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What does "yellow face wife" (黄脸婆) mean?

I looked online and couldn't find an answer. I was told it means something similar to "poker face" here in Taiwan. Do you know what this might mean? ...

Asked on 01/01/2021 by quipquopro

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What about the orthography of 苹 (like in 苹果)? It seems consensus is missing

I recently came across an anomaly in Chinese orthography which I can't explain myself. Please take a look at the following picture (screenshot from the Duolingo course on Chinese, I...

Asked on 12/29/2020 by user66288

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Books for learning characters through progression diagrams and glyph origins?

Just as knowing PIE and etymology can assist with learning vocabulary, I desire to learn Chinese characters from fathoming e.g. progression diagrams and their glyph origins....

Asked on 12/24/2020

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How do friends use each other's name?

How do people (especially in Taiwan) use their names when talking among friends, for example, in University? I've previously heard that some people always use the complete name when addressing...

Asked on 12/20/2020

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Good translation for song title “二泉映月”?

I’m working on materials for a concert of Chinese music, with an audience of general people here in Texas (not for the Chinese community). So, I...

Asked on 12/11/2020 by JDługosz

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Is there a word for 1/3?

So I know that in Mandarin, 1/2 is 二分之一 or 一半. Is there a similar word to 一半 for 1/3? I mean, instead of 三分之一, something like 一——?...

Asked on 12/06/2020

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simplification of 唻?

唻唻的解释 拼音:lai4 呼声。 【本字提供国家或地区】 中国大陆、中国台湾、日本、韩国、越南Does 唻 not have a simplificated version? ZiSea: 字海: As this ^ (above) just seems...

Asked on 11/14/2020

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Open Software Two-Line Add Pinyin To Characters

Is there any open software that adds a second line of pinyin to a line of characters? i.e.: converting “你好” to:nǐhǎo 你好Converting to ni3hao3 would be fine to. Open, namely,...

Asked on 10/23/2020 by Mo.

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Algorithm for finding names in Chinese texts

I am writing an application for extraction information from Chinese texts. One of the tasks is finding names (personal, geographical or something else). The algorithm is not required to find...

Asked on 10/13/2020 by Andrey Epifantsev

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What semantic notions underlie 女 (woman) with 妖 (goblin, fradulent, gorgeous)?

p 1122, ABC Chinese–English Comprehensive Dictionary (2003). I can't access the "slightly revised through July 2005" ed. ...

Asked on 10/01/2020 by NNOX Apps

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