Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 10, 2007 14:43
16 yrs ago
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Chinese term
天上掉馅儿饼
Chinese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
当时我就有，有一种想法觉得真是天上掉馅儿饼。
Does it mean 'I get it effortlessly'? Thanks.
Does it mean 'I get it effortlessly'? Thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | present from heaven |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 3 +2 | windfall |
franksf
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| 4 | mana |
Malcolm Mayfield
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| 3 | meat pies falling out of the sky |
Yongmei Liu
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Proposed translations
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present from heaven
A present from heaven?
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-08-10 14:49:47 GMT)
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The idea came to me, just like that, practically a present from heaven.
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-08-10 14:49:47 GMT)
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The idea came to me, just like that, practically a present from heaven.
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Comment: "Thanks."
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windfall
windfall
(or "gift of god" - CN Yang :))
(or "gift of god" - CN Yang :))
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr. Chun Biao Li
1 hr
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Thank you, Chunbiao.
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| agree |
Philip Tang
3 days 7 hrs
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谢谢你。
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2 hrs
mana
(also "manna") food from heaven (old testament)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-08-10 17:25:17 GMT)
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...I thought, it was like manna from heaven.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-08-10 17:25:17 GMT)
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...I thought, it was like manna from heaven.
9 hrs
Yongmei Liu
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
meat pies falling out of the sky
I thought to myself:
There IS such thing as a free lunch
It just fell into my lap, didn't it?
Lady Luck favors me, doesn't she?
Meat pies do drop[fall] from[out of] the sky, as they say[as the saying goes], don't they?
There IS such thing as a free lunch
It just fell into my lap, didn't it?
Lady Luck favors me, doesn't she?
Meat pies do drop[fall] from[out of] the sky, as they say[as the saying goes], don't they?
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