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Monthly Archives: January 2016

What’s in a name

Posted on 16/01/2016 by Sarah @ Diaries of a Yangxifu

A lot of people will have met international students from China during their time at university and had a giggle at their name. Maybe because it was out of fashion (Norman) or a bit abstract (Sunshine). Some people might genuinely think this is their name, but in fact it’s because a lot of Chinese names are not […]

Posted in Language | Tagged Chinese, Chinese in-laws, living abroad | 11 Comments

Hello

Posted on 10/01/2016 by Sarah @ Diaries of a Yangxifu

‘Hello’ in Chinese is pretty easy, right? Nee how! (你好 ni2hao3). Most children know it, and you can hear it shouted at you in the street, just as we might hear ha lou shouted at us in the street. But anyone who is part of a Chinese family probably knows it’s not that easy. Because […]

Posted in Family, Language | Tagged AMWF, China, Chinese in-laws, cultural differences, family, living abroad, mother-in-law | 16 Comments

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