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Chewing the fat on word definitions

By Stuart Beaton | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-08 07:53

Gus Tate had a crack last week (June 3) at defining how his Cantonese students define "strong", and that might work down South.

Up here in the North, my Mandarin speakers have a different definition altogether.

Chewing the fat on word definitions

I know I'm not a weightlifter, and that my muscle structure is not exactly going to win any prizes next time Arnold Schwarzenegger judges Mr Universe. But I, too, have been labeled strong.

Chewing the fat on word definitions

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