http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/ Eric Cheng's Journal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-863675 Weiguo Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:38:43 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-863675 <p>oops -- wasn't trying to be snarky (my Mandarin is Taiwanese-ish too), just giving the pinyin :)</p> oops — wasn’t trying to be snarky (my Mandarin is Taiwanese-ish too), just giving the pinyin :)

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-863621 stevec Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:55:02 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-863621 <p>I always thought "re nao" or "ze nao" meant "popular and lively."</p> I always thought “re nao” or “ze nao” meant “popular and lively.”

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-847714 echeng Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:09:58 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-847714 <p>Yeah, "re nao" for Chinese folks, and maybe "ze nao" with a strong Taiwanese accent. ;)</p> Yeah, “re nao” for Chinese folks, and maybe “ze nao” with a strong Taiwanese accent. ;)

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-847677 Weiguo Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:01:12 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2007/12/29/ximending-taipei/#comment-847677 <p>I can't figure a good translation of it either, but if you mean that the mall was hopping / full of cheer / everyone was in high spirits, then it's <em>re nao</em>.</p> I can’t figure a good translation of it either, but if you mean that the mall was hopping / full of cheer / everyone was in high spirits, then it’s re nao.

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