Hello, I'm Ruo
📍 Taiwan Native / Professional Translator: Living and working in Taiwan.
📖 Focus: Taiwan Mandarin, Traditional Chinese, and local culture.
✨ Mission: Helping you master idioms, slang, and catchphrases to bridge the communication gap.
🌈 Philosophy: Language is for connecting. Knowing the "vibes" and nuances makes every conversation better.
💬 Feedback Welcome: I’ve never lived in an English-speaking country, so feel free to correct my English. I’d love the feedback!
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若ruo in Taiwan
You are at a networking event. You are currently looking for a new job, but you want to sound positive and professional. How should you describe your current status?
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Have you ever seen Chinese characters whose meaning changes when they are turned upside down? It's a fascinating form of calligraphic art!
Check out this video I found on Threads. Can you figure out what the characters say before and after they are flipped? Let me know in the comments if you got it!
Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year! 🧧✨
www.threads.com/@kokialin1010/post/DUXb3MjCV5Q?xmt…
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🚨 A person spreads a malicious rumor to ruin a colleague’s reputation. However, the rumor backfires, causing the person to lose their own job as well. They gained absolutely nothing and only caused destruction for everyone.
Which idiom best describes this 'lose-lose' situation?"
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In our latest video, Chinese Idiom Meets Modern Economics: The Story of "以鄰為壑", we learned the powerful Chinese sentence pattern: 以 [A] 為 [B] (To take A as B).
If you want to say 'To take retreat as a way to advance, which of the following is correct?"
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Someone says to you, "你是吃了熊心豹子膽啦!" What are they most likely implying about your behavior?
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Which sentence uses '大' to mean 'very' or 'extremely' to describe a dramatic change in status?
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Which one means seal or chop?
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Choose A or B to complete the sentence.
牠依舊OOO的看著我。
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若ruo in Taiwan
What is the name of the red envelope you receive on Lunar New Year's Eve?
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若ruo in Taiwan
Choose one to complete the sentence.
故宮裡的珍藏,讓每位參觀者都能一飽OO。
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