"Out of Gas" to "Trash"

"Out of Gas"

Chinese Dialog

• fei4wu4
• 廢物・废物
• "Fei-oo" [subtitles: "fei-oo"]
• "junk"
• Zoe, referring to Serenity

• fei4wu4: useless thing, trash; fei4 useless, to abandon; wu4 thing, object

See also:

• "Out of Gas" [below]

Related Expression(s):

• Fei4hua4. ("Safe")

• Fei4wu4? [AGAIN]
• 廢物？・废物？
• "Fei-oo?" [subtitles: "Fei-oo?"]
• "Junk?"
• Mal, surprised by Zoe's slur against Serenity

• fei4wu4: useless thing, trash; fei4 useless, to abandon; wu4 thing, object

See also:

• "Out of Gas" [above]

Related Expression(s):

• Fei4hua4. ("Safe")

• Qu4 ni3 de5.
• 去你的。・去你的。
• "Chur ni-duh."
• "Screw you."
• Wash, response to Mal's order to leave the side of injured Zoe

• qu4 ni3 de5: [slang] Get lost!, Go to hell! Nonsense!; qu4 go to, leave; ni3 de5 your(s) (ni3 you [singular]; de5 possessive marker)

• gui3
• 鬼・鬼
• "guay" [subtitles: wrongly "What do" instead of What the guay do]
• "hell"
• Jayne, invoked about Mal and Wash arguing

• gui3: ghost, demon

Related Expression(s):

• Jian4 ta1 de5 gui3! ("Safe")
• niao4 shi1 de5 du3gui3 ("Heart of Gold")

• Gau3saang1 hai6tung2 gu3zoeng3. Gim2caa4 jeong5hei3 gung1jing3. [×2]
• 救生系統故障。檢查氧氣供應。・ 救生系统故障。检查氧气供应。
• "Jeo-shung yong-jur goo-jang. Jien-cha yong-chi gong yin [sic]."
• "Life support failure. Check oxygen levels at once."
• Voice of Serenity, repeated with English version

• [CANTONESE, Jyutping romanization]
• gau3saang1 hai6tung2: life-saving system; gau3saang1 life-saving, to rescue (gau3 assist, to rescue; saang1 life); hai6tung2 system (hai6 system; tung2 system)
• gu3zoeng3: breakdown, out of order; gu3 a cause, event; zoeng3 obstruct
• gim2caa4: to check, examine; gim2 examine; caa4 check, examine
• jeong5hei3: oxygen; jeong5 oxygen; hei3 air, gas
• gung1jing3: a supply; gung1 to supply; jing3 to supply, respond
• Cantonese Chinese Tones: 1 high, flat (or falling); 2 high, rising; 3 mid, flat; 4 low, falling; 5 low, rising; 6 low, flat.
• Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin romanization: Jiu4sheng1 xi4tong3 gu4zhang4. Jian3cha2 yang3qi4 gong1ying4. "Jeo-shung yong-jur" would be 救生用具・救生用具 jiu4sheng1 yong4ju4: life-saving equipment such as life vests (yong4ju4/Cantonese jung6geoi6 appliance [yong4 to use; ju4 tool]). Thanks to a Firefly fan for the hai6tung2/xi4tong3 and jung6geoi6/yong4ju4 and their Chinese characters.

See also:

• "Out of Gas" [below]

• suo3you3 de5 dou1 shi4dang4
• 所有的都適當・所有的都适当
• "suo-yo duh doh shr-dang"
• "all that's proper"
• Mal, invoked to Bester the mechanic about his Kaylee-aison

• suo3you3 de5 dou1: all that's; suo3you3 de5 all, every (suo3 that which; you3 there is; de5 adjective marker); dou1 all, entirely
• shi4dang4: proper, appropriate; shi4 proper, fitting; dang4 proper, appropriate

• Dong3 ma5?
• 懂嗎？・懂吗？
• "Dong-ma?" [subtitles: "Dong ma?"]
• "Understand?"
• Mal, to Kaylee about fixing over fretting

• dong3 ma5: understand?; dong3 understand; ma5 question marker

See also:

• "The Train Job"
• "The Message
• "Heart of Gold"

Related Expression(s):

• dong3 le5 ma5? (Serenity Novelization)
• Dong3 le5 ma5? Ni3 chou2lian3, you3 mei2you3? (Serenity Movie)

• Gau3saang1 hai6tung2 gu3zoeng3. Gim2caa4 jeong5hei3 gung1jing3. [AGAIN; ×2]
• 救生系統故障。檢查氧氣供應。・ 救生系统故障。检查氧气供应。
• "Jeo-shung yong-jur goo-jang. Jien-cha yong-chi gong yin [sic]."
• "Life support failure. Check oxygen levels at once."
• Voice of Serenity, repeated with English version

