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funny compounds - twincy - 2007-02-20
this is so funny:
携帯電話 (carry in hand-belt-electricity-speak) - mobile phone
狂牛病 (lunatic-cow-ill) - mad cow disease
高所恐怖症 (high-place-fear-fearful-pathological condition) fear of heights
自殺未遂 (self-kill-not yet-accomplished) attempted suicide
(http://www.kanjiclinic.com/kc11final.htm)
no...?
::twincy
funny compounds - chamcham - 2007-02-20
My favorite is the kanji for anesthesia.
It is pronounced "masui".
麻酔 【ますい】 (n) anaesthesia; anesthesia; (P)
marijuana + drunk = anesthesia
Being under anesthesia is like being drunk and high at the same time.
.....doesn't get any better than that..... :-p
I guess the Japanese have always known about marijuana's medicinal purposes... :-)
funny compounds - chamcham - 2007-02-20
my other favorite is "makeinu"
負け犬 【まけいぬ】 (n) (1) loser; (2) (vulg) unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30;
so unmarried woman are like defeated dogs........haha.........nice to see the "female dog" analogy in other languages than English......
funny compounds - twincy - 2007-02-21
hehe. great
i see u guys use rikaichan. great thing!
edit: (or is the rikaichan dic taken from another one?)
::u
funny compounds - ファブリス - 2007-02-21
chamcham Wrote:負け犬 【まけいぬ】 (n) (1) loser; (2) (vulg) unmarried woman (with no children) over the age of 30;I'm not english native so I don't remember hearing that analogy before, but there's a fascinating aspect of the language which tells a lot about the culture and how people think.
so unmarried woman are like defeated dogs........haha.........nice to see the "female dog" analogy in other languages than English......
I saw this one in JWPce once, it may not be representative of any cultural aspect in Japan, I don't know, but I thought it was funny nonetheless:
花盗人 【はなぬすびと】 (n) person who steals flowers
funny compounds - twincy - 2007-02-22
非 is not + 常 normal = 非常 emergency
発 let out + 熱 heat = 発熱 attack of fever
... neat
funny compounds - JimmySeal - 2007-02-22
One of my favorites
矛halberd + 盾shield = 矛盾contradiction
funny compounds - chamcham - 2007-02-23
Here's another one.
Sushidzume
すし詰め; 鮨詰め; 寿司詰め 【すしづめ】 (n) {food} jam-packed; packed in like sushi (like sardines)
This is also used to mean a place packed with people. So a room full of people is a "room packed like sushi".......LOL........
funny compounds - gandal - 2007-02-24
大便 = ( Big + Convenience ) ---> Feces
小便 = ( Small + Convenience ) ---> Urine
funny compounds - mantixen - 2007-02-25
五月蝿い(うるさい) a five-month housefly would no doubt be noisy/tiresome/annoying
funny compounds - woelpad - 2007-02-25
JimmySeal Wrote:One of my favoritesIs based on a story from the 韓非子 (かんぴし), whereby an unscrupulous salesman was selling both the spear that could pierce any shield and the shield that could deflect any spear, a clear contradiction if used in conjunction, and the salesman's lie was quickly exposed. My boss was quite fond of telling that story.
矛 (ほこ) halberd + 盾 (たて) shield = 矛盾 (むじゅん) contradiction
funny compounds - twincy - 2007-03-03
from the KanjiDB:
沈埋工法
ちんまいこうほう (EDICT) (n)
underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts
yes!
funny compounds - chamcham - 2007-03-03
OK. I know I'm breaking the rules. This isn't exactly a compound, but I love this phrase.
手が早い (てがはやい, "te ga hayai") - to be fast in forming relationships with women
Literally, it means <some guy> has quick hands.
When I first heard it, I thought it meant that the person is a thief, but I was wrong.
The most common meaning is for men who are quick to start
relationships with women. They waste no time in becoming friendly with
hot women. The phrase sort of implies that he's a player.
So the next time you hear someone say "that guy has quick hands", you'd
better think twice about it.......... :-)
funny compounds - twincy - 2007-03-03
haha. "he's got gaaame".
funny compounds - JimmySeal - 2007-04-09
These words are used in a book I'm reading in reference to ancient Greek history:
植民 (plant-people) colonization
植民都市 (plant-people city) colony
植民活動 (plant-people activity) colonization
But reading off the Heisig meanings literally makes them look like some scary science fiction words.