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@wentong-syhhae

INTP, tasty food, Chinese and English applied linguistics, science fiction, cultural geography, history of science. These are some of my interests.

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@wentong-syhhae Jan 3, 2019, 11:41 AM UTC

Roast Corn, Taiwanese Style 台式烤玉米

https://i.postimg.cc/1XnxL1HL/roast-corn.jpg [Taiwanese roast corn, 7 flavor variations] *** If you ever visit Taiwan, you can try roast corn in a variety of unusual flavors. The corn cobs in this pa…

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@wentong-syhhae Jan 3, 2019, 10:47 AM UTC

French Children’s Books in Taipei Libraries / 50 livres français pour enfants à la bibliothèque municipale de Taipei / 台北市立圖書館各個分館法文兒童書

https://i.postimg.cc/zGNQzNBn/petits-francais.png [English] Because I am retired and living on a limited budget (pension is gone), I can no longer afford to buy expensive imported children's books fo…

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@wentong-syhhae Nov 2, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

“Dog” is either 狗 gǒu/goou or 犬 quǎn/cheuan. What’s the difference? 狗 et 犬: Quelle est la différence?『狗』和『犬』怎麼區別呢？（對外漢語教學：英法對照）

https://i.postimg.cc/VL5GfZcz/00-Goou-Cheuan-GR-Tonal-Spelling-what-s-the-difference.png 狗 gǒu/goou is the Modern word for “dog” (a free morpheme). 犬 quǎn/cheuan is the Classical Chinese word. En chi…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 26, 2018, 1:29 PM UTC

How to Say “Halloween” in Chinese (a Taiwanese holiday?) 台灣為什麼把 “Halloween” 翻成萬聖節呢？（雙語）

https://i.postimg.cc/BQp0v7wc/Wannshenqjye-GR-Tonal-Spelling-Gwoyeu-Halloween-in-Chine.png Halloween weekend has started. Q: what does it have to do with Chinese culture? A: “Absolutely nothing!” Tea…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 24, 2018, 11:48 AM UTC

Man does not live by bread alone (2) … he also needs CHOCOLATE! 人活著不是單靠麵包 (2) 巧克力也很需要啊！（雙語）

https://i.postimg.cc/3r10kjZh/English-Cognates-REVISED-to-Learn-French-Petit-Ecolier-Chocol.jpg My best early memories involve simple but tasty food. My mom would often serve me bread and chocolate a…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 21, 2018, 3:09 PM UTC

Man does not live by bread alone … he also needs CHOCOLATE! 人活著不是單靠麵包，巧克力也很需要啊！（雙語）

https://i.postimg.cc/xC8H3nDq/mousse-au-chocolat-FRAMED-Chinese-cheaukehlih-muhsy-GR-Tona.jpg Living on a budget, it is not easy to find tasty, affordable French food (#frenchfood) in Taiwan. Carrefo…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 18, 2018, 3:00 PM UTC

Jumping Spiders: a Booklover's Good Friend 跳蛛：蠹魚的天敵，愛書人的好朋友（雙語）

https://i.postimg.cc/ZqMynR5f/jumping-spiders-FRAMED-tiawju-GR-Tonal-Spelling-mankind-s.jpg Because of their principal prey, in Chinese jumping spiders are sometimes called 蒼蠅老虎 cāngyíng lǎohǔ / tsan…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 16, 2018, 1:58 PM UTC

Silverfish: a Booklover's Worst Enemy 蠹魚：愛書人的頭號敵人（雙語）

https://i.postimg.cc/jSkbQHnj/duhyu-gersha-wuhluenn-Silverfish-Kill-On-Sight-GR-Tonal-Spelli.jpg Silverfish are small insects without wings that move like fish and have bodies covered with very fine…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 15, 2018, 2:38 PM UTC

Chinese Idioms: Tools For Deciphering Cursive Text 成語有助於辨識國畫上面的草書（對外漢語教學）

https://i.postimg.cc/Y94LvCgy/What-does-it-say-cursive-Chinese-maa-daw-cherng-gong-GR-Tonal.png 草書外籍學生很不容易看懂 Even if you have studied Chinese for several years, figuring out the cursive inscriptions…

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@wentong-syhhae Oct 14, 2018, 12:57 PM UTC

GR Tonal Spelling: Who’s Who (Taiwan Higher Education-1) 國羅名人錄：台灣學界（一）

https://i.postimg.cc/bvzfbD0x/GR-Tonal-Spelling-2-Le-U-not-LU-Family-Name-Hanyu-Pinyin-Fals.png Names that SOUND different should LOOK different! 因漢語拼音不標調產生的假同姓問題，其實拼調式拼音（國羅）90年前就分清楚了。 When Chinese p…

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