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  • Episode 86: 裹脚 (Foot Binding)

    Episode 86: 裹脚 (Foot Binding)
    2022/04/08
    In this episode, we go through the terrible history and culture of foot binding.

    Transcript will be available on the website within the next 24 hours.
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    7 分
  • Episode 85: 阿Q vs 阿甘 (A comparison between Ah Q and Forrest Gump)

    Episode 85: 阿Q vs 阿甘 (A comparison between Ah Q and Forrest Gump)
    2022/03/27
    Both The Story of Ah Q and Forrest Gump are representative of the zeitgeist at the time of their publication. In this episode, I go through the similarities and differences between the story of Ah Q and Forrest Gump. Enjoy!

    Transcript will be made available at chinesecolloquialised.com
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    5 分
  • Episode 84: 从文字到文化 (From Words to Culture)

    Episode 84: 从文字到文化 (From Words to Culture)
    2022/03/20
    In this episode, I go over how language can shape someone's pattern of speech and why this can lead some people to think Chinese people are rude. I then go through some major translation incidents. 

    Transcript will be on the website: chinesecolloquialised.com
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    4 分
  • Episode 83: 塞浦路斯 (Cyprus)

    Episode 83: 塞浦路斯 (Cyprus)
    2022/03/13
    In this episode, we briefly and speedily run through the very interesting Cypriot history.

    Transcript will be available on http://chinesecolloquialised.com.
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    4 分
  • Episode 82: 乌克兰 (Ukraine)

    Episode 82: 乌克兰 (Ukraine)
    2022/03/06
    We stand with Ukraine. 
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    4 分
  • Episode 81: 虎年快乐! (Happy Year of the Tiger!)

    Episode 81: 虎年快乐! (Happy Year of the Tiger!)
    2022/01/24
    Since it's the lunar new year coming up and it will be the year of the tiger, I thought it would be interesting to explore the Chinese idiom: 不入虎穴，焉得虎子. 

    Happy Year of the Tiger!
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    3 分
  • Episode 80: 西安防疫措施 （Xi'an's Covid Prevention Measures）

    Episode 80: 西安防疫措施 （Xi'an's Covid Prevention Measures）
    2022/01/08
    Happy New Year! In this episode, we catch up on what has been happening in Xi'an in terms of COVID prevention measures.

    Transcript available on: http://chinesecolloquialised.com
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    5 分
  • Episode 79:  魔鬼城 (City of Ghosts)

    Episode 79:  魔鬼城 (City of Ghosts)
    2021/09/27
    I'm back! In this episode, we talk about the City of Ghosts. It sounds fictitious but it very much exists! Where is it? And why is it known as the City of Ghosts?? Let's find out! 

    Transcript available on: http://chinesecolloquialised.com
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    4 分