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.
❤️🍚😋 Used to think love could sustain me, now I just find the meal delicious. // 以前觉得喜欢能当饭吃，现在觉得饭好吃。 Yǐqián juédé xǐhuān néng dāng fàn chī, xiànzài juédé fàn hào chī. // Dĩ tiền giác đắc hỉ hoan năng đương phạn cật, hiện tại giác đắc phạn hảo cật. // Trước kia cảm thấy thích có thể … Read more
📚🤦♀️🍲 According to my plan, I should be a well-read woman, but now I am a well-fed woman. // 按我的计划，我应该是一个饱读诗书的女人，但我现在是一个饱的女人。 Àn wǒ de jìhuà, wǒ yīnggāi shì yīgè bǎo dú shī shū de nǚrén, dàn wǒ xiànzài shì yīgè bǎo de nǚrén. // Án ngã đích kế hoa, ngã ứng cai thị nhất cá bão … Read more
🐂🤨💬 In middle age, one is like a plowing buffalo, beneath the strong appearance lies the unsaid voice of the heart. // 人到中年，就像一头犁田的牛，坚强的外表下，隐藏着不能说的心声。 Rén dào zhōng nián, jiù xiàng yītóu lí tián de niú, jiānqiáng de wàibiǎo xià, yǐncángzhe bùnéng shuō de xīnshēng. // Nhân đáo trung niên, tựu tượng nhất đầu lê điền đích … Read more
😌🌿🌟 In middle age, without an elegant demeanor, one is bound to appear shallow; without a composed demeanor, one is bound to appear desperate. // 人到中年，若是身上没有优雅的样子，就免不了有肤浅的样子；没有从容的样子，就免不了有绝望的样子。 Rén dào zhōng nián, ruòshì shēnshang méiyǒu yōuyǎ de yàngzi, jiù miǎnbule yǒu fūqiǎn de yàngzi; méiyǒu cóngróng de yàngzi, jiù miǎnbule yǒu juéwàng de yàngzi. // Nhân đáo … Read more
🍷🌔📜 In middle age, you can drink Li Bai’s wine, but must lighten Du Fu’s sorrows; enjoy Su Dongpo’s bright moon, but don’t touch Wang Wei’s love red beans. // 人到中年，可饮李白的酒，但要看开杜甫的愁；可赏苏东坡的明月，但别碰王维的相思红豆。 Rén dào zhōng nián, kěyǐn lǐbái de jiǔ, dàn yào kàn kāi dùfǔ de chóu; kě yǐ shǎng sūdōngpō de míngyuè, dàn bié pèng … Read more