@Lilla__蝉時雨 is pronounced "semi-shigre".In the old days, the Japanese compared the sound of cicadas to a passing shower.
While enjoying a perfect autumn day, one that the Chinese describe as秋高气爽(qiūgāoqìshuǎng), with the sky clear and high, and the air cool and refreshing, I think of a song called秋蝉(Qiū Chán Autumn Cicada.). As mentioned in alesson posted last fall, the word禅(chán Zen) ...
While enjoying a perfect autumn day, one that the Chinese describe as秋高气爽(qiūgāoqìshuǎng), with the sky clear and high, and the air cool and refreshing, I think of a song called秋蝉(Qiū Chán Autumn Cicada.). As mentioned in alesson posted last fall, the word禅(chán Zen) ...
if i had to describe cheating in chess in one sentence, it would be the act of receiving external assistance most often in the form of a chess computer to tell you all the best moves in the game that you're playing. [narrator] during the more than 25 years since deep blue beat gary...
we describe them as having something called a dive reflex. if you hold your breath for a prolonged period of time you'll feel that you need to take a breath. you cannot make yourself unconscious by holding your breath. as soon as you're gonna lose consciousness, you will actually, your...
Corporate rules are often analysed without attending to the strengths and limitations of the body making, monitoring or implementing those rules. However,
The project started eight years ago, when Bay Area artists Quante and Escott had no words to describe the anxiety they were experiencing over California’s drought. “Angry” was too simplistic. “Sad” didn’t feel quite right. So they got creative. When they couldn’t find the word...
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Carl Hastrich on his Bouncing Ideas Blog asked “How is the Eastgate Building not like a termite mound” and if this type of research will encourage us to dive deeper into biomimicry. David Parr on his Biomimicron Blog uses the term Biomythology to describe the Eastgate Centre Building‘s ...
The Chinese word for Zen is禅(chán). Please don’t confuse it with蝉(chán cicadas), which is pronounced the same way and looks quite similar. As an exercise, find out what other words have the same pronunciation as禅(chán Zen). ...