捡包
在巴士上，坐在前排的女孩按了铃，正缓缓走向出口，她没意识到落下了包包。我急忙捡了起来，叫住了她；她止了步，回头先是瞥了我一眼，然后一手掠过包包，一言不发若无其事扬长而去。我当时愣住了……
阿尔柏王园
Was on MRT Downtown Line arriving at King Albert Park station. When the train announcement read: 阿尔柏王园，the wife turned to me: “Is this translation correct or not? Somehow, it sounded strange”……
朝歌怎么读
过年去了友人家拜年，一起看了电影《封神第一部：朝歌风云》。这里的“朝”是读 zhāo 还是 cháo 呢？朝歌是地名，商代时候的陪都，位于今天河南省鹤壁市淇县朝歌街道。自从《封神》火了，网上对“朝歌”的读音莫衷一是，当地的学者就站了出来澄清，当地人向来读……
华人名字的那点事
古代的“名”和“字”是具有截然不同的意义，前者是出生时由父亲或家中长者取的名，后者是成年之后再取的别名。也就是说，同一个人有两种专属的符号标志，“名”和“字”除了是用来区别自己和其它人以外……
Brief history of Chinese family name
We often say 姓xing and 氏shi collectively, that is 姓氏 or use them interchangeably. But did you know in the past each of them had an entirely different meaning?
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Pasting Chinese couplets correctly
Chinese New Year is round the corner and families often paste couplets at the doors for good luck and blessings. But, do you find pasting them in the right order challenging? Let’s find out……
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