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灵契 Spiritpact: 光 Shine
Audience: 13:17 端木熙 端木熙 端木熙 DuānMù Xī! DuānMù Xī! DuānMù Xī! 端木熙 DuānMù Xī: 13:30 欢迎大家来看我最后的一场演出 huānyíng dàjiā lái kàn wǒ zuìhòu de yī...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 25, 20212 min read
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灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 6 [Excerpt]
端木熙 DuānMù Xī: (6:28) 我 …… 我是第一次做这种是没什么经验 Wǒ ... wǒ shì dì yī cì zuò zhè zhǒng shì méishénme jīngyàn I ... I've never done something like...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 24, 20211 min read
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灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 5 [Vocabulary]
There is a similar looking and similar sounding pair of words 原 yuán and 愿 yuàn. 原 yuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause;...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 24, 20213 min read
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巫哲《解药》Antidote, Chapter 5 [Vocabulary]
There is a sense of accomplishment but also a sense of dismay. I'm seeing so much progress but I'm still so far from reading fluently....

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 23, 20213 min read


Translation Resources
I am thrilled to have found several translation resources and hopefully also a little Chinese-to-English translation community. It feels...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 21, 20211 min read


Keep Calm and Don't Do This
I tried to comment on a Chinese website and then wanted to edit my comment, usually for English sites the edit button is on the right so...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 21, 20211 min read


解药 Antidote, Episode 3: Word Pun
I don't know why it took me so long but just now I finally understood the word pun in the donghua where Cheng Ke names the cat 小寸 in...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 20, 20211 min read
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灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 4 [Vocabulary]
I finished this episode on May 14, 2021 but only had time to post the vocabulary now. I am grateful for the advance in technology making...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 20, 20213 min read
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巫哲《解药》Antidote, Chapter 4 [Vocabulary]
I finished reading all of chapter 4 in only two days which is my personal best, 庆幸自己 qìngxìng zìjǐ. Bright & Colorful 1. 艳 yàn colorful;...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 18, 20213 min read


蕭紅《王啊嫂的死》Death of Mrs. Wáng by Xiāo Hóng, Chapter 3
Translator 译者: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng Buy Me Tea 王大哥在三個〔个〕月前給〔给〕張〔张〕地主趕〔赶〕着起糞〔粪〕的車〔车〕,因爲〔为〕馬〔马〕腿給〔给〕石頭〔头〕折斷〔断〕,張〔张〕地主扣留他一年的工錢〔钱〕。王大哥錢〔气〕憤〔愤〕之...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 15, 20218 min read


灵契 Spiritpact: Threats
I enjoy the colorful threats in the Spiritpact series. Season 1 Episode 5 (2:20) 你再废话, 我就把你打成一道美丽的风景。 Nǐ zài fèihuà, wǒ jiù bǎ nǐ dǎ...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 14, 20211 min read
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灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 4 [Excerpt]
秦诗瑶 Qín Shī Yáo: (5:00) 我第一次碰他的手 wǒ dì yī cì pèng tā de shǒu It was my first time touching his hand. 秦诗瑶 Qín Shī Yáo: (5:06) 好害羞啊 hǎo...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 14, 20211 min read
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灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 3 [Vocabulary]
It feels like an eternity has passed since I started this episode, but in actuality it probably has been two months. I was a little bit...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 13, 20212 min read
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巫哲《解药》Antidote, Chapter 3 [Vocabulary]
I shaved off one day and managed to finish reading chapter 3 in five days. Money Matters 1. 霸 bà hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 12, 20213 min read
![我家大师兄脑子有坑 My Senior Martial Brother Has a Hole in His Head [Excerpt]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/370a1a_446d1032fdaa49c9a39984078e289d6a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/370a1a_446d1032fdaa49c9a39984078e289d6a~mv2.webp)
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我家大师兄脑子有坑 My Senior Martial Brother Has a Hole in His Head [Excerpt]
原作者: 凌宇沫 我家大师兄脑子有坑 wǒjiā dà shīxiōng nǎozi yǒu kēng My Senior Martial Brother Has a Hole in His Head Season 1 Link:...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 10, 20212 min read
![男人哭吧不是罪 Cry Men Cry, It's Not a Crime [Singable Translation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oHq6kKbtHeY/sddefault.jpg)
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男人哭吧不是罪 Cry Men Cry, It's Not a Crime [Singable Translation]
when i was still a boy they said I should not ever cry at all when I became a man i promised to never live with regret within these...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 4, 20212 min read
![悦神 Pleasing God [Singable Translation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mw7TeeJoTrI/maxresdefault.jpg)
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悦神 Pleasing God [Singable Translation]
Xièlián: With heaven’s blessing, all things are possible. Huāchéng: If it’s someone I like, it doesn’t matter even if they feed my heart...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 4, 20212 min read


曹雪芹《紅樓夢》A Dream of Red Mansions, Volume 2
May 4, 2021 Chapter 33, p. 659 "... Killing Baoyu is a small matter, but should anything happen to the old lady that would be serious."...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 4, 20211 min read


曹雪芹《红楼梦》A Dream of Red Mansions, Volume 1
I started reading 红楼梦 HóngLóu Mèng A Dream of Red Mansions by 曹雪芹 Cáo XuěQín translated into English by the husband and wife team 杨宪益...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 3, 20219 min read


同名 Same Name
Title: 同名 Same Name Original Work: 巫哲《解药》Antidote by Wū Zhé Translator: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng Buy Me Tea 满是冰的空杯 与你何干 mǎn shì bīng de kōng bēi...

鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 2, 20212 min read
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