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Make the Call

Chinese translation: 你做主吧！

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English term or phrase:	Make the Call
Chinese translation:	你做主吧！
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16:31 Sep 9, 2008

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English term or phrase: Make the Call

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jyuan_us KudoZ activity Questions: 996 (6 open) (6 without valid answers) (40 closed without grading) Answers: 1974 United States
Local time: 00:57

你做主吧！

Explanation:
if this is an idiomatic expression, it means you make the decision.

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karcsy
Philippines
Local time: 13:57

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

請裁(閩南語) /你說了算

Gertrude Tsau

3 +2

你做主吧！

karcsy

4 +1

一通电话万事ＯＫ

Wenjer Leuschel

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23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

make the call 一通电话万事ＯＫ

Explanation:
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q="make the call", 是&start...

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 13:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 34

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

make the call

你做主吧！

karcsy
Philippines
Local time: 13:57
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

make the call 請裁(閩南語) /你說了算

Explanation:
請裁(閩南語) /你說了算
“請裁”在台灣是再通俗不過的用語. “請裁”的意思是:請你裁奪 /裁度(=推測度量而定取捨,作決定)):;請你做主;你說了算.用多了就變成包括“ 隨你的意思”,“ 隨便”的意義了.在通俗化的台語中,很多是源自古雅的漢語.

Gertrude Tsau
United States
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4