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Hi ivor88 Here is a table that shows N/L sounds comparison from a book titled 《汉语方言概要》. It seems some southern dialects also have a similar sound al... Read more

Hi tal Chinese people are very skilled in using bogus bills they carelessly received. They usually "consume" bogus bills at night markets. Very cle... Read more

Podcast transcript here - (work in progress.) That paper money for burning is called Hell money right? How come there's no burning of paper Rolls... Read more

There was a bartender in Star Trek called Quark. A Christmas thread in August? *sigh* Read more

Hi everett 我 来 北京 出差 ， 顺便 看看 你 。 (past tense) 我 去 北京出差，顺便看看你。 (future tense) You can say "I'll come (来) to you" in English, but not in C... Read more

It's good to see that the policy on relevant postings isn't being persued too strictly - I didn't think I would turn to Chinesepod for a discussion on... Read more

Is the following sentence in the expansion translated correctly? I don't see anything marking past tense. Is it more like someone suggesting a plan?... Read more

霸王龙来了 ！ Cool birthday present (哈哈! You looked into your data base, didn't you?) Thank you! 我们会洗耳恭听！ Read more

Hi ivor88 and bodawei "行李" originally meant "emissary, envoy", and the character "李" was used as the title of a judge in ancient China. So 行李 might... Read more

@rj I also have mixed feelings - I don't even cheer for Australia in sporting fixtures (there, I said it.) Tim Tams are currently Australia's bi... Read more