Category Archives: Vocabularies

Journal of the Week

Posted on March 25, 2026 by timlyg

3/28/2026 Saturday We ordered takeout for the first time from Bollywood Tadka Restaurant on NJ-18. We love their all you can eat buffet. But take out for a lamb dish, tandoori chicken (6x), 1x lamb biryani, for about $70 is … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on March 16, 2026 by timlyg

3/20/2026 Friday After swimming for a few years at LA Fitness, I found out today for the first time that a single swimmer gets to occupy a whole lane for herself. When I asked, may I share the lane, as … Continue reading →

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Chinese Vocabulary: 欲說還休，策略、战略和战术

Posted on November 14, 2025 by timlyg

「欲說還休」的意思是想說卻又猶豫不決，想說又說不出口的樣子. Not quite accurate, but the best English idiom I can relate this to for now is "to beat around the bush". 順便題外話：（GoogleAI） 策略、战略和战术是层级不同的行动概念，战略是长远的、全局性的行动计划方向，策略是实现战略目标的具体方法或方案，而战术是执行策略的更具体、阶段性的行动步骤。简单来说，战略决定了“做什么”，策略决定了“怎么做”，战术则是具体的“执行动作”。 战略 (Strategy) 策略 (Scheme/Tactic) 战术 (Tactic) 总结关系

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Journal of the Week

Posted on October 7, 2025 by timlyg

10/10/2025 Friday 5 Top paintings in China, handscrolls（手卷）: 晋朝 （266-420）为了说服 贾南风（晋惠帝之妻）行德：女史箴圖 - 顧愷之 唐朝 （618-907）about cows or metaphor of the artist's servitude: 五牛圖 - 韓滉宋朝 （960-1279）千里江山圖 (rare minerals for rare colors - Malachite & Azurite) - 王希孟宋朝 Recovered decades after … Continue reading →

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情欲 vs.情义

Posted on October 3, 2025 by timlyg

“情义”（情義）一词指的是在人际关系中，情感与道义的统一，即朋友或亲属之间应有的情感和道义责任，强调的是一种长期、稳定的伦理联系。这个词通常用来形容人与人之间真挚的情感和信守道义的行为，例如“千里送鹅毛，礼轻情义重”这句谚语。Google AI

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戒驕戒躁

Posted on October 3, 2025 by timlyg

「戒驕戒躁」是一個成語，意思是警惕並防止產生驕傲自滿和急躁的情緒，常用於勸誡他人或要求自己保持謙虛謹慎的態度。 這個詞語強調在獲得成績時，要保持謙虛進取的精神，避免因成功而變得驕傲或急躁，進而影響持續的進步和發展。Google AI 來歷：

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Vocabulary: 你識條鐵

Posted on September 15, 2025 by timlyg

This I asked in the comment of the video, but I never got an answer then until now, when I try searching with various keywords again, I found it myself, what 「你識條鐵」means: Google: 「你識條鐵」是廣東俗語，意思是你什麼都不懂、不了解，或者一無所知。這句俗語與其他類似的說法如「識條毛」、「識條春」等意思相近，都用來表示某人對某事一無所知。

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Learning Vietnamese

Posted on August 29, 2025 by timlyg

This is a funny start:

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Vocabulary: 舉案齊眉

Posted on July 10, 2025 by timlyg

It signifies a marital relationship marked by mutual respect and harmony. From China's 4 ugliest women story: 解：將放置飯菜的木盤高舉，與眉平齊，為東漢孟光對其夫梁鴻敬愛的表示。＃典出《東觀漢記．卷一八．梁鴻列傳》。後用「舉案齊眉」比喻夫妻相敬如賓。

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Vocabulary：罄竹難書

Posted on June 27, 2025 by timlyg

形容事情極多，難以寫完，多用來形容罪狀之多，無法一一記載 ~ Google 詳細解釋:

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