Resolved PLease help. Chinese Phrase

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  1. swallowtail

    swallowtail Active Member

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    Hi. Im havinh a hard time how to construct this

    鬼想让你清明死,绝对不会留你到五一。
    please help
     
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    Bakaturq Tell me, what do you see?

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    清明 (qing ming) is tomb sweeping day, the next holiday is on labour day which is may 1st( 5th month 1st day) hence, 五一.
     
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    lehur ぼく愛エリス

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    up above comment
     
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    Er xiao jie Well-Known Member

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    The ghost wants you to clean their tombs, and absolutely won't let you leave until may 1st?

    But if we translated 清明 seperately perhaps it could be this:
    The ghost wants to let you to died quietly/naturally and absolutely won't let you pass the 1st May.
     
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    nonononononono NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO

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    if grim reaper wants you dead by April you won't be able to live till May
     
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    The ghost wants you dead by Tomb Sweeping Day, and would absolutely not let you live past 1st of May.
     
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    清明/the tomb sweeping holiday is in April. That phrase basically is saying that if a ghost wants to kill you on the tomb sweeping day, you won't live till the first of the next month (may).