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quiet sunshine
Aug 9, 2005, 21:08
I want to post some chinglish here, some of them are very funny, some I know they're wrong but don't know the correct expression. May be this thread will helpful with my chinglish. (I myself always use chinglish. :relief: )
Ok, here goes! Can you figure out their meaning? :p
1. No door!
2. plastic steel doors and windows
3. color wolf
TwistedMac
Aug 9, 2005, 22:04
1. very drafty.
2. architect cutting corners.
3. gray.
Uncle Frank
Aug 9, 2005, 22:33
1. Use other door/closed.
2. Vinyl coated doors & windows.
3. Gray.
Frank
:? :clueless:
1. 們都沒有 - no way !
3. 色狼 - Sukebe!
japanese one.
1. that couldn't be a story - 話しにならない。
2. After April festival - ???
quiet sunshine
Aug 10, 2005, 09:03
1. 們都沒有 - no way !
3. 色狼 - Sukebe!
Aaah! Amazing! You're right!! :cool:
4. rotating wood horse
rotating wood horse
旋轉木馬
merry-go-round
quiet sunshine
Aug 10, 2005, 13:51
2. Vinyl coated doors & windows.
Doors and windows are made of such kind of material that with steel inside and vinyl covers outside, how do you call them? :relief:
1. that couldn't be a story - 話しにならない。
That couldn't be a topic?:?
5. add oil :p
lexico
Aug 10, 2005, 14:14
QS's 3. 色狼 - Sukebe, Is /be/ the wolf ?
I've also heard of COLOR DEVIL 色魔 'sex-indulger' -- But why is 色 color associated with sexual indulgence ?
And finally something I know !
QS's 5. 加油 = Go, go, go~ !
Quite opposite sense of "adding fuel to the fire" :p
1. that couldn't be a story - 話しにならない。 Ax's 1. 'does not make a story' = 'Illogical' 'Nonesense' 'Pure crap !'
or maybe in a more civil atmosphere, 'Your story does not hold up' ? :evil:
edit: Ax's 1. 'is not a story' = 'bad' 'unspeakable' 'pitiful'
Japanese english:
. after the festival
make a guess then ;)
and lex, 色 is supposed to be foreing borrowing from sex I guess.
Can you see the similarity? Sex - Se4
ax
quiet sunshine
Aug 13, 2005, 10:16
QS's 3. 色狼 - Sukebe, Is /be/ the wolf ?
I've also heard of COLOR DEVIL 色魔 'sex-indulger' -- But why is 色 color associated with sexual indulgence ?
色: woman's looks, for instance: 绝色佳人, 天姿国色(describe women who are drop-dead gorgeous)
I think 色魔 is more horrible than 色狼, if 色狼 is a pupil then 色魔 must be a high school student. :p
and lex, 色 is supposed to be foreing borrowing from sex I guess.
Can you see the similarity? Sex - Se4
Hm, I don't think so, "食色,性也"(To enjoy food and delight in colours is nature.), cited from the Book of Mencius, I don't think the philosopher knew English more than 2000 years ago. :p
http://nothingistic.org/library/mencius/mencius21.html
6. after on, over off (hint: it's a slogan)
after the festival is a rendition of 後の祭り
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