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Art/Literary - Journalism | | Chinese term or phrase: 屁民 | | 分一点残羮给屁民 |
| Tommaso FacchinNot a translatorKudoZ activityQuestions: 4 (none open) Answers: 1
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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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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:06:36 GMT)
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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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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-06 21:14:34 GMT)
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Just thought of another expression that you perhaps can use: 'underdogs', it's kind of neutral...
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Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:31
| Grading comment 谢谢
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
