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		<title>The story behind the Chinese idiom 四面楚歌</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese expression for putting up a front]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for all sides]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[What does 别开生面 mean]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We learned last month that 面 (miàn) is one of the Chinese words for the face. This word also stands for a front, a facet or a side of an object or a subject. The picture shown here is the store front of a strawberry shop in Japan. A store front is called 店面 (diàn [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some Chinese expressions and idioms associated with the face</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese expression for "like before"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese expression for being disheveled and unkempt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese idiom for describing someone who is radiant with joy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for "pretty boy"]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to say thin-skinned or thick-skinned in Chinese]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The face or countenance is called 脸 (liǎn), 脸庞 (liǎnpáng), 脸面 (liǎnmiàn), 颜面 (yánmiàn), 面容 (miànróng), 脸孔 (liǎn kǒng), or 面孔 (miànkǒng) in Chinese. Sometimes 脸蛋 (liǎndàn) is used when referring to the face of a cute kid or a pretty woman. A woman with an egg-shaped face is considered beautiful. 脸頰 (liǎnjiá) are the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chinese word riddles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese expression for crying aloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for a hand-fan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for a king]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for an elder brother]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for broken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for companion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for cutting with scissors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for divide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for enlightenment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for forever]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for pointed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for riding a vehicle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese word for sky or heaven]]></category>
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		<title>Sing a Uyghur-style folk song in Chinese</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chinese idiom for spring returning to the earth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a large area located in the northwest of China. The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group with deep historical, geographical and cultural ties to East Asia. Their traditional clothing is colorful and richly decorated, and their folk dances and songs are vibrant and passionate. In 1939, a Chinese folk [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chinese word for giving and obtaining</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse. As we&#8217;ve already talked about some of the Chinese idioms and expressions involving the horse, I will refer you to the previous blog article that was posted twelve years ago. As you know, it&#8217;s customary for the Chinese to offer gifts in the form [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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