Comments on: The Alternative Chinese Dictionary http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/ A blog on English. Mostly American, occasionally British. Always with a Chinese flavor. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: jim http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-475 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:09:30 +0000 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-475 There are other words of the same sort in China, depending on where you come from. Most Chinese use "niu2 bi1" & "sha3 bi1" more frequently when they say "bi1", and "hou1 ni3 ma1 de bi1" is too rude. In my hometown Jiangsu, people say "dai1 bi1" when they mean "sha3 bi1". I am bad too. ^_^ <strong>Yan: No worries. I'm quite familiar with "niu2 bi1", "sha3 bi1" and "dai1 bi1". You ain't too bad. :)</strong> There are other words of the same sort in China, depending on where you come from.

Most Chinese use “niu2 bi1″ & “sha3 bi1″ more frequently when they say “bi1″, and “hou1 ni3 ma1 de bi1″ is too rude.

In my hometown Jiangsu, people say “dai1 bi1″ when they mean “sha3 bi1″.

I am bad too. ^_^

Yan:

No worries. I’m quite familiar with “niu2 bi1″, “sha3 bi1″ and “dai1 bi1″. You ain’t too bad. :)

]]> by: vista122 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-469 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:12:17 +0000 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-469 Eww eww eww, dude, you are so bad! *_* Anyway, now on a different but somehow related subject: I constantly found myself blurting out words like "SOB, slut ..." when I was watching American movies, only to realize a few moments later that if I were watching a Chinese movie, I would never have used those words in Chinese. In fact, I don't recall using any of these Chinese swear words on anybody ever before! But when it comes to English, heh heh, let me just say, anybody could be labeled as SOB and I don't even feel a thing! Is it just me or is it not that uncommon? Any insight on this? <strong>Yan: Dude, you are not alone. That's all I can say. Sorry for the lack of insight. :P</strong> Eww eww eww, dude, you are so bad! *_*

Anyway, now on a different but somehow related subject: I constantly found myself blurting out words like “SOB, slut …” when I was watching American movies, only to realize a few moments later that if I were watching a Chinese movie, I would never have used those words in Chinese. In fact, I don’t recall using any of these Chinese swear words on anybody ever before! But when it comes to English, heh heh, let me just say, anybody could be labeled as SOB and I don’t even feel a thing!

Is it just me or is it not that uncommon? Any insight on this?

Yan:

Dude, you are not alone. That’s all I can say.

Sorry for the lack of insight. :P

]]> by: elfoak http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-463 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:58:40 +0000 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-463 Well, actually in Northwest China, niu2niu2 means penis but niu1niu means breasts. :P <strong>Yan: Interesting! Never knew that. Thanks for sharing. :)</strong> Well, actually in Northwest China, niu2niu2 means penis but niu1niu means breasts. :P

Yan:

Interesting! Never knew that. Thanks for sharing. :)

]]> by: lastsmoke http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-461 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:49:40 +0000 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-461 It seems more offensive than "English as the 2nd fucking language", which I bought after your mentioned it in the forum. :D <strong>Yan: You did? I want to read it!!!</strong> It seems more offensive than “English as the 2nd fucking language”, which I bought after your mentioned it in the forum. :D

Yan:

You did? I want to read it!!!

]]> by: snrsinica http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-459 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:47:05 +0000 http://englishblog.org/2006/03/31/the-alternative-chinese-dictionary/#comment-459 Hoho, that site has been sitting in my Bookmarks for a few years now. I am pretty sure that in the Shaanxi dialect, Niuniu = jiba <strong> Yan: So in a twisted way, breasts = penis? Wait, it's April 1. Should I take that with a grain of salt? :P</strong> Hoho, that site has been sitting in my Bookmarks for a few years now.
I am pretty sure that in the Shaanxi dialect, Niuniu = jiba

Yan:

So in a twisted way, breasts = penis?

Wait, it’s April 1. Should I take that with a grain of salt? :P

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