User Comments - JasonSch
JasonSch
Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing
October 13, 2009 at 2:44 PM@joeborn
Yeah, you're right, that's a mix up. And nope, you can't you can't actually use this 浅 to describe flavor. To do that, you'd use:
淡 (dan4): light or thin
and
浓 (nong2): thick, dense or concentrated
Posted on: Drunk Driving
October 12, 2009 at 5:44 AM@orangina
好你个头 is like saying "Good? Yeah right!"
In American English there were a few similar expressions back when I was growing up in the '80s. "Cool my foot!"(The meaning being 'totally uncool')
We also said, "Good my butt!" Which you can do in Chinese as well.
好你个屁! Which is maybe a bit stronger than 个头
Posted on: Dare to Use 敢
October 11, 2009 at 4:24 AMAh, that's right! I didn't think of that. Strangely enough, I remember actually saying 'he had the gall to...' only a few days ago myself.
Posted on: Dare to Use 敢
October 10, 2009 at 3:34 AMA few after thoughts:
This is the same character is in the word for brave, or bravery:
勇敢
Also, the word for coward or 'chicken' is
胆小鬼
This 胆 is gall bladder! I guess courage comes from the gall bladder. Who would have thought!
Finally, you can cut out the 体 and 游 and simply say
裸泳
for skinny-dipping if you want to shorten it a bit.
爽！
Posted on: 山寨
December 30, 2008 at 6:21 PM我还记得上海的襄阳市场。那边真是个山寨天堂。（不过去买东西的话就像地狱样！）
Posted on: Karaoke
December 29, 2008 at 5:52 AMGood stuff!
Although, I have a question about 包厢. I've only ever heard 包间 bao1jian1 for a private room. The only definition I can find for 包厢 is 'box seats', like for a theatre or sporting event.
Are they interchangable?
Posted on: Taxi Culture in China
December 27, 2008 at 7:09 AMAlso, there's the issue of a cab driver purposely going the long way to increase the fare. In SH, if you think this has happened to you, you can call the number (on the reciept?) and if the pick-up location and drop-off destination don't match up to an appropriate cost, the company will come to you and reimburse you the difference. Now that's service. (Just remember to get the 发票)
Posted on: 重走丝绸之路
December 26, 2008 at 5:00 PM很有意思。我觉得那样的生活很浪漫。很像我的一个澳大利亚同事。他经常去美丽自然的地方旅行。（平常是新疆的靠哈萨克族很近的山脉）他每次会一个人去然后自己画地图。第二次来就继续画更大的。还要拍照片和写日记什么什么的。他说可能会用这些材料出版一本‘coffee table book'*。很有趣。
*用中文会怎么说吗？说茶桌书吗？呵呵
Posted on: 重走丝绸之路
December 26, 2008 at 9:32 AM天池好美丽。。。也很冷。去的时候我跟几个朋友一起裸体游泳了。好像在水里的时间没到一分钟！不过还是比较爽。
Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 20, 2009 at 4:24 AM@Wenjong
You can say,
头盔 (tou2 kui1)
for a bike or motorcycle helmet.
Actually, 安全帽 specifically refers to a 'safety hat', kind of a like a hardhat. Thing is, many people wear these while riding motorcycles here! These of course, aren't sufficiently safe, but they satisfy the legal requirement. I remember sitting behind a motorcab driver and noticing 'not for vehicle use' printed on the back of his 安全帽 alongside a picture of a motorcycle with an 'x' through it. Ha!
As for bikes, you rarely see people wearing any sort of safety gear at all. (unless they're the sporty type of course...)