China – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 11, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments chance, encounter, four-character idiom, loanword, million, one, opportunity, rare, thousand, Wen Xuan, year

Senzai Ichigū (千載一遇 – Chance in a Million)

Senzai Ichigū 千載一遇 An opportunity that rarely comes along is sometimes described as senzai ichigū (千載一遇) in Japanese. 滅多に訪れることのない稀な好機のことを「千載一遇」ということがあります。 Sen Read More

China Corrected Culture Essay European countries

Toru Mar 06, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments auspicious, cat, cherish, coccygeal, key, kinked tail, stray cat, tail, vertebrae

Kagishippo (かぎしっぽ – Kinked Tail)

Kagishippo かぎしっぽ There are many stray cats living around my apartment. 私のアパートの周りには野良猫がたくさん住んでいます。 Around noon today, a stray cat that crossed Read More

China Corrected Essay Idiom Kanji

Toru Mar 04, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments bucket, container, how water, mixture, reading, wash-basin

Yutō Yomi (湯桶読み – Mixed Reading of Japanese and Chinese)

Yutō Yomi 湯桶読み I introduced you to the expression jūbako yomi (重箱読み) yesterday, which means a term that is read Read More

China Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Sep 28, 2019Sep 30, 2019 0 Comments four-character idiom, Mao Zedong, negative exemplar, other side, reflection, speech, teacher

Hanmen Kyōshi (反面教師 – A Negative Exemplar)

Hanmen Kyōshi 反面教師 There are many people and things that can be described as hanmen kyōshi (反面教師) in the world. Read More

China Essay Etymology History Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Aug 07, 2019 0 Comments chaff, fake, four-character idiom, genuine, inferior, jewel, mix, mixture, stone, superior, wheat, worth, worthless

Gyokuseki Konkō (玉石混淆 – Mixture of Wheat and Chaff)

Gyokuseki Konkō 玉石混淆 A state that superior things and inferior things are mixed is described as gyokuseki konkō (玉石混淆). 優れたものと劣ったものが入り混じっている状態のことを、「玉石混淆」と言います。 Read More