Category Archives: Vocabularies

Vocabulary：即兴

Posted on March 5, 2025 by timlyg

即兴 Improvisation, without preparation. Antonym of 刻意为之: deliberate

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Journal of the Week

Posted on March 4, 2025 by timlyg

3/8/2025 Aquarium Update of Green Hair Algae condition from 1/26 - 3/08, RO/DI first used around 2/27. Today is the second water change with RODI. 3/7/2025 Stateful vs. Stateless Architecture in Software Development: An overview. 3/6/2025 Roy Lee of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Vocab: 高薪养廉

Posted on March 1, 2025 by timlyg

Paying federal officials high salary not only for great efficiency, but also to prevent bribe, greed, etc. as well.

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Prosody

Posted on February 11, 2025 by timlyg

The Study of: stress and intonation patterns and rhythm in a language.

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Accent Reduction

Posted on January 25, 2025 by timlyg

On this topic, it is not enough to recognize the accent one wishes to imitate/learn, but also recognize the obstacle in learning it from one's own native tongue. Thus, the teacher of accent reduction must also recognize the characteristics of … Continue reading →

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派字歌

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

派字歌/行辈字派: Generation name. Words formed in some poem to be used each character a generation consecutively. Everything about Chinese names:

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Journal of the Week

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

1/3/2024 Famous photo of New York Skyline lit up with Easter crosses in 1956: Came across this fun fact of the NYC Skyline from ReformedForum @12:36. 12/30/2024 How to pronounce Fogo de Chao? fogo-dje-shown, which means fire on the ground. … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on December 20, 2024 by timlyg

12/21/2024 获罪于天，无所祷也 出自《论语》八佾篇: 意思是一个人如果得罪了上天，他就没有什么地方可去祷告了 12/19/2024 Martial art expert 孙禄堂 is known for mastering all three internal art (内拳) and wrote each a book. I have downloaded all three (八卦，太極，形意) in PDF into my digital library from Scribd. Two of which … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary: 撩

Posted on December 10, 2024 by timlyg

To flirt. 撩妹。

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Vocabulary: Scrupulous

Posted on December 5, 2024 by timlyg

Obsession with something, usually morality, religion. The fundamentalists are scrupulous in obeying God, I believe. Such as a the Pharisees. Faithfulness is key, not scrupulous obedience, which is like mere loyalty.

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