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On December 08 at 2:24 AM by lujiaojie

“蛛丝马迹”这个成语里面的“马”是“灶马”。 Read more

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On December 08 at 2:24 AM by GregE

Great description of the meaning in Chinese! The translation has been changed. Thanks! Read more

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On December 08 at 2:17 AM by bababardwan

oh sorry mate. I was on a computer that didn't have flash at the time so I couldn't check that it got the whole scene which I've just checked and it d... Read more

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On December 08 at 2:17 AM by lujiaojie

对,you can use ’我们先自己看看‘ in clothes shops too. 不然 is the same as 要不然. Read more

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On December 08 at 1:52 AM by cobalt23

It is probably better translated as "seasonal price".  Sometimes you will see "SP" on the menu, especially for seafood -- and it's not cheap.&nbs... Read more

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On December 08 at 1:19 AM by bodawei

Thanks for the clip, Baba - excellent, had a good laugh. It could well have been a scene from the Goon Show don't you think (without the visuals of co... Read more

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On December 08 at 1:10 AM by richwarm2

Is there any particular reason to have 灶马 (house cricket) in the Supplementary Vocabulary list? I don't think it was used in the podcast. Read more

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On December 08 at 12:35 AM by smallville

听朋友说,过情人节时,要给女朋友送10朵玫瑰,而不要给她送13朵。是因为“10”代表”十全十美“,而”13“听起来像“失散” Read more

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On December 08 at 12:00 AM by richwarm2

The vocabulary list defines 眼里容不得沙子 as "to pay acute attention to details" but I think this misses the mark. I think it's more about one's reaction... Read more

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On December 07 at 11:56 PM by timmarkhuff

A couple questions about traditional characters: I learned that 髒 zāng means dirty. Is 臟 also correct? An online dictionary had 牙籤 for yá q... Read more