HsinYeh Taiwanese Mandarin 欣葉臺灣華語

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HsinYeh Taiwanese Mandarin 欣葉臺灣華語 episodes

July 16, 2023EP68: Cathy's Ideal Boyfriend
Cathy’s Ideal Boyfriend:

▶️ 善良 (shàn liáng) Kind 優し人

▶️ 有責任心 (yǒu zé rèn xīn) Sense of responsibility責任感を持っている人

▶️ 對生活要有熱情 (duì shēng huó yào yǒu rè qíng), Passion for life生活に情熱を持つ人

▶️ 情緒穩定 (qíng xù wěn dìng)　stable emotion, 情緒安定の人

▶️ 有幽默感 (yǒu yōu mò gǎn) Sense of humor, ユーモアがある人

Vocabularies & Phrases:
自言自語 (zì yán zì yǔ) - Talking to oneself, self-talk 独り言
真的很可惜 (zhēn de hěn kě xī) - It's really a pity 本当に残念です
理想型 (lǐ xiǎng xíng) - Ideal type 理想のタイプ
貼心 (tiē xīn) - Thoughtful, considerate 思いやりのある
很會賺錢 (hěn huì zhuàn qián) - Very good at making money　お金を稼ぐのがとても上手
列出條件 (liè chū tiáo jiàn) - List out conditions　条件をリストアップする
另一半 (lìng yī bàn) - The other half, partner　パートナー
重要性 (zhòng yào xìng) - Importance　重要性
缺一不可 (quē yī bù kě) - Inseparable, indispensable　不可分
不會在我有困難的時候離開我 (bù huì zài wǒ yǒu kùn nan de shí hou lí kāi wǒ) - Won't leave me when I'm in trouble　困っている時に私を見捨てない
抽象 (chōu xiàng) - Abstract　抽象的な
不順遂 (bù shùn suí) - Unsmooth, not going well　うまくいかない
消極 (xiāo jí) - Passive, negative　消極的な
屁事很多 (pì shì hěn duō) - A lot of nonsense　くだらないことがたくさん
事事順心 (shì shì shùn xīn) - Everything goes well　すべて順調
喜劇演員 (xǐ jù yǎn yuán) - Comedian　コメディアン
脫口秀 (tuō kǒu xiù) - Talk show　トークショー
高富帥 (gāo fù shuài) - Tall, rich, and handsome　高身長でお金持ちでハンサム
被激怒 (bèi jī nù) - Get angry　怒る
擇偶條件 (zé ǒu tiáo jiàn) - Criteria for choosing a partner　パートナー選びの条件

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July 09, 2023EP67: The ugly cityscape of Taiwan
**Cities in Taiwan: **

▶️青埔 (qīng pǔ):
As part of the re-planning of Taoyuan City, Taiwan, the streets here are well-planned, straight, clean, and wide. In recent years, affected by land adjustment, housing prices in Qingpu City have risen sharply.
台湾桃園市の再計画の一環として、ここの通りはよく計画され、真っ直ぐで清潔で幅が広いです。近年、土地区画整理の影響で青浦市の住宅価格も急速に上昇している。

▶️永和 (yǒng hé):
There are quite a lot of illegal buildings and iron houses in this area, and there are also many distinctive foreign and Taiwanese cuisines. The population in this area is very dense, and the residents are mostly college students, working class, and foreign workers. Cathy lived here for four years during college and has a deep affection for Yonghe.
この地域には不法建築物や鉄の家が多く、外国料理や台湾料理も多く、人口密度が非常に高く、住民のほとんどが大学生、労働者階級、外国人労働者です。キャシーは大学時代の４年間ここに住んでおり、永和に深い感情を抱いている。

▶️天母、內湖、大直(Tiānmǔ, nèi hú, dà zhí):
These three areas are places where many middle-class and intellectuals gather in Taipei City. There are American schools, European schools, Japanese overseas schools, and various bilingual elementary and junior high schools. Neihu is also a well-known science and technology park in Taipei City, where many foreign technology companies gather. Therefore, the streets in these three areas are relatively clean, the restaurants are high-end, and the rent is frighteningly expensive.
この3つのエリアは台北市の中でも比較的中間層や知識人が多く集まるエリアで、アメリカンスクール、ヨーロッパスクール、日本人海外学校、バイリンガルの各種小学校・中学校などが存在します。内湖は台北市の有名な科学技術園区でもあり、多くの外資系テクノロジー企業が集まっているため、この3つのエリアは街並みも比較的きれいで、レストランも高級で、家賃も恐ろしく高いです。

