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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Chinese term or phrase: 樹洞/做某人的树洞 | Context: 你借宝地做我的树洞。
Other example: 周欣桐嘴角上扬，说有时候做树洞的感觉也很好，如果你觉得好以后还可以找我做树洞。
Considered translation: confidante? |
| | | be an ear/ lend an ear | Explanation:
做某人的树洞 means being a confident, as you correctly concluded, I think the English expression 'lend an ear' captures the meaning pretty well. On the other hand, I think 树洞 is such a lovely Chinese phrase that deserves to be translated literally.
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Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24
| Grading comment Thanks for the clear explanation, Daisy.
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20 hrs confidence:   be an ear/ lend an ear
Explanation:
做某人的树洞 means being a confident, as you correctly concluded, I think the English expression 'lend an ear' captures the meaning pretty well. On the other hand, I think 树洞 is such a lovely Chinese phrase that deserves to be translated literally.
You may find the following link interesting, too.
Reference: http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/8223244.html
| Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of:  Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Thanks for the clear explanation, Daisy. |
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