May 19, 2014 16:11
9 yrs ago
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Chinese term
United Kingdom
梦露
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Fiction novel
The main character can smell the perfume on Little Red, his crush. Liu Qing is a gossip who has all the dirt on Little Red. I mostly understand the sentence, but I don't understand why 梦 and 露 would be next to each other.
我闻见小红的香水味道，我是老土，我洗脸都用灯塔肥皂，我不知道那种香水的名字。后来，柳青告诉我，小红用的是香奈尔的No.5，梦露晚上睡觉，只穿No.5。
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我闻见小红的香水味道，我是老土，我洗脸都用灯塔肥皂，我不知道那种香水的名字。后来，柳青告诉我，小红用的是香奈尔的No.5，梦露晚上睡觉，只穿No.5。
If you need more context, you can look here:
http://www.fengtang.com/novels/beijing/1234774730.shtml
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Monroe |
Xiaoxian Su
|
| 5 | Monroe |
Ivy Feng
|
| 3 | Marilyn Monroe |
Meng Fang
|
Proposed translations
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24 mins
Xiaoxian Su
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Cantonese, Mandarin) 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
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Monroe
It refers to Marilyn Monroe here. There was rumour that she wore nothing else but only this perfume in bed.
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25 mins
Marilyn Monroe
玛丽莲·梦露 is the Chinese name for American actor Marilyn Monroe.
I believe 梦露here refers to Marilyn Monroe. I think the author is trying to say, 小红 is trying to copy Marilyn Monroe's taste in perfume selection.
I believe 梦露here refers to Marilyn Monroe. I think the author is trying to say, 小红 is trying to copy Marilyn Monroe's taste in perfume selection.
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Monroe
Here "梦露" is the transliteration for the name "Monroe", the full name being "玛丽莲·梦露" for "Marilyn Monroe". We often use the surname only instead of the full name, such as "布什" for "George W Bush".
"梦露" literally means "dream" and "dew", but it is just indicating Marilyn Monroe here; the characters themselves don't have another connection with the text.
"梦露" literally means "dream" and "dew", but it is just indicating Marilyn Monroe here; the characters themselves don't have another connection with the text.
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