geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 05:22 PM what do you think?! she has a good reading diet. i am guess she is a little of both. but what is skylee mostly? (yes, this is relevant to vocabulary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:45 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:45 PM Frappa: It seems you still need to fine tune your Chinese. There is no such adjective as 色性 to describe girls. To say sexy in Chinese, there are two terms: 性感 -- the kind of sex appeal that was radiated from Marilyn Monroe; 肉感 -- the kind of sex appeal that is radiated by Jennifer Lopez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:54 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:54 PM There is no such adjective as 色性 to describe girls. i missed-typed. my chinese fonts are so small .... i meant .. 色情 ... interesting... well, answer the question whenever you are ready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:59 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 07:59 PM 性感 -- the kind of sex appeal that was radiated from Marilyn Monroe; 肉感 -- the kind of sex appeal that is radiated by Jennifer Lopez. do you even understand what you just typed? maybe you need a better example?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:17 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:17 PM Some more fine tuning required. 色情 is not an adjective to describe the sexiness of girls. I watched half dozens of movies of Marilyn Monroe and Jennifer Lopez each. Of course I can tell the difference between their sexiness. 肉感 is like Bud Light and 性感 is like XO Cognac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:28 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:28 PM If you want to describe a girl as horny or slut, you should use the word 姣 In Classical Chinese, 姣 means pretty or cunning. But by Song Dynasty (as witnessed in "Water Margin"), the meaning of 姣 has already been changed to slut. If you are referring to a slut in her 30s or 40s, you describe them as 姣婆 in Cantonese (Don't know about Mandarin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm_sung Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:54 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 08:54 PM 色情 means pornographic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:16 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:16 PM so this word is very "loaded"? if you use this even jokingly, it could be offensive and discomforting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:23 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:23 PM In Classical Chinese, 姣 means pretty or cunning. But by Song Dynasty (as witnessed in "Water Margin"), the meaning of 姣 has already been changed to slut. ya! which is so interesting ... some words just carry so much meaning. like no caring parent would ever call their kids "Ximen" (Ximen Ching) i am curious why every language has a way to classify women by their looks or behavior... i guess i am not wise enough to fully understand why this exist... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:26 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 09:26 PM 肉感 is like Bud Light and 性感 is like XO Cognac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Lee Posted May 14, 2004 at 10:02 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 10:02 PM In Cantonese, if you describe that girl as extremely horny, you use the phrase 姣屍燉篤. For flirting (m-->f or f-->m), you use the word 媾. 媾 is more often used in Classical Chinese which means either copulation or make peace. But in Mandarin it is seldom used. In Cantonese, it is widely used to refer flirting (probably the girls who say such word don't know its original meaning). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazu Posted May 14, 2004 at 10:15 PM Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 at 10:15 PM 其實佢今想話你喺鹹濕妹啊!~~~ 哎......................................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted May 15, 2004 at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 at 04:57 PM 媾 is more often used in Classical Chinese which means either copulation or make peace. But in Mandarin it is seldom used. In Cantonese, it is widely used to refer flirting (probably the girls who say such word don't know its original meaning). no, it's a common word in mandarin, 交媾(sexual intercourse),媾和(reach agreement). 其實佢今想話你喺鹹濕妹啊!~~~ 边个喺鹹濕佬then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted May 18, 2004 at 05:45 AM Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 at 05:45 AM Edit: The rest was moved to Chat and Language exchange Quest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 18, 2004 at 01:42 PM Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 at 01:42 PM (yes, keep the discussion to vocabulary for "sexy"...) this is helping many people understand the difference... thanks. chinese learners are not taught this in class. they are only taught how to MAI SHU and KAN BAO. thanks for all the helpful posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted May 19, 2004 at 03:41 PM Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 at 03:41 PM chinese learners are not taught this in class. times changed, baby! society is the best university! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted May 21, 2004 at 05:03 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 at 05:03 PM skylee 到哪裏去啦？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted May 21, 2004 at 05:03 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 at 05:03 PM skylee 到哪裡去啦？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek_frappa Posted May 22, 2004 at 09:41 PM Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 at 09:41 PM only 3 votes.... i was expecting 100 votes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benotnobody Posted June 3, 2004 at 08:08 AM Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 at 08:08 AM Are you sure that jiao1 姣 means slut? I asked a friend from Taiwan and he said it just meant 'beautiful.' But then again, he does have a fairly sheltered life... Btw, I thought xing4gan3de 性感的 would be another translation for sexy. However it sounds a little stilted, ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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