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Comment on How Do I Say “something” in Chinese ? – Post Your Questions Here by admin

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:43:44 +0000

Interesting question. I think you might be able to say “bi4mian3 shen1se4de shi2wu4″ 避免深色的食物 – but I’m not sure if it translates correctly. Try it and explain what you mean by “dark colored” foods, they may have a special word for that.

As for a website with all these terms I’m afraid I don’t know of any. Just make a list of all the words that are important to you and have a native Chinese person help you find the right words to use.

Comment on How Do I Say “something” in Chinese ? – Post Your Questions Here by Anne

Anne — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:43:53 +0000

hi. how do you say “Avoid dark colored foods?” and do you know a website that lists the Mandarin translation of different kind of diets (eg Low-salt low-fat, clear liquid diet, low residue diet)? thank you very much.

Comment on Mandarin Chinese Initials/Consonants – Pinyin by Feilipu

Feilipu — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:35:07 +0000

Still stuck on “r”.
And I thought Japanese people had a hard time with our r’s…

Comment on Hidden Ancient Mysteries Inside Chinese Characters ? by Traxxion

Traxxion — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:05:34 +0000

You learn something new everyday! Thanks for the great information. Very interesting and balanced.

Comment on About by Paul Sacco

Paul Sacco — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:38:37 +0000

I am a senior citizen who studied Mandarin unsuccessfully at Berkeley during the sixties. I’ll spare you the details. While the results were hysterical they were not productive. I am reading Henry Kissenger’s book “On China” and realize that my Wade-Giles Romanization is 30 years out of date and I need to learn pinyin. I hope that my desire to learn pinyin on your blog site will encourage me to dabble in pronunciation. Thank you.

Comment on Mandarin Chinese Initials/Consonants – Pinyin by MisterTrivia

MisterTrivia — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:46:03 +0000

very cool rules of thumb. thanks.

Comment on Hidden Ancient Mysteries Inside Chinese Characters ? by admin

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:05:54 +0000

What do the Egyptian and Sumerian accounts say? How do we know they predate the Chinese? If the Genesis account is true then Egyptian, Sumerian and Chinese are all post Tower of Babel. The Chinese boast 5000 years of history which would predate not only the Tower of Babel but the flood too. Perhaps the invention of Chinese characters, Egyptian and Sumerian accounts are all around the same time?

Comment on Hidden Ancient Mysteries Inside Chinese Characters ? by Genesis Elijah

Genesis Elijah — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:38:15 +0000

Very interesting article which raises some very good theoretical points. I would disagree that it’s actually possible the Chinese were the first to create a basic written account of mankind’s earliest history as the Sumerian and and ancient Egyptian accounts obviously predate the Chinese as well as being in the actual place where civilization started (Africa). But yeah I think there’s a connection.

Comment on 身在曹营心在汉 – shen zai cao ying xin zai han by admin

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:11:40 +0000

No this proverb is more about loyalty to some other regime. It’s usually used in politics but may be used in some other similar situations.

Comment on 身在曹营心在汉 – shen zai cao ying xin zai han by kitto

kitto — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:32:38 +0000

I could think of two people that this apply to:
* Guan Yu (whom worked for Cao Cao to repay his debt, and later return to Liu Bei),
* Liu Bei (whom reside temporary with Cao Cao; Liu Bei has always support Han dynasty),
* It could also be others who secretly support Han