#and conversational chinese

[itsanidiom]

The translator for Pit Babe every time they come across a word that could reasonably be translated as "dad" or "father":

#Pit Babe #pit babe the series #please #there's no way they MEANT for this word to be 'daddy' in 99% of these instances #PLEASEEEE #insert montage of the first 10 minute of conversation between Pete and Way #😭 #they're using “ba” but like that's just the Chinese form “dad” #like “phor” - “ba” is the same as “phi” - “hai” #so why daddy????

[rongzhi]

English added by me :)

#douyin #video #tiktok #cats #chinese ppl will see a cat near some fruit and be like Anyone gonna hold a whole conversation with that guy? and not wait for an answer #they will see a cat in the vicinity of a small business and be like. It's the cat's. #Obviously.

[kpop-bbg]

#nct winwin #wayv winwin #kpop idols #converse #stripes #guys in socks #kpop boys #chinese idols #winwin #eyeliner #pretty boy #dong sicheng

[pangyham]

asked my friend to translate more voicelines from cn to eng and apparently xingqiu never addresses chongyun w a nickname ("dear') in cn in his voiceline about him. if anything he just goes "SIGH this guy-" which i think is funny as hell. i think the "ah, dear chongyun" was supposed to be more sarcastic than affectionate hahaha. i think xingqiu holds chongyun dear to him regardless (considering their canon interactions etc) but this just makes xingqiu a lot cheekier and their dynamic funnier. SIGH this guy 🙄

#chongyun #xingqiu #tangy talks genshin #correct me/my friend if we're wrong though #used to be able to speak conversational mandarin but i've forgotten everything eee #can't rely on my dogwater chinese skills for translating at all. i'm way more fluent in tagalog than chinese hahaha #kudos to that friend of mine who translates for me even though they really hate genshin #my friend was like. the tone of xingqiu's voiceline about cy def reads off as “SIGH this fuckass guy (fond)”

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

the evolution of the chinese writing system vs the english writing system never fails to amuse and entertain me.

Qin Shi Huang: I'm sick to death of having 7 different ways to write "horse." Everyone is going to use the exact same characters from now on. Or Else.

Billy Shakespeare: thee fyrst roule ov Ingelish is to hayve funne and to thine ovvn sylef be trueue

#i was having a conversation about why english is Like That with my parents over dinner #it literally freaks me out so much when i see characters from the han dynasty. and i can read it. the 2 thousand year old words. #like no this feels forbidden. im going to get fucking tower of babel'd #chinese history #gtc

[storm-of-feathers]

Totk is fun and all but god the writers hate people of color

#every scene with ganondorf is deeply uncomfortable holy shit #it seems mostly targeted to southwest asia north africa ''cultures'' #(seriously just racist bullshit but okay whatever okay) #and thats so stupid bc so much of this game has chinese imagery thats at least like. trying. #one day ill talk ab the rito ''aesthetic'' and its gross anti indigenous undertones #not today but one day #also dont come on this post to tell me the game was made by japanese people #like yes no shit #and im not the one to have a conversation ab it but japan is incredibly xenophobic #rbs off for rn i might change my mind #edit: i put cultures in quotations bc none of the actual cultures are being represented here its just weird stereotypes

[hanniedream]

fans asking kpop idols to speak in english gives me the same vibes as racist wh*te amer*cans telling anyone they come across speaking in another language to "speak english when you're on our land"

#saw a comment under a tiktok of hao's weibo live #saying “what about intl fans? english?” #and it annoyed me so much #he's literally a chinese live streaming on a chinese app #why does he have to use a language that he isn't even fluent in and probably uncomfortable with conversing in #just to cater to YOU #if you wna understand so badly then wait for someone to sub it #or learn the language yourself #expecting someone to use a language just bcs you can't understand them seems like such entitled behaviour to me #bibi thoughts

[absentlyabbie]

i seriously need all the percy jackson fans to content themselves between episodes by watching American Born Chinese.

these shows are excellent companions to each other, ABC is hilarious, smart, and has a lot to say. the characters are great and honestly percy and jin are cut from the same cloth in so many ways. (and percy and wei chen in other ways.)

