For those of you who don’t live in Taipei…
… this info may be useful.Useful phrases
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so while we are on the subject does anybody know the Chinese for the following
Clutch
Crankshaft
Piston
Bearing
Forks
Gearbox
Kick Start
Carburetor
Wing Mirrors
Clutch 離合器
Carburetor 化油器
Wing Mirrors 往後鏡 (“rearview mirror”, or just 鏡子)
Shock Absorbers are: 避震器 - which is what I call the forks on the front of my bike.
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I love the word for ‘valve’; babulu. I am always looking for excuses to say that word. Sorry, I don’t know the words for the other things above but you can usually make yourself understood by saying the English word, with optional Japanese syllableification - crank becomes something like kelanku, engine enji’ne.