"Clear Prop!" in Mandarin

Darkstar wrote:
Don't ask me why I need
this. I do! It's a principle! :-)

My guess is that you have a hot date with someone from Beijing and want
to impress them.

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I asked my son, who speaks Mandarin. He said, "The only thing that comes to
mind immediately would be dzou kai. Which basically means 'get away'."

"Darkstar" wrote in message
om...
Any zhongwen speaking ppl over here?
How do you call out "Clear prop!" in Mandarin when you mean "Keep away
from the prop -- I'm starting the engine." Used as a standard phrase
when flying small planes (Cessna, YAK, etc). Don't ask me why I need
this. I do! It's a principle! :-)

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:41:07 GMT, "Jon Woellhaf"
wrote:

I asked my son, who speaks Mandarin. He said, "The only thing that comes to
mind immediately would be dzou kai. Which basically means 'get away'."

The problem is, the English doesn't make sense. We ought to be saying
"Get away!" also.

The Japanese army said "miwase, miswase!" which I think is turn, turn!
But that wasn't to warn people off. That was to get a spin. (Normally
they used a starter truck with an engine in back and a row projecting
over the cab; the rod had a claw-like arrangement on the end, which
engaged the propeller at the spinner,)

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I asked my son, who speaks Mandarin. He said, "The only thing that comes
to
mind immediately would be dzou kai. Which basically means 'get away'."


Wouldn't the phrase have to include "Chop Chop" in it??? Grin

Paul Anton wrote:

Wouldn't the phrase have to include "Chop Chop" in it??? Grin

No, that's what happens if you *don't* yell "clear prop". :-)

George Patterson
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Now that a half of the Google population can't sleep at night
wondering how the heck you say that goddamn "Clear prop!" in that
goddamn Chinenese, I'm pleased to announce that a Taiwan military
officer in the know told one of our agents in China it is "qing1
chang3" which basically means "Clear the area!" Our organization is
currently verifying this information. NOTE TO OUR AGENTS ABROAD: the
mass highjacking of Chinese airplanes is to take place on due date.