Outofin Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:04 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:04 AM 宕 down 宕机 in fact means "the server is down." 配 pay 你每月配多少房款？ 泊 park I heard in some dialect 泊车 does sound like "park". Any other examples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentyoung Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:23 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:23 AM 泊 parkI heard in some dialect 泊车 does sound like "park". Hehe, at least, I know 泊车 does sound like “park” in Cantonese. Any other examples? Here is one. 澳刀 AU Dollar In Australia, Chinese people call Au Dollar as “澳刀”. 你每月水电费是多少澳刀啊？ Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:52 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:52 AM So are you looking for the real meaning of the word or just a word that sounds exactly like an English equivalent? Because 泊车 means to park and 泊 originally meant to anchor. But 配 doesn't mean pay.... So I'm not sure where you are going with this. Unless you are thinking of 赔 which means to pay or compensate.... But can't be used in the example you gave as it means to pay as means of compensation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outofin Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:59 AM Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 01:59 AM Because 泊车 means to park and 泊 originally meant to anchor. But 配 doesn't mean pay.... 泊，停泊。泊船，park the boat. 配 allocate money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted November 10, 2007 at 02:06 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 02:06 AM 配 allocate money Yes allocate but allocating and "pay" are two very different words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
文言訓開班 Posted November 10, 2007 at 02:10 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 at 02:10 AM There's a Hong Kong character for elevator pronounced lip1 that is a direct transliteration of the British, "lift". I don't remember the 部, but the 体 is 立.....maybe it's 爿立? Anyway, standard typing character sets don't generate the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankcupid Posted November 17, 2007 at 03:53 PM Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 at 03:53 PM 石头 stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted December 2, 2007 at 02:10 AM Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 at 02:10 AM Not exact, but close; in dialects: 俺 I 汝 you 其 he 耳 ear 眼 eye 火 fire 船 ship 毛 mold 牛 cow 连 link 叫 yell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandagirl Posted December 9, 2007 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 at 04:01 PM 配 pay 你每月配多少房款？(sorry,can i ask you? are you sure it right?) We call the same or nearly pronunciation & meaning "外来词 (come from foreign)" i think you can search more and more in the website.the keyword is "外来词" sofa——— 沙发 card ———卡片 bloger ———博客 Bonsai ———盆栽(花卉的一种) chow mein 炒面 Cheong-sam———长衫。 Confucius———孔子。 dim sum——— 点心 Dingho———顶好，最佳。 Fengshui———风水。 Ginseng———人参。主要指北美一带出产的“花旗参”，又称“西洋参”。 Gung-ho———热情高涨，极感兴趣。 Kowtow———极其卑顺的态度。来自中文的“磕头”。 Kungfu———中国武术。中文原词为“功夫”。 Lao-tzu———老子。 lychee(litch)荔枝 Mah-jong———麻将。 Sampan———指单帆或需用桨划的小船。来自“舢板”。 Silk———丝绸。源于中文的“丝”。 Tai-chi（chuan）———太极或太极拳。 Tao———道。道教。 TaoTeChing———《道德经》。 Tofu———豆腐。 Tong———秘密组织，帮会。从汉语“堂”派生而来。 Typhoon－－－台风 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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