Mandarin I Berkeley Extension

425 Market Street San Francisco, CA Professor: Virginia Mau Homework: Menu Include: Name of restaurant Phone Hours Food inside with prices

Class 11

Nov. 22, 2011

Ms. Mau is going to be the customer and give us a hard time. We are the wait staff.

Jennifers note: Millet (below) is used as a euphemism here for semen, because even though it would seem to be from the crying of the ghosts, the most common frequency for millet (at a ranking of 2883: see http://lingua.mtsu.edu/ chinese-computing/statistics/char/list.php?Which=MO) is

su4

grain, millet

which includes the rice character and elevated eyes. This character imparts a look toward the future and what seed can produce. Another depiction of millet is small rice:

xiao3 mi3. + = essence, semen, spirt.

Cangjie (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: cngji; WadeGiles: Tsang-chieh) is a very important figure in ancient China (c. 2650 BC), claimed to be an official historian of the Yellow Emperor and the inventor of Chinese characters.[1] Legend has it that he had four eyes and four pupils, and that when he invented the characters, the deities and ghosts cried and the sky rained millet. He is considered a legendary figure rather than a historical figure, or at least, not considered to be sole inventor of Chinese characters. The Cangjie method, a Chinese character input method, is named after him. A rock on Mars, visited by the Mars rover Spirit, was named after him by the rover team. Wikipedia

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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Ms. Mau: Tiger tastes like pork. See? We all use metaphor. Geary and 17th : China Creations makes Chinese desserts

tian2 = landlord miao2 = (same as tionary, Cojak.org

) good looking, a prostitute: Chinese Text Project, Mandarin Text Project, Wik-

ji3 ge ren2

how many people?

ji3 wei4 several people (honorific) Ladies and Gentlemen! (talaqa.com) (Ms. Mau said, How many? (more polite) (Ms. Mau says: Do not need ren2 because side man radical is present in wei4

xiao jie = young miss

From http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.zdic.net/zd/zi2/ZdicE3Zdic91ZdicA4.htm&ei=bzjRTsHzAYTciQLhl_jUCw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved= 0CDYQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E3%2591%25A4%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DebO%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Dimvns: Ministry of Foreign Strokes sounds a lot like the description of a prostitutes job. Since Ms. Mau claimed that this character didnt exist, Im spending some time to show that it in fact does, and it has a lengthy record.

san1 pei2 xiao3 jie = ladies of the three accompaniments). In theory, the three accompaniments are chatting, drinking and dancing with their clients. In practice, the three accompaniments more often refers to dancing with, drinking with, and being publicly groped by their clients. These women often begin by allowing their clients to fondle or intimately caress their bodies, then if the client is eager, will engage in sexual intercourse. Wikipedia: Prostitution in the Peoples Republic of China

bei1 = cup

fang2 dong1 = landlord (room or house east: does east mean lord because thats where the sun rises?) rou = meat, flesh

ping2 = bottle

guan4 = can, jar, pot

xi hu cha = one pot of tea

lei4 = kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble (Jennifers note: Again with the rice character. Its used as a metaphor for semen, seed, and similarity. Did you notice that rice is also in come lai2 ? Knowing this will help you retain meanings.)
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

lai2 yi1 bei1 jiu3 = bring one cup of wine

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Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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lai2 yi1 bei1 shui3 = bring one cup of water

gan1 bei1 = cheers (dry cup)

you2 cai4 dan1 ma? = you have menu? (Remember cai is pronounced tsai.)

dian3 = point dot speck drop decimal point point of a scale point in a theory or argument downwards-right convex character stroke a little (usually | ) a jot 11) beat (of percussion instrument) 12) to draw a dot 13) to touch slightly 14) to drip 15) classifier for items 16) classifier for small indeterminate quantities 17) to nod 18) to select item from a list 19) to order (food in a restaurant); to count oclock one fifth of a two hour watch (old) hour point of time iron bell (used to mark time) pastry dimsum

qing1 gei3 wo3 yi1 fen4 = please give me one piece [of table setting]

yao shen me = fast food ***NOT SURE THIS IS CORRECT

gei3 = give, to (pronounced KKay! extra K means hit beginning extra hard)

wai4 dai4 = takeout (fast food) according to Talaqa.com

fen4 = (a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper); copy (of newspaper, magazine, etc.); share; portion; part; (a measure word)

lai2 dian3 er = Please come for a little

ni3

neng2 gei3 wo3 fen4 cai4 dan1 = Are you able to give me the menu?

chi1 fan4 = to eat a meal

dan1 = bill list form single only sole odd number

fan4 = food cuisine cooked rice meal

xin1 xian1 = new fresh

qing1 lai2 xia4 = please come

jin1 tian1 de tang1 shen2 me = What is todays soup? (Note that soup has the water radical and something that looks like an animal, which would connote a broth.)

yao3 chi1 dian3

er4 shen2 me = you want to eat for a little bit?

