Talk:Great Big Book of Chinese Swearing - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 13:37, June 23, 2012

2012-06-23T13:37:31Z

Mythigator: /* Translation, anyone? */

2012-06-23T13:28:34Z

‎Translation, anyone?

Solar Dragon: /* Translation, anyone? */

2012-06-23T07:24:44Z

‎Translation, anyone?

Mythigator: /* Translation, anyone? */

2012-06-23T06:27:41Z

‎Translation, anyone?

Mythigator: /* Translation, anyone? */ Any idea about Bart's Chinese swear?

2012-05-24T18:49:02Z

‎Translation, anyone?: Any idea about Bart's Chinese swear?

Mythigator: /* Translation, anyone? */

2012-04-08T14:39:26Z

‎Translation, anyone?

Solar Dragon at 20:17, March 21, 2012

2012-03-21T20:17:18Z

Solar Dragon at 20:15, March 21, 2012

2012-03-21T20:15:59Z

Solar Dragon at 20:15, March 21, 2012

2012-03-21T20:15:34Z

Solar Dragon at 20:12, March 21, 2012

2012-03-21T20:12:49Z

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	:Wikisimpsons is uncensored so I changed the page. If "shit" is the correct translation, that should be used instead. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 03:24, 23 June 2012 (EDT)		:Wikisimpsons is uncensored so I changed the page. If "shit" is the correct translation, that should be used instead. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 03:24, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
	::That's correct, so we might as well roll with the S-bomb. My co-worker posed an interesting question, though: How did Alsip (or whoever was responsible for those two balloons) know the Chinese for them? She was a little shocked at the swearing, but impressed that they got it right. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 09:28, 23 June 2012 (EDT)		::That's correct, so we might as well roll with the S-bomb. My co-worker posed an interesting question, though: How did Alsip (or whoever was responsible for those two balloons) know the Chinese for them? She was a little shocked at the swearing, but impressed that they got it right. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 09:28, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
		+	:::It could be anything. He could have a Chinese friend, or background. There could be a Chinese person working for Bongo comics who did the translation. Could be anything. :P Maybe Neil Alsip didn't have anything to do with it as it might have been something for the painters and designers to have done? ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:green">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:gold">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></span>☆ 09:37, 23 June 2012 (EDT)

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	I talked to a co-worker of mine who is Chinese and asked her to have a look at the two speech balloons with swearing in Chinese. She said that Homer's swear could be translated as '''either''' "Damn you! You should be dead!" or "Go to Hell! You should be dead!". Bart's swear means "dog shit", but I might water it down slightly for the main page. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 02:27, 23 June 2012 (EDT)		I talked to a co-worker of mine who is Chinese and asked her to have a look at the two speech balloons with swearing in Chinese. She said that Homer's swear could be translated as '''either''' "Damn you! You should be dead!" or "Go to Hell! You should be dead!". Bart's swear means "dog shit", but I might water it down slightly for the main page. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 02:27, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
	:Wikisimpsons is uncensored so I changed the page. If "shit" is the correct translation, that should be used instead. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 03:24, 23 June 2012 (EDT)		:Wikisimpsons is uncensored so I changed the page. If "shit" is the correct translation, that should be used instead. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 03:24, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
		+	::That's correct, so we might as well roll with the S-bomb. My co-worker posed an interesting question, though: How did Alsip (or whoever was responsible for those two balloons) know the Chinese for them? She was a little shocked at the swearing, but impressed that they got it right. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 09:28, 23 June 2012 (EDT)

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	I talked to a co-worker of mine who is Chinese and asked her to have a look at the two speech balloons with swearing in Chinese. She said that Homer's swear could be translated as '''either''' "Damn you! You should be dead!" or "Go to Hell! You should be dead!". Bart's swear means "dog shit", but I might water it down slightly for the main page. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 02:27, 23 June 2012 (EDT)		I talked to a co-worker of mine who is Chinese and asked her to have a look at the two speech balloons with swearing in Chinese. She said that Homer's swear could be translated as '''either''' "Damn you! You should be dead!" or "Go to Hell! You should be dead!". Bart's swear means "dog shit", but I might water it down slightly for the main page. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 02:27, 23 June 2012 (EDT)
		+	:Wikisimpsons is uncensored so I changed the page. If "shit" is the correct translation, that should be used instead. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 03:24, 23 June 2012 (EDT)

