Correct Chinese spelling and pronunciation guide

POSTED BY: Haplo721
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 06:00
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HAPLO721

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 6:18 PM

Anyone wanna take a crack at translating the following phrases from the show into properly-spelled Simplified Chinese, with a pronunciation guide?

Gu nian zhong de gu nian: A woman among women.
Nan ren zhong de nan ren: A man among men.
Je shr shuh muh lan dong shi: What kind of rotten thing is this?
Ta ma duh: Motherhumper
Shiong mao niao: Panda piss
Ching zie lie ee bay ng ka pei: One more cup of that brand, please.
Juh hen sh guh kwai luh duh jean jan: This really is a happy holiday.
Kuh-ooh duh lao bao jurn: Cruel boss.
Jen duh sh tyen tsai: Really is a genius.
Dong ma?: Understood?
Gou zao de: This can't get any worse.
Wo de tien ah: Old sky father. Used as "OMG".
Shu muh?: I beg your pardon?
Mei-mei: Younger sister, a term of endearment.
Ge-ge: Older brother, term of endearment.
Wei?: Standard telephone (wave) greeting.
Ni hao ma?: How are you?
Pigu: Butt.
Go-se: Dog crap.
Xei-xei: Thank you.
Hwin dahn: Jerk.
Wun guo pi: Smelled a fart.
Baobei: Baby.
Cai bu shi: Yeah, right!
Fei-oo: Junk.
Qu ni de: Up yours!
Guai: Devil.
Suo-yo duh doh shr-dang: All that's proper.
Jien tah duh guai: Like hell!
Nah mei guan shi: That has nothing to do with it.
Tien shiao duh: Who knows what
Fei hua: Crap talk
Ma shong: Fast, on the double
Jing tzahng mei yong duh: Frequently useless
Nien ching duh: Little girl
Da bianhua: Big change
Shuai: Suave
Liou coe shuai du biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh ur-tze: Salivating son of a bitch and a monkey!
Pien doh juh juh tyaren: Not very rational
Xiao mei-mei: (Diminuitive) younger sister
Bi zui: Shut up!
Ni ta ma de. Tian xia shuo you de ren dou gaisi: Motherhumper! Everyone in the universe should die!
Dan nang: I'm almost certain of it.
Ni bu gan kai ni de hwang chiang: You must not talk so nastily.
Guan ni zi zi de shi qing: Mind your own business.
Ching-wah tsao de liou mahng: Bastard who is humped by frogs!
Se-niou: Crap-piss
Xiong meng de kuang ren: Violent madman
Fei fei pian: Fat lie
Ho-tze de pigu: Monkey's ass
Ee-chi shung-hoo-shi: Let's all take a deep breath.
Bun tien-shung de ee-duai-ro: Stupid inbred sack of meat
Suo-shi: Petty
Tzao-gao: Oh crap!
Tai-kong suo-yo de shing-chiou doh sai-jin wu di pigu: Stuff all the planets in the universe up my butt!
Huh choo-sheng tza-jiao duh tzang-huo: Mongrel scum!

Early: You ever been raped, Kaylee?
Kaylee: You know, it's funny you should mention that... ever heard of the Fox network?

LJC

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 7:17 PM

I've actually been putting together a glossary for all my stories, which contains a LOT of the stuff in your list, in hanyu pinyin with the proper accents and diacritical marks according the a spiffy keen dictionary I picked up (Insight Pocket Travel Dictionary: Chinese ISBN 1-58573-200-1).

I'd cut and paste it, but I can't be sure all the accents will come through...

http://ljconstantine.com/fanfic/glossary.htm

--
Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.

TALRIUS

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:07 PM

Okay I got a list like Haplo. Same problem. There might be repeats that's only cause I'm cutting and pasting the whole list to here.

