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很牛

English translation: very arrogant

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Chinese term or phrase:很牛
English translation:very arrogant
Entered by: Caroline Moreno

02:24 Jan 11, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 很牛
Does this mean "arrogant"? Are there any other possible meanings? Here's the context:

XXX 公司很牛，服務態度差

Thanks in advance!
Caroline Moreno
United States
Local time: 11:04
very arrogant
Explanation:
very arrogant
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franksf
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Thanks franksf and everyone for your helpful comments.
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3 +8very arrogant
franksf


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
very arrogant


Explanation:
very arrogant

franksf
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks franksf and everyone for your helpful comments.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  maxzhy
1 hr
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agree  orientalhorizon: or supercilious. in lordly manners.
2 hrs
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agree  Xiaoping Fu
3 hrs
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agree  rchan
5 hrs
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agree  Shirley Lao
8 hrs
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agree  Naikei Wong
11 hrs
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agree  karcsy
15 hrs
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agree  lhcm: "niu" has other meanings, in this context it means "arrogant" .
1 day 3 hrs
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