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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 31, 20213 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 9-12 [Vocabulary]
Episode 9 1. 全职太太 全职 quánzhí full-time job 职 zhí office; duty 太太 tàitai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife 2. 如有雷同纯属虚构 如 rú as; as if; such...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 30, 20214 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 1-8 [Vocabulary]
三十而已 Sānshí Éryǐ is a TV series by director 张晓波 Zhāng Xiǎobō. I would translate the title as Only Thirty. Episode 1 1....
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![梦溪石《千秋》Thousand Autumns, Chapter 95 [Vocabulary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/370a1a_76dde209592142a18b139fadaa7028cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/370a1a_76dde209592142a18b139fadaa7028cc~mv2.webp)
鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 30, 20211 min read
梦溪石《千秋》Thousand Autumns, Chapter 95 [Vocabulary]
黄花菜 huánghuā cài (noun) day lily 1) citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) 2) golden needles (edible flower) There is a colloquial...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 29, 20211 min read
梦溪石《千秋》Thousand Autumns, Chapter 93 [Excerpt]
沈峤还想说点什么,另外一边已有一支汤匙递了过来,伴随着柔情款款:“张嘴。” Shěn Qiáo hái xiǎng shuō diǎn shénme, lìngwài yībiān yǐ yǒuyī zhī tāngchí dìle guòlái, bànsuízhe...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 26, 20214 min read
方方《武汉日记》Wuhan Diary by Fāng Fāng
武汉日记 Wǔhàn Rìjì Wuhan Diary by 方方 Fāng Fāng, translated by Michael Berry, is a nonfiction book describing the unfolding of the pandemic...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 26, 20215 min read
灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 6 [Vocabulary]
Yup, I still like this series even six months later. I don't understand why they don't use Spiritpact as a textbook for learning Chinese,...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 25, 20212 min read
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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 24, 20211 min read
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...
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![灵契 Spiritpact, Season 2, Episode 5 [Vocabulary]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/370a1a_d03fb930fe3342a28a4607eedf518149~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/370a1a_d03fb930fe3342a28a4607eedf518149~mv2.webp)
鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 24, 20213 min read
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;...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 23, 20213 min read
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....
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 21, 20211 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...
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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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 20, 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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 20, 20213 min read
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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 18, 20213 min read
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;...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 15, 20218 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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 14, 20211 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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 14, 20211 min read
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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 13, 20212 min read
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...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 12, 20213 min read
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...
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