Te ma de!
"Your Mother!" or "His Mother!" (Mal, on learning of approaching Alliance ship.)
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- Bi Zuei {Mal sounds like bih-zway}
"Shut up." or "Shut your Mouth" (Mal, over comms, to Zoe & Jayne as they fret about Alliance ship.)
Shi ah. {Kaylee sounds like Shoo uh}
"Affirmative." "Yes"(Kaylee, to Wash about going to black.)
Ai ya! Hwai leh! {Wash sounds like Ai ya! Hoo ah lay!}
"Oh No, it's spoilt!", could also be "oh no, we're ruined" (Wash, as Alliance ship scans them.)
Bi Zuei {Mal sounds like bih-zway}
"Shut up." (Mal, to Wash as he banters with Jayne in cargo bay.)
(Joo ta ma ya ming). Zhu Yi
"Watch your back." or "Be careful"(Wash, to Zoe as she & the others go off to meet Badger.)
Qing jing.
"Come in." (Inara, to Book knocking on shuttle door.)
Ni de ma de. Tian Xia suo you de ren dou gai si. {Mal sounds like ...soy ya duh ren doh goy swa}
"Yo Mama! Everyone under the sky should die" (Mal, on learning there's a mole on board.)
mei mei
"little sister" (Inara, addressing wounded Kaylee.)
Ni men dou Bi Zuei! {Mal sounds like ...bih-zway}
"Everybody shut the hell up!" (Mal, as everyone argues about killing the Fed.)
kwong-chee duh {Wash sounds like kwing chih duh}
"nuts" (Wash, meaning crazy, about flying without core containment.) #I honestly can't figure this one out
xiao mei mei {Mal sounds like zao may-may}
"little sister" (Mal, addressing Kaylee.)
Hoon dan!
Jerk! also "Bad Egg"(Jayne, referring to Patience's man.)
Ai ya, wo mun wan leh.
"We're finished." (Zoe, as Reaver ship approaches.)
(DELETED SCENE) Shuh muh?
"I'm sorry?" (Simon, response to Book's comment about Serenity's name not being a joke.)