Monday, December 24, 2012

The Meaning of Christmas, 聖誕, in Chinese


Sheng                   holy / sacred
Chéng                   to present to a superior
Ěr                            ear
          
Kǒu                        mouth
Rén                        ninth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干 / ninth in order / letter "I" or roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / nona

Dàn                        birth / birthday
Yán                         words / speech / to say / to talk
Yán                         to prolong / to extend / to delay

Merry Christmas, 聖誕快樂(sheng dan kuai le)

Wednesday, December 5, 2012