Resolved Plz help me to translate chinese word

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  1. LovelyOrthez

    LovelyOrthez Member

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    Helo everyone..
    Can someone help me how to translate this word?
    '你们家不要碧莲,当女表子还要立牌坊'
    I tried using mtl and get translation like this "You don't want Bilian in your family, you have to set up a memorial archway when you are a female cousin"
    But I don't understand the meaning of this word

    Please help (-||-)
     
  2. kiryn

    kiryn Active Member

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    你们家不要碧莲
    Your family don't want face
    不要碧莲 is 不要脸 = don't want face

    当女表子还要立牌坊
    to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (literally; an idiom)
    or
    to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation (figuratively)

    it'll be great if some context could be included for a more accurate translation :)
     
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  3. LovelyOrthez

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    Woww thank you so much. I think I could figure out what it means.
    The full paragraph is like below. It's about the fighting between the fans. Each fandom sprayed and scolded the other.

    两方粉丝隔空对喷,一个'你们家不要碧莲,当女表子还要立牌坊',一个'满嘴喷粪想嫁祸你爹家,给老子爬(滚)'由于,昨晚出动的只是一小部分cp粉,也没惊动各家唯粉,两方撕逼大战,可迫于大家手里谁都没有对方藏票的证据,只能一边撕逼,一边埋头继续投票。
     
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    你们家不要碧莲: Your family is shameless
    当女表子还要立牌坊: You're whores pretending to be virgins (something tells me they mean it literally)
    满嘴喷粪想嫁祸你爹家: Your foul mouth is a disgrace to your family
    给老子爬(滚): Get crawling out of here/Get lost
     
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    Thank you so much for your help :)
     
  6. Tuzhi Translations

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    Just to add a small point, the 家 in 你们家不要碧莲 isn't referring to anyone's literal family, but the fandom or celebrity in question. These fans can take the fandom quite seriously by considering fellow fans part of a wider "family".