Live & work in Taipei. Interested in Chinese, Taiwanese & English lit. 在台北生活的阿凸仔，喜歡看小說、看電影。 Reading: Killing Commendatore & 水問; Chess .com: Conorscruff Blog: https://www.translatingtaiwan.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mtdmwtw3u225Sushi Express: where memes go to die... 「鮭」工ㄟ and the reincarnating jellyfish https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2026/08/18/sushi-express-where-memes-go-to-die-%e3%80%8c%e6%ad%b8%e9%8b%bc%e6%ac%b8%e3%80%8d/ #Taiwanese18 Aug 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdmwtw3u225https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mqo6c4ma522qLots of speculation ahead of a 4 pm press conference by #UMT ( #昇達科 ), after they halted trading of their stock on the #Taipei Exchange today. The company supplies ground equipment for low-orbit satellites, including #SpaceX. inews.setn.com/news/1872869 #Investments #StockMarket #Taiwan https://inews.setn.com/news/187286915 Jul 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqo6c4ma522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mpn2occjfc25Pocket up to NT$300,000 for a one-minute Insta video on #Taiwan's connections to the world! findingtaiwan2026.com.tw/en02 Jul 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpn2occjfc25https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mh5j2eqdyk2fA #KoWenje fan with a side of misogyny, pretension, and pro-PRC sentiment, who is also a mummy's boy, that's what makes a #莮 in #Taiwan! #TaiwanSlang https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2026/03/16/weaponizing-variants-against-the-taiwan-peoples-party-in-taiwan-%e8%8e%ae/16 Mar 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5j2eqdyk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mgvtubpazs26RIP: I hereby announce the death of the #佛系 #BobbyHill meme. The meme was tragically posted by #Taiwan's Ministry of Finance yesterday evening, resulting in its immediate passing from popular culture, god rest its soul. Reflect on its glory days here: https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2018/07/26/bobbyhilltaiwan/13 Mar 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvtubpazs26https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mfq5mijlkk2wHave some craic this #StPatricksDay by making questionable #chess moves while three Guinnesses down! There is a range of brackets, so make sure you're in the right one before the tournament starts! #Slainte https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/find-your-bracket-in-the-paddy-pride-tournament-with-custom-trophies26 Feb 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq5mijlkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mdhaisiuhs2fBBC article on rumors and reality on #ZhangYouxia and #LiuZhenLi purge and what it means for the #PRC's leadership structure https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d0l0g8yz5o28 Jan 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhaisiuhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mdcyfbxoas2nA #buttery #wine is one of those terms you overthink when it comes to #translation. My ABC friend was trying to translate the concept at a wine bar near Yuanshan by resorting to all sorts of analogies, but can anyone guess what the wine list had in #Mandarin for "buttery notes"?26 Jan 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdcyfbxoas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mct4hdcxq22mThreads trend poking fun at overly standard accents (Mainland influence), which pronounce 問 as ven. #Mandarin #中文20 Jan 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mct4hdcxq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3mcszjnkmp22tCurious why so many children are flooding #Taipei streets during term time? Today is the end of semester. In process of finding out, stumbled upon this article on a teacher protest on Jan 25 against new rules on teacher hiring & firing https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%95%99%E5%B8%AB25%E6%97%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%97%E6%8A%97%E8%AD%B0%E4%BF%AE%E6%B3%95-%E6%95%99%E9%95%B7-%E6%87%89%E5%9B%9E%E5%AD%B8%E6%A0%A1%E6%8A%8A%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A9%E6%95%99%E5%A5%BD-002000679.html20 Jan 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcszjnkmp22thttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3macndnkesk24Interested in what it's like to come out as #gay in #Taiwan, check out this thread in #Chinese: https://www.threads.com/@chiao1990/post/DSabqY1gax3?xmt=AQF0EoSfmXTx0hhc5gSclnh42VpQVyrWibkpTYpCjwAAl45AiZ-WlSdEbbmKV5wECukLkGqk&slof=119 Dec 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3macndnkesk24https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3ma3cbgkib224#chess Swiss 10 mins starts now https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/611149516 Dec 2025 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3cbgkib224https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3m5zryo2b4222Instead of arguing about politics in the run-up to the #HolidaySeason, compete in the #ChessmasClash in your rating bracket 600-1000: https://www.chess.com/tournament/chessmas-clash-ii-600-1000/join 1000-1300: https://www.chess.com/tournament/chessmas-clash-ii-1000-1300/join 1300-1500: https://www.chess.com/tournament/chessmas-clash-ii-1300-1500/join 1500-2300: https://www.chess.com/tournament/chessmas-clash-ii-1500-2300/join #Chess20 Nov 2025 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zryo2b4222https://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3m4cqnp7zvs2lLove the turn of phrase describing the awkwardness of cross-strait family reunions 似近實遠 (seemingly close but distant in reality) in this very touching memoir of forgotten family links #銀波之舟 by #阮慶岳29 Oct 2025 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4cqnp7zvs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lzzqsw254c2qComing to a 7-11 near you30 Sep 2025 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzqsw254c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lzkzzzklt22p#CodeSwitching: co-workers discussing how bad it looks to shove a whole #mooncake into your mouth in #Mandarin, but switched to #Taiwanese to heighten the impact of the punchline & sound naggy, tsin pháinn-khuànn/真歹看. 