Zhende ma? Posted May 14, 2006 at 03:18 PM Report Posted May 14, 2006 at 03:18 PM I saw 三角猫 in a movie relating to martial arts but none of my dictionaries defines it. Any help? Quote
skylee Posted May 14, 2006 at 03:22 PM Report Posted May 14, 2006 at 03:22 PM probably it is 三腳貓, a description of mediocrity. Take a look -> http://www.iciba.com/search?s=%E4%B8%89%E8%84%9A%E7%8C%AB&t=word〈=utf-8 Quote
Zhao Hanqing Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:53 PM Report Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:53 PM According to my dictionary, sanjiao mao means a jack of all trades. But the meaning may be extended in different contexts. Before consulting my dictionary, I thought the term may mean someone who knows something about a trade or a certain field of learning, but not very good at it. From the single words of the phrase, you can easily guess the meaning. A three-legged cat is no good. Quote
Quest Posted May 16, 2006 at 11:42 PM Report Posted May 16, 2006 at 11:42 PM 三脚猫 often goes with 功夫 -> 三脚猫功夫, that's really the only phrase I would use that contains 三脚猫. Quote
semantic nuance Posted June 13, 2006 at 01:20 PM Report Posted June 13, 2006 at 01:20 PM This term reminds me of Red House Painters's Three-Legged Cat, a very delightful song. But of course it has nothing to do with 三腳貓 in Chinese. Quote
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