yonglan Posted January 14, 2005 at 11:35 AM Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 at 11:35 AM My boss (of 山珠 fame, http://www.chinese-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3878 ) has given me a saying to describe my current (detestable) living situation -- which he will hopefully soon be fixing. 宇與烏龜對門，不與學生隔鄰‧ Or under them in my case Anyway, I mentioned this to a friend from Taiwan, someone who's language advice I generally trust, and he figures it should be 寧與烏龜對門，不與學生隔鄰‧ Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted January 14, 2005 at 12:33 PM Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 at 12:33 PM I can't make much sense of an initial 宇 in the first sentence, so I would say your Taiwanese friend is right. 寧 ("would rather") makes more sense, but I'm no expert. Actually, the two versions you give look extremely similar in simplified characters ( 宇 vs. 宁 ) , so the first one may be a typo. Did your boss really pronounce it yu3 rather than níng? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglan Posted January 14, 2005 at 01:13 PM Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 at 01:13 PM Yeah, he pronounced it yu3. He's been wrong before. My friend in Taiwan is always right. So, I've already changed it in my signature. I had a language exchange partner in Taiwan who was always writing stuff just a little bit wrong. I wonder if it's dyslexia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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