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The following are Mandarin Phrases for use in Role play, taken from the RPG and included for reference purposes. Typed out by Inara
- A switch to those girls' backsides is just good enough Byen Dah Tah Muhn Dug Bay Jo Go Lai.
- Abracadabra-alakazam Tian-Ling-Ling, Di-Ling-Ling.
- Accusing someone of lying, a ridiculous notion, or talking out of the posterior Fuhn Pi, literally "farting."
- Agitate someone out of hiding Da Chow Jin Ser, literally "beating the grass to startle the snake."
- Alas, not good, what a mess, too bad Jao Gao, literally "spoiled cake."
- Alliance Nien Mohn.
- Are we clear? Dohn luh mah.
- Attributing an unfortunate longshot occurance Yeh Lu Jwo Duo Luh Jwonh Whei Jian Guay, literally "do enought nighttime travels and one will eventually see a ghost"; also a warning of future retribution.
- Awesome or extraordinarily clever Gao Guhn, literally "high pole."
- Baboon's ass crack Feh Feh Pi Goh.
- Bastard, jerk Huen Dahn, literally "rotten egg."
- Big boss or operator of a business LaoBuhn; Lao Buhn Ni'um for female boss or proprietor's wife. Also informal appellation for acquaintances.
- Big brother Ghuh or Ghuh-Ghuh, the former is more intimate and connotes blood relation.
- Big stupid pile of stinking meat Yi Dwei Da Buen Chuo Roh.
- Big sister Jei or Jei-Jei.
- Blindside or conspire against someone secretly Fahn Leong Jian, literally "shoot a cold arrow."
- Bottoms up Gon Beh, literally "Dry cup."
- Brilliant Jing Chai.
- Browncoat Jone Yee.
- Cheap floozy Jien Huo.
- Check at once Ma Shong Jien Cha.
- Cheering or urging someone on Jah Yoh, literally "Add fuel," equivalent of "go (name)!" in English .
- Chinese/Mandarin language Jwohn Guo Hwa.
- Cool Ku.
- Commit blunder of great magnitude Bie Woo Lohng.
- Complete disarray or sheer pandemonium Tian Fuhn Di Fu, literally "sky tumbles while earth turns over."
- Completely useless Tian Di Wu Yohn.
- Congratulations Gohn Shi.
- Conniving or scheming person Guay Toh Guay Nown, literally "ghost head and ghost brain."
- Crazy dog in love with its own feces Ai Chr Jze Se Duh Fohn Diang Gho.
- Cursing Ma Jung Hwa, literally "chastise with dirty words."
- Cute Kuh Ai.
- Damn or damn it Ta Ma Duh, literally "his mother's..."
- Dangerous person or animal Wei Shian Dohn Woo.
- Daydream or wishful thinking Bai Lih Mohn.
- Deserving of bad consequences or fate Hwo Gai.
- Despicable Kuh Wu.
- Do something for nothing in return, or wasted endeavor without a payoff Yee Yan, literally "a charity show."
- Done for imminent doom Wong Dahn, literally "finished (cooked) egg."
- Dumbass Chwen, descriptive, literally "retarded."
- Earthshaking Jing Tian Dwohn Di, literally "startle the sky and shake the earth."
- Engage a monkey in feces-hurling contest G'en ho Tze Bi Dio se.
- Enough of this nonsense Go Hwong Tong.
- Everything under the sky Tian Shia, can be used to allude to the world or universe.
- Excrement Mi Tian Gohn, slang, derives from the fact that when you stack the three characters-- "mi"(rice), "tian"(paddy), and "gohn" (public or mutual)-- from top to bottom in that order, they form the ideograph for excrement.
- Explosive diarrhea of an elephant Da Shiong La Se La Ch'wohn Tian.
- Fear nothing but (fill in the blank) Tian Bu Pa, Di Bu Pa, Tze Pa...
- Fellow Ja Hwo, also slang for weapon.
- Female companion or girlfriend Ma Tze, a somewhat derogatory slang; add "Dow" in front for "looking to get a girlfriend."
- Filthy fornicators of livestock Ung Jeong Jia Ching Jien Soh.
- Fire! Kai Huo(as in shooting), Fuhn Huo (as in starting).
- Fire at will or terminate with extreme prejudice Da Kai Sa Jeh, meaning "breaking the Buddhist vow against killing."
- Flat-chested Hur Bao Duhn, slang, literally "eggs cooked sunny side up."
- Foiled or ruined at the last moment Soh Ya Feh Tian, expression, literally "a cooked duck flies away."
