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洋芋 is also potato

As mentioned in post 54

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*Bump*

Progesterone: 黄体酮; 孕酮

Also, one more for corn: 稖头 (that's bang4) or 棒头

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mongrel dogs (usually yellow) - 土狗。柴狗 (柴犬 however is the name of a Japanese breed)。草狗。唐狗。雜種狗。中華田園犬。

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I take it you've read the recent rabies-related 朗读?Or, we are on the exact same wavelength today Skylee :P

thought of another animal related one:

Frog: 田鸡,青蛙

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Frog: 田鸡,青蛙

:shock: Are they the same? :shock: No wonder I never liked 田雞.

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Having read the latest post on the 朗讀-a-day thread ...

push-up - 俯臥撐。伏地挺身。掌上壓。 [PS - ten completely different characters, no overlapping.]

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Laptop/notebook computer: 笔记本,笔电,手提或膝上电脑。

I am so use to using/hearing: 笔记本, but, this article reminded me of some different ways to say it~

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From Skylee's recent article on the 朗读 thread:

Steering Wheel: 盤 (dai4pan2), 呔盘(tai1 in MDBG, dai1 in my 新华字典~), 方向盘*(fang1xiang4~)

* I always say this one--how about all of you?

(Thinking to myself....hmm, what do you call this steering wheel type thing on a boat then..in Chinese & English....let's see..ok got it 舵 轮 & ship's wheel. That was going to bother me)

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Heifeng...

lipstick 唇膏,口红

My wife uses 口红 for lipstick (which you press on) but 唇彩 for lip gloss (which you brush on).

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