#Taiwanese Mandarin

[magical-demigirl]

The Taiwanese Mandarin Dub is being upload by the official YouTube in Taiwan so I uploaded it on here since it's blocked outside of Taiwan

[polyglot-thought]

[Mandarin→English] @jamesiscurlytoo October 27th 2023 Instagram Post — Color Coded Translation

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

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這是我15歲的兒子今年萬聖節的裝扮

这是我15岁的儿子今年万圣节的装扮

zhè shì wǒ shí wǔ suì de ér zǐ jīn nián wàn shèng jié de zhuāng bàn

This is my 15-year-old son’s Halloween costume this year

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你可能會想問：「他扮的是什麼角色？」

你可能会想问：“他扮的是什么角色？”

nǐ kě néng huì xiǎng wèn ： tā bàn de shì shén me jiǎo sè

You might want to ask: “What character is he dressed up as?”

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他是神盾局的特務，他沒有去挨戶要糖果

他是神盾局的特務，他沒有去挨戶要糖果

tā shì shén dùn jú de tè wù ， tā méi yǒu qù āi hù yào táng guǒ

He's a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and he doesn't go house to house asking for candy

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而是發給每個扮成漫威角色的小朋友一張卡片

而是发给每个扮成漫威角色的小朋友一张卡片

ér shì fā gěi měi gè bàn chéng màn wēi jiǎo sè de xiǎo péng yǒu yī zhāng kǎ piàn

Rather he distributes cards to every kid dressed up as a powerful character.

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問他們有沒有興趣成為復仉者的一員

问他们有没有兴趣成为复仉者的一员

wèn tā mén yǒu méi yǒu xīng qù chéng wéi fù zhǎng zhě de yī yuán

Asking them if they have an interest in becoming an Avenger.

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Please correct me if I made a mistake

Translated October 31st 2023

[pixiedust171204]

Taiwanese Mandarin Masterlist :

For other languages, follow the path to my main Masterlist :

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Camp Rock : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751573034959323136/camp-rock-1-taiwanese-version?source=share

Ducktales : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751570897487495168/ducktales-taiwanese-mandarin-version?source=share

Elena of Avalor : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751571591279869952/elena-of-avalor-taiwanese-mandarin?source=share

High School Musical 2 : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751572564877410304/high-school-musical-1-in-taiwanese?source=share

High School Musical 3 : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751572856192860160/high-school-musical-3-in-taiwanese?source=share

Kim Possible : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751571196882075648/kim-possible-taiwanese-mandarin-version?source=share

Miscellaneous Things : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751574315571511296/clips-and-unpublished?source=share

Sofia the First : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751571416365826048/sofia-the-first-taiwanese-version?source=share

The Emperor's New School : https://www.tumblr.com/pixiedust171204/751571068089729024/the-emperors-new-school-in-taiwanese?source=share

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[wibbly-wobbly-kylie-wylie-blog]

my head be spinning trying to understand the Taiwanese accent fr

[linghxr]

10 movies I watched in Chinese class

This post is the unofficial sequel to 10 iconic Mandopop songs from Chinese class. No one asked for it, but I watched to chronicle what I could remember before more fades from my memory! I saw these movies in Chinese class in high school and college, and I had to do some sleuthing to find some names.

The synopses are from IMDb, revised by me. I put links to watch for free on YouTube when I was able to find one, but they might not work in your country.

1. 《和你在一起》 Together (2002) A violin prodigy and his father travel to Beijing, where the father seeks the means to his son's success while the son struggles to accept the path laid before him.

Watch on YouTube

2. 《谁的青春不迷茫》 Yesterday Once More (2016) Lin Tianjiao, the top student in her class, is struggling to cope under intense academic pressure. After she is nearly caught cheating on a test, she befriends Gao Xiang, a free-spirited slacker.

Watch on YouTube

3. 《活着》 To Live (1994) Based on the novel by Yu Hua, four generations of the once-wealthy Xu family experience the difficult changes of the Chinese Civil War, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

Watch on YouTube

4. 《喜宴》 The Wedding Banquet (1993) To satisfy his parents, Gao Wai-Tung, a gay man in a fulfilling relationship with his partner Simon, marries his female tenant Wei-Wei. Things get out of hand when his parents come to visit.

5. 《饮食男女》 Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) A widowed chef lives with his three grown daughters, who each experience ups and downs in their lives and romantic relationships as they leave the family home.

