Chinglish lesson – 巴 Posted on November 15, 2014 by Ray 7 Today’s Chinglish comes with a free short lesson. The character 巴 “ba” is often used in phonetic translations. It can stand for “bar” (酒吧 jiuba – alcohol bar) as well as “bus” (巴士 bashi – bus, simply phonetically) So you see, honest mistake here. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading...
Weirdo on the bus – old poems 2008 v Posted on September 17, 2014 by Ray 2 Weirdo on the bus breathes heavy cries I politely ignore Your tar-black eyes Weirdo on the bus hums to himself sings to us all A warning of danger behind I’m sorry I don’t have any change I lie And I can’t wait to step off the bus and forget you exist • • • 3/18/14 Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading...