Serenity DVD

Wo3 hen3 diu1lian3. Wo3 mei2you3 chi1 Fruity Oaty Bar.

• Traditional characters: 我很丟臉。我沒有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。 / Simplified characters: 我很丢脸。我没有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。
• Back-translation of Mandarin: I am very ashamed. I didn’t eat a Fruity Oaty Bar.
• Script Mandarin translation (phonetic for English speakers): [(Not in script) Wuo hun dio lyen. Wuo may yo chr Fruity Oaty Bar.]
• Translated from script English: [Not in script]
• Context: Serenity DVD, Shamed Gentleman, in Easter egg “We’ll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time,” in Fruity Oaty Bar commercial

wo3 hen3 diu1lian3

I am very ashamed

1. wo3: I
2. hen3: very much
3. diu1lian3: to feel ashamed; [literally: to lose face]
   1. diu1: to lose (misplace)
   2. lian3: a face

wo3 mei2you3 chi1

I did not eat, I have not eaten

1. wo3: I
2. mei2you3: did not [+verb], have not [+verb as if past participle]
   1. mei2: not
   2. you3: to have, there is
3. chi1: to eat

Fruity Oaty Bar

[name of a fictional packaged food product]

Kai1shi3 Bo1fang4; Ren4xuan3 Chang3jing3; Te4bie2 Shou1lu4; Xuan3ze2 Yu3yan2

• Simplified characters: 开始播放、任选场景、特别收錄、选择语言 [ traditional 錄 at the end of the third group should be simplified 录 ]
• Traditional characters: 開始播放、任選場景、特别收錄、選擇語言
• Back-translation of Mandarin: Start to Transmit; Select a Scene; Specially Included; Select a Language
• Translated from the English: Play; Scenes; Bonus Material; Languages
• Context: Serenity DVD, Visible Chinese, on main menu

kai1shi3 bo1fang4

start to transmit

1. kai1shi3: to begin, to start
   1. kai1: to begin, to start
   2. shi3 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: to start, a beginning
2. bo1fang4: to transmit, to broadcast
   1. bo1: to broadcast
   2. fang4: to release, to set free

ren4xuan3 chang3jing3

select a scene

1. ren4xuan3: to take whichever (one likes)
   1. ren4: any, no matter which
   2. xuan3: to select
2. chang3jing3: a (theatrical) scene
   1. chang3: a (theatrical) scene, a (theatrical) stage
   2. jing3 [used only in compound words (or as a family name)]: a (theatrical) scene

te4bie2 shou1lu4

specially included

1. te4bie2: specially
   1. te4 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: special, exceptional
   2. bie2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: other
2. shou1lu4: to include (in a collection)
   1. shou1: to incorporate, to collect
   2. lu4 [used only in compound words]: selections, a collection

xuan3ze2 yu3yan2

select a language

1. xuan3ze2: to select
   1. xuan3: to select
   2. ze2 [used only in compound words]: to select
2. yu3yan2: language, spoken language
   1. yu3 [used only in compound words]: language
   2. yan2 [for this meaning, used only in compound words]: language, spoken language

Hao3chi1; Tian2

• Simplified/Traditional characters: 好吃、甜
• Back-translation of Mandarin: Tasty; Sweet
• Context: Serenity DVD, Visible Chinese, in Easter egg “We’ll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time,” in Fruity Oaty Bar commercial

hao3chi1

to be tasty

1. hao3: to be good
2. chi1: to eat

tian2

to be sweet

Xiang1jiao1; Jin1ju2; Feng4li2

• Simplified characters: 香蕉、金橘、凤梨 / Traditional characters: 香蕉、金橘、鳳梨
• Back-translation of Mandarin: Banana; Kumquat; Pineapple
• Context: Serenity DVD, Visible Chinese, in Easter egg “We’ll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time,” in Fruity Oaty Bar commercial

xiang1jiao1

a banana

1. xiang1: to be fragrant, to be aromatic
2. jiao1 [used only in compound words]: a banana

jin1ju2

a kumquat

1. jin1 [used only in compound words (or as a dynasty/family name)]: golden
2. ju2 [used only in compound words]: an orange

feng4li2

a pineapple

1. feng4: a phoenix
2. li2: a pear