Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 7, 2006 12:18
18 yrs ago
Chinese term
淹大头
Chinese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
他请我吃饭却叫我埋单,我才不做淹大头.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | sucker / chump |
Denyce Seow
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| 5 +2 | I am no sitting duck |
Last Hermit
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| 3 | '做淹大头'应该是'做冤大头'? |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
+9
1 hr
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
Works in field
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: Singaporean, UK, US) 
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Chinese term (edited):
�ʹ�ͷ
Selected
sucker / chump
Should be 冤大頭.
我才不做淹大头 - I am not going to let him take me for a sucker/chump.
"Sucker" and "chump" are both nouns referring to a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
我才不做淹大头 - I am not going to let him take me for a sucker/chump.
"Sucker" and "chump" are both nouns referring to a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
Peer comment(s):
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Last Hermit
31 mins
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Thanks, Last Hermit
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| agree |
Twinpens (X)
57 mins
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Thanks, Chunbiao
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| agree |
Philip Tang
1 hr
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Thanks, Commuease... Have not seen you for a while....
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| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
2 hrs
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Danke!
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| agree |
billychang
4 hrs
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Thanks again, Billy! :)
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| agree |
Ray Luo
5 hrs
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Thanks, Ray
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| agree |
Xiaoping Fu
6 hrs
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Thanks, Mr Fu
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| agree |
licullen
7 hrs
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Thanks, Cullen
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| agree |
weihong liu
12 hrs
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Thanks, Weihong
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you. Sucker sounds more native"
+2
1 hr
Last Hermit
Native in Chinese
Works in field
Nationwide trans contest award winner
Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
:
15
Chinese term (edited):
ԩ��ͷ
I am no sitting duck
or sitting target.
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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2006-01-07 14:33:14 GMT)
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The Longman definition:
someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
Out in the open, the soldiers were sitting ducks for enemy fire.
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2006-01-07 14:35:19 GMT)
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Also in the Collins COBUILD:
sitting duck
sitting duck sitting ducks
If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of. (INFORMAL)
Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
N-COUNT
= sitting target
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2006-01-07 14:33:14 GMT)
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The Longman definition:
someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat
Out in the open, the soldiers were sitting ducks for enemy fire.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2006-01-07 14:35:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Also in the Collins COBUILD:
sitting duck
sitting duck sitting ducks
If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of. (INFORMAL)
Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
N-COUNT
= sitting target
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Denyce Seow
: Hmm... "a sitting duck" refers more to someone who is an easy target or open to danger. Sitting there to be shot! Hehe.
18 mins
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That's the original meaning. But it can be used in here to fit the bill.
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| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ray Luo
5 hrs
|
9 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
Works in field
http://youtube/iraVWQu3Zf8
Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Chinese term (edited):
�ʹ�ͷ
'做淹大头'应该是'做冤大头'?
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