2_infinity Posted November 26, 2005 at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 at 08:47 PM I like to write short stories that include cross cultural references. In english we have a number of expressions to insinuate an inappropriate sexual relationship between two people. This goes especially for situations where one person is providing sexual favors to another go garner special attention or treatment (or career advancment) We might say things like: "Sally sucks Mark's #*%$ " "Sally is Mark's b!tc#" "Sally slept her way to the top" There are various others, with various levels of vulgarity ranging from polite but discrete to outright street talk.. There must be equivalent expressions in Chinese too. I would be interested to know a few, including how they are written in characters. If some expressions are too rude for this forum, you may pm me. Thank you 大卫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_infinity Posted November 26, 2005 at 09:34 PM Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 at 09:34 PM I would also be interested in knowing expressions that are similar to "cat got your tongue" or "you look like you have seen a ghost" and "a skeleton in the closet". 大卫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted November 27, 2005 at 06:03 AM Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 at 06:03 AM "cat got your tongue"--怎麼不說話了(啊)? "you look like you have seen a ghost" --你是見鬼了啊! "a skeleton in the closet".--an embarressing secret 見不得人的秘密. I cannot see some words in your first post....you know different four-letter words can mean different meanings in the contexts you posted. Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_infinity Posted November 28, 2005 at 03:22 PM Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 at 03:22 PM Thank you for your help. For clarification, I am not necessarily looking for direct word for word translations, but rather for genuine expressions that convey similar meanings. In this case, an employee having sexual relations with her boss in order to garner special treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjbxzgyy Posted November 29, 2005 at 05:31 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 at 05:31 AM Normally you can say 她和他有染 or more orally 她和他有一腿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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