Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
執雞
English英语 translation:
try your luck and be a standby
Added to glossary by
Denyce Seow
Sep 1, 2007 20:18
16 yrs ago
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Chinese汉语 term
新加坡
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執雞
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Soccer
A: 到康文署訂場吧. 現在去，可能還能趕及預訂兩個月後的場地.
B: 還有其他方法嗎？
A: 你可以嘗試「執雞」
B: 執雞？
A: 算了，送佛送到西. 我跟你一起去.
B: 還有其他方法嗎？
A: 你可以嘗試「執雞」
B: 執雞？
A: 算了，送佛送到西. 我跟你一起去.
Proposed translations
(English英语)
| 3 +2 | try your luck and be a standby |
Shirley Lao
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| 3 | Get lucky and get someone else's 場地 |
billychang
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Proposed translations
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6小时
Shirley Lao
台湾
台湾
Native in Chinese汉语
台湾
In Search of Clarity
Native in: Chinese汉语 (Variant: Traditional)
Works in: English英语译成Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语
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try your luck and be a standby
"執雞" means "to be a standby for a seat or a place, if the one who has already booked the seat or place fails to show up.
Therefore, there is no guarantee that the one who 執雞 may actually gets a seat or place.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-02 02:27:43 GMT)
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Should be:
Therefore, there is no guarantee that the one who 執雞 may actually get a seat or place.
Therefore, there is no guarantee that the one who 執雞 may actually gets a seat or place.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-02 02:27:43 GMT)
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Should be:
Therefore, there is no guarantee that the one who 執雞 may actually get a seat or place.
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Comment: "Thanks very much for the explanation."
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billychang
Native in Chinese汉语
&
English英语
Works in field
Translate tradition & simplified Chinese
Native in: English英语 
, Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语
Related KudoZ points
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12
Get lucky and get someone else's 場地
執雞,汁雞 : 指你的隊友和別人開火,你去幫忙,最後你殺了那人,你的隊友卻不能殺到
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