Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
I just saw this article about Měilán's (美兰) return to China and had to mention it. If you've got a good command of Chinese and English, no infectious diseases, and a bachelor's degree or higher, you might want to consider applying.
Although, I guess you'd have to be in Chengdu and ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
I just got an email from Magnus and Mingxing saying they made a comic out of one of my little rants. Maybe this sort of thing happens to you all the time, but I'm so flattered that I'm considering changing the topic of this blog to "Silly Stuff About ...
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
There are only 400+ possible syllables in Chinese. That makes listening comprehension (both for me and the person I'm talking to) a bit of a nightmare. But despite the many downsides, there are actually some fun things about a syllabic language.
Besides how amazingly easy it is to rhyme ...
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
I can't really explain it, but ever since I learned a new word for "pinch" yesterday, I can't help thinking it's a kind of a tactile onomatopoeia.
qiā 掐
[audio:qia1.mp3]
Tell me it doesn't sound like the action of pinching or maybe the cry of someone who's just been pinched.
Qia! What are you ...
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
The fireworks have died down and, judging by the fact that everyone's using the gōnglì 公历 again (see number 7 here), I think it's safe to say that Chinese New Year is officially behind us. Real bloggers would deem this post "too late," but I subscribe to a more open-minded ...
Posted in Vocabulary | 18 Comments »
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