Sunday, September 21, 2014

How to say 生番晒 in English?




生番晒

= Recuperate   (直译literal translation)
= to rebuild one’s lives   (直译literal translation)
= renerve  (直译literal translation)
= requicken   (直译literal translation)

= to be given birth again   (直译literal translation)

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

How to say 白手兴家 in English?



白手兴家


= build up from nothing (意译free translation)

= start from scratch  (意译free translation)


= to build up a family with empty hands  (直译literal translation)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

How to say 生鬼 in English?



 生鬼




= humorous (意译free translation)
= jocular (意译free translation)

= to give birth of a ghost  (直译literal translation)

Monday, September 15, 2014

How to say 生猛 in English



生猛


= alive (意译free translation)

= vigorous (意译free translation)

= energetic (意译free translation)


= living violently  (直译literal translation)



Sunday, September 14, 2014

How to say 生虫拐杖 in English?



生虫拐杖

= a person who is unreliable  (意译free translation)


= a walking stick with worms growing inside (直译literal translation)


Saturday, September 13, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Monday, September 8, 2014

How to say 生虾咁跳 in English?




生虾咁跳

= have ants in one's pants  (直译literal translation)

= restless due to anger  (直译literal translation)


= jump like a living shrimp(直译literal translation)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

How to say 生骨大头菜 in English?




生骨大头菜

= spoiled  (意译free translation)

= black salted turnip was born with bone (直译literal translation)

Saturday, September 6, 2014

How to say 生安白做 in English?




生安白做

= fictitious  (意译free translation)

= imaginary  (意译free translation)

= fabricate  (意译free translation)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

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)

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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)

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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)

Friday, August 29, 2014

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)

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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)

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Sunday, August 24, 2014

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)

 

Thursday, August 21, 2014

How to say 打响头炮 in English?



 



打响头炮

= win a victory in the first battle, (意译free translation)


= win speedy success  (意译free translation) 

 

 = start shooting the first cannon (直译literal translation)