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Change log entry 33802
Processed by: richwarm (2011-02-10 21:45:27 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 32874 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
Added "Tut!" -- this is the last word on the last page of Chao's "Mandarin Primer" and is rendered
as "qie4" on the corresponding audio recording. It is probably a better expression than "Yeah, right"
in some contexts.

[...]
A: After the meeting I walked out of the auditorium and met a good friend of mine.
B: Really?
A: Yup.
B: Who?
A: You.
B: Tut!

[E->C translation exercise, from Mandarin Primer]
Diff:
- 切 切 [qie4] /definitely/absolutely (not)/(dismissive interjection) Yeah, right./to grind/close to/eager/to correspond to/see also 反切[fan3 qie4]/
+ 切 切 [qie4] /definitely/absolutely (not)/(dismissive interjection) Yeah, right./Tut!/to grind/close to/eager/to correspond to/see also 反切[fan3 qie4]/
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