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演妈妈那背的戏

English translation: 背 vs. 辈

13:43 Sep 16, 2009

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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

Chinese term or phrase: 演妈妈那背的戏

Context: 好几个美女怎么都演妈妈那背的戏了。

I can't wrap my head around the grammar in this sentence. Is it to do with a role in a play, or is it something to do with actresses having children? Any clarification on the meaning of this sentence will be greatly appreciated.

Esempi KudoZ activity Questions: 70 (none open) Answers: 20 Canada
Local time: 19:49

English translation:背 vs. 辈

Explanation:
It's a typo. Should be 好几个美女怎么都演妈妈那背的戏了。Meaning "How come many beautiful women play roles of their mom's generation?"

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Fang Sheng
Canada
Local time: 19:49

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

背 vs. 辈

Fang Sheng

Play mother figure

Lucy Liang

Discussion entries: 6

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37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

背 vs. 辈

Explanation:
It's a typo. Should be 好几个美女怎么都演妈妈那背的戏了。Meaning "How come many beautiful women play roles of their mom's generation?"

Fang Sheng
Canada
Local time: 19:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

1 day23 hrs confidence:

Play mother figure

Explanation:
I think it should be translated as "why is it that several pretty girls all played mother figure".

I think the sentence is referring to pretty, possibly young, girls playing the role of mother in a play. The irony is that these girls are unsuited for the roles, because they are too pretty (possibly too young looking to play a mom). Just my guess, hope it helps.

Lucy Liang
United States
Local time: 19:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese