tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post8009975931479046507..comments2024-03-22T18:42:58.974-07:00Comments on The World of Nonny Nu: Chinese Idiom of the Day IVNonny Nuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-64378097207908833552008-03-06T19:18:00.000-08:002008-03-06T19:18:00.000-08:00PLEASE NOTE: PLAY ON THE CHINESE IDIOM GAME IS SUS...PLEASE NOTE: PLAY ON THE CHINESE IDIOM GAME IS <A HREF="http://nonnynu.blogspot.com/2008/03/twonn-hall-meeting-twonn-citizen-of.html" REL="nofollow">SUSPENDED</A> UNTIL APRIL 16.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-18103350885542256132008-03-06T19:14:00.000-08:002008-03-06T19:14:00.000-08:00If it's a grudge thing how about, "Eff you! I'll t...<B>If it's a grudge thing how about, "Eff you! I'll take the first before you can and you're stuck with the 15th, a-hole!" ?</B><BR/>You are so close that I'm going to give it to you. (Not really, only half-give because you're almost completely right.) It means, tit for tat. (No, I'm not getting racy.) You do one thing, and I'll reciprocate in my own way.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-41791348274424850542008-03-06T16:50:00.000-08:002008-03-06T16:50:00.000-08:00你做初一, 我做十五 (You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.)If i...<B>你做初一, 我做十五 (You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.)</B><BR/><BR/>If it's a grudge thing how about, "Eff you! I'll take the first before you can and you're stuck with the 15th, a-hole!" ?Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-87045819682454654432008-03-05T17:51:00.000-08:002008-03-05T17:51:00.000-08:00Man from U.N.C.L.E., you are so close! Except, th...Man from U.N.C.L.E., you are so close! Except, this is not a case of cooperation between the parties. It's more of a grudge thing.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-4234745521855465432008-03-05T14:20:00.000-08:002008-03-05T14:20:00.000-08:00你做初一, 我做十五 (You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.)Has ...<B>你做初一, 我做十五 (You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.)</B><BR/><BR/>Has to do with monthly re-imbursement, getting paid or making payments. You pay for the first of the month, with the promise that I'll pick up the middle of the month, although I have no intention of paying in the middle. <BR/><BR/>I'm as confusedas the next guy with my answer.Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-27351956339441865012008-03-04T15:27:00.000-08:002008-03-04T15:27:00.000-08:00A bunny rabbit!!! A bunny rabbit for the month of ...<B>A bunny rabbit!!! A bunny rabbit for the month of March.</B><BR/>It's not just any old rabbit. That's a picture of <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376" REL="nofollow">me</A>!<BR/><BR/><B>So is this like "evey dog has his day" in white-speak?</B><BR/>Nope, 'tis not. The clue is actually in MonkeyPig's comment where she mentions the bunny rabbit. She perceives that I have wronged her. Note her reaction.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, the 1st and 15th in the idiom does refer to the days of the month.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-52619783489761790392008-03-04T11:34:00.000-08:002008-03-04T11:34:00.000-08:00Cl.Panic - I was just following the lead of Monke...Cl.Panic - I was just following the lead of Monkey Pig who mentioned the illustrious TWoNN Calendar above.Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-32545545366014237942008-03-04T09:58:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:58:00.000-08:00You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.Hmm, Man from U.N...<B>You do the 1st, I'll do the 15th.</B><BR/><BR/>Hmm, Man from U.N.C.L.E.... you gave me an idea; the numebrs refer to days of the month.<BR/><BR/>So is this like "evey dog has his day" in white-speak?<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, it's setting someone up for the ides of march. Beware!Cl. Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863291452446200543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-73812036188639113682008-03-03T16:14:00.000-08:002008-03-03T16:14:00.000-08:00I'm withholding my guess until the 15th.I'm withholding my guess until the 15th.Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-7666857874406421292008-03-03T10:40:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:40:00.000-08:00Chinese idiom writers prefer oranges over tangerin...Chinese idiom writers prefer oranges over tangerines because oranges are bigger.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-29751641025992353942008-03-03T09:55:00.001-08:002008-03-03T09:55:00.001-08:00And by people, I mean the idiom writers. I don't e...And by people, I mean the idiom writers. I don't expect NN to speak for <B>all</B> Chinese people. I have a different co-worker who's designated for that responsibility.Cl. Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863291452446200543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-23976954478679277912008-03-03T09:55:00.000-08:002008-03-03T09:55:00.000-08:00Wait, so do Chinese people prefer oranges or tange...Wait, so do Chinese people prefer oranges or tangerines?Cl. Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863291452446200543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-3672363051946786382008-03-03T04:40:00.000-08:002008-03-03T04:40:00.000-08:00MonkeyPig said... I am very suspicious that Man fr...<B>MonkeyPig said... <BR/>I am very suspicious that Man from U.N.C.L.E. is Chinese. I bet you bo jai yuen everyday.</B><BR/><BR/>Sorry, MP I'm as <I>gweilo</I> as they come. Someone couldn't get more <I>gweilo</I> than me!Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-70370688209275768902008-03-02T21:40:00.000-08:002008-03-02T21:40:00.000-08:00Don't do it! You will regret it. You won't have ...Don't do it! You will regret it. You won't have anything to look forward to every month if you do it!Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-26359729571866639412008-03-02T21:10:00.000-08:002008-03-02T21:10:00.000-08:00A bunny rabbit!!! A bunny rabbit for the month of ...A bunny rabbit!!! A bunny rabbit for the month of March. I might just do what the current Chinese Idiom says, I'll look at all the other pictures in the TWoNN calendar!!MonkeyPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887874316640799421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-24736628867002110312008-03-01T21:19:00.000-08:002008-03-01T21:19:00.000-08:00I am very suspicious that Man from U.N.C.L.E. is C...I am very suspicious that Man from U.N.C.L.E. is Chinese. I bet you bo jai yuen everyday.MonkeyPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887874316640799421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-76175322524506818992008-03-01T16:21:00.000-08:002008-03-01T16:21:00.000-08:00you got rid of one good thing, but still got somet...<B>you got rid of one good thing, but still got something good</B><BR/>Nice. You are correct!Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-77278405071650804112008-03-01T12:32:00.000-08:002008-03-01T12:32:00.000-08:00跌左個橙, 執返個桔 (Dropped an orange, but picked up a tan...<B>跌左個橙, 執返個桔 (Dropped an orange, but picked up a tangerine.)</B><BR/><BR/>I'm thinking that you got rid of one good thing, but still got something good. For instance, you may leave a decent job, but move on to another decent job.Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-28522461159783658352008-03-01T09:53:00.000-08:002008-03-01T09:53:00.000-08:00Feb. 29: 跌左個橙, 執返個桔 (Dropped an orange, but picked...<B>Feb. 29: 跌左個橙, 執返個桔 (Dropped an orange, but picked up a tangerine.)</B><BR/><BR/>Well, if you cross-breed them you get an Ortaline. Sounds like Ovaltine, but totally different.Cl. Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863291452446200543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-30579150181432543642008-02-29T11:56:00.000-08:002008-02-29T11:56:00.000-08:00Means "mad as hell."Very good! Another one goes to...<B>Means "mad as hell."</B><BR/>Very good! Another one goes to Man from U.N.C.L.E. Wasn't this one obvious, though?? You guys act like you've never seen a Yosemite Sam cartoon or something.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-12998088683207991032008-02-29T11:03:00.000-08:002008-02-29T11:03:00.000-08:00"Mr. NN did you think of all those on your own or ..."Mr. NN did you think of all those on your own or did you use a rhyming dictionary?"<BR/><BR/>perty good ain't me?<BR/><BR/>~ ~ ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-31266148916189424062008-02-29T10:08:00.000-08:002008-02-29T10:08:00.000-08:00"rhymes with bad"ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad,...<B>"rhymes with bad"<BR/><BR/>ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, rad, sad, tad...<BR/><BR/>what the hell kind of hint is that?</B><BR/><BR/>Mr. NN did you think of all those on your own or did you use a rhyming dictionary?<BR/><BR/><B>食火藥 (Ate dynamite.)</B><BR/><BR/>Means "mad as hell."Man from U.N.C.L.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17031023159033647341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-46459635911000185232008-02-27T15:01:00.000-08:002008-02-27T15:01:00.000-08:00ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, rad, sad, t...<B>ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, rad, sad, tad...</B><BR/>It's one of these, but now you are disqualified from guess this idiom after you've been so disrespectful to it. Have fun with your Chinese women and food tonight--oh, wait, that would be me and what I bring home with me...Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-36957575103926681922008-02-27T14:48:00.000-08:002008-02-27T14:48:00.000-08:00"rhymes with bad"ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad,..."rhymes with bad"<BR/><BR/>ad, cad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, rad, sad, tad...<BR/><BR/>what the hell kind of hint is that? <BR/><BR/>matter of fact, i'm tired of your so-called idioms. the only thing i want from china is its women and food. cough 'em up. <---and you get no clues on that idiom. <BR/><BR/>~ ~ ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778609701579287954.post-10472210192652794142008-02-27T13:31:00.000-08:002008-02-27T13:31:00.000-08:00Oh. Okay, you're off. The person who ate dynamit...Oh. Okay, you're off. The person who ate dynamite is not bad (as in good), but something that rhymes with bad.Nonny Nuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445241974880113376noreply@blogger.com