Anchoo

Speaking 6 languages // 19 yo // f. // instagram: lihua.11 // 

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I-Land with BTS (Vocab.)

After being busy with my university, I’m back to bring you more of language studies! 

자석 = magnet

드디어 = at last

단체 = group, party, organization, association 

연습실 = practice room

연기 = performance, acting, smoke 

습기 = moisture, humidity

신문지 = newspaper paper

거울 = mirror

공간 = space, room

접견실 = an audience chamber

상황 = situation, conditions, circumstances

등수 = rank number

기죽다 = to lose one’s nerves

여유 = spare

취고지 = a place of inquiry 

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Worry Fog

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Hello, how is everyone doing today? 😁

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The discomfort of women that men have never felt in their lives.(Nail Art)

보석 = Jewelry 큐티클 = Cuticle 상자 = Box 업무 = Work 난로 = Stove 기름 = Oil 깔때기 = Funnel

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Super Impassioned Net Generation (SING女團) – Send To The Moon (寄明月)

穿过 ( chuān guò ) = to pass through 小巷 ( xiǎo xiàng ) = alley 街 ( jiē ) = street 遥望 ( yáo wàng ) = to look into the distance 夕阳 ( xī yáng ) = sunset; the setting sun 不经意 ( bù jīng yì ) = not paying attention; carelessly; by accident 一瞥 ( yī piē ) = glance; glimpse 扰乱 ( rǎo luàn ) = to disturb; to perturb; to harass 思绪 ( sī xù ) = train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling 昼夜 ( zhòu yè ) = day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop 化作 ( huà zuò ) = to change into; to turn into; to become 纵然 ( zòng rán ) = even if; even though 群山 ( qún shān ) = mountains; a range of hills 层层 ( céng céng ) = layer upon layer 无心 ( wú xīn ) = unintentionally; not in the mood to 无邪 ( wú xié ) = without guilt 思念 ( sī niàn ) = to think of; to long for; to miss

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Wish I’d get some asks or something 

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Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿) : 逆光 (vocab)

打转 ( dǎ zhuàn ) = to spin; to rotate; to revolve 释怀 ( shì huái ) = to release (tension); relief (from suspense); to dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget) 短暂 ( duǎn zàn ) = of short duration; brief; momentary 重来 ( chóng lái ) = to start over; to do sth all over again 自问 ( zì wèn ) = to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter 困难 ( kùn nan ) = difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 击 ( jī ) = to hit; to strike; to break 责备 ( zé bèi ) = to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach 勇敢 ( yǒng gǎn ) = brave; courageous 遗憾 ( yí hàn ) = regret; to regret; to be sorry that 推开 ( tuī kāi ) = to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline 留下 ( liú xià ) = to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go 刺眼 ( cì yǎn ) = to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly 视线 ( shì xiàn ) = line of sight 谅解 ( liàng jiě ) = to understand; to make allowances for; understanding 舍不得 ( shě bu de ) = to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge 熄灭 ( xī miè ) = to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished 逆 ( nì ) = contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel 泪光 (lèi guāng ) = glistening teardrops 不想 ( bù xiǎng ) = unexpectedly 抵挡 ( dǐ dǎng ) = to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand 面对 ( miàn duì ) = to confront; to face 反复( fǎn fù ) = repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return 漆黑 ( qī hēi ) = pitch-black 疲惫 ( pí bèi ) = beaten; exhausted; tired 光芒 ( guāng máng ) = rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance

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I realized how hard it is to get books for university and how expensive they are but I’m not really allowed to share them so I decided to post some of my university notes for German and Spanish from classes. You can also use it for learning vocabulary.

Wörter:  

1. Bedeutung – fast gleich wie Inhalt, was kann ich mit Wort Tisch kombinieren? „Ich sitze am Tisch “ - Die Wörter bilden Bedeutung * Syntagma/Paradigma

2. Ausdruck/ Inhalt – Tisch / Stol / Table = slika stola , Inhalt = Bedeutung

3. Lautfolge

Flektierbare und unflektierbare Wortarten:

