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my sushi chef is good for so many things
Jun. 10th, 2004 10:10 pmHe makes wonderful sashimi for me, of course. And he's damned easy on the eyes.
Being from from Indonesia originally but of ethnic Chinese ancestry, he can also speak and read Mandarin.
This came in handy for me when I got to wondering what the Chinese characters in last month's Richard Dragon #1 meant.
( ideography )
edited to add:
Okay, apparently the second character is used to represent "dragon" in both Chinese and Japanese. The overall effect, I think, is to drive home the point that Richard has studied under masters in Japan and on the Chinese mainland as well (among, doubtless, other places; I'd be surprised if he doesn't know tae kwon do, for example). I'd thank the person who confirmed the Japanese theory, but they commented anonymously and didn't leave a name.
Being from from Indonesia originally but of ethnic Chinese ancestry, he can also speak and read Mandarin.
This came in handy for me when I got to wondering what the Chinese characters in last month's Richard Dragon #1 meant.
( ideography )
edited to add:
Okay, apparently the second character is used to represent "dragon" in both Chinese and Japanese. The overall effect, I think, is to drive home the point that Richard has studied under masters in Japan and on the Chinese mainland as well (among, doubtless, other places; I'd be surprised if he doesn't know tae kwon do, for example). I'd thank the person who confirmed the Japanese theory, but they commented anonymously and didn't leave a name.
