Former castleva
02-16-2003, 08:54 AM
Thought it would be a good time to boost the moods a bit and create something creative.Namely a joke thread on CMA terminology for all serious students of chinese (ahem,like myself) and related martial arts. :)
The emphasis on often possibly neglected linguistical details and their complexity.
Tai qi quan--"rather slow fist"
wuxing ("five elements")--"dirty sex".
Qi-gong--"unusual confession".
San shou--"shadow master".
Xing-yi--"raw meat disease (infectious)
Wushu--"dirty rat","error expectional","nothing careless".
These for now,share yours.
(Note:translations are based on mandarin)
The emphasis on often possibly neglected linguistical details and their complexity.
Tai qi quan--"rather slow fist"
wuxing ("five elements")--"dirty sex".
Qi-gong--"unusual confession".
San shou--"shadow master".
Xing-yi--"raw meat disease (infectious)
Wushu--"dirty rat","error expectional","nothing careless".
These for now,share yours.
(Note:translations are based on mandarin)