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Firefly–Serenity Chinese Pinyinary
Chinese translations with standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization and Chinese characters for Firefly the TV series and Serenity the movie and comic books

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pi4gu5

pi4gu5

a butt (of the body), a backside (of the body)

  1. pi4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: [colloquial] a butt (of the body), a backside (of the body)
  2. gu3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: a thigh

Note:

  • The captions have the Hanyu Pinyin romanization form pigu on the region 1 DVD.

See also:

  • fei4fei4 de5 pi4yan3 (“Objects in Space”)
  • hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5! (“Trash”)
  • Tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2 dou1 sai1jin4 wo3 de5 pi4gu5 (“War Stories”)
  • Ti1 wo3 de5 pi4gu5. (“Shindig”)

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pian1zhi2 de5 jiu1cha2yuan2

pian1zhi2 de5

to be stubborn, to be obstinate

  1. pian1: stubbornly
  2. zhi2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to persist in
  3. de5: [noun-modifier marker] [here: integrated adjectival clause (restrictive relative clause)]

jiu1cha2yuan2

a disciplinary officer

  1. jiu1cha2: a disciplinary officer, to maintain order (at public gatherings)
    1. jiu1 [used only in compound words]: to keep (someone) under surveillance
    2. cha2 [used only in compound words]: to investigate, to inspect
  2. yuan2: [suffix for members of a human group], -er/-or

Notes:

  1. Source: Thank you to Firefly Chinese translator Jenny Lynn for the Hanyu Pinyin romanization and to her and Joss Whedon for the English meaning.
  2. Simon sounds like “pyen juh duh jiou chao rien” instead of “pyen juh duh jiou cha wahn.”

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Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, bu4li3 ta1, gu4 wo3…

piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5

beautiful young lady

  1. piao4liang5 de5: to be beautiful, to be handsome
    1. piao4 [used only in the compound word piao4liang5]
    2. liang4: to be bright, to be light
    3. de5: [noun-modifier marker] [here: integrated adjectival clause (restrictive relative clause)]
  2. xiao3jie5: a young lady, a miss
    1. xiao3: to be young
    2. jie3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: a young woman

bu4li3 ta1

ignore him

  1. bu4li3: to ignore, to pay no attention
    1. bu4: not
    2. li3: to take notice, to pay attention to
  2. ta1: him

gu4 wo3

hire me

  1. gu4: to hire
  2. wo3: me

Note:

  • The planet Beaumonde is probably named for the term beau monde (from French, literally: ‘fine world’), which refers to the world and people of high society / fashionable society.

See also:

  • Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, [ni3 gu4 wo3 he2 ni3 xiang1hao3. Wo3 hui4 rong2 ni3 sheng4kai1 ru2 hua1]… (Serenity [movie])
  • Wo3 tai4tai5 bu4 piao4liang5! (Serenity [movie])

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Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, [ni3 gu4 wo3 he2 ni3 xiang1hao3. Wo3 hui4 rong2 ni3 sheng4kai1 ru2 hua1]…

piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5

a beautiful young lady

  1. piao4liang5 de5: to be beautiful, to be handsome
    1. piao4 [used only in the compound word piao4liang5]
    2. liang4: to be bright, to be light
    3. de5: [noun-modifier marker] [here: integrated adjectival clause (restrictive relative clause)]
  2. xiao3jie5: a young lady, a miss
    1. xiao3: to be young
    2. jie3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: a young woman

ni3 gu4 wo3 he2 ni3 xiang1hao3

you hire me to have an affair with you

  1. ni3 gu4 wo3: you hire me
    1. ni3: you (singular)
    2. gu4: to hire
    3. wo3: me
  2. he2 ni3 xiang1hao3: to have an affair with you
    1. he2: with
    2. ni3: you (singular)
    3. xiang1hao3: to have an affair with, a lover
      1. xiang1: each other
      2. hao3: to be good

wo3 hui4 rong2 ni3 sheng4kai1 ru2 hua1

I’ll let you be like a flower in full bloom

  1. wo3 hui4 rong2 ni3: I’ll let you
    1. wo3: I
    2. hui4: will, to be sure to
    3. rong2: to allow, to let
    4. ni3: you (singular)
  2. sheng4kai1 ru2 hua1: to be like a flower in full bloom
    1. sheng4kai1: in full bloom
      1. sheng4: to be flourishing
      2. kai1: to open
    2. ru2: to be like, as if
    3. hua1: a flower

Note:

  • The planet Beaumonde is probably named for the term beau monde (from French, literally: ‘fine world’), which refers to the world and people of high society / fashionable society.

See also:

  • Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, bu4li3 ta1, gu4 wo3… (Serenity [movie])
  • Wo3 tai4tai5 bu4 piao4liang5! (Serenity [movie])

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Firefly–Serenity Chinese Pinyinary