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Zhang Youxia: Purge of China's top general leaves military in crisis Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of China's leader, Xi Jinping.

BBC article on rumors and reality on #ZhangYouxia and #LiuZhenLi purge and what it means for the #PRC's leadership structure www.bbc.com/news/article...

Have to say, I'm overwhelmed with the sheer amount of replies to this post. The answer was 「奶油筆觸」 (other translations are available from all good retailers).

A #buttery #wine is one of those terms you overthink when it comes to #translation. My ABC friend was trying to translate the concept at a wine bar near Yuanshan by resorting to all sorts of analogies, but can anyone guess what the wine list had in #Mandarin for "buttery notes"?

ㄓㄥˋㄏㄢˋ (@kimhan06_17) on Threads 想ven 一下 除了ven還有哪幾種口音可以冒犯的

And a follow-up list to explore here: www.threads.com/@kimhan06_17...

Threads trend poking fun at overly standard accents (Mainland influence), which pronounce 問 as ven.
#Mandarin #中文

Or maybe "to worry" (#JackHarlow), according to IKEA Taiwan. 🧐

Not to worry though, there are two make-up days tomorrow and the next before the #wintervacation starts.

教師25日上街抗議修法 教長：應回學校把小孩教好 全國教師工會總聯合會，不滿教育部修正《高級中等以下學校教師解聘不續聘停聘或資遣辦法》，及相關考核制度。宣布1月25日將動員教師上街抗議。教育部長鄭英耀在立法院被問及是否會親自接下教師團體的陳情書、展現...

Curious why so many children are flooding #Taipei streets during term time? Today is the end of semester. In process of finding out, stumbled upon this article on a teacher protest on Jan 25 against new rules on teacher hiring & firing
tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%95%99%E5...

ChiaoChiao (@chiao1990) on Threads 1990出生明年都要36了，還沒跟家裡出櫃。 目前是沒這樣的打算，我想很多人跟我一樣，離開家鄉鄉，活在城市裡體驗各種圈內的文化，和朋友間相處可以大方出櫃，回到原生家庭就扮演另一個樣子，時間久了也習慣這種轉換模式。現在也從來沒有想過跟家人出櫃有什麼好處。 - 真想想聽聽大家出櫃的故事～

Interested in what it's like to come out as #gay in #Taiwan, check out this thread in #Chinese: www.threads.com/@chiao1990/p...

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Despite two princesses in the mario franchise, they are bishops in the chess set. Luigi is the queen piece.

Super Mario Chess is checkmating gender norms ♟️♟️

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Instead of arguing about politics in the run-up to the #HolidaySeason, compete in the #ChessmasClash in your rating bracket
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#Chess

Love the turn of phrase describing the awkwardness of cross-strait family reunions 似近實遠 (seemingly close but distant in reality) in this very touching memoir of forgotten family links #銀波之舟 by #阮慶岳

Coming to a 7-11 near you

a cartoon monkey is eating a cookie with a yellow star behind it . ALT: a cartoon monkey is eating a cookie with a yellow star behind it .

#CodeSwitching: co-workers discussing how bad it looks to shove a whole #mooncake into your mouth in #Mandarin, but switched to #Taiwanese to heighten the impact of the punchline & sound naggy, tsin pháinn-khuànn/真歹看.

某某: 月餅一口吃掉，「真歹看」
Somebody: Eating a mooncake all in one, it looks so bad!

Touching little story from 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows' about a little red bug that doesn't like to walk on black ink imprisoned in an ever shrinking circle by the author; amid heightening panic it suddenly stops & makes its way through the black ink to the white page, defying expectations.

Will continue updating here: www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/g...

From the Threads post above:
KWJ: The bailiff was friendly to me; 90% of the bailiffs at the Taipei District Court are fans of KWJ.
Judge: The bailiffs are polite to everyone.
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The 7-11 clerk smiled at me; he must fancy me.
Ultimate incarnation of average-looking guy acting like he’s god’s gift!

普信男 pǔ​xìn​nán: My fav #genz from #Taiwan so far, used in this example to describe controversial white power advocate (sic.) & former Taipei mayor #KoWenJe.
A guy who is a solid 3 who thinks he's an 11 (average looking guy who acts like he's god's gift).

