Posts Tagged ‘Chinese language’

မ်က္ကန္းမ်ဳိးခ်စ္ or Ultranationalists

April 30, 2012

I just learnt about 100 sentences of Cantonese Chinese to help me effectively communicate with my patients. I was shocked to learn that even in that very limited 100 sentences, there are HUNDREDS of Chinese words similar in sounding as well as meaning with Myanmar words.

Yes we all know that both Chinese and Myanmar language are from the Tibeto-Burman/Tibeto-Chinese language group.

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Great wisdom of ancient Chinese Wisemen

October 4, 2011

Source: Mr Alan Kok Chu Yu’s blog : Wise man say

Wise man says: Since ancient times, Chinese known scholars of great wisdom always advocated ways of life with mental strength, and inner power. They widely used the word ‘Xin心-heart’, broadly speaking and explained, it meant everything one intended to do, do it with one’s mind wholeheartedly.

 Caricature of Confucious One of the great scholars with immense wisdom
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