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Gi2gi
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Dear Chinese Friends
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Could you tell me the meaning of the following (supposedly) Chinese words? Thanks in advance: "So now the only Chinese words she can say are sh-sh, houche, chr fan, and gwan deng shweijyau. How can she talk to people in China with these words? Pee-pee, choo-choo train, eat, close light sleep. How can she think she can blend in? Only her skin and her hair are Chinese." |
28 Feb 2015
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spinney
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I know that "sh sh" means "thanks" and "ch fan" means "eat." I don �t know about the last although the last word could mean "water" (shwei). I don �t know if that �s any help. |
28 Feb 2015
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blunek
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Sh-sh - you probably meant "Xiexie" - Thank you Houche - i think you mispelled, should be "Huoche" - Train Chr fan - again you mistyped, should be "Chi fan" - To eat a meal Gwan deng - "Guan deng" - Turn off the light Shweijau - "Shui jiao" - To sleep :0) |
28 Feb 2015
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Gi2gi
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blunek, thanks a lot for the exhaustive answer - I am not to blame for the the "spelling errors" , though - it was an extract from a novel by a Chinese-American author, which is included in a textbook. Thanks again. |
1 Mar 2015
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blunek
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No problem! :0) I`m glad I could help!
Of course I know it is not your fault about spelling. :0) Cheers! |
1 Mar 2015
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