This is related to a previous post I wrote about 666 being very lucky in China here . A while back I found a license plate that most Chinese people would find totally cursed. The number 4 in Chinese, 四 si4 (in Mandarin) rhymes with 死 si3 (in Mandarin) meaning death. As such, Chinese people …
Category Archives: Chinese Culture
How To Talk About Meat In Chinese
There are so many delicious Chinese dishes, and a large percentage of those have meat in them. This article will discuss how to talk about meat in Chinese, and about the culture of meat in China.
A Book Review Of China Online
Do you want to learn online Chinese slang and vocab that Chinese people actually use online? A book called China Online Netspeak and Wordplay Use by Over 700 Million Internet Users does just that, and this article is a review of that book.
666 In Chinese Culture
[lastupdated] When you see the number 666, do you think it is very lucky or very unlucky? Why? If you come from a Western country, or a country greatly influenced by Christianity, then you might think that 666 is very unlucky because from the Book of Revelation in the Bible, 666 is the number of …
Chinese Train Terminology
If you are planning to travel to China for an extended period of time, most likely you will want to take trains between cities. This article will discuss Chinese train terminology so you can have an easier time travelling on trains in China.
5 Reasons To Learn Traditional Chinese Characters
Among the many reasons to learn Traditional Chinese Characters, this article will discuss 5 reasons to learn Traditional Chinese Characters
Reading From Left to Right or Right To Left in Chinese
Traditionally, Chinese people read from right to left, and top to bottom. But with the arrival of European influence, the Chinese changed to reading from left to right, and top to bottom.
Country Names In Chinese
This is a fascinating topic to me. Did you ever wonder the meaning of country names in Chinese? Usually, names of foreign countries in Chinese are phonetic, and sometimes the characters that Chinese people picked are very interesting for countries’ names in Chinese.
The Top 3000 Traditional Chinese Characters
[lastupdated] This article discusses the top 3000 Traditional Chinese Characters based on an analysis of 245,863 characters from many of Taiwan’s top websites from 147 URLs. Most of the websites from the URL list are on the top 100 most popular websites in Taiwan based on the Alexa list here.
Chinese Restaurants In Greater China
This is part 5 of my series of articles on Chinese restaurants around the world. This article contains pictures of Chinese restaurants in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan that I have taken. A discussion about the culture of Chinese food will also be included.