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| Processed by: | richwarm (2022-01-26 22:26:36 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 69694 - submitted by 'anluoridge' >> I'm replying to this comment: https://cc-cedict.org/editor/editor.php?log_id=73704&return=ListChanges&handler=ViewLogEntry Sorry for using the wrong part of speech as 'gatecrash' last time. For this entry. I think 不速之客 has almost the same meaning of gatecrasher. 1) It means the guest is uninvited/unexpected. 2) The guest potentially would disrupt or ruin the event (not always). Examples: 1. 「生突入，笑呼曰：『有不速之客一人来。』群惊奔匿。」 -- 《聊斋志异．卷一．青凤》 2. 我本来打算今天把工作做完，没想到来了二位不速之客，我的计划就泡汤了。 3. 这样出乎意外的不速之客，却受着了真正是由衷而出的恳切的欢迎。 -- 郭沫若《海涛集·跨着东海》 ----------------------------------- Editor: 1) That's like arguing that "dog" should be added to the definition of 动物, since "the animal potentially would be a canine (not always)". All dogs are 动物, but not all 动物 are dogs. A gatecrasher is a type of 不速之客 (one whose means of entry and/or behavior after entry are illicit). All gatecrashers are 不速之客, but not all 不速之客 are gatecrashers. 2) I don't think it would be appropriate to describe any of the 不速之客's in your three examples as gatecrashers. |
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# - 不速之客 不速之客 [bu4 su4 zhi1 ke4] /uninvited or unexpected guest/ # + 不速之客 不速之客 [bu4 su4 zhi1 ke4] /gatecrasher/uninvited or unexpected guest/ |