Transliteration: study diapers
Phonetic: duk6 si2 pin3
Meaning: refers to a person who studies but remains ignorant or stupid
Today, MonkeyPig went to the first day of her medical conference. However, every time I texted her asking what she was doing, she'd respond with one of two answers:
1. "Eating."
2. "Pooping."
Never "studying" or "listening to lecture." Never. All I ever heard about was the egg custards, the BBQ pork buns, ...and their aftermath.
Since MP is obviously a talented doctor, there is no way that the idiom, "讀屎片," could apply to her. So, for the first time in Idiom of the Day history, I'm going to modify the idiom to my needs. The new idiom is going to be:
Chinese idiom of the day: 讀蛋撻
Transliteration: study egg tarts
Phonetic: duk6 daan3 taat3
Meaning: refers to a person who is supposed to be studying a serious subject but is instead enjoying life.
But something really nice happened as a result of this--I was the beneficiary of the first of several days of breakfast pastries!
NN:
ReplyDeleteHow do you know that MP is not taking her studies literally -- maybe she has a class regarding the digestive system and she is testing theories.
P.S. VERY jealous of the breakfast pastries - those and a hot cup of coffee. YUMMY!
I would have agree with Coach Nelson's insight if I don't know MP..... ha ha Wah toh
ReplyDeleteWow! Coach Nelson is very perceptive. After MP brought the pastries home, Mr. Nonny Nu would brew coffee in the morning and the three of us would have coffee klatch! It was very yummy but I will note that many butterfly cookies and egg tarts were diverted from my plate to someone else's plate.
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