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Posted on: 土葬和火化
On March 31 at 10:26 PM by tingyun

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 is an interesting expression - I've been curious for awhile about the connection between it and the story it is said to originate from. S... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Fruits
On March 31 at 10:15 PM by bababardwan

hehe, yes if you're a cow or other grazing animal [or maybe by extension a farmer], very good mate....it serves as a great mnemonic anyway. :) Read more

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On March 31 at 8:29 PM by KentuckifiedChinese

我特别喜欢听这些神话,不知道为什么,。。。可能是因为神的英雄,精彩的情节让我想起我自己平安时期。  oh to be a child again! (顺便问一下,这句话中文怎么说) Read more

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Posted on: 日本核危机
On March 31 at 6:22 PM by ouxiansheng

谢谢! Read more

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Posted on: 土葬和火化
On March 31 at 5:46 PM by dubaobao

This reminds me a little bit of a phrase from a lesson from a couple of years ago... 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧... a phrase which I bring up occasionally when discus... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Fruits
On March 31 at 4:25 PM by bodawei

'looks like there's some water on the left and grass above' This reminds me of my personal goal to become literate about 偏旁 ..:) I am repeatedly f... Read more

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On March 31 at 4:09 PM by mlhubbs

vivienne615, lujiaojie: 谢谢你们! Read more

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On March 31 at 3:18 PM by pretzellogic

Good to know. I wonder if this applies to everything. I have seen Chinese women cook, and it does seem that cucumbers get the diagonal treatment (whe... Read more

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Posted on: 日本核危机
On March 31 at 1:25 PM by holothurian

I see this at work allot, speaking mandarin amongst my co-workers, some being Shanghainese. Speaking to each other, the Shanghainese have an accent he... Read more

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Posted on: Snoring Again
On March 31 at 12:59 PM by bababardwan

噢,到目前为止我不知道电锯会打呼噜 Read more