English introductionHello, everybody! Have you ever happened to travel with any unusual passenger in public transportation? What are they? How was your experience? In this reading, we are meeting Lin Moniang, who was from a small fishing village in the Fujian province in South East China. Keep reading and find out what makes her a special passenger.
English introductionHave you ever wondered why the fruit ‘pineapple’ is called a pineapple if it is not an apple of a pine tree? A similar question is brought up by an internet user about cucumber, huánghuā en Chinese. Why is it called huángguā if it is not yellow but green? In this article you will find out the reason. I suggest that you read the previous post explaining the meaning of 瓜 to have a better understanding of the formation of the term 黃瓜.
Even though this article is placed in the advanced category because of some words of less frequent usage, I still encourage you to give it a try. The grammar is manageble for intermediate learners. I hope you like it!
Look at each picture and read the corresponding word, why does each term have 瓜 ? What do the food items have in common? I encourage you to write down your answers in the comment area! Don’t google it before you take a guess! After you’ve done it, check the video left at the end of this post for the answer.
This article gives us a glimpse at how a Japanese wife let her husband knows he offended her. Read on and find out how she does it.
English introductionThis is a simple and cute poem with deep connotations. Read it several times and really imagine each verse before turning to another page.
I am so excited to share this rock music with you! The music is great and the lyrics are simple and short. It is a song of a Taiwanese music group 脫拉庫 and they are from my hometown 高雄 (Kaohsiung) ! Yeah~~ This probably explains why there is a 高雄妹 in the lyrics.
English introductionHas it ever happened to you wearing two different shoes without noticing it? How did your find out? And what did you do? Keep reading and find out how the person in this joke reacts to this situation.
English introductionWhat do Chinese people think is funny? Following you will read a joke adapted from an ancient work. This joke is about arranged marriage and how the parents’ intelligence affects their daughter’s future.
As you may know 「東」「西」「南」「北」represents the four compass directions in Chinese and the word 「東西」means “thing”. Have you ever wondered why “thing” is called 「東西」instead of「南北」in this language？ Read the story and find out why.
English introductionWhen is〈母難(nàn)日〉? Each year on this day many people celebrate it with cakes, parties and a lot of happiness. And that is the birthday. This poem was written by Yú Guāngzhōng to commemorate his mother. Yú Guāngzhōng is a famous writer, poet, translator, educator and literary critic of great prestige in the Chinese world. This poem is written with simple vocabulary but profound in sentiments. 〈母難(nàn)日〉 has three parts. Following is the first part of this poem.