buss head

07:12 Aug 19, 2021
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Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Chinese term or phrase: buss head
Police were attacked with stones and other missiles and more than 100 officers were taken to hospital. Standing in a full, white habit, just a short walk away was Tywang. “Somebody asked if they should get involved. I said: ‘Only unless you’re looking for a buss head.’”

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/18/we-brought-c...
Frank Zou
China
Local time: 19:01


Summary of answers provided
4 +1头破血流
Oliver Guan
4挨揍
Frank Feng
3 +1砸破头 (busted head)
Kiet Bach


  

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挨揍


Explanation:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/buss#:~:text=The act or an...

buss有smack、peck的意思。从上下文看,应该是“挨揍”的意思。

unless you’re looking for a buss head = 除非你想找揍

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 3

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neutral  Brian Masteller (X): I don't think this completely expresses the strength of the English slang term.
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砸破头 (busted head)


Explanation:
Only unless you’re looking for a buss head
除非你想被砸破头

可能来自 Buss Head 这首歌的歌词:
Dey come out to buss meh head
(They come out to bust my head)
De blows deh peltin like dey want to buss meh head
(The blows they pelting like they want to bust my head)
http://socalyrics.net/bunji-garlin/buss-head/
歌词很多字(故意)拼错。


Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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头破血流


Explanation:
Only unless you’re looking for a buss head
除非你想头破血流。

buss head应该是俚语的用法,字面上说就是被打破头的意思,
“头破血流“是一个成语,和俚语buss head的风格有异曲同工之妙。带一些诙谐色彩,又能表达原文的意思。

Oliver Guan
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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