• [CANTONESE, Jyutping romanization]
• gau3saang1 hai6tung2: life-saving system; gau3saang1 life-saving, to rescue (gau3 assist, to rescue; saang1 life); hai6tung2 system (hai6 system; tung2 system)
• gu3zoeng3: breakdown, out of order; gu3 a cause, event; zoeng3 obstruct
• gim2caa4: to check, examine; gim2 examine; caa4 check, examine
• jeong5hei3: oxygen; jeong5 oxygen; hei3 air, gas
• gung1jing3: a supply; gung1 to supply; jing3 to supply, respond
• Cantonese Chinese Tones: 1 high, flat (or falling); 2 high, rising; 3 mid, flat; 4 low, falling; 5 low, rising; 6 low, flat.
• Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin romanization: Jiu4sheng1 xi4tong3 gu4zhang4. Jian3cha2 yang3qi4 gong1ying4. "Jeo-shung yong-jur" would be 救生用具・救生用具 jiu4sheng1 yong4ju4: life-saving equipment such as life vests (yong4ju4/Cantonese jung6geoi6 appliance [yong4 to use; ju4 tool]). Thanks to a Firefly fan for the hai6tung2/xi4tong3 and jung6geoi6/yong4ju4 and their Chinese characters.

See also:

• "Out of Gas" [above, below]

• gou3shi3
• 狗屎・狗屎
• "go se" [Pirate Captain sounds like go-suh; subtitles: "go-se"]
• "crap"
• Pirate Captain, referring to Serenity

• gou3shi3: [derogatory] worthless thing, [literally] dog excrement; gou3 dog; shi3 [Taiwan si3] excrement, dung
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the si3 form and Taiwan origin.

See also:

• "Shindig"
• "Safe"
• "The Message"
• Serenity Novelization

Related Expression(s):

• gen1 hou2zi5 bi3 diu1shi3 ("Heart of Gold")
• gou3 cao4 de5 ("The Train Job")
• niu2shi3 ("War Stories")
• zheng1qi4 de5 gou3shi3 dui1 ("Our Mrs. Reynolds")

• Gau3saang1 hai6tung2 gu3zoeng3. Gim2caa4 jeong5hei3 gung1jing3. [AGAIN; ×4]
• 救生系統故障。檢查氧氣供應。・ 救生系统故障。检查氧气供应。
• "Jeo-shung yong-jur goo-jang. Jien-cha yong-chi gong yin [sic]."
• "Life support failure. Check oxygen levels at once."
• Voice of Serenity, repeated with English version

• [CANTONESE, Jyutping romanization]
• gau3saang1 hai6tung2: life-saving system; gau3saang1 life-saving, to rescue (gau3 assist, to rescue; saang1 life); hai6tung2 system (hai6 system; tung2 system)
• gu3zoeng3: breakdown, out of order; gu3 a cause, event; zoeng3 obstruct
• gim2caa4: to check, examine; gim2 examine; caa4 check, examine
• jeong5hei3: oxygen; jeong5 oxygen; hei3 air, gas
• gung1jing3: a supply; gung1 to supply; jing3 to supply, respond
• Cantonese Chinese Tones: 1 high, flat (or falling); 2 high, rising; 3 mid, flat; 4 low, falling; 5 low, rising; 6 low, flat.
• Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin romanization: Jiu4sheng1 xi4tong3 gu4zhang4. Jian3cha2 yang3qi4 gong1ying4. "Jeo-shung yong-jur" would be 救生用具・救生用具 jiu4sheng1 yong4ju4: life-saving equipment such as life vests (yong4ju4/Cantonese jung6geoi6 appliance [yong4 to use; ju4 tool]). Thanks to a Firefly fan for the hai6tung2/xi4tong3 and jung6geoi6/yong4ju4 and their Chinese characters.

See also:

• "Out of Gas" [above]

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Visible Chinese

• 醫
• [ Simplified: 医 ]
• Yi1
• Medical Treatment
• on infirmary door, somewhat visible as Mal opens door in flashback

• yi1: doctor, medical profession, to treat

See also:

• "Bushwhacked"
• "Safe"

• 窩
• [ Simplified: 窝 ]
• Wo1
• Living Quarters
• on cone-shaped part of vertical pipe behind Kaylee as she tells Mal about life support

• wo1: living quarters, nest

See also:

• "Safe"
• Firefly Elsewhere: DVD Special Features
• Firefly Elsewhere: Firefly: The Official Companion - Volume One

• 危 電・氛
• [ Simplified: 危 电・氛 ]
• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1
• Danger Electricity; Vapor
• on white duct outside Serenity's cargo bay, visible when shuttles leave and Mal seals up ship

