User Comments - orangina

Posted on: Chinese Idol 2

I'm thinking 吹牛 is something along the lines of "tooting your own horn." Just to keep things innocent.

Posted on: Turn Right, Turn Left

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Posted on: Is China Scary?

啊，ｃｈａｎｇｙｅ，你真智慧的。

Posted on: Where is the Supermarket?

mepple,

I like your translation of "stinking" as 没有味道! Does chinese use any nonsensical adjectives like that? I suspect yes. They do tend to make sense when you think them through. Like "stinking" for useless, bad quality, no good. If you are shopping for food, you want to make sure it smells fresh, or you may buy something you can't eat. You could yell at the fish monger, "Don't try and sell me no stinking fish!" And it sounds so good you just use stinking for everything you don't want. Can things in China 臭 in a figurative way?

Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing

哇。

Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing

thanks Matt! What about something I may actually wear, like a dress? Would the measure word be 条, like for pants since it is relatively long and thin?

Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing

oh my.

Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing

Since John only has two peices of clothing I hope it is this... or maybe I hope not... Regardless, this is how I will picture him from now on.

What is the measure word for a onesie?

Posted on: Drunk Driving

Thanks JasonSch... I do like that in Chinese it is your head or a** and not mine in the saying! I will definitely remember that one.

Posted on: Drunk Driving

Can someone explain 好你个头啊 to me? I didn't quite get that...