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On January 11 at 1:13 AM by JasonSch

肉麻 is an interesting word. It's somewhere in between cheesy/corny and disgusting. The way it's always been described to me is that something is so che... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 11 at 1:08 AM by JasonSch

Ah sorry, forgot to mention that. This 把 also acts as a measure word for an interesting group of objects. Usually things with handles (related to the... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On January 11 at 1:06 AM by jbowes

Yes, i think im wrong!! Read more

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On January 11 at 12:52 AM by JasonSch

In general, it's simply an issue of non-standard pronunciations slipping into people's speech due to the influence of local dialects. However, not emp... Read more

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On January 11 at 12:43 AM by JasonSch

Yep, that's right. That would be the literal translation (ChinaMobile user). We went with the translation provided by ChinaMobile however, as this is... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 11 at 12:40 AM by marcojane

Thanks, Jason. I listened to the dialogue again and THIS time heard John mention that. So much for my listening skills. That's great. I was lookin... Read more

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On January 11 at 12:39 AM by xiao_ma1119

肉麻 here is translated as "disgusting." But could it mean something closer to cheesy or corny? And the word 陪,used for accompanying, but in the sense... Read more

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On January 10 at 11:35 PM by mivida88

I have a question: Why is it that Shanghai people never pay attention to how they pronounce  words that end in the pinyin sound "ng" ? Words... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 10 at 11:31 PM by fangaili

Thanks, Jason! Read more

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On January 10 at 11:11 PM by lamartiniere

As 用戶 means "User,customer (mdbg)" the sentence 您撥的是外地移動用戶 could be translate as " What you have dialed is for a non-local YiDong customer "... Read more