If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
Cantonese
阿 Barbara 寻日考车考成点呀？
阿 Barbara 尋日考車考成點呀？
aa3 bi1 a r b a r a cam4 jat6 haau2 ce1 haau2 sing4 dim2 aa3 ？
How did Barbara do on her driver's test yesterday?
Cantonese
阿 Bob 老豆喺女校教书。
阿 Bob 老豆喺女校教書。
aa3 bi1 o b lou5 dau6 hai2 neoi5 haau6 gaau3 syu1 。
Bob's father teaches at a girls' school.
Cantonese
我真系好想喺 Tatoeba 写好多好多句句子，但系我有第二啲嘢要做。
我真係好想喺 Tatoeba 寫好多好多句句子，但係我有第二啲嘢要做。
ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou3 soeng2 hai2 Ｔ a t o e b a se2 hou2 do1 hou2 do1 geoi3 geoi3 zi2 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau5 dai6 ji6 di1 je5 jiu3 zou6 。
I would love to write hundreds of sentences on Tatoeba, but I've got things to do.
Cantonese
「老公，上床啦。」「未得住呀，我要喺 Tatoeba 翻译多几句句子先呀。」
「老公，上床啦。」「未得住呀，我要喺 Tatoeba 翻譯多幾句句子先呀。」
「 lou5 gung1 ， soeng5 cong4 laa1 。 」 「 mei6 dak1 zyu6 aa3 ， ngo5 jiu3 hai2 Ｔ a t o e b a faan1 jik6 do1 gei2 geoi3 geoi3 zi2 sin1 aa3 。 」
"Honey, come to bed." "No, not yet. I still have to translate some sentences on Tatoeba."
掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
yue:掌嘴 to slap sby across one's mouth; to slap one's face
Cantonese
中坚分子 backbone elements
中堅分子 backbone elements
yue:中堅分子 backbone elements
C: So which band? A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.
Mandarin
坎坎伐檀兮，寘之河之干兮，河水清且涟猗。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionKǎnkǎn fá tán xī, zhì zhī hé zhī gān xī, héshuǐ qīng qiě lián yī. [Pinyin]
坎坎伐檀兮，寘之河之干兮，河水清且涟猗。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionKǎnkǎn fá tán xī, zhì zhī hé zhī gān xī, héshuǐ qīng qiě lián yī. [Pinyin]
kan － kan ｇｏ ｈｉｓ ｂｌｏｗｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓａｎｄａｌ ｔｒｅｅｓ ，
And he places what he hews on the river's bank, Whose waters flow clear and rippling.
Mandarin
我心匪石，不可转也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionWǒ xīn fěi shí, bù kě zhuǎn yě. [Pinyin]
我心匪石，不可转也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionWǒ xīn fěi shí, bù kě zhuǎn yě. [Pinyin]
Ｍｙ ｍｉｎｄ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ a ｓｔｏｎｅ ； －
It cannot be rolled about.
Mandarin
王在灵囿，麀鹿攸伏，麀鹿濯濯、白鸟翯翯，王在灵沼，于牣鱼跃。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionWáng zài língyòu, yōulù yōu fú,Yōulù zhuózhuó, bái niǎo hèhè,Wáng zài líng zhǎo, yú rèn yú yuè. [Pinyin]
王在灵囿，麀鹿攸伏，麀鹿濯濯、白鸟翯翯，王在灵沼，于牣鱼跃。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionWáng zài língyòu, yōulù yōu fú,Yōulù zhuózhuó, bái niǎo hèhè,Wáng zài líng zhǎo, yú rèn yú yuè. [Pinyin]
Ｔｈｅ ｋｉｎｇ ｗａｓ yin ｔｈｅ ｎｕｍｉｎｏｕｓ ｐａｒｋ ， ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｌｙｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ， －
The does, so sleek and fat; with the white birds glistening. The king was by the numinous pond; - how full was it of fishes leaping about!