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Pig Mouth

China may have fallen in love with Peppa, but the pig still has a sorry reputation in idioms and proverbs

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 23, 2019

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Bad Romance

The melodramatic writings of Qiong Yao have inspired a whole slew of slushy satire

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 19, 2019

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Performance Anxiety

Get through the ordeal of work evaluations with this handy language lesson

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Dec. 25, 2018

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Mansplaining with Chinese Characteristics

From cradle to crèche, women are constantly being told what to do

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 17, 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

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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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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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Commercial Breakdown

Over the years, Chinese ads have gone from being childhood memories to memes and pop culture

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Jan. 28, 2018

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Big Words

How to understand “officialese”

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 3, 2017

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How to Be a Peacemaker

From misunderstandings to couple’s quarrels, help restore harmony to any situation

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 15, 2017

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Can You Share Some Change?

Linguistic advice for when you’re broke and need a loan

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 27, 2017

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How to Talk Like a Maoist General

How to rule the boardroom with revolutionary rhetoric

Liu Jue (刘珏)

March 25, 2017

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