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An AI-powered Chinese language learning app for intermediate to advanced learners.
Honolulu, HI, USA.
Joined May 2022
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That's the idea behind 饥不择食 (jībùzéshí) — “the hungry readily accept any food.” A perfect phrase for describing moments of desperation… or those times when you settle way below your usual standards. 😅
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Ever feel so hungry that you'd eat anything, even things you normally wouldn't touch?
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Save this one for the next time someone makes a bold claim with very limited info. 😉 #LearnChinese #ChineseIdioms #MandarinLearning #坐井观天 #ChineseFables #ChineseCulture #成语 #学中文 #MandarinTips #LanguageLearning
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Today, 坐井观天 reminds us not to let our own experience become our only perspective. The world is bigger than our well.
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This idiom comes from a fable about a frog who thinks the tiny circle of sky above him is the whole world… until a turtle shows him how limited his view really is. 🐸🕳️🌤️
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That’s exactly what 坐井观天 (zuò jǐng guān tiān) is all about — “looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.”
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Ever meet someone who insists the world is only as big as what they’ve seen?
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A good reminder to pause, gather context, and look at the whole elephant before deciding. ✔️✨ #LearnChinese #ChineseIdioms #MandarinLearning #盲人摸象 #ChineseCulture #成语 #学中文 #LanguageLearning
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Just like the blind men who each touched one part of an elephant and insisted they understood the whole animal, we too can jump to conclusions without seeing all the facts.
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That’s 盲人摸象 (máng rén mō xiàng) — the idiom that warns us about making judgments based on limited information.
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Ever seen people argue confidently… while completely missing the big picture? 👀🐘
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画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) teaches us that adding “extra feet to a snake” can ruin something that was already complete. Whether it’s a design, a presentation, or even a conversation, knowing when to stop is a skill too.
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Sometimes doing more doesn’t make things better — it makes them worse. 🐍✨
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