Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 7, 2006 17:35
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
刺儿头
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
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这帮人整日与“刺儿头”、“愣头青”们在一块儿厮混，个个是“老油条”。
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | rabble rouser |
wherestip
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| 4 +1 | obnoxious person |
pkchan
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| 3 +2 | 我整段翻译下，高手帮我看看 |
randyzou
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
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rabble rouser
a suggestion
Peer comment(s):
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IC --
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Thanks
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licullen
: I know it is an old question, but could you please explain to me how this is related to the chinese term" 刺儿头"? Thanks for your help!
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刺儿头 is used to describe someone who is argumentative and hard to deal with. A rabble rouser is someone who stirs up trouble and foments discontent. At the time I thought the meaning was close enough. You might want to consider obnoxious person too. :-)
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Comment: "Sounds reasonable. Thanks, Wherestip!"
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1 hr
obnoxious person
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我整段翻译下，高手帮我看看
These guys fooled around with "geeks" and "punks" all day long, a whole bunch of "sleeky gansters"
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-10-08 04:22:59 GMT) Post-grading
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These guys fooled around with "jerks" and "punks" all day long, a whole bunch of "sleeky gansters"
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2006-10-09 10:31:00 GMT) Post-grading
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i wanted to use "muscle" for these, and "rascals ",but these words do not sound like the ones above, they are quiet smooth.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-10-08 04:22:59 GMT) Post-grading
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These guys fooled around with "jerks" and "punks" all day long, a whole bunch of "sleeky gansters"
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2006-10-09 10:31:00 GMT) Post-grading
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i wanted to use "muscle" for these, and "rascals ",but these words do not sound like the ones above, they are quiet smooth.
Peer comment(s):
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Ray Luo
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thank u :)
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IC --
: prefer second one, as "geeks" has other connotations, yet the second one is a bit vulgar...
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ok, yes, i know geeks means a lot different. just wanna immitate the sentence
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pkchan
: 厮混=hang out, hang around
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thanks
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Denyce Seow
: "Fool around" does not really work here. Why "jerks"? "Punks" does not fit "愣头青" either...
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