In Chinese lunar calendar, there is a saying of "nine times nine" which is an expression for winter season. The calculation of this nine "nine-days" is like this: from every winter solstice, the first "nine-days" begins, the following nine days is "the second nine-days", and so on. After the ninth "nine-days", the winter is over and spring season comes.
The combinations of and variations on this food-related character are as abundant and creative as Chinese cuisine itself
Today we've got a treat with you so old that, by internet standards, it's practically prehistoric. In the parlance of the Chinese internet user, I might be called a 火星人 (literally, "Martian", it refers to someone who is out of the loop or behind the times) for posting this. But it's in Chinese and it was circulating the net almost a decade ago during the glory days of flash videos, so chances are you haven't seen it.
The next time someone attempts to persuade you that aliens have invaded Earth or President Obama had surgery to remove an extra pinkie, you can tell them, “你这个人不靠谱” (Nǐ zhège rén bù kàopǔ). Or in other words, “You’re so ridiculous!” Tossing out kaopu, or its negative, bu kaopu, to describe people, objects or situations is […]
The Chinese internet has been abuzz with the story the two farmers who got famous making a video of themselves singing a pop song. Is their video really that impressive?
