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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 2 Episode 3 [Vocabulary]
1. 传销 chuánxiāo multi-level marketing; pyramid selling 2. 吹嘘 chuīxū to brag; lavish praise on oneself or others 吹 chuī to blow; to play a...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 2 Episode 2 [Vocabulary]
1. 羞辱 xiūrǔ to baffle; to humiliate; shame; dishonor; humiliation 2. 开放式关系 open relationship 开放式 kāifàng shì open 关系 guānxì variant of 關係...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 2 Episode 1 [Vocabulary]
1. 天后 tiānhòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 妈祖; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 8 [Vocabulary]
1. 同志 tóngzhì comrade; (slang) homosexual 2. 狗屎 gǒushǐ canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit 3. 安全地带 safe place; place of safety...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 7 [Vocabulary]
1. 幽默 yōumò (loanword) humor; humorous 幽 yōu remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 6 [Vocabulary: Gender]
From Wikipedia: Straight man cancer (Chinese: 直男癌; pinyin: zhí nán ái) is a derogatory neologism used by Chinese feminists to describe...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 5 [Vocabulary]
No, I didn't post anything for Season 1 Episode 4. 1. 阴道 yīndào vagina 阴 yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 3 [Vocabulary]
I am rather skeptical about some of these English to Chinese translations ... 1. 征服 zhēngfú to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Special by Ryan O'Connell Season 1 Episode 2 [Vocabulary]
So, I decided to watch the TV show Special by Ryan O'Connell who stars, writes, and executive produces the series. I'm watching it with...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 5, 20212 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 41-43 [Vocabulary]
Episode 41 Why is she just randomly giving money out? If she wants to have a kid, she needs to start saving, not spending. ”鸡蛋碰石头等着散黄呢?“...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 4, 20213 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 35-40 [Vocabulary]
Episode 35 He really dug himself a hole that he can't climb out of. What? I feel like she's being really too judgmental. I think coffee...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 3, 20212 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 32-34 [Vocabulary]
Episode 32 Her bed sheet can make a nice dress. I really enjoy watching the jellyfish and waves fireworks. I don't enjoy watching the...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 2, 20215 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 22-31 [Vocabulary]
Episode 22 Seems a wee bit unrealistic, yah? "感谢老天爷啊!多点人给我老婆投资吧,这样我天天就有晚饭吃了。“ "Thank God! May more people invest in my wife, so I will be...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
Jun 1, 20213 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 18-21 [Vocabulary]
Episode 18 I am uncomfortable with all the lying. Nooooo, you gotta stop texting random girl on the side!!! You're supposed to be the...
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鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
May 31, 20212 min read
三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 13-17 [Vocabulary]
Episode 13 Wow. That was a ridiculously fast divorce. Whoa. Things got super dramatic super fast. Sigh. The random street guy finally...
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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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