Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume Two

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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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Zhe4 ben3 shu1 shi4 yi1 ge5 Qing1ri4 he2zuo4 chu1ban3

zhe4 ben3 shu1

this book

  1. zhe4: this
  2. ben3: [classifier for printed matter]
  3. shu1: a book

shi4

to be

yi1 ge5

a

  1. yi1 [pronounced “yi2” before a 4th-tone syllable, even when ge4 is pronounced “ge5,” with the neutral 5th tone]: one, a
  2. ge5: [general classifier for nouns]

Qing1ri4

Blue Sun [name of a fictional corporation]

  1. qing1: to be green (the color), to be blue (the color)
  2. ri4 [used only in compound words]: [traditional] or [meaning borrowed from non-Mandarin Chinese] the sun

he2zuo4 chu1ban3

joint publication (the act), a joint publication

  1. he2zuo4: to cooperate (on a project), to collaborate
    1. he2: jointly
    2. zuo4: to do, to make
  2. chu1ban3: to publish, (something) published by (a specified company), publication (the act)
    1. chu1: to issue
    2. ban3: an edition

Note:

  • Also: tai4yang2: 太阳 (traditional: 太陽 ): the sun; tai4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: great, grand; yang2 [used only in compound words]: the sun

See also:

  • Lan2ri4 (“The Message,” Firefly Official Site, Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64; Leaves on the Wind)
  • Lan2ri4; Bing3 Qie3 Diu1; Zhong1 Wu1 Feng1 Zhu3 Wu1 Zha4 Tuo1 Wu1; Wan2 Zhi1 Jiu3; Chuan4 Pie3 Tuo1 Gai4 (Serenity Props and Merchandise)
  • Lan2ri4; Dan1 Zhi1 Zhong1 Zhu3 Jiu3 Zhong1 Chuan4 Tuo1 Wei2 Tuo1 Gai4; Chuan4 Pie3 Tuo1 Gai4 (Serenity Props and Merchandise)
  • Qing1ri4 (“Serenity, Part 1,” “Bushwhacked,” “Shindig,” “Ariel”)
  • Qing1tian2 (Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale)
  • Shi4 ni3 de5; Ke3zhen1 ke3zhen1; Lan2ri4 (“The Message”)

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Zai4 Zhe4zhong3

zai4

to transport

zhe4zhong3

this, this kind of

  1. zhe4: this
  2. zhong3: [classifier for kinds/types]

Note:

  • Also: zhei4zhong3 这种 (traditional: 這種 ): [colloquial] this, this kind of; zhei4: [colloquial] this; zhong3: [classifier for kinds/types]

See also:

  • Zai4 Zhe4zhong3 (Firefly Official Site; Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One)

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Fu4yin4; Ding3dian3

fu4yin4

a countersign (second person’s signature/name-seal)

  1. fu4: [prefix] auxiliary
  2. yin4: a seal (stamped on something), a Chinese name-seal

ding3dian3

a summit, a vertex

  1. ding3: a summit, a top
  2. dian3: a point

Note:

  • Gibberish: The fu4yin4 seems to be decorative gibberish. The ding3dian3 seems to be taken from the sight of the Alliance Ground Sentry anti-aircraft gun in “Serenity, Part 1” (Neng2hao4; Mi3; Ding3dian3; Mi3; Jiao3; Ping1; Ping1) and reused as decorative gibberish.

See also:

  • Fu4yin4; Ding3dian3 (Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One)
  • Neng2hao4; Mi3; Ding3dian3; Mi3; Jiao3; Ping1; Ping1 (“Serenity, Part 1”)

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Yao4; Ji2zhen3yong4 shi2; Xiao3xin1; Shen4shang4xian4su4

yao4

medicine, a drug

ji2zhen3yong4 shi2

for emergency use

  1. ji2zhen3yong4: emergency use
    1. ji2zhen3: emergency care
      1. ji2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: urgent
      2. zhen3 [used only in compound words]: to diagnose, to examine (medically)
    2. yong4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: a use
  2. shi2: the time (when), when

xiao3xin1

to be careful, to take care

  1. xiao3: to be small
  2. xin1: feelings, the mind

shen4shang4xian4su4

adrenaline/epinephrine

  1. shen4shang4xian4: the adrenal gland
    1. shen4: the kidney
    2. shang4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: above
    3. xian4: a gland
  2. su4 [used only in compound words]: a factor

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Qiang2jian4

qiang2jian4

to be strong and healthy, to be (physically) strong

  1. qiang2: to be strong
  2. jian4 [used only in compound words]: healthy, strong

Note:

  • More relevant:
    • yi1liao2 医疗 (traditional: 醫療 ): medical treatment; yi1: to treat (illness); liao2 [used only in compound words]: to treat (illness)
    • jin3ji2jiu4hu4yuan2 紧急救护员 (traditional: 緊急救護員 ): an emergency medical technician (EMT); jin3ji2: urgent (jin3: to be urgent; ji2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: urgent) jiu4hu4: to rescue, to give first aid (jiu4: to rescue, to assist; hu4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to protect, to maintain) yuan2: [suffix for members of a human group], -er/-or
    • yi1wu4fu3zhu4ren2yuan2 医务辅助人员 (traditional: 醫務輔助人員 ): a paramedic; yi1wu4: medical matters (yi1 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: the medical profession; wu4 [used only in compound words]: business, affairs); fu3zhu4ren2yuan2: auxiliary personnel (fu3zhu4: auxiliary [adjective] [fu3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to assist, to help; zhu4: to assist, to aid]; ren2yuan2: a staff, personnel [ren2: a person; yuan2: [suffix for members of a human group], -er/-or])
    • hu4shi4 护士 (traditional: 護士 ): a nurse; hu4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to protect, to maintain; shi4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: [person trained in a field of activity].

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Yong3

yong3

[Chinese character doesn’t represent an independent word in Modern Standard Mandarin (Putonghua); still used in:] →
san3bing1you2yong3 散兵游勇 (traditional: 散兵遊勇 ): [set phrase] [military] stragglers (soldiers scattered from a troop) and disbanded soldiers

  1. san3bing1: [military] stragglers (soldiers scattered from a troop), [military] a skirmisher
    1. san3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: scattered
    2. bing1: the troops, an army
  2. you2yong3: stragglers (soldiers scattered from a troop) and disbanded soldiers
    1. you2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to roam, to rove
    2. yong3 [used only in compound words]: a soldier

Notes:

  1. Yong3 usually means ‘brave’ in Modern Standard Mandarin (Putonghua) → yong3gan3 勇敢 : to be brave, to be courageous; yong3 [used only in compound words]: brave, courageous; gan3 to be brave, to be courageous.
  2. Also: jun1ren2 军人 (traditional: 軍人 ): a soldier (in the army); jun1 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: military; ren2: a person

See also:

  • Yong3 (“The Train Job”; “Shindig”; “Ariel”; “War Stories”; Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One)

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Xi3

xi3

[used only in compound words]: happiness, joy

See also:

  • Xi3 (Firefly DVD Official Site)

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Firefly–Serenity Chinese Pinyinary