December 2023
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On 放心
I feel like literature people might know this, but I wonder if anyone knows when the negative connotation of “放心” became predominant in Chinese. 1. I remember studying Mandarin for the first time many years ago. I was struck by how words related to 心 often share the same underlying meaning, yet with a drastically… Continue reading
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A request to my professor and Ph.D. friends who (are planning to) teach in university
This has lingered in my mind since day two in Taipei, yet I’ve been too lazy to write about it. But as my friend K pointed out, this event bears a pedagogical lesson, so I decided to share it with my friends and acquaintances. If you don’t want to read the long prelude, skip to… Continue reading