<blockquote>
  <p>再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦。<br>
  If you don't wake up, the sun will shine on your bottom.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It directly breaks down:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%86%8D%E4%B8%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">再不</a> = "if not"</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%B5%B7%E5%BA%8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">起床</a> = "wake up"</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%A4%AA%E9%98%B3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">太阳</a> = "the Sun"</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B0%B1%E8%A6%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">就要</a> = "be about to"</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%99%92" rel="nofollow noreferrer">晒</a> = "to shine one" (e.g. used for sunbaking)</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B1%81%E8%82%A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">屁股</a> = "bottom" (i.e., the body part)</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%95%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">啦</a> has no real meaning; it makes it sound cute</li>
</ul>

<p>So that's its literal meaning, but why is this important?</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In ancient times, people paid attention to sleeping [while] facing south.  So when the Sun rises from the east, the Sun won't shine on your bottom.  When we reach noon, in the environmental timetable of the Central Plains, the Sun will only then shine on your bottom.<br>
  古代人讲究睡觉<a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%9D%90%E5%8C%97%E6%9C%9D%E5%8D%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">坐北朝南</a>。那么日出东方时太阳是晒不到屁股的，只有正午时，在中原地带的时间表环境下，太阳才可能晒到屁股啦。<br>
  <sub><a href="https://www.italki.com/question/159547" rel="nofollow noreferrer">iTalki</a></sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the sun shining on your bottom literally implies it's noon.  However, it's metaphorically used to refer to someone who is sleeping in; perhaps they're being a bit lazy, and perhaps they're a bit cute.</p>

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In other cultural traditions, it's one place the sun never shines :)
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<p>I saw on the internet that someone's trying to wake up someone by saying:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But when I translate in the internet, it turns out to be a bit vulgar  I just want to know how you understand this slang or how you translate it in English.  </p>

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What does 再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦 say?
# What does 再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦 say?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-18)

I saw on the internet that someone's trying to wake up someone by saying:

> 再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦。

But when I translate in the internet, it turns out to be a bit vulgar I just want to know how you understand this slang or how you translate it in English.

**Tags:** translation

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-19. Score: 2

> 再不起床太阳就要晒屁股啦。  
> If you don't wake up, the sun will shine on your bottom.

It directly breaks down:

* [再不](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%86%8D%E4%B8%8D) = "if not"
* [起床](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%B5%B7%E5%BA%8A) = "wake up"
* [太阳](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%A4%AA%E9%98%B3) = "the Sun"
* [就要](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B0%B1%E8%A6%81) = "be about to"
* [晒](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%99%92) = "to shine one" (e.g. used for sunbaking)
* [屁股](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%B1%81%E8%82%A1) = "bottom" (i.e., the body part)
* [啦](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%95%A6) has no real meaning; it makes it sound cute

So that's its literal meaning, but why is this important?

> In ancient times, people paid attention to sleeping [while] facing south. So when the Sun rises from the east, the Sun won't shine on your bottom. When we reach noon, in the environmental timetable of the Central Plains, the Sun will only then shine on your bottom.  
> 古代人讲究睡觉[坐北朝南](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%9D%90%E5%8C%97%E6%9C%9D%E5%8D%97)。那么日出东方时太阳是晒不到屁股的，只有正午时，在中原地带的时间表环境下，太阳才可能晒到屁股啦。  
> [iTalki](https://www.italki.com/question/159547)

So the sun shining on your bottom literally implies it's noon. However, it's metaphorically used to refer to someone who is sleeping in; perhaps they're being a bit lazy, and perhaps they're a bit cute.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: In other cultural traditions, it's one place the sun never shines :)  

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