紅番排隊去廁所——語無倫次
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Chinese[edit]
Red Indian; redskin; barbarian | to line up; to queue up | to go; to leave; to remove | to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech | ||||
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trad. (紅番排隊去廁所——語無倫次) | 紅番 | 排隊 | 去 | 廁所 | —— | 語無倫次 | |
simp. (红番排队去厕所——语无伦次) | 红番 | 排队 | 去 | 厕所 | —— | 语无伦次 | |
Literally: “Red Indians lining up to go to the washroom—(people decorated with)feathers waiting for their turn to use the washroom”. |
Etymology[edit]
In stereotypes, American aboriginal people usually wear headpieces with feathers. Thus Red Indians lining up to go to the washroom is 羽毛輪廁/羽毛轮厕 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3, “(people decorated with) feathers waiting for their turn to use the washroom”), which is a homophonic pun of 語無倫次/语无伦次 (jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
紅番排隊去廁所——語無倫次
- (Cantonese, humorous) to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech