Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
young man
Chinese translation:
nian qing ren
May 16, 2005 00:47
19 yrs ago
English term
jay
young man
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English to Chinese
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
- addressing a young man (cashier at a shop)
-in hanyu pinyin please
-in hanyu pinyin please
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| 4 +2 | nian qing ren |
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nian qing ren
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Note added at 13 hrs 18 mins (2005-05-16 14:06:22 GMT)
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In my opinion, young man is not completely equal to xiao huo yi. As I remember Senior Bush once called Clinton young man, who certainly cannot be called a xiao hu zi.Xiao huo zi means \"lad\" and is too informal to be used for every young man.
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Note added at 13 hrs 18 mins (2005-05-16 14:06:22 GMT)
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In my opinion, young man is not completely equal to xiao huo yi. As I remember Senior Bush once called Clinton young man, who certainly cannot be called a xiao hu zi.Xiao huo zi means \"lad\" and is too informal to be used for every young man.
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