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On February 07 at 4:31 AM by podster

I have seen it labeled as hell banknotes, or notes from the Bank of Hell. Probably would have been better translated as Hades. I don't think the Chi... Read more

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On February 07 at 4:26 AM by podster

I think the Swiss will be very surprised to hear that their currency is obsolete.  Last I heard the 瑞朗 was alive and well. Read more

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On February 07 at 3:42 AM by mark

哎呦,  if my household were run like this one, I might not be able to afford CPod. @pretzellogic, I have been pretty much just reading the hanzi... Read more

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On February 07 at 3:24 AM by rich

Thanks podster for the info. While it is interesting about San Francisco and the gold rush, I would have to say my guess, without much research (but d... Read more

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On February 07 at 3:18 AM by pretzellogic

And as I was reading the dialogue, I remember thinking that this would be a great lesson for Sunix to portray the husband. I then downloaded the dial... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On February 07 at 3:14 AM by lujiaojie

Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed now. Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Empresses
On February 07 at 3:05 AM by DavidXuzhou

Glad you like this topic. Here is what I found, start from 秦朝 Qin Dynasty, include 帝 and 王. 秦朝 2位,汉朝 31位,三国 11位, 晋朝 16位, 五胡十六国 78位, 南北朝 59位, 隋朝 3位,... Read more

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On February 07 at 2:56 AM by pretzellogic

Apropos of nothing, I find that going to the dialogue tab, and reading the hanzi first, then trying to translate the hanzi into English is a great way... Read more

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On February 07 at 2:09 AM by pretzellogic

Huh.  The picture for this lesson is a neat idea.  I never would have thought to look at a unused desktop computer bay.   Read more

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On February 07 at 1:51 AM by cinnamonfern

Wow!  Connie, you spent more than my monthly salary when I lived in Hong Kong!  很多钱啊!很厉害!哈哈。 :) Read more