- Fool Sah Gwa, literally "stupid melonhead."
- Friend, pal, buddy Puhn Yoh.
- Gang, crew, or confederate of diehards Se Duhng.
- Gang or faction leader Da Gher Da for male, Da Jeh Da for female, slang.
- Garbage Luh Suh.
- Get bold or audacious Fahn Dahn, literally "release courage."
- Get lost Kwai Jio Kai.
- Go all out, holding nothing back Ping Ming, literally "fight for one's life."
- Go to hell Chui Se, literally "go die."
- Good or okay How.
- Good journey or bon voyage Yi Lu Shwen Fohn.
- Good luck Joo How Rin.
- Greetings Ni How.
- Handsome Shwie.
- Happy development or fortuitous turn of event How Shi Sung Chung, literally " a good show's about to start," can be used sarcastically.
- Have desires above one's social/financial position, or beyond one's ability to realize Lai huh Moh Sheong Tze Tian Uh Zoh, literally "for a toad to think of eating a swan."
- He or she Tah, "tah-duh" for his or hers, "tah-muhn" for them, "tah-muhn-duh" for theirs.
- Homewrecking tramp Hu Li Jing, literally "fox spirit."
- Hump Gun.
- Hurry, speed up Guhn Kwai.
- I or me Wuo, wuo-duh for mine.
- I don't believe my eyes! Wo Bu Shin Wo Dah Yan Jing.
- I neither see nor hear you Wuo Dwei Nee Boo Ting Boo Jen.
- Idiot,moron Buhn Dahn, literally "stupid egg," or Chwen Joo, literally "retarded pig."
- Impossible Bu Kuh Nuhn.
- Impressive display or visage but no substance Da Chung Wu Dahn,literally "big gun, no bullet."
- In someone's doghouse Luhn Gohn, literally "a cold place," which is where an emperor confines those concubines who have fallen out of favor.
- In that case, never mind Nah Mei Guan Shee.
- Junk Feh Wu.
- Leader of a criminal operation Ser Toh, literally "snakehead," derogatory.
- Leave one to his own fate Tze Sh'un Tze Mieh.
- Let me repeat myself Wuo Jai Jeong Yi Chi.
- Life support failure Shuhn Ming Shi T'wohn Gu Jong.
- Like hell Jien Ta Duh Guay, literally "See his ghost."
- Little brother Di or Di-Di.
- Little sister Mei or Mei-Mei.
- Long time no see How Joh Bu Jian.
- Male companion or boyfriend Kai Tze, also a somewhat derogatory slang.
- Manipulate, or playing somebody for a fool Swa.
- Merciful Buddha protect us Rung Tse Fwo Tzoo Bao Yo Wuo Muhn.
- Merciful God, please take me away Rung Tse Song Di Ching Dai Wuo Tzo.
- Merciless bastard Lurn Shwei Jah Jwohn, literally "cold-blooded mixed breed."
- Merciless hell Ai Yah Tien Ah.
- Mind your own business Gwon Ni Tze Jee Duh Shr.
- Miss Shao Jeh, ;iterally "little lady." Follows a name when addressing a known person, so River would be addressed as Tam River shao jeh, or simply Tam shao jeh.
- Mister Shian Shen, literally "born before me," also follows a person's name.
- Monkey raping Cheong Bao Ho Tze.
- Motherless goat of all motherless goats Mei Yong Ma Duh Tse Gu Yong.
- Muddled, mixed-up, confused Wu Toh Wu Now, literally "without a head or brain."
- No problem Mei Wen Ti,
- Not advised Jwohn Gao Bu Yi.
- Not enough Bu Goh, or Hai Bu Goh for "not enough yet."
- Not keeping a rendezvous Fahn Gher Tze, literally "release a pigeon" but insinuating not picking up the bird at the destination.
- Now, immediately Ma Shong.
- Nuts Shiang Jing Ping or just Shian Jing, Fah Shian Jing for "going nuts."
- Oddball or a goof Chai Neow.
- Of course Duhn Ruhn.
- Oh my God Wuo Duh Tian Ah.
- Old Lao.
- Old man/husband Lao Gohn.
- Old Lady/wife Lao Puo.
- One must be ruthless to be a great Wu Du Bu Juhn Fu, literally "a person without poison is not a great man."
- Outdo someone or doing one better Dao-Gao-Yee-Chi Mon-Gao-Yee-Juhn, expression, literally "the solution advances a yard, the problem advances a mile."
