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Fangyan Friday #2: The Devil’s Wenzhouhua

Learn some key phrases from the notorious Zhejiang dialect known as the “devil’s language”

Eduardo Baptista

Sept. 21, 2018

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Fangyan Friday #1: Wuhanese

Learn to speak like a native of Hubei’s capital with TWOC’s new regular column

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Sept. 14, 2018

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Low Society

Trendy “gangster” terms for the society bro

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 9, 2018

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Astro Babble

Whether you believe in it or not, astrology has a huge fan base in China

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 5, 2018

STREET TALK

8 Essential Basketball Slang

Compliments, insults, and boasts for your next pickup game

Eduardo Baptista

Aug. 3, 2018

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Pride in Prejudice

Turning the tables on regional stereotypes and bias

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 29, 2018

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Fake It Like a Football Fan

A World Cup language lesson—for non-fans

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 10, 2018

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 治

Illness is often seen as a disease of disorder in the Chinese language, requiring firm “treatment”

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

June 24, 2018

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Money Talks

Slang in poverty and richness

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 9, 2018

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On the Character: 鲜

A character that stays fresh through the ages

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉)

April 24, 2018

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Hit’ Em Up

In the age of celebrity rumors, “solid hammer” is evidence that packs a punch

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 9, 2018

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Slang for Noobs

The chatter of the online gaming community has become part of popular Chinese culture

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

March 7, 2018

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