Questions tagged [phrase-meaning]
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A confusing use of 这种将
In this cold weather my brain won't function! Help!
I can find several examples of 这种将
This text is about 沙画。
In the examples 1 and 2 below, I think I can understand what 将 is doing, it is the same as 把，but in my sentence, I can't see what 将 refers…
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What is the meaning of 尔毋从从尔。
I was looking up the meaning of 尔 and found this:
尔毋从从尔。《礼记·檀弓》
Can I translate 尔毋从从尔 as "This doesn't follow that"??
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How come "splint" is called 副木?
I can understand why "splint" is called 夾板 in Chinese, but I am having a hard time understanding why it's also called 副木. Does anyone know the origin of this terminology? Thank you!
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一貧如洗 : What mean 一, 洗?
ABC Chinese–English Comprehensive Dictionary (2003), p 1164.
In 一貧如洗, what mean
一? One what? Or is this subject pronoun "one" in English?
洗? How pennilessness or poverty relate to 洗?
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As an allegory, what is implied by 《三打白骨精》
A girl asked me to help translate her introduction. I'm wondering, what is implied by 《三打白骨精》? Is this phrase used as an allegory or metaphor?
《西游记》想必都是大家的童年回忆,
Journey to the West must be a childhood memory for all of us,
《三打白骨精》更是最经典的场景之一，
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Dialect in Chongqing and Huaihua
On a little trip, I picked up these phrases:
in 重庆：
lan gou: seems to be 怎么
lei si: seems to be 这是
In 怀化 (aka Feifa): me xiaodei seems to be 我晓得
Did I hear correctly?
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What does 我要放弃你不再爱我的人 mean?
I think 我要放弃你不再爱我的人 mean I want to give up on you someone that is not loving me.
Based on the (guessing) translation above, the sentence can be grouped as following.
[我要放弃你] [不再爱我][的人]
On the other hand, 我要放弃你不再爱我的人 can mean I want to give up, you…
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What is the English original of 精致的平庸?
A Chinese scholar living in the US tells in her article that for some disciplines in the west, especially those of humanity and social sciences, researchers are simply doing something not worth the efforts, that is, their conclusion of the study is…
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Seeking the equivalent in English for "厚脸皮"
I am looking for an English term for "厚脸皮". The best I can get from the web is "a thick skin". As "厚脸皮" connotes derogatory and could be used as an insult sometimes, can "a thick skin" convey the same thing?
Are there some other terms which could…
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Why does 無所不 mean any, all, every, omni-?
無 means not, nil, without, nothing, lack.
所 means place, cause; who, what.
不 means no, not.
In each four-character idiom below, the last and fourth Chinese character is translated to the English lexical morpheme.
1. Thus I am inferring that the…
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What is the meaning of 花瓜？
Today I came across 4 成语 or phrases:
名扬天下
虎背熊腰
膀粗腰圆
骂了个花瓜
What is the meaning of 花瓜？
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Using 那叫 can 叫 be a 量词？
Today I am having trouble getting to grips with 那叫。
Can 叫 be a 量词？
According to zdic.net 叫 can also be used as by:
叫：让;被 [by]。如:你叫雨淋了吗?;叫你猜对了
In each of these 3 examples, is 那叫 a phrase?
Is 那叫 being used in the same way in each example?
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Is this sentence correct 今天你想我了没 ？
I saw some people wrote the following sentence.
今天你想我了没 ？
I thought the question would be: Today, do you miss me or not?
I am just a very beginner. But for the same meaning I would ask as following.
你今天想不想我吗？
So, is 今天你想我了没? a correct…
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What exactly does 就 mean in combination with other words?
Recently I came across 铺就, today I have 造就。I tend to think of 就 as 'then'. Maybe that is wrong.
What did 就 originally mean? It seems to show a building and an injured hand??
There are other words with *就。
成就，将就，迁就，牵就 even 可就
How should I understand…
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