ce4 - to measure; survey
huang3 - lie
qi4 - device; apparatus
Here is one of those self-explanatory words. In Chinese, a lie detector is a measure-lie-device.
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ce4 - to measure; survey huang3 - lie qi4 - device; apparatus Here is one of those self-explanatory words. In Chinese, a lie detector is a measure-lie-device. |
January 18, 1998 |
 ju3yu3 - 1. irregular teeth; uneven teeth 2. to have discord; to disagree This is one of those interesting two-character compounds that you may never see anywhere but in a dictionary. Personally, I find these seldom seen characters and compounds interesting, so you will encounter them here! |
January 17, 1998 |
 rong2 - banyan tree shu4 - tree The banyan is an interesting tree found in much of Southeast Asia from China to India. The tree is in the Ficus family and is related to the figs and Indian Rubber plants familiar to many. The banyan grows to a large size and then sends out aerial roots which when they touch the ground form new trunks. Left to itself, one banyan could potentially form an entire forest! The capital of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, is famous for its banyan trees. There are a few in one of my favorite vacation spots, Key West, Florida. In searching for banyan on the internet, I found that the word popped up frequently in sites dealing with bonsai and I found one site where you can buy banyan seeds. |
January 16, 1998Fuzhou - City of Banyan Trees Key West Banyan Resort Has some pix of banyan trees |
 ji1guang1 - laser; "stimulated light" quan2 - whole; entire xi2 - news; information zhao4xiang4 - photograph; snapshot; picture quan2xi2zhao4xiang4 - hologram |
January 15, 1998Amazing Holograms and Laser's Holoshop Check out the Hologram Gallery Holography and Hologram Tutorial Learn the principles behind the magic!! Holos Gallery Online Holographic Art Gallery |
 si1 - contraband niang4 - to brew |
January 15, 1998Moonshine Supplies Ray's Dukes of Hazzard Homepage |
 xin4 - confidence; trust; faith tian1 - sky; heaven weng1 - old man The albatross is a majestic seabird about which seafaring legends abound. After checking the links to the right to see what they look like, click the third link to read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It tells what happens to a hapless seaman who kills an albatross with his cross-bow. Talk about having a bad day!!!! |
January 13, 1998The Albatrosses The Black-browed Albatross at PBS The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Read the online text of Coleridge's poem and see what happens when you mistreat an albatross!!!! |
 han2 - 1. cold; frigid 2. poor; needy wu3 - 1. military 2. valiant; fierce ji4 - a geological period The Cambrian Period (from a Latin form of the Welsh name for Wales) begins the Paleozoic Era about 544 mya, and comes to a close about 510 mya. it was during the Cambrian that life "exploded," developing almost all of the major groups in a relatively short time. |
January 12, 1998The Cambrian The Cambrian Explosion Website Uses 3-D computer graphics - Check It OUT!!! |
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