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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 2:35 PM by maktubhelou

Thanks. There goes my idea of equating it to a Korean expression I know. Trial and error ;-) Read more

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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 2:34 PM by bodawei

'..shops are all over it.' For the benefit of poddies who are all over English, and even those who are all over English, I would like to point ou... Read more

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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 2:17 PM by hamshank

Really? Wow, in Taiwan it seems pretty big. In fact me and the misses have had to buy cakes for any friends and relatives that are technically mothers... Read more

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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 2:05 PM by Tal

Well... sometimes Chinese people will deny it or not accept it if you say to them: "你辛苦了." Nǐ xīnkǔ le. I remember saying this once to a guy who... Read more

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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 1:47 PM by justbeingme

Hello guyzz!can somebody help me to translate this- HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THR...xiexie :-) Read more

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On May 06 at 1:46 PM by kimiik

Hi Bababardwan, Actually, I think that traditional chinese cuisine doesn't allow fish and red meat to be served together. 熊掌 : http://www.gaz... Read more

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On May 06 at 1:34 PM by bababardwan

挺好的。。多谢。你怎么知道那个? ..this one bears thinking about. I get that it means the same as all these others...like you can't have your cake and eat it too.... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Shirt
On May 06 at 1:13 PM by mandarinkoala

Well, I am married to a chinese, & know that if I upset a local, my wife is angry with me! I have 1.3 billion enemies.... Read more

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On May 06 at 1:13 PM by kimiik

孟子说过“鱼与熊掌不可得兼”(cannot have fish and bear's paw at the same time), 然后"Vouloir le beurre, l'argent du beurre et la crémière"的翻译就是"想要鱼和熊掌兼得"。 我说得对不? Read more

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Posted on: Mother's Day
On May 06 at 12:57 PM by maktubhelou

Really? Now I'm wondering whether we have a different understanding of the Chinese word or the English word, ha. At least where I'm from, "dedicated"... Read more