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Bus/Financial - Slang / Possible Typo | | Chinese term or phrase: 不降龍 | Hello,
I'm not sure if this is a typo of some kind, or if it's slang, or something else.
It's a comment from a customer on a survey. Here's the context:
產品還是有問題，產品不降龍
Any insight would be appreciated. TIA! |
| Caroline MorenoKudoZ activityQuestions: 170 (none open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 7 closed without grading) Answers: 135
United States
| Local time: 04:36
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| | there are insurmountable problems | Explanation:
A literary reference or a literal meaning is probably a bit too far-fetched, but in case no one else has any ideas and you have not considered these before, perhaps these could be suggestions that might lead us somewhere (but likely not).
The literal meaning of 降龍 is “to defeat dragons”. There is an idiom that you can find at http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/ (I can’t give an exact link, since that dictionary has a strange interface that makes it impossible to provide links to individual words) that alludes to surmounting problems. There is also a well-known novel with this term in its title.
If we follow any of these lines of thought, then 不降龍 would literally mean something to the effect of “there are dragons that can’t be defeated”; if this is in the right direction, it might mean something in the lines of “there are insurmountable problems”.
But as I’ve indicated in my confidence level, this is nothing but a wild guess. |
| Selected response from:
 Ambrose Li
Canada
Local time: 07:36
| Grading comment I think this is an excellent guess. The word, "insurmountable" conveys the meaning of 不降龍 very well. Thanks to everyone for your contributions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 hr confidence:   there are insurmountable problems
Explanation:
A literary reference or a literal meaning is probably a bit too far-fetched, but in case no one else has any ideas and you have not considered these before, perhaps these could be suggestions that might lead us somewhere (but likely not).
The literal meaning of 降龍 is “to defeat dragons”. There is an idiom that you can find at http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/ (I can’t give an exact link, since that dictionary has a strange interface that makes it impossible to provide links to individual words) that alludes to surmounting problems. There is also a well-known novel with this term in its title.
If we follow any of these lines of thought, then 不降龍 would literally mean something to the effect of “there are dragons that can’t be defeated”; if this is in the right direction, it might mean something in the lines of “there are insurmountable problems”.
But as I’ve indicated in my confidence level, this is nothing but a wild guess.
| Ambrose Li
Canada
Local time: 07:36
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | I think this is an excellent guess. The word, "insurmountable" conveys the meaning of 不降龍 very well. Thanks to everyone for your contributions! |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Ambrose. I do follow your logic and your insights are very helpful.
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8 days confidence: without superiority/at a disadvantage
Explanation:
“降龙”means one gets help from god or others with power. “不降龙” is the negative tone of “降龙”.
| lincaiwan
Local time: 19:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
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| | Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, lincaiwan! I appreciate your response!
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