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Posted on: Dealing with Praise
May 20, 2010 at 6:45 AM

I have a phrasebook that suggests, "Pi(2)mao(2) er(2)yi(3)." (Only fluff, just scratched the surface.)  I've used it quite a lot to deflect compliments.  Sometimes I get a laugh, other times a funny look.  What's the deal with that? Bad pronunciation?

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Yunnan
May 20, 2010 at 6:23 AM

Here in Beijing we do have a cold rice noodle dish, complete with cucumber slivers, and maybe some cilantro. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name, and it seems almost every dish in China varies at least slightly from restaurant to restaurant (or even day to day), so maybe some other dongxi, too.