Talk:3qorz

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Is this attested? No Google Books or News results. Hbrug 06:36, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added some references at the bottom. Let me know if you have further questions. -- A-cai 13:27, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RFV-failed Mandarin term[edit]

  1. (slang) thank you very much

Etymology[edit]

  • 3 is sān in Mandarin. When placed together with the letter q, it sounds like the English for "thank you" (san-q). orz looks like a person kneeling in prostration (o is the head, r is the arms, and z the hips and legs). This position is usually described as 五體投地／五体投地 (lit. "head, arms and legs all thrown to the ground") in Mandarin.

See also[edit]

RFV discussion: November 2011–March 2012[edit]

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I wonder what sort of attesting quotations can be provided for this entry. Some searches: google books:3qorz, google groups:3qorz. --Dan Polansky 08:57, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to find more with 3Q得orz, such as [2] and here. —Stephen (Talk) 09:47, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"I seem to find more with 3Q得orz", which makes perfect sense, particle 得 (de) is used to form resultative verbs, so 3Q = thank you, "Orz" looks as a prostrated person (to prostrate = 五体投地). The phrase 感谢得五体投地 is made the same way - "thanking you as to prostrate myself". In 3Q得orz the "orz" part is non-verbal, it's like a picture. --Anatoli 10:08, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't this sum-of-parts anyway? Can 3Q and orz not be attested separately? Fugyoo 10:51, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
(after an edit conflict)I doubt it. "3Qorz" and "3Q得orz" could perhaps be considered synonyms, 3Q or 三Q (三 = 3) can be used separately but "orz" not. In fact, in one of the quotes above the meaning of "orz" is described as an emoticon (表情符號), not a word, as it is not a very common term or "symbol". --Anatoli 11:03, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard of or seen anyone use this. Phrases using 得 to form resultative verbs are probably in most cases sum of parts (can't think of an exception right now). Hbrug 10:56, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User:A-cai has created it. He is from Taiwan, so it may be used in Taiwan? --Anatoli 11:03, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This is pretty common Internet slang, I'm surprised you haven't seen it before Hbrug. Unfortunately I don't think it's attestable according to Wiktionary's CFI since we seem to rely solely on archivable sources. ---> Tooironic 22:09, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's what the Chinese call w:Martian language/w:火星文. Essentially it's a series of symbols used in Internet slang that are otherwise not understandable by the everyday crowd. This one is.. unfortunately.. valid and easily citable as an Internet slang term. Obviously I haven't lived in China for a long time, so I am not quite versed with the Internet culture that's present there. Jamesjiao → T ◊ C 21:47, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
They must be separated to 3q and orz. The latter is probably from Japanese internet community. — TAKASUGI Shinji (talk) 01:47, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Moved to Talk:3qorz, because I could find no durably archived citations (RFV-failed). - -sche (discuss) 18:17, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]


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