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[Mad Men] Nostalgia 怀旧

Posted on March 22, 2012 by rolling piggy

Don Draper says that “nostalgia” means “pain from old wounds.” A longer version from the dictionary says: a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations ofthe past. Chinese for nostalgia is 怀旧. It means holding the past close to your heart.  (listen:) nostalgia  • 怀: carry, bosom. Pronunciation: huái (2) • 旧: … Continue reading →

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[Mad Men] New York Manhattan 纽约 曼哈顿

Posted on March 21, 2012 by rolling piggy

Both of the Chinese names are based on phonetic associations. (listen:) new york manhatten  • 纽约: New York. 纽 (knot) niǔ(3)  约 (agreement) yuē(1) • 曼哈顿: Manhattan. 曼 (beautiful) màn(4)  哈 (sound of laughter) hā(1)  顿 (stop) dùn(4) Lots of Chinese phrases are made with 2 … Continue reading →

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[Mad Men] Mad Men 广告狂人

Posted on March 20, 2012 by rolling piggy

The Chinese translation for Mad Men means advertising mad people. (listen:) mad men  • 广: broad, wide. Pronunciation: guǎng (3) • 告: tell, inform. Pronunciation: gào (4) • 狂: crazy, wild. Pronunciation: kuáng (2) • 人: person or people. Pronunciation: rén (2)

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[Mad Men] Advertising 广告

Posted on March 19, 2012 by rolling piggy

Mad Men is coming back in a week. Looking forward to Sunday. Advertising informs a broad audidence. It makes sense that Chinese for advertising means broad tell. (listen:) advertising  • 广: broad, wide. Pronunciation: guǎng (3) • 告: tell, inform. Pronunciation: gào (4)

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