swift, prompt, rapid, quick
August 22, 2006, 10:24 pm
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Filed under: Chinese, English, Japanese, Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
英:swift, prompt, rapid, quick
日:迅速(じんそく)
中;迅速 (xun4 su4)
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copyright
August 6, 2006, 5:17 am
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Filed under: Chinese, English, Japanese, Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
英:copyright
日:著作権(ちょさくけん)
中:版權 (ban3 quan2)
natural enemy
August 2, 2006, 6:51 pm
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Filed under: Chinese, English, Japanese, Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
英:natural enemy
日:天敵(てんてき)
中:天敵 (tian1 di2)
to snatch away, to dispossess
August 2, 2006, 6:49 pm
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Filed under: Chinese, English, Japanese, Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
英:to snatch away, to dispossess
日:奪う(うばう)
中:奪 (duo2)
manners,customs; sex industry
August 2, 2006, 4:49 am
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Filed under: Chinese, English, Japanese, Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
英:manners, customs; sex industry
日:風俗(ふうぞく)
中:風俗 (feng1 su2)
I learned this word from a newspaper headline, I swear! I have no idea how a word can mean both “manners and customs” and the “sex industry”.