【在 o********l 的大作中提到】 : do they mean "chinese girl", or "porcelain girl"?
s*d
5 楼
i think the latter. i don't think the chinese are viewed as extreme beauties in the eyes of the americans.
【在 o********l 的大作中提到】 : do they mean "chinese girl", or "porcelain girl"?
s*d
6 楼
in your case, yes. it runs in the family.
【在 p*x 的大作中提到】 : Chinese beauty!
s*d
7 楼
but why china doll? why not japanese doll? hehe
o*l
8 楼
the context is, one old man telling another old man, "she's such a china doll", refering to someone within the same building.
s*d
9 楼
maybe he was saying the girl was too easy to break, like a china doll? you know what i mean, like you have to be very careful with her just to keep everything ok. or maybe he meant that she was pretty.
【在 o********l 的大作中提到】 : the context is, one old man telling another old man, "she's such a china : doll", refering to someone within the same building.
o*l
10 楼
when you say "break", do you mean "hurt"? or?...
【在 s**d 的大作中提到】 : maybe he was saying the girl was too easy to break, like a china doll? you : know what i mean, like you have to be very careful with her just to keep : everything ok. : or maybe he meant that she was pretty.
s*d
11 楼
yeah. someone who is too delicate to handle.
【在 o********l 的大作中提到】 : when you say "break", do you mean "hurt"? or?...
u*d
12 楼
Referring to a girl who's very fragile and weak, and can be broken as easy as a piece of china/porcelain.
【在 o********l 的大作中提到】 : do they mean "chinese girl", or "porcelain girl"?