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Cake day: September 15th, 2023

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  • Mandarin Chinese:

    I thought of a couple involving animals.

    沉鱼落雁 (chén yú luò yàn) - literally “sinking fish and grounding geese” - describes a beautiful woman.

    虎头蛇尾 (hǔ tóu shé wěi) - literally “having the head of a tiger and the tail of a snake” - meaning: 1. having a strong start and a weak finish. 2. describing someone who is treacherous and doesn’t do what they say they will.

    Lots of idioms in Chinese are “chengyu” consisting of four characters.



  • the top right is probably 混水摸鱼 which is an idiom my dictionary translates as “to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain”. the top left three characters might be someone’s name. the bottom row: no idea about the first character. second character is probably 着. last two characters are probably 罚款 (fine, as in paying money as a penalty). the handwriting is pretty sloppy.