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On October 29 at 11:32 AM by calkins

What percentage of the population speaks Mandarin like a TV broadcaster? Maybe 1%? If you want to be a broadcaster in China, Cpod probably isn't the... Read more

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Posted on: The Pickup Artist
On October 29 at 11:27 AM by RCK

Here is a great pickup line I got from cpod...I was using this in hong kong last weekend when I was walking around lang kwai fang with a friend drunk... Read more

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On October 29 at 11:21 AM by RCK

hahaha I just got home and listened to the recording. The ci2zhi2 pronunciation is fine :) But good god the intonation is very poor. Why does cpod... Read more

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On October 29 at 10:59 AM by JasonSch

Hi Alex, It's actually not a mispronunciation at all! What I meant in my earlier response is that sometimes, non-native speakers believe they are h... Read more

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On October 29 at 10:29 AM by alexyzye

Hi JasonSch, Yeah I did hear it as cìzhí, probably just a simple mispronunciation due to the speed of the conversation. Personally, I prefer lesso... Read more

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On October 29 at 9:46 AM by sp2008

谢谢你,NicholasC^O^ 我会内心的等待。。。 Read more

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On October 29 at 9:40 AM by RCK

Taipei speech is not standard mandarin. there is standard mandarin and then there is everything else. 唐山大地震 havent watched it but I am guessing it... Read more

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On October 29 at 9:33 AM by GaiBo

At first, I didn't understand the jokes at all.  Probably because I didn't know the words for blind, shrimp, lobster or deaf. (I needed... Read more

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On October 29 at 9:13 AM by johnb

like they do in Chinese movies Please, do yourself a favor and watch 唐山大地震 and tell me about how standard their accents were. Or any Chinese movie,... Read more

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On October 29 at 9:11 AM by RCK

Oh and Bodawei, I havent learned anything (learnt :p) but I have hopefully taught you a thing or two about standardmandarin and hopefully others as we... Read more