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On February 13 at 12:10 PM by bababardwan

诶，原来我不知道你怎么知道这些Mosuo的少数民族是这样的【本人没听过Mosuo人】： “According to some, men have no responsibility in society. They have no jobs, rest all day, and conserv... Read more

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On February 13 at 12:03 PM by toianw

Yes, 4th tone (I think this was mentioned by John in the lesson). As a convention, it's still written as 1st tone in pinyin. There's also this less... Read more

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On February 13 at 11:38 AM by jhfjhkj

Fylel,it's great to have such competent and exhaustiv explanations.Thanks a lot! Read more

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On February 13 at 11:30 AM by jhfjhkj

Dear Connie,谢谢你给我申述这个句子 „吃闭门羹“ Read more

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On February 13 at 11:03 AM by whataboutmylife

Question: Is the 一（yi) in the third line of the dialogue 1st tone or 4th ?  I know there is a pop-up dictionary but there is a tone change rule t... Read more

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On February 13 at 10:13 AM by jjinfrance

It's still used in Taiwan. Besides the original meaning "to tease", it also has another meaning "to take advantage of a girl/woman; to be unrespectful... Read more

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On February 13 at 9:07 AM by geiwotangba

I remember my days in Japan, they used to call those gropers 'skihbeh', one reason for these types I would guess is that it gets so inhumanely crowded... Read more

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On February 13 at 8:58 AM by geiwotangba

When you win mahjeong in the South one yells 'sik woo', 'sik' sounds like Cantonese for the Mandarin 'chi' to eat. I don't know what 'woo' is...LOL, I... Read more

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On February 13 at 8:41 AM by zhenlijiang

Hey 好久没见你。不管5个月前我怎么说过，现在都忙着做个婚活族，呵呵 ☆彡 Read more

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On February 13 at 8:11 AM by zhenlijiang

Thanks for the follow-up Tingyun. So I guess technically, with the means in reproductive medicine we have now it could be possible, for a woman with t... Read more