烧纸钱

[azzurra87]

Dear friends,

I have one question about following question:

巡警偶然在半夜里撞见她在马路当中为死鬼烧纸钱

I know about chinese tradition about burning imitation paper money for the dead, but in this case I'm not sure about the translation of 死鬼:

does it mean "burning money for the SPIRITS"?

or "burning money for her HUSBAND" (since I found on a dictionary that 死鬼 can be referred also to a woman's husband)

or just "burning money for the DEAD"?

which one do you think is most appropriate?

Thanks a lot for your help

Azzurra

[歐博思]

perapera-kun translator for firefox gives "the departed" as a translation.

[Kenny同志]

It is probably 死者 or simply 鬼. 死鬼 in the context is a dead ghost, which doesn't make sense.

[skylee]

死鬼 in the context is a dead ghost, which doesn't make sense.

I think it is ok. It is listed in the Taiwan MOE Dictionary, explained as " 死去的人。晉書˙卷一二一˙李壽載記：「省詩知意。若今人所作，賢哲之話言也。古人所作，死鬼之常辭耳。」" Same definition in Xiandai Hanyu Cidian.

[Jerah85]

I think you should pay attention to the context. Chinese seldom use 死鬼 in a sentence to describe dead people. it is too oral.

[azzurra87]

Noted all your comments, thanks a lot.

I would need one more information, because on the same text I found following sentence (note I am translating from chinese into english)

前些日子，她和四爷就是在这骨灰坛边上的泥地上滚成一堆呢，他俩真是昏头了。

I really can't understand the meaning of this 滚成一堆. Did they roll into a ball shape a pile?

I need somebody to help me understand what does this sentence mean in chinese

to find the correct translation...

thanks a lot for your help

[skylee]

They had sex there, entwined into one.

[maxdmind]

It means 死人/死者

[azzurra87]

Thanks a lot for your help! I really can't imagine it would mean HAVE SEX!!!

You're very helpful!!

[imron]

Moved posts regarding the OPs other thread to the other thread.