No way! No Door!

老杨

No way is Lao Wai's English.
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No Door is Yang's English. I think no door is better than no way.

没心没肺

haha~~, good point.

sunshine_39

轩辕无天

haha, I ask my daughter  how to say  "没门" in Enghish, my daughter also say so.

三思

原帖由 老杨 于 2008-2-17 19:27 发表
; P1 g0 b( K4 O4 `1 uNo way is Lao Wai's English.

% {0 Z* @; B$ D& T4 T% W- pNo Door is Yang's English. I think no door is better than no way.

" x3 K) G. `# j3 e* \there is a Chinese saying: no door, there is the window.

轩辕无天

原帖由 三思 于 2008-2-17 23:55 发表
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$ a. ^7 {1 W* _. S$ M! Cthere is a Chinese saying: no door, there is the window.

then no door, no window

三思

原帖由 轩辕无天 于 2008-2-18 00:57 发表
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" P+ o& [: I3 T# `5 Dthen no door, no window

- E7 ?! t# g8 `- ~1 h i see. no door, no window and no roof

eastroster

There is a slight difference in the content between those two expressions.
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" i. j; k5 B! }$ |% B: l1 d& QWhen a boyfriend asks to meet his girl in her bedroom, the girlfrind could say: "No way."

( @1 v8 ]( b4 K, b3 oBut, when a husband wants to enter his wife's bedroom, the wife only needs to say "No door".

如花

原帖由 eastroster 于 2008-2-18 10:19 发表
/ P9 Z& f' N' @  dThere is a slight difference in the content between those two expressions.
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When a boyfriend asks to meet his girl in her bedroom, the girlfrind could say: "No way."
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4 T* b$ H5 g) Y! I# o, B# ZBut, when a husband wants to  ...

Why every time I hear "Hurry up!" in both situation?

bigwood

误导儿童啊！

findb

Lao Wai often speak househouse tigertiger

紫色辣椒

原帖由 老杨 于 2008-2-17 19:27 发表
No way is Lao Wai's English.
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1 O1 d% f$ h- I/ s& M3 {, @4 uNo Door is Yang's English. I think no door is better than no way.

Ah, but that's what you think. I think not. -_____-

贫僧夜闯青楼

six of one,half a dozen of the other

織紗千影

confused @.@

sweetspot

although the literal translation would be 'no door'. It seems it would make more sense to translated it as 'no way' considering many will not understand what you mean by 'no door'.