黄脸婆
English translation: plain-old housewife
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| 07:35 Mar 6, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Michael Lai Local time: 23:38 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | plain-old housewife |
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| 4 | ugly wife |
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| 3 | a stay-at-home plain Jane |
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| 3 | become a lacklustre housewife |
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a stay-at-home plain Jane Explanation: 见 黄脸婆;下堂妻 黄脸婆;狐狸精 http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:N_svrwF402AJ:bloguide.e... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-06 08:53:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- plain = (euph) not pretty or good-looking (a less direct word than ugly) (委婉) 相貌平平的;不好看的(ugly的委婉用语)(朗文进阶词典) - Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there? 為什麼有些女人奢侈的住在上城東區但長的很普通? 我看過真的很普通的女人看起來又無聊, 也沒有任何可以貢獻給這婚姻, 可是卻跟很有錢的男人結婚呢? 我也在東區的單身酒吧看過狠漂亮的女生. 所以這是什麼情形??? Reference: http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=%E9%BB%84%E8%84%B8%E5... Reference: http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=%E9%BB%84%E8%84%B8%E5... |
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| 变成黄脸婆 become a lacklustre housewife Explanation: Or: become a delustered housewife delustered - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of delustered from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delustered deluster Main Entry: de·lus·ter Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˈləs-tər\ Function: transitive verb Date: 1926 : to reduce the sheen of (as yarn or fabric) |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1plain-old housewife Explanation: The original Chinese term might sound slightly derogatory, but expressed in English it should be expressed in the least offensive way. |
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ugly wife Explanation: I would like use a derogatory sense same as the source word. |
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