Archive for July, 2006

East Bay Little Girl

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Peter from Rhode Island requested the Chinese characters for “east bay little girl” because his daughter belongs to an “east bay little girl’s club”…  adorable.

…  where essentially the first character means “east,” the second character means “bay,” and the third character means “little girl.”
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I’m Not Old

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Abby from New Jersey requested the Chinese translation for “I’m not old” as in “I’m not old, just wise”…  that’s RIGHT, wise, WISE I TELL YA…  *shakes fist*…  well, at least us Asians tend to age well…  =P

…  where essentially the first character means “I” or “me,” the second character means “not,” and the third character [...]

Moon

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Anita from Ireland (!) requested the Chinese translation for “moon” as in “the feeling of love is the same feeling you get when you stare into the moon on a clear night”…  would you like a little more cheese with that wine??  haha.

…  where essentially the first character means “moon” and the second character means [...]

Sheep

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Kate from Washington requested the Chinese translation for “sheep” as in “better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep”…  Madonna, singer / actress…  isn’t that soooo something you’d expect her to say??…  *chuckle*

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Bride

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Jo from China (!) requested the Chinese translation for “bride” as in “for her fifth wedding, the bride wore black and carried a scotch and soda”…  Phyllis Batelle, journalist…  lol.

…  where essentially the first character means “new” and the second character means “woman.”
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Scorpio

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Maggie from the UK (!) requested the Chinese translation for “scorpio.” (Yup, the horoscope.)

…  where essentially the first character means the “sky” or “heavens,” the second character means “scorpion,” and the third character is short for “constellation” (xing1 zuo4).
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Music

Friday, July 7th, 2006

Tim from Texas requested the Chinese translation for “music” as in “country music is three chords and the truth”…  Harlan Howard, country music songwriter…  lol.

…  where essentially the first character means “sound” and the second character means “music.”
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Serenity

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Charles from Michigan requested the Chinese translation for “serenity” as in “serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm”…  Confucius in da HOUSE!

…  where essentially the first character means “peaceful” and the second character means “quiet.”
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Strength of Mind

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Kristin from Minnesota requested the Chinese translation for “strength of mind” as in “success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character”…  Arnold Palmer, professional golfer…  and oooooh, goooood request…  it’s been a while.

…  where the first character insinuates “state of mind,” the second character essentially means “to be [...]

Lover

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Sara from Michigan requested the Chinese translation for “lover” as in “I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own”…  Woody Allen, actor / director…  lol, why do I NOT find that hard to believe about him?…  haha.

…  where essentially the first character means “feelings” or “to have feelings for” and the [...]