MM#17 像个死猪
kimiik
September 08, 2008, 07:17 AM posted in General Discussion像个死猪 without fear
死猪 getting its meaning from the following expression :
死猪不怕开水浇 (a dead pig don't fear the boiling water)
daphnedawn
September 23, 2008, 08:16 AMThanks, kimiik!
changye
September 08, 2008, 08:33 AMHere are some of my favorites Chinese sayings.
死马当活马治。
Treat a dead horse as if it's still alive. (cling to last hope)
瘦死的骆驼比马大。
Even a donky starved to death is bigger than a horse.
(Virture never grows old.)
kimiik
September 08, 2008, 12:37 PMThank you Changye, you always know more than all I can find in my chinese dictionary.
Just one detail here, 骆驼 is a camel and then is bigger than a horse even when starving. A donkey would be smaller than a horse.
changye
September 08, 2008, 12:52 PMHi kimiik,
Gee, I often see donkeys on the street here in a small city in China, and that is just the reason why I made such a stupid.......... hehe.
changye
September 08, 2008, 12:56 PMP/S. I even made a mistake in spelling the word "donkey" in the posting!
kimiik
September 08, 2008, 01:00 PMDon't worry, as a non-native speaker I'm quite flexible with spelling (especially mine). ;o)
daphnedawn
September 09, 2008, 11:35 AMHi everybody, interesting sayings ! Could someone maybe translate
睡得像个死猪一样 for me ? I would be really grateful, I kind of get the idea, but still....
kimiik
September 09, 2008, 12:48 PM睡得像个死猪一样
direct translation would be :
(she) can sleep like a dead pig
But a proper translation in english would be :
She's sleeping unashamed
kimiik
September 08, 2008, 08:13 AMSpeaking of dead animals, here is another cultural difference :
[English] like a dead horse (don't feel anything)
[French] comme un cheval mort (very heavy)
[Chinese] 像死马 (do your best ... or something like that) may come from 死马当作活马医
... anyone to confirm ?
changye
September 09, 2008, 01:07 PMHi guys,
How about "sleep like a log"? Btw, my chubby dog sleeps like a dead dog.
kimiik
September 09, 2008, 01:15 PMThis scene comes from a bad Korean movie dubbed in chinese :
色即是空 2
daphnedawn
September 09, 2008, 01:26 PMThank you, you two :) Changye, your dog doesn't look chubby on the picture ! I wonder how the expression 'like a dead pig' would be used to express 'not being afraid'...
changye
September 09, 2008, 01:27 PMI have no doubt that it's a very religious movie for propagating Buddhism in Korea.
kimiik
September 09, 2008, 01:49 PMChangye, The producers want you to watch this movie with your mind not your eyes. ;o)
changye
September 09, 2008, 02:02 PMIn my case, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
kimiik
September 09, 2008, 02:25 PMLets add some biblical touch here :
Romans 8:3, 律法既因肉体软弱、 有所不能行的、 神就差遣自己的儿子、 成为罪身的形状、 作了赎罪祭、 在肉体中定了罪案．
kimiik
September 10, 2008, 04:27 PMFor the usage, I looked on Google what people can DO like dead pig except from sleeping (睡得像个死猪). Here is the answer :
沉得像个死猪 : sink like a dead pig ( to float without fear ? )
醉得像个死猪 : drink like a dead pig
灌得像个死猪 : pour (alcool) like a dead pig (?)
... That was disappointing, I expected to see much more verbs !
daphnedawn
September 09, 2008, 01:01 PMThank you, kimiik !!! Where is the scene from ?
kimiik
September 08, 2008, 07:30 AMAnother interesting expression here :
走光 exposed to light