Qishi Danshi Yiji Juran, unexpectedly, to,one’s surprise 顯然 – xiǎnrán : obviously, evidently, plainly, clearly, manifestly 既然 – jìrán, since, now that 幾乎 – jīhū: almost, nearly, practically, virtually, close to 偶然 – ǒurán, by chance, fortuitously, accidentally 必然 – bìrán : inevitable, necessary, necessity, certain, certainly 畢竟- bìjìng: after all, in the final analysis,… Continue reading
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Adverbs/Conjunctions
果然, guǒrán – really, as expected, sure enough, indeed Khiunn1 = accent in taiwanese 教 – jiào as noun, jiāo as verb 外交 – wàijiāo, diplomat 外教 – wàijiào, foreign teacher 數 – shù, number (noun) ; shǔ, count (verb) Bu yong xie, yingai de! Suibian ni, is polite, but suibian ni haole is… Continue reading
Expressions (test)
風調雨順百花開、猴年亨通好彩頭。 fēngtiáoyǔshùn bǎi huā kāi、 hóu nián hēngtōng hǎocǎitóu。 May we have good rain and wind and may all the flowers blossom. May the year of the monkey go smoothly and be full of good omens. 恭喜大家過猴年、快樂逍遙樂神仙。 gōngxǐ dàjiā guò hóu nián、 kuàilè xiāoyáo lè shénxiān。 Wishing everyone a wonderful year of the monkey. May… Continue reading
notes
Pai2 Sei3: buhaoyisz (sorry, in Taiwanese) 低.- dī : low, below, hang down 底.- dǐ : bottom, base, root, foundation 地.- dì : earth, floor, site, place 地 – de : grammar (variant pronunciation of -dì) (forming an adverb from an adjectiv, e.g., gāoxìng 高興/高兴 “happy” + de 地 yields gāoxìngde 高興地/高兴地 “happily”) 性格 –… Continue reading
rumi
Science is yet another fairy tale we tell ourselves, a coral reef of complicities we live within. But it’s testable and reproducible, you argue, with predictable accuracy, unlike metaphysical nonsense. Yes, and those are precisely the definitions required within its consistency; which inestimable value should never be underestimated. But there is room enough for other metaphors, too. Some that are imprecise, and mystical. Vaguely pointing to realizations that, on fortunate occasions, can break the pen.
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