#169 - Double Entendre 雙關語 | Chinglish | Mand...

Is this normal, weird, or completely unacceptable? We put 20 things and behaviours to the test, and some of our answers might surprise you! From wearing the same underwear two days in a row and talking to yourself to little white lies, awkward social situations and secret habits, ...  Show more

What if you could redesign your life, but every choice came with an unexpected catch? From teleporting anywhere and swapping lives with celebrities to choosing the perfect home, we're making 12 impossible decisions in our usual mix of Mandarin and English. Would you make the same ...  Show more

With more and more “laowai” coming to the People’s Republic, more and more find themselves in conversations about the occasional frustration one finds at that point in Mandarin where you’re good enough to get by, but are far from fluent. In this podcast, Ken, Jenny and Aggie d ...

Take 5,000 years of linguistic history and ancient literature... throw in a few snakes, frogs, and fanciful tales. Mix in the odd digit for good measure. What do you get? Cryptic Chinese idioms. Now, we're not saying they're all as easy as 'horse horse tiger tiger, ...

Does it seem a little conceited to do a lesson about 'ourselves?' Hey, we waited two years and 3 months to do it. It's about time for a little tooting of the horn. In this podcast, learn about how to talk about 'us', in Mandarin Chinese. (Just 'cause Ar ...