Watch on YouTube

6. 《哑孩儿》 Dumb Child* (2016) After graduating from college, Fang Yan takes a job as a teacher in a rural area of China. There she meets a young girl named Yaya who doesn't attend school due to her hearing impairment.

Watch on YouTube

*Dumb as in mute. It's not a great English name...

7. 《重返20岁》 20 Once Again/Miss Granny (2015) A 70-year old woman living unhappily with her son's family is magically transformed into her 20-year-old self. She befriends her grandson and decides to fulfill the dreams of her youth.

Watch on YouTube

8. 《北京爱情故事》 Beijing Love Story (2014) Different generations look at love, romance, and commitment, all from a uniquely Beijing perspective. All 5 couples and stories are intertwined a la Love Actually.

9. 《蓝风筝》 The Blue Kite (1993) The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

Watch on YouTube

10. 《青春派》 Young Style (2013) Struggling with romantic woes after his plan to confess to his crush goes awry, Ju Ran fails the college entrance exam (gaokao) and is forced to repeat his last year of high school.

Watch on YouTube

[thisonelikesaliens]

with first note of love out today and the on1y one coming out next week, just gonna throw a blanket statement out there

I'll probably be pointing out any important nuances that i think got lost in translation but i obviously won't be able to pick up everything. so if you have questions about the translation of a particular phrase please feel free to ask and I'll be happy to look into it

[budinggou]

小王子 The Little Prince ✎ 生詞 002

著: 安東尼・聖修伯里 / 譯: 墨丸 生詞 002 (第一章 Chapter 01)

描繪 (描绘) miáo huì — describe, depict, portray

長達 (长达) cháng dá — up to, to extend as long as

睡眠 (睡眠) shuì mián — sleep

歷險 (历险) lì xiǎn — go through adventures, experience dangers

叢林 (丛林) cóng lín — jungle, forest

冒險 (冒险) mào xiǎn — take risks or chances

幻想 (幻想) huàn xiǎng — illusion, fantasy

生平 (生平) shēng píng — all one's life, ever since one's birth

傑作 (杰作) jié zuò — masterpiece

巨蟒 (巨蟒) jù mǎng — python

吃飽喝足 chī bǎo hē zú —eat and drink one's fill

無所謂 wú suǒ wèi — indifferent, doesn't matter

[oyeicher]

Unknown Language Notes

This post is inspired by @thisonelikesaliens 's post & @luthienmpl 's tags on the post. If you've ever taken a Mandarin class you probably know all of this already, but for those who don't speak any Mandarin, it might be helpful to familiarize your ear with these words✨

Note: all audio clips are from episode 2

小遠 xiǎo yuǎn [xiáo yuǎn] lit. Little Yuan

Here, 小 (xiǎo), which means small/little, is added in front of 遠 (yuǎn) as a diminutive term. It's pretty common for parents and older relatives to add a 小 in front of the last character of a child's name as an affectionate nickname. Note: In case you're wondering why I've included a second pronunciation in square brackets, it's because the first pronunciation is the one you'd find in a dictionary and the second one is the actual pronunciation of 小遠. This is due to the tone change rule known as "tone sandhi". Basically, when a third tone is followed by a third tone, the first one becomes a second tone.

魏之遠 wèi zhī yuǎn Yuan

魏 (wèi) is his surname. In episode 1, the gang boss says that Wei Xiaoyuan is a bad name and suggests 魏之遠 Wei Zhiyuan (literally Wei's Yuan, Yuan that belongs to Wei) instead. Note: While 小 (xiǎo) is often used in nicknames, it's no longer common in to have this character in one's legal name. You can still find people with names including this character in the older generation, but such names sound uncultured and uneducated to most native speakers (*cough* classism *cough*)

魏謙 wèi qiān Qian

弟弟 dì di younger brother

哥 gē older brother (akin to phi in Thai and hyung/oppa in Korean)

The first audio file is from the scene in which Yuan hands Qian a graduation bouquet, and if you speak Mandarin, you can probably tell that he sounds extremely soft here. I would upload a clip of the scene, but I haven't had much success uploading video clips in the past, so a gif will have to do.

[xiangqiankua]

Nothing intrigues me like a Taiwanese shitpost with an indecipherable pun. Why has this guy commented on a vaguely rodent-shaped puddle of what is possibly pee with 尿裡鼠亡 (niào lǐ shǔ wáng), 68 people think it's hilarious, and one even deems it worth a "���常厲害"?

