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Overused and Unnatural Laowai Phrases in Mandarin Chinese

Recently, Matt wrote a post on Lost Laowai concerning the overuse of the English word “delicious” by Chinese speakers. He basically states that it is an inappropriate translation for the much more common 好吃 in Chinese.
I very much agree with that idea. My suggestion would be to not only ask students to use it less, [...]

Chinese Horoscope: The Story Behind Zodiac Signs and Astrology Symbols

What’s your Chinese Zodiac Sign? Mine’s rabbit. But when I grew up in the Soviet Union, I was told I was a cat. What’s the confusion about? Where does the Chinese Horoscope derive from? This is what I found.