Joke of the Day #1
bazza
July 01, 2007, 07:01 PM posted in General Discussion火柴棍突然觉得头很痒，就伸手挠，挠着挠着就把自己烧死了...
kimiik
July 01, 2007, 09:29 PMI'm not sure of that but I feel that 烧死 could also mean "to be dying for money" or "to be dying for success" in colloquial chinese. Anyone to confirm ?
bazza
July 02, 2007, 01:42 PMI guess this wasn't that funny then? ;)
kimiik
July 02, 2007, 02:14 PMBazza, I don't think the colloquial term (if it's true) apply to the joke. Sorry for the digression.
bazza
July 02, 2007, 02:28 PMMy dictionary just says "burnt to death".
kimiik
July 02, 2007, 02:33 PMThat's the same thing in mine. I was rather thinking of a contraction of 烧包死
franch
July 02, 2007, 03:32 PM一支火柴发烧就火柴盒全都烧死了。好可惜。
kimiik
July 02, 2007, 04:18 PM二支火柴互相激发就火柴盒全都烧死了。好可惜。
henning
July 01, 2007, 07:11 PM太恐怖了。 可怜的小火柴棍。。。;)