- Pal Lao Sheong if addree's older, Lao Di if younger; used for men only. P'n Yoh for "friend."
- Pathetic wretch Bei Bi Shiou Ren, literally "shameless dirty little person."
- Peon, small fry, a nobody Wu Ming Shao Jwu, literally "nameless little foot soldier."
- Prehistoric Lao Deow Ya, literally "so old as to lose all teeth."
- Pig's sty Joo Fuen Chse.
- Pile of sun-baked dog poo Ri shao gou shi bing.
- Plain, bland, bare Yong Chwen Mien, slang taken from the namesake generic, flavorless noodle dish.
- Please be quiet Ching Ahn Jing Yi Dien.
- Pool of excrement F'n Zse, can be used in an expression for "deep crap."
- Pool of pig droppings Joo Fuen Chse.
- Posterior Pi Gu.
- Precious, darling, sweetheart Bao Bei.
- Real man Nuhn Tze Huhn.
- Really dangerous Wei Shan, more poetic, Wo Hu Chung Long, which is "crouching tiger, hidden dragon," an expression for something dangerous.
- Redundant, unnecessary complicating something Wua Ser Tian Jwoo, literally "draw a snake and add feet to it."
- Retreat, run away Jio Weh Sung Chiun, phrase summarizing the last of the Chinese "36 Stratagems," which extols the virtue of fleeing to fight another day.
- Ridiculous stange, illogical or nonsensical Mo Min Chi Meow, literally "not understanding the pecularity."
- Ruined, finished Wan Duhn Luh.
- Ruthless or savage beast of a person Ching Soh.
- Screw him/her running Gun Ta Jwo Lu.
- Screw you Chwee Ni Duh.
- Shameless Hussy Meh Lien Duh Iyah Jee, literally "faceless bastard prostitute."
- Shiny, awesome, fantastic Jahn!
- Shut up Bi Jweh.
- Shut up and make us wealthy Bi Jweh, Lung Wuo Mun fah tsai.
- Sir Da Yeh. When used as nobility, Nuhn Jwei, following the name.
- So guilty as to deserve a thousand deaths Jwei Gai Won Se.
- Son of a bitch Wong Ba Duhn, or Go Neong Yung Duh for a more literal and vicious translation.
- Speak now and quickly Yo Hua Kwai Suo.
- Speaking without a clue Shiah Hwa, literally "blind talk."
- Stop talking Joo Koh.
- Stupid son of a drooling whore and monkey Lio Coh Jwei Ji Neong Hur Ho Deh Yung Duh Buhn Jah J'wohn.
- Swindle Gwai.
- Suicidal idea Tze sah ju yi.
- Surrender, give up Toh Shung.
- Take care, stay healthy Bao Jone, literally "maintain weight."
- Talk nonsense Shia Suo.
- Thanks Sheh Sheh.
- There's nothing in this plan that isn't horrific Juh Guh Jee hua Juhn Kuh Pah!
- Things never go smooth How W'rin Bu Lai, Whai W'rin Bu Jwo, literally "good luck don't come, bad luck don't leave."
- To throw in a monkey wrench Gwai Ma Jeow, literally "twist a horse's legs (while it's galloping.)"
- Trouble, problem, complication Ma Fuhn.
- Tyrant, irn-fisted ruler Ba Wong.
- Ugly or perverted person Joo Bah Jeh, insult taken from the name of the hoggish, lecherous chracter in the popular Chinese folktale, "Journey to the West."
- Understand Dohn, dohn-ma for "understand?" dohn-luh-mah for "are we clear here?"
- Very Feh Chun.
- Wait/hold on a second D'un Yi Shia.
- Warning someone against doing things "the hard way" Jin JohBu Chi Chi Fah Joh, literally "choosing to sip the wine of penalty over that of respect."
- We, us Wuo Mun, Wuo Mun Duh for ours.
- We will enjoy your silence now Bai Tuo, Uhn Jin Yee Dien.
- What Shuh Muh?
- What the hell is this crap Juh Shi Suh Mo Go Dohng Shee?
- You Ni, ni-duh for yours, ni-muhn for plural, ni-muhn-duh for plural possessive.
- You don't deserve it Ni Bu Ying Duh Jur Guh.
- You wanna bullet right in your throat? Nee Yow Wuo Kai Chiung?
- You wanna die? Nee Tzao Se Mah?
- Young one Nyen Ching Duh, or Yo Chr, slang for underage (literally "infant teeth.")
- Water Swei.
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