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Posted on: Getting a License Plate

February 23, 2011 at 11:05 PM

I found the following examples:

－翘起拇指＝ to hold up one's thumb

－头发翘起来了＝ hair is standing up

－翘首看星星 = to raise one's head and look at the stars

But I too was wondering about, 比如，奶头。。。哈哈！

Posted on: Getting a License Plate

February 23, 2011 at 10:59 PM

太感谢了，这么仔细的一个答案。有意思。上子弹＝ to load a gun with bullets?

Posted on: 美元与人民币

February 22, 2011 at 3:09 PM

多谢！资本流量这个词对我来说很有用。

Posted on: Getting a License Plate

February 22, 2011 at 2:55 PM

我跟bababardwan有同样的困难，缩写与简称很难以马上看懂听懂。会有帮助的是知道这一点：‘上牌’里面‘上’的用法会出现在啥其他动词？我都想不出来。比如‘上楼’不太一样。谢谢

Posted on: 给力

February 20, 2011 at 3:38 PM

对于“神马都是浮云”这个说法，Chinasmack 很清楚地解释它的来源和含义。其实是一个新华报道的翻译，“2010's Top 10 Chinese Internet Buzzwords." 很好玩。

“神马” [shen ma, literally "god horse", or a pegasus] is not actually a horse, but a pun of “什么” [shen ma, what]. “神马” is just like the “虾米” [xia mi, small dried shrimp] that was once popular on the internet, and has become the hottest buzzword at the moment. The meaning of “浮云” [fu yun, passing clouds] is similar to being an illusion, fleeting, “not worth mentioning”.

It became popular due to the “Xiao Yue Yue” incident that became popular all over the internet during the 2010 National Day Holiday period. In a post titled “I thank this obnoxious friend for bringing me such a dismal National Day Holiday”, “Xiao Yue Yue” was born, her strange words and deeds stupefying all living things, leading to netizens connecting “shen ma” and “fu yun” together, giving birth to phrases such as: “No words can describe her, they are all too dull/boring, shen ma [what] internet uninhibited woman, fu yun [not worth mentioning]! All fu yun [not worth mentioning]!” What makes “shen ma” and “fu yun” magical is that when when these two words are combined together, they can uis that when these two words are combined, it becomes multi-purpose, applicable to all situations.

As a result, “神马都是浮云” [shen me dou shi fu yun] also became one of 2010′s most popular internet catchphrases. According to a 2010 December 8th “Southern Metropolis Daily” report, in a vote between “神马都是浮云”, “最给力”, and others, “神马都是浮云” was the most popular, its “rate of usage” reaching 66.7%. “给力”, which originated from comedy manga, had a 63.2% “rate of usage” and had to settle for second place.