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[sionedschinese]

Hey, sorry for for coming back just to use this blog for self promotion but:

I am a nonbinary bisexual Web developer who lost my job to covid and I'm being taken to court by my multi million dollar corporation landlord for rent arrears. I have until the beginning of September to find a new place or I will be homeless.

I am selling stickers in a couple of designs (above) to raise money towards my court fees, a new place and staying alive in general.

Please consider buying a sticker or reblogging this post, you can buy the stickers here:

https://sioned.bigcartel.com/

Thanks 💪💪

[sionedschinese]

Happy Christmas Everyone!  My gift to you is a nice list of festive vocab!

圣诞节 (shèng dàn jié) / 耶诞节 (yē dàn jié) - Christmas

圣诞夜 (shèng dàn yè) - Christmas Eve

圣诞快乐 (shèng dàn kuài lè) - Merry Christmas

圣诞树 (shèng dàn shù) - Christmas tree

拐杖糖 (guǎi zhàng táng) - Candy cane

圣诞礼物  (shèng dàn lǐ wù) - Christmas presents

圣诞袜 (shèng dàn wà) - Christmas stocking

圣诞卡 (shèng dàn kǎ) - Christmas card

圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) - Santa Claus

雪橇 (xuě qiāo) - Sleigh

麋鹿 (mí lù) - Reindeer  

圣诞歌 (shèng dàn gē) - Christmas carol

天使 (tiān shǐ) - Angel

雪人 (xuě rén) - Snow man

As far as I know, the two translations of the word “Christmas” can be used interchangeably but 圣诞节 is the most commonly used. The difference between the two phrases is that 圣诞节 translated as “Birth of a saint day”, while 耶诞节 translates as “Birth of Jesus day”. 

If you know more about this than me feel free to comment!

[sionedschinese]

Update on me

Hey gusye it's me Sioned, I haven't posted to this blog in ages because I'm now in my 3rd year of uni and I just don't really have time to run a blog on the side, but I'm still slowly improving in my Chinese and I now live with 4 Chinese roommates and am learning loads about the culture, food and especially swearing 😂😂😂😂

Anyway, because I love to suffer I've let my k pop obsessed friend talk me into learning Korean with her.... Although I don't blog much anymore I still like to use tumblr for resources and that so if you guys could recommend me some of your fav Korean langblrs I'd be eternally greatful 😭😭 and who knows, I might come back after I finish my course as a Chinese and Korean blog 👌👌

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反义词

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As China bans any “display of homosexuality” in online visual and audio content, major Chinese LGBTQ online magazines and platforms are being shut down in the past 24 hours. Please stand with China’s LGBTQ community. Post something on Weibo and WeChat, spread the message, make a donation, ask your LGBTQ friends how you can help. Trying to regulate people’s sexuality is as useless as it is absurd and we won’t stay silent. 

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[sionedschinese]

Does anyone have that 对身体好 video I think about it all the time

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If you’re stressed and overworked, call yourself “工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng)”

The old expectations of a “9-to-5” work day are often being destroyed in many countries where cost of living and competition are rising rapidly. For office workers, “9-to-6″ is more common and for many overachievers, “burning the midnight oil” is a common expectation, working long hours into the night and ordering “外卖 (wàimài) take out” and even dozing off in front of the computer.

The typical office worker in China averages 2,000 – 2,200 working hours a year, which puts the country in the Top 10 for hours worked, often working half or full-days on Saturdays as well! With extra pressure in high school and college in preparation for this working life, many Chinese are feeling overworked. With the growing addiction to work, the Chinese now frequently refer to themselves as “工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng),” or as it’s said in English “workaholic.”

Let’s break it down:

工作 (gōngzuò): means work. 狂 (kuáng): means mad, or crazy. It is a very common word in China.

We can add “狂 (kuáng)” after certain words to express a type of person. “购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng)” means “shopaholic” and “自恋狂 (zìliànkuáng)” means “narcissist,” for example.

Examples:

Tā shì yí gè gōngzuòkuáng. 他  是 一 个    工作狂。 He is a workaholic.

Wǒ bùxiǎng chéngwéi gōngzuòkuáng. 我     不想      成为          工作狂。 I do not want to be a workaholic.

So, how do you know if you are a “工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng) workaholic?” Here are some…

…for the full lesson on “工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng) workaholic”, YOU CAN READ ALONG WITH US HERE!

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Hey guys, if anyone has a spare moment please could you fill in this survey for me :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP-ojCFcn12xlEBZI1T0GwyfvdZy5JufzHeMFKYF82j8IiaQ/viewform

Its for a school project I’m doing, I’d be really grateful if you can help. Thanks I love you

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Chinese Swearwords #2

牛屄 :  niúbī - cow pussy / means “fucking awesome”

装逼 ：zhuāngbī - pretent to be  niúbī / pretend to be a badass or being a poser

骚逼 ：sāobī - slutty cunt / slut, whore

去你妈的 ：qùnǐmāde - actually qu ni ma de bi / go back to your mothers pussy

你二啊 : nǐ èr a ! - you are stupid ! 二 is a slang in north chinese for stupid

二百五 ：èrbǎiwǔ - two hundred fifty / very common insult for “dummy, moron, idiot”

Do you want more ? Tell us !

[sionedschinese]

For my first post, here’s my favourite Chinese poem, “The House Behind Me”.

I don’t know when it started I like to walk against the wind   feel the petals blowing against my face They’re like white, yellow and pink butterflies skipping in the air

I don’t know when it started   I like to run against the wind   gazing at the kites getting further away as they go higher They’re like my own dreams flying in the air

When I was small   I sat on the handles of my father’s tall bicycle   and felt his embrace Later, I sat behind him   and chattered on about the things that had happened that day

Now, I sit on the slope behind him   quietly watching him go about his day Further and further away   truly   further and further away.

Interesting vocabulary

逆风 (nì fēng) - Against the wind

越来越 (yuè lái yuè) - More and more

小时候 (xiǎo shí hou) - In ones childhood

跳跃 (tiào yuè) – Leap, skip

[sionedschinese]

Flavours!

苦 (Kǔ) - Bitter 咸 (Xián) - Salty 酸 (Suān) - Sour 辣 (Là) - Spicy 甜 (Tián) - Sweet

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Rip

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I’m shook! in chinese

無言薯條 (无言薯条) [Wúyán shǔ tiáo]

無言 (无言) [Wú yán] means “speechless”.

無言(无言) [wú yán] ysounds like 無鹽 (无盐) [Wú yán] which literally means “without salt”.

People just add 薯條 (薯条) [Shǔ tiáo] - french 🍟.

無言薯條 (无言薯条) [Wúyán shǔ tiáo]

french 🍟 without salt / I am speechless.

(Literally means “speechless french 🍟”).

Note: traditional characters (simplified).

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