You might have realized that this “Quote of the day” section has become a large part of my website’s content. While I was picking up Chinese again in my late 30s after dropping it in my late 20s, I decided that the best way to study is to translate some quotes that I encountered into my mother tongue and English on the go.
These quotes may be funny or related to self-help. What’s better than being a better version of you while studying? Have fun with quotes in 3 languages. Check back here everyday for a new quote. Enjoy learning Vietnamese, Chinese, and English.
🎶🙏🤦♀️ Always expecting, always disappointing Isn’t everyday passing as such? Wrecklessly vulgar, pretentiously elegant Isn’t everyone just a foul sack of flesh? – Xu Song, “Suiting All Tastes” // 总在盼望 总在失望 日子还不都这样 俗的无畏 雅的轻狂 还不都是一副臭皮囊——许嵩《雅俗共赏》 Zǒng zài pànwàng zǒng zài Shīwàng rì zǐ huán bù dōu zhèyàng Sú de wúwèi yǎ de qīngkuáng Hái bù … Read more
🤐👥💭 Becoming less talkative, less inclined to express opinions, and less interested in chatting with others—this might be the early stage of entering into introversion in middle age. // 变得不爱说话,不爱发表意见,不爱与人聊天,这应该是进入了一个内向中年人的初级阶段。 Biàn dé bù ài shuōhuà, bù ài fābiǎo yìjiàn, bù ài yǔ rén liáotiān, zhè yīnggāi shì jìnrùle yīgè nèixiàng zhōng nián rén de … Read more
🍂💔🌅 Amidst the vicissitudes of middle age, there is always a silent pain. Watching life pass away, watching life journey afar, but only able to watch, unable to hold back. // 中年人的沧桑中，总有一种无言的伤痛。目送生命的逝去，目送生命的远行，却只能目送，无法挽留。 Zhōng nián rén de cāngsāng zhōng, zǒng yǒuyī zhǒng wú yán de shāng tòng. Mùsòng shēngmìng de shìqù, mùsòng shēngmìng de yuǎn xíng, … Read more
📖🤔💭 The so-called midlife crisis, the real source of anxiety is not loneliness, not poverty, and certainly not aging. It’s when you reach middle age and realize you’ve never lived life in the way you truly liked. – Yu Hua, “Wencheng” // 所谓中年危机，真正让人焦虑的，不是孤单，不是贫穷，更不是衰老，而是人到中年你才发现，你从来没有按照自己喜欢的方式活过。——余华《文城》 Suǒwèi zhōng nián wéijī, zhēnzhèng ràng rén jiāolǜ de, bùshì gūdān, bùshì … Read more
⚡❤️🤝 It’s that season again when holding hands with someone you like results in static electricity. // 又到了和喜欢的人拉拉手都会有静电的季节了。 Yòu dàole hé xǐhuān de rén lā lāshǒu dūhuì yǒu jìngdiàn de jìjiéle. // Hựu đáo liễu hòa hỉ hoan đích nhân lạp lạp thủ đô hội hữu tĩnh điện đích quý tiết liễu. // Lại là … Read more