Literal translation
“It is Chinese!”
English equivalence
“It’s all Greek to me!”
Listen to the pronunciation
Listen to the pronunciation
Explanation / Comment
This is absolutely not an insult to my dear Chinese friends! ❤️🇭🇰❤️
It is true that when you look at the Chinese characters, you have no clue about the meaning of this strange language… 😵💫
When you face a situation when you don’t understand at all what is being said, it’s time to pull out your secret weapon: the idiom “C’est du chinois !“
Example
🇫🇷 “Je ne comprends rien à ses explications sur la physique quantique … c’est du chinois !”
🇬🇧 “I can’t understand a word he says about quantum physics… it’s all in Greek!“
Example
🇫🇷 “Je ne comprends rien à ses explications sur la physique quantique … c’est du chinois !”
🇬🇧 “I can’t understand a word he says about quantum physics… it’s all in Greek!“
About the author: Anthony Lucas
Hi there! I’ve been a French teacher since 2007. I have taught French as a foreign language to hundreds of students from all over the world in Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong and France.
➜ I now teach French online and develop the website OnlineFrenchTeacher.com.