Category Archives: Chinese Vocab

Origin of Chinese Dialects

This is interesting:

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朱门酒肉臭,路有冻死骨 - 臭该念chou4 还是 xiu4?

杜甫的诗,有人辩论 “朱门酒肉臭,路有冻死骨” 里头的 “臭”字,概念成 “xiu4” 还是 “chou4”. 可能台湾人,读成 ㄔㄡ, 国内人则念 ㄒㄧㄨ. xiu, 乃指香味,chou 则是臭味的意思。

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Vocab: 春江水暖鸭先知

春江水暖鸭先知 Those who're involved would know the news first.

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嗤之以鼻. 利令智昏

嗤之以鼻Look down. 利令智昏因贪利而失去理智 听于唐崇荣牧师 2020-11-08 证道

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