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嘴是屁股

English translation: Were they just talking out of their ass?

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Chinese term or phrase:嘴是屁股
English translation:Were they just talking out of their ass?
Entered by: Wilman

21:15 Jul 23, 2012
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 嘴是屁股
前几个月还在骂菜篮子贵的是谁？[嘴是屁股]啊？
Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 21:03
Were they just talking out of their ass?
Explanation:
There just happens to be an exactly equivalent English phrase.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-07-24 05:46:14 GMT)
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I guess it should be "asses", sorry!
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Phil Hand
China
Local time: 09:03
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Were they just talking out of their ass?
Phil Hand
4That's nonsense.
jyuan_us
3A2M
Vladyslav Golovaty


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
That's nonsense.


Explanation:
中文口語的“放屁！”=“胡說八道”
嘴是屁股=嘴是用來放屁的啊？

譯文：

that ' s bullshit.

That's nonsense.

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Were they just talking out of their ass?


Explanation:
There just happens to be an exactly equivalent English phrase.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-07-24 05:46:14 GMT)
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I guess it should be "asses", sorry!

Phil Hand
China
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Evans
17 hrs
agree  Bin Tiede (X): Very vivid.
1 day 12 hrs
agree  Malcolm Mayfield: Lose the "of" and it's perfect.
8 days
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A2M


Explanation:
Is it a colloquial term used in pornographic movies?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-24 07:06:26 GMT)
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pardon, so nonsense? misleading 股 hip or share?

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 04:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Vladys, no it is not. It is about food prices.

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