Fans of Chinese and Mandarin
It was called Mandarin. My belief is that the word Mandarin should no longer be used because it is a remnant word from more than a century ago, in the nineteenth century. It is based on the Chinese phrase man da ren 满大人 which means “Manchu official” The standard word for standard spoken Chinese should … Read more
金煦涵 is a great name. The surname 金, which means gold, is a great choice. You will share this family name with other Jins, such as, Jin Yan, or 金焰 in Chinese, a famous actor in the Republican Era, and Jin Chen, or 金晨 in Chinese, an actress in the mainland China of nowadays. Here … Read more
Archaeology clearly confirms that the Zhou dynasty (and the earlier Shang dynasty) used primitive Chinese characters, and this is all extensively recorded in writing. Turkic writing, on the other hand, did not appear sporadically until almost a thousand years later. The Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC) was the third Chinese slave dynasty in Chinese history, after … Read more
The word is “丈夫” or zháng fū. However, there is also “老公” or “Lao gong.” But while I’m attracted to much older men it’s hard to imagine myself ever calling a man “lao gong,” as a term of endearment as it literally means “old grandpa.” I could never bring myself to use it in any … Read more
The name Xuan exists in both Vietnamese and Chinese (putonghua) language, but they have different pronunciation and different meaning. Xuan in Vietnamese is almost certainly “Xuân”, a popular first name which means “spring” in English. The Chinese equivalent is 春 in Chinese (pinyin: chun). Xuan, in pinyin, can be 宣 (meaning: proclaim/declare), a Chinese last … Read more
Shaking hands comes from Europe, the days of knights (isn’t English strange? the days of knights, not the days of nights). Knights disdained the left hand, calling it sinister, which means both left and evil. A weapon was held in the right hand. If we let each other clasp our right hands, our weapon hands, … Read more
Once upon a time, a Chinese girl learned Japanese language for 3 years in college. On summer vacation, she decided to do some part time job to practice Japanese and earn some money. Luckily a travel agency hired her as a guide and a translator who was supposed to guide Japanese tourists to popular attractions … Read more
Because China’s terrain is hilly, especially in South China, the transportation in ancient times was very inconvenient, and it was also inconvenient to communicate in person. We could only communicate by letter, which led to many dialects. Dialectologist Jerry Norman estimated that there are hundreds of mutually unintelligible varieties of Chinese. These varieties form a … Read more
Actualy, NO. Or more accurately: not intentionally to be complimentary at all. For example, USA is not intentionally meant to be called “beautiful”. We will tell this story by including the Hán Việt version (Sino Vietnamese). You will understand why shortly. Nowadays in Chinese, United States of America is called Mỹ Lợi Kiên hợp chúng … Read more
They are same word, same concept. Old Chinese pronounce it as Teni, directly means the Great Sky. This is Chinese Tian Altar in forbidden city. Emperor pray to Tian every year. We do this ceremony from at least 3500 years ago. Manchus, Mogolian,Han Chinese,and Xiongnu people all belived in Tian The true leader of China called Son of Tian.