Day 93 - Sayings Dealing with Food
Today we will learn a few more common Chinese saying that have to do with food.
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Chinese: 发福
COE: Show happiness
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Chinese: 吃饱了撑的。(too full to do silly things)
COE: Eat full support
Pinyin: Chībǎo le chēng de.
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Chinese: 帮倒忙 (It is really not help)
English: Unhelpfully
Pinyin: Bāngdàománg.
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Chinese: 饭桶
COE: Rice bucket
Pinyin: Fàntǒng
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Examples:
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吃饭 [Chīfàn]
[Eating]
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吃了吗？(Chī le ma?)
[Have you eaten?]
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你去哪儿？(Nǐ qù nár?)
[Where are you going?]
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你胖了。(Nǐ pàng le.)
[You are getting fat.]
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你瘦了。(Nǐ shòu le.)
[You are getting thin.]
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民以食为天 ( Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān)
[People treat food as heaven.]
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A: 你去哪儿？(Nǐ qù nár?)
[Where are you going?]
B: 我回家。(Wǒ huíjiā.)
[I am going home.]
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A: 你胖了。(Nǐ pàng le.)
[You are getting fat.]
B: 是吗？(Shì ma?)
[Really?]
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A: 你瘦了。(Nǐ shòu le.)
[You are getting thin.]
B: 我最近很忙。(Wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng.)
[I am really busy recently.]
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A: 你瘦了。(Nǐ shòu le.)
[You are getting thin.]
B: 我最近很累。(Wǒ zuìjìn hěn lèi.)
[I am really tired recently.]
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你发福了。（Nǐ fāfú le.）
[You are showing happiness.]
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我吃饱了。(Wǒ chībǎo le.)
[I am really full.]
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A: 刘老师，吃了吗？(Liú lǎoshī, chī le ma?)
[Teacher Liu, did you eat?]
B：我今天吃了点水果。（Wǒ jīntiān chī le diǎn shuǐguǒ.）
[I ate some fruit today.]
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我吃了很多水果。（Wǒ chī le hěnduō shuǐguǒ.）
[I have eaten lots of fruit.]
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A：很有意思。 (Hěn yǒu yìsi. )
[It is very meaningful.]
B：谢谢！（Xièxie!）
[Thank you!]
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A: 淼乐，你看起来瘦了。（Miǎoyuè, nǐ kàn qǐlái shòu le.）
[Miaoyue, you look thinner.]
B: 谢谢！（Xièxie.）
[Thank you!]
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A: 甜美，你去哪儿？(Tiánměi, nǐ qù nǐ qù nár?)
[Tianmei, where are you going?]
B: 我回家。（Wǒ qù huíjiā.）
[I am going home.]
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A: 你去哪儿，淼乐？(Nǐ qù nár, Miǎoyuè?)
[Where are you going, Miaoyue?]
[I am going to library.]
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A: 谢谢你们，明天见！(Xièxie nǐmen, míngtiān jiàn!)
[Thank you, see you tomorrow!]
B: 再见！（Zàijiàn!）
[Bye!]
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Posted by billin36 on December 14th, 2007 filed in Podcasts
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