Because (I eventually discovered) the Chinese title of Ratatouille is 料理鼠王 (liào lǐ shǔ wáng).

[zhuzhudushu]

Practicing Traditional (Taiwan) Mandarin while brewing my favorite tea!

Let me tell you all about my favorite tea of all time. Also figured I'd use this as an excuse to practice Chinese and read the instructions.

大禹陵茶 / dà yǔ líng chá / Dayu Ling Tea

This is an oolong tea that comes from a specific mountainous area in Taiwan, called 大禹陵 (hence the name of the tea) in Taichung at a high elevation (2600m+). It's also called 大禹嶺極品烏龍茶, which is literally: Dayu Ling Highest Quality Oolong Tea.

It's considered a "premium" quality tea. Therefore it's quite expensive, usually $50 (USD) for 2-3 oz of it.

Honestly, it's the best oolong I've ever had. It's no joke, and it worth this price.

Side Note: typically oolong tea is brewed at a temperature lower than boiling, however these instructions imply boiling the water. Online websites recommend brewing this type of tea at 190-195ºF which is typical for oolong teas. My container (that I'm translating from) is directly from Taiwan and says 100ºC (which is 212ºF). However, traditional Chinese tea-making also involves infusing tea 2-3 separate times with special tea sets that I don't have access to. If anyone has more info on this I'd love to learn more!

The Instructions:

壹：茶具用沸騰的熱水沖洗加溫後，放入適量之茶葉再以沸水沖泡即可。 貳：一次的茶葉，可依個人喜好連續沖泡約3～4次。 參：若可便用陶土製之茶具泡茶，其風味更佳。

生詞 / New Vocab：( HSK 5 / HSK 6 )

茶具 / chá jù / tea set, teapot

沸騰（-腾）/ fèi téng / to boil (liquid)

沖洗（冲-）/ chōng xǐ / to rinse, to wash, to develop (film)

加溫（-温）/ jiā wēn / to raise temperature, to heat (up)

適量（适-）/ shì liàng / the appropriate amount

茶葉（-叶）/ chá yè / tea leaves

沖泡（冲-）/ chōng pào / to infuse or brew tea

即可 / jí kě / then can do...; to suffice; equivalent to 就可以

連續（连续）/ lián xù / continuous, consecutive

陶土 / táo tǔ / clay (pottery)

泡茶 / pào chá / to make tea

風味（风-）/ fēng wèi / distinct flavor

Also note that 壹貳參 are archaic/traditional forms of 一二三！

My (very rough...) translation below:

1 : After warming up the tea set by rinsing with hot water, add the appropriate amount of tea leaves, then you can add the boiling water.

2 : (You can brew) tea leaves once, if an individual would like to, (you can) continuously add water and brew 3-4 times.

3 : If a clay tea set is used to make tea, the distinct flavor will be enhanced.

[magical-demigirl]

I can't believe Hirogaru Sky is over still

[thedramadojo]

How a binge-watch of the Taiwanese Drama "Unknown" (2024) led to a crash course on the differences between Standard and Taiwanese Mandarin.

[rubberbandballqueen]

i do the very specific job of making anime with cn dubs and en subs for ME and i guess my sister now

[linghxr]

50+ fundamental crime, suspense, & mystery Cdrama vocab words

I'm currently watching 《模仿犯》, so I was inspired to put together this list of essential vocab for 犯罪剧/悬疑剧/推理剧. I tend to gravitate towards dramas that fall into these genres.

I've sorted the words into categories. These were determined by vibes only. Definitions are adapted from MDBG, my loyal companion for nearly 10 years.

The Case

案子 ànzi - case / law case / legal case / judicial case

案件 ànjiàn - case / instance

办案 bàn'àn - to handle a case

破案 pò'àn - to solve a case

报案 bào'àn - to report a case to the authorities

命案 mìng'àn - homicide case / murder case

作案 zuò'àn - to commit a crime

现场 xiànchǎng - the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site

证据 zhèngjù - evidence / proof / testimony

真相 zhēnxiàng - the truth about sth / the actual facts

The Investigation

厘清 líqīng - to clarify (the facts) / clarification

线索 xiànsuǒ - trail / clues / thread (of a story)

细节 xìjié - details / particulars

痕迹 hénjì - vestige / mark / trace

追踪 zhuīzōng - to follow a trail / to trace / to pursue

追问 zhuīwèn - to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter

排除 páichú - to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out

嫌疑 xiányí - suspicion / to have suspicions

怀疑 huáiyí - to doubt (sth) / to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts / to harbor suspicions / to suspect that

