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摆龙万门阵

English translation: story-telling/gossip/chat


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Chinese term or phrase:摆龙万门阵
English translation:story-telling/gossip/chat
Entered by: Wilman
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Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Chinese term or phrase: 摆龙万门阵
摆龙门阵的川荼馆
Is this for conversation/chatting or for playing chess? Thank you for your help.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 00:31
story-telling
Explanation:
Although 摆龙门阵can mean chat or gossip, it more often means story telling, espcially in traditional tea houses in Sichuan.
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Yi Yuan
United States
Local time: 22:31
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4story-telling
Yi Yuan
4 +4chat, gossipchenarth


  

Answers

28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
摆龙万门阵
chat, gossip


Explanation:
摆龙门阵 means to chat, gossip.

chenarth
United States
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Hirsh: gossip
1 hr

agree  wherestip
2 hrs

agree  zhongren
8 hrs

agree  billychang
10 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
摆龙万门阵
story-telling


Explanation:
Although 摆龙门阵can mean chat or gossip, it more often means story telling, espcially in traditional tea houses in Sichuan.

Yi Yuan
United States
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  billychang
2 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Kelvin Wu: What about "spinning yarns"?
1 day11 hrs
  -> I'm not sure but thanks.

agree  wherestip: I agree. Story telling and tall tales
2 days9 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Ozethai: Only a translator with good understanding of the local social cultural context can come up with a translation like this! You are so precise。
2 days12 hrs
  -> Thank you for your compliment! I'm from Sichuan.
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