Jim Posted April 25, 2020 at 06:18 PM Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 at 06:18 PM Shanghainese, explained here: https://iask.sina.com.cn/b/8973643.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred0 Posted April 25, 2020 at 08:22 PM Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 at 08:22 PM I'm sorry but I can't open that link. Safari cannot find the server. Could you copy it for me and post it. It's frustrating. I wish the Chinese would just speak Chinese!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 26, 2020 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 at 03:08 AM Here's the bit marked as best answer, seems plausible to me: 阿是为仔我要登坑老？ 直译 [direct translation] 阿是：是不是； 为仔我：为了我； 要登坑：要上厕所（老上海要大小便都称为蹲茅坑，登＝蹲音） 老：咯，语气词。 这句上海话是一句反问句：是不是为了我要去蹲茅坑咯？ 不知道上下文的连接，这里“登坑”也许指其他意思，如：蹲监狱。[Not sure if given the context the 登坑 might also mean "go to prison"] So looks like the joke is precisely that, double meaning of taking a shit on a squat toilet and being sent to gaol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred0 Posted April 26, 2020 at 03:08 PM Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 at 03:08 PM Thanks very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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