When I learnt 马上 from a native speaker they explained it as akin to giddy up, or get on your horse and go. Which shortens to immediately. He also visually showed me jumping on a saddle and smacking the horses behind 😂 Super interesting how these old ways of life stay in modern languages.
As a native Mandarin speaker, I just realized how many verbal phrases in Chinese use the word 打 (literally means to hit or beat something). The most funny one is to “打的”, where 的 is a shortening of 的士 which is a borrowing of the English word taxi via Cantonese. Literally it means to hit a taxi but it’s supposed to mean to call a taxi.
Both Japanese and Chinese use a lot of idioms and figurative words that are not meant to be taken literally which are often exclusive for each language, hence reading into the kanji won't make sense.
The meaning changes drastically, fascinating
When I learnt 马上 from a native speaker they explained it as akin to giddy up, or get on your horse and go. Which shortens to immediately. He also visually showed me jumping on a saddle and smacking the horses behind 😂
Super interesting how these old ways of life stay in modern languages.
As a native Mandarin speaker, I just realized how many verbal phrases in Chinese use the word 打 (literally means to hit or beat something). The most funny one is to “打的”, where 的 is a shortening of 的士 which is a borrowing of the English word taxi via Cantonese. Literally it means to hit a taxi but it’s supposed to mean to call a taxi.
I didn't recognise the word Telephone at all and horse and up I was so confused
On a horse, right away
My guess before watching the video:
My horse above grant other hit telephone ->
I call him on horseback?
That character has the same vibe as the phrase "Hold your horses"
kind of like the inverse here. maybe the Chinese can incorporate 馬下
Both Japanese and Chinese use a lot of idioms and figurative words that are not meant to be taken literally which are often exclusive for each language, hence reading into the kanji won't make sense.
Love this shorts😊
mǎ shàng Is one of the first words I learned in Chinese 🔝
I bond burger the phone
打つだよ、押すじゃない
Japanese speakers can actually read Chinese?
some can manage to read old chinese since they learn old chinese literature at high school, but very likely not the modern ones
鼻に輪っかついてんぞ😂