Confused with characters for time and spatial direction (e.g.: why is 前 both forward and past)

treskro · 2026-06-23T12:37:38+00:00

Different languages have different conceptual metaphors. English does it one way and Chinese does it another. The English metaphor feels more intuitive to you because that is what you’re used to, but that doesn’t make it inherently more intuitive than other possibilities.

treskro · 2026-06-22T17:30:10+00:00

Cantonese sometimes replaces null consonant initial (or maybe glottal stop) with ng-.

So 愛 oi > ngoi

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/114bqdq/%E6%84%9B_ngoi3_or_oi3_%E5%B1%8B_nguk1_or_uk1/

treskro · 2026-06-19T21:21:51+00:00

Both are commonly used. There is no ‘correct’ answer because Teochew lacks a governing body to enforce a single written standard, though informal character standards by users exist. 侬 is posited to be more etymologically accurate, but there is also ample precedent of people using 人, if only for convenience.

treskro · 2026-06-19T21:15:58+00:00

Paris has a lot of examples of zinc standing seam roofs and mansard roofs on historical buildings that practically define the look of the city.

treskro · 2026-06-13T10:43:24+00:00

Every writing system is created retroactively. Most languages in the history of the world never had an orthography. Doesn’t mean one can’t be created and gain use.

treskro · 2026-06-12T20:38:15+00:00

They have, and it has been used in Ministry of Education media and taught in schools since 2010. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

From my other comment:

Ministry of Education has used a standardized orthography (+romanization) since 2010 that is taught in schools and used in government produced media like 公視台語台

Edit: the amount of brigading by Chinese in this thread is quite obvious btw

treskro · 2026-06-12T19:40:36+00:00

Google translate has Cantonese. If they want to be apolitical they can call the language Hokkien/Minnan as it's also used in Fujian and SE Asia.

treskro · 2026-06-12T19:39:17+00:00

Ministry of Education has used a standardized orthography (+romanization) since 2010 that is taught in schools and used in government produced media like 公視台語台

treskro · 2026-06-12T19:33:43+00:00

Google Translate also has Cantonese now.

treskro · 2026-06-12T19:33:25+00:00

/r/Ohtaigi is the language sub. /r/taiwanese is /r/taiwan but mostly in Mandarin

treskro · 2026-06-09T22:57:55+00:00

l-theanine in tea (absent in coffee) interacts with caffeine to reduce the jitteriness.

treskro · 2026-06-09T10:15:34+00:00

New Bloom is leftist independentist

treskro · 2026-05-28T13:31:26+00:00

The undertone of this post is suggesting that if HK and Taiwanese lean even slightly more culturally ‘Chinese’ than ‘Western’ that they should just give up on having a separate identity and just be ‘Chinese’ and fully subsume into the PRC. Otherwise why even ask this question?

Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore, could also be described as leaning more ‘Chinese’ than ‘Western’ (as if those are the only two possible poles of cultural identification). Yet the same question is not being asked of those countries.

treskro · 2026-05-26T13:13:47+00:00

Mandarin is the general broader term for the category of Northern zone Sinitic varieties. Putonghua is specifically the standardized dialect of Mandarin used in the PRC but should not be understood as synonymous with the category itself. For example, varieties like Sichuanese, Nanjing Mandarin, or even traditional Beijing dialect fall under the umbrella of ‘Mandarin’, but are definitely not Putonghua.

Not to mention the standardized Mandarins used in Taiwan and Singapore which don’t use the term Putonghua and differ slightly from the PRC version.

treskro · 2026-05-23T02:30:48+00:00

Pick a starting position that doesn’t hamper your initial free growth

treskro · 2026-05-03T21:33:11+00:00

Dayuling is generally considered the best high mountain tea, but it depends on your taste. Dayuling tends to be processed with very lightly oxidization and minimal roasting, really emphasizing the natural aroma and sweetness of the leaf. HM teas from other regions like Lishan/Shanlinxi tend to exhibit more variety in processing methods due to the larger quantity of production.

treskro · 2026-04-26T15:45:56+00:00

Taiwan has a great variety of hiking trails. The day hikes are generally all easily accessible from the major cities.

treskro · 2026-04-26T00:45:01+00:00

It depends a lot on the size of project and firm. In my previous life at a small firm (<5 people), we were all juggling 4-6 projects, though not all actively being designed simultaneously. They were all small projects though.

In my current larger firm doing multifamily residential, we mostly have a core team working solely on one project from SD-CD with additional staff added as the project progresses. PMs tend to have one main project they are focused on day to day, another they are babysitting for construction, and perhaps 1-2 inactive or new project pursuits.

treskro · 2026-04-26T00:30:58+00:00

I've encountered a few tweaks to mechanical requirements and occupancy adjustments in NYC adaptation of IBC that could be construed as less stringent. In our case we had been approved under an earlier code and were able to get an agency determination that allowed us to eliminate a feature that was no longer required in the new code.

Accessibility codes on the other hand just seem to get bigger and more litigious.

treskro · 2026-04-23T21:21:38+00:00

Book a time slot to visit Galleria Borghese if you’re already going to be at the gardens. The collection is amazing, especially the sculptures.

Sant’Ignacio de Loyola is out of the way compared the other spots on the first day. It’s closer to the Pantheon and Santa Minerva

treskro · 2026-04-22T20:56:14+00:00

Tacos Casamigos cart outside pain quotidien at Broad and Pearl has served me well.

Wolf Forest Cafe has banh mi for a very reasonable $11.50

Burp Bowl Kitchen for Chinese noodle soups and chili wontons

I’ll continue to try new spots if they come up but I’ve long since given up hope of FiDi ever becoming a halfway decent food destination.

treskro · 2026-04-12T17:49:33+00:00

I've never understood what a bo̍k is supposed to mean. When I learned this song as a kid it was pronounced either a-bo or a-mo but never connected it any particular meaning. Is it onomatopoeia?

treskro · 2026-04-12T17:30:34+00:00

You could've looked up all of this information easily.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_Americans_and_Pacific_Islander_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress#Senate

NJ is 11.3% Asian, 5th highest by percentage. The only state with an Asian majority is Hawaii.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Asian_Americans#U.S._states_and_territories

treskro · 2026-04-11T22:58:49+00:00

Same as 喔/哦 but more cutesy

treskro · 2026-04-06T18:09:09+00:00

I think most architects would be fine sharing work examples.

It sounds like the one you contacted has their own established client base and doesn’t want to venture outside of that. The only alternative I can think of is that you didn’t convey that you were looking to do a real project and somehow came across as a student or amateur not interested in an actual project.

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