It turns out to have been a trap. In the course of reminiscing about the cheap and delicious radish peel deals Beijing street vendors used to offer, YU started her soliloquy like this:
Guòqù Běijīng a, jiù jiùshi nèige, jiùshi, wǒ, wǒ shì mài luóbo de,
过去北京啊，就就是那个，就是，我，我是卖萝卜的
In the past in Beijing, uh, well, I, if I was [...]
On the rhythms and tones of a foul and trendy pun — yes, another dead horse post
Warning: Despite the innocent voices of some of the main actors, Beijing Sounds was never intended as a family blog. Even fluffy animals won’t soften this hard fact, so read on at your own peril and heed the check-with-your-doctor [...]
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Life is like a karaoke club — you always think you sound a bit better than you really do.
A karaoke club is like life — you can get away with a lot [...]
On the V in Beijing Dialect and a new translation of River Snow
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You probably remember hearing Jimi Hendrix for the first time when he sang, “Scuze me, while I kiss this guy.”
On metaphors living and fossilized; YR Chao’s syllable-final M
If you’re a real-estate-free Minnesotan you might be feeling kind of self-righteous right now.
“That house I sold in June. Yeah, I sold it at a loss, but I took the blow and look at me now! Sitting in my rental, calling the manager the second the faucet [...]
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