Lesson Comments

Very useful lesson, even for the intermediate level, thanks. Jenny, I like your black humour very much, please go on like that! Doesn't the&nb... Read more

reigau, Nah,I can't take credit for the excellent photoshop job and thus it's not moi.I just wanted to join the intellegent 狗。。dogs [but hey,猴子 。。mo... Read more

@bendidelaowai I too would definitely love to do something with antarctica... Read more

哈陋 ha1lou4 is the one i don't like. its a play on hello, listen and watch out for this one, usually said by young cheeky boys, and not so young cheeky... Read more

Thanks again, Pete, for further melancholy poetic pleasures! Perhaps the sunset wouldn't be quite so 无限好 if the 黄昏 wasn't quite so close at hand.... Read more

kimiik, Good observation,but I reckon if one did give birth to the above,it would be considered a 畸形.A ludicrous comment of course,but some women d... Read more

I have never actually heard the term 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi = foreign devil) being spoken out loud in reference to a foreigner. I've seen the term in b... Read more

I just realized that our Easter Chocolate chickens shouldn't be called 鸡形巧克力 which sound like abnormal chocolate (畸形巧克力) but 巧克力鸡. Read more

@Christian Thanks for your references - I will investigate. Let you know if I find anything else.   @Pete My first reaction is that soun... Read more

香港以前有很多本棒菜餐厅给自己取名为"369", 这是因为在粤语里九和狗是谐音. 虽然狗肉是非法的, 有一些餐厅卖"三六九羊肉". 这叫"挂羊头卖狗肉", 不过没骗人! Read more