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Posted on: Beijing Accent
June 12, 2017 at 9:47 PM

我北京老婆说了一听就知道不是老北京人说的北京话！tongue-out

Posted on: Where Have All the Videos Gone?
January 16, 2013 at 1:27 AM

”都“ also has the meaning of "已经“， e.g. "都7点钟了” "it's already 7 o'clock". Just one of those contextual things!

Posted on: 少数民族
October 8, 2010 at 12:14 AM

香港就是特别行政区, 不算自治区.

Posted on: Big Darn Crabs
May 29, 2010 at 9:26 PM

30 years ago here in Melbourne you pretty much only heard Cantonese, but now you (over)hear a lot more Mandarin and other dialects, including Shanghainese/Wu. I am fortunate enough to have lived in Hong Kong for a few years and can appreciate the value of knowing the local dialect. These dialect lessons (whether Cantonese, Shanghainese etc.) are of value to anyone studying Chinese, just to appreciate the differences between regions. I am off to Shanghai in about a week's time for work so will give some of this a try with my local colleagues, whom no doubt will laugh their heads off because Shanghainese has really weird, almost "non-Chinese" pronunciation. My opinion only guys!

Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 5: Wang Tries to Excel at the Office
November 18, 2008 at 9:48 PM

How about a Mac vs Windows lesson?  Then we may learn Chinese words for "user-friendly", "reliable", and "cool"...

Posted on: Condoms
July 5, 2007 at 11:35 AM

"带套子" [dai4 tao4zi] is an expression I have heard before, i.e. the act of wearing one...