2014年8月24日 星期日

How to say 生勾勾 in English?







生勾勾

 



= staying alive (意译free translation)



=subsist (意译free translation)



= uncooked (意译free translation)



 



= raw (直译literal translation)



 

2014年8月21日 星期四

How to say 生仔唔知仔心肝 in English?




生仔唔知仔心肝

 



= it is difficult to predict the will of people (意译free translation)



 



 



= when a son was born his parents do not know his heart and liver (直译literal translation)


2014年8月19日 星期二

How to say 生人唔生胆 in English?




 



生人唔生胆

 



= cannot say boh to a goose(意译free translation)



 



= chicken hearted (意译free translation)



 



= as timid as a mose(意译free translation)



 



= a person was born with no gallbladder (直译literal translation)


2014年8月18日 星期一

How to say 生人勿近 in English?





 



生人勿近

 



= a person who is as hard as nails (意译free translation)



 



= a man who is hard to get along with others (意译free translation)



 



 = a guy with whom a living man don’t come closer to  (直译literal translation)





2014年8月16日 星期六

How to say 打个特 in English?







打个特

 



= be shocked (意译free translation)



 



= be amazed  (意译free translation)



 



= be startled  (意译free translation)



 

2014年8月15日 星期五

How to say 打错主意 in English?






打错主意

 

= get a wrong idea  (意译free translation)



 

 



2014年8月14日 星期四

How to say 打烂砂盆问到笃 in English?






打烂砂盆问到笃


= insist on getting to the bottom of the matter (意译free translation)



= breaking an earthernware pot and ask to the bottom (直译literal translation)