tooironic Posted July 18, 2009 at 01:26 AM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 01:26 AM How's this for a fun game. Can anyone think of some words in Chinese which can be switched around? Off the top of my head: 搭配/配搭 (collocate) and 冰棒/棒冰 (ice block/popsicle). I think they have - more or less - the same meaning, depending on the context. Quote
889 Posted July 18, 2009 at 02:55 AM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 02:55 AM 窑变 yaobian (kiln transformation glazes) can be 变窑 bianyao in some parts of China. Quote
xiaocai Posted July 18, 2009 at 03:12 AM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 03:12 AM (edited) 伦敦 - 敦伦 The meanings are different, though. (我承认我是来闹场的) Edited July 18, 2009 at 03:29 AM by xiaocai Quote
renzhe Posted July 18, 2009 at 12:51 PM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 12:51 PM 合适 - 适合 The usage is different, though. One of them is a verb, the other one an adjective. I always forget which is which. Quote
Don_Horhe Posted July 18, 2009 at 01:03 PM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 01:03 PM 现实 and 实现 The first can be both a noun and an adjective, the second is a verb. Quote
digchinese.com Posted July 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM Report Posted July 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM 来自 - 自来 Quote
leeyah Posted July 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM Report Posted July 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM 喜欢 - 欢喜 欢喜 1.happiness, joy: 满心欢喜 2.happily, joyfully: 欢欢喜喜过假期 3.have a weakness for, be fond of: 他很欢喜这个孩子; He likes to play table tennis 他欢喜打乒乓球 = 他喜欢打乒乓球 Quote
calibre2001 Posted July 19, 2009 at 11:14 AM Report Posted July 19, 2009 at 11:14 AM 蜜蜂=蜂蜜 歌手=手歌 Quote
YuehanHao Posted July 19, 2009 at 03:28 PM Report Posted July 19, 2009 at 03:28 PM One example that came from a recent lesson of mine: 嫉妒 / 妒嫉 are similar. 约翰好 Quote
heifeng Posted July 19, 2009 at 04:44 PM Report Posted July 19, 2009 at 04:44 PM ok, they don't mean the same thing, but here are some simple switch-a-roos : 女儿～儿女 (daughter~children) 子女～女子 (children ~ female/women) 儿子～子儿 (son ~ seed) Quote
in_lab Posted July 20, 2009 at 01:43 AM Report Posted July 20, 2009 at 01:43 AM 熊貓=貓熊 道地=地道 Someone could write a program to find all reversible words. And you could use the list to try to write palindrome sentences. Quote
tooironic Posted July 20, 2009 at 11:35 AM Author Report Posted July 20, 2009 at 11:35 AM Haha palindrome sentences would be cool! Anyone know any? Quote
Lu Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM Report Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM Not in Chinese, but I know there's a rich tradition of making them. There's even at least one palindrome poem. Quote
imron Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:29 PM Report Posted July 20, 2009 at 12:29 PM See here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/14323-do-chinese-palindromes-exist&highlight=palindrome Quote
tooironic Posted July 21, 2009 at 03:25 AM Author Report Posted July 21, 2009 at 03:25 AM Also, I can't believe I forgot to add 互相 and 相互 which have more or less the same meaning ("mutual")... Quote
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