Selections from Sichuan Fangyan Ciyu Huishi, 1989, edited by Miu Shusheng 选自《四川方言词语汇释》1989，编著：缪树晟，出版：重庆出版社   draft translations into English by Wang Shiying and Jon Lambert, 07/2010 翻译初稿：王石英和彭加华   sichuan hua recording pg # in Text sichuan dialect as written by Miu Shusheng sichuan dialect pinyin as written by Miu Shusheng (since the book was published in chongqing, this is most likely reflecting chongqing sichuan dialect.)  stardard chinese draft english translation additional notes by Shiying and Jon   Coming soon.  278  头发上贴膏药 -- 毛病。       Putting the medicinal paste on your hair -- That's foolish. The medicinal paste is a herbal plaster usually applied to the skin. The expression is often used in informal settings with reference to a wide range of foolish actions... Sentence stress is on the 毛. Often the part of the expression occurring after the hyphen is left unsaid.   1 挨边 ngai1 bian1 差不多 almost     7  摆龙门阵   聊天  chat     10  包谷   玉米  corn     13 本本儿   本子  book     17  不爱 bu2 ngai2  不愿意，不喜欢  don't want, don't like     17 不得行   不行，能力差 not ok, unable     30  吃铲铲  ci2 cuan4 cuan4  什么吃的也没有  there's nothing to eat at all     61 豆豆儿     豆子  beans       62  读书 du2 su1  读书  study, go to school      63   短挫挫  duan4 co4 co4   很短  very short    矮挫挫 (ngai2 co4 co4) very short when referring to height   65  对完了 dui4 wan2 lo3   什么都对 entirely correct       69  发毛  fa2 mao2  生气  angry       73   飞叉叉 fei1 ca1 ca1   飞快，很快  very fast      79  干啥子 gan4 sa4 zi  干什么  What are you doing?      83   各人 go4 then2   自己  self       99  红不说，百不说。  hong2 bu4 so2, be2 bu4 so2  什么都不说。  Literally, "Not saying red, and not saying white." Figuratively: "Not saying a word."      101  胡豆  fu2 dou   蚕豆  fava bean       106  活扳活跳   ho2 ban3 ho2 tiao4  有生机  very active       107  火票票  ho3 piao3 piao3   火辣  hot and spicy   The text uses an uncommon character: 火+票    123   口干   口渴  thirsty, literally: "mouth dry"     143   满球球  men4 qiu1 qiu1   满满的  very full, very satisfied       146   没奈何 mei4 lai4 ho4   没办法  no way, no method       153  哪个  la3 go4   谁   who      153  哪个塔塔  la3 go4 ta2 ta2   哪儿  where       154  难得说  lan2 de2 so2   很难说  difficult to say      171  起火  qi2 ho4   生气  angry       177  热和  the4 ho1    暖和  warm     182  啥子  sa4 zi   什么  what       183  上街  sang1 gai1   往城镇去  go out onto the street, go into town       272  做啥子  zu2 sa2 zi  干什么  What are you doing?     251  咋个  za2 go4  怎么，怎么样  how   275  一丈二尺高的和尚 -- 摸不倒头脑。      Figurative meaning: I don't know what to do.  丈二 might be the monk's name.    275    二五八赶场 　 -- 看人说话。       Literal meaning: On the second, fifth and eighth of each month, go to the market – watch people talk.