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2010年08月01日

Chinese Word: 展览zhǎnlǎn
English: put on display; exhibit; show

e.g. The World Expo is the biggest show in the world.

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世	博	会	是	世	界	上	最	大	的	展	览

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How to say “Merry Christmas” in Mandarin & Cantonese?
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Cantonese: sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 (all 3rd tone but the last one 6th tone) Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Tianwei Xie is a professor of Chinese Califronia State University Long Beach. You can find free learning materials from his web site. Here I would like to share with you some free Mandarin lessons from him: 15 lessons in all. For complete list, click Read the rest of this entry »

Simple Mandarin:I Cannot Speak English

Pinyin w/Tone Marks wŏ bù huì shuō yīng wén
Traditional 繁（正）體 我不會說英文。
Simplified 简体 我不会说英文

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Pinyin w/Tone Marks nĭ huì shuō yīng wén ma5 ？
Traditional 繁（正）體 你會說英文嗎？
Simplified                   简体 你会说英文吗？

Here’s how to say Happy Mother’s Day!

mŭ qīn jié kuài lè
母亲节快乐！

kuài lè 快乐 = happy
mŭ qīn 母亲 = mother (formal)
jié 节 = festival

zhù nĭ shēng rì kuài lè
祝你生日快乐!  ( This is how to say ‘wish you happy birthday’ in Mandarin Chinese )

shēng rì 生日 = birthday

zhù nĭ 祝你 = wish you

Pinyin or Hanyu Pinyin is the official Chinese romanized phonetic/pronunciation system. It’s been around for over 50 years and has been helping Chinese learners a lot. More Info Here

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“The Qingming Festival (traditional Chinese: 清明節; simplified Chinese: 清明节; pinyin: Qīngmíngjié, or Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong, Vietnamese language: Tết Thanh Minh), meaning Clear and Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar (see Chinese calendar). Every leap year, Qing Ming is on April 5th.”

For 2003, 2007, 2011, Qingming is on April 5th (leap year every four years), but for 2001-2002, 2004-2006,2008-2010, it falls on April 4th. So this year 2009, we will have Qingming Festival on April 4th, the same for next year 2010.

“Qingming is a statutory public holiday in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. It has long been a public holiday in the latter three jurisdictions, but became a public holiday in mainland China in 2008 for the first time since 1949.”

Qingming was frequently mentioned in Chinese literature. Among these, the most famous one is probably Du Mu‘s poem (simply titled “Qingming”):

清明

杜牧

Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	pinyin	English translation
清明時節雨紛紛	清明时节雨纷纷	qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn	A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
路上行人欲斷魂	路上行人欲断魂	lù shàng xíng rén yù duàn hún	The mourner’s heart is breaking on his way.
借問酒家何處有	借问酒家何处有	jiè wèn jiǔ jiā hé chù yǒu	Where can a winehouse be found to drown his sadness?
牧童遙指杏花村	牧童遥指杏花村	mù tóng yáo zhǐ xìng huā cūn	A cowherd points to Almond Flower (Xing Hua) Village in the distance.

(source from wikipedia)

Other English names of this festival: Tomb-sweeping Day (China mainland translation); Ching Ming (official in Hong Kong); Pure Brightness

(For other Chinese festivals and holidays, check out the Chinese Lunar Calender for 2009 )

清明

【唐】杜牧
清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。
作者简介：杜牧（公元803－约852年）唐代诗人。

You can play or down the mp3 for this famous Tang peom in Cantonese and Mandarin here: