By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer CHENGDU, Sichuan Province – It wasn’t until moving permanently to Beijing that I realized how much of a "shu daizi" the Chinese might consider me. "Shu daizi" literally means "book idiot," and is the Mandarin-lang... ...full story at NBC World Blog
from NBC World Blog on Mon, Jun 16 2008
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First Meeting Mandarin fandub READ DESCRIPTION FIRST »
YouTube video Yes, I'm a poor Chinese speaker, so some of the lines may be incorrect. Also, my throat hurt a little, and the lips were moving too fast for me (sorry...).
btw, I named Piplup "Bing Niao", which means "Ice Bird", as I had NO idea what Piplup's Chinese... |
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Beijing steps up battle against smog » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer BEIJING – Twenty-two days before the Olympic Games open here, the capital is awash in smog – an unseasonably thick haze that seems part pollution, part humidity. Adrienne Mong / NBC News A typical mor... |
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China’s Muslim dilemma in ‘The New Frontier’ » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer KHOTAN, Xinjiang Autonomous Region – Across much of China, strangers upon being introduced will ask each other, "Where is your ancestral home?" Adrienne Mong / NBC News An Uighur couple in Khotan But in t... |
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Chinese artist continues search for quake toll » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer The cameras converged on Chinese artist Ai Weiwei as soon as the news broke. An official from the Sichuan provincial government announced a final toll for the number of children missing and killed from last... |
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Wails of grief a year later » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer HANWANG, Sichuan Province – It came without warning. Its unexpectedness as stunning as the raw emotion it so clearly expressed. We were wrapping up our interview with Huang Lianhe, a father who lost his only chil... |
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The Sleeping Giant wakes...Not » NBC World Blog By Adrienne Mong, NBC News producer BEIJING – It’s rare that those of us at the NBC News Beijing bureau ever envy Chinese politicians. But around this time of the year, some of us wouldn’t mind trading places with members of China’s legi... |
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