by Keith | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
111. Cantonese: 慳水慳力 (haan1 seoi2 haan1 lik6) English: Literally saving water and energy; time-saving, energy-saving. Written Chinese: 省時省力 112. Cantonese: 請移玉步／稍移玉步 (cing2 ji4 juk6 bou6 / saau2 ji4 juk6 bou6) English: Please make a move Written Chinese: 請遷移至／請轉介至...
by Keith | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
101. Cantonese: 死狗咁樣 (sei2 gau2 gam2 joeng6) English: Devastated; destitute Written Chinese: 落魄的樣子 102. Cantonese: 齮齮齕齕 (ji2 ji2 ngaat6 ngaat6) (More generally, gee1 gee1 gaat6 gaat6) English: Nagging; a lot of complaints / opinions Written Chinese: 嘮嘮叨叨 103....
by Keith | Nov 18, 2022 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
91. Cantonese: 照肺 (ziu3 fai3) English: A screening of one’s political opinion and ideology Written Chinese: 審查政治思想、意識形態 92. Cantonese: 唔抵得 (m4 dai2 dak1) English: Recalcitrant; reluctant to submit to someone else’s view or opinion. Written Chinese: 不服氣 93. Cantonese:...
by Keith | Jul 15, 2022 | Blog, Editing 編輯校對, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
Perhaps it has been a decade or so since the term ‘lì mǎ’ (ㄌㄧˋㄇㄚˇ)(立馬) became popular among younger Mandarin speakers. A discussion with my NTNU professor led us to come to the conclusion that young people tend to find proper terms to be opaque and ‘not cool’. The...
by Keith | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
81. Cantonese: 甩 (lat1) English: Falling down Written Chinese: 脫落、掉落 82. Cantonese: 甩咳、甩甩咳咳 (lat1 kat1, lat1 lat1 kat1 kat1) English: Stammering, hemming and hawing Written Chinese: 吞吞吐吐、支支吾吾 83. Cantonese: 甩轆 (lat1 luk1) English: Wheels off track, literally means...
by Keith | May 6, 2022 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
71. Cantonese: 扭扭擰擰 (nau2 nau2 ning6 ning6) (More commonly, nau2 nau2 ling6 ling6) English: Handling things hesitantly, literally twisting from side to side. Written Chinese: 扭扭捏捏 72. Cantonese: 運滯 (wan6 zai6 ) English: Lack of luck, as if stuck in one place and...
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