Elon Musk replies to a Hu Xijin snide remark towards him with a Confucius internet meme that implies an obscene action

[Hamartia Antidote]

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手整体插在口袋里的人过分自信
Literal Translation: Overconfident man with hands in pockets

Popular internet meme version of Confucius saying:

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[QinGua1949]

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Literal Translation: Overconfident man with hands in pockets


Slang translation:

pocket pool - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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The act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.

Lol here you go with an b.s. reply as if you know more about CONFUSIUS (judging from how spelled his name, don't think you know Jack squat) than us Chinese. Take it easy and relax American, you folks are winning anyways no need to press and report every gotcha moments you think you people have. Lame.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Overconfident man with hands in pockets

 

[S10]

I'm pretty sure he used Google translate going by that broken grammar.

 

[Brainsucker]

Overconfident man with hands in pockets

My Google Translate Said "People with hands in their pockets are overconfident".

The meaning is very different from OP translation.

 

[SaadH]

I'm pretty sure he used Google translate going by that broken grammar.

Nah, he used that dumbass camera powered Tesla AI that runs over toddlers

 

[qwerrty]

 

[Cheepek]

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Literal Translation: Overconfident man with hands in pockets


Slang translation: "..and you are just an overconfident man playing pocket pool".

pocket pool - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

en.wiktionary.org

The act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.

Overconfident man with hands in pocket

 

[Titanium100]

 

[flowerfan2020]

Overconfident man with hands in pocket

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I admired Indian nothing can't do over the internet.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Lol here you go with an b.s. reply as if you know more about CONFUSIUS (judging from how spelled his name, don't think you know Jack squat) than us Chinese. Take it easy and relax American, you folks are winning anyways no need to press and report every gotcha moments you think you people have. Lame.

LOL! You are just completely ignorant of the obvious internet meme Musk is referring to.

 

[Cheepek]

I admired Indian nothing can't do over the internet.

That's okay but use Google translator next time.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

My Google Translate Said "People with hands in their pockets are overconfident".

The meaning is very different from OP translation.

No, he wrote it in Chinese to hide the internet meme he was actually referring to.

 

[flowerfan2020]

That's okay but use Google translator next time.

Sorry, English is not my fist language. I'm also so admired Indian can speak English so fluently. No wonder Indian took over all of the Tech support line in U.S.

 

[fitpOsitive]

My Google Translate Said "People with hands in their pockets are overconfident".

The meaning is very different from OP translation.

I dont know Chinese and Google can do anything with me....