What is the English Translation of the Insult Amy Uses?

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She says something like (bear with me on spelling) "Wah-Tah-Fitch-I-Gooey-Dah-Sah-Nay"

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Anybody got a wav/mp3 of it just to hear?

I think my sis could probably tell you.

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Originally posted by d12drepmm:
She says something like (bear with me on spelling) "Wah-Tah-Fitch-I-Gooey-Dah-Sah-Nay"

There's a spelling for that? I'd go for:

"Wah-Tey-Fitch-A-Gooey-Da-Sah-Nay"

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Is that from "Amazaon Women in the Mood"?

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Originally posted by Nasty Pasty:
Is that from "Amazaon Women in the Mood"?

Not only, it was on many more eps as far as I know.

 

Originally posted by Gilby:
Anybody got a wav/mp3 of it just to hear?

I think my sis could probably tell you.

I captured it as mp3. (Attention turn down the volume of your speakers, it maybe recorded too loud)

This is from "The Series has landed" when Amy trys to get the keys out of this grip-arm game (i dunno what's the right word for it).

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I asked my friend once, and she said something about punching. Of course, I don't think I said it right....

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I know a few Cantonese insults. Grew up in Hong Kong 

Suffice to say having listend to all her swearing she doesn't say any of the really bad ones. Sadly I don't know many of the mild ones lol

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I know what it means.  It means that she wants to have sex with me, because I would so do her!

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I think the one in AWITM sounds more like "Fa te fuchi kui da se nei". But that's just me. Listen for it again in commentary of The Series Has Landed, as John Dimaggio says something about it.

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I heard that its a mild Chinese curse, something like "I'll punch you in the face". Something like that.

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the one in series has landed is pronounced "zhow-nei-how, da-se-nei", which means "Better (I'll) punch you, beat you to death." in Mandarin.

but the Amazonian one sounds like gibberish, with the "da-se-nei" behind.

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Oooook Whats Maradin?

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Mandarin is the most spoken language on this planet.

The gibberish might be due to Martian dialect.

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Gibberish? Chinese is already gibberish (and yes I am Chinese and I know it so I have a right to complain)

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Originally posted by feralHuman:
the one in series has landed is pronounced "zhow-nei-how, da-se-nei", which means "Better (I'll) punch you, beat you to death." in Mandarin.

but the Amazonian one sounds like gibberish, with the "da-se-nei" behind.

Amy speaks Mandarin?  I thought she spoke Cantonese.

...not that I would know, either way.

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I've heard it was Cantonese as well. And considering Lauren Tom is of Cantonese descent...

Then again I wouldn't know for sure either.

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Hey I thought it would be fun to post when I'm pissed so I'd just say that Amy is hot. I thought the insylt was something like "I'll kick ytour arse" or saomething.

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  I get it!

Anyway: I thought that it was Mandarin. That's what my friend speaks. But I probably know even less than you.....

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Ins't thAT i tye of orange?

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Originally posted by Ozor Mox:
Ins't thAT i tye of orange?

It's funny when people post while intoxicated.

Yes Mandarin oranges are a type of orange.  Mandarin is also a Chinese dialect.  Unless I'm mistaken, both the oranges and the dialect come from the same part of China.

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It si surpirising diffuclt to type when "intoxicated" as you say, more so than I'd have though. Amy is hot though, Chinese ist gut ya?

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Originally posted by Ozor Mox:
Ins't thAT i tye of orange?

Oh, I'm glad there are people writing in worse English than me.

 

Originally posted by Ozor Mox:
It si surpirising diffuclt to type when "intoxicated" as you say, more so than I'd have though. Amy is hot though, Chinese ist gut ya?

Ok, now he's mixing up languages.

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That si not mixing up languages, that is just introducing a bit of gernam in to the mic eh?

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I saw PYHOMS a while back I Amy sings a Chinese song when Fry is on her body.  What is she saying in that song?

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Originally posted by Ozor Mox:
That si not mixing up languages, that is just introducing a bit of gernam in to the mic eh?

Thats funny, considering that in German it is "ja" not "ya".

