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Slang | | Chinese term or phrase: 比那猴还寒颤 | | 那现在讲这个性化哈，有的那个设计出来个性化确实挺好看,但是不是说我嘴冷,有的那个设计出来的那个个性化的东西，实在是不太敢苟同,这个说北京话{比那猴还寒颤}呢。 |
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| | even uglier than the monkey. | Explanation:
It seems to have a typo here: it should be "寒碜" instead.
"寒碜" is a Beijing slang for "ugly"。
This paragraph talks about "individuality"/personalization with sarcasm：maybe I am being a bit of acrimonious here, the so called personalized design is sometimes even uglier than a monkey.
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寒颤: Han Chan
寒碜: Han Chen |
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6 hrs confidence:   even more agitated than a monkey
Explanation:
being this sentence very colloquial, the context suggests me that he's saying: like we would say in Beijing, he shakes even more than a monkey (imagine monkeys in the jungle when a lion approaches, they start screaming and shaking, they turn hysterical..)
the literary translation of 寒颤 is: to shiver, to tremble
the point I'm trying to make is that not necessarily that refers to cold...as explained in this Yahoo kudoz
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/47233041
my educated guess...:-)
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