Jul 3, 2003 19:03
20 yrs ago
Chinese term
见怪不怪
Chinese to English
Other
见怪不怪. Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | nothing new / used to it |
Summit
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| 4 +4 | become inured to the unusual (weird, uncanny) |
Scott Li
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| 5 | "are you offended?" |
Ralph Dunsdon
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| 4 | face the fearful with no fears |
Chinoise
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| 4 | 见怪不怪 |
Ray Luo
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Proposed translations
+2
1 day 25 mins
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nothing new / used to it
对这种事情,我们早已见怪不怪了
refering to: special events, phenomenon..
This is nothing new (to us), we (I) already get used to it.
refering to: special events, phenomenon..
This is nothing new (to us), we (I) already get used to it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 mins
face the fearful with no fears
face the fearful with no fears
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Note added at 2003-07-03 19:09:55 (GMT)
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见怪不怪，其怪自败： face the fearful with no fears, and its fearfulness disappears
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Note added at 2003-07-03 19:09:55 (GMT)
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见怪不怪，其怪自败： face the fearful with no fears, and its fearfulness disappears
Peer comment(s):
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Rod Nelson
: "Fearful" is incorrect; you mean "fearsome" or "frightening"; "the fearful" is the person who is afraid.
5 mins
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The first part of your comments is correct. However, "the fearful" does not mean the person who is afraid. Thanks , anyway.
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10 hrs
"are you offended?"
"jian4 guai4" means to take offense or find something not right.
Reference:
+4
14 hrs
become inured to the unusual (weird, uncanny)
I guess this is nothing to do with fear.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Xiaoping Fu
: I think this is closer to the original meaning.
11 mins
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thanks !
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| agree |
Kvasir
9 hrs
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thanks ! I used to live in Hong Pak Court :-)
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| agree |
Chinoise
12 hrs
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thanks !
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| agree |
diwawa
1 day 11 hrs
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1 day 23 hrs
见怪不怪
Nothing is weird at second observation.
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