“Add fuel?” “Let’s go?” “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?” One of the quirkier news stories that has come out of the Beijing Olympics is how to translate the ubiquitous Chinese cheer 加油 (jiāyó... ...full story at CN Reviews
from CN Reviews on Thu, Aug 21 2008
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Ask A Ninja: America's Cheer »
YouTube video Ask A Ninja offers a cheer to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team and the Beijing Summer Olympics.
You can visit www.AmericasCheer.com to upload a cheer or enjoy cheers recorded by their fellow Americans. |
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Saying ‘Hello’ to ‘Ni Hao’ » China Journal In a changing China, it’s the little words that count. The shift of one short and sweet phrase, “ni hao,” from a formal greeting into an all-purpose equivalent of “hi” or “hey” is a case in point. Once reserved... |
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China: Chinese Lies » Global Voices C. W. Hayford from Chinese History group blog goes into various literature sources for discussing the “Chinese character” in relation to “face” and “lie”. It gives some background about the various Olympic... |
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Idea! » bokane Trendy restaurants are all the rage in Beijing these days - both fancy-dress joints and “high-concept” restaurants. Among the latter are places like the all-new “dark” restaurant, romantically named “Whale Insides,”... |
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Letter: Understanding popular Chinese notions about “racism” (help me out here!) » Blogging For China I have a growing suspicion that the way many Chinese people understand the word “racism” (or “racist”) is quite different from the way I use it. This causes communication problems because I use the term “racism” like... |
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