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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

Simplified/Traditional characters: 屁股
Back-translation of Mandarin: butt (of the body)
Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): pee-goo
Translated from script English: bottom
Context: “Shindig,” Badger, referring to the presence of sticks up Mal’s and Sir Harrow’s

pi4gu5

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

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

pian1zhi2 de5 jiu1cha2yuan2

Simplified characters: 偏执的纠察员 / Traditional characters: 偏執的糾察員
Back-translation of Mandarin: stubborn disciplinary officer
Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): [(Not in script) pyen juh duh jiou cha wahn]
Translated from script English: [(Not in script) stubborn martinet (see Note 1 below)]
Context: “Safe,” Simon, referring to Mal

pian1zhi2 de5

to be stubborn, to be obstinate

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

jiu1cha2yuan2

a disciplinary officer

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
yuan2: [suffix for members of a human group], -er/-or

Notes:

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

Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, bu4li3 ta1, gu4 wo3…

Simplified/Traditional characters: 漂亮的小姐，不理他，雇我……
Back-translation of Mandarin: Beautiful young lady, ignore him and hire me...
Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): PEOW-liang de shaojie, Booleetah, GOOwo...
Translated from script English: Pretty lady, forget him and hire me...
Context: Serenity (movie) [Cut], Man (on Beaumonde), to Zoe about Wash [also described in Serenity (novelization), p. 104]

piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5

beautiful young lady

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)]
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

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

gu4 wo3

hire me

gu4: to hire
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.

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

Simplified characters: 漂亮的小姐，你雇我和你相好。我会容你盛开如花…… / Traditional characters: 漂亮的小姐，你雇我和你相好。我會容你盛開如花……
Back-translation of Mandarin: Beautiful young lady, if you hire me to have an affair with you, I’ll let you be like a flower in full bloom...
Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): PEOW-liang de shaojie, nee GOO wuo HUHnee SHANG-hao. Wuh HWAY wrongnee shungkai roo hua...
Translated from script English: Pretty lady, hire me for the night and I'll open you like a flower...
Context: Serenity (movie) [Partially cut], Man (on Beaumonde; off-screen), to Woman on street [also described in Serenity (novelization), p. 103]

piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5

a beautiful young lady

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)]
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

ni3 gu4 wo3: you hire me
1. ni3: you (singular)
2. gu4: to hire
3. wo3: me
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

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)
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.