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changye “棒子”原来是中国百姓对土匪、强盗等的一种称呼，意思是“野蛮、不文明、不开化的人”。网站上的说法有点胡编的感觉。若信其有，那“武大郎与日本的关系”听起来还像是真的呢！个人认为，都是些人瞎编的。 Read more
I'm right-handed but taught myself to use chopsticks with my left so that I could eat noodles with my right arm around the shoulder of a companion. Ma... Read more
The activity stream is so good. I've read on the blogs of a few learners of Mandarin that Twitter and its clones are ideal for learning so it's great... Read more
gesang, miantiao, Pete, thanks for your help. gesang: That is exactly it. I don't know how often I heard my four year old saying (when in Chinese m... Read more
@ penhui It it is not hard to find Chinese people to give you advice on names - it is a popular and serious pursuit. Occasionally you will fi... Read more
A reason some are reticent to 吃骨头 [eat bones]. Interesting that the word for fish bones is completely different 鱼刺。 软骨。。soft+bones=cartilage So... Read more
I don't mind bones so much anymore, but I can't say I like them. I may try, but I'll never be Chinese! :) Read more
I can cope with bones and quite enjoy trying to eat off them using chopsticks. But I just can't eat entrails, feet, ears etc. It just seems wrong to h... Read more
It looks like sucking out the marrow could take some effort as this guys straw is dry so far [unless he's just posing]: Is it easier than it loo... Read more
我认为我们美国人有一些关于三那个数字的迷信。比如说, 你试图第三次，你就会成功， 或者念咒的时候说： “我三次说的是真实“。 Read more