• wei1: danger
• dian4: electricity, electric
• fen1: vapor

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "Ariel"
• "War Stories"
• "Trash"
• "The Message"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 ("Ariel," "Trash," "Objects in Space")

• 战斗的小精灵
• [ Traditional: 戰鬥的小精靈 ]
• Zhan4dou4 de5 Xiao3jing1ling2
• [The] Fighting Elves
• on Jayne's T-shirt with "28" and flames, visible at end during "smells funny" comment

• zhan4dou4 de5: fighting, militant; zhan4dou4 to fight, a fight (zhan4 a battle, war; dou4 to fight, to struggle); de5 relative clause marker
• xiao3jing1ling2: elf; xiao3 small; jing1ling2 spirits, ghosts (jing1 etherial being; ling2 spirit, soul)

See also:

• "Safe"
• "War Stories"

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"Ariel"

Chinese Dialog

• qing1wa1 cao4 de5 liu2mang2
• 青蛙操的流氓・青蛙操的流氓
• "Ching-wah TSAO duh liou mahng" [Mal sounds like Ching-wah tsao duh liao mahng, shiny]
• "frog-humping sonofab****"
• Mal, frustrated while trying to learn medical lines

• qing1wa1 cao4 de5: [vulgar] frog-humped; qing1wa1 frog (qing1 green; wa1 frog); cao4 [vulgar] to f***; de5 relative clause marker
• liu2mang2: hoodlum, delinquent; liu2 wander; mang2 vagrant, ruffian
• 操・操 , the character for cao1 (act, do), usually gets substituted for 肏・肏 cao4, the parts of which are: enter [top] and flesh [bottom].

Related Expression(s):

• gou3 cao4 de5 ("The Train Job")

• Ni3hao3?
• 你好？・你好？
• Nee hao? [then mouths question marker 嗎・吗 ma5; subtitles: "Ni hao?"]
• Hello?
• Agent McGiniss [subtitles: "McGuinness"], answering vid-phone call from Jayne

• ni3hao3: Hello, How are you?; ni3 you [singular]; hao3 good, well
• The current standard hello on the telephone is 喂・喂 wei4 [the "Hey!" from "Shindig"].

• Xi1niu2
• 吸牛・吸牛
• "Shee-niou" [Jayne sounds like shee-niou; subtitles: wrongly "Se-niou!"]
• "Cow sucking"
• Jayne, referring to Alliance's high-tech, but ineffectual, sonic rifle

• xi1niu2: cow-sucking, who/that suck(s) cows; xi1 to suck; niu2 cow

Related Expression(s):

• Niu2fen4. ("Safe")
• niu2shi3 ("War Stories")

• mei4mei5
• 妹妹・妹妹
• "mei mei" [subtitles: "mei-mei"]
• little sister [in script without English]
• Simon, addressing River

• mei4mei5: little sister, younger sister; mei4 little sister, younger sister

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "Safe"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "War Stories"
• "Heart of Gold"

Related Expression(s):

• xiao3mei4mei4 ("Serenity, Part 2")
• Zhu4fu2 ni3, mei4mei5. ("Heart of Gold")

Cut Chinese Dialog

• Tian1sha1 de5 e4mo2. [CUT]
• 天殺的惡魔。・天杀的恶魔。
• "Tyen-sah duh UH-muo."
• "Goddamn monsters."
• Simon, referring to River's experimenters

• tian1sha1 de5: goddamned, "gorramn"; tian1 God, heaven; sha1/sa4 kill; de5 relative clause marker
• e4mo2: demon, fiend, Buddist devil; e4 wicked, evil; mo2 devil, demon

Related Expression(s):

• Ai1ya1. Tian1 a5 . . . (Serenity Movie)
• Lao3tian1, bu4. ("Safe")
• Lao3tian1ye2. ("Ariel")
• tian1 xiao3de2 ("Bushwhacked," "Safe," "The Message")
• Wo3 de5 tian1, a5. ("Bushwhacked")

• Lao3tian1ye2. [CUT]
• 老天爺。・老天爷。
• "Lao TYEN yeh."
• "Jesus."
• Simon, on learning River's limbic system was stripped [changed to specifically her amygdala]

• lao3tian1ye2: Oh God!, My God!, Heavens!; lao3tian1 Oh God!, My God!, Heavens! (lao3 honorific, [literally] old; tian1 heaven, God); ye2 father, grandfather, old gentleman

Related Expression(s):

• Ai1ya1. Tian1 a5 . . . (Serenity Movie)
• Lao3tian1, bu4. ("Safe")
• Tian1sha1 de5 e4mo2. ("Ariel")
• tian1 xiao3de2 ("Bushwhacked," "Safe," "The Message")
• Wo3 de5 tian1, a5. ("Bushwhacked")

