Bu Xie

(idea) by Glowing Fish (2.7 hr) Thu Jun 07 2001 at 7:59:05

Mandarin phrase meaning literally "No Thanks" but meaning in practice "You're welcome".

The phrase derives it's meaning from bu meaning negation and xie meaning "to thank". Using these together gives the meaning "Don't thank me", with the implication being that whatever service is being rendered is a simple courtesy, and nothing to spend effort thanking someone over.

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