Showing posts with label Chinese Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Culture. Show all posts

Monday, March 23, 2015

红豆 Red Beans



红豆 Red Beans  (by: 王菲 Faye Wong) 

Melody by 柳重言  
Lyrics by 林夕

还没好好的感受 Hái méi hǎohǎo de gǎnshòu
雪花绽放的气候 xuěhuā zhànfàng de qìhòu
我们一起颤抖 wǒmen yīqǐ chàndǒu
会更明白 什么是温柔 huì gèng míngbái shénme shì wēnróu
还没跟你牵著手 hái méi gēn nǐ qiān zhuóshǒu
走过荒芜的沙丘 zǒuguò huāngwú de shāqiū
可能从此以後 学会珍惜 kěnéng cóngcǐ yǐhòu xuéhuì zhēnxī
天长和地久 tiāncháng hé dì jiǔ
有时候 有时候 yǒu shíhòu yǒu shíhòu
我会相信一切有尽头 wǒ huì xiāngxìn yīqiè yǒu jìntóu
相聚离开 都有时候 xiāngjù líkāi dōu yǒu shíhòu
没有什么会永垂不朽 méiyǒu shé me huì yǒngchuíbùxiǔ
可是我 有时候 kěshì wǒ yǒu shíhòu
宁愿选择留恋不放手 nìngyuàn xuǎnzé liúliàn bù fàngshǒu
等到风景都看透 děngdào fēngjǐng dōu kàntòu
也许你会陪我 看细水长流 yěxǔ nǐ huì péi wǒ kàn xìshuǐchángliú
(music) (yīnyuè)
还没为你把红豆 hái méi wèi nǐ bǎ hóngdòu
熬成缠绵的伤口 áo chéng chánmián de shāngkǒu
然後一起分享 ránhòu yīqǐ fēnxiǎng
会更明白 相思的哀愁 huì gèng míngbái xiàng sī de āichóu
还没好好的感受 hái méi hǎohǎo de gǎnshòu
醒著亲吻的温柔 xǐngzhe qīnwěn de wēnróu
可能在我左右 kěnéng zài wǒ zuǒyòu
你才追求 孤独的自由 nǐ cái zhuīqiú gūdú de zìyóu
有时候 有时候 yǒu shíhòu yǒu shíhòu
我会相信一切有尽头 wǒ huì xiāngxìn yīqiè yǒu jìntóu
相聚离开 都有时候 xiāngjù líkāi dōu yǒu shíhòu
没有什么会永垂不朽 méiyǒu shé me huì yǒngchuíbùxiǔ
可是我 有时候 kěshì wǒ yǒu shíhòu
宁愿选择留恋不放手 nìngyuàn xuǎnzé liúliàn bù fàngshǒu
等到风景都看透 děngdào fēngjǐng dōu kàntòu
也许你会陪我 看细水长流 yěxǔ nǐ huì péi wǒ kàn xìshuǐchángliú
(music) (yīnyuè)
有时候 有时候 yǒu shíhòu yǒu shíhòu
我会相信一切有尽头 wǒ huì xiāngxìn yīqiè yǒu jìntóu
相聚离开 都有时候 xiāngjù líkāi dōu yǒu shíhòu
没有什么会永垂不朽 méiyǒu shé me huì yǒngchuíbùxiǔ
可是我 有时候 kěshì wǒ yǒu shíhòu
宁愿选择留恋不放手 nìngyuàn xuǎnzé liúliàn bù fàngshǒu
等到风景都看透 děngdào fēngjǐng dōu kàntòu
也许你会陪我 看细水长流 yěxǔ nǐ huì péi wǒ kàn xìshuǐchángliú

Cultural Notes:
"Red beans symbolize love and fidelity. Today, in countries such as China and Taiwan, men often give red beans to their lovers to show their commitment to the relationship. For a woman, thus, red beans symbolizes happiness. Brides wear jewelry made from red beans on the wrist or neck, so that she and her husband will live a happy life together. It is also a cultural belief, that if married couples put six red beans underneath each of their pillows, their love will remain throughout eternity." [read more]

Reference:

  • http://www.chinesetolearn.com/chinese-learn-red-beans-symbol-chinese-culture-love-beans-faye-wong-王菲-wang2-fei1-red-bean-红豆-hong2-dou4-song-lyrics-pinyin-english-translation-information/
  • http://www.knowingfood.com/red/lovebean.html
  • http://legendsguide.com/478/the-red-beans-the-legend-of-the-love-beans/

Thursday, February 5, 2015

100 Common Chinese Family Names


In China, the family name is put before the given name, perhaps because family is a very crucial concept in Chinese culture. Here are 100 common  Chinese family names, which covers almost 87% of the entire population, according to the statistical records. The first twenty in the list below represents about half of the whole Chinese people. Please check it out, and see whether you have any Chinese friends whose family names are in the list. 


1.                 Lǐ
2.                 Wáng
3.                 Zhāng
4.                 Liú
5.                 Chén
6.                 Yáng
7.                 Zhào
8.                 Huáng
9.                 Zhōu
10.               Wú
11.               Xú
12.               Sūn
13.               Hú
14.               Zhū
15.               Gāo
16.               Lín
17.               Hé
18.               Guō
19.               Mǎ
20.               Luó
21.               Liáng
22.               Sòng
23.               Zhèng
24.               Xiè
25.               Hán
26.               Táng
27.               Féng
28.               Yú
29.               Dǒng
30.               Xiāo
31.               Chéng
32.               Cáo
33.               Yuán
34.               Dèng
35.               Xǔ
36.               Fù
37.               Shěn
38.               Zēng
39.               Péng
40.               Lǚ
41.               Sū
42.               Lú
43.               Jiǎng
44.               Cài
45.               Jiǎ
46.               Dīng
47.               Wèi
48.               Xuē
49.               Yè
50.               Yán
51.               Yú
52.               Pān
53.               Dù
54.               Dài
55.               Xià
56.               Zhōng
57.               Wāng
58.               Tián
59.               Rén
60.               Jiāng
61.               Fàn
62.               Fāng
63.               Shí
64.               Yáo
65.               Tán
66.               Shèng
67.               Zōu
68.               Xióng
69.               Jīn
70.               Lù
71.               Hǎo
72.               Kǒng
73.               Bái
74.               Cuī
75.               Kāng
76.               Máo
77.               Qiū
78.               Qín
79.               Jiāng
80.               Shǐ
81.               Gù
82.               Hóu
83.               Shào
84.               Mèng
85.               Lóng
86.               Wàn
87.               Duàn
88.               Zhāng
89.               Qián
90.               Tāng
91.               Yǐn
92.               Lí
93.               Yì
94.               Cháng
95.               Wǔ
96.               Qiáo
97.               Hè
98.               Lài
99.               Gōng
100.             Wén