:The word "Xiao Zhou" Means clown, doest it have negative meaning in Chinese? I mean one of my friend called my chinese classmate Xiao Zhou and she was angry and said that that word was rude and insulting. Please explain this
Asked by : jinshang_wangzi 08-9-14 10:04:58.000
:About "xiao chou" in Chinese Hello, thank you for your question. The clown in Chinese is "Xiao3 Chou3". At the beginning, Xiao Chou is a kind of role in Beijing Opera， usually, this kind of people in the play will make the audiences laugh. So, "xiao chou" refer to the people whose actions or dressings are very funny. If you call a Chinese person "xiao chou", she/ he will be very angry, because, it means you said she/ he looks foolish in front of people. It is a derogatory word in Chinese.
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:About "xiao chou" in Chinese Hello, thank you for your question. The clown in Chinese is "Xiao3 Chou3". At the beginning, Xiao Chou is a kind of role in Beijing Opera， usually, this kind of people in the play will make the audiences laugh. So, "xiao chou" refer to the people whose actions or dressings are very funny. If you call a Chinese person "xiao chou", she/ he will be very angry, because, it means you said she/ he looks foolish in front of people. It is a derogatory word in Chinese.