Dong-Ma: Understand
Whay: Hey
Wu de ma: Mother of God
Jen dao mei: Just our luck
Tyen shiao duh: Heaven/God knows what
Tzao gao: Shit
Wuh de tyen: Dear God in Heaven
Hwoon dahn: Jerk
Gwon nee ju jee du shu: Mind your own business/affairs
Gos-se: Dog shit
Bao bei: Darling
Shuai: Handsome
Whoo dahn: Stupid
Shuh mu: What
Sheh-sheh: Thank you
Ma-Shong: On the double
Nah mei guan-shee: That has nothing to do with it
Mei Mei: Little sister
Pee Goo: Rear end
Tah-mah-duh-huun-dan: Mother-humping son of a bitch
Chao-shang tza-jiao duh tzang-huo: Animal-fucking bastard
Ni hao: How are you?
Kai: Open
Bi zui: Close lips (Shut up)
Shiong mao niao: Panda piss
Wuh dhu pee-goo: My ass
Liou mahng: Bastard
Jien tah-duh guay: Like hell
Guay: Hell
Ching zie lie ee bay Ng-Ka-Pei?: One more cup of that brand, please?
Oh juh jen sh guh kwai luh duh jean jan: Oh, this really is a happy holiday
Kuh ooh duh lao bao jurn: Cruel boss
Jen duh sh tyen tsai: Really is a genius
Zhe shi she me lan dong xi?: What kind of rotten food is this?
Chou ma niao: Stinking horse piss
Fei-oo: Junk
Chur ni-duh: Screw you.
Jeo-shung yong-jur goo-jang. Jien-cha yong-chi gong yin: Life support failure. Check oxygen levels at once.
Suo-yo duh doh shr-dang: All that's proper...?
Lao pung yo nee can chi lai hun yo jing shen: Old friend, you look really well each time I see you.
Tsai boo shr: That's not it.
Da bianhua: Big change
Luh-suh: Garbage
Fei hua: Crap talk.
Jing tzahng mei yong duh: Useless
Nyen ching duh?: Youngster?
Shee-niou: Shit urine
Shi: Affirmative
Qing Jin: Enter

That's about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks LCJ for posting you list.

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DOBSON: I'm supposed to be meeting my wife's sister. I've only got a few days to see her...

ZOE: I wish there was another way...

DOBSON: Oh, no, no. That woman is like a dragon. I mean, I believe she has a tail. If there's any other moons we need to visit, or if we could just
fly very slowly...

FFYING2

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:54 PM

I've been working on a modest contribution and have now put 11 of the terms on my site--in handy QUIZ form! I know Japanese, not Chinese, so I can't do the slang and full sentences.

Here: http://fireflyfunsite.home.att.net/misc/chineseqz.html

You'll find "Firefly" spelling, proper pinyin spelling (with tone numbers in ANSWERS), and GIF images of the traditional and simplified characters with pinyin and tone accent marks.

In the SCORING section, you'll also find the "tyen tsai" (genius) part of "jen duh sh tyen tsai."

ffying2
Firefly Funsite
http://fireflyfunsite.home.att.net

EDIT: and now also http://fireflychinese.home.att.net

MAKEROFPATHS

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 5:43 AM

Hey you guys,

this is great stuff and obviously much work has been put into these web pages.

(inspiration) *my first post (/inspiration)

chrz
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TALRIUS

Thursday, May 1, 2003 9:06 PM

Bump. Hey what ever happened to those guy's translating this stuff for us?

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DOBSON: I'm supposed to be meeting my wife's sister. I've only got a few days to see her...

ZOE: I wish there was another way...

DOBSON: Oh, no, no. That woman is like a dragon. I mean, I believe she has a tail. If there's any other moons we need to visit, or if we could just
fly very slowly...

GLUEHWURM

Friday, May 2, 2003 2:31 AM

I came here in search of a few good phrases to add that needed authentic Firefly touch to some chapters I'm writing, and you folks are the answers to my prayers! Thanks for sharing.

Gluehwurm

MANIACNUMBERONE

Monday, January 5, 2004 6:53 PM

I am reviving this thread for the sake of all those interested in some Mandarin translations.

I credit my meager knowledge to Talrius and Haplo, because without their lists, I would be quite lost.

WERZBOWSKI

Monday, January 5, 2004 7:06 PM

I've also just recently posted a big list of translations in the reference pages...It's in the queue section for all those interested.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/reference.asp?r=831

Hope you find it useful.

"We will rise again!"

MANIACNUMBERONE

Monday, January 5, 2004 7:15 PM

xei xei

"Zhu tamin ya min zhu yi!" is a very useful exclamation.

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