GO FORTH. WATCH AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. get your "messy gods and their defiant children" fix between now and next tuesday and shame the shit out of the mouse for having the gall to cancel this show.

rack up the views and talk about it to all your friends so this show is rescued by some other network or streamer. it deserves so much more time to tell this story.

do it for the laughs, the action, for the amazing michelle yeoh, for the cultural and mythological deep cuts, and for ke huy quan to grab you by the heartstrings and yank.

#percy jackson and the olympians #american born chinese #these shows are very nearly in conversation with each other and have a lot of really excellent common ground

[pinkcrocss]

Randomly fell down a rabbit hole of the original Gen V castings, and here is what I surmised from a combo of wiki summaries, rumours on reddit and vague screen rant articles...

Originally the show was pitched/written by Craig Rosenberg. From there, Jaz, Lizzie, and Maddie were all officially cast. Furthermore, Shane Paul McGhie was cast as Andre and Aimee Carrero was cast as maybe Shetty (not certain). At this point, the script was completely different from what it is now, and I believe was much more of an ensemble show as opposed to Marie being the central character.

Okay, then Reina Hardesty was cast as Fem!Jordan. At this point, Craig Rosenberg left the project due to "creative differences with Amazon" and Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters were brought in as show runners. At which point the original script was heavily changed and both Shane Paul McGhie and Aimee Carrero left the show. Aimee because pre-production ran too long and she received other jobs, and Shane because of "creative differences" again (I think maybe Andre's role was maybe reduced in the new script).

So then, Chance was brought on to replace Shane and I think Derek was brought on around this time. At this point the other cast members had had a few weeks to bond already, but then Reina also backs out, citing "creative differences". Then they brought on London to replace Reina (which according to London was very last minute).

The last to be cast, I believe were Asa (Sam), Shelley Conn (shetty), Patrick (Luke), Sean Patrick Thomas (Andre's dad), Marco Pigossi (Cardoso) and finally Clancy Brown (Brink).

Note, a lot of this is speculation, and it's possible the order of events might not be 100% accurate...

So my questions are...

What was the first script like? And what were the changes that Amazon was so insistent on that it made the original writer leave the project?

What changes were made to Andre and Jordan's characters that made the original actors leave such a lucrative opportunity?

And despite Jordan being portrayed as 100% East Asian in the show with two fully asian actors cast as their parents, why did the casting directors insist on only casting visibly biracial asian actors (particularly wasian) for this role?

Like, I love the casting we did end up with. But it seems like such an intentional casting choice to make three times, why not just make one of Jordan's parents white, then?

#none of this really matters #It started with one reddit comment and I just got curious #please lmk if any of my assumptions are wrong if anyone has any additional knowledge #I wasn't in the fandom yet when casting was probably the hot topic of conversation #also #did you know Derek luh is only 1/4 chinese #what's the tea? #gen v #jordan li #marie moreau #andre anderson #the boys #gen v prime

[8cfc00]

getting ready for cny😁😁😁😁😁

#been doing so much research for a bigger cny piece. its gonna have soooo many food items #anyway. more lunar new year glenn art pleaseee #also im never sure what to call it? like here chinese new year is mostly called chinese new year/cny/xin nian but internationally #and on the internet i see lunar new year and chun jie used more. (i see those on signs here but in conversation its just cny) #and like xin nian rhymes better with hot glenn than chun jie but i dont wanna use a less clear/accurate term #ive also seen people saying the close/foster family should be/speak cantonese so im not even sure if i should write the chinese #in simplified or traditional form cuz im mostly familiar w simplified #head in hands.... but i have a month to work it out so its fineeeee right

[hideyseek]

JUST LEARNED that the chinese name for inception the movie is 盗梦空间 daomeng kongjian, which translates roughly to "dream theft space" !!!