某某: 月餅一口吃掉，「真歹看」 Somebody: Eating a mooncake all in one, it looks so bad! https://media.tenor.com/LObz6xtwfCMAAAAC/eat-mooncake-mooncake.gif?hh=300&ww=30024 Sep 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkzzzklt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lzkcbpkf2s2rTouching little story from 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows' about a little red bug that doesn't like to walk on black ink imprisoned in an ever shrinking circle by the author; amid heightening panic it suddenly stops & makes its way through the black ink to the white page, defying expectations.24 Sep 2025 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkcbpkf2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lymnlqdpbk2w普信男 pǔ​xìn​nán: My fav #genz from #Taiwan so far, used in this example to describe controversial white power advocate (sic.) & former Taipei mayor #KoWenJe. A guy who is a solid 3 who thinks he's an 11 (average looking guy who acts like he's god's gift).12 Sep 2025 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymnlqdpbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lyjppi6z7k2zA very #GenZ example today, with a girl complaining about the lack of political awareness among online female knitting circles in #Taiwan 😂 ( #okboomer ) 觸 chù is just a bastardization of the English word “true,” used in much the same way as “True that!” https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/gen-z-im-coming-for-you-spoiling-taiwanese-slang/11 Sep 2025 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjppi6z7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lyh4zgunss2l解／好解 jiě/hǎo jiě “The ick,” something that turns you off someone you were initially into. I feel this is kind of an abbreviation for 「解脫」 jiě​tuō (to be freed of). Got to love this example: "Do other girls get the ick from men who get tax rebates?" #nopovos https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/gen-z-im-coming-for-you-spoiling-taiwanese-slang/10 Sep 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyh4zgunss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lyeqvjulik2r#GenZ slang from #Taiwan found in the wild: 暈爛 yūnlàn you like something so much you can't stop, even if overexposure makes you so dizzy you feel ill. “I can’t get enough of guys with single eyelids and dark-framed glasses.” More here: https://www.translatingtaiwan.com/2025/09/09/gen-z-im-coming-for-you-spoiling-taiwanese-slang/09 Sep 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyeqvjulik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lxiwj3fshc2dSomething I was always telling my #OCD #NTU classmates and workmates in #Taiwan! From 簡媜的《水問》29 Aug 2025 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiwj3fshc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lxgkhnrkkc2pJian Zhen 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows' 簡媜《水問》28 Aug 2025 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgkhnrkkc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lxdurvtgzs2bAn extract from Jian Zhen's 'The Water Asks from Whence it Flows' #簡媜 的《#水問》一小段 #Taiwan #TaiwanLiterature27 Aug 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdurvtgzs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lxbz5sprtc2jNot sure who thought it was a good idea to call a #Taipei all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant #Bulimia.26 Aug 2025 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbz5sprtc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lxbup5m25c2nMy recent exchange with a PX Mart cashier in #Taiwan26 Aug 2025 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbup5m25c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3lqc55bwmj22jSlightly depressing passage from Jian Zhen's "The Water Asks from Whence it Flows" (簡媜的《水問》), but it really gives a flavour of her fantastic use of imagery. https://translatingtaiwan.com/2025/05/29/an-excerpt-from-the-water-asks-from-whence-it-flows-by-jian-zhen/ #Taiwan #TaiwanLiterature #台文 #translation29 May 2025 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqc55bwmj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/translatingtaiwan.com/post/3loxw7xbyzk2xHey Kweens and Kings! Show your true colors on the board for #PrideMonth2025! #Chess players of all skill levels are welcome to join & year’s expanded bracket system ensures everyone has a chance to compete and win. #Gay #LGBT #Pride https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pride-daily-chess-tournament-202512 May 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:2zzmnz3tnomhynteiwn2f4s6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxw7xbyzk2x