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Does anyone know if there is an equivalent to the word "touché" in Mandarin?

By this I mean if you are having an argument about something, and one person makes a partciularly good or pointed response, then the other person (or an observer) might say:

"oh, touché!".

Ben

Posted

touche can be translated into different words according to the actual context, such as

言之有理 / 说得好 / 一针见血 / 确实如此 etc

Posted

But they all mean "good point" or "very sensible" or some such, whereas touché, to me, implies something more like great come-back or counter-point.

Posted

Adrian, how about your providing an actual context so that the translation is more closer in meaning with touche?

Posted

Touché! ;)

It's hard to provide it in context without inventing an entire dialogue showing an argument/discussion (usually light hearted) between two people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touche will help explain its origin (from the sport of fencing).

Posted

I know its origin, and the Chinese translations i listed above can also be used as a come - back! But if these words are used in an argument a but - line will usually follow to introduce another rebuttal.

Posted

It reminds me of two plain & simple Chinese interjections:

猜中了!or 打中了! (in the sense of 打中目标/要害/关键之处>>一句话点到要害。Touché, right to the point!

& touché in fencing is translated as : 有了! & touche passée as 刺滑了 'stab+slip>>miss a stab by slipping'

Posted

I'd say 9 out of 10 Chinese will just respond '诶' in a situation the op described, however, another short phrase/sentence might follow that exclamation, such as '我还真没那样想过' etc.

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