1. Funktion in Satz – Verb = Predikat, Sustantiv = Subjekt, Objekt, Aposition

2. Formmerkmale Anordnung – Adjektive -lich / -ich, Verben -en

3. Beziehungen zueinander – passen sinnlich mit einander

- Form - mit felxierbaren Elemente verändert - Flexion - liegt vor, wenn zu einem Lexem Wortformen mit bestimmten grammatischen Merkmalen gebildet werden ( Flexionsformen). Durch deklination, Konjugation, Komparation/Steigerung werden die Wortformen geilder oder verändert. - Flexionsformmen – die Ausgangsform für die Flexion ist der Wortstamm. Bei den meisten Substantiven und Adjektiven ist dieser mit der Nennform ( Form in N ) identisch: der Stein, die Stein-e; neu, ein neu-es Mittel. - Neben morphologisch einfachen gibt es auch morphologisch komplexe Stämme: neu-art-ig, das Atom-kraft-werk - Additive und modifizierende Flexionsmittel - Additive sind Flexionsaffixe (Suffixe, Inffixe und Präfixe; tragen, ge-tragen) - bei den modifizierenden Mitteln spricht man von inneren Flexion: Voaklwechsel – der Umlaut ( der Garten, die Gärten), der Ablaut ( tragen – ich trug ) und der e/i Wechsel ( sprechen – Sprich! ) - diese Mittel können auch kombiniert werden : der Turm, die Türm-e

- Morphem – die kleinste sinntragende Einheit - Worstämme bestehen aus einem oder mehreren elementaren (nicht weiter zerlegbaren ) Elementen - Morpheme – Verbindungen aus Form und Bedeutung - Als Morpheme lassen sich auch Elemente mit grammatischer Funktion auffassen - Sie haben keine Bedeutung, d.h. sie referieren nicht auf eine Vorstellung. Stattdessen haben sie eine grammatische Bedeutung. - Affixe der Flexion ( leit-en, such-e) und der Wortbildung ( aus Wortstamm werden neue Wörte gebildet, durch Ableitung; Leit – ung - Manche Morpheme weisen kontextabhänginge Formavrianten auf – Allomorphe ( sammel -n, ihr sammel -t, ich samml – e )

Die Flexierbaren – das Verb, Substantiv, Adjektiv, Pronomen, der Artikel Hauptwortarten – Verb, Substantiv, Adjektiv

Die Unflexierbaren – das Adverb, die Partikel, Präposition, Konjuktion               

Morphologische : flektiert oder nicht, auf welche Weise Syntaktisch: Funktion der Wörter im Satz Semantisch: die Bedeutung

Wortart

Merkmalen

Das Verb

·         Konjugierbar,  Personal- und Tempusformen

·         Das  Prädikat

·         Bezeichnet  Zustände, Vorgänge, Tätigkeiten und Handlungen

Der Artikel

·         Deklinierbar

·         Bestimmter,  unbestimmter

·         In  Verbindung mit einem Substantiv gebraucht

Das Substantiv

·         Große  Anfangsbuchstabe

·         Mit  dem Artikel verbunden (Genus)

·         Bezeichnet  Lebenwesen, Pflanzen, Sachen, Begriffe oder Abstrakta

Das Adjektiv

·         Deklinierbar,  Vergleichsformen ( Steigerungsformen)

·         Verschiedene  Kausus-, Numerus- und Genusformen

·         Atributiv,  prädikativ, adverbial gebraucht

·         Eigenschaften,  Merkmalen

Das Pronomen

·         Deklinierbar

·         Verschiedene  Kaus-, Numerus-, Genus- und Personalformen

·         Atributivisch,  substantivisch gebraucht

Das Adverb

·         (notwendige)  Ergänzung

·         (freie)  Angabe

·         Prädikativ,  Attribut

·         Geben  mähere Umstände an

Die Partikel

·         Nur  als Satzgliedteile

·         Außerhalb  des Satzverbands – Gesprächspartikeln ( hmm ), Satzäquvivalente ( ja, nein )

Die Präposition

·         Fest  mit einem Substantiv (Pronomen) verbunden

·         Bestimmt  den Kausus des Substantivs

·         Bezeichnet  Verhältnisse und Beziehungen

Die Konjuktion

·         Bindewörter  ( Wörter, Wortgruppen, Sätze )

·         Und,  weil, wenn, usw.

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True Name - Introduction (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/v0dma27mF2 Knowing someone's true name is said to give you power over them, especially if you say it outloud. Myla works as a guard for chevalier ( royal family ). Due to the situation in country, the castle has been having a lot of problems with spies that have been trying to take the family down. One day 4 spies break into the castle and, as one of them is being dragged away, he calls Myla by her true name - Althea Beaufort Bellerose.

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The Real Story Behind Krampus (2017), And The 17 Other Terrifying Christmas Tales And Traditions You NEED To Know About

Christmas is a time for family, a time for laughter, and a time for drinking volumes of alcohol that make your cousins concerned about your emotional wellbeing.

But most importantly, it’s a time for demons to hunt down children and stuff them full of straw and pebbles. No, I’m not talking about the Eastenders Christmas Special - I’m talking about the Christmas traditions they don’t put in Hallmark movies.

