889 Posted August 22, 2022 at 02:32 AM Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 at 02:32 AM An old thread that's very long and very interesting: "Chinese words with no English equivalent." Plenty of fussy argument in there. Used to be a lot more of that here. https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/127-chinese-words-with-no-english-equivalent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted August 22, 2022 at 09:39 AM Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 at 09:39 AM A word I'm really missing a Dutch (or even English) equivalent for is 辛苦你. 'Thank you for doing this, I know it was inconvenient for you and I don't like that I inconvenienced you, but I'm glad you did it anyway' is a bit wordy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted August 22, 2022 at 12:40 PM Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 at 12:40 PM Depending on before or after the fact, but how about: Sorry to put you to all this/that trouble... Sorry to impose... I know this is asking a lot/this is a pain, but... TBZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodford Posted August 22, 2022 at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 at 01:19 PM One of my favorite Chinese words is 霞, which refers to the glowing clouds at sunrise and sunset. I really like the fact that there's a single, concise word for that. I can't think of one in English. There might be one, but it likely isn't as commonly used in English as 霞 is in Chinese. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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