'local lingo: express yourself!' episode 63: 老婆 (lao po) -即嗨体育app下载
20:16 utc 8, 2024-05-23
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carlos, hailing from peru and happily married to a chinese wife, once affectionately referred to his wife as "wai po" (grandma) instead of "lao po" (wife).
20:16 utc 8, 2024-05-23
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language is the road map of a culture.
in this column, we will invite expats to introduce their favorite chinese words, phrases, idioms, poems and more in a one-minute video. we hope this will serve as a window through which you can better understand chinese culture, mindset and wit.
carlos, hailing from peru and happily married to a chinese wife, finds "lao po" (wife) to be the most impressive chinese term. he once affectionately referred to his wife as "wai po" (grandma). this charming mix-up became a delightful anecdote along his path to mastering chinese.
share with us the chinese proverbs that you think are timeless. please contact juliezhu@shanghaidaily.com.
edited by wang xinzhou. reported by gu xiaoying. subtitles by wang xinzhou.
source: shine
editor: chen jie
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