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旺仔牛奶
“Forget baby milk”
Natural English
Want Want milk (the popular Taiwanese milk drink).
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Chinese meaning
旺仔牛奶
“Forget baby milk”
Natural English
Want Want milk (the popular Taiwanese milk drink).
Chinese meaning
一日为师终身为父
“One day your teacher,day day your father”
Natural English
A teacher for a day is a father for life.
Chinese meaning
七上八下
“Seven up eight down”
Natural English
Seven up, eight down — a bundle of nerves; on tenterhooks.
Chinese meaning
你真有两把刷子
“You really have two brushes”
Natural English
You really know your stuff; you've got real skills.
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走着瞧
“Go and look”
Natural English
We'll see; wait and see.
Chinese meaning
纸老虎
“Paper tiger”
Natural English
A paper tiger — something that looks threatening but is hollow inside.
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不可以
“No can do”
Natural English
It can't be done; no can do; no way.
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丢脸
“Lose face”
Natural English
Lose face; be humiliated.
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扮猪吃老虎
“Cosplay pig eat tiger”
Natural English
Play the pig to eat the tiger — pretend to be weak to ambush the strong.
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夫妻肺片
“Husband and wife lung slice”
Natural English
Husband-and-wife lung slices (a classic Sichuan cold dish).
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热锅上的蚂蚁
“Ant on hot pot”
Natural English
Like an ant on a hot pan — on tenterhooks.
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碉堡了
“JJ boom fly in the sky”
Natural English
Totally awesome! Insanely cool! (internet slang)
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半推半就
“Half yes half no”
Natural English
Half refusing, half accepting; making a show of reluctance.
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北京烤鸭
“Beijing gaga”
Natural English
Beijing roast duck (Peking duck).
Chinese meaning
松下问童子
“Panasonic ask the boy”
Natural English
Beneath the pines, I ask the lad (a line from a Tang poem).
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半信半疑
“0.5 yes 0.5 no”
Natural English
Half believing, half doubting; skeptical.
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捷克斯洛伐克
“Jack, slow f**k”
Natural English
Czechoslovakia (a pun on the country's name).
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看着他一步步成长
“See him jj be JJ”
Natural English
We've watched him grow up step by step.
Chinese meaning
智勇双全
“IQ≈10086 HP≈10010”
Natural English
Both brilliant and courageous; wise and brave.
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弼马温
“God damn BMW”
Natural English
Heavenly Horsekeeper — the mock title given to Sun Wukong.