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Nevermind xiaophil, its a girl! Read more
hiewhongliang, it was this thread that I was referring to. I think it had been marked earlier. http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/pos... Read more
Hi sydcarten. Yes, "ba" is the pinyin for 爸, 4th tone if used singular and 4th tone-neutral tone when used in pairs 爸爸. Read more
> Also: "pa" fourth tone means "to fear." Hmmm... And "ma" with a change to 4th tone also means "scold" (骂／ma4)... pretty much the package for marr... Read more
Thanks, Bodawei. Yes, hierarchy of sins is important. As with Chinese, context is also important: "get butchered" is perfectly fine to use in English... Read more
Oh no, I appreciate it (my mother's side is Catholic, although I am not), and I wasn't denying that there wasn't any sinning going on. I was just mak... Read more
Xiaophil, congrats to you also! Mom and baby are doing fine? boy or girl? Where are our M&Ms? ;-) Read more
Congratulations Jenny! You should at least come clean and tell us if its a boy or girl. Sounds like mom is doing fine! Read more
恭喜恭喜！ Congrats on becoming a mom! That's so exciting! Read more
Thanks pretzellogic. Wow, quite a bit to take in in that thread! Read more