<p>It is Cantonese</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1310/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">串</a> /cyun3 /</p>
<p><em>[7] [粵] [adj] arrogant; cocky | [Var] 寸</em></p>
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<p>&quot;that guy so inch&quot; is literal translations of &quot;嗰條友咁寸(串)&quot; in Cantonese.</p>
<p>The 'arrogant; cocky' definition of 串 is not used in Mandarin.</p>
<p>&quot;嗰條友咁串&quot; in Mandarin would be &quot;那傢伙太囂張了&quot; meaning &quot;that guy is so arrogant&quot;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.yueyv.cn/dacidian/view/index131003.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">咁串</a></p>
<p><em>太嚣张了。</em></p>
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<p>I came across the phrase "that guy so inch" in <a href="https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1002890390977073152" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this Twitter thread</a>, which starts with:</p>

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  <p>... slang based on literal translations of words ("that guy so inch") or phrases</p>
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<p>I don't get how "that guy so inch" could be related to Putonghua. Is it something to do with 村/英村?</p>

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Is the phrase "that guy so inch" related to Putonghua?
# Is the phrase "that guy so inch" related to Putonghua?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-13)

I came across the phrase "that guy so inch" in [this Twitter thread](https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1002890390977073152), which starts with:

> ... slang based on literal translations of words ("that guy so inch") or phrases

I don't get how "that guy so inch" could be related to Putonghua. Is it something to do with 村/英村?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-06-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It is Cantonese

> [串](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1310/) /cyun3 /
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> *[7] [粵] [adj] arrogant; cocky | [Var] 寸*

"that guy so inch" is literal translations of "嗰條友咁寸(串)" in Cantonese.

The 'arrogant; cocky' definition of 串 is not used in Mandarin.

"嗰條友咁串" in Mandarin would be "那傢伙太囂張了" meaning "that guy is so arrogant"

> [咁串](http://www.yueyv.cn/dacidian/view/index131003.html)
>
> *太嚣张了。*


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