Scoobyqueen Posted March 22, 2009 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 at 06:07 PM Can the above expression be translated as "sugar daddy"? Any other translation suggestions gratefully appreciated. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted March 22, 2009 at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 at 11:05 PM My impression is that it means more along the lines of "a great catch". http://chinesepod.com/resources/glossary/entry/钻石王老五 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted March 23, 2009 at 02:43 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 at 02:43 AM 王老五 is from a movie of the same name (starring Jiang Qing -- Madame Mao!), in which the main character is a 35-year-old bachelor. It's used now to refer to old bachelors in general. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E8%80%81%E4%BA%94 《王老五》中的男主人公35岁还未结婚，影片中有插曲唱出了王老五的单身生活：“王老五呀王老五，说你命苦真命苦，白白活了三十五，衣裳破了没人补。哎呀呀王老五，衣裳破了没人补哇，依呀呀得儿喂，锅里有水没米煮，依呀呀得儿喂，可怜可怜王老五，天天害得相思苦……”后来“王老五”就成了大龄单身男性的代名词。 Adding 钻石 (diamond) in front makes it "eligible bachelor." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guoke Posted March 23, 2009 at 06:17 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 at 06:17 AM I don't mind being a 王老五. 自由快活又潇洒！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzreading Posted March 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM 钻石王老五 has to be single, wealthy and considerably young (in my opinion, under 45). More important, 钻石王老五 does not chase girls, but is chased by girls. If a girl marries to a 钻石王老五, her mum will feel proud, but if she has a suger daddy, well, probably the whole family will feel ashamed because of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted March 24, 2009 at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 at 02:33 AM (edited) You may consider "乾爹". 乾爹 can mean 2 different things:1. similar to godfather 2. suggar daddy. EDIT: oops! sorry! I didn't read your post carefully. You're looking for the translation of 鑽石王老五. I thought you were asking translation of 'suggar daddy'. Another expression like 鑽石王老五 is 黃金單身漢. Edited March 24, 2009 at 06:33 AM by semantic nuance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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