Archive for May, 2008
Learn Mandarin with a Song
This song is about a classmate who shared the same desk.
Some think it is a love song.
Tong2 Zhuo1 de ni3 ( You who once shared my desk at the class)
by Lao3 Lang2 (old wolf), a famous singer.
It starts like this:
Ming2 tian1 ni3 shi4 fou3 hui4 xiang3 qi3
(Tomorrow will you remember …)
zuo2 tian1 ni3 xie3 de ri4 ji4
(yesterday you wrote diary : the diary you wrote yesterday)…
2 Dimsum Names in Cantonese
- Shrimp Dumpling (蝦餃 har gau): A delicate steamed dumpling with whole or chopped-up shrimp filling and thin (almost translucent) wheat starch skin. Recipe at Roseskitchenette
- Chiu-chao style dumplings (潮州粉果 chiu-chau fun guo, 潮州粉果 cháozhōufěnguǒ): A dumpling said to have originated from the Chaozhou prefecture of Guangdong province, it contains peanuts, garlic chives, pork, dried shrimp, Chinese mushrooms in a thick dumpling wrapper made from glutinous rice flour or Tang flour. It is usually served with a small dish of chili oil.
Voice by Kaibo