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Visible Chinese

• 靑日
• [ 靑 is old-fashioned form of Traditional/Simplified 青 ]
• Qing1 Ri4
• "Blue Sun" [old]
• on Jayne's T-shirt, visible when River slashes it

• qing1: green, blue
• ri4: day, [regional and old-fashioned use] sun

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "Bushwhacked"
• "Shindig"

Related Expression(s):

• Lan2 Ri4 ("The Message," Firefly Elsewhere: Series Former Official Site)
• Shi4 ni3 de5; Ke3zhen1 ke3zhen1; Lan2 Ri4 ("The Message")

• 危
• Wei1
• Danger
• on crate in cargo bay as Kaylee enters during game of horse shoes

• wei1: danger

See also:

• "Trash"
• "Objects in Space"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1 ("Serenity, Part 1," "The Train Job," "Shindig," "Our Mrs. Reynolds," "Out of Gas," "Ariel," "War Stories," "Trash," "The Message")

• 勇
• Yong3
• "Soldier" [from costume designer Shawna Trpcic's "Shindig" commentary]
• on Jayne's T-shirt, visible when Simon brings up heist

• yong3: brave, soldier

See also:

• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "War Stories"
• Firefly Elsewhere: Firefly: The Official Companion - Volume One

• 危 電・氛
• [ Simplified: 危 电・氛 ]
• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1
• Danger Electricity; Vapor
• on white duct outside Serenity's cargo bay, visible as Simon enters and sees ambulance

• wei1: danger
• dian4: electricity, electric
• fen1: vapor

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "Out of Gas"
• "War Stories"
• "Trash"
• "The Message"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 ("Ariel," "Trash," "Objects in Space")

• 收发室
• [ written vertically but sign hung sideways; Traditional: 收發室 ]
• Shou1fa1shi4
• Mailroom
• on sign at St. Lucy's Hospital, visible behind receiving doctor after Mal and crew check bodies in

• shou1fa1shi4: mailroom; shou1fa1 receive and give out, mail clerk (shou1 receive; fa1 give out); shi4 room

• 急诊护士
• [ Traditional: 急診護士 ]
• Ji2zhen3 Hu4shi5
• Paramedic
• on paramedic uniforms, visible on Jayne's back as Simon wakes up, Jayne's shoulder as he quiets River in recovery ward, and Mal's back as arrive at drug storage

• ji2zhen3 hu4shi5: paramedic; ji2zhen3 emergency care (ji2 urgent; zhen3 examine medically); hu4shi5 nurse (hu4 protect; shi4 person suffix, [literally] scholar)

• 警告
• Jing3gao4
• "Alert"
• on cardiac arrest patient's monitor

• jing3gao4: warn; jing3 warn; gao4 to report, notify

Related Expression(s):

• Jing3bao4; Dai4bu3zheng4; Tong2meng2 ("Objects in Space")
• Jing3gao4: Zha4yao4 Dan4tou2 (Serenity Movie)

• 周期
• Zhou1qi1
• Cycle [perhaps heart rhythm]
• on cardiac arrest patient's monitor with "NORMAL" after Simon helps

• zhou1qi1: cycle, period; zhou1 cycle, complete; qi1 period, phase

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"War Stories"

Chinese Dialog

• Tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2 sai1jin4 wo3 de5 pi4gu5
• 太空所有的星球塞盡我的屁股・太空所有的星球塞尽我的屁股
• Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo [Wash sounds like Tai-koong soo-yoo-yo duh shing-chow sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo.]
• "All the planets in space flushed into my butt"
• Wash, after Zoe states Mal's opinion

• tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2: all the heavenly bodies of outer space; tai4kong1 sky, outer space (tai4 great, grand; kong1 the sky, space); suo3you3 de5 all, every (suo3 that which; you3 there is; de5 adjective marker); xing1qiu2 heavenly body (xing1 star, heavenly body; qiu2 sphere, globe)
• sai1jin4: stuffed all the way up; sai1 stuff up, squeeze in; jin4 to the limit
• wo3 de5: my; wo3 I; de5 possessive marker
• pi4gu5: butt, backside; pi4 butt, backside; gu3 thigh

Related Expression(s):

• fei4fei4 de5 pi4yan3 ("Objects in Space")
• hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5! ("Trash")
• pi4gu5 ("Shindig")
• Ti1 wo3 de5 pi4gu5. ("Shindig")

• Mei4mei5
• 妹妹・妹妹
• "Mei-mei" [subtitles: "Mei-mei"]
• Little sister [in script without English]
• Simon, addressing River

• mei4mei5: little sister, younger sister; mei4 little sister, younger sister

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "Safe"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "Ariel"
• "Heart of Gold"

Related Expression(s):