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	:Considering that right after Homer swears in Chinese, he says "Die! Die! Die! Die!" (as he goes berserk and pounds the wallpaper with a hammer), "Damn you! You should be dead!" is probably a reasonable translation. I've added the image of Bart's "Chinese swear" to the article, so if someone wants to have a go at translating that one, have at it. :-) -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 10:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT)		:Considering that right after Homer swears in Chinese, he says "Die! Die! Die! Die!" (as he goes berserk and pounds the wallpaper with a hammer), "Damn you! You should be dead!" is probably a reasonable translation. I've added the image of Bart's "Chinese swear" to the article, so if someone wants to have a go at translating that one, have at it. :-) -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 10:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT)
	::Does anyone have any idea about Bart's Chinese swear? -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 14:49, 24 May 2012 (EDT)		::Does anyone have any idea about Bart's Chinese swear? -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 14:49, 24 May 2012 (EDT)
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		+	I talked to a co-worker of mine who is Chinese and asked her to have a look at the two speech balloons with swearing in Chinese. She said that Homer's swear could be translated as '''either''' "Damn you! You should be dead!" or "Go to Hell! You should be dead!". Bart's swear means "dog shit", but I might water it down slightly for the main page. -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 02:27, 23 June 2012 (EDT)

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	::::Both speech bubbles together could be "Damn you" I am told too. <span style="font-family:Chiller"><big><big>[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></big></big></span> 16:17, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		::::Both speech bubbles together could be "Damn you" I am told too. <span style="font-family:Chiller"><big><big>[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></big></big></span> 16:17, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
	:Considering that right after Homer swears in Chinese, he says "Die! Die! Die! Die!" (as he goes berserk and pounds the wallpaper with a hammer), "Damn you! You should be dead!" is probably a reasonable translation. I've added the image of Bart's "Chinese swear" to the article, so if someone wants to have a go at translating that one, have at it. :-) -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 10:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT)		:Considering that right after Homer swears in Chinese, he says "Die! Die! Die! Die!" (as he goes berserk and pounds the wallpaper with a hammer), "Damn you! You should be dead!" is probably a reasonable translation. I've added the image of Bart's "Chinese swear" to the article, so if someone wants to have a go at translating that one, have at it. :-) -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 10:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT)
		+	::Does anyone have any idea about Bart's Chinese swear? -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 14:49, 24 May 2012 (EDT)

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	::::Okay, my translator managed to get some help from his dad for the last speech bubble. It says either "Go to hell" or "You should be dead." <span style="font-family:AR Darling,Baskerville Old Face,Bell MT">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">The</span> <span style="color:blue">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:bgreen">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></span> 16:15, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		::::Okay, my translator managed to get some help from his dad for the last speech bubble. It says either "Go to hell" or "You should be dead." <span style="font-family:AR Darling,Baskerville Old Face,Bell MT">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">The</span> <span style="color:blue">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:bgreen">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></span> 16:15, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
	::::Both speech bubbles together could be "Damn you" I am told too. <span style="font-family:Chiller"><big><big>[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></big></big></span> 16:17, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		::::Both speech bubbles together could be "Damn you" I am told too. <span style="font-family:Chiller"><big><big>[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">The</span> <span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></big></big></span> 16:17, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
		+	:Considering that right after Homer swears in Chinese, he says "Die! Die! Die! Die!" (as he goes berserk and pounds the wallpaper with a hammer), "Damn you! You should be dead!" is probably a reasonable translation. I've added the image of Bart's "Chinese swear" to the article, so if someone wants to have a go at translating that one, have at it. :-) -- [[User:Mythigator\|Mythigator]] 10:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT)

