Taiwanese National Day, Hong Kong and Ebola

Today we talk about 双十节 shuāng shí jiē, the day that commenmorates the founding of the Republic of China in 1911. Don't miss the show as our hosts from both sides of the straits get into some fascinating discussion about the history and relations between the Repubic and People's Republic of China. Following are the keywords used in this podcast: 双十节 shuāng shí jiē: Double-Ten Day 国庆日 guó qìng rì: National Day 国民党 guó mín dǎng: Chinese Nationalist Party 纪年 jì nián: chronology 外省人 wài shěng rén: Mainlanders 原住民 yuán zhù mín: Aborigine 蓝营 lán yíng: Blue Camp 绿营 lǜ yíng: Green Camp 戒严 jiè yán: martial law 崇拜 chóng bài: adore 民国 mín guó: The Republic of China 五四运动 wǔ sì yùn dòng: May Fourth Movement in 1919 中山装 zhōng shān zhuāng: Sun Yat Sen's uniform 诗意 shī yì: poetic 占领中环 zhàn lǐng zhōng huán: Occupy Central 安居乐业 ān jū lè yè: live and work in peace and contentment 稳定 wěn dìng: stable, steady 地球仪 dì qiú yí: terrestrial globe 口罩 kǒu zhào: face mask 埃博拉 āi bó lā: Ebola (virus) 雾霾 wù mái: smog 传染病 chuán rǎn bìng: infectious disease

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This episode is 30:32 long.

This episode was published on Oct 22, 2014.

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