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Monkey on one's back
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Do you have en expression in your language like the English, "to have a monkey on one's back"?
In English, the expression means that I have this horrible problem I can't solve.
I wonder, because one of my favorite movies,±äÁ³, "The King of Masks", the character has a monkey that rides on his back. I was curious if this image would have the same suggestion that it does for English speakers.
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Mark Springer, Sacramento, USA
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Re:Monkey on one's back
I don't think there are the similar expression in Chinese.
monkey is clever and intelligent symbol.
I believe it is a pet of the character.
There are many kinds of monkey in China,especially in Sichuan province,yunnan province and guizhou province.
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is peculiar in Sichuan province,China.Just like Giant panda.
I know someone like monkey pet.
And, some vagrants teach monkey perform to make a living.
Falcon beijing,China~
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Re:Re:Monkey on one's back
Hi Falcon,
Thank you for your reply. Yes, in the movie "±äÁ³", Íõ±äÁ³'s monkey is a pet, he calls him "General." I haven't made out the Chinese word he uses yet, but there is another character in the movie who is a real general, and they call him shi1 duo4, but I haven't been able to find the characters or find out what kind of general shi1 duo4 is.
So have you seen this movie, "±äÁ³"? Did you like it?
I see you have also replied to my question about "thumbs up." So it looks like it has exactly the same meaning as our own version of the gesture. Thank you!
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Re:Re:Re:Monkey on one's back
Hi Mark,
the monkey's name is "general".
"general" £¨"½«¾ü"£¬jiang1 jun1£©
About the real general, I think the others call him ¡°shi zuo¡±(¡°Ê¦×ù¡±£¬shi1 zuo4).
¡°shi zuo¡± means division commander, a rank of army.
Actually, ¡°shi zuo¡± is a honorific and only be used in Kuomintang army. You know, from 1928 to 1949,there is Kuomintang government in China.
Similarly , army corps commander can be called ¡°jun zuo¡± (¡°¾ü×ù¡±£¬jun1 zuo4)
Anyway, subordinate call his boss.
Now, division commander is called ¡°shi zhang¡±(¡°Ê¦³¤¡±£¬shi1 zhang3)
¡°shi zuo¡±,you only heard from movie or TV show now.
I have never seen this movie.I know there are American movie ¡®Face Off¡¯,its Chinese name is ¡¶±äÁ³¡·£¬hehe~~
"±äÁ³" is a traditional art. You don¡¯t see it unless in Sichuan Local Opera.
¡°Bianlian is a traditional art form that is very popular in the western province of Sichuan. Performers can change their masks within seconds. Bianlian methods are fiercely guarded by performers and passed down through generations. The secrets are rarely taught outside the family and never to foreigners.¡± ¡ª¡ªfrom CHINA DAILY
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