Help with a chinese saying

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  1. Ramon54xg

    Ramon54xg Well-Known Member

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    There is a chinese saying that I need help with, it is this one: 三十如狼,四十如虎,五十坐地吸土!
    it's used to describe a woman, thirty like a wolf, forty like a tiger, I understand those two but I need help with the third one, if someone is able to help me I will be grateful.
     
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    kcao1199 Well-Known Member

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    Probably incredibly wrong, but it sounds like they're describing her death or no longer have the energy of the wolf or tiger
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    I googled and found this answer: 一种说法是女人在50岁左右更成熟了,其性欲之旺盛能够达到“站能吸风,坐能吸土”。另一种说法是这是年岁呀开始大了,下面的门关不住了。
    LOL! It means that at 50, the woman was even more mature. Thus, as her age got larger, her bottom lips never close.
     
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    kcao1199 Well-Known Member

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    :blobjoy: Wow! That's amazing!
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    I found another definition that explains this terminology. It is said, [三如狼,四如虎。 五十站着能吸土,蹲着老鼠。 需要说明的是女人的“性”欲望], meaning that that term refers to the horniness or sexuality of woman as age increases.

    I've never heard of this terminology before haha Dayum~ that's all I got to say! I don't think I will be like that but we shall see :p
     
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    I....don’t know what to say.... why did this saying even come to be?
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    http://fashion.ifeng.com/a/20151223/40142523_0.shtml
    That's the website to explain why girls are like that in their 50s~ XD
    TL;Dr: It is like a side effect of some contractive pills when taken when younger that suppresses sexuality may result in the effect od the pill being worn out in the 50s, drastically increasing the sexuality of woman. There is also less chances of pregnancy at 50 since the eggs aren't as fertile, ETC

    Adds: To try help in translating perhaps, [They were like wolves when they were 30, like tiger when they were 40 and even more fervent when they were in their 50s.] Maybe~
     
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  8. elengee

    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    Pretty much the same as over here, here we call these women Cougars.
     
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    Vemmy Well-Known Member

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    Please tell me there’s also a saying describing how 饥渴 men are as well...

    Aggressive as wolves in their 30s, fierce like tigers in their 40s, and can suck up dirt while sitting on the ground in their 50s? Idk man, usually 如狼似虎 is used to describe how fierce something is ~_~
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    I found this comparison of male vs female in a forum xD
    这句话是在说女人性觉醒比男人晚。

    一般来说,女孩子比同龄男孩子心理要成熟一些,但性觉醒却比同龄男孩子来得晚。男孩子17、8岁时通常就很渴望性爱,但同龄女孩子对此大多没感觉。所以同龄男女结婚,往往在30岁前老公对性爱表现的很饥渴,而老婆却觉得性爱没多大意思,只是在配合老公例行公事;30岁之后,女人才开始性觉醒,随着年龄渐长,表现出越来越强烈的性冲动。而男人
    正好相反,过了30岁,随着生活压力的增大、生理的变化,男人的性欲会逐渐降低。

    所以,同龄人结婚很可能会遇到这种夫妻双方性欲强度不匹配的问题:当老公想要时,老婆不想给;当老婆想要时,老公给不了。
    小萝莉找个大叔可能更麻烦。你20岁时,他30岁,他正处于极度饥渴的状态,而你却浑浑噩噩;当你30岁开始渴望更多的性爱时,他却已40不惑(也可能是40不勃),性能力减退,无法满足老婆的需要
     
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    Bakaturq Tell me, what do you see?

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    If i were to take it literal,
    Woman, when 30 yrs old are like wolves, 40 yes old like tiger, 50 yrs old their 'cat' can suck dirt like vaccuum, 60 yrs old can suck mouse size 'something' through a 'hole in the wall', and when they hit 70, even a GIANT CANNON cannot handle their 'cat'
     
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    Oh my god XD that’s quite interesting actually..... I guess.....marry someone younger?
     
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    Playful Devil Miki995 [Happy go lucky~]

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    You make it sound as though I've issues... But ya I had fun~ Finding out new knowledge is fun LOL~ I've no issues for sure!! I think? >.>
     
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    Lol no, I will randomly look into weird things as well XD whenever I see Chinese articles tho, the huge block of characters will make me immediately selectively forget that I can read Chinese.
     
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