A very #GenZ example today, with a girl complaining about the lack of political awareness among online female knitting circles in #Taiwan 😂 ( #okboomer )

觸 chù is just a bastardization of the English word “true,” used in much the same way as “True that!” www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/g...

解／好解 jiě/hǎo jiě “The ick,” something that turns you off someone you were initially into. I feel this is kind of an abbreviation for 「解脫」 jiě​tuō (to be freed of).
Got to love this example: "Do other girls get the ick from men who get tax rebates?" #nopovos www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/g...

#GenZ slang from #Taiwan found in the wild:
暈爛 yūnlàn you like something so much you can't stop, even if overexposure makes you so dizzy you feel ill.
“I can’t get enough of guys with single eyelids and dark-framed glasses.”
More here: www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/g...

A photo of some dust on a light grey background with a quote in Engish and Chinese, "However much of a clean freak you are, you can't deny dust."

Something I was always telling my #OCD #NTU classmates and workmates in #Taiwan! From 簡媜的《水問》

Blue sky framed by trees with sun at the top of screen with a quote in Chinese and English "If the blue sky is a divine book without words, clouds must be its wordless footnotes."

Jian Zhen 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows'
簡媜《水問》

An extract from Jian Zhen's 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows'
#簡媜 的《#水問》一小段

#Taiwan #TaiwanLiterature

Not sure who thought it was a good idea to call a #Taipei all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant #Bulimia.

My recent exchange with a PX Mart cashier in #Taiwan

這是無需考證的「現實」，誰也無法倖免的長期痼疾。我們行走世間，真像偷竊生命之果，盜汲智慧之泉的人，無時不刻，要受到現實的緝捕、拷問； 那果實、那泉液，我們妥貼地置於內心的理想之盤上，雙手雙足穩穩地護持著。而現實，這捕快，一眼看出你的破綻，急箭追查。你於潛逃之時，不得不將一盤理想暫託於草叢之中、泥沼之下，待來的歷劫之後，再來取回這稀世之寶。於是，在現實之前，你大膽地坦認：「我毫無理想，不信，你搜！」，這般搜查、尋訪、驗證之後，你的確不是盜者，便判你發還本鄕，侍你起程之日，你不得不驚顫，死神也等你很久了。就算，你尚存餘息，回到埋寶之處，你亦將發現，那泉水已濁、那果實已腐，那托盤已朽，而你鬢已蒼蒼……！你仰天一哭，生命是一場冤枉。 So this is the incontestable “reality,” the chronic disease from which no-one is safe. We walk this world like we’ve stolen the fruit of life and drawn water from the spring of wisdom on the sly and could be seized and interrogated by reality at any time; That fruit and that spring water, we place with care on our inner platter of ideals, dutifully protecting it with all our might. But the bounty hunter that is reality sees your weakness at a glance and shoots an arrow in your wake. As you flee, you have to stow your platter of ideals in some bushes amid swamp waters, until the troubles that lie ahead are behind you and you can return to retrieve these precious treasures. And so, you boldly face down reality, saying, “I have no ideals. If you don’t believe me, search me!” After the searching, probing and questioning, you’re found innocent of the theft and granted leave to return home. As you set off on your journey, you shudder with the realization that death has long awaited you. Although there is still breath in your lungs, as you return to where you buried your treasures, you discover that the spring water has been tainted, the fruit spoiled and the platter rotten, and you yourself are old and gray…! You turn your face to the heavens and cry at the injustice of life.

Slightly depressing passage from Jian Zhen's "The Water Asks from Whence it Flows" (簡媜的《水問》), but it really gives a flavour of her fantastic use of imagery. translatingtaiwan.com/2025/05/29/a... #Taiwan #TaiwanLiterature #台文 #translation

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Hey Kweens and Kings! Show your true colors on the board for #PrideMonth2025! #Chess players of all skill levels are welcome to join & year’s expanded bracket system ensures everyone has a chance to compete and win.
#Gay #LGBT #Pride
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Pretty overt cartoon tweeted from #Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on #PRC interference in the UN... but when are they joining #Bluesky?