• xiao3mei4mei4 ("Serenity, Part 2")
• Zhu4fu2 ni3, mei4mei5. ("Heart of Gold")

• fang4zong4 feng1kuang2 de5 jie2
• 放縱瘋狂的結・放纵疯狂的结
• fahng-tzong fung-kwong duh jeh [Mal sounds like fang-tzang fung-kwong duh jeh.]
• "a knot of self indulgent lunacy"
• Mal, about Wash and Zoe arguing and Wash going on the job

• fang4zong4 feng1kuang2 de5: insanity-indulging, which/that/who indulge(s) insanity; fang4zong4 indulge (fang4 to ease restraint; zong4 indulge); feng1kuang2 insanity, madness (feng1 crazy, insane; kuang2 crazy, insane); de5 relative clause marker
• jie2: a knot

Related Expression(s):

• feng1le5 ("Bushwhacked")
• kuang2zhe3 de5 ("Serenity, Part 2")
• Wo3 de5 ma1 he2 ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1 ("Our Mrs. Reynolds")
• xiong1meng3 de5 kuang2ren2 ("Objects in Space")

• niu2shi3
• 牛屎・牛屎
• niou-se [Mal sounds like niou-suh; subtitles: "niou-se"]
• "cow dung"
• Mal, referring to Wash's sabotage trick to go on the job

• niu2shi3: cow dung; niu2 cow; shi3 [Taiwan si3] excrement, dung
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the si3 form and Taiwan origin.

Related Expression(s):

• gen1 hou2zi5 bi3 diu1shi3 ("Heart of Gold")
• gou3shi3 ("Shindig," "Safe," "Out of Gas," Serenity Novelization)
• Niu2fen4. ("Safe")
• Xi1niu2 ("Ariel")
• zheng1qi4 de5 gou3shi3 dui1 ("Our Mrs. Reynolds")

• Zao1gao1!
• 糟糕！・糟糕！
• Tzao-gao! [subtitles: "Tzao-gao."]
• "Damn it!"
• Mal, as sees laser-sight dot

• zao1gao1: [colloquial] Damn!, What a mess!; zao1 ruined, [literally and figuratively] spoiled; gao1 cake, pudding

See also:

• "Bushwhacked"
• Serenity Novelization

• Ta1ma1 de5 hun2dan4.
• 他媽的渾蛋。・他妈的浑蛋。
• Tah mah duh hwoon dahn. [Mal sounds like May, tah mah duh hwoon dahn.]
• "Mother humping son of a b****."
• Mal, addressing Niska

• ta1ma1 de5: [vulgar] intensifer damn/damned, intensifier f***ing; ta1ma1 [literally] his ma (ta1 he [understood de5 possessive marker]; ma1 ma); de5 possessive marker
• hun2dan4: [derogatory] bastard, scoundrel; hun2 stupid; dan4 word used in insults, [literally] egg
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for confirming my suspicion that Mal's may sound isn't part of the Chinese.

Related Expression(s):

• ge5 zhen1 de5 hun2dan4! ("Jaynestown")
• hun2dan4 ("Serenity, Part 2," "Bushwhacked," "Our Mrs. Reynolds"; Serenity #1 Comic)
• Ni3 ta1ma1 de5. Tian1xia4 suo3you3 de5 ren2. Dou1 gai1si3. (Serenity, Part 1")
• Ta1ma1 de5. ("Serenity, Part 1")
• Ye1su1, ta1ma1 de5 . . . ("Jaynestown")
• Zhen1 ta1ma1 yao4ming4. Zhu4yi4. ("Serenity, Part 1")

• Dej jim za to plátek masa. [NOT CHINESE]
• [NO CHARACTERS]
• Day yim zato plahteck mahsah.
• "They have enough for a slice."
• Niska, to torturer about hostage refund

• [CZECH]
• dej: give [imperative mood/command form of dát]
• jim: them, to them [dative case/indirect object form of oni]
• za to: for it; za for; to it [accusative case/direct object form of to]
• plátek masa: a slice of meat; plátek a slice; masa meat, of meat [genitive case form of maso]
• Thanks to native-Czech-speaking fan kernel32 for the Czech information.

