The story behind the Chinese word for contradiction is an interesting one. The story goes that an arms trader at a market was touting his spears as the strongest, and able to pierce any armour. While at the same time … Continue reading
The following is a guest post by Lydia Lin of Learn Chinese Weekly, she was kind enough to write up a story that her father used to tell her and share it with us: Stories abound to make fun of … Continue reading
This has to be up there with some of the most fun Chinese sayings – it stands out in a sentence, and will cause some puzzled reactions if you use it among people who’ve never heard it. 露出馬腳（露出马脚） Pinyin: lòu … Continue reading
Good news everyone, it’s riddle time! First off, the Chinese and Pinyin versions, scroll down for the analysis: Traditional 三十匹白馬站在紅色山丘上 牠們先大嚼特嚼 然後用力跺腳 最後就佇立不搖 Simplified 三十匹白马站在红色山丘上 它们先大嚼特嚼 然后用力跺脚 最后就伫立不摇 Pinyin sān shí pǐ bái mǎ zhàn zài hóng sè shān qiū … Continue reading
Right, the next riddle in this series of posts – by the way, if you’re a die hard Hobbit fan you’ll notice these are out of order, so apologies ahead of time! First off, here is the riddle in it’s … Continue reading
So a good few months ago now I decided to buy the Chinese version of The Hobbit (哈比人歷險記) in an almost last ditch attempt to find a novel I could enjoy reading in Chinese. Fiction can be pretty tough going in … Continue reading
