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Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 16, 2007 at 12:51 AMhi tianfeng, yes, I also love the friendships you get to make with the market people. i prefer that approach as well. I mean, in the end, when you realize that that last 10RMB you were fighting to the death over is actually only about $1.25 US... haha you have to laugh!
Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 15, 2007 at 1:01 AMHa ha, Art, that is really funny! I read that a man in China paid US$1.1 million for the number 135 8585 8585. I'm wondering what is auspicious about this number... what is the significance of the 8 along with the 5? It must be good if it cost that much! Maybe I should just phone him and ask, haha!
Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 14, 2007 at 8:09 AMLantian, Lantian... No, no... Remember, the show is ChinesePod's Insider's Guide to Everything China! Yes, it's true, I am 1/100th Mongolian princess, but that unfortunately does not qualify me as Everything China!
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September 14, 2007 at 7:18 AMHere it is in pinyin: Zhū Qí bìxū kàn zhè bù diànyǐng de dàoli zhēnshi wúshù de， tài duō le， wǒ méi wúfǎ bǎ suǒyǒu yuányīn sònggěi nǐ fānyì, zěnme bàn? Wǒ kěyǐ jǔ liǎng gè lìzǐ sònggěi nǐ... dì-yī. Zhè bù diànyǐng bùjǐn shì chōngmǎn yōumògǎn, jiāshàng làngmàn de àiqíng gùshi, jīngyà de qíngjié, cìjī de jùqíng fāzhǎn děngdeng. Dì-èr. Nǐ shì fānyì. Zhōng/Yīng fānyì yīnggāi míngbai xīfāng de wénhuà. Nà, zhè bù diànyǐng shì xīfāng de zuì zhòngyào de wénhuà guānjiàn zhīyī. Míngbai zhè bù diànyǐng, cái huì míngbai wǒmen de sīxiǎng, wǒmen de xīnlǐ (tèbié duìyú nánrén láishuō).
Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 14, 2007 at 4:54 AMOh yes, and then there is the Beijing Olympics next year, they secured the date: 08-08-2008.. not a coincidence!!
Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 14, 2007 at 3:07 AMHi everyone, Here is the link to the 'Number Fix' on the Integrated Chinese blog, as mentioned in the podcast... to help you learn Chinese numbers! Enjoy!
Posted on: Death by Ninja
September 12, 2007 at 4:49 PM...drama queens and drama kings...
Posted on: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
September 12, 2007 at 8:30 AMHi Art, Yes, perfect! 多用中文来做梦。Duō yòng Zhōngwén lái zuòmèng.
Posted on: More or less? 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo)
September 12, 2007 at 7:30 AMHi scottyb, Glad you like the song. It is a classic Chinese song called: 龙凤迎春 (Lóngfèng yíngchūn)
Posted on: Personal Questions and Bargaining
September 17, 2007 at 12:06 AMhi Taipan, Sorry, took so long--just getting back to your earlier question (needed to ask my Chinese consultants, hehe), the one about addresses/numbers, i.e. "1421 fuxin road. do you look at each number individually to see if tis unlucky or lucky? or do you add them up and see? 1+4+2+1= 8 therefore great address?" Nope, mathematics doesn't apply here. You need the full on 8's and 6's... Oh, and the 135-85858585 number, yes, Kyle, my Chinese friend concurs, it is because it sounds like "wo fa wo fa....", or 'i get rich' loosely translated.