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Posted on: Discussing Eating
August 25, 2008 at 3:27 PM

In this lesson Jenny and Ken use Zhong1can1  and xi1can1 to describe Western and Chinese meals.  Could one also use Zhong1cai4 and xi1cai4 ?  Is there a difference at all?   Does can1 more accurately mean "meal" while cai4 more accurately means "dish"?

Posted on: Rock, Scissors, Cloth
August 11, 2008 at 5:58 PM

My wife also calls it Scissors, Paper, Rock and I keep telling her that it's Rock, Paper, Scissors. I suppose since my fellow Chinesepodians say she may be right, I'll have to concede to her the point. And I've only been married for one month! I guess I'll have to get used to it.