#EATING THIS #WHAT A DELICIOUS TRANSLATION #HELLO MY COLLECTION OF CHINESE SPEAKING INCEPTION MUTUALS I BROUGHT YOU THIS #ALSO DID U KNOW IN CHINESE LEONARDO DICAPRIO IS CALLED. 小李子. LITTLE PLUM. #all this from a conversation about how all white american actors look the same except my language partner CAN pick leonardo dicaprio out of #the lineup #like god now i wanna watch a chinese dub i bet there are a TON of like. SMALL TRANSLATION CHANGES THAT WOULD MAKE SUCH INTERESTING #WORLDBUILDING 'AU's #like even just this idea of a 'space' that dreams happen in rather than in english i always thought about a dream as just like. itself #rather than a particular space? i could. do something about this #hidey speaks

[pttucker]

I patted Lee Hyunsung's shoulder and turned towards the rest of the party members. The first one to catch my eye was Yoo Sangah. So many things happened that it felt strange to meet her eyes. After a moment, Jung Heewon poked my side. "What is it? Do you want her to wear a Chinese dress and garter belt?" "…Are you still talking about that?" "It was very shocking. We named it the 'Kim Dokja Garter Belt Incident'. By the way, I won't wear that even if I die." "I don't want you to wear it." Then Lee Jihye raised her hand. "I'm willing to put on a good performance! SSS-grade!" "Stop playing around." "I can wear that if it is had a good performance." "Hyunsung-ssi, why…"

Have I mentioned yet how much I love Dokja's party members?

Because I really, really love Dokja's party members.

#Dokja let Hyunsung wear the Chinese dress and garter belt #it'd be good for...uh...morale...yeah that's it morale...totally no other reason... #and of course in the background we have Uriel and Persephone all too happy with this conversation #also Heewon please never stop ribbing Dokja #it means everything to me #orv novel chapter 183 #orv spoilers #orv liveblog #omniscient reader's viewpoint #orv #kdj #kdj crew

[hope-i-dont-choke]

Woke up with the realisation that Lucy is going to try to find every little way possible to drag Tim out of his comfort zone now that they’re dating, she’s going to Tim Test him.

#Chenford #I can’t wait for this new dynamic #can’t wait for her to drag him to one of her uncles restaurants and he only speaks Chinese and Tim surprises her cause he actually speaks #a little and has a conversation #and she takes him to some art street fair thing with a bunch of hippie stuff #But he just buys her things that she likes even if it’s godaweful and helps her carry it all around #and she expects her mom to hate him cause why is her daughter dating her boss butshe can’t even be mad cause Tim wins her over instantly and #sets up a family dinner because he needs Lucy’s mother to show him her embarrassing childhood photos #and Tim will give lucy full control of date night and she’ll take his truck keys and he’ll just give in and let her drive #and she’ll drive him somewhere slightly inbetween make it him crawl out of his skin and actually liking the idea #he will just out of his comfort zone enough to adjust to it and she’ll be gentle with him but she’s gonna Tim test the fuck out of this now #that hat she can

[xinyuehui]

Not being able to give birth is not one class lower than others. However, people will gossip about you if you cannot give birth. I don't want my daughter to be disliked by anyone.

爱情而已│Nothing But You (2023)

#爱情而已 #nothing but you #ai qing er yi #nothing but love #cdramasource #chineseartistsinc #asiandramasource #dramasource #dailyasiandramas #chinesemedia #cdramaedit #cdramanet #cdramagifs #chinese drama #cdrama #caps #liang youan #zhou yutong #ep7 #this whole conversation is really gooood y'all i cut it into chunks but you get the idea #i know it doesnt seem like it but her mum actually encourages her to not have children like the traditional parents do #in the 2nd gif the official translation says her life wont be complete which i feel like doesnt really fit what mum is trying to say? #theres no subject when speaking in chinese but the way i understood is that the relationship wont be complete #if her or the significant other may want a child in the end and that was the make or break

[vyeoh]

White guy wearing a jacket with chinese characters and hanging out with a family of chinese people at the museum goes "everyone working at the muesum is Asian today" and I go "not everyone haha" he goes "no because it's easter" and I go "Well actually there's a lot of Asian Christians in this area" and then he goes "Well where did they learn about Christianity? Not China that's for sure" so yeah happy Easter everyone 😭😭😭

#vio.txt #insane conversation #also like. there are several white people working here 😭😭 #literally its just me and one other chinese person im so confused 😭😭😭 #also like. east asian evangelicalism is huge what is this man on about 😭😭😭😭

[slavicafire]

anyone at work reaches out to me today I am sending them the slavoj žižek kinder egg monologue and closing the conversation

#żmija gada #we shall not converse. instead you shall think about the chocolate egg and the surplus made in chinese gulag which you desire.