Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category
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 Fun, Vocabulary | 18 Comments »
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
(Thanks to Lulu for this one)
I don't know if it's true, but I've heard that:
Shànghǎi zìláishuǐ láizì hǎi shàng
上海自来 水 来自海上
(Shanghai's tap water comes from on top of the sea)
I'm all in favor of fun little word games and/or tongue twisters as a way of learning new vocabulary (tap water), ...
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