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  • August 2008
    • 9,000 Plan Olympic Weddings

      9,000 Plan Olympic Weddings

      (Newser) - Thousands of Beijing couples plan to tie the knot on the opening day of the Olympic Games, reports USA Today. The all-eights date, 8/8/08, is considered lucky in China, which is why authorities chose that day for the start of the Olympiad. Now some 9,000 lovers hope to share the luck, while they celebrate the games—and wedded bliss. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics   marriage   Beijing   Mandarin   luck

  • May 2008
    • Chinese Create Slang for New Technology

      Chinese Create Slang for New Technology

      (Newser) - New technology has kids in China generating their own modern lingo, I.D. Magazine reports. The millennia-old Mandarin language lacks terms for things like cell phones (which go as shou ji , or "hand machine") and USB (which goes as yo pan , a word created partly phonetically), forcing users to resort to slang. The new words are spread through television and other pop culture. More »

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      China   technology   language   Mandarin   slang

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