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Help me to identify this Chinese idiom?
Ok, I do not have alot to go on here, but searched everywhere and failed. I wonder if you guys can help me identify this Chinese idiom.
In Hainanese,
Nang bu ti nang, gui(鬼) bu ti gui(鬼)
alternates,
Lang erm si lang, kui erm si kui (Sarawak Hokkien)
Lang beh si lang, kui beh si kui (KL, Malaysia)
Translation:
Human not human, ghost not ghost.
So yeah, a few questions:-
1) Do you know the Hainanese saying in Chinese scripts?
2) Do you have a similar saying in your country? (mainland or elsewhere)
3) Have you ever heard of this phrase?
4) What does this really mean, other than the literal translation?
5) Could you give me a few examples on how to use this idiom?
Thanks =)
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Utilisez-vous souvent le ne explétif?
Do you use "Ne explétif" often or not?
Should it or should it not be used more often in colloquial/formal French?
What do you think?
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Que l'on ou Qu'on?
Can I write and speak just "que l'on" from now on? Or is it too formal?
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What does it mean by 'Tutoyer'?
I know it means something like, you can use 'tu' or we can use the 'tu' form with each other, is it not? so how would I use it in a sentence, to ask the other person this? Is this a verb? I thought it is spelt 'tu toyer'? And is there a verb for using vous form, like tutoyer?
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First notebook entry: Introducing myself
J'apprends le français parce que je la veux pratiquer et j'aime apprendre des langues. Ma langue maternelle est malais, mais je peux parler l'anglais avec un étage C2. J'ai grandi à Brunei dans Borneo, dans la capitale de Bandar Seri Begawan. J'aime regarder la télé, et les films. J'aime faire du sport. Récemment, j'ai essayé de tir à l'arc, c'était amusant!
D'accord, c'est tout pour le moment.
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