Chinese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Journalism | | Chinese term or phrase: 屁民 | | 分一点残羮给屁民 |
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| | English translation:little people/ little person | Explanation: You could also say 'insignificant people', but it doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Perhaps you could also say 'peasants' or 'plebs', but I have a feeling the connotations are slightly different, and the expressions are quite British.
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Just thought of another expression that you perhaps can use: 'underdogs', it's kind of neutral...
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| Selected response from: Daisy Zhu United Kingdom Local time: 10:05
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