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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: Year of the Rat |
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The year of the Golden Pig is over.
Does anyone know what Koreans believe the year of the rat will bring to us?
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Year of the Rat |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
The year of the Golden Pig is over.
Does anyone know what Koreans believe the year of the rat will bring to us?
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Not quite.
It doesn't end until 11.59 on the 6th of February, the Lunar New Year's Eve.
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| as far as i understand it, it's still the year of the golden pig until the lunar new year. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Oh..yeah I just found that out.
Funny, I think most people in the West just assume that it changes over on Jan. 1st. I did..... |
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Major Kong
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Pestilence and...oh yeah, more side dishes of cucumber kimchee. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's what I thought. Thanks, T. Always a wealth of information. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's what I thought. Thanks, T. Always a wealth of information. |
Only on things I know about 
You are welcome. Happy New Year! |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's what I thought. Thanks, T. Always a wealth of information. |
Only on things I know about
You are welcome. Happy New Year! |
Happy New Year to your family!! 2008!! |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research).
True? |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's not a rat, it's a hamster.
| crazy_arcade wrote: |
Funny, I think most people in the West just assume that it changes over on Jan. 1st. I did..... |
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paquebot
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Scotticus wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
| That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research). |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's not a rat, it's a hamster. |
Glad to see I'm not the only one to have that thought.
For tzechuk: If 鼠 is the word for both rat and mouse is there a common way to distinguish between the two? Something like '太鼠' for rat, perchance? |
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PGF
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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쥐
I was born in the year of the 쥐
mouse/rat and I like cats, go figure
happy new year. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| paquebot wrote: |
| Scotticus wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| caniff wrote: |
| That looks like a mouse and not a rat in the pic, but apparently the Korean language commonly doesn't differentiate between the two (based on my research). |
The Chinese word for RAT is the same as mouse... 鼠 |
That's not a rat, it's a hamster. |
Glad to see I'm not the only one to have that thought.
For tzechuk: If 鼠 is the word for both rat and mouse is there a common way to distinguish between the two? Something like '太鼠' for rat, perchance? |
The word is 大, which means big. 太 means *too much*.. so 太大 means too big.
I just asked my sister, who's much better at Chinese than I am, and she said no, there's no real way of distinguishing between the two. Mouse/rat, rat/mouse, one for all, all for one!  |
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Major Kong
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Transcendental person of the world... rats, cats, dogs, parakeets, frogs,
reality says animals piss on trees 5 days out of the week(we all need 2 days off). People (only 2 when needed) urinate when only at home. Please cast the the stone if you never pissed outside your own home. I have, on 54th Ave. NYC(1969), BTW- I've been drinking heavy since 29 DEC.... Bloody Mary, Black Russian, White Knight(s), I am way beyond this point of view... |
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