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bababardwan
Posted on: Hanging Up the Phone
January 24, 2009 at 10:36 PMThanks for the link RJ.I'll have to check that one out.I've not really had the chance to go through the archives and see what other lessons are on offer,but that one sounds like a good one.
Posted on: Hanging Up the Phone
January 24, 2009 at 5:47 AMCalkins,
Thanks for that mate.I realised 就是 means exactly,but I thought he was giving me a hint,not telling me the answer!
Posted on: 北京人上海人眼中的中国地图
January 24, 2009 at 5:07 AMPosted on: Hanging Up the Phone
January 24, 2009 at 4:49 AMRJ,
Thanks for the confirmation.I love a good brain teaser,but I think you've got me stumped on this one.
jiu3 si4 or jiu4 shi4
..at a stretch could be made to sound a little like
"yo sir" or
"yassir"...as in yes sir
or josh
or joshua ..someones name
I presume you mean it sounds like something in English?
Now if it had been 10 four,I would have thought you'd been watching reruns of the old B.J.and the bear good buddy, or an old cop show.
I'm sure it's going to be obvious,but you've got me.
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
January 23, 2009 at 11:40 PM...might scare the baby,don't you think?
...but seriously,there may be a concern re the chemical constituents.For example,there has been lead in some lipsticks.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 23, 2009 at 9:31 PMRJ,
Very good.I like that.It sounds like a famous quote but I googled it and came up with zippo,so if it's not already a famous quote it should be :)
"there is no exchange rate when it comes to opinion" RJBerki 2009
...can you translate that into Chinese for us too mate?
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 2: Pregnancy House Ar-rest
January 23, 2009 at 8:30 PMGood question re pregnancy rules.I don't know the Chinese basis for these ,but I could postulate some:
Computer hazards here
Alternatively,the risks of mobile phone use may be exacerbated in pregnancy in this situation by vagueness
Perhaps washing could be older and be related to bathing in this sort of water:
Posted on: Happiness Candy
January 23, 2009 at 8:16 PMkenm,
hao3 works for me.I think make sure there are no spaces.ke3ai4 will not work as it needs to be ke3 ai4 with a gap.Neutral tones need to have a 5 after them.
Posted on: Farewell, Son 游子吟
January 23, 2009 at 8:06 PMWe have an expression in English "throw in my 2 cents" which basically means that you're going to give your opinion about something for what it's worth [2 cents is a very small amount of money].Pretty humble and to me seems to acknowledge that there are other opinions out there.I think azerdocmom was using 两份 as a Chinese equivalent/translation of this English expression.
Posted on: Birth by Chinese Zodiac
January 25, 2009 at 7:21 AMTomorrow is a double celebration for me and fellow Aussie Poddies;Chinese New Year and Australia day;woo hoo.I'm not too sure how often they coincide but Australia Day is always Jan 26.I'm wondering how the mix will go.I've seen Chinese wear red and gold,but red,green and gold?Chinese Emperors hat with stubbies and thongs? Dim sums and meat pies?Yum cha and bbq's?