Chinese term
折腾
3 | attention seeking |
MinnieHuyang
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3 +3 | never settles for mediocrity |
Yongmei Liu
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5 | extravagant/spendthrift |
Wing Ho
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4 | style herself |
855649 (X)
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4 | man about town/someone catching up on fashion |
fly away
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3 | zheteng |
Pamanush (X)
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3 | (She is) fond of showing off |
Ritchest
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May 6, 2008 10:13: Denyce Seow changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
attention seeking
For an attention seeker, it's not enough to do good things: one must also be seen to do good things - not for them the low-key way of the UnsungHero.
zheteng
neutral |
Wing Ho
: You might want to step off your pedestal every so often, and not insult your colleagues so. These folks are just trying to be helpful.
6 hrs
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style herself
never settles for mediocrity
the restless type
never settles for mediocrity
ever the overachiever
the nonconforming type
always on the move (on her feet)
the type that is always working on something
agree |
pastoral taylor
12 hrs
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agree |
MinnieHuyang
: restless/ nonconforming 也说得通, 而且下文也已对其具体的含义进行说明,不会有歧义。
14 hrs
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agree |
Jason Young
: exactly
5 days
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man about town/someone catching up on fashion
extravagant/spendthrift
Spendthrift is more negative, and Extravagant has a more positive connotation.
Spendthrift:
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively.
Extravagant:
Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure: extravagant members of the imperial court.
A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. --Mrs. R. H. Davis.
(She is) fond of showing off
折腾 意即 炫耀、卖弄
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