Ma de mo kau ah

Ma de mo kau ah
Oct 19, 2007 06:14
DESTRUCKDOZ Points: Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Status: offline	Any of you guys get in trouble for cussing on the job? During my weakest of moments when files get stacked on my desk I may have blurted out [Action ->Sigh..."(shit)"] lol well now heres your chance to take it up at the next meet for a swearing policy. Research shows that swearing can boost team spirit and morale. Read here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071017/wl_uk_afp/ britainemploymentlanguageoffbeat;_ylt =Ahc7EwQXO68Qb11HRwEvmNKs0NUE Oh and if you don;t know what my title means, its what the teachers usually would say to you at Chinese school if you were cussing. Danny

Oct 19, 2007 06:14

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Any of you guys get in trouble for cussing on the job? During my weakest of moments when files get stacked on my desk I may have blurted out [Action ->Sigh..."(shit)"] lol well now heres your chance to take it up at the next meet for a swearing policy. Research shows that swearing can boost team spirit and morale. Read here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071017/wl_uk_afp/
britainemploymentlanguageoffbeat;_ylt
=Ahc7EwQXO68Qb11HRwEvmNKs0NUE

Oh and if you don;t know what my title means, its what the teachers usually would say to you at Chinese school if you were cussing.

Danny

Oct 19, 2007 13:52	#1
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	Ma de mo kau ah --- Does it mean: "I am going to wash your mouth out with soap?" ;)

Oct 19, 2007 21:33	#2
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	Danny, I have the same question with Griz. What does 'Ma de mo kau ah' mean? BTW, swearing at jobs is a good way to abreact your bad feelings.

Oct 19, 2007 23:09	#3
DESTRUCKDOZ Points: Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Status: Offline	Haha, It means Mom(ma) Did not(de mo) Teach(kau) You(ah) in Chinese. Its more or less close to the real thing except maybe drop the "did" but its close enough. Danny

Oct 20, 2007 06:34	#4
SASSY Points: 2 Join Date: Oct 20, 2007 Status: Offline	huh? i dont know there's such a sentense in Chinese man! lol

Oct 29, 2007 09:19	#5
GHOST Points: Join Date: Oct 12, 2007 Status: Offline	Guangdong hua, bu shi putonghua!

Oct 30, 2007 12:30	#6
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	I don't swear in front of women or children, I save it for watching football and then let the referee have it, if I really need to swear I do it in filipino so that it doesn't offend people because they don't know the meaning. Alan.

Nov 1, 2007 01:53	#7
DESTRUCKDOZ Points: Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Status: Offline	Ghost, Let us in on a translation, please.

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