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I enjoy pointing out to Chinese people that Hong Kong is consistently near the top of the transparency tables Bodawei is talking about&nbs... Read more
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Bodawei, there's a link Tal put up in his Idioms and Proverbs post. I just learned that proverb Changye used there ! Read more
@Changye,Orangina We could add 不错 búcuò (very good), 等等 děngděng (and so on.) Actually, the deflating comment was followed... Read more
@Changye I followed you (more or less) up to the punchline - your piece of advice at the end on what to do with your money. What does 推磨 tui1mo4 mea... Read more
@bodawei Now you know to say: "哼！好吧，下一次你自己做！hēng! hǎoba, xiàyīcì nǐ zìjǐ zuò! Well! Fine! Next time you coo... Read more
Hi bodawei I always think that using "还好/还可以" is not appropriate to "praise" someone/something. Just saying "很好" would be more recommended even if y... Read more
@Miantiao,Orangina I used to be proud of my Chinese cooking. I invited a Chinese friend to dinner at home and made the mistake of asking '做饭怎么样？' (... Read more
外国人爱批评中国的贿赂文化，但其实如果中国真的没有了这个传统陋习，恐怕有中国特色的官僚主义一定会变更难对付，好像什么都办不了。最好还是用钱让鬼好好推磨吧！ Read more
Hi bodawei The last line in my previous post is a parody of the Chinese proverb “有钱能使鬼推磨”. Below is its English translation from the we... Read more