• He1 chu4sheng5 za2jiao1 de5 zang1huo4!
• 喝畜生雜交的髒貨！・喝畜生杂交的脏货！
• Huh choo-shung tza-jiao duh tzang-huo! [Book sounds like Huh choo-sang hmm zah-jah dah tahng-hwa.]
• "Filthy fornicators of livestock!"
• Book, referring to Niska and henchmen, on seeing Mal's ear

• he1: Ah!, Oh!
• chu4sheng5 za2jiao1 de5: livestock cross-breeding; he1 exclamation of surprise, Ah!; chu4sheng5 domesticated animal, dirty swine (chu4 livestock, domesticated animal; sheng1 living beings); za2jiao1 to cross-breed (za2 mixed; jiao1 to cross, have sex); de5 relative clause marker
• zang1huo4: dirty bastard; zang1 dirty, filthy; huo4 goods, merchandise
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for confirming my suspicion that Book's throaty hmm sound isn't part of the Chinese (and for confirming the pinyin in this entry).
• The scabby dog in Camus's The Stranger is called "Salaud! [bastard, dirty swine] Charogne! [bastard, carrion]" in French, "Hun2dan4! [bastard] Zang1huo4! [dirty bastard]" in Mandarin, and "Filthy, stinking bastard!" in English. Aaah, Google . . . .

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Visible Chinese

• 战斗的小精灵
• [ Traditional: 戰鬥的小精靈 ]
• Zhan4dou4 de5 Xiao3jing1ling2
• [The] Fighting Elves
• on Jayne's T-shirt with "28" and flames, visible as he gathers weapons from dead middlemen

• zhan4dou4 de5: fighting, militant; zhan4dou4 to fight, a fight (zhan4 a battle, war; dou4 to fight, to struggle); de5 relative clause marker
• xiao3jing1ling2: elf; xiao3 small; jing1ling2 spirits, ghosts (jing1 etherial being; ling2 spirit, soul)

See also:

• "Safe"
• "Out of Gas"

• 危 電・氛
• [ Simplified: 危 电・氛 ]
• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1
• Danger Electricity; Vapor
• on white duct outside Serenity's cargo bay, visible before Book's "kneecaps" comment

• wei1: danger
• dian4: electricity, electric
• fen1: vapor

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "Out of Gas"
• "Ariel"
• "Trash"
• "The Message"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 ("Ariel," "Trash," "Objects in Space")

• 勇
• Yong3
• "Soldier" [from costume designer Shawna Trpcic's "Shindig" commentary]
• on Jayne's T-shirt, visible at end as he walks in on Mal and Zoe's "unsettling" behavior

• yong3: brave, soldier

See also:

• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "Ariel"
• Firefly Elsewhere: Firefly: The Official Companion - Volume One

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"Trash"

Chinese Dialog

• Ben4 tian1sheng1 de5 yi1 dui1 rou4.
• 笨天生的一堆肉。・笨天生的一堆肉。
• "BUN tyen-shung duh ee-DWAY-RO."
• Stupid inbred stack of meat.
• Saffron, addressing the departing Monty

• ben4: stupid, clumsy
• tian1sheng1 de5: innate, inbred; tian1 nature-given, God, heaven; sheng1 give birth to, be born; de5 adjective marker
• yi1 dui1 rou4: stack of meat; yi1 dui1 a stack of (yi1 [shifts to yi4 before a 1st-tone syllable] a, one; dui1 a stack, pile); rou4 meat, flesh
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the wording of the English meaning.

Related Expression(s):

• Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5. ("Safe")
• yu2ben4 de5 ("Shindig")

• hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5!
• 猴子的屁股！・猴子的屁股！
• "HOE-tze duh PEE-goo!"
• monkey's butt!
• Saffron, addressing Mal

• hou2zi5 de5: monkey's; hou2zi5 monkey (hou2 monkey; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables); de5 possessive marker
• pi4gu5: butt, backside; pi4 butt, backside; gu3 thigh

Related Expression(s):

• fei4fei4 de5 pi4yan3 ("Objects in Space")
• gen1 hou2zi5 bi3 diu1shi3 ("Heart of Gold")
• Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5. ("Safe")
• pi4gu5 ("Shindig")
• qiang2bao4 hou2zi5 de5 ("Trash")
• Tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2 sai1jin4 wo3 de5 pi4gu5 ("War Stories")
• Ti1 wo3 de5 pi4gu5. ("Shindig")

• Yi1qi3 shen1hu1xi1.
• 一起深呼吸。・一起深呼吸。
• "EE-chee shung-hoo-shee."
• Let's take a deep breath.
• Mal, as he and Inara argue

• yi1qi3: together; yi1 [shifts to yi4 before a 3rd-tone syllable] one; qi3 a group
• shen1hu1xi1: deep breathing; shen1 deep; hu1xi1 breathing (hu1 exhale; xi1 inhale)

• Suo3xi4?
• 瑣細？・琐细？
• "Suo-SHEE?"
• "petty"
• Inara, to Mal about what she meant instead of "petty"

• suo3xi4: small and tedious, trivial; suo3 petty, trivial; xi4 minute, trifling

• Ni3men5 dou1 shi4 sha3gua1.
• 你們都是傻瓜。・你们都是傻瓜。
• "Nee mun DOH shr sagwa."
• "Idiots. All of you."
• Inara, addressing those going along with Saffron's plan

• ni3men5 dou1: all of you; ni3men5 you [plural] (ni3 you [singular]; men5 plural suffix); dou1 all
• shi4: be
• sha3gua1: [Taiwan sagua] [derogatory] fool, damned fool, idiot; sha3 foolish, stupid; gua1 melon, gourd
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for confirming the Taiwan origin of the form sagua.

