Nov 17, 2004 16:30
19 yrs ago
Chinese term
Mavericker (X)
tomboy
Chinese to English
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Linguistics
language, slang, archaisms, colloquialisms
Hello, I'm looking for synonyms (including slang) for "tomboy", besides "wanpi guniang".
Please respond in English. Thank you.
Please respond in English. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | FYI |
jyuan_us
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| 5 +2 | 男人婆 |
Carol C.W. CHUNG
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Proposed translations
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FYI
假小子。
It means a "fake boy" literally.
A girl who behaves like a boy.
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Note added at 567 days (2006-06-08 00:26:53 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm sorry I don't know the answer for all the new questions.
It means a "fake boy" literally.
A girl who behaves like a boy.
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Note added at 567 days (2006-06-08 00:26:53 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm sorry I don't know the answer for all the new questions.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Is "jia xiaozi" how you spell out "假小子。" in Pinyin? What is "FYI", and how do you pronounce that?"
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2 hrs
Carol C.W. CHUNG
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
Translator and voiceover actress from HK
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese, Simplified, Sichuanese ) 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Chinese
男人婆
男人婆 the first two characters "男人" mean "men", the third character "婆" means "old woman". This phrase doesn't have to refer older people but it's just conventionally used in this way.
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i thought i already transliterated 男人婆 into \"men-old-woman\"
And this is the slang for \"Tomboy\"
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Note added at 6 hrs 6 mins (2004-11-17 22:36:33 GMT) Post-grading
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i thought i already transliterated 男人婆 into \"men-old-woman\"
And this is the slang for \"Tomboy\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michelle Lin Johnson (X)
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thank you!
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Peter Smith
: This is used in Taiwan quite currently, certainly more than jia3 xiao3 zi. And FYI means "For Your Information"
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thank you!
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Discussion
What is Chinese slang for a girl member/leader of a gang?
Are there any CHinese salng terms that SHakespeare used/ PLease let me know.
How do you say "tomboy" in Hakka?
Are there any other ways to say "tomboy" that can be listed here? Please list them in Romanized Chinese. Thank you.
It is an impossible task to list out all alngs fro mdifferent area. ONly local guys understand and those slangs are confined to that area only. it maybe understandable, but impossible to speak them out by me.
The only form of Chinese I know how to read is Pinyin, or Romanized Chinese. So when you typed "������," the first time, I did not understamd what you typed.
You commented every city has its own slang-can you please list those terms?
nan 2 ren 2 po 2
numbers indicate tone. Nan ren po is also " fake man" literally.
Going by the notation, I'm assuming tomboy is either "jia xiao" or "jia xiaozi"?
" to English?
Are there any Chinese slang terms for tomboy?
A girl considered boyish or masculine in behavior or manner
A romping girl; a hoiden. [Colloq.] --J. Fletcher.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
tomboy
n : a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: romp, hoyden]