Kenny同志 Posted October 28, 2009 at 02:14 AM Report Posted October 28, 2009 at 02:14 AM Hehe, I only know things in the mainland. Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:09 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:09 AM Guoke, are you sure it is 做人？I think it should be 造人 Quote
Guoke Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:36 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:36 AM Try google "努力做人"... Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:40 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:40 AM 哈哈。你先前说“做人”在香港、台湾等地有生孩子的意思。我猜可能是“造人”不是“做人”。 努力做人 没有努力生孩子的意思啊！ Quote
HashiriKata Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:40 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:40 AM Guoke, are you sure it is 做人？ Well, if we can say 做饭, I can't see why not 做人 Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:44 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 07:44 AM lol. I don' t think all language phenomena can be explained by logic. Quote
isela Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:01 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:01 AM hohoho~ Was expecting a discussion on the meaning of life... But anyway, it's good that we get this sentence clear now. Quote
HashiriKata Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:09 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:09 AM Ok, this is a serious question: I know a recently married couple who are in their 40's. They are said to be trying for a baby. I wonder how this "trying for a baby" would be properly & neatly expressed in Chinese. Anyone? Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:17 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:17 AM (edited) 想（尽if they try hard to do so）法儿生个孩子。 better translation expected! PS: Are you implying that the couple have trouble having a baby? If so, I think the above translation suffices. PS: In a particular context, we can say: 那两口子为了要（生）个孩子，办法都想尽了。 Edited November 2, 2009 at 09:15 AM by kenny2006woo Quote
HashiriKata Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:41 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:41 AM Thanks kenny! PS: Are you implying that the couple have trouble having a baby?From the English, it sounds like "babies don't come easy" to me Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:50 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:50 AM Well, I thought that the couple had trouble having a baby because they were in their 40's. If it means "babies do not come easy" then I cannot come up with a piece of neat Chinese. 我们说：养孩子不容易。 但我很少听到有人说：生孩子不容易的。也许有人会打趣地这样说，因为生孩子的妇女要经过十月怀胎，临产和分娩时候还会很痛。 PS: 不过也可以这样说，“年纪大了，要个孩子（生个孩子）就不容易了” Quote
HashiriKata Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:59 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 08:59 AM Thanks again, kenny! From the English, it sounds like "babies don't come easy" to me "babies don't come easy" here is a euphemism Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:03 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:03 AM You are welcome. 举手之劳，何足言谢！呵呵，大家相互学习。 Quote
Guoke Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:28 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:28 AM 哈哈。你先前说“做人”在香港、台湾等地有生孩子的意思。我猜可能是“造人”不是“做人”。努力做人 没有努力生孩子的意思啊！ You didn't google it, did you? 我抄了一些下来，给你参考： ...而是兩人一起回到半山花園的寓所，共度春宵，即使隔天一整天都未出門，恐怕是準備積極「做人」... ...不经意道出真心话 李亚鹏想和王菲努力"做人"... ...從今年7月就開始採取算排卵期搭配驗排卵試紙的方式努力做人.希望能求得好孕... ...今天到底該不該繼續努力做人，排卵紙已無出現深深第第二條... ...空閒期間，小S笑說：“也要開始努力做人。”被問到“炒飯”次數，產前產後有沒有不同，她笑說：“差不多！”... ...趁早努力做人…男性不孕症... ...張曼玉向劉嘉玲、李嘉欣看齊，努力「做人」盼當高齡產婦！... ...曲艾玲努力做人 要生金牛女... ...劉嘉玲、梁朝偉「做人」成功 明年要生牛寶寶？... ...春宵一刻 李范努力做人... Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:49 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:49 AM Hehe, well, that explains it. All the sources are from entertainment journalists (娱记). I am afraid “做人” which means giving birth to a baby, is absent in serious writings. And in my opinion it carries a strong sense of 暧昧. It can be perceived as a slang. When you say 做人(生孩子）, I am not sure the listener can get the intended thing. Some may know its meaning but not everybody. Quote
xiaocai Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:56 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 09:56 AM Well personally I don't think it is a good way to use 做人 in this particular sense just because it comes up with some returns in google. You can try to google 绿茵如毯 and you might be surprised with the number of results you will get. Quote
Guoke Posted November 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 10:15 AM 做人 doesn't mean 生孩子， it means 做爱. With the help of the context, I guess it's not difficult to tell if the speaker means 做爱 when he/she says 做人. I didn't invent this term. I just hear it from time to time on Taiwanese , Hong Kong and Singapore TV programmes and I have no intention of turning this into a meaningless argument of who is right and who is wrong. Quote
skylee Posted November 2, 2009 at 01:15 PM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 01:15 PM I think it should be 造人 (to produce human). But what do I know. Quote
Kenny同志 Posted November 2, 2009 at 02:30 PM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 02:30 PM 呵呵，恕在下孤陋寡闻！ Quote
Guoke Posted November 2, 2009 at 02:49 PM Report Posted November 2, 2009 at 02:49 PM 呵呵, I guess it's just my ignorance. 说人妖有贬义，老外说我不对 说有人把做爱说成做人，中国人说我错 很明显的，是我不学无术 哈哈，还是少说为妙...... Quote
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