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Slang and Languages of the Verse; Interesting stuff
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Topic Started: Jun 19 2008, 07:46 PM (5,756 Views)
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The Verse is rich in slang and the chinese language. And well it's fun to use those in RP'ing, thus a very nice list of Chinese and English Slang! So don't be ornery and read the gorram list :D.
Chinese Slang in the Firefly verse.
Below is a list of Chinese slang, this isn’t a full list of every word/phrase used out there in the series/other media of Firefly, but should be sufficient to use in Roleplaying.
Mandarin Chinese Slang
Pleasantries
Bottoms up: “Gon Beh” Briljant: Jing Chai Congratulations: Gohn Shi Good journey or bon voyage: Yi Lu Shwen Fohn Good luck: Joo How Rin Greetings: Ni How Long time, no see: How Joh Bu Jian No problem: Mei Wen Ti Of course: Duhn Ruhn Take care: Bao Jone Thanks: Sheh Sheh
Descriptions
Alliance: Nien Mohn Big boss: Lao Buhn Big brother: Ghu-Ghu Big sister: Jei-Jei Browncoat: Jone yee Conniving or scheming person: Guay Tuh Guay Nown Cute: Kuh ai Deserving of bad consequence or fate: Hwo Gai Despicable: Kuh wu Fellow: Ja Hwo, (also slang for a weapon) Female companion or girlfriend: Ma Tze, (somewhat derogatory term) Friend, pall: Puhn Yoh Gang,crew: Se Duhng Gang or faction leader: Da Gher Da, for male. Da Jeh Da, for female Handsome: Shwie Little brother: Di Di Little sister: Mei Mei Miss: Shao Jeh Mister: Shian Shen Old: Lao Pathetic wretch: Bei Bi Shiou Ren Peon, small fry: Wu Ming Shao Jwu Precious/darling/sweetheart: Bao bei Shiny/awesome: Jahn Ruined: Wan Duhn Luh Young one: Nien Ching Duh Water: Swei
Exclamations
Not good, what a mess: Jao Gao, literally “Spoiled Cake” Blunder of great magnitude: Bie Woo Long Damn or damn it: Ta Ma Duh Done for or imminent doom: Wong Dahn Excrement: Mi Tian Gohn I don’t believe my eyes!: Wo Bu Shin Wo Dah Yan Jing Merciful Buddha protect us: Rung Tse Fwo Tzoo Bao Yo Wuo Muhn Merciless hell: Ai Yah Tien Ah Oh my God: Wuo Duh Tian Ah Suicidal idea: Tze sah yu ji Things never go smooth: How Wrin Bu Lai, Whai Wrin Bu Jwo
Insults
Baboon’s Ass Crack: Feh Feh Pi Goh Bastard, jerk: Huen Dahn Big stupid pile of stinking meat: Yi Dwei Da Buen Chuo Roh Cheap floozy: Jien Huo Crazy dog in love with its own feces: Ai Chr Jze Se Duh Fohn Diang Gho Damn it! Everyone under heaven deserves to die: Ni ta ma de. Tianxia suoyoude ren dou gai si Dangerous person or animal: Wei Shian Dohn Wu Dumbass: Chwen Engage a monkey in a feces hurtling contest: G’en Ho Tze Bi Dio se Explosive diarrhea of an elephant: Da Shiong La Se La Chwohn Tian Filthy fornicators of livestock!: He chusheng zajiao de zanghuo! Flat-chested: Hur Bao Duhn (literally “eggs cooked sunny side up.” Fool: Sa Gwa Get lost: Kwai Joi Kai Go to hell: Chui Se Good/Okay: How Idiot, moron: Buhn Dahn Like hell: Jien Tah Du Guy Merciless bastard: Lurn shwei ja jwoh Monkey raping: Cheong Bao Ho Tze Oddball: Chai Neow Pile of sun-baked dog poo: Ri Shao Gou Shi Bing Pool of pig droppings: Joo fuen chse Shameless hussy: Meh Lien Duh Jyah Jee Screw him/her: Gun ta jwo lu Screw you: Chwee Ni Duh Shut up: Bi jweh Shut up and make us wealthy: Bi jweh, lung wuo mun fah tsai Son of a bitch: Wong Ba Duhn Stuff all the planets in the universe up my butt!: Taikong suoyou de xingqiu saijin wo de pigu You don’t deserve it: Ni bu ying duh jur guh You want a bullet right in your throat?: Nee yow wuo kai chiung? You wanna die?: Nee Tzao Se Mah? What the hell is this crap?: Juh shi suh mo go dohng shee?
