I think I shall occasionally mutter Bu yao in my day to day life from now on. Sounds much more classy in a foreign language than merely petulant.
My first thought! I was rushing to ask how it sounds phonetically: boo YOW? BOO yow?
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
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Strix - Jan 29, 2012 7:33:30 am PST #6436 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
beth b - Jan 29, 2012 7:47:48 am PST #6437 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My newphew, who was mixing japanesse and English , came up with his own version . he would shake his head and sadly say 'can't like'. We still use that
Connie Neil - Jan 29, 2012 7:58:39 am PST #6438 of 30001
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I'm leaning towards BOO yow, for better frustration expression.
Laga - Jan 29, 2012 9:14:43 am PST #6439 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I think we'll need to see a video of the wee Tea protesting so we can all be sure we're pronouncing bu yao correctly.
beth b - Jan 29, 2012 9:16:18 am PST #6440 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I second that , Laga.
Laga - Jan 29, 2012 9:23:05 am PST #6441 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Also that bomb proof site is Really Cool! /wave Hi Shir!
smonster - Jan 29, 2012 10:31:03 am PST #6442 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I was thinking that the accents indicated Bu in a rising tone and Yao in a decending tone, which is pretty perfect. But I am totally guessing on that.
billytea - Jan 29, 2012 10:37:36 am PST #6443 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I was thinking that the accents indicated Bu in a rising tone and Yao in a decending tone, which is pretty perfect. But I am totally guessing on that.
That is correct. They have roughly equal emphasis. Normally bu gets a descending tone too, but not before another character with a descending tone.
What fascinates me is that Chinese has no word for "No". ("Bu" is a negation, but pretty much always gets paired with a verb or adjective, so "not" rather than "no") and I'd never even realised this would be an issue, but of course it is: What do Chinese toddlers say? And now I have my answer. They say " DO NOT WANT".
Strix - Jan 29, 2012 11:24:20 am PST #6444 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I desperately want to dicker on merchandise with someone who speaks Chinese now, just so I can say that.
I am so easily made happy.
Hil R. - Jan 29, 2012 11:27:47 am PST #6445 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've been trying OK Cupid. Not much success so far. Sent out a bunch of messages, but almost no one has responded. And a few of the ones who have responded have said that they only want to date an atheist or agnostic.