屁民

English translation: little people/ little person

16:52 Oct 6, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 屁民
分一点残羮给屁民
Tommaso Facchin
Italy
Local time: 01:18
English translation:little people/ little person
Explanation:
You could also say 'insignificant people', but it doesn't have the same ring to it.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:06:36 GMT)
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Perhaps you could also say 'peasants' or 'plebs', but I have a feeling the connotations are slightly different, and the expressions are quite British.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:14:34 GMT)
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Just thought of another expression that you perhaps can use: 'underdogs', it's kind of neutral...
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Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:18
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谢谢
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1little people/ little person
Daisy Zhu
3 +1people
pkchan


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
little people/ little person


Explanation:
You could also say 'insignificant people', but it doesn't have the same ring to it.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:06:36 GMT)
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Perhaps you could also say 'peasants' or 'plebs', but I have a feeling the connotations are slightly different, and the expressions are quite British.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:14:34 GMT)
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Just thought of another expression that you perhaps can use: 'underdogs', it's kind of neutral...



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Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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谢谢

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: 平民,贫民哪个是p民原型还不清楚,但不管哪个,演变成屁民都有道理。(Google)
11 hrs
  -> Thank you very much.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
people


Explanation:
屁民是什么?_百度知道 - [ Translate this page ]
至此,想做草根都是一种奢望,甚至连“屁民”都不是。 所谓“P”民一般含意有两个,“P”和“屁”发音一样因此可以用来指代,另一个意思是“People”的缩写。 ...
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 20:18
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: 平民,贫民哪个是p民原型还不清楚,但不管哪个,演变成屁民都有道理。(Google)
7 hrs
  -> thanks
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