Monday, July 31, 2006

belligerent

  • Meaning: [adj/n] inclined or eager to fight, hostile, aggressive; pertaining to warfare
  • In Hong Kong slang: 興過辣雞,興到爆,想食人
  • In decent Chinese: 好戰,好勇鬥狠
  • Where we first met: The Economist: discussion on the ethics of war - 'once the bullets are flying and you are a belligerent, by what methods and weaponry is it legitimate to wage your war?'

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