Other
Ambush, rustle someone out of hiding: Da Chow Jing Ser, literally “beating the grass to startle the snake” Are we clear?: Don La Ma Blindside or conspire against: Fahn Leong Jian, literally “shoot a cold arrow” Disarray or pandemonium: Tian Fuhn Di Fu Check at once: Ma shong jien cha Completely useless: Tian Di Wu Yohn Cool: Ku Daydream or wishful thinking: Bai Li Mohn. Do something for nothing in return: Yee Yan, (literally a charity show) Earthshaking: Jin tian dwohn di Enough of this nonsense: Go Hwong Tong Everything under the sky: Tian Shia Fire!: Kai huo Fire at will: Da Kai Sa Jeh (literally “breaking the Buddhist vow against killing”) Foiled or ruined at the last moment: Soh Ya Feh Tian (literally “a cooked duck flies away”) Garbadge: Luh Suh Get bold or audacious: Fahn Dahn Go all out: Ping ming Happy development: How shi sun chung Hurry: Guhn kwai Immediately: Ma shong Impossible: Du kuh nuhn In that case, never mind: Nah mei guan shee Junk: Fei wu Let me repeat myself: Wuo jai jeong yi chi Muddled/confused: Wu toh wu now Not advised: Jwohn gao bu yi Nuts: Shiang Jing Really dangerous: Wo hu chung long Retreat: Jio weh sung chiuh Speak now and quickly: Yo hua kwai suo Stop talking: Joo koh Surrender: Toh shung Trouble/complication: Ma fuhn Understand: Dohn-ma Wait/Hold on a second: D’un yi shia We shall enjoy your silence now: Bai tuo, uhn jin yee dien What: Shuh muh?
English Slang:
Advocate: A lawyer Atmo: shortened form of atmosphere Backbirth: One born on a primitive or outer planet; implies naivety or stupidity. Bang-up: Great 'It was a bang-up job" The Black: Slang for outer space. Blackout: A shutdown of all ship power to avoid detection. Example: “Go to Blackout!” Browncoats: A nickname for the rebels who fought against the Alliance in the Unification War, in reference to their brown duster jackets. Bughouse: Mental hospital Bushwhack: Ambush. Example: “We were bushwhacked!” Cod: A form of the male genitalia. (The) Core/Core planets: The central, Alliance-governed planets of the star system in which the series takes place. Cortex: An interplanetary information network roughly analogous to the modern-day Internet. Doxy: Female lover or mistress, a prostitute Drops: Illegal addictive drugs Feds, Federals: Members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries. Footpad: Pickpocket thief in a town Genseed: A type of genetically engineered crop seed issued to those sent to settle terraformed planets and moons The Goods: Loot Gorram: variation of god-damn Hornswoggle: To trick someone. Hump: substitute for the term "screw/fuck"; as in, "we're totally humped." Oh-two: Oxygen On the dodge: Wanted by the police On the drift: Floating in space without fuel, unable to travel Ornery: Stubborn, not passive Pipeline: A communications channel Preacher: Any individual who is religious. Pretties: Fancy things Purple-bellies: A nickname for Alliance soldiers, in reference to their purple body armor. Reader: Short for mind reader Reavers: Modern pirates. Men gone mad on the edges of space, flying dangerous ships and preying on other space vessels. Basically, if they board you or you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, they will kill you, rape you, and eat your flesh. And sometimes, if you're lucky, they'll do it in that order. Run afoul: To get into trouble Rutting: A mild emphatic expletive, a less offensive synonym for "fucking", as the word 'rut' is a verb meaning 'to have animalistic sex'. Scratch: Valuables or treasures Second Story Job: Breaking and entering robbery. Shindig: a party, usually with dancing Shiny: An adjective roughly corresponding to modern-day "cool," "neat" or "sweet." Skyplex: Orbital city or space station Sly: An adjective meaning "homosexual," rather than the modern word, "gay." ("Heart of Gold") Tetchy: Sensitive or complaining Tonic: Amateur or illegal alcoholic drink Triplex: A slang term for a planet side shopping and entertainment megaplex U-Day: A shortened version of Unification Day. Verse: A shortened form of the word "universe". Wave: A form of two-way instant audio-video communication, similar in prevalence of usage to modern e-mail or phone calls. Went South: The plan fell apart when troubles appeared. Example: “Things went south when the Reavers showed up.”
Old West Slang Website Western Slang, Lingo & Phrases
From http://www.fireflyrpg.com & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29 & http://www.firefly-objectsinspace.com/verse-language-slang.html
Edited by ShinLi, Feb 16 2009, 12:38 PM.
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