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Someone in the commentary tlaks about it but it interrupted bu David I think talking about the double headed person playing table teennis with themselves in a book somewher. "Eek a deesaneek something".

Thats funny, considering that in German it is "ja" not "ya".[/quopte]

Close nough.

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it should be Mandarin, maybe with a slight Cantonese accent.

in Mandarin , "Zhow-nee-how, da-se-nee".
in Cantonese, "Zhong-lei-hoe, da-sei-lei".

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Mandarin is the official Chinese language, kind of like English is in Canada. Cantonese is such a different "dialect" of Chinese it's almost a completely new language. Keeping to the analogy, Cantonese could be considered like French in Canada. Most people who speak Cantonese also speak Mandarin.

As for that specific quote, I'm pretty sure it's Cantonese, considering in Mandarin it's total gibberish except what feralHuman said. "Da-se-ni" translates to "kill you." I don't speak Cantonese so I couldn't tell you the whole translation though.

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isnt there a mandarin translator on the web that you can run it through?

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All Chinese uses the same written language so Cantonese and Mandarin written out are the same thing. The only problem is that it is character based. Theoretically there could be a translator from Chinese into whatever, but the problem lies in the fact that one sound has at least 10 different characters or so. The only way you can type it out is by already knowing the phrase, which defeats the whole purpose of a translator.

On a side note, no one speaks Cantonese on the forums?

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Originally posted by Ekarderif:
Mandarin is the official Chinese language, kind of like English is in Canada. Cantonese is such a different "dialect" of Chinese it's almost a completely new language. Keeping to the analogy, Cantonese could be considered like French in Canada. Most people who speak Cantonese also speak Mandarin.

Um... I don't know much about Chinese, but from what you have said, I don't think your analogy works. Both English AND French are Canada's official languages, English is just more common (outside Quebec). (Is the Cantonese/Mandarin thing regional, such as French/English is in Canada? That would make it make a bit more sense...).

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Originally posted by Ranadok:
  Um... I don't know much about Chinese, but from what you have said, I don't think your analogy works. Both English AND French are Canada's official languages, English is just more common (outside Quebec). (Is the Cantonese/Mandarin thing regional, such as French/English is in Canada? That would make it make a bit more sense...).

Yes that's what I mean. Cantonese is common only in Canton (including Hong Kong) whereas Mandarin is prevalent throughout the country.

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Da Sei Ni  would also be close to "I kill you" in cantonese. Although I don't have the DVD to check it out and listen to it (cuuurses, It's with a friend atm so I'll check it out in a bit).

Sei is one of those odd words which translate across most Eastern Asian countries as "Death" - Also the reason why the number 4 is considered unlucky in Hong Kong (what with also being 'Sei' - cantonese is a tonal language so it's hard to explain the difference between Sei and Sei  <IMG SRC="http://peel.gotfuturama.com/ubb/smile.gif">)

I always considered Amy Cantonese because she reminded me of so many people I've met in Hong Kong She seems like one of those Hong Kongers who's family move to Canada, except they chose Mars  <IMG SRC="http://peel.gotfuturama.com/ubb/smile.gif">

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indeed, "Wong" is the Cantonese pronounciation of the color yellow(A bona-fide Chinese surname). The equivalent Mandarin pronounciation would be "Huang" though in writting it's exactly the same word.

in cryo-woman with the PES taking off, she says "shiaow-sin-how-ah" which is Mandarin for "better (be) careful". in cantonese, it's "siew-sum-hoe-ah". no question here.the word for "good" is "how" in Mandarin and "hoe" for Cantonese.

the "how",also used in series has landed, gave it away as Mandarin even though the other words were ambiguous.

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Interesting, what does she say in "The Deep South" when the whole PE crew discovers Atlanta?

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I always thought she just said the same thing twice in a row, but in two different languages.

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I meant the English translation of what she says.

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Originally posted by Faris:
I meant the English translation of what she says.

 

Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
I always thought she just said the same thing twice in a row, but in two different languages.

What are you, stupid?

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Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
 What are you, stupid?

Umm, how about NO?

I was in a hurry is all and I didn't really read the message.

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my wife is from Hong kong..  it means I beat you to death, usually implied with a stick.