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On January 22 at 10:06 AM by John

And we love getting good questions! Read more

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On January 22 at 8:26 AM by bodawei

Okay it was a little obscure, sorry. I mean that it is still common to celebrate the birth of a child after 100 days, whether or not you consider this... Read more

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On January 22 at 8:22 AM by calkins

Hi bodawei, you lost me on: "This 100 day 以后 celebration seems to have been maintained even if the counting of years now looks more like the conven... Read more

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On January 22 at 8:21 AM by bodawei

the age thing continues to puzzle the chinese themselves; I just baidued 虚岁 and the 1st hit is this discussion: 虚岁与周岁有区别,谁知道虚岁怎么算??? 问题补充： 最... Read more

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On January 22 at 7:59 AM by bodawei

Hi calkins Just further on the old system (which incidentally my early 20 students seem totally mystified about), the 'counting the 9 months in the... Read more

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On January 22 at 7:31 AM by setpunleu

Dear sir/Madam I'm a Cambodian, I would like to learn Chinese so much, And I just decovered your website today. I'm pleased to say thanksful to you... Read more

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On January 22 at 7:15 AM by zhenlijiang

Yes these were good questions (+ attempts to answer them). Love it when you guys bring closure to these with a QW! Read more

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On January 22 at 6:42 AM by calkins

dewknot4git2takurmedz2day;-) Read more

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On January 22 at 5:01 AM by calkins

I guess I would say that there are more (or at least some) traditions that died out on the mainland but are still practiced in Taiwan. I can't say fo... Read more

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Posted on: Afraid of Dogs
On January 22 at 4:41 AM by kaixin_in_tampa

吠 - fèi - to bark 狂吠 - kuángfèi - to bark furiously Read more