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.
😋🍲😅 The hotpot law. At the beginning: This is delicious, that is delicious. At the end: Whoever ordered it, finishes it. // 吃火锅定律。刚开始：这个好吃，那个好吃。到最后：谁点的谁吃完。 Chī huǒ guō dìng lǜ. Gāng kāi shǐ: Zhè ge hǎo chī, nà ge hǎo chī. Dào zuì hòu: Shuí diǎn de shuí chī wán. // Cật hỏa oa định luật. Cương … Read more
🏠🐕💪 A qualified worker, even if he moved the day before and had weak legs, tidied up in the middle of the night, and walked his dog early in the morning, still has to push through and go to work. // 一名合格的打工人，即使前一天搬家搬到腿软，收拾收到半夜，清早起来遛狗，也还是要努力上班。 Yī míng hé gé de dǎ gōng rén, jí shǐ qián yī tiān … Read more
😩💼🍼 I don’t want to go to work. I’m curious how my parents managed to keep going? And they had to raise kids too… I’m done. I can barely take care of myself. // 不想上班，好奇爸妈是怎么坚持下来的?还得养娃…跪了。我养我自己都费劲。 Bbù xiǎng shàng bān, hǎo qí bà mā shì zěn me jiān chí xià lái de? Hái děi yǎng wá… … Read more
⌨️😩⏳ I wonder if I can get through this eight-hour workday without smashing my head against the keyboard. // 我想知道我是否可以在不用用头撞键盘的情况下度过这八小时的工作日。 Wǒ xiǎng zhī dào wǒ shì fǒu kě yǐ zài bú yòng yòng tóu zhuàng jiàn pán de qíng kuàng xià dù guò zhè bā xiǎo shí de gōng zuò rì. // Ngã tưởng tri … Read more
🌍☯️🧘♀️ Don’t pretend to be too close to this world, nor too distant. The key is to maintain a balanced and calm mind, neither too indulgent nor too detached. We are still ourselves, we are just who we are. // 不用假装与这个世界如何亲近，也不用假装与这个世界如何疏远，理贵适中平常心，不可过厚与太薄，我们还是我们，我们就是我们。 Bú yòng jiǎ zhuāng yǔ zhè gè shì jiè rú hé qīn jìn, yě … Read more