As Christmas has been celebrated for 2000 years, it has amassed a collation of equally terrifying traditions and monsters that only the dark corners of history could conjure up. 

Although confirmed by the Dickensian tradition of sharing ghost stories (see Matthew Mcconaughey movie - or failing that some old book about poverty in Victorian Britain), it seems we’ve forgotten the true terror behind the most wonderful time of the year!

So, as your favourite paranormal blogger, I’ve taken it upon myself to bring together everything creepy ‘bout Christmas. 

Today’s post is gonna take y’all through the mythical monsters you should be on the lookout for, plus the Christmas traditions that bare a dark, twisted backstory.  

Which is all of them.

Let’s get spooky! 

First, Let’s All About The Monsters Of Christmas

Hands up if you’ve watched Krampus (2017).

Here’s the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6cVyoMH4QE  

It might not be Love, Actually, nor will it ever score a set of great reviews, but it got everyone talking about the mythical creature titling the film. 

Need a summary?

This dark-comedy/horror film centres around a dysfunctional family at Christmas. When the youngest child loses faith in Santa, he rips up his letter to him, sending a signal to Krampus that he has lost his Christmas spirit and thus must be punished!

Okay, this film doesn’t fit the actual legend that well. But the kid does get dragged to hell - and unfortunately, that’s what sticks closest to the creature titling the film. 

On top of this, the movie features the classic mysterious European grandmother that has a story about the war (as a European I can confirm this). But her story isn’t about an air raid, or some long-gone past ruler; instead, it explains a twisted tale regarding the most famous companion of Father Christmas. 

That being said, it provides an introduction that only scratches the surface of the mythical creatures of Crimbo:

Krampus is the half-goat, half-demon creature that is often witnessed wandering ‘round with Santa Claus. Concieved in the pre-christian era in central europe, his aim of existence was to punish naughty children. 

“So, Santa provides for the nice kids, Krampus provides for the naughty kids? Got it.”

If only it was that simple.

Krampus’s family tree is more twisted than the British royal family - and has a similar collection of dodgy relatives:

Son of the Norse goddess, Hel (ruler of the underworld and the dead), Krampus is a Perchten, a race of beasts born to scare away Winter. Never heard of ‘em? Well, you’ve probably heard of his grandfather, then: Loki.

Given his famous hegemony, it follows that he is always believed to be the Horned God of the Witches, and sticks to a devilish image.

With a dark, hairy body, large fangs and a tongue hanging far below his bottom lip, beast-like is an understatement. Accessorising his frightful look is a grasp of birch branches or a whip, as well as a sack or basket (to put children in and take to hell or save for a quick drink and snack later), and chains.

However, the chains part is still subject to debate: some believe it is an attempt to bind the devil by the Catholic Church in attempt to control him, while others claim it is because Krampus is Santa’s slave.

This directly relates to the position of Krampus and his fellow monsters - they are all believed to be Santa’s companions. 

So, we know who Krampus is. But did you know he has a whole night devoted to him?

Krampusnacht falls on the 6th December, a day from which people put on masks and get drunk, scaring kids. Alternatively, you can dress up and hand out coal, mirroring the Krampus spirit! Nevertheless, both serve as a reminder to children not to be naughty, as does the bundle of golden birch branches you can have in your house. 

Now, who’s ready to get their feminist on?

Frau Perchta is the female counterpart of Krampus. 

This goddess-monster goes about giving good kids silver coins, and giving naughty kids, uh, well, death.

She’d slice ‘em open, and stuff ‘em full of straw and pebbles. But her backstory goes much further than simply murdering children: as she oversees spinning as a part of the 12 days of Christmas, she focuses on people that get their work done.

And if you slack? Then you gon’ get murdered. 

Given her name, it’s obvious that like Krampus, she’s a beast-like creature. But her animalistic tropes only go so far as her feet - just like Krampus’ single goat hoof, she has a swan foot. 

“So, she’s a swan?”

Nope - she’s either regarded as a beautiful young woman, or an old crone. 

Classic Patriarchy. 

Next up is another animal, but this time, it comes in the form of a cat. Unfortunately, the Yule Cat is less Instagram, and more deadly. Yep - this Icelandic beast eats the kids that fail to complete their chores before Christmas. 

Just like Frau Perchta, it can be traced back to farmers attempting to scare their workers into getting shizz done. If they hadn’t processed the autumn wool, they’d be eaten by the cat. If they had, they’d receive new clothes.

You’d better be thankful for those socks, then!

But it turns out the Yule Cat isn’t the only monster from Iceland. In fact, he’s actually the pet of a family of ferocious Christmas beasts!

Gryla and Leppaludi are a couple hell-bent on detecting naughty children. Gryla, the matriarch of this famalam - is a Norse giantess, who wanders round each and every village in iceland. Once she’s found said children, she eats them. 

Often she is described as a beggar, asking for parents to turn over their disobedient children so she can chuck ‘em in her sack, and add them to her signature stew!

Her husband - well, third husband but who’s judging - Leppaludi, is what the Daily Mail would label a benefit-scrounger as he hangs about in their cave all day. On top of this is their 12 children: The Yule Lads.

(God, this has a Daily Mail story written all over it.)

Each lad has a different, um, quirk.

One harasses sheep. One steels tupperware - no, seriously, he makes a point of stealing pots with lids. And another steals candles from children.

So that’s Iceland covered - let’s head back to continental Europe!

Hans Trapp is our next contender for the ultimate creep of Christmas. Trapp is a resident of Alsace-Lorraine, and comes from near the border of France and Germany. But what’s really terrifying about this monster is that he once existed. 

Hans Von Trotha was a French Knight and man of particular political distinction. From his feuds with the church, to his ever-roaming spirit after he died, the following myth was by no means a random creation. However, the backstory to Hans Trapp took a bit of a detour from his past:

Trapp was reportedly a Satanist who would kill children. Yeah, you can see a theme here…

This rich, greedy man was excommunicated by the church, and then exiled to the forest where he would hunt children. Well, he would until struck by a bolt of lightning sent by God. But despite his rather dark past, his backstory is less really-demonic, more redemptive.

A bit like Krampus, he seeks to remind kids to be virtuous, teaming up with St. Nicholas to ensure children would be nice. 

Next is Romanian Werewolves. 

Yep, that’s plural. 

Sure, these man-beasts show up during the full moon, but also makes a point of unleashing their true forms at Christmas. This has merged with caroling in Romania - dressing up as animals and pissing off people busy having a cheeky Baileys rather than see their family is a common occurrence there.

Oh, and they go around and tell you not to have sex.

No, seriously, you aren’t allowed to have sex on Christmas Eve cause Jesus or somethin’. 

The other Christmas mythical creatures include:

Le Pere Fouettard, some fella who tags along with St. Nick, delivering lumps of coal to naughty kids. Well, when he’s not beating them up, that is!

Knecht Ruprecht joins Santa on his rounds too, but he isn’t like Pere, don’t worry! He kidnaps children, instead.

Next up is Zwarte Piet, one of Santa’s helpers who listens at the chimney of family homes to deduce if kids have been naughty or nice. Guys, we got a wholesome helper! Wait - people dress up in blackface to celebrate him?

I think we can all agree that racism is far scarier than anything else on this list…

Lastly, we have Belsnickel. And don’t worry, there’s no racism here. This bloke clad in fur and random clothes asks kids if they’ve been naughty or nice during the year.

Let’s Talk About The Terrifying Traditions

Well, we did it, guys! 

We made it through the monsters behind a Merry Christmas. 

And you can rest easy knowing these are all mythical creatures that can add a smidge of spook to your Christmas. But now it’s time to discuss the spooky side to the traditions we pull out of the attic year-upon-year.

So, no, these aren’t based on myths or religion - its based on historical fact!

Great.

Anyways:

If there’s one thing that defines Christmas - and is currently crippling my bank account - its gift giving.

Thinking of giving someone scissors for the most wonderful time of the year? It will literally cut your friendship or relationship in two. And shoes? The receiver of your gift will metaphorically walk away from your relationship. 

But if you’re looking for a more, uh, positive gift, a wallet or purse should be on your shopping list, instead. 

Wallets with money in them are believed to ward off demons, ghosts, and all other scary things.

Another creepy Christmas fact is the historical origins of mince pies. As a Brit, seeing Americans attempt to comprehend mince pies always figures as a solid meme. But the origin of it doesn’t steer too far from ‘Murican attempts to replicate this Christmas treat.

Back in the 16th century, cannibals would add human meat to pies, selling it off as actual meat. Oh, and this parallels some vague rumour of Santa being a cannibal. Basics, a holy man told him to give gifts to kids instead of eating them. 

In some strange and convoluted way this somehow chocks up to mincemeat now insinuating that there is no meat in there, instead.

*shrugs*

Speaking of tasty treats, why not make sure you stick to the rule of the Baker’s Dozen at Christmas?

When bakers would make batches, they would provide 13 of something instead of a dozen in case something turned out wrong. But they would also provide an extra roll, or a bun, at Christmas!

It’s for that reason that on the 12th day of Christmas, you have to take down your Christmas tree. Fail to do so? You’re gonna have to keep it up all year, then. It’s a mouldy pine tree, or its bad luck.

