Back from my family trip and something else so I had to take another week off from it.
First, if you are looking for a catchy name for your clinic, our first idiom is something to consider.
十全十美 shí quán shí měi. Find out why in today's episode!


樂極生悲, lè jí shēng bēi. Means happiness to the extreme and turns into unfortunate.
宥卮,  yòu zhī. A vassal for wine. How it looks

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Fight doesn't always involved guns and knifes. Morden day competition at office and politics have more conspiracy plots and intrigue.
You don't need to participate in any but definitely would be useful to spot the 勾心鬥角 at workplace.
Let's find out the story behind the idiom.


✅ 杜牧, dù mù, poet from Tang Dynasty. The author of ē fáng gōng fù (阿房宮賦)
✅ 阿房宮, ē fáng gōng, The palace built under the command of Qín Shǐhuáng (秦始皇)

📌No update for next week (Oct 9) I'm going away for a family long weekend.

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A student's achievement is the teacher's too. And the only reason we made progress is the younger generation outdo the pervious.
And 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán is the best way you express your gratitude to those who helped you accomplished your challenges.


✅ 荀子 xún zǐ
✅ 靛青 diàn qīng, indigo blue
✅ 蓼藍 liǎo lán, indigo plant or the difficult term Indigofera tinctoria
✅ 至聖先師 zhì shèng xiān shī, honorific to Confucius as "Ultimate Sage and First Teacher"


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When Ukraine fights back with courage, stamina and dignity, the best description for its recent victory is 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú


竹筍炒肉絲, zhú sǔnchǎoròusī, bamboo shoots & pork stir fry. Common Taiwanese family dish also a form of corporal punishments.


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It's Mid Autumn Festival 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié this Saturday!
People celebrate differently throughout the time but it's always about the moon 🌕 and mooncake 🥮
Find out why when 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè is the perfect time to take a walk in this episode.

More info about Mid Autumn Festival
https://youtu.be/NtipfuWE5Vc

Poem in the episode
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天垂六幕水浮空，霽月光風上下同。
我向山頭一舒笑，楚人還望白雲中。

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It's September! For some, it's the end of summer.
How would you summarize your summer? 汗流浹背hàn liú jiá bèi is something we all shared I believe.
Listen now and tell me if you are one of us!

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Do you agree it's all fair in love and war? Especially at war, is deception part of the strategy?
Hán Fēi Zǐ (韓非子), the icon from Legalism gave his thought in one idom bīng bú yàn zhà 兵不厭詐 and an intriguing story. Let hear it.


☑戰國時代 Jhànguó Shíhdài, Warring States Period 
☑法家 Fǎjiā, Legalism
☑儒家 Jújiā, Confucianism 

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A different arrangement was made this week, tell me how do you think about it?
Today’s idiom is guǐ guǐ suì suì <鬼鬼祟祟> 
A ghostly idiom for the Ghost Month! 
What to find out what’s the Ghost Month and more spooky facts? 
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*雷公 léigōng, the God of Thunder
*普渡 pǔdù, or 中元普渡 zhōng yuán pǔdù, Ghost Festival in Taiwan

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Welcome to the second episode of show!
The idiom of the week is chē shuǐ mǎ lóng <車水馬龍> Car, Water, Horse and dragon.
Is this about wildlife? Quite the opposite, it’s mostly used to describe living in the city. Find out why in today’s episode. 

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Welcome to the FIRST episode of show!
Our very first idiom is suǒ xiàng pī mǐ 所向披靡
It's from one of the most well-known stories between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. So let's find out what happened between them.

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