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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 2:47 PM by bohan2007

I'm confused about what you mean. I doubt the 打 in 打的 means "call" or "hail", and I doubt it comes from that idea. I'd rather we don't speculate about... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 1:30 PM by mclarty

Yes, I'm sure 打的 is popular mostly as short and sweet. Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 1:05 PM by bohan2007

okay, but if someone says they want to 打的 in chinese, they most likely won't make a phone call Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 12:59 PM by mclarty

I always took that as the 打 of 打电话, as in the standard English phrase "call a cab." Read more

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On April 23 at 12:09 PM by user28880

Long over due, thanks! What is the best way to search for titles of novels that have been translated into Chinese? Read more

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Posted on: 温州人
On April 23 at 11:45 AM by bohan2007

It seems like "real estate developer" can't be the right definition of 炒房客 Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 7:53 AM by bohan2007

okay, I partially found the answer to my own question online fairly easily. 的士(di si) is the HongKong Cantonese word for "taxi", and it's a transl... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 7:36 AM by bohan2007

for saying 打的(da3di1) , which is another way to say "take a taxi", does anyone know where this phrase came from?  Hong Kong? Read more

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On April 23 at 5:14 AM by verazhang100

很好玩的呀。 Read more

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On April 23 at 3:32 AM by verazhang100

I think it is pronounced third tone. Read more