Chinese Idiom:趾高气昂 (Zhǐ gāo qì áng)
This is an idiom describing someone’s walking manner. Usually,When a man is extremely arrogant or cocky,he is very much likely
Mushroom and Toadstool 蘑菇与毒蕈
Younger Scout: How can I tell the difference between a mushroom and a toadstool(毒菌) ? Older Scout: Just eat one
Learn finals "eng" in Pinyin
How to read: eng Pronounce "e" first, then gradually turn to "ng". It is a Mandarin ‘e’ followed by the
Lantern Show 灯会
正月十五元宵节,民间有观赏花灯的习俗。灯会始于汉,兴于唐,盛于宋。据周密的《武林旧事》中载,南宋都城临安,最初只是一些大街旁的茶馆,在元宵节时悬挂花灯售卖,如此数年,渐成气候,遂形成了灯市。灯市一般在元宵节前数天开始。为了使灯市热闹起来,京尹每年都派人到灯市上巡视,根据各家商铺所悬挂的花灯数量,配给一定的蜡烛、灯油及费用。到了正月十五,京尹会亲自前往灯市,其随行者会携带一只装满了纸币的口袋,给灯市上的游动小贩发红包,以感谢他们对灯市繁荣所做的贡献,谓之“买市”。 People always enjoy festive lantern during the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the
The three kinds of interesting tea of the Dai ethnic minority 傣家人有趣的“三味茶”
竹筒茶、花茶和柠檬茶,是特色的傣家三味茶。傣族村落都在平坝近水之处,小溪之畔大河两岸,湖沼四周,凡翠竹围绕,绿树成荫的处所,必定有傣族村寨。品竹品茶品傣家文化,三味茶足。 Bamboo-tube tea, scented tea and lemon tea are the three kinds of characteristic tea of Dai ethnic minority. Dai
Lesson 132 – Revision of Shopping at the Supermarket
Cam: Hi, dajia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio. wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, this week we learned a few phrases about shopping at the supermarket.
Cam: After that I find it easier to get what I need in the supermarket. But still I need to get a review. Shall we begin now?
YJ: No problem. First let’s listen to sentences in the week:
“东风(dōngfēng)” and “耳边风(ěrbiānfēng)”﹣They are Different Kinds of Wind
In last week’s test, we learned about the idiom “喝西北风(hē xīběifēng)”, which means getting nothing to eat or having to
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 元旦New Year’s Day
Pinyin: yuán dàn Meaning: New Year’s Day Sentence: The new calendar called for new year’s day to be celebrated jan.1. 新历法规定 1 月 1 日庆祝元旦。
Chinese allegories Lesson 27
gǔ dǒng dāng pò làn mài – bù shí huò
古董当破烂卖 – 不识货
Take antiques for junk and sell them – be unable to tell good from bad; don’t know what’s what
有失必有得。
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