Resolved [CN] Help with some words

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  1. WB

    WB Well-Known Member

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    Correct me please if I'm wrong with some translations. Thank you!

    1. 棱角分明的侧脸: prominent sharp-edged side profile?
    2. 败坏家风: ????
    3. 脑子有些不够用: one's mind is overwhelmed??
    4. 苟活于世: ???
    5. 替妾做主:???
    6. 急怒攻心: anger attacked one's heart = extremely angry?
    7. 她被逮了去双池好一番搓弄: ???
    8. 登记造册: ???
    9.运足内力脚尖一点,几步跃出: ???
    10. 打叠起小心: be careful?
     
  2. Amaruna Myu

    Amaruna Myu ugly squid dokja (●´∀`●)

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    2) ruin family traditions
    4) live in shame/degradation for life
    5) making decision for concubine
    8) register into the registry

    Chinese had the best results of all my term tests... but evidently, I suck
     
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    1. Sharp/Clear profile picture/carving. 棱角分明 usually refers to two matters or a portrait/carving of a person being clearly defined.
    2. Giving the family a bad reputation. Usually refers to a female in the family having casual sex (be it in prostitution or cheating). See here for why.
    3. The brain cells aren't enough to help compute.
    4. Those who've sold their souls and are now walking corpses.
    5. "You must help me!" etc palace drama dialogue. Females in the ancient era have near to 0 rights, so the king/husband must act on their behalf and seek vengeance/compensation/justice.
    6. Sort of how one's heart is overcome with anger to the point of puking blood.
    7. Either she's been forced to have sex several times or it's referring to a place called ShuangChi for some vigorous torture/rubbing.
    8. Enter the (family/master-apprentice) registry.
    9. Gathering chi/qi/chakra/energy at the tip of one's foot then crossing/leaping X place in a few steps.
    10. Literally, pick up/raise awareness/cautious.
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    1: An obvious square-shaped face could be seen from the side view of his/her face.
    2: Disgracing/ Breaking the family code
    3: didn’t understand what was said/ overloaded with informations (need more context)
    4: doing anything to stay alive even if it is shameless/despicable
    5: please seek justice for this servant(concubine/wife)
    6: enraged/ overwhelmed by his/her anger
    7: she had been captured and sent to 双池 to be slaved. (Not sure)
    8: register his/her name into a book record (Not sure)
    9: he/she circulated her/his inner power before he/she used some strength at the tip of his/her toe, leaping over a couple of steps. (Not sure)
    10: became wary and alert
     
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    JaketheDog Well-Known Member

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    why do i feel like these are coming from a romance novel
     
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  6. WB

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    Cause it is from romance novel :blobjoy:
     
  7. WB

    WB Well-Known Member

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    Thank you for help! The words now makes bigger sense :blobsmilehappyeyes::blobsmilehappyeyes: