Self coined Chinese words
bababardwan
September 13, 2010, 11:56 AM posted in General DiscussionHave you ever coined a Chinese word? ok,I'm not asking for anything that has made it into the language ,been officially recognised,or even published anywhere.I'm just asking for anything you've either made up and left it at that or something you've added to your own vocab at home or amongst mates [I mean a lot of people do that in their native tongue right?].Anyhow,if you have ..great if you could share by posting here,if not,why not give it a shot and add them here.
changye
March 12, 2010, 11:46 AM这个词指的到底是什么意思？看起来不太好吃！
bababardwan
March 08, 2010, 09:28 PMnah.Actually I thought you might be the one to get it given your recent discussions.I'll give a hint.It has a similar meaning to:
狗早饭
xiao_liang
March 08, 2010, 09:34 PMLol. Not a cattywompus?
bodawei
March 08, 2010, 10:45 PMTransliterations don't count, okay? Leave that to the native speakers.
bababardwan
March 08, 2010, 11:55 PMhehe,yeah but mate it was only a pseudotransliteration...and btw..I'd like to coin that method too....I haven't struck any other pseudotransliterations
xiao_liang
March 09, 2010, 08:33 AMHah! Mao yi wo pu? Genius :)
xiao_liang
March 08, 2010, 02:48 PMHmn. Catnap? A snooze? :)
bababardwan
nah.Actually I thought you might be the one to get it given your recent discussions.I'll give a hint.It has a similar meaning to:
狗早饭
xiao_liang
Lol. Not a cattywompus?
bababardwan
bingo
bababardwan
hehe,yeah but mate it was only a pseudotransliteration...and btw..I'd like to coin that method too....I haven't struck any other pseudotransliterations
xiao_liang
Hah! Mao yi wo pu? Genius :)
pretzellogic
March 09, 2010, 09:11 AMouyangjun, please translate for those of us who know few characters.
changye
March 09, 2010, 09:25 AMThat's not a bit vulgar, but rather vulgar, so it's best not to use it in front of native Chinese guys.
ouyangjun116
March 09, 2010, 10:31 AMpretzellogic & xiao_liang - I use it as a vulgar slang term for 避孕套。
鸡巴 is a slang term for the male anatomy, but as changye clearly states, it's very rude way of saying.
bababardwan
ok,well meaning wise it was meant to comprise the idea that while they might have started flying high,in the end it was all brought down to earth stuff...kept in check..kept real.It is at the same time somewhat of a transliteration of a classic aussie term.Still no takers?
xiao_liang
I find it hard enough reading real chinese. Reading made up chinese is enough to make me cry!
bababardwan
fair dinkum?
bababardwan
ok,I'll come clean.The above post was not only a question,it was also the answer.That is ,I was trying above to coin a Chinese term for "fair dinkum" .Anyone else got any?
bababardwan
March 10, 2010, 10:51 AMok,well meaning wise it was meant to comprise the idea that while they might have started flying high,in the end it was all brought down to earth stuff...kept in check..kept real.It is at the same time somewhat of a transliteration of a classic aussie term.Still no takers?
bababardwan
March 12, 2010, 11:12 AM尸冰棍儿
changye
这个词指的到底是什么意思？看起来不太好吃！
ouyangjun116
March 09, 2010, 08:51 AMI've got a few atually, but my favorite is the following (a bit vulgar so don't read if easily offended);
鸡巴衣服
pretzellogic
ouyangjun, please translate for those of us who know few characters.
xiao_liang
Using my awesome powers of translate (read: mandarin-tools.com and google translate) it reads as chicken hope clothes. Or cock clothes. Or... nope, no idea.
changye
That's not a bit vulgar, but rather vulgar, so it's best not to use it in front of native Chinese guys.
ouyangjun116
pretzellogic & xiao_liang - I use it as a vulgar slang term for 避孕套。
鸡巴 is a slang term for the male anatomy, but as changye clearly states, it's very rude way of saying.
bababardwan
March 08, 2010, 02:42 PMOk,I suppose I should give one a shot to kick off
猫一我铺
。。any guesses what that means? hehe