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Korean Through Hanja 한자어 정선: Each blog post will have some Sino-Korean words with a common Chinese character. If I were to learn 5 new Sino-Korean Words a day, that means I can learn more than 1800 words a year.
All entries will use Traditional Chinese, the standard used in Korea. Take note that there will be differences with Japanese Kanji and obviously Simplified Chinese.

Canto Mando Menu 菜單指南 I love Chinese food, and eventually I would like to learn how to read a Chinese menu entirely and be able to order in Mandarin and Cantonese. Blog posts will be in English and Japanese.

Yoji-Time 四字熟語: Learn how to use some common 4-character Japanese idiomatic expressions.

Kotowaza Corner ことわざ・コーナー Learn how to use some common Japanese idiomatic expressions.

Observations on Language Learning: Just as the title says!

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Yoji-Time 四字熟語 # 2 - 心機一転

 しんきいってん
心機一転

The English equivalent of this Yojijukugo is to "turn over a new leaf."

Example Sentence:

彼は病気になり、心機一転、タバコをやめるよう決心した。
He turned over a new leaf when got sick, and he decided to quit smoking.

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