Thanks Hajo
I find that many words are different in the Chengdu (Sichuan) version of Chinese...most confusing
David
Hi David, there is a fact about the chinese languages.
China has over 50 recognized minorities, most with their own language. The major languages besides Chinese include the following: Manchurian, Mongolian, Uyghur, Tibetan, Yi, Zhuang and a great number of minor languages concentrated in the southern provinces of China bordering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. To date, approximately 1500 dialects have been recorded.
So don't be confuse for your wife's Chengdu (Sichuan) version of Chinese.
And I guess you know the most important rule of the marriage.
Rule 1.Your wife is always right.
Rule 2. If you think your wife is wrong refer to rule 1.Today (May 4th) is Youth Day in China. But it is not a public holiday. Only the youth who is 14 to 28 years old can have a half-day holiday.
But (always but!) I strongly suggest you guys say happy holiday to your ladies! And do the same thing on June 1st (Children's day). It is chinese style of humor.
These actions mean you guys always think your ladies are very young.
Happy holiday!= jie ri kuai le !(节日快乐!) jie ri 节日=holiday, kuai le 快乐=happy.
OR
Happy Youth Day!=qing nian jie kuai le!(青年节快乐!) qing nian 青年=youth, jie 节=holiday, kuai le 快乐=happy.
Thinking about the time zone....it maybe too later to say that. hmm, don't worry, we still have a good sentence can fix that...
a late blessing :chi dao de zhu fu (迟到的祝福). chi dao de 迟到的=late, zhu fu 祝福=blessing.
so you can say that " chi dao de zhu fu: qing nian jie kuai le!" (A late blessing: Happy Youth Day!)
sunny