Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
扣放
English translation:
be placed upside down
Added to glossary by
Caroline Moreno
Sep 13, 2007 05:33
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
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扣放
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Anthropology
A Verb
The context is "扣放一个猪下颌骨" at a pre-historic archaeological site (where else?).
Any suggestions? 先谢谢.
Any suggestions? 先谢谢.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | be placed upside down |
orientalhorizon
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| 4 | put under an inverted vessel |
Huijun Suo
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| 3 | snap in |
Shang
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| 3 | to be placed upside down so the chin points straight up |
franksf
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be placed upside down
扣放一个猪下颌骨: there is a pig's mandibular bone found upside down.
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snap in
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put under an inverted vessel
or cover with a vessel, bowl, etc.
10 hrs
to be placed upside down so the chin points straight up
I am sure you will come up with your own concise way
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2007-09-15 00:03:54 GMT)
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Hi Caroline. Sorry about the delay in my reply. In my humble opinion, 扣放 is like putting a bowl upside down on a dish to keep the food warm. Below are some links:
摆图案制作太极菜？？ - 雅虎知识堂- [ Translate this page ]1、材料是菜花半个，西兰花1个，瑶柱4粒（不用也行），把两种菜花切小朵，用油盐水烫熟捞起，先在碗里摆好图案，再反扣到碟子上，用撕碎的瑶柱加生粉水打个芡淋在成品 ...
ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1306081203291.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages
梅菜扣肉的做法- 雅虎知识堂- [ Translate this page ]煮好后，倒入装肉的碗内，把碗放在高压锅里，上气蒸半个钟头左右，到肉变软可取出。 7、取一碟子扣在碗上，倒转过来，将碗里的汁倒出来，烫些青菜围边，取出碗。 ...
ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1406052601638.html - 49k - Cached - Similar pages
I think prientalhorizon has provided a nice term.
Best, Frank
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2007-09-15 00:03:54 GMT)
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Hi Caroline. Sorry about the delay in my reply. In my humble opinion, 扣放 is like putting a bowl upside down on a dish to keep the food warm. Below are some links:
摆图案制作太极菜？？ - 雅虎知识堂- [ Translate this page ]1、材料是菜花半个，西兰花1个，瑶柱4粒（不用也行），把两种菜花切小朵，用油盐水烫熟捞起，先在碗里摆好图案，再反扣到碟子上，用撕碎的瑶柱加生粉水打个芡淋在成品 ...
ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1306081203291.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages
梅菜扣肉的做法- 雅虎知识堂- [ Translate this page ]煮好后，倒入装肉的碗内，把碗放在高压锅里，上气蒸半个钟头左右，到肉变软可取出。 7、取一碟子扣在碗上，倒转过来，将碗里的汁倒出来，烫些青菜围边，取出碗。 ...
ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1406052601638.html - 49k - Cached - Similar pages
I think prientalhorizon has provided a nice term.
Best, Frank
Note from asker:
| Hi franksf, how do you know that it is placed so that the chin points straight up? Do you have any references? Thanks! |
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