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Change log entry 74842
Processed by: richwarm (2022-05-17 06:04:09 UTC)
Comment: 1) Changed 'jocularly' to 'jocular'.
2) Replaced slashes with semicolons where appropriate.
Diff:
- 不亦樂乎 不亦乐乎 [bu4 yi4 le4 hu1] /lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocularly) extremely/awfully/
+ 不亦樂乎 不亦乐乎 [bu4 yi4 le4 hu1] /lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully/
 
- 唱空城計 唱空城计 [chang4 kong1 cheng2 ji4] /lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)/fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness/(jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty/(of one's stomach) to be rumbling/
+ 唱空城計 唱空城计 [chang4 kong1 cheng2 ji4] /lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)/fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness/(jocular) (of a place etc) to be empty/(of one's stomach) to be rumbling/
 
- 剁手節 剁手节 [Duo4 shou3 jie2] /(jocularly) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day/
+ 剁手節 剁手节 [Duo4 shou3 jie2] /(jocular) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day/
 
- 管家婆 管家婆 [guan3 jia1 po2] /housewife (jocularly)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody/
+ 管家婆 管家婆 [guan3 jia1 po2] /housewife (jocular)/female housekeeper of a higher rank (old)/busybody/
 
- 機靈鬼 机灵鬼 [ji1 ling2 gui3] /(jocularly) clever and quick-witted person/
+ 機靈鬼 机灵鬼 [ji1 ling2 gui3] /(jocular) clever and quick-witted person/
 
- 夾心餅乾 夹心饼干 [jia1 xin1 bing3 gan1] /sandwich cookie/(jocularly) sb who is caught between two opposing parties/sb who is between the hammer and the anvil/
+ 夾心餅乾 夹心饼干 [jia1 xin1 bing3 gan1] /sandwich cookie/(jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties; sb who is between the hammer and the anvil/
 
- 救生圈 救生圈 [jiu4 sheng1 quan1] /life buoy/life belt/(jocularly) flab/spare tire/
+ 救生圈 救生圈 [jiu4 sheng1 quan1] /life buoy; life belt/(jocular) flab; spare tire/
 
- 排骨精 排骨精 [pai2 gu3 jing1] /(jocularly) anorexic girl/a bag of bones/
+ 排骨精 排骨精 [pai2 gu3 jing1] /(jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones/
 
- 擒人節 擒人节 [Qin2 ren2 jie2] /(jocularly) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day/
+ 擒人節 擒人节 [Qin2 ren2 jie2] /(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day/
 
- 人有三急 人有三急 [ren2 you3 san1 ji2] /(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature/
+ 人有三急 人有三急 [ren2 you3 san1 ji2] /(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature/
 
- 思密達 思密达 [si1 mi4 da2] /(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida")/(jocularly) a Korean/
+ 思密達 思密达 [si1 mi4 da2] /(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida")/(jocular) a Korean/
 
- 蚊子館 蚊子馆 [wen2 zi5 guan3] /(jocularly) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)/
+ 蚊子館 蚊子馆 [wen2 zi5 guan3] /(jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw)/
 
- 洗衣板 洗衣板 [xi3 yi1 ban3] /washboard/(jocularly) flat chest/
+ 洗衣板 洗衣板 [xi3 yi1 ban3] /washboard/(jocular) flat chest/
 
- 笑罵 笑骂 [xiao4 ma4] /to deride/to mock/(jocularly) to heckle good-naturedly/to razz/
+ 笑罵 笑骂 [xiao4 ma4] /to deride; to mock/(jocular) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz/
 
- 羞羞臉 羞羞脸 [xiu1 xiu1 lian3] /(jocularly) shame on you!/
+ 羞羞臉 羞羞脸 [xiu1 xiu1 lian3] /(jocular) shame on you!/
 
- 壓力山大 压力山大 [ya1 li4 shan1 da4] /(jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])/
+ 壓力山大 压力山大 [ya1 li4 shan1 da4] /(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])/
 
- 做廳長 做厅长 [zuo4 ting1 zhang3] /(jocularly) to sleep on the couch/to sleep in the living room/
+ 做廳長 做厅长 [zuo4 ting1 zhang3] /(jocular) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room/
By MDBG 2025
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