Cathy from Canada (!) requested the Chinese translation for “panda” as in the following funny newspaper headline… “Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over”…  *shudder* at the thought.

…  where essentially the first character means “bear” and the second character means “cat”…  yah, I ’spose they kinda DO look cat-like.
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Jerri from North Carolina requested the Chinese translation for “passion” as in “nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion”…  Friedrich Hebbel, German poet…  right on.

…  where essentially the first character means “hot” and the second character means “emotion” or “feelings.”
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Chris from the Netherlands (Netherlands in da HOUSE!) requested the Chinese translation for “peace” as in “How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol?  How about the pillow?  It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn’t have that dangerous beak”… Jack Handey, Saturday Night Live… O.o

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Chand from Canada (!) requested the Chinese translation for “pear” as in “I love me some juuuicy pears”…  esp. the Asian kind (and I’m not just saying that ’cause I’m Asian…  they really are delicious!)…  they’re almost as good as Costco oranges!

…  mmmm mmmmm MMMMMMM!

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Heather from Arizona requested the Chinese translation for “perseverance” as in “her perseverance finally paid off”…  *pumps fist*

…  where essentially the first character means “to persist” and the second character insinuates “willpower” in this case.
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Nan from Virginia requested the Chinese translation for “phoenix” as in that mythical bird.  Good one, but geezy peezy, how am I supposed to be witty and charming with THAT request??  That’s like trying to catch a flea with a giant sledgehammer!…  *sigh*…  sorry folks, you’ll have to tune in tomorrow to see if I might [...]

Eddie from California requested the Chinese translation for “photographer” as in “the professional photographer somehow managed to make me look HAWT!”…  *pumps fist*

…  where essentially the first character means “to take in” or “absorb,” the second character means “image,” and the third character means “specialist.”
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John from New York requested the Chinese translation for “pig” as in what NOT to say during childbirth “when you lay on your back, you look like a python that swallowed a wild pig”…  *ouch* and haha…

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Sarah from Canada (!) requested the Chinese translation for “pisces.”  Yup, as in the horoscope.

…  where essentially the first character means “a pair,” the second character means “fish,” and the third character is short for “constellation” (xing1 zuo4).
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Stephanie from Virginia requested the Chinese translation for “platinum”…  well, because she prefers silver and platinum tones over gold (oh yeah).

…  where the first character means “white” and the second character means “gold.”
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