Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You are stupid.
Chinese translation:
Ni shi ben dan
Added to glossary by
Will Matter
Jan 12, 2005 20:21
19 yrs ago
English term
iwana layya
How do you say you are stupid?
Homework / test
English to Chinese
Other
Other
microbiology
to use on my friends
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 +5 | Ni shi ben OR Ni shi ben dan |
Will Matter
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| 4 +3 | FYI |
Xu Dongjun
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| 4 +1 | Ni zhen ben na! |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 5 | ni hao ben a |
kager
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Proposed translations
+5
33 mins
Will Matter
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Works in: English, Japanese to English, zzz Other zzz to English, and 3 more.
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8
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Ni shi ben OR Ni shi ben dan
"Ni" is pronounced like "Nee" or the English word "knee". "Shi" sounds almost like "Shr" or "Sher" (like the first part of the name Sherman). "Ben" sounds almost like the boys' name or almost like "bun" in English and "dan" sounds like the name "Don" in English. The first phrase means "You are stupid" and the second is closer to "You're a fool (idiot). HTH.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
3 hrs
Ni zhen ben na!
To use on your friends? That means, your don't mean to say that they are "really" stupid. You mean to show the familiarity with them.
In the case, I would say, "Ni zhen ben na!", in the sense of "Look, how stupid you are!"
As you see, we say, "The tone makes the music."
Or else, Willmatter's answer is correct, less his sounds more serious.
In the case, I would say, "Ni zhen ben na!", in the sense of "Look, how stupid you are!"
As you see, we say, "The tone makes the music."
Or else, Willmatter's answer is correct, less his sounds more serious.
9 hrs
ni hao ben a
你好笨啊
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Note added at 9 hrs 19 mins (2005-01-13 05:40:51 GMT)
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Means \"You are so silly\".
Prounced as nee hor ben ar
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Note added at 9 hrs 19 mins (2005-01-13 05:40:51 GMT)
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Means \"You are so silly\".
Prounced as nee hor ben ar
+3
12 hrs
Xu Dongjun
China
China
Native in Chinese
China
*RELIABLE* NEVER miss a deadline!
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Mandarin)
Works in: English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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64
FYI
Ni Zhen Sha.
你真傻。
你真傻。
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
james brown
: this is probably preferable to 'ben,' which feels more childish and tends to mean 'clumsy' or uncoordinated, or imply an inability to do something
1 hr
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| agree |
Carol C.W. CHUNG
: james presented a good insight
3 days 4 hrs
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| agree |
Denyce Seow
: Possible too.... but this would more be "You are so silly". In English, "silly" and "stupid" can be quite different.
3 days 7 hrs
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