Thursday 17 April 2014

Everyday Mandarin - Bee and Honey

中文不难! 
zhōng wén bù nán!
Chinese is not hard!

蜜蜂(mì fēng)=bee
蜂蜜(fēng mì)= honey



Chinese Desert - Almond Tofu

杏仁豆腐(xìng rén dòu fu) = almond Tofu (almond Jelly) 

Almond jelly, or almond pudding, is also named as almond tofu, a popular dessert in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and often found in dim sum restaurants worldwide. The name is sometimes misleading, as the dish is prepared using apricot kernels milk (杏仁), neither almonds nor soybean( main ingredient of Tofu) .


Chinese Idiom - 笨鸟先飞

笨(bèn)鸟(niǎo)先(xiān)飞(fēi) 
A slow sparrow should make an early start.

Example: 
我(wǒ)相(xiāng)信(xìn)笨(bèn)鸟(niǎo)先(xiān)飞(fēi)。如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)比(bǐ)别(bié)人(rén)多(duō)努(nǔ)力(lì),你(nǐ)就(jiù)会(huì)成(chéng)功(gōng)!

I believe that a slow sparrow should make an early start. If you work harder than others, you will succeed!


Interesting Chinese Characters - Radical: 辶 walk



Chinese Proverb

情(qíng)人(rén)眼(yǎn)里(lǐ)出(chū)西(xī)施(shī)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 

Literally it means in the eye of a lover appears Xishi (one of the Four Beauties of ancient China). 

Note:
情人(qíng rén)=lover
西施(xī shī)=beauty


Are you a good Chinese learner?

1. 每天学习/每天學習
2. 积极/積極
3. 记录新单字/記錄新單字
4. 阅读,阅读和阅读!/閱讀、閱讀和閱讀!
5. 勇敢/勇敢
6. 善用科技/善用科技

Chinese Desert - Almond cookie

杏仁饼(xìng rén bǐng)=almond cookie, or almond biscuit

An almond cookie is a type of Chinese pastry that is often made of almond flour. The biscuits are small with no filling, and often decorated with almonds on the top. They are crunchy, sometimes crumbling on first bite. In Macau(澳门), the snack has been one of the most popular specialty product, sold in many different flavours.