Papa Koala and I like cows. So the Canadian bought me a little cow and we have named it 美牛 Mei Niu, which means Beautiful Cow. It's punning on the Chinese phrase 美女meinu which means "beautiful girl". ( Read more... )

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I wrote about the Chinese mascots, the 福娃 fúwá before. I also wrote about the 福娃 fúwá for the Paralympics named 福牛乐乐 Fu Niu Le Le before. :)

She's not quite as prominent and easy to find as the others, but if you look hard you can find her ... ( Read more... )

Being bovine, I have always had a soft spot for cows and buffalo.

As the Bejing Olympics draw to an end, imagine my delight when I see that the official mascot ( 福娃 fúwá) for the Beijing Summer Paralympics is a cow! :)


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I've talked before about how the poor 'egg' features so prominently in many Chinese insults and swear words. Today I was mulling over a Chinese proverb that goes 呼牛呼马hū niú hū mǎ. Literally it translates as: "Call me a cow, call me a horse ( Read more... )

These two gorgeous icons from alexandral. Useful for when you are having a tough day ...

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牛：肖牛今年有正桃花星飛臨, 所以今年談婚論嫁甚為適合, 而未有對象的朋友今 ( Read more... )