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===Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity===
 
===Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity===
 
==Identified Ambiguity==
 
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=吃 → 喝=
 
=吃 → 喝=
 
*<code>wuu</code>: 侬要吃茶还是吃咖啡啊?
 
*<code>wuu</code>: 侬要吃茶还是吃咖啡啊?

Revision as of 16:11, 3 April 2025

Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity

Identified Ambiguity

吃 → 喝

  • wuu: 侬要吃茶还是吃咖啡啊?
  • zho: 你想喝茶还是喝咖啡?
  • eng: Do you want to drink tea or coffee?
    • Translating from Shanghainese to Mandarin Chinese, 吃 → 喝 when there is a drink that comes after 吃. For example, 茶(tea), 水(water), or 咖啡(coffee)

只 → 个

  • wuu: 我一只也勿要。
  • zho: 我一个也不要。
  • eng: I don't want even one.
    • Translating from Shanghainese to Mandarin Chinese, 只 → 个 when there is a animal that comes after 只. For example, (duck) or 雞(chicken)

天 → 天气

  • wuu: 今朝天好。
  • zho: 今天好天气。
  • eng: The weather's nice today.
    • Translating from Shanghainese to Mandarin Chinese, 天 → 天气 when there is an adjective that comes after 天. For example, 好(good) or 不好(not good)

Final Evaluation of Ambiguity