你有绿色的帽子吗？
在中国，绿帽子不是好东西。
因为如果一个人的伴侣和别人出轨了，那这个人就是戴了绿帽子，或者说这个人被戴了绿帽子。
因为被戴绿帽子是很丢人的事情，所以如果中国人看到有人真的戴绿色的帽子可能会笑话这个人。
我们在送礼物的时候，也不会送给别人绿色的帽子。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 绿 | lǜ | (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 伴侣 | bàn lǚ | companion / mate / partner |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 出轨 | chū guǐ | to be derailed; to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 戴 | dài | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 丢人 | diū rén | to lose face |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone / people / anyone |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 笑话 | xiào hua | to laugh at; to mock |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |