20 Western Terms
With Equivalent Chinese Meanings
(from an American living in China for almost a decade)
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To preempt protest, I don't care much for the Chinese government or their Constitution but I love most of the Chinese people. (And their food!!) Yes, some can be extremely rude and ill mannered, and I don't mind speaking my mind to those few, but most, I believe, are perhaps the friendliest and most thoughtful people on eaarth. As a matter of fact, I love them so much, I married one and she is an absolute dream!
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Now for my 20 Western Terms
With Equivalent Chinese Meanings...
1. Pretty Street Decor:
Street signs, Traffic Lights and Crosswalks
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2. Speed bump:
Pedestrian
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3. Hazmat Suit:
Recommended attire
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4. Claim to fame:
Largest environmental disaster
on earth
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5. Movie tag line:
"Ahhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrggggggg!!!"
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6. Screaming match:
A normal conversation
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7. SlipNSlide:
The sensation experienced walking down sidewalks
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8. Fish in a barrel:
A baby being held over a trash can to defecate
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9. Store Greeter:
Someone just outside the entrance
urinating
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10. Fire in the hole!:
A toilet flush with the floor
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11. Aircut:
A new activity necessary to walk forward in Beijing
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12. UFO:
An acronym assigned to the odor of public restrooms.
(Urine, Feces and Others)
"Do ya smell that UFO, man?"
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13. Chinese film:
Slimy residue that forms overnight on freshly washed dishes
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14. Indoor Camping:
The sensation of living in most apartments
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15. Frappé:
Leftovers
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16. Patty-Cake:
How Chinese men fight
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17. Happiness go beautiful yes.:
A complete sentence
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18. Challah Bread:
President Xi Jinping's doppelganger
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19. 3 days:
The Christmas Season
(1 day to put the tree up
1 day to look at the tree
1 day to take the tree down)
I don't like chinese people!
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20 Western Terms
With Equivalent Chinese Meanings
(from an American living in China for almost a decade)
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
To preempt protest, I don't care much for the Chinese government or their Constitution but I love most of the Chinese people. (And their food!!) Yes, some can be extremely rude and ill mannered, and I don't mind speaking my mind to those few, but most, I believe, are perhaps the friendliest and most thoughtful people on eaarth. As a matter of fact, I love them so much, I married one and she is an absolute dream!
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Now for my 20 Western Terms
With Equivalent Chinese Meanings...
1. Pretty Street Decor:
Street signs, Traffic Lights and Crosswalks
///
2. Speed bump:
Pedestrian
///
3. Hazmat Suit:
Recommended attire
///
4. Claim to fame:
Largest environmental disaster
on earth
///
5. Movie tag line:
"Ahhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrggggggg!!!"
///
6. Screaming match:
A normal conversation
///
7. SlipNSlide:
The sensation experienced walking down sidewalks
///
8. Fish in a barrel:
A baby being held over a trash can to defecate
///
9. Store Greeter:
Someone just outside the entrance
urinating
///
10. Fire in the hole!:
A toilet flush with the floor
///
11. Aircut:
A new activity necessary to walk forward in Beijing
///
12. UFO:
An acronym assigned to the odor of public restrooms.
(Urine, Feces and Others)
"Do ya smell that UFO, man?"
///
13. Chinese film:
Slimy residue that forms overnight on freshly washed dishes
///
14. Indoor Camping:
The sensation of living in most apartments
///
15. Frappé:
Leftovers
///
16. Patty-Cake:
How Chinese men fight
///
17. Happiness go beautiful yes.:
A complete sentence
///
18. Challah Bread:
President Xi Jinping's doppelganger
///
19. 3 days:
The Christmas Season
(1 day to put the tree up
1 day to look at the tree
1 day to take the tree down)
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20. Orderly:
Doctor