OneEye Posted September 7, 2011 at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 10:37 AM I was walking to class today and made eye contact with this guy. Apparently that was enough to make him mad, because when I passed him he turned around and yelled at me. It sounded like "Gǎn xiàn nǐ yóu yuán zù!" No clue what it could mean or if I heard it right. I'm in Taipei so there's also the possibility that it was Taiwanese or Hakka (or who knows what else). Any ideas? I have a thick skin, I can take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted September 7, 2011 at 10:44 AM Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 10:44 AM Something something 你有眼珠? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 7, 2011 at 02:28 PM Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 02:28 PM Could be. I do indeed have eyeballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted September 7, 2011 at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 02:47 PM No idea what it means. Perhaps it's not Mandarin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezaf Posted September 7, 2011 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 03:26 PM 你有圆珠？maybe it means "you have balls!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 7, 2011 at 04:23 PM Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 04:23 PM Could be, but so far I'm going to say 眼珠 makes the most sense, because I got the impression that he didn't like me looking at him. He also sounded like he could have been a bit drunk. I don't have enough experience with drunk Chinese yet, but he sounded pretty slurred and surly. Slurly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xianhua Posted September 7, 2011 at 04:54 PM Popular Post Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 at 04:54 PM I do indeed have eyeballs. Your username would suggest otherwise. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yang Rui Posted September 10, 2011 at 03:37 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 03:37 PM Could it be something along the lines of "f*ck you and all your ancestors"? Gan4 means f*ck and the presence of "zu" at the end makes it sound like it could be something ancestor-related. Still doesn't make sense from the exact phonetics you wrote down, but in all the excitement you might not have picked up the exact wording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
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.