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Posted on: The ChinesePod Dictionary
October 4, 2007 at 8:01 AM

Man2Toe -- can you try clearing your cookies?

Posted on: #18
September 28, 2007 at 2:46 AM

Wenlin reports both usages are possible. I've never personally heard sui1, but niao4 seems dominant in both Beijing and Shanghai (ie. 尿裤 - diaper). Adso defaults to niao4, so perhaps PeraKun is using CEDICT for its pinyin here.

Posted on: #18
September 27, 2007 at 11:13 AM

We actually have an in-office rift over this one. One of our recording engineers claims you can call a crotchety person 猫尿___. Connie disagrees. So if anyone who isn't from Shanghai actually uses this word please report back. It was a smaller hint, but As Good As It Gets was directed by Albert Brooks, who also did the film Broadcast News.

Posted on: Getting Reimbursed
September 27, 2007 at 5:01 AM

@Lantian -- I won 5 RMB once something like four years ago. You're the only other person I've ever heard of who's won.

Posted on: #18
September 27, 2007 at 4:59 AM

Alternately, some Chinese-language googling for "cat urine" will probably point you in the right direction. Seriously.

Posted on: #18
September 27, 2007 at 4:57 AM

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Bazza? This is a romantic comedy!! Since no-one's guessed correctly yet, I'll drop another clue... this one was made in the 1990s. And don't forget the hints tucked away in the write-up. The first is a reference to another film by the same director. The second is a clue about one of the lead characters.

Posted on: #17
September 25, 2007 at 1:54 AM

George Miller is a genius. I wouldn't be surprised if he *could* remake the whole Mad Max trilogy using just barnyard animals and peanut butter.

Posted on: #17
September 21, 2007 at 6:55 AM

@Rash, Road Warrior was excellent, and nothing holds a candle to its chase sequence. I'll take Thunderdome over the original Mad Max though, if just for Bartertown.

Posted on: #17
September 21, 2007 at 6:52 AM

Stunningly, we have NO winners this week. Lots of guesses for Babe, but not a single one for Babe 2: Pig in the City the underdog live-action pig movie directed (as Kyle pointed out) by George Miller, who directed Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGp-NMNU7_E

Posted on: #17
September 21, 2007 at 3:35 AM

This is like shooting fish in a barrel. Anyone know the connection to Tina Turner? It's the same for both films.