Chinese set phrases are special fixed phrases, originally from ancient classics or books, historical stories or people’s verbal stories. The meaning of a set phrase is always implicit and not the simple sum of the literal meanings of the constituent components. Continue reading “Frequently misused homophones in Chinese set phrases”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Derogatory term of “become” in Chinese
Antonyms of set phrases
Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. Just as this saying goes, you can’t miss the learning of the “enemy” of every set phrase, the antonym of every set phrase. Take away these antonyms of set phrases. Continue reading “Antonyms of set phrases”
牛津词典有bug！这些短语不是莎士比亚发明的
Shakespeare didn’t come up with most of the famous phrases in his plays but was credited with them because of a fault with the Oxford English dictionary, a leading scholar claims.
一位著名的学者称，莎士比亚在他的作品中并没有发明那些著名的短语，但是由于牛津词典的错误，很多人相信这些短语是莎士比亚发明的。 Continue reading “牛津词典有bug！这些短语不是莎士比亚发明的”
“贠”字怎么读？这些姓氏读错好多年…
氏，朴、过、繁、訾、令狐…话说，下面这些姓氏，你都读对了吗？ Continue reading ““贠”字怎么读？这些姓氏读错好多年…”