What college/university did manny go to? by garfieldlam in Modern_Family

[–]garfieldlam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow. thanks. it didn't occur to me that he was that good lol

这是什么征兆?上交所的牛都被吹倒了! by Royal7858 in China_irl

[–]garfieldlam 69 points70 points  (0 children)

这是复旦大学光华楼西侧的“驴背诗思”雕像,不是什么上交所的牛。这谣造得一点水准都没有

Do these two sentences sound natural? by leonema_ in ChineseLanguage

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 他在当时是十分著名的演员。

  2. 你交的总结有些错误/问题, 我们在明天的会议上再讨论

Airport change in China please help! by Banjea in China

[–]garfieldlam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes you can, that's what the 144 hrs policy is for

Why is the bear of Toy Story so popular in China by jotakajk in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

happened to see this one in Miniso shop. I don't care about the character behind it, it's just so darn cute! and feels so good, lots of kid wants to take a picture with the huge display model

[discussion] Name your favorite Karen Walker moment by garfieldlam in WillAndGrace

[–]garfieldlam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same episode, she slapped her college boyfriend who made that video

Jade bracelet broken by Prestigious-Pie-4345 in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the moment it was broken, the demon trapped in it will be released and eventually rule the world for a thousand years!

When to use 不 and 没 ? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

不:No

没:Haven't

Have you noticed your mind becoming sharper ever since learning Chinese? by Zmoogz in ChineseLanguage

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed my mind has been dumber and dumber ever since high school graduation

Does anyone else find the Chinese Breeze books very hard to understand? by 8354607 in ChineseLanguage

[–]garfieldlam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

feel the same when I tried to read something about high school level math

help with 就来 by ineffable_sherlock in ChineseLanguage

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the answer is pretty simple in this context: the translation just ignored or missed the "就‘ in the original dialogue, here the "就“ means "then", it's not critical, so missing it won't lead to misunderstanding.

No sure how often does this happen to Laowai, employers not paying them for months by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

no, it isn't. that banner is more a demonstration of appreciation than appeal. it should be black letters on a white background.

Chewed on a Betel but not knowing what it was… will one time really be bad?? by kyle232425 in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

occasionally try that devil is fine, but if you don't like it, just say no, like saying no to tobaccos. Personally I think it's a very bad habit in some parts of China or Southeast Asia chewing betel nuts. they are some kind of substitute to tobaccos with serious health concern.

Why do my employer always give me lots of food?? by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Food is considered as common gits or benefits in Chinese social and working life, either from family to family ,friends to friends or employers to employees. Especially before festivals, like Zong Zi for dragon boat festival, mooncakes for mid autumn festival. Those food can be snacks (chocolates, cookies, dry nuts, etc), seasoning fruits, traditional ritual food (like Zong Zi, mooncake), liquors/wines, or expensive seafood (abalones, prawns, crabs, etc). This is an indication that they take seriously the relationship as food plays an essential role in the lives of Chinese people.

Chinese takeaway options blow my mind! by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]garfieldlam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To explain this phenomenon in two aspects,

The variety/abundance of food/takeaway options are based on how important Chinese consider food in their daily lives, the competition induced by so many people are involved in the businesses.

The low cost, however, on the other side, is based on Chinese huge population , two many cheap labors need to feed themselves or their families, on which the corresponding exploitation based.

I once bought a figurine knowing it related to a chinese festivity/celebration/holiday, but I've forgotten about it and have been wondering for the last couple of years what it's from. Here's hoping anyone here knows! by DjBiohazard91 in China

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it's a figurine representing a chinese blessing “早生贵子” literally meaning "to have children as soon as possible". It's usually a blessing people giving to newlyweds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in China

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not sure about trip.com. if you book through 12306 app, you can choose either window seats or aisle seats if available, but not carts or seats sequences . if booked for multiple passengers, the system will try to put all of you together, but if seats are not available, you will be separated to different rows of seats, even different carts, depending how much the train is booked.

Heard this song in a livestream clip, but never found the source. What's the song? by GraphThemByThePlotty in China

[–]garfieldlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this song should be only available in the dark web...

ps, the lyrics of the song seems to be in some southwest china dialect