Our next tradition stakes it claim as the twisting of a Crimbo icon: it’s Santa Claus, himself.

But this time, he takes on an urban legend that I’m sure many actually believe: understandably, ‘santa’ can be traced to ‘satan’, as if it is the unholy being himself but in disguise. And ‘claus’? It can be translated to ‘hoof claws’, a running theme we see with the monsters like Krampus. 

So, could it be the devil in disguise?

Satan aside, who else likes trooping up to midnight mass and singing about the JC?

Well Christmas carols - and even carolling itself - actually sticks to a relatively dark past. Take Good King Wenceslas - this bloke let in peasants and encouraged them to join his bountiful feast! 

Unfortunately, his charitable efforts were not rewarded. He was stabbed with a lance repeatedly outside a church upon his own brother’s orders, and was then dismembered.

Yikes.

Historically, carollers would partake in similarly violent activities, demanding food and drink from their audience. Heck, they would even so so far as to start attacking, raping, and destroying their property! 

Guess it wasn’t a very Silent Night, then…

Our penultimate tradition is that of the Nutcracker: Whether you’re watching it, or using it to have a Christmas-specific nibble, there’s no doubt that this is pretty popular image of the festive season. 

But - and it’s a big ol’ ‘but’ - it’s based on a truly terrifying story.

No, there’s no ghosts, no ghouls, and certainly no demons. But there is a child marriage.

The story goes that a girl, Marie, sees a nutcracker come to life. Her Grandfather than launches into this story of how men can be cursed with the ugliness of a nutcracker. She replies by saying she’d marry one no matter how they looked.

She is then whisked away into a magical world from which she marries a nutcracker. 

This all goes down whilst she is 8 years old. 

Our final tradition of terror is less about the abuse of young girls, and more about evil beings breaking into your house. Merry Christmas?

See, you’d think that people coming down your chimney is reserved for one bloke in particular, but it turns out that European tales of malicious spirits taking the same route is a common tale frequently told. 

Belsnickel does the same, as do Greek goblins in order to terrorise the residents of the house.

So - What’s Your Verdict?

Which tradition left you shook?

And what Christmas film are you now going to watch to try and wipe this from your brain?

Be sure to hit follow to see a real spooky story tous les jours (everyday for the unsophisticated among us)!

At this point, I would tell you to have a Merry Christmas, but I think a safe one where, you know, you don’t get dragged to hell by Krampus, is best. 

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Would anyone follow me on youtube?

If I'd have a channel explaining how I learn each language, how to make it easier, etc.

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LOVELY FACT

 

In the Nahuatl language, the language spoken by the Aztecs, the word xayacatl denoting a person is the same word, which also refers to everything that covers the face. Thus, even at the psycholinguistic level, the Indians did not distinguish between the face and the mask put on it. This indicates a complete merger in the consciousness of the Aztecs of man and spirit or deity, the mask of which he used in a particular rite.

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Korean Daily Vocab.

천식 - asthma

고혈압 - high blood pressure

독감 - flu

당뇨병 - diabetes

외과 의사 - general surgeon

심장병 전문의 - cardiologist

소아과 의사 - pediatrician

마취과 의사 - anesteziolog

백신 - vaccine

항생제 - antibiotics

체포하다 - to arrest

경찰봉 - baton

지문 - fingerprint

깡패 - gangster

수갑 - handcuffs

돈새탁 - money laundering

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Chinese Daily Vocab

电水壶 dian4 shui3 hu2 - electric kettle

吹风机 chui1 feng1 ji1 - hair dryer

拖地 tuo1 di4  - to mop

熨斗 yun4 dou3 - iron

割草机  ge1 cao3 ji1 -  lawn mower

电灯泡 dian4 deng1 pao4 - lightbulb

微波炉 wei2 bo1 lu2 - microwave

缝衣针 feng2 yi1 zhen1 - needle

线 xian4 - thread

吸尘器 xi1 chen2 qi4 - vacuum

牌 pai2 - card

妖怪 yao1guai4 - monster, goblin

星辰 xing1 chen2 - star

恨不能 - to be eager, anxious to do something (usually not possible to do)

吞 tun1 - devour

追 zhui1 - run after, chase with, catch up with

受伤 shou4 shang1 - harmed, injured (in an accident)

活该 huo2gai1 - to deserve smth., serve sb. right

猎物 lie4wu4 - pray

启动 qi3 dong4 - start

龙虾 long2 xia1 - lobster

并 bing4 - but, not (at all)

总之 zong3 zhe1 - all in all

恐怖 kong3 bu4 - horrible, terrifying