Overview China’s economic rise has led to much talk surrounding China’s currency. In many cases, so-called financial or China “experts” incorrectly pronounce the name of China’s currency, leading informed listeners to doubt the knowledge of those so-called “experts” on China or other financial topics. There are two official names which refer to China’s currency: Renminbi, ...
This article provides practical English advice on pronouncing RMB and yuan, which are names used for the Chinese currency, and gives examples on how and when to use these names. Background – Renminbi, RMB The official name of China’s currency is the RMB, which is short for the pinyin spelling of “Renminbi.” In Mandarin, “Renmin” ...
Tai Chi is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. I’m going to write a little about the various schools of Tai Chi and how they developed. Most people don’t realize that Tai Chi (pinyin Taiji) was originally a very powerful form of martial arts. The first theory of the evolution ...
There are lots of Chinese people. We all know that. There are also lots of Chinese people with the same last names. Well, not quite as many in English. Romanization of Chinese last names into English (or any language that uses the Roman alphabet) can get pretty complicated, but let’s try to keep it relatively ...
It’s hard to believe that one of rock’s original masterpieces was released in 1977. The master of the microphone was an overweight talented musician/actor from Texas with a very unlikely name: Meat Loaf. The groundbreaking album was titled, “Bat Out Of Hell.” The release composed by master wordsmith Jim Steinman contained the staple jukebox favorite, ...
