Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
比那猴还寒碜
English translation:
even uglier than the monkey.
Added to glossary by
Wilman
Jun 11, 2010 01:58
14 yrs ago
Chinese term
比那猴还寒颤
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Slang
那现在讲这个性化哈，有的那个设计出来个性化确实挺好看,但是不是说我嘴冷,有的那个设计出来的那个个性化的东西，实在是不太敢苟同,这个说北京话{比那猴还寒颤}呢。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | even uglier than the monkey. |
Su Hong
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| 3 | Colder than that monkey |
Tai Fu
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| 2 | even more agitated than a monkey |
Fabrizio Zambuto
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Proposed translations
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even uglier than the monkey.
It seems to have a typo here: it should be "寒碜" instead.
"寒碜" is a Beijing slang for "ugly"。
This paragraph talks about "individuality"/personalization with sarcasm：maybe I am being a bit of acrimonious here, the so called personalized design is sometimes even uglier than a monkey.
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-06-13 03:49:33 GMT)
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寒颤: Han Chan
寒碜: Han Chen
"寒碜" is a Beijing slang for "ugly"。
This paragraph talks about "individuality"/personalization with sarcasm：maybe I am being a bit of acrimonious here, the so called personalized design is sometimes even uglier than a monkey.
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-06-13 03:49:33 GMT)
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寒颤: Han Chan
寒碜: Han Chen
Example sentence:
那个人长的真寒碜。(he/she is so ugly).
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Colder than that monkey
I can't be too sure what this slang means. Perhaps if there is a site on Chinese idioms it would be very helpful.
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Fabrizio Zambuto
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even more agitated than a monkey
being this sentence very colloquial, the context suggests me that he's saying: like we would say in Beijing, he shakes even more than a monkey (imagine monkeys in the jungle when a lion approaches, they start screaming and shaking, they turn hysterical..)
the literary translation of 寒颤 is: to shiver, to tremble
the point I'm trying to make is that not necessarily that refers to cold...as explained in this Yahoo kudoz
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/47233041
my educated guess...:-)
the literary translation of 寒颤 is: to shiver, to tremble
the point I'm trying to make is that not necessarily that refers to cold...as explained in this Yahoo kudoz
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/47233041
my educated guess...:-)
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