bust card

Chinese translation: 撑爆牌/胀死牌

04:01 May 21, 2015
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Law (general)
English term or phrase: bust card
Al,who konws only that he has been dealt yet another bust card, and that the rich deck of his youth is getting harder and harder to cut;especially now that he can almost taste it, after so many hard, private years.

我查到了bust card是什么但是不知道用中文要怎么翻译呢?
https://netpol.org/bust-cards/
Shirley Fan
Local time: 02:59
Chinese translation:撑爆牌/胀死牌
Explanation:
你查的bust card不适合这个语境。这里应该用的是一种隐喻手法,指他的人生好像在玩21点游戏,最后又获得了一张令他爆掉(即总数超过21点)的牌。这个词可能没有很好的中文对等词,建议用扩展解释的方法翻译,如:
他就像在玩21点游戏时又抽到了一张撑爆的牌。
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Jiang Yu
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Summary of answers provided
4撑爆牌/胀死牌
Jiang Yu
4I believe it's called 爆煲牌
akkling
3必定致败的牌
tanglsus


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撑爆牌/胀死牌


Explanation:
你查的bust card不适合这个语境。这里应该用的是一种隐喻手法,指他的人生好像在玩21点游戏,最后又获得了一张令他爆掉(即总数超过21点)的牌。这个词可能没有很好的中文对等词,建议用扩展解释的方法翻译,如:
他就像在玩21点游戏时又抽到了一张撑爆的牌。


    Reference: http://66.116.148.52/shuyu/90/215.html
Jiang Yu
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必定致败的牌


Explanation:
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Note added at 15 hrs (2015-05-21 19:37:50 GMT)
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导使满盘皆输的死张牌


tanglsus
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I believe it's called 爆煲牌


Explanation:
See this link for gambling terms:
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/廿一點



akkling
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Local time: 11:59
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