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I hate meeses to pieces, and I've had them in my house. Read more
If you reverse 楼上/lou2 shang4/upstairs and 楼下/lou2 xia4/downstairs, you will get the verbs 'to go upstairs' and 'to go downstairs'. 上楼/shang4 lou2, 下楼... Read more
陕西人 also confuse L and N sometimes. And (if we are talking about 陕西美女) it sounds so lovely. Read more
No, but 蟑螂s have been a problem in the past (蟑螂 zhang1lang2 = cockroach). Gotta love hot and humid climates. Read more
Pete I forgot to thank you for the history lesson. It almost felt like you were waiting for someone to bring up 餐厅 so you had could have an e... Read more
Hi all : Informal poll: how many poddies, in China or otherwise, have had a mouse in your house? My g/f and I did in our old apartment. T... Read more
Ah yes, till this day I still have to pause just a brief moment and think about how to say 楼上 lou2shang4. I still want to say 上楼 at times becaus... Read more
joe, perhaps this is similar to the way sounds are dropped or spoken differently in informal English speech. For example all we English speakers (I wo... Read more
Jenny, What other "shang" and "xia" verb / noun combinations can you use this reversal ? Apart from "shang" and "xia", are there any other... Read more