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On June 19 at 3:29 AM by helenshen_counselor

In countryside, some parents will give their children nicknames without taste and decency, eg. "二狗" Èr gǒu, literally, two dogs,"傻蛋",Shǎd&agrav... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪三
On June 19 at 3:25 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi justinisonlinerightnow and shenyajin , 至于“王八蛋”这个词的来由，我听说过两种说法，如下： 1—— 王八毕竟是一种野生动物，繁殖习惯跟我们人类不一样。进行性交以后，“男生&rdqu... Read more

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On June 19 at 3:20 AM by bababardwan

Great classic dialogue.Love the “鲤鱼，鲤鱼” potential misinterpretation,lol.鲤鱼是只爸爸可以爱： 我最爱武侠是Don Quixote 现在在中国： 有名中国人武侠是谁？ I lov... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪三
On June 19 at 2:33 AM by helenshen_counselor

@justinisonlinerightnow, it's too complicated, I don't know how to explain. Anyway, don't use that word randomly to others!  @jbobster, imagin... Read more

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On June 19 at 2:31 AM by jennyzhu

BTW, the point of tacky names that John and I  made at the end of the podcast. Has anyone developed a sense to discern Chinese names? Read more

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On June 19 at 2:30 AM by jennyzhu

I love today's lesson. Chinese names are an absolutely fascinating topic. There are thousands of characters and tens of thousands of combinations... Read more

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On June 19 at 2:16 AM by kl00

我姓何   名咏雪 中国的名字含有意思的哦 Read more

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On June 19 at 2:08 AM by helenshen_counselor

@matthiask, “大姐”，可以! 但是要注意，最好这个人看上去比你年长一些！ Read more

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Posted on: Cooking
On June 19 at 2:05 AM by helenshen_counselor

@kevm, nice try, but 宫保 is the name of a person, his full name is 丁宫保 Dīng gōngbǎo Read more

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Posted on: Street Food
On June 19 at 1:51 AM by helenshen_counselor

@gaidelukas, it's "咸", xián, salty. If something is too salty, you can say "太咸了", tài xián le Read more