Vocabularies & Phrases:
筆直 (bǐ zhí) Straight 直線的
違建 (wéi jiàn) Illegal construction 違法建築
旅遊專欄 (lǚ yóu zhuān lán) Travel column 旅行コラム
鐵皮屋 (tiě pí wū) Sheet metal house スチールハウス
生鏽 (shēng xiǔ) Rust さびる
鐵窗 (tiě chuāng) a window with iron grating　鉄窓
電線杆 (diàn xiàn gān) Utility pole 電柱
生活品質 (shēng huó pǐn zhì) Quality of life 生活の質
空氣品質 (kōng qì pǐn zhì) Air quality 空気の質
機車 (jī chē) Scooter バイク
人行道 (rén xíng dào) Sidewalk 歩道
住商分離 (zhù shāng fēn lí) single-use zoning 人が住む住宅地と企業が活動する商業地を分離する都市計画制度
人情味 (rén qíng wèi) Human touch 人情味
噪音 (zào yīn) Noise 騒音
土地公廟 (tǔ dì gōng miào) Earth God temple 土地神の神殿
金碧輝煌 (jīn bì huī huáng) Magnificent and splendid 華麗で壮大
中華民國美學 (zhōng huá mín guó měi xué) Chinese aesthetics 中華民国の美学
鑑賞能力有提升 (jiàn shǎng néng lì yǒu tí shēng) Improved appreciation ability 鑑賞能力が向上
臨停: 臨時停車 (lín tíng: lín shí tíng chē) Temporary parking 臨時駐車
違停: 違規停車 (wéi tíng: wéi guī tíng chē) Illegal parking 違法駐車
裝潢 (zhuāng huáng) Interior decoration 室内装飾
本末倒置 (běn mò dǎo zhì) to put the cart before the horse 逆さまにする
外力介入 (wài lì jiè rù) External interference 外部からの介入
台灣也有很棒的傳統建築，但是沒有被好好利用 (Táiwān yě yǒu hěn bàng de chuántǒng jiànzhù, dànshì méiyǒu bèi hǎo hǎo lìyòng) Taiwan also has great traditional architecture, but it hasn't been properly utilized 台湾にも素晴らしい伝統的建築物がありますが、適切に活用されていません
台中火車站 (Táizhōng huǒchē zhàn) Taichung Train Station 台中駅
沒有一個整體感 (méiyǒu yī gè zhěngtǐ gǎn) Lack of a sense of wholeness 一体感がない

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June 29, 2023EP66: Cross-Cultural Relationship
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異國戀的優點
聊不完的話題
可以生混血兒
覺得比較自信

我們不受台灣男生歡迎的原因
太高
長的不漂亮
體重比較重
比較不乖

Vocabulary and Phrases

話不多說 / huà bù duō shuō / without further ado

一體兩面 / yī tǐ liǎng miàn / two sides of the same coin

理所當然 / lǐ suǒ dāng rán / naturally; as a matter of course

幼稚園 / yòu zhì yuán / kindergarten

保母 / bǎo mǔ / childcare worker

換尿布 / huàn niào bù / change diapers

自我中心 / zì wǒ zhōng xīn / self-centered

無意冒犯 / wú yì mào fàn / unintentionally offend

混血寶寶 / hùn xuè bǎo bǎo / mixed-race baby

倖存者偏差 / xìng cún zhě piān chā / survivor bias

李奧納多狄卡皮歐 / lǐ ào nà duō dí kǎ pí ōu / Leonardo DiCaprio

創傷 / chuàng shāng / trauma

先進國家 / xiān jìn guó jiā / advanced country

眼睛為之一亮 / yǎn jīng wéi zhī yī liàng / eyes light up

人格特質 / rén gé tè zhì / personality traits

認同 / rèn tóng / identification; recognition

服從 / fú cóng / obedience

妥協 / tuǒ xié / compromise

平起平坐 / píng qǐ píng zuò / treat as equals

互相扶持 / hù xiāng fú chí / support each other

並肩同行 / bìng jiān tóng xíng / walk side by side

我不想要當你的附屬品 / wǒ bù xiǎng yào dāng nǐ de fù shǔ pǐn / I don't want to be your accessory

