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Forum: Book of the Month 6th November 2007, 02:38 PM

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Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

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Posted By gato


Re: Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Thought I posted this earlier, but maybe not:

春 can mean love or lust when used in various words. For example,
思春 = longing for someone
怀春 = falling in love
卖春 = to engage in prostitution.



Forum: Book of the Month 31st October 2007, 10:25 AM

Replies: 35

Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Views: 1,785

Posted By gato


Re: Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Right. 喝 might not even exist in Shanghainese, but my Shangainiese is a bit rusty.



Forum: Book of the Month 31st October 2007, 08:08 AM

Replies: 35

Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

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Posted By gato


Re: Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

吃香烟 is Shanghainese for 抽烟. The story was written when Mandarin still wasn't
standardized, and the author uses some Shanghainese phrases in the story. In Shanghainese, you'd
even 吃汤 instead of 喝汤...



Forum: Book of the Month 27th October 2007, 02:21 PM

Replies: 35

Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Views: 1,785

Posted By gato


Re: Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

There's hypothetically a danger of giving away the plot, but in this case, I don't think that's
too much of a problem. :D Just be discreet.



Forum: Book of the Month 27th October 2007, 11:23 AM

Replies: 35

Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Views: 1,785

Posted By gato


Re: Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

破书 literally means "dilapidated books," but I think here he's using it self-deprecatingly or
self-pityingly to refer to his few possessions. I'm glad you guys are enjoying it so far. I was
very...



Forum: Book of the Month 26th October 2007, 12:59 PM

Replies: 35

Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Views: 1,785

Posted By gato


Short Story by 郁达夫 (Yu Dafu) - 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)

Breaking out from an earlier thread:
http://www. /showthread.php?t=18542

Some of us are reading and will be discussing 春风沉醉的晚上 (Spring Night)....



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