• bu4 hui3hen4 de5 po1fu4
• 不悔恨的潑婦・不悔恨的泼妇
• "BOO hway-HUN duh PUO-foo"
• "remorseless harridan"
• Simon, referring to Saffron

• bu4 hui3hen4 de5: remorseless; bu4 not; hui3hen4 feel remorse, regret deeply (hui3 to regret, show remorse; hen4 to regret); de5 relative clause marker
• po1fu4: shrew; po1 impetuous, detestable; fu4 woman

• Shen2sheng4 de5 gao1wan2.
• 神聖的睾丸。・神圣的睾丸。
• "Shun-SHENG duh gao-WAHN."
• "Holy testicle Tuesday."
• Mal, on seeing ritzy estate parlor

• shen2sheng4 de5: holy, sacred; shen2 a god; sheng4 holy, sacred; de5 adjective marker
• gao1wan2: testicle; gao1 testicle; wan2 pill, ball
• Tuesday is 星期二・星期二 Xing1qi1er4: xing1qi1 week (xing1 star; qi1 phase); er4 second OR 禮拜二・礼拜二 Li3bai4er4: li3bai4 week (li3 rite; bai4 worship); er4 second.

• Yo-Saf-Bridge [NOT CHINESE]
• [NO CHARACTERS]
• "Yo-Saf-Bridge" [subtitles: wrongly say it's Chinese]
• Yolanda-Saffron-Bridget
• Mal, addressing Saffron as she holds gun on Durran

• [ENGLISH]
• Yo-Saf-Bridge: short for her aliases; Yo[landa] to Durran; Saf[fron] to Mal; Bridge[t] to Monty [script: "Bridgit" and "Bridget"; subtitles: "Bridget"]

• Wang2ba5dan4 de5 biao3zi5.
• 王八蛋的婊子。・王八蛋的婊子。
• "Wahg [sic]-ba DAN duh biao-tze."
• Whores of S.O.B.s
• Saffron, addressing cops

• wang2ba5dan4 de5: S.O.B.'s, of an S.O.B.; wang2ba5dan4 [derogatory] S.O.B., [literally] turtle's egg (wang2ba5 [derogatory] S.O.B., cuckold, [literally] tortoise [wang2 king; ba1 eight]; dan4 word used in insults, [literally] egg); de5 possessive marker
• biao3zi5: [derogatory] whore; biao3 prostitute; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables

Related Expression(s):

• Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5. ("Safe")
• Ta1 shi4 suo3you3 de5 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1! ("Trash")
• Wang2ba5dan4-- ("Heart of Gold")

• Ta1 shi4 suo3you3 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1!
• 她是所有地獄的婊子的媽！・她是所有地狱的婊子的妈！
• "Tah-shr SUO-yo DEE-yure duh biao-tze duh MAH!"
• "whores in hell!"
• Kaylee, on seeing Saffron's engine sabotage

• ta1: she
• shi4: be
• suo3you3 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1: the mother of all the whores in hell; suo3you3 all, every (suo3 that which; you3 there is); di4yu4 hell (di4 the ground, a place; yu4 hell, [literally] prison); de5 possessive marker; biao3zi5 [derogatory] whore (biao3 prostitute; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables); de5 possessive marker; ma1 ma
• Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the ta1 shi4 and complete English meaning (and for confirming the other pinyin in this entry).

Related Expression(s):

• Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5. ("Safe")
• Wang2ba5dan4 de5 biao3zi5. ("Trash")

Cut Chinese Dialog

• qiang2bao4 hou2zi5 de5 [CUT]
• 強暴猴子的・强暴猴子的
• "Chiang-BAO HOE-tze duh"
• "monkey raping"
• Mal, referring to Alliance's Durran Haymer

• qiang2bao4 hou2zi5 de5: monkey-raping, who/that rape(s) monkeys; qiang2bao4 to rape (qiang2 powerful, strong; bao4 violent, cruel); hou2zi5 monkey (hou2 monkey; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables); de5 relative clause marker

Related Expression(s):

• gen1 hou2zi5 bi3 diu1shi3 ("Heart of Gold")
• hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5! ("Trash")
• Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5. ("Safe")

• Kuai4 qu4 hen3 yuan3 de5 di4fang1. [CUT]
• 快去很遠的地方。・快去很远的地方。
• "KWAI chur hun-rien duh di fahng."
• "Go far away very fast."
• Simon, to the crude Jayne, as he hides the Tams from Saffron

