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07:12 Mar 17, 2007 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Harvey Beasley Local time: 09:41 | ||||||
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rush headlong into Explanation: This is 猪突猛進 (ちょとつもうしん) in Japanese. Because this year is the year of the boar, it has become kind of a catch phrase! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2007-03-17 07:20:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh, but your question, "Is there a standard English phrase used among the Japanese for this greeting?"... I have never heard a Japanese person refer to this in English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2007-03-17 07:30:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Well, it's not a "greeting" per say, just an expression really. The reason that the Japanese, and I assume the Chinese use the "boar" analogy, is that they associate the boar with that straight line, head down, mad dash boars tend to do when they become aggressive. Most native English speakers wouldn't be able to make that connection... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2007-03-17 07:53:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm afraid I can't be much more help on this topic... Maybe someone else will be able to give you a hand. Sounds like a tough one. Good luck! |
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