菜就多练
cài jiù duō liàn
The English phrase "skill issue" can be translated into Chinese as 菜就多练 (cài jiù duō liàn).
菜就多练 is a slang term used primarily in gaming communities to mock someone's poor performance by attributing it to a lack of skill. It functions as a way to tell someone that their failure is due to a lack of personal ability or practice.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'If [you are] bad/noob, then practice more'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
菜就多练 is a highly informal, slang expression. It is often used in an online gaming context and can be provocative or even toxic. In casual conversation, if you simply want to indicate a lack of competence in technical abilities or skills without the mocking tone of the slang, you might use the informal phrase 技术不行.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this context, the character 菜 (cài), which literally means 'vegetable', is used as an adjective to mean 'noob' or 'unskilled'.
How do you pronounce it?
cài jiù duō liàn
Did you know?
- The word 菜 (cài) is so common for 'noob' that a person who is exceptionally bad at a game is sometimes called a 大菜鸟 (dà cài niǎo), which literally means 'big vegetable bird'.
- In Chinese gaming culture, the opposite of being 菜 (cài) is often described as being 大神 (dà shén), which translates to 'great god'.
- The word 练 (liàn) in 菜就多练 is the same character used in 'training' or 'practicing' a martial art, linking modern gaming to traditional discipline.
Examples in context
- 他想在IT行业找工作，但是他的编程技术不行。He wants to find a job in the IT industry, but his programming skills are not up to par.
- 这个项目我做不了，真是没本事。I can't handle this project, I'm really incapable.
- 与其找借口，不如菜就多练。Yǔqí zhǎo jièkǒu, bùrú cài jiù duō liàn.Instead of making excuses, you should just practice more because it's a skill issue.
Example conversation
Two friends are playing a competitive video game together.
- 浩然 Haoran这个关卡太难了，我根本过不去。Zhège guānjí tài nán le, wǒ gēnběn guò bù qù.This level is too hard, I simply can't pass it.
- 雨婷 Yuting浩然，菜就多练，别找借口。Hàorán, cài jiù duō liàn, bié zhǎo jièkǒu.Haoran, it's a skill issue, just practice more and stop making excuses.
- 浩然 Haoran你说话也太直接了吧！Nǐ shuōhuà yě tài zhíjiē le ba!That's a bit too blunt!
- 雨婷 Yuting我也没说错啊，多练练就好了。Wǒ yě méi shuō cuò a, duō liànliàn jiù hǎo le.I'm not wrong, you'll be fine if you just practice more.
