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Written By: Due-East on September 5, 2007 2 Comments

Huh?

 

Someone needs to explain to whoever wrote this that the pattern is “[adjective] is as [adjective] does” and that it doesn’t work with every adjective.

 

Written By: Due-East on August 31, 2007 No Comment

 

 

In light of the fact that I don’t feel like making fun of the news lately and that most of the China-related news involves more and more product recalls, I thought I’d post something different, the story and meaning behind a Chinese idiom. I’ll probably make it a pretty regular thing.

 

For the most part, [...]

Written By: Due-East on July 4, 2007 2 Comments

I’m sorry….what?

 

I got this fortune not long ago. I can’t figure out if this one is so profound that I can’t comprehend it, or if the five o’clock bell rang so the guy just hit the period key and left.

 

Written By: Due-East on July 4, 2007 3 Comments

“What did you say?”

 

I don’t feel like making fun of the news right now, so I thought I’d post something worthwhile. I’ve been learning Chinese for about 4 years now, and in that time I’ve come across a lot of resources for learning the language. I thought I’d post a little information here on what [...]

Written By: Due-East on June 5, 2007 One Comment

 

Who the heck is Rich?! Aaaah, the lack of articles in Chinese makes for some interesting translations.

 

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