by Ching | Mar 19, 2024 | Bilingual, Chengyu, Home
Funny Chinese-English Cross-Language Puns in Taiwan! In Singapore, English has been absorbed with local languages in the very creative Singlish form of speaking. In Taiwan, English has not been so completed absorbed and mixed but there are many English words that are...
by Ching | Mar 7, 2024 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Chinese, Dim Sum Warriors, Home, Parenting
Back to School Must-Read: “UH-OH! 糟糕!” Read the story in the app here! One kid has overslept, the other one has forgotten her homework, and another his water bottle. Will you get the kids out the door in time so they don’t miss the bus? Does your...
by Ching | Mar 7, 2024 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Chinese, Dim Sum Warriors, Home, Parenting
March Holiday Homework – “GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!” Read the story in the app here! Are you worried about your kids sticking to their phones and tablets all day long during a holiday break from school. Do you know who else has a similar problem? Read...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Creativity, Diversity, Education, Events, Home, Language, Parenting
5 Fun Lunar or Chinese New Year Activities For Families Are you a parent trying to figure out what you can do with your kids during the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year—if you’re far away from relatives or if you’re just trying to avoid crowds? Fear not,...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | Home
THE 15 COMMANDMENTS OF CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024! Here’s a super fun chant for you for Chinese New Year 2024! Heard the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’? Well, here’s a Chinese equivalent. Though true to stereotype, it’s not about your true love giving you lords...
by Ching | Jan 15, 2024 | Home
Learn Chinese Through Funny Chinese Puns! We love puns, don’t you? How about Chinese puns? Do you know what puns are called in Chinese? Usually we talk about it as 双关语 (shuāng guān yǔ) or 押韵 (yā yùn) – you know you are an “insider” when you can play with puns in...