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Immediately following the appearance of this term in Chinese literature, the motif of the three gibbons pursuing egrets appears in Chinese painting. In Chinese the scene could be described as "三猿得鷺" (sān yuán dé lù) a pun on "三元得路" (also sān yuán dé lù) meaning "a triple-first gains one power." Soon, the gibbon became a ...
Chinese honorifics (Chinese: 敬語; pinyin: Jìngyǔ) and honorific language are words, word constructs, and expressions in the Chinese language that convey self-deprecation, social respect, politeness, or deference. [1] Once ubiquitously employed in ancient China, a large percent has fallen out of use in the contemporary Chinese lexicon.
Xinyao (Chinese: 新謠; pinyin: Xīnyáo) is a genre of songs originating from Singapore. [1] It is a contemporary Mandarin vocal genre that emerged between the late 1970s to 1980s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Xinyao songs are typically composed and sung by Singaporeans , although there are exceptions: one of the most notable being Eric Moo , who is not ...
Chinese does not have specific titles for heads of universities (e.g. Chancellor, Rector, or President), so this term is applied in higher education as well. Generally, the word zhǎng (長) is added to an institutional name to refer to the leader of that institution. Jiàoshòu 教授 (instruct confer; confer instruction), when addressing a ...
"A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world." – Lois Wyse "Good friends are like stars.
The Chinese pop song "Drizzle" was composed by Li Jinhui around 1927 and sung by his daughter Li Minghui. [6] [7] [8] The song exemplifies the early shidaiqu in its fusion of jazz and Chinese folk music – the tune is in the style of a traditional pentatonic folk melody, but the instrumentation is similar to that of an American jazz orchestra. [9]
This whole country album is an ode to love and heartbreak, but the 2018 song paints a picture of a significant other being so special it’s almost rare and beautiful with lyrics like “That you ...
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