Mar 17, 2007 03:53
17 yrs ago
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English term
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Cantonese "tough guy"
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Cantonese dialect youth, college and street slang
Hello. I'm interested in and am doing research on Cantonese youth, street and college slang. Besides "dai lo", what are Cantonese slang terms for "tough guy", that have a positive connotation? Please let me know. Thank you. :D
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硬汉子
The Kongfu movie star, Jackey Chan is an example, who is a masculine man in the inner heart and appearance. It means a real man indeed.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-17 05:34:09 GMT)
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ying(tone 4)， han(tone 4), zi(tone 2).
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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-03-18 01:24:40 GMT)
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铮铮铁汉 zheng 4, zheng4, tie3, han4 is available too. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a powerful man not only in his screen image, but his management for California.
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Note added at 5 days (2007-03-22 10:07:30 GMT)
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A shorter way is called 硬汉。
zheng zheng tie han is another alternation.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-17 05:34:09 GMT)
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ying(tone 4)， han(tone 4), zi(tone 2).
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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-03-18 01:24:40 GMT)
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铮铮铁汉 zheng 4, zheng4, tie3, han4 is available too. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a powerful man not only in his screen image, but his management for California.
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Note added at 5 days (2007-03-22 10:07:30 GMT)
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A shorter way is called 硬汉。
zheng zheng tie han is another alternation.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. Can you please post the pinyin for that term? |
| Is there a shorter way to say "zheng zheng tie han"? |
Peer comment(s):
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tianhe51
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thanks.
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Philip Tang
: in cantonese, just "硬汉" will also do!
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Thanks. I just want to revise it previously.
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chinesetrans
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Thanks.
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Forrest Liang
: 硬汉
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Thanks.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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铜皮铁骨
for physical toughness
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Note added at 22 hrs (2007-03-18 02:22:01 GMT)
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It is an adjective. tong (tone 2) pi (2) tie (3) gu (3)
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Note added at 22 hrs (2007-03-18 02:22:01 GMT)
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It is an adjective. tong (tone 2) pi (2) tie (3) gu (3)
Note from asker:
| Thank you. Is that is noun? How would you say that term in pinyin? |
| Is there a noun form of the term you gave? |
Discussion
tai chek lou:大只佬, which describes physical appearance, a very strong man. Tai Lou: 大佬, somewhat sub-culture meaning.
'da jai,' 'Tai Lou' and 'Tai Koh' nad 'lan jie'.