Category Archives: Vocabularies

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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Journal of the Week

Posted on March 31, 2025 by timlyg

4/4/2025 Vocab learned (Taiwanese、Mandarin): 嘴秋 = Talking big, vain.窝囊 = 受了委屈心里不痛快嗆聲 chàngshēng, “chhiàng-siaⁿ” = to provoke/challenge勿谓言之不预也 = 是中华人民共和国通过官方媒体发出的最严重警告 Painting of the day: An Arrest, Painted by Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844-1894), Painted  in 1881, Oil on canvas, Christie’s / Wikimedia Commons Patrick van … Continue reading →

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What do you call those who have problem with fictional stories not being real

Posted on March 21, 2025 by timlyg

I have called this type "low IQ" or lack of creativity, abandoning an important gift God instilled in man. They would even think that the Bible does not promote fiction, that Jesus' parables do not include use real names, in … Continue reading →

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薄情 / 薄倖

Posted on March 20, 2025 by timlyg

Emotionless，無情。Common usage in boy/girl relationship.

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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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