12-05-2011, 06:13 PM
yi, er, san, si, wu, liu, qi, ba, jiao, shi.
yee, err, san, s...well, four is hard because it's phonetically the same sound as the word for death, which is why you won't find a #4 bus line in Dengfeng, woo, leo, chi, baaa, gee-ow, s-her
There's this whole system for bigger numbers like ten, hundreds, thousands, ie 21 is er shi yi but no one uses it.
That reminds me - never point at someone with your index finger. It's very insulting because it's viewed like shooting someone - brings back bad Red guard memories. If you point to yourself, use your thumb.
yee, err, san, s...well, four is hard because it's phonetically the same sound as the word for death, which is why you won't find a #4 bus line in Dengfeng, woo, leo, chi, baaa, gee-ow, s-her
There's this whole system for bigger numbers like ten, hundreds, thousands, ie 21 is er shi yi but no one uses it.
That reminds me - never point at someone with your index finger. It's very insulting because it's viewed like shooting someone - brings back bad Red guard memories. If you point to yourself, use your thumb.
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