Tag Archives: chinese language

Famous in China

Posted on 21/09/2014 by haonowshaokao
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Capital and melon questions

Posted on 14/09/2012 by haonowshaokao

NB – Before anyone says anything, I’m perfectly aware that it’s ‘winter’ not ‘east’

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False friends in English and Mandarin.

Posted on 03/09/2012 by haonowshaokao

“False friends” are words in different languages that are similar but have different meanings. From wikipedia: False friends (French: faux amis) are pairs of words or phrases in two languages or dialects (or letters in two alphabets) that look or … Continue reading →

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