跟踪 gēnzōng - to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking

不对劲 búduìjìn - fishy / wrong / not right

隐瞒 yǐnmán - to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth

The Victim

被害者 bèihàizhě - victim (of a wounding or murder)

受害者 shòuhàizhě - casualty / victim / those injured and wounded

幸存者 xìngcúnzhě - survivor

失踪 shīzōng - to be missing / to disappear / unaccounted for

消失 xiāoshī - to disappear / to fade away

绑架 bǎngjià - to kidnap / to abduct / to hijack / a kidnapping abduction / staking

遗体 yítǐ - remains (of a dead person)

尸体 shītǐ - dead body / corpse / carcass

拯救 zhěngjiù - to save / to rescue

寻人启事 xúnrénqǐshì - missing persons notice

The Perpetrator

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn - a suspect

嫌疑人 xiányírén - a suspect

歹徒 dǎitú - evildoer / malefactor / gangster / hoodlum

凶手 xiōngshǒu - murderer / assassin

一伙儿的 yìhuǒrde - in on it together

开枪 kāiqiāng - to open fire / to shoot a gun

鬼鬼祟祟 guǐguǐsuìsuì - sneaky / secretive / furtive

可疑 kěyí - suspicious / dubious

认罪 rènzuì - to admit guilt / to plead guilty

自首 zìshǒu - to give oneself up / to surrender (to the authorities)

下落 xiàluò - whereabouts / to drop / to fall

动机 dòngjī - motive / motivation

犯罪 fànzuì - to commit a crime / crime / offense

The Police

报警 bàojǐng - to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police

警察 jǐngchá - police / police officer

警方 jǐngfāng - police

警官 jǐngguān - constable / police officer

刑警 xíngjǐng - criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察)

被捕 bèibǔ - to be arrested / under arrest

包围 bāowéi - to surround / to encircle / to hem in

监控 jiānkòng - to monitor

检查 jiǎnchá - inspection / to examine / to inspect

调查 diàochá - investigation / inquiry / to investigate

排查 páichá - to inspect / to investigate one by one

质问 zhìwèn - to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate

前科 qiánkē - criminal record / previous convictions

Bonus: Here's a list of dramas I have seen/am watching in these categories:

《想见你》 Someday or One Day

《开端》 Reset

《消失的孩子》 The Disappearing Child

《她和她的她》 Shards of Her

《镇魂》 Guardian

《模仿犯》 Copycat Killer

《不良执念清除师》 Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

Now go forth and enjoy some more dramas! I'm a slow watcher, so I add new shows to my watch list faster than I can finish them.

[yeoubbi]

Since my first term at my new school is over and I have above the required gpa I am finally eligible for study abroad!!!

I submitted my application for the program yesterday and have already been conditionally accepted to go by my school as long as i’m accepted into the program.

and the country i applied to is….. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Taiwan!

the program is in taipei specifically, and on a university campus. if accepted ill also have a chance to visit tainan and taitung.

i’d be going for about 2 months over the summer for an accelerated/intensive mandarin course. it’d be the entire intermediate level (= CHN201+202 in U.S. college credit). as far as I know I’d have class 5 days a week while there. i’m taking CHN 102 (upper elementary) in the spring here at home to prepare and spending my break reviewing stuff from 101 as well as teaching myself zhuyin/bopomofo.

if anyone has good resources for zhuyin, traditional characters, and/or taiwanese mandarin lmk!! im trying to find everything i can then i’ll compile a list of what was most helpful sometime during or at the end of the semester :))

[budinggou]

小王子 The Little Prince ✎ 生詞 003

著: 安東尼・聖修伯里 / 譯: 墨丸 生詞 003 (第一章 Chapter 01) last vocab set of chapter 1~

科目 (科目) kē mùn — field of study

接連 (接连) jiē lián — in succession

沮喪 (沮丧) jǔ sàng — dejected, disheartened

角落 (角落) jiǎo luò — corner, nook

發揮 (发挥) fā huī — to display or exhibit

辨別 (辨别) biàn bié — differentiate, distinguish

嚴肅 (严肃) yán sù — serious, solemn, earnest

依然 (依然) yī rán — as before, unchanged

降低 (降低) jiàng dī — reduce, lower