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 ::I'm tediously looking through a list of Chinese characters [http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html here]. I've translated the first speech bubble "Go to your" and I'm trying to translate the second bubble. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 08:57, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
 :::The entire phrase is written in simplified Chinese except from the first character of the second speech bubble. The second character in the second speech bubble is "dead". But, it does not seem like a swear word though. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 16:12, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
-::::Okay, my translator managed to get some help from his dad for the last speech bubble. It says either "Go to hell", "Damn you" or "You should be dead." <span style="font-family:AR Darling,Baskerville Old Face,Bell MT">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:black">The</span> <span style="color:blue">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:bgreen">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Contribs.]])</sup></span> 16:15, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
+::::Okay, my translator managed to get some help from his dad for the last speech bubble. It says either "Go to hell" or "You should be dead." <span style="font-family:AR Darling,Baskerville Old Face,Bell MT">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:black">The</span> <span style="color:blue">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:bgreen">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Contribs.]])</sup></span> 16:15, 21 March 2012 (EDT)

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	::I'm tediously looking through a list of Chinese characters [http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html here]. I've translated the first speech bubble "Go to your" and I'm trying to translate the second bubble. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 08:57, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		::I'm tediously looking through a list of Chinese characters [http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html here]. I've translated the first speech bubble "Go to your" and I'm trying to translate the second bubble. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 08:57, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
	:::The entire phrase is written in simplified Chinese except from the first character of the second speech bubble. The second character in the second speech bubble is "dead". But, it does not seem like a swear word though. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 16:12, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		:::The entire phrase is written in simplified Chinese except from the first character of the second speech bubble. The second character in the second speech bubble is "dead". But, it does not seem like a swear word though. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 16:12, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
		+	::::Okay, my translator managed to get some help from his dad for the last speech bubble. It says either "Go to hell" or "You should be dead." <span style="font-family:AR Darling,Baskerville Old Face,Bell MT">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">The</span> <span style="color:blue">Solar</span> <span style="color:red">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:bgreen">Talk</span>]] - [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|Contribs.]])</sup></span> 16:15, 21 March 2012 (EDT)

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	:I searched a few websites. Wikipedia isn't very reliable. I searched up a particular Chinese swear word language website, but they vote for what is (or isn't) a swear word. Honestly, I don't think they're swear words. --[[User:Frederick\|<big><font color="purple">Fred</font></big>]] (<small>[[User talk:Frederick\|<font color="green">Talk</font>]]</small> '''•''' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Frederick\|<font color="red">Contribs.</font>]]</small>) 06:16, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		:I searched a few websites. Wikipedia isn't very reliable. I searched up a particular Chinese swear word language website, but they vote for what is (or isn't) a swear word. Honestly, I don't think they're swear words. --[[User:Frederick\|<big><font color="purple">Fred</font></big>]] (<small>[[User talk:Frederick\|<font color="green">Talk</font>]]</small> '''•''' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Frederick\|<font color="red">Contribs.</font>]]</small>) 06:16, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
	::I'm tediously looking through a list of Chinese characters [http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html here]. I've translated the first speech bubble "Go to your" and I'm trying to translate the second bubble. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 08:57, 21 March 2012 (EDT)		::I'm tediously looking through a list of Chinese characters [http://www.zein.se/patrick/3000char.html here]. I've translated the first speech bubble "Go to your" and I'm trying to translate the second bubble. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 08:57, 21 March 2012 (EDT)
		+	:::The entire phrase is written in simplified Chinese except from the first character of the second speech bubble. The second character in the second speech bubble is "dead". But, it does not seem like a swear word though. <span style="text-shadow:2px 2px 2px gold; font-family:Elephant">[[User:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:red">Solar</span> <span style="color:green">Dragon</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:black">Talk</span>]] <span style="color:white">'''•'''</span> [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon\|<span style="color:blue">Contribs.</span>]])</sup></span> 16:12, 21 March 2012 (EDT)