Here the Cantonese phrase is much more vivid than the Mandarin one. Maybe Cantonese really more vivid than Mandarin just as you native Cantonese speakers claim.

Join the conversation

You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Click here to reply. Select text to quote.

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...