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zhangxs (zhangxs)
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“鸡肋”

white elephant??

2007-11-15 09:15 AM

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Hi:
How about "tasteless"?

2007-11-15 12:03 PM

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你是说鸡的肋骨吗？还是谐音吗？

white elephant??

n.
大而无用的东西

A rare, expensive possession that is a financial burden to maintain.
累赘之物：罕有而又昂贵的财产，保管或维持起来是个财政负担的东西

鸡脯肉是chicken chest

鸡肋我不太清楚，但是应该有chicken吧

2007-11-15 04:14 PM

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直译就是chicken ribs

2007-11-15 04:46 PM

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QUOTE:

“鸡肋”
Originally posted by zhangxs at 2007-11-15 09:15
white elephant??

It brings up a typical Chinese idiom 鸡肋
meaning "chicken ribs," which often refers to something of little value that can easily be thrown away.
味同鸡肋：食之无味，弃之可惜(to be hardly worth eating but not bad enough to throw away

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here is my version:
fruitcake (as a Christmas gift)

2007-11-15 05:16 PM

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I think tasteless maybe better

2007-11-16 11:26 AM

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