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La pian jia: What do you call this behavior in English?

 
 
Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 01:12 am

The Chinese la pian jia refers to the behavior in which you are pretending to stop the fighting between Jack and John, yet you only prevent the attack from John. The result is that Jack can catch the oppotunity to beat John harder and John is unable to beat back.
 
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XXSpadeMasterXX
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 08:53 am
@oristarA,
Holding someone back, or being held back.

Question though, what do you mean by pretending? Did you mean preventing? If you mean preventing,"your intentions are to" is a better description.
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XXSpadeMasterXX
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:10 am
@oristarA,
I can't find a Chinese translation so it could mean defenseless or "cheap shot" also. Depending on what the Chinese terminology actually means.
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Hulk
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:27 am
@oristarA,
I don't think there is one word or even a common phrase to describe such a behavior in english.
McTag
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:43 am
@Hulk,

Yes, we call it "un-English" behaviour, or "not cricket."

Smile Wink

izzythepush
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:47 am
@oristarA,
I think Hulk's probably right, there is no one word to describe such activity, but the following might help.

He was engaging in subterfuge, he acted like an honest broker, but it was just a ruse, a piece of cheap chicanery to weaken John, and embolden Jack.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:21 pm
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


Yes, we call it "un-English" behaviour, or "not cricket."

Smile Wink



Cool.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:21 pm
Thank you guys.
It seems that there is no such word or phrase in English.
The thread is closed.
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Ceili
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:26 pm
Two-faced, back-stabbing, underhanded, scheming traitor.
Hulk
 
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Reply Tue 12 Feb, 2013 09:35 pm
@Ceili,
Assuming you are in cahoots with both Jack and John. You could just be loan shark with customer Jack who owes you less money than customer John.
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JTT
 
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Reply Wed 13 Feb, 2013 08:21 pm
@oristarA,
favoritism

Is this behavior solely limited to that fight situation, Ori(qm)
oristarA
 
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Reply Thu 14 Feb, 2013 03:56 am
@JTT,
JTT wrote:

favoritism

Is this behavior solely limited to that fight situation, Ori(qm)


Originally it is, but it can also be used in online debate in which you assume the role of an independent yet you act to favor one side.
XXSpadeMasterXX
 
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Reply Thu 14 Feb, 2013 04:51 am
@oristarA,
How can anyone be acting in favoritism, if neither parties know each other, or have never discussed any topic before that moment? The only favoritism that possibly occurred where the people that knew each other, and were agreeing with each other for personal reasons that had nothing to do with the original question.
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 14 Feb, 2013 07:08 am
@XXSpadeMasterXX,
Not true, XX. Complete strangers could immediately favor the better looking or the lighter or darker skinned or ... .
izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 14 Feb, 2013 07:23 am
@JTT,
JTT wrote:

Not true, XX. Complete strangers could immediately favor the better looking or the lighter or darker skinned or ... .


Or the girl with the biggest tits.

JTT
 
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Reply Thu 14 Feb, 2013 07:32 am
@izzythepush,
Quote:
Or the girl with the biggest tits.


Those too.
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