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Dec 4	comment	Benefits of Learning a Chinese Dialect in Addition to Standardized Mandarin This definitely belongs on Linguistics. It's a very good question, but maybe too specialized to be asked here.
Nov 29	comment	Another meaning of 同志 This should've been a comment to the question.
Nov 29	comment	Another meaning of 同志 I wouldn't say 'acting a bit gay'. Just effeminate. Gay people don't always act in a certain way.
Nov 28	comment	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? @juckele See my updated answer and yes, 毕业生 is a very common word and I don't see why it can't be used in a casual conversation (as there is no close alternative that I know of).
Nov 28	revised	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? added 321 characters in body
Nov 28	comment	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? @juckele Oh I see. Fair enough. WT's layout isn't exactly easy to follow, but once you get used to it, it's actually an extremely useful tool.
Nov 28	comment	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? Yep I noticed that and removed the part about it in my answer.
Nov 28	answered	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese?
Nov 28	comment	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? @juckele The link I gave you is the English doctor page with Chinese translations. I will post this as an answer.
Nov 28	comment	What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese? en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doctor en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy and en.wiktionary.org/wiki/graduate maybe?
Nov 27	comment	如果你不介意 : appropriate translation from English? This is one of the phrases that maps almost exactly to the English counterpart and is idiomatic.
Nov 27	comment	Does anyone know what is the characters means (丁財貴寿)? By the way, I did give you a +1, so again no need to get abrasive.
Nov 27	comment	Does anyone know what is the characters means (丁財貴寿)? Ok, please calm down here. I take your point that it doesn't just mean valuable. However, there is a difference between honour derived from being part of the nobility and honour derived from doing respectable deeds. Nobility is inherently inseparable from wealth and that's what 貴 means here. It's the inherent reputation or honour if you will derived from affluence and high social ranking. I guess that's where I got confused, because honour to me is only gained through good deeds, not the inherited type bestowed upon you by wealth and position.
Nov 25	comment	Does anyone know what is the characters means (丁財貴寿)? Actually 貴 means valuable or expensive. Doesn't have anything to do with honour at all.
Nov 22	revised	What is the meaning of 报 here? grammar check
Nov 22	suggested	suggested edit on What is the meaning of 报 here?
Nov 18	comment	How is the pinyin 'iu' pronounced? By the way, in English, at leadt the flavour I am used to, both low and few end in the same vowel even though they are two distinct diphthongs.
Nov 18	comment	How is the pinyin 'iu' pronounced? Are you wanting to knwo how it's pronounced by a nonnative speaker or the way it should be pronounced in standard Mandarin? It has no corresponding vowel in English so looking for an approximation this way has no value. You should either listen to how it's pronounced by a native speaker or by using its IPA.
Nov 17	revised	How did 外国人 become 老外? some grammatical issues
Nov 17	comment	How did 外国人 become 老外? The word is also used less among those who are better educated. How did you know that? I can't say I agree with it. There seems to be a lot of assumptions made here.