Sunday 30 March 2014
Word of the Day: Usage of TA (He) in Chinese Language
How To Compliment in Chinese, usage of 哪里哪里 Nă lĭ, Nă lĭ
One of the cultural differences that most
foreigners learn in China is the way of replying to compliments. In
Australia, if someone says you are wearing a nice dress, you would most
likely to say “Thank you”. However, to respond to a compliment like that
in China would be considered slightly prideful, and it would make
people feel more comfortable to be more modest. People think that it
will be helpful for building better interpersonal relationships with
others.
It is almost like there are certain rules
for what is appropriate to say in certain situations. For example, you
are visiting someone’ house for the first time, and you are kind of
expected to say something positive about the house. Such as “it is so
clean and beautiful”, but the host are never supposed to directly accept
the praise. The host is more likely to say something like “oh, I didn’t
get free time to do the cleaning, sorry about the mess”. Even though
she might have worked hard on it all day.
There is a Chinese phrase that is
basically appropriate for all this kind of conversation. That is 哪里哪里
[nă lĭ, nă lĭ]. The direct English translation is “Where, where”, simply
means “no no no, I’m being flattered”. So next time, when Chinese
people compliment your Chinese, use this phrase哪里哪里 [nă lĭ, nă lĭ] and
they will be amazed how idiomatic your Chinese is.
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Friday 21 March 2014
What is the meaning of red color in Chinese culture?
If you ask Chinese people what color is more
likely to represent Chinese culture, most of them will probably give you
the answer of 红色［hóng sè］ (red color) .
In China, 红色［hóng sè］symbolizes delight and good fortune. That is also the reason that 红色［hóng sè］can be found everywhere during Chinese New Year and some festive celebrations, such as traditional wedding ceremony. People use红色［hóng sè］to decorate the houses and to express their best wishes to the future life. Chinese people like红色［hóng sè］very much, and they prefer to wear red clothing to add in a festive mood in festival celebrations.
Because it is the symbolic color of happiness, 红色［hóng sè］is strictly forbidden at funerals. However, as the names of the dead were normally written in red, it may be considered offensive to write Chinese names in red link.
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In China, 红色［hóng sè］symbolizes delight and good fortune. That is also the reason that 红色［hóng sè］can be found everywhere during Chinese New Year and some festive celebrations, such as traditional wedding ceremony. People use红色［hóng sè］to decorate the houses and to express their best wishes to the future life. Chinese people like红色［hóng sè］very much, and they prefer to wear red clothing to add in a festive mood in festival celebrations.
Because it is the symbolic color of happiness, 红色［hóng sè］is strictly forbidden at funerals. However, as the names of the dead were normally written in red, it may be considered offensive to write Chinese names in red link.
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Sunday 16 March 2014
Word of the Day: Usage of WO in Chinese Language
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