Don_Horhe Posted June 10, 2010 at 04:19 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 at 04:19 PM A tattooist has asked me to help him translate "first in, last out" in Chinese and what I came up with is 先进者后走 or simply 先进后走, but the latter is, AFAIK, a term used in computer science. Is there a more idiomatic way of expressing this? Possibly a chengyu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guoke Posted June 10, 2010 at 04:49 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 at 04:49 PM 先进后出 早到晚退 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted June 10, 2010 at 05:34 PM Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 at 05:34 PM Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisPal Posted June 11, 2010 at 12:53 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 12:53 AM In computer science,that is data structure. "First In Last Out" is called "栈"."Last In First Out" is called "堆".I can not get any ChengYu to express them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted June 11, 2010 at 12:55 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 12:55 AM HUH? Is it just me, or is this one of the stupidest tattoos ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted June 11, 2010 at 03:29 AM Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 03:29 AM HUH? Is it just me, or is this one of the stupidest tattoos ever? I pretty much told the guy the same thing, but he said he wants it for his database nonetheless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 11, 2010 at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 03:47 AM Got a feeling it's a motto for some army regiment or something. Sounds like it could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted June 11, 2010 at 04:59 AM Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 04:59 AM I think it's more akin to the sense that those who strive to be first end up being last, as in people rushing like mad to get on a bus so they can sit down, but when the time comes for them to get off, they get off last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 11, 2010 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 06:12 AM Not convinced. See if you can get us his database, should be some good giggles in there . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 11, 2010 at 07:09 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 07:09 AM Ah! Quick, somebody a chengyu about sitting on a bus! Those guys in the fire department will be delighted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 11, 2010 at 07:15 AM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 07:15 AM 先下后。。。。no wait, never mind . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 11, 2010 at 01:51 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 01:51 PM AFAIK, the term is commonly used in personnel sense, like how you lay off people, how you get people transferred, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted June 11, 2010 at 01:53 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 at 01:53 PM Not convinced. Ah. Yes, I think you have the answer. That makes more sense now, I only know of the phrase in the computer science sense, not the fire fighting sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippant Posted June 13, 2010 at 09:06 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 at 09:06 AM There's a piece of Classical Chinese that extols on the virtues of, amongst other things, being first in and last out. It also praises being able to case a room for loot, among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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