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Play on words 朱肉 (shuniku): Mandarin and Japanese

Posted on 2009/12/02 by irohaproject

Play on words 朱肉 (shuniku): Mandarin and Japanese

I go and buy a red ink pad (朱肉: shu niku) for my inkan. The characters are also read in Mandarin Chinese as zhu1 rou4 completely meaningless in Chinese but zhu1 rou4 sounds like 豚肉: zhu1 rou4(pork). (The 1 and 4 indicate the tone, 1 high and level and 4 falling. I need a zhu1 rou4 for my inkan, was that a stamp pad or pork?!?!

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Tang Dynasty poetry

Posted on 2008/07/19 by irohaproject

Tang Dynasty poetry

Tang dynasty poetry read in the Yulin dialect.
I have lost this transcript and I am looking for someone to write in the comments the Chinese.

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The Historical dates of the Chinese Dynasties

Posted on 2006/02/26 by irohaproject

The Historical dates of the Chinese Dynasties

◆Xia 2033-1562BC
◆Shang 1562-1066BC
◆Zhou Dynasty
Western Zhou 1066-771BC
Eastern Zhou 770-256BC
Chun Ciu Period 770-476BC
Warring States 475-221BC
Qin, Wei, Zhao, Han, Chu, and Qi.
◆Qin 221-207BC

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