Two sentences in Red Cliff!

Two sentences in Red Cliff!
Jul 23, 2008 04:02
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Have you watched the Red Cliff directed by John Woo? It has been very popular in China recently. Except the spendid warring scenes, some actors or actresses' lines were also very exciting. Here are two sentences. No.1 天下兴亡，匹女有责. It is said by Sun Shangxiang performed by Zhao Wei. Did you find anything wrong with this sentence? Originally, it is said as "天下兴亡 (Tian 1 Xia 4 Xing 1 Wang 2)，匹夫有责 (Pi 3 Fu 1 You 3 Ze 2)". In English, it means "Every man alive has a duty to his country". However, "匹夫" has been changed into "匹女" in the movie. Actually, this idiom was said by Gu Yanwu who lived in the Qing Dynasty(1368 - 1644). In the movie, it was spoken out by Sun Shangxiang who lived in the period of Three Kingdoms(220 AD--280AD). Unbelievable! Did she travel through time to learn this idiom? What's more, "天下兴亡 (Tian 1 Xia 4 Xing 1 Wang 2)，匹夫有责 (Pi 3 Fu 1 You 3 Ze 2)" is the correct expression. No.2 略懂. This phrase has been repeated many times by Zhuge Liang in Red Cliff, who was performed by Takeshi Kaneshiro. He used this phrase correctly but repeated it too much. 略懂 (Lue 4 Dong 3) means "know a little of something" in English. However, modern Chinese people seldom use this phrase. It is too old and usually can be seen in the classical Chinese. Today we say "知道一点" or something else.

Jul 23, 2008 04:02

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Have you watched the Red Cliff directed by John Woo? It has been very popular in China recently. Except the spendid warring scenes, some actors or actresses' lines were also very exciting. Here are two sentences.

No.1 天下兴亡，匹女有责. It is said by Sun Shangxiang performed by Zhao Wei. Did you find anything wrong with this sentence? Originally, it is said as "天下兴亡 (Tian 1 Xia 4 Xing 1 Wang 2)，匹夫有责 (Pi 3 Fu 1 You 3 Ze 2)". In English, it means "Every man alive has a duty to his country". However, "匹夫" has been changed into "匹女" in the movie.

Actually, this idiom was said by Gu Yanwu who lived in the Qing Dynasty(1368 - 1644). In the movie, it was spoken out by Sun Shangxiang who lived in the period of Three Kingdoms(220 AD--280AD). Unbelievable! Did she travel through time to learn this idiom? What's more, "天下兴亡 (Tian 1 Xia 4 Xing 1 Wang 2)，匹夫有责 (Pi 3 Fu 1 You 3 Ze 2)" is the correct expression.

No.2 略懂. This phrase has been repeated many times by Zhuge Liang in Red Cliff, who was performed by Takeshi Kaneshiro.

He used this phrase correctly but repeated it too much.

略懂 (Lue 4 Dong 3) means "know a little of something" in English. However, modern Chinese people seldom use this phrase. It is too old and usually can be seen in the classical Chinese. Today we say "知道一点" or something else.

Jul 31, 2008 04:52	#1
GUEST8063	Unbelievable! Did she travel through time to learn this idiom? BBQQ, I guess that she needs a time machine. Seriously, such mistakes are frequently found in the movies. The script writers have little knowledge about history. 略懂? Haha.

Aug 12, 2008 08:55	#2
DARKMOMO Points: Join Date: Aug 12, 2008 Status: Offline	modern Chinese people sometimes use 略知 but never 略懂. but using 略知 will make yourself sound a little pretentious

Aug 19, 2008 22:38	#3
GUEST2365	Darkmomo, do mordern Chinese say 略知? I think it is incomplete. It should be 略知一二.

Aug 20, 2008 20:29	#4
ZANG Points: Join Date: Aug 19, 2008 Status: Offline	easy easy Just for entertainment

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