trooper Posted June 20, 2004 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 at 06:09 PM Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yau Posted June 20, 2004 at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 at 06:32 PM There's a wonderful synonymous phrase in cantonese. 撻出火 literally means "to light a fire", rather common for describing something sexual. In mandarin, possibly you can say "挑逗", which may mean to flirt or to seduce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted June 21, 2004 at 12:30 AM Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 at 12:30 AM Thanks for that! I was just wondering how American R&B/Hip Hop/Rock etc lyrics and catchphrases translate into Chinese. I was thinking about that Kevin Little dancehall song, Turn Me On. Here the Cantonese phrase is much more vivid than the Mandarin one. Maybe Cantonese really more vivid than Mandarin just as you native Cantonese speakers claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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