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I only can tell you what we do in Taiwan. When I grew up in Taipei, my mom had a chef (live-in) who is from the same province ，山東，with my dad , so he... Read more

in guangxi province they say 单车but i've never heard anyone say 脚踏车 Read more

thanks. This makes a lot more sense now. I wonder if this word is the same as 老百姓 in Chinese. If not, I wonder what differences there are Read more

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非常感谢你！！ 现在清楚一点儿！ Read more

what tone is the "t" in the Chinese word T恤  ？ Also, if we absolutely had to choose a Chinese character for the "T" in T恤， what would would it... Read more

I have a question about the word 王八蛋.  What is the etymology of this word?  王(king),  八(eight), 蛋(egg).  King eight egg....why... Read more

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in Shanghai, lots of people say 脚踏车 instead of 自行车, because 脚踏车 is used in Shanghainese. 脚踏车 is also what Taiwanese people say. Are there any other re... Read more

I haven't listened to the lesson yet, but here is a definition of grassroots - hope it is relevant: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grass+roots Read more