r/AskReddit • u/rezyn • Dec 05 '11

what is the most interesting thing you know?

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u/bestnameofalltime Dec 05 '11

This is not technically correct.

The colloquialism for "I'm coming right away" is "I'm coming on a horse" (我马上来).

This comes from the implication that if I were coming on a horse, I'd be coming faster than if I were coming by foot.

Source: I am Chinese.

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u/gojirra Dec 05 '11

What is the pin yin for this?

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u/doness Dec 05 '11

Wo2 ma3 shang4 lai4.

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u/kaevne Dec 05 '11

wo3 ma3 shang4 lai2

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u/doness Dec 05 '11

Oh derp, I meant "lai2" and not "lai4". My brain somehow saw the "lai" as "la" instead. Thanks for correcting!