Sunday 17 October 2021

Chinese characters


Chinese sayings on friends and frenemies

割席   Gē xí. Literal: cut the seat (or woven mat). Meaning: Break up with someone 

心照      Xīn zhào. Literal: Heart shine. Meaning: Understanding someone really well

糖黐豆     Táng chī dòu. Literal: Sugar sticky beans. Meaning: Inseparable friends

人前人后兩个樣    Rénqián rén hòu liǎng gè yàng. Literal: People front, people back, two faces. Meaning: Two faced.

Some local Hong Kong slang, used also in Mandarin. For a bit of a change of pace.