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更鲜的话

English translation: provocative remarks

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Chinese term or phrase:	更鲜的话
English translation:	provocative remarks
Entered by:	Wilman

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21:40 Dec 11, 2005

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Chinese term or phrase: 更鲜的话

那李登辉的女儿啊，这两天呢更讲了一句更鲜的话
What does 鲜 here mean? I appreciate your help.

Wilman KudoZ activity Questions: 610 (none open) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 102 United States
Local time: 20:36

provocative remarks

Explanation:
interesting remarks or provocative remarks

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Note added at 3 hrs 50 mins (2005-12-12 01:30:50 GMT)
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Depending on context and style of the essay, you may want to use more casual tones such as "catchy words" or " (she said) something that's attention-grabbing."

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David Shen
United States
Local time: 15:36

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Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

provocative remarks

David Shen

intriguing remarks

licullen

xin vs xian

Last Hermit

Discussion entries: 1

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

更鲜的话

provocative remarks

David Shen
United States
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks.

9 hrs confidence:

~{8|OJ5D;0~} intriguing remarks

Explanation:
another option

licullen
Canada
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of:

Chinese

19 hrs confidence:

更鲜的话 xin vs xian

Explanation:
　　前面“正名”误作“政民”，作者很明显有后鼻音不分的毛病，上海一带的人可能比较容易犯。据说，这些“in”、“ing”是上海的老师最头疼的，他们的普通话考试通常在栽在这里。

　　我想这个“更鲜的话”很可能是“更新的话”的笔误。

Last Hermit
China
Local time: 09:36
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Chinese