成瘸子

kimiik
 May 18, 2009, 01:11 PM posted in General Discussion

Key Vocabulary

成瘸子(chéng quézi) : become a lame person

瘸 (qué) : lame

with 疒 (nì) 'sick' , 加 (jiā) 'add' and 肉 (ròu) 'flesh' = the excess of flesh that makes you sick

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kimiik
 May 18, 2009, 10:44 AM

Definition of 瘸: 腿脚有毛病，行步时身体不平衡 (can't walk properly, when walking the body is not balanced)

According to the definition, when a woman breaks the high heel of one of her shoes does she really 成瘸子 (become a lame person) even if it's not an "excess of flesh" ? ;o)

Btw, is it safe to use the word "gimp" in english ?

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kimiik
 May 19, 2009, 09:14 AM

I first thought it was funny but actually it turns out to be true. A broken leg can get shorter afterwards if it's not properly fixed or if the patient walks with his leg in plaster.