Mar 27, 2013 14:39
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小兄弟
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Hi all:
Can anyone please tell me the English meaning of 小兄弟? Thanks!
Celia
Detail:
村中赌博成风，狗旺Gou Wang 也常常跑进赌场赌上一把。有一年春节前夕，狗旺Gou Wang 赌输了，又急又气，便悄悄地报告了公社派出所。派出所立刻来人，端了赌窝。狗旺贼得很，他怕被抓走的人知道是他告的密，便招呼几个小兄弟，对着被押着往村外走的赌友，大声唱：
Can anyone please tell me the English meaning of 小兄弟? Thanks!
Celia
Detail:
村中赌博成风，狗旺Gou Wang 也常常跑进赌场赌上一把。有一年春节前夕，狗旺Gou Wang 赌输了，又急又气，便悄悄地报告了公社派出所。派出所立刻来人，端了赌窝。狗旺贼得很，他怕被抓走的人知道是他告的密，便招呼几个小兄弟，对着被押着往村外走的赌友，大声唱：
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | cronies |
Teplocteur
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| 4 +1 | buddies |
Fang Sheng
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Teplocteur
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cronies
小兄弟：[young man]∶指在一起惹是生非、讲究哥们义气的男青年(多含贬义)
http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/3/ZdicE5ZdicB0Zdic8F109350.htm
'小兄弟' literally means 'young men', but there is a derogatory sense in the context, so 'cronies' is the most suitable equivalent.
crony: informal, often derogatory
a close friend or companion:he went gambling with his cronies
http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/3/ZdicE5ZdicB0Zdic8F109350.htm
'小兄弟' literally means 'young men', but there is a derogatory sense in the context, so 'cronies' is the most suitable equivalent.
crony: informal, often derogatory
a close friend or companion:he went gambling with his cronies
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Fang Sheng
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Canada
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Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
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16
buddies
This is like some sort of gang members
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Note added at 26 mins (2013-03-27 15:05:45 GMT)
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Though it might not be a formal organization, it's like a crowd of similar tastes.
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Note added at 26 mins (2013-03-27 15:05:45 GMT)
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Though it might not be a formal organization, it's like a crowd of similar tastes.
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