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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 5:25 AM by xiaophil

I like perakun as a pop-up translator better for two reasons.  One, I think that perakun handles idioms better, and it tends to translate Mandari... Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 4:25 AM by bababardwan

Thanks heaps xiaophil.I'll give it a crack.Do you have an opinion on how it stacks up compared with perakun? Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 4:24 AM by bababardwan

I'd also like to know how the father of the girls in this dialogue would address them and refer to them.Would it be?: 大女儿[dànǚér]..bi... Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 4:13 AM by xiaophil

Yes it can.  However, I was just thinking that it might be a bit hard for some of us to figure out how to do it.  (I learned through trial a... Read more

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On July 27 at 4:07 AM by bababardwan

houban, Good question.I like your thinking here.My guess is the generic 个，'cos I think you would use that with 词，等等..but it would be nice to get cla... Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 4:03 AM by bababardwan

xiaophil, Does the Google/Kingsoft dictionary work as a popup translator like perakun? I'm always interested in checking out alternatives. Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 3:59 AM by xiaophil

Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetEx... Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 3:54 AM by bababardwan

Why would John be worried about a day of girly talk? I hear he's pretty good at it ,hehe ;) So,just to clarify how the 大姐 [dàjiě] in this di... Read more

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On July 27 at 3:50 AM by miantiao

hi cassie yeah i know you were joking. relax i'm not offended ;-) you could say ned kelly is somewhat similar to chinese 江湖豪杰 Read more

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Posted on: A Lot of Sisters
On July 27 at 3:26 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi cassielin , We are always happy for your contributions! Don't worry. Read more