體重 / tǐ zhòng / body weight

審美觀念 / shěn měi guān niàn / aesthetic sense

勻稱 / yún chēn / proportionate

包生男: 一定會生下男孩 / bāo shēng nán: yī dìng huì shēng xià nán hái / guaranteed to have a baby boy

自以為 / zì yǐ wéi / consider oneself

分店 / fēn diàn / branch (store)

延續這個比喻 / yán xù zhè ge bǐ yù / continue this metaphor

出口 (export) / chū kǒu / export

內銷 / nèi xiāo / domestic sales

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June 18, 2023EP65:The Ups and Downs of Cross-Cultural Romantic Relationship
Vocabularies & Phrases
異國戀 (yì guó liàn) | Cross-cultural love | 異国の恋愛
酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là) | bittersweet | ほろにがい
勸退 (quàn tuì) | Dissuade | 勧める
相愛容易相處難 (xiāng ài róng yì xiāng chǔ nán) | It’s easy to fall in love, but difficult to get along | 愛し合うことは簡単だが、上手くやっていくのは難しい
隔閡 (gé gé) | Barrier | 隔たり
溝通 (gōu tōng) | Communication | コミュニケーション
不爽 (bù shuǎng) | Unhappy | 不快
人格 (rén gé) | Personality | 人格
委婉 (wěi wǎn) | Euphemistic | 委婉
我沒事 (wǒ méi shì) | I’m fine | 大丈夫
蠻難搞的 (mán nán gǎo de) | Quite difficult to handle | 扱いにくい
陸生 (lù shēng) | Mainland Chinese student | 中国本土の学生
字面上的理解 (zì miàn shàng de lǐ jiě) | Literal interpretation | 文字通りの解釈
這倒也是 (zhè dào yě shì) | That’s true | それは確かにそうです
解決方法 (jiě jué fāng fǎ) | Solution | 解決法
吉卜力 (jí bǔ lì) | Studio GHIBLI | スタジオジブリ
動畫片 (dòng huà piàn) | Animated film | アニメ映画
意識到 (yì shí dào) | Realize | 気づく
重疊 (zhòng dié) | Overlap | 重なり
喜劇片 (xǐ jù piàn) | Comedy film | コメディ映画
搞笑片 (gǎo xiào piàn) | Funny film | お笑い映画
好像也沒差 (hǎo xiàng yě méi chā) | It doesn’t seem to matter | どうでもいいようです
潤滑劑 (rùn huá jì) | Lubricant | 潤滑剤
沒有想清楚 (méi yǒu xiǎng qīng chǔ) | Haven’t thought it through | よく考えていない
溫柔的小女人 (wēn róu de xiǎo nǚ rén) | Gentle woman | 優しい女性
閒言閒語 (xián yánxián yǔ) | Gossip | おしゃべり
異樣眼光 (yì yàng yǎn guāng) | Strange looks | 変な目で見る
被社會的期待綁架 (bèi shè huì de qī dài bǎng jià) | Being held hostage by society’s expectations | 社会の期待に縛られる
文化差異 (wén huà chā yì) | Cultural differences | 文化の違い
笑不出來 (xiào bù chū lái) | Can’t laugh | 笑えない
戳到他的笑點 (chuō dào tā de xiào diǎn) | Hit his funny bone | 彼の笑いのツボにはまる

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June 11, 2023 EP64: What is 台女?

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June 06, 2023EP63: How to Learn Mandarin and Win Taiwanese Friends: An Interview with an American-Taiwanese Friend of Cathy
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It isn’t easy to set boundaries if you’re interacting with the Taiwanese.
Taiwanese value harmony among groups due to our collectivist culture.
It’s pretty difficult for some Taiwanese to tell how they truly feel.
Advice to those who want to make Taiwanese friends: Do not be afraid to make mistakes

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June 04, 2023 EP62: Teaching English is such an easy money in Taiwan

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May 24, 2023 EP61: An effective way to insult a Taiwanese

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May 23, 2023 EP60: Just a crazy European b**ch messed with a crazy Asian b**ch

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May 21, 2023 EP59: Travel with (my control freaks) Family

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