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Blaizeyboy
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by Blaizeyboy » 08 Nov 2006, 15:00
Markgway wrote: grim_tales wrote: "Shu Qi" Is't her name pronounced something like "SHOO KAY" in Cantonese, or is it "SHOO KEY" in Mandarin?
Spoken:
Cantonese = Shoe Kay.
Mandarin = Shoe Chee.
This doesn't take into account accents of course. But the above is how a Gwailo would pronounce them.
Written:
Cantonese: Shu Kei
Mainland: Shu Qi
Taiwanese: Hsu Chi
no joke............her english name is 'Fanny'
grim_tales
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by grim_tales » 08 Nov 2006, 15:34
Is it? LOL I didnt know that
Blaizeyboy
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by Blaizeyboy » 08 Nov 2006, 15:46
grim_tales wrote: Is it? LOL I didnt know that
yep, its been mentioned a few times on cctv-9 (english chinese channel)
they called her 'Fanny Shu' -probably the most appropiate english name of choice. i wonder who gave it to her? wong jing maybe?
even funnier on cctv-9 was sometimes it sounded like they were saying 'fanny soup'
Killer Meteor
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by Killer Meteor » 08 Nov 2006, 16:33
I though Fanny Fan of The Victim was funnier
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but I guess you're more intelligence than me.
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by bradavon » 09 Nov 2006, 01:16
Cheers Gas and LD.
Fanny Shu, remember Fanny means something very different in American English so I doubt they even know.
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by grim_tales » 09 Nov 2006, 09:05
And British English too.
bradavon
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by bradavon » 09 Nov 2006, 19:17
LOL no as we're specifically talking about the British English meaning
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by grim_tales » 09 Nov 2006, 20:24
D'oh!
What does it mean in US English then?
Killer Meteor
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by Killer Meteor » 10 Nov 2006, 00:00
In Britain the front
In America the back
Though in Roald Dahl's Matilda, which is set in England, the American varation is used
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by bradavon » 10 Nov 2006, 00:30
Really?
My understanding:
American: The Butt (both sexes)
British: Vagina
As in Bum bag becoming fanny pack.
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by thelostdragon » 10 Nov 2006, 00:42
There is also an actress called Fanny Wong.
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by grim_tales » 10 Nov 2006, 09:48
You mean the book or film Matilda, LD? The book is set in England, the film in America (right)? I'd always thought the book was set in England anyway.
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by Killer Meteor » 10 Nov 2006, 16:07
In the book, which is set in England, Mr. Woomwood say's something along the lines of "you can't make a living sitting on your fanny all day reading story books" Then again, he and his wife do watch a lot of American soap operas...
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by thelostdragon » 10 Nov 2006, 21:18
Book? I am talking about a real life actress called Fanny Wong.
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by bradavon » 10 Nov 2006, 21:38
Grim was replying to "Ivan Drago" but got his names mixed up, oops 8)
I know who you mean.
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by grim_tales » 10 Nov 2006, 21:57
Yeah thats right, apologies LD