The eleventh of the Chinese zodiac is 狗– ‘dog’. Pronunciation 狗 is pronounced gǒu Meaning The character狗(gǒu)was first seen in the inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The radical of 狗(gǒu)is “犭”,which is related to animals. The other part is 句(gǒu),which is...
Chopsticks, like Chinese characters, have an important and iconic role for East Asian civilization. Chopsticks are not only the first choice for most Chinese people, they have evolved into a unique eating custom and have influenced some neighboring countries.This...
Weather has a big impact on our lives and has a big effect on our lives and feelings. Today we’ll expand our vocabulary around weather with the word 冷(lěnɡ)- cold/frosty. Pronunciation 冷 is pronounced lěnɡ. Meaning 冷 (lěnɡ),Its original meaning is “Cold, the weather...
During the Warring States period, there was a thinker called Mo Zhai(墨翟) who proposed that human beings need to love and help each other. He felt that it was time to bring killing each other to an end. But there was also another thinker called Yang Zhu (杨朱) who...
In Chinese there is a common saying, “一是一,二是二”(Yī shì yī,èr shì èr) which literally means “one is one and two is two”. It signifies keeping the true and original appearance of something without adding or reducing anything. Metaphorically, it describes an honest and...
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