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Chinese Thought Pills
Stories from Chinese idioms coupled with Lessons for Real Life.
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Shirley Lee
Apr 6, 2023
5 More Idioms for You to Describe 5 Types of Foolish People
More Idiom Stories, or Idiot Stories, If You May
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Shirley Lee
Jul 16, 2020
This Old Chinese Fable Will Teach You How To Get Things Done
A story about moving mountains
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Shirley Lee
Apr 4, 2020
Trading Jewellery is Dumb
A story from Chinese history about trading a piece of jade
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Shirley Lee
Mar 27, 2020
5 Chinese Idioms for You to Describe 5 Types of Dumb People
You can call them idiom stories or idiot…
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Shirley Lee
Jun 20, 2019
How to Start Doing Anything
A nugget of wisdom from a Chinese war story
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Shirley Lee
Jun 18, 2019
How Fake News Is Spread
A story about a tiger in the market
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Shirley Lee
Jun 8, 2019
5 Chinese Idiom Stories that Must Be Totally Real, Duh
5 Short Stories in One Post! What a Deal!
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Shirley Lee
May 12, 2019
Loving Your Parents the Hardcore Chinese Way
Please don’t.
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Shirley Lee
May 6, 2019
Better Give Than Take
A story about collecting debt
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Shirley Lee
Apr 30, 2019
You May Not Be Right
A story about some blind men and an elephant
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Shirley Lee
Apr 22, 2019
Literally just 5 Chinese idioms for you to bad-mouth people in a very specific and extra way
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Shirley Lee
Oct 8, 2018
What to do when there’s a burglar
Or, everyone wants to be a better version of themselves
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Shirley Lee
Sep 12, 2018
“Smart people” do not exist.
An ancient debate about the sun
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Shirley Lee
Sep 3, 2018
Be careful what you wish for
A story about a dragon fan and a real dragon
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Shirley Lee
Aug 27, 2018
Don’t act while you’re still angry
A story of how moving an index finger led to a national sh*tstorm
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Shirley Lee
Aug 20, 2018
If it looks dumb, but it works, then it’s not dumb at all
An ancient heist turned into an idiom
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Shirley Lee
Aug 13, 2018
Embrace your mistakes.
Might make you sound cooler
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Shirley Lee
Aug 9, 2018
Never brag.
A story about a weapon seller
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Shirley Lee
Jul 30, 2018
Chinese Thought Pills Rejects
“Idioms” that Didn’t Quite Make the Cut
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Shirley Lee
Jul 23, 2018
This Is How Things Get Popular
A story about a headcloth
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Shirley Lee
Jul 17, 2018
A Big-A** Bird that Screamed
A story of an advice we all already knew
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Shirley Lee
Jul 9, 2018
If it may make you look bad, don’t do it.
What to do at melon farms and under plum trees
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Shirley Lee
Jul 2, 2018
Stop judging people.
A story about a big old tree
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Shirley Lee
Jun 24, 2018
The Terrifying Lives “Successful” People Live
Firewood lying and gall licking stuff
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Shirley Lee
Jun 18, 2018
To live your dream, fulfill its basic requirements first.
A Dumb Rabbit and A Dumber Farmer
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