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Jenny, Chinese is a language of which the writing doesn't tell you anything about how to read the words Not totally true... tons of char... Read more
@pearltowerpete: Not 'some Taiwanese' use bopomofo, Pete, 'all Taiwanese' use it. Bopomofo is standard in the Taiwanese education system and used i... Read more
Nevermind...fixed now! Read more
Hi bababardwan I'll leave it to other guys! Read more
Jenny, Thanks for that.Interesting word.I'd be curious to see it in use. Changye, Of course I simply meant honour.I can't read hanzi for the... Read more
hurrayy!!! I have a new toy:)) cpod pinyin chart with settings: tones 1-4:)) Thanks guys! Read more
Just to add some daily experience to Pete's comment, since Chinese is a language of which the writing doesn't tell you anything about how to read the... Read more
Sorry, if this is a bit off-topic but to answer some questions about other input methods, I know Chinese who use 五笔 (wubi) method for typing Chinese... Read more
@bababardwan, Honor is 荣誉/rong2 yu4. 廉耻/lian2 chi3 is honor and shame. It is often used to mean moral compass. Read more
I've done a rough transcript of the podcast which anyone is welcome to view here . I'm not adding this to the transcript group yet because if/... Read more