• kuai4 qu4: go quickly to; kuai4 fast, quick; qu4 go to, leave
• hen3 yuan3 de5: very distant; hen3 very; yuan3 far, distant, remote; de5 adjective marker [required when adverb modifies one-syllable adjective]
• di4fang1: a place, locality; di4 place, locality; fang1 place, locality

• Fang4xin1. [CUT]
• 放心。・放心。
• "FAHNG-sheen."
• "Don't worry."
• Zoe, to Inara about keeping Mal safe from Saffron

• fang4xin1: Don't worry, set one's mind at rest; fang4 to ease restraint, to set free; xin1 feelings, mind

• zhan4dou3 de5 yi1 kuai4 rou4 [CUT]
• 顫抖的一塊肉・颤抖的一块肉
• "JAN-doh duh ee-KWAI-ro"
• "dangly piece of flesh"
• Zoe, referring to what Mal shouldn't think with

• zhan4dou3 de5: trembling; zhan4dou3 tremble, shiver (zhan4 tremble, shudder; dou3 tremble, shiver); de5 relative clause marker
• yi1 kuai4 rou4: piece of flesh; yi1 kuai4 a piece of (yi1 [shifts to yi2 before a 4th-tone syllable] a, one; kuai4 piece, lump); rou4 meat, flesh

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Visible Chinese

• 大厅
• [ Traditional: 大廳 ]
• da4ting1
• parlor
• on upper-right corner of computer schematics for Bellerophon Estates

• da4ting1: parlor, large hall; da4 big, great; ting1 hall

• 迎
• Ying2
• Welcome
• 1. on large balloons, visible after Mal and Saffron land at Haymer's estate
• 2. on columns as Mal and Saffron first run from police

• ying2: to welcome, greet

• 
• [ JAPANESE; left to right, but down the banner; I and Raku partially off-screen ]
• Ikebana to Zouka; Rakuzaka; Taguchiya Ikebanaten
• Ikebana and Artificial Flowers; Rakuzaka [a name]; Taguchiya Ikebana Store
• on vertical banner after Mal and Saffron land at Haymer's estate

• [JAPANESE]
• ikebana to zouka: ikebana and artificial flowers; ikebana [Mand. 插花・插花 cha1hua1] flower arrangement (ike- combining form of ikeru to arrange flowers; hana flower); to and; zouka [Mand. zao4hua1 make artificial flowers] artificial flower, making artificial flowers (zou make; ka flower)
• Rakuzaka: [a name]; raku [Mand. 樂・乐 le4 happy, enjoyment, pleasure] comfortable, pleasure; saka [Mand. 阪・坂 ban3] slope
• Taguchiya Ikebanaten: Taguchiya Ikebana Store; Taguchiya a business name (Taguchi a Japanese family name [[literally] ta—Mand. tian2 field—rice field; kuchi—Mand. kou3—mouth]; ya [Mand. wu1 house] suffix for store name or type); ikebanaten flower-arrangement store (ikebana flower arrangement; ten [Mand. dian4 store, shop] suffix for store type)

• 危
• Wei1
• Danger
• on inside of Serenity's hatch as Jayne goes topside

• wei1: danger

See also:

• "Ariel"
• "Objects in Space"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1 ("Serenity, Part 1," "The Train Job," "Shindig," "Our Mrs. Reynolds," "Out of Gas," "Ariel," "War Stories," "Trash," "The Message")

• 危 電・氛
• [ dian4 is written backwards; Simplified: 危 电・氛 ]
• Wei1 Dian4; Fen1
• Danger Electricity; Vapor
• on trash bin, visible as Jayne and Kaylee reprogram the trash bin, fen1 is up above and is also visible on bin towards end of show as camera pans to Saffron

• wei1: danger
• dian4: electricity, electric
• fen1: vapor

See also:

• "Serenity, Part 1"
• "The Train Job"
• "Shindig"
• "Our Mrs. Reynolds"
• "Out of Gas"
• "Ariel"
• "War Stories"
• "The Message"

Related Expression(s):

• Wei1 ("Ariel," "Trash," "Objects in Space")

• 呆若木鸡
• [ second character is inverse coloring; Traditional: 呆若木雞 ]
• Dai1ruo4mu4ji1
• Dumb as a Wooden Chicken
• on Jayne's T-shirt with drawing of Asian face, visible in infirmary

• dai1ruo4mu4ji1: [fixed expression] dumb as a wooden chicken, dumbstruck; dai1 foolish, stupid; ruo4 as, like; mu4 wood, wooden; ji1 chicken

See also:

• Firefly Elsewhere: DVD Special Features

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