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chi1 = to eat to have ones meal to eradicate to destroy to absorb to suffer to exhaust
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

qing jie2 zhang4 = please bill/check/agreement

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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Not sure about these. No definitions given or characters written on the board by Ms. Mau.)

jie1 to bear fruit to produce firm solid

shou2shu2 = cooked (of food) ripe (of fruit) mature (of seeds) familiar skilled done

jie1 to bear fruit to produce firm solid knot sturdy bond to tie to bind to check out (of a hotel)

sheng1 = to be born to give birth life to grow raw, uncooked

zhang4 account (pronounced JJong)

sheng1 bu4 sheng1? (Newly weds with rice balls, double meaning is is raw? is birth ahead?) wo sheng - Last Emperor never had children could not find this info or phrase

wei4 dao4 zen3 me yang4? = Hows the taste? (pronounced way tao se me yang)

dou1 xiao xian = (not sure what this is)

dao4 direction way road path principle truth morality reason skill method 11) Dao (of Daoism) 12) to say 13) to speak 14) to talk 15) classifier for long thin stretches, rivers, roads etc 16) province (of Korea do 17), and formerly Japan d)

fuwu fei4 = service fee

tian2 sweet

hao3 wei4 dao4 = good

fei4 = to cost to spend fee wasteful expenses

wei4 dao4 bu4 hao3 = not good

chuan2 = boat

xian2 salty

ku3 bitter la4 spicy

suan1 sour dan4 plain

chuang2 = bed

tai4 = highest greatest too (much) very extremely (and represents a

chuan2 fei4 = fares

breast with milk, as in taitai tian = di le tian be tian = Page 6

Mrs.)

chuang2 fei4 = bed fee (dont say this; this is the joke if you mispronounce chuan2)

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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che1 fei4 = transportation fee

can1 jin1 = napkins (meal cloth)

can1 = eat, meal (second character is semantic variant as opposed to simplified) shui guo3 = fruit ping1 guo3 apple mang1 guo3 = mango

xiang1 = smells good

xiang1 gang3 = Hong Kong (smells good harbor)

chou4 = stinky

shou4 si

chou4 dou4 fu = stinky tofu Jackson & Kearney. Only open on weekend; too many complaints weekdays

= tangerine
ji2

ju2 zi = tangerine (more popular character) jin1 ju1 zhi = golden tangerine jie3 = bear (fruit) / to produce / firm/ solid

sushi (phonetic)
kuai4 zi = chopsticks cha1 zi = fork dao1 zi = knife shi3/chi4 zi = spoon as well as shao2 = spoon pan2 = dish wan3 bowl

= lucky; auspicious; propitious

cheng2 = orange

li2 = pear

tao2 zi = peach

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li3 zi = plum l zh = litchi fruit

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can1 zhi3 = napkins (meal paper)

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball.

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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ti2 zi = grapes (hard to peel) pu2 tao2 = grapes (bigger, NE China) xi1 gua1 = watermelon mi3 gua1 = honeydew melon cao3 mei2 = strawberry

yng to = cherry

che1 li2 zi = cherries (Cantonese, phonetic) yu zi = pomelo jn j = kumquat sh li = the pomegranate (the first character means stone, the second character means pomegranate) liu2 lian2 = durian lian2

si do be lei = strawberry (Cantonese; phonetic) hong2 mei2 = raspberry lan2 mei2 (or la2 mei2?) = blueberry

(, which is what I did at first)

/= lotus (the similarity of the durian to the lotus is their smell) = leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
The use of the word preserve indicates why this might be in the words for fruits, as in English we also use the word preserve to mean a jam or jelly. Has one pre-served it because one has diced the fruit into a paste?

xiang1 jiao1 = banana (xiang1 means fragrant, etc.) xng = apricot

/
bo1 luo1 = pineapple also

chang2

yang2 tao2 mu er = star fruit

/
feng4 li2 = pineapple

/= carambola (official name for star fruit)

From Chinese-English Dictionary (http://cedict.cc/?ae=carambola) / [chang2] plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit ( Averrhoa carambola ) / [yang2 tao2] carambola star fruit [yang2 tao2]
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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shi4 zi = persimmon Ms. Mau (Mew): You cant eat persimmon with crab or peanuts or you will get sick. And frankly, who would want to? y zi = coconut
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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carambola star fruit variant of | [ yang2 tao2 ] / [chang2 chu3] kiwi fruit plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola )

xiang1 gua1 zi = sunflower seeds From Mandarintools.com: ku hu zi or

= sunflower seeds (sunflower flower seed) = sunflower seeds (towards sun sunflower or perhaps opposite to sun sunflower)
xing r ku

qi4 yi4 guo3 = kiwi (from Ms. Mau)

= strange; odd; weird; wonderful = different; unusual; strange

huo3 long2 guo3 = dragon fruit

xiang4 = direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to Chinese characters and definitions from: http://ctext.org/dictionary http://www.mandarintools.com/ http://www.google.translate http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/8586/ http://www.pleco.com/ http://talaqa.com/chinese/chinese-english-dictionary

= uncommon
xi1 you2 xi1 you2 tian (zi) = ?

huo3 long2 = fiery dragon

Puns: (Ill get these later from some experts...) Yang lai le = yang lai lang2 lie le = yang tao3?

mu gua1 = papaya zh xi sh = juice, liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce zi3 = seed zui4 = the most, the worst

nan2 gua1 zi = pumpkin seeds (south gourd seed)

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Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

Mandarin I Berkeley Extension: Class 11 - Nov. 22, 2011, Virginia Mau, instructor. Notes and irritating commentary by Jennifer Ball. Mandarin Uncensored 9/9/2011: avail. at www.originofalphabet.com rev. 29 November 2011 10:31 AM

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