Comments on: Interesting http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/ commentary on all things Taiwanese -- Taichung, Taiwan Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-66 David Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:41:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/#comment-66 Xiao-yu, thanks very much for your corrections. I think it proves one of two things: Chinese characters are easy to confuse with each other or my knowledge of them is not so great. Probably the latter. I have updated the post with your comments. It is good to hear from some Taiwanese people reading my blog. Xiao-yu, thanks very much for your corrections. I think it proves one of two things: Chinese characters are easy to confuse with each other or my knowledge of them is not so great. Probably the latter. I have updated the post with your comments.

It is good to hear from some Taiwanese people reading my blog.

]]> By: Xiao-Yu http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Xiao-Yu Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:02:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/#comment-65 Actually the characters on the sign above are 情趣, pronounced qing2 qu4. When it is related to "sex", 情 is short for 情慾(qing2 yu4), which means "desire for sex" or "sexual passion" and 趣 is short for 樂趣 (le4 qu4), which means "pleasures", "enjoyment" or "fun". That's it for 情趣 - the pleasures of sex. And one other thing, "sex" is written as 性, not 姓, which is a character for "name". I find that through your description of Taiwan, everyhting, which I'm so familiar with that I might not pay attention to, seems interesting to me now. Actually the characters on the sign above are 情趣, pronounced qing2 qu4.

When it is related to “sex”, 情 is short for 情慾(qing2 yu4), which means “desire for sex” or “sexual passion” and 趣 is short for 樂趣 (le4 qu4), which means “pleasures”, “enjoyment” or “fun”.
That’s it for 情趣 – the pleasures of sex.

And one other thing, “sex” is written as 性, not 姓, which is a character for “name”.

I find that through your description of Taiwan, everyhting, which I’m so familiar with that I might not pay attention to, seems interesting to me now.

]]> By: fiLi http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-64 fiLi Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:23:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/#comment-64 :D Excellent... :D

Excellent…

]]> By: Mark S. http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Mark S. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:01:00 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/04/interesting/#comment-63 I hadn't seen G used that way before, though more than once <a HREF="http://pinyin.info/signs/gongbao_g_ding.jpg" rel="nofollow">I've seen it used to refer to <EM>ji</EM> (chicken)</A>. I hadn’t seen G used that way before, though more than once I’ve seen it used to refer to ji (chicken).

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