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thanks zhen. Good idea...it was bound to have been discussed by changye at some stage. I guess the thing with this radical is that they're identical s... Read more
yes, that makes a lot of sense mate. Thanks :) Read more
Baba I think that you are quite warm - the word 呔 is also used for tyre (seems likely to be a transliteration), and that is listed in my dictionary... Read more
Connie mentioned that when using 是 with a 转折, you need to use the adjective twice, but aren't sentences like the following grammatical? 这个是很贵，可是我还是... Read more
what's the measure word for "oven"? Read more
甭谢 Lilibong and Baba，呵呵。While the meaning is basically the same, it seems to me this 甭 may differ slightly in use from 不用 and so might not always be i... Read more
what about 可 ke3; 才 cai2? Still not listened, so hope I've not got the wrong end of the stick. Read more
In Japanese we differentiate between the moon-moon radical and the meat-moon radical by calling them differently, 月偏 tsuki-hen and 肉月 niku-dzuki ,... Read more
Agree 4th tone is easiest to emphasize. I guess first one is possibly next easiest, followed by 3rd maybe and 2nd tone hardest...or neutral tone maybe... Read more
Baba ‘partial transliteration' Given the standard of many transliterations I would be prepared to give both 胎 and 呔 a pass mark and call them t... Read more