"comments" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
留言 liú yán v., n. to leave a message / to leave one's comments / message
弹幕 彈幕 dàn mù barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre)
指教 zhǐ jiào v. to give advice or comments syn
公示 gōng shì v. to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification
批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior syn
批注 批註 pī zhù to annotate / to add marginal comments on / criticism / marginalia syn
老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán an old observation (idiom) / a truism / banal comments syn
冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ sarcastic comments (idiom) / to make sarcastic comments syn
题跋 題跋 tí bá short comments / preface and postscript syn
眉批 méi pī headnotes / comments or footnotes at top of the page syn
二奶专家 二奶專家 èr nǎi zhuān jiā "mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
讲闲话 講閒話 jiǎng xián huà to gossip / to make unfavorable comments
一般性评论工作组 一般性評論工作組 Working Group on General Comments
圈圈点点 圈圈點點 quān quan diǎn diǎn annotations made in a book / fig. remarks and comments / to have an opinion on everything
人言啧啧 人言嘖嘖 rén yán zé zé everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
就正 jiù zhèng (literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
B站 B zhàn (coll.) Bilibili, Chinese video-sharing website featuring scrolled user comments 彈幕|弹幕[dan4 mu4] overlaid on the videos
哔哩哔哩 嗶哩嗶哩 bī lī bī lī Bilibili, Chinese video-sharing website featuring scrolled user comments 彈幕|弹幕[dan4 mu4] overlaid on the videos
控评 控評 kòng píng to manipulate the comments section on social media
口角春风 kǒu jiǎo chūn fēng (idiom) Originally, it referred to words whose comments, like the spring breeze, made everything grow.
论黄数黑 論黃數黑 lùn huáng shǔ hēi (idiom) To make arbitrary and malicious comments about others behind their backs, often amounting to slander.
品头评足 品頭評足 pǐn tóu píng zú (idiom) Originally, to make frivolous comments about women’s appearance. It now also means to pick apart or criticize people or matters arbitrarily.
强作解人 qiǎng zuò jiě rén (idiom) Refers to someone who does not understand the real meaning of something yet makes confused or irrelevant comments. syn
舐皮论骨 舐皮論骨 shì pí lùn gǔ (idiom) To make rash comments on a work or issue after seeing only superficial aspects.
数短论长 數短論長 shǔ duǎn lùn cháng (idiom) To gossip about others, make idle comments, and meddle in their affairs. It is close in meaning to speaking behind people’s backs.
说黑道白 shuō hēi dào bái (idiom) To make arbitrary comments and judgments about people and matters.
说黄道黑 shuō huáng dào hēi (idiom) To make arbitrary comments about people and matters, often stirring up discord.
人言不足恤 rén yán bù zú xù (idiom) Other people's comments and criticism are not worth worrying about. It describes an attitude that is unconcerned with public opinion.
以匡不逮 yǐ kuāng bù dǎi (idiom) To remedy shortcomings and points that have not been properly considered. It is often used when asking someone to offer comments or corrections.
品头题足 品頭題足 pǐn tóu tí zú (idiom) Idle people make indiscriminate comments about women’s appearance and figures.
大发议论 dà fā yì lùn (idiom) To express all kinds of opinions and comments at length.
数黄道白 數黃道白 shǔ huáng dào bái (idiom) To make reckless comments and slander people behind their backs. It has the same meaning as “to gossip and speak ill of others.”
时谈物议 shí tán wù yì (idiom) The comments and judgments of other people, that is, public opinion.
束上起下 shù shàng qǐ xià (idiom) To link what comes before with what follows. The expression is used mainly in critical comments on poetry and prose.
老生常谭 老生常譚 lǎo shēng cháng tán (idiom) Ordinary, worn-out remarks lacking any originality. It refers to ideas or comments that everyone has heard before.
舆人之诵 輿人之誦 yú rén zhī sòng (idiom) The views or comments of the general public / public opinion.
讲是说非 jiǎng shì shuō fēi (idiom) To gossip, criticize without basis, or meddle in other people’s affairs. The expression emphasizes the irresponsible and disorderly nature of such comments.
评头论脚 評頭論腳 píng tóu lùn jiǎo (idiom) Originally, to make frivolous comments about women’s appearance. Today, it also means to criticize or nitpick arbitrarily.
闲是闲非 xián shì xián fēi (idiom) Trivial disputes, comments, or matters of no real importance.
闲非闲是 xián fēi xián shì (idiom) Trivial disputes and idle comments that are best left alone. The expression is synonymous with “idle rights and wrongs.”
陈古刺今 陳古刺今 chén gǔ cì jīn (idiom) Means criticizing the present through the past. One comments on the rights and wrongs of an ancient person or event in order to allude to current realities.
雌黄黑白 雌黃黑白 cí huáng hēi bái (idiom) To make arbitrary comments and criticize others recklessly, confusing right and wrong.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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