Lars Andren

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Dec 22	comment	Are there any online etymological dictionaries of Mandarin (not for characters but for spoken words) I think you pose a very bright and interesting question! I think in this particular case, to the people that were living around yaks, they knew them simply as 毛牛, to separate them from regular cattle. To other people, who had never seen a yak, 毛牛 was simple a longhaired version of cattle. Like longhorn cattle is different from plain old cattle. And then someone who knew about both yaks and longhaired cattle came along and had to differentiate the two, as he was supposed to standardize the characters for both of these.
Dec 22	answered	Two terms for “According to” - What are the differences between 根据 and 按照?
Dec 22	comment	How polite is too polite? Not sure, haven't heard it there either. But it's a big mainland ;)
Dec 21	awarded	Teacher
Dec 21	answered	How to translate/understand “还不” in “还不是因为爱”
Dec 21	awarded	Precognitive
Dec 21	answered	How polite is too polite?
Dec 21	answered	How do I say “damn!” or “bloody hell” in Chinese?
Dec 21	awarded	Supporter
Dec 21	answered	Asking “what's the pinyin/character for X?”