Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 21, 2007 00:18
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
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died
died
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Denyce Seow
: In Singapore, we do say 'si3 qiao4 qiao4' for 'die', but I think 'escape' makes more sense in this sentence.
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maybe
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Jeremy_Chen
: 没钱(no money)+急症(acute syndrome)->翘掉(death).
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thanks.
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pkchan
: 车子撞倒了大树上,他们就这样翘掉的\主人不幸乘坐Egypt Air Flight 990航班在October 31,1999年失事掉进the Atlantic Ocean,翘掉了 ...
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thanks.
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CHEN-Ling
: 对病人死亡极不尊重的说法:××死翘翘了。
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thanks.
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anastasia t (X)
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thanks.
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Julia Zou
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thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think 'died' most fit the context here. Thanks."
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escaped
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Denyce Seow
: In Singapore, we do say 'si3 qiao4 qiao4' for 'die', but I think 'escape' makes more sense in this sentence.
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agree |
peiling
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