Ever since my in-laws told me what they call asparagus in Chinese, I’m using that name for it in English too: dragon whiskers.
#LanguageLearning #Chinese

I like that #Minisforum uses proper/current #Intel #X710 10gig for their SFP+ ports, in the MS-01 & MS-A2 (not the MS-A1, though).

Perhaps the #Chinese shouldn't "hide" their technical specifications in images/pictures/photos, you know, PNGs/JPGs!

How are text-based #SearchEngines supposed to index your fancy #Product?

#Copilot didn't OCR - hence no proper result!

(i'm trying to make a point)

附近有公共厕所/公共卫生间吗？ Fù jìn yǒu gōng gòng cè suǒ / gōng gòng wèi shēnɡ jiān ma? Is there a public toilet nearby? #Bathroom in #Chinese. #Mandarin #LearnChinese #languages. Learn more here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/chinese-vocabulary-for-the-bathroom/

This headline is a *bit* deceptive. Only visa holders from two countries in #Asia are impacted - #China and #NorthKorea

Of course, North Koreans can't get visas, so it really only applies to #Chinese. Doesn't make it any less racist.

https://asamnews.com/2025/05/08/alien-land-law-gop-bill-impact-on-legal-visa-holders/

Soldiers of the #Chinese Army are marching on the Red Square in Moscow as #Russia celebrates Victory Day with a military parade.

For more than 3 years now, the Russian Army has been unable to achieve victory in #Ukraine and they are still nowhere close to it.

Took a glance over at #Japan #Reddit to find a thread full of western #expats and #tourists complaining about #Chinese tourists. Thinly disguised racism.

In my experience, 90% of the bad behavior I see in Japan is not Chinese or other #Asian tourists, but westerners.

狗生气时会大叫。 Gǒu shēngqì shí huì dàjiào. Dogs growl when they’re angry. #Chinese #Mandarin for #Animals. #LearnChinese #中文 #languages. #Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-chinese/

https://www.popsci.com/technology/first-chinese-typewriter/
First #Chinese #typewriter rediscovered in grandfather’s basement
The experimental MingKwai is considered 'the origin of Chinese computing.'

China’s chip production breakthrough, 480-million-year-old cave: 7 science highlights https://www.byteseu.com/990713/ #ASML #BenjaminQinMuji #China #ChinaTrials #Chinese #ChineseCaveExpert #ChineseCivilianHandheldDevice #ElectronicWarfare #EUV #HarvardUniversity #HighPowerMicrowaveGun #Science #Shenzhou19 #TsinghuaUniversity #VacuumTech #washington

鸟叫的声音是“啾啾啾”。 Niǎo jiào de shēng yīn shì “ jiū jiū jiū.” Birds chirp. A bird says “Tweet!” #Chinese #Mandarin for #Animals. #LearnChinese #中文 #languages. #Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-chinese/

Translation Story Hour with abadidea:

During the Warring States era, the King of Qi dispatched a messenger to the State of Zhao. The Queen of Zhao asked the messenger: “How is the harvest in Qi? How are the people faring?”

When at last she inquired after the king, the messenger complained: “Milady, you did not first ask about milord, but about crops and commoners. Doesn’t milady think that a bit backwards?”

The Queen of Zhao replied: “If there are no crops, then what commoners are there to speak of? And if there are no commoners, then what exactly is he king of?”

猪叫的声音是“哼哼哼”。 Zhū jiào de shēng yīn shì “ hēng hēng hēng.” Pigs squeal. A pig says “oink oink.” #Chinese #Mandarin for #Animals. #LearnChinese #中文 #languages. #Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-chinese/

I found this quote in a 1923 book from Cambridge University, with the rather ambitious title A History of Chinese Literature:

"In the Golden Age they had the two famous calendar trees, representations of which have come down to us in sculpture, dating from about A.D. 150. One of these trees put forth a leaf every day for fifteen days, after which a leaf fell off daily for fifteen more days. The other put forth a leaf once a month for half a year, after which a leaf fell off monthly for a similar period. With these trees growing in the courtyard, it was possible to say at a glance what was the day of the month, and what was the month of the year. But civilisation proved unfavourable to their growth, and the species became extinct."

It sounds like something Pablo Neruda would come up with! Accurate or not, this is why I love reading history.

https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800151.txt

鸭子叫的声音是“嘎嘎嘎”。 Yāzi jiào de shēngyīn shì “ gā gā gā.” Ducks quack. A duck says “quack.” #Chinese #Mandarin for #Animals. #LearnChinese #中文 #languages. #Learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/animals-in-chinese/

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公园里有自动清洁的公共厕所。 Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu zì dòng qīng jí de gōng gòng cè suǒ. There are automatic, self-cleaning public toilets in the park. #Bathroom in #Chinese. #Mandarin #LearnChinese #languages. Learn more here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/chinese-vocabulary-for-the-bathroom/

"MingKwai prototype, the ‘origin of Chinese computing,’ finds a home at Stanford"
"MingKwai prototype, the ‘origin of Chinese computing,’ finds a home at Stanford"“clear and fast” was discovered in a New York basement and entrusted to Stanford Libraries."
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/05/mingkwai-chinese-typewriter-prototype-stanford-libraries #chinese #typewriter