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Tasteful Expressions – Refrain from Eating for Fear of Choking
This post is the first one under the new ‘Chinese Language’ category. In honor of this occasion I would like to talk about one of my favorite Chinese idioms. Not only does it use food as a metaphor...
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Tasteful Expressions – Piece of Cake
I know… I know…, learning Chinese is definitely not a piece of cake. But today we are going to learn how to describe something which is really easy to do, and just like the English saying ‘piece of...
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Red Drink – Coke in China
It’s not easy for a foreign business to make it China. Many have tried, most failed but few made it big. Coca Cola is one of the happy few. Why? The answer is simple – good branding. Coca Cola had a...
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Tasteful Expressions – Stir-frying Cold Rice
Today’s expression isn’t ancient Chinese wisdom but a common everyday expression which uses food as a metaphor. Like many other common expressions it consists of three characters. It goes like this...
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Tasteful Expressions – No pain no gain
I always find it a bit funny how people say ‘no pain no gain’ even when they are working out in an effort to lose weight. In the Chinese version of ‘no pain no gain’ the concept of gaining weight is...
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Happy New Year of the Snake
Every 12 years the dragon takes a bow only to discover the snake is biting its tail while everybody sets off fireworks to celebrate the occasion. The fireworks, in case you didn’t know, are there to...
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Tasteful Expressions – Adding Legs to a Snake
In honors of the year of the snake which has just commenced, this month’s Tasteful Expressions post will be and extended lesson about snakes. Snake in modern Chinese is 蛇 (pronounced shé), but in...
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Tasteful Expressions – Drawing a Cake to Alleviate Hunger
Last time, in honor of the year of the snake, we learned the expression ‘drawing a snake and adding legs‘, which means to overdo something. Today we are back on “food express” tracks with an...
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Fruit in China
Spring is finally here but if you live in Beijing you know it had already been gone before I finished typing this sentence. Nonetheless, it’s the perfect time of year to make or order a fruit salad....
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Your Smartphone and China – Part 4 – Practical Glossary
<<This is part 4 of FOODragon’s complete guide to smartphones in China>> Now that you know how things generally work in China it's time get down to the specifics and learn all the useful...
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August 31st has just passed but because I was on my way back to China I couldn't write a Blog Day post on time. Honestly, I think it's all for the best because all the five blogs I recommended last...
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Chinese Idiom – Refrain from Eating for Fear of Choking
This post is the first one under the new 'Tasteful Expression' category. In honor of this occasion I would like to talk about one of my favorite Chinese idioms. Not only does it use food as a metaphor...
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Of Eggs and Bones
Warning: This post contains some disturbing images notice Picking Bone out of Eggs – Chinese Idiom English is a rich language but I can't think of many colorful ways to imply someone is looking for...
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Getting Food to Go – Dabao and Daizou
Eating out is considerably cheap in China, especially when you compare it to Europe and North America. This means sitting in restaurants in part of the daily routine of every laowai. And most of the...
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Wrap Your Dumplings Like a Boss!
The Chinese New Year is right around the corner and just like last year, I want to dedicate a special post to the occasion. At the beginning I thought I would do a dumplings cooking lessen but then I...
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Happy New Year! Now get off your horse and look at the flowers
I know. I know. I am a couple of days behind. By now everyone has already wished you a happy Chinese New Year and sent horses packed with good fortune your way. You're probably trying to get some well...
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Winning the Poo – How Chinese Kids Learn about the Digestive System
I am strong advocate of learning Chinese the way native speakers do. When I just started learning Chinese I read a ton of children's books and I can honestly say it did more for my Chinese than many of...
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Eat What?! Suprisingly Naughty Search Suggestion on Baidu
Okay, for the last couple of weeks I have been thinking really hard about what to write for April fools, but nothing came to mind. So instead of a prank post, I am gonna share something which is...
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