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Appellations

The two protagonists of the movie 人生大事—man and girl—go by a number of names. Match the Chinese with the English.

AB
老子 lǎoziI, me (lit: “your daddy”—a self-aggrandizing term)
莫三妹 Mò SānmèiMo Sanmei (“Third Sister Mo”—since his older brother died in a tragic accident, his father sought to prote莫三妹 Mò Sānmèi ct him by giving him a girl’s name, thus making him less desirable to the spirit world)
三丫頭/ 三丫头 SānyātouThird Little Girl (playing off his given name of “Third Sister Mo”)
三哥 SāngēThird Older Brother (an appellation that expresses respect)
老三 Lǎo SānNumber Three (an objective appellation given his birth order)
孫悟空/ 孙悟空 Sūn WùkōngSun Wukong, the Monkey King of the novel The Journey to the West. He has magical powers.
小文 XiǎowénXiaowen (a common given name)
丫丫 YāyāYaya (an affectionate nickname deriving from the term 丫頭/丫头yātou meaning “little girl”)


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