Does anyone know of anywhere in Bethesda or the DC Metro area in general where one could get Chinese food ingredients? I'm specifically looking for wonton wrappers. [more inside]
posted by inara on Oct 22, 2009 - 12 answers

Questions about Hong Kong Chinese people renaming themselves with more "American" sounding first names. [more inside]
posted by Jacqueline on Sep 29, 2009 - 60 answers

I'm dealing with English/Chinese bilingual documents in OpenOffice, 100+ page ones, and I need to get all the Chinese characters out and into another document. I'm either looking at 2-3 hours of deleting, cutting, and pasting, or maybe there's a shortcut? [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Sep 27, 2009 - 2 answers

How can I break down a long list of strings into individual characters on a Windows box? [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Sep 25, 2009 - 2 answers

硬背. Please translate this into English for me. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Sep 22, 2009 - 4 answers

Tell me about your own experiences and tips on surviving and working through a master's degree in a second language that you are NOT fluent in. [more inside]
posted by so much modern time on Sep 22, 2009 - 9 answers

Chinese Translation Filter: What is the best translation of, "a woman ahead of her time." [more inside]
posted by hybridvigor on Sep 16, 2009 - 3 answers

If my appartment building has gone through the trouble to leave out the number 4 from all numbered floors and numbered appartments, why did they leave in the parkade level 'P4'? [more inside]
posted by imaswinger on Sep 3, 2009 - 10 answers

Translation filter: What does the text on this box of tea say?
posted by tdreyer on Sep 2, 2009 - 3 answers

I messed up big time here...I have my passport and ticket ready to fly to China on September 15th. I do not have a visa. [more inside]
posted by dawson on Aug 19, 2009 - 26 answers

What should I do with personal family photos of Notable Historical Personage, my Chinese great-grandfather? [more inside]
posted by ms.codex on Aug 18, 2009 - 10 answers

I have to produce a report on the Chinese nuclear power industry. Are there any good resources online to get me started? The focus is mainly on links between the state and business, and risk assessment for interested parties. I can read Mandarin.
posted by tawny on Aug 17, 2009 - 2 answers

Help me identify this weird asian movie featuring a swordsman fighting demon woman whose head flies off, and whose lover hallucinates men in communist uniforms! [more inside]
posted by One Second Before Awakening on Aug 14, 2009 - 9 answers

What is the name of this cold noodle dish? Most likely Korean or Chinese food. [more inside]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm on Jul 21, 2009 - 25 answers

Are there any good online Chinese study groups? [more inside]
posted by null14 on Jul 20, 2009 - 3 answers

Any tips for generating legible .gifs from Chinese fonts? [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Jul 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Where, online, can I find photographs and scans of classical Asian and Middle Eastern art? Specifically, where can I find images that I could ethically and practically print and hang in small frames above my desk? [more inside]
posted by embrangled on Jun 30, 2009 - 9 answers

Suggested reading about the life and teachings of Confucius? I've read the article at Wikipedia and seen the reading list there, but would love some personal recommendations. [more inside]
posted by sambosambo on Jun 16, 2009 - 4 answers

I need an Excel conditional formatting formula for locating dups within a two-column row. [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Jun 12, 2009 - 3 answers

Creative vegetarian recipes using won ton wrappers?
posted by pleasantries on Jun 10, 2009 - 19 answers

It's green, it grows, it tastes like fish. What is it and what can I do with it? [more inside]
posted by maudlin on Jun 7, 2009 - 5 answers

What, exactly ARE the conventions when translating familial honorifics in Chinese? You can't go around calling EVERYONE in the story aunt and uncle. [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Jun 1, 2009 - 22 answers

Savory, salty black beans in take out Chinese food... how do they do it? [more inside]
posted by frwagon on May 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Trying to remember a quote relating to Confucianism and Buddhism and comparing them to different types of stores. [more inside]
posted by Anoxs on May 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for a program that can generate practice sheets for writing Chinese characters. [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on May 5, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I make my old laptop speak Chinese? Properly, to the same standard as a laptop from Hong Kong? [more inside]
posted by almostwitty on May 3, 2009 - 3 answers

How chinese characters are formed? [more inside]
posted by red_rika on Apr 29, 2009 - 14 answers

So, I'm running a Firefly/Serenity roleplaying game and I'm looking for recommendations for some suitable background music... [more inside]
posted by timpollard on Apr 18, 2009 - 22 answers

I'd love to get tips/resources for 1) learning more about the Chinese language and culture for work travel, 2) doing graphic design for a Chinese audience and 3) learning more about working with Chinese writing (this was helpful, for example).* Thoughts? *Bonus points if anyone can tell me if there are any Chinese typefaces I could access that have a particularly whimsical, fun, or child-like feel. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Apr 12, 2009 - 12 answers

Name this song: Chinese (I assume) singers singing in English singing praises about the Three Gorges Dam. I heard it in an Asian restaurant about 6-8 years ago. [more inside]
posted by santogold on Apr 4, 2009 - 1 answer

Can I find Japanese IT workers in Shanghai. [more inside]
posted by matholio on Mar 31, 2009 - 1 answer

Apropos of the recent MeFi front-page post concerning Grass-Mud Horses: could the Mandarin-speakers in the audience help me locate a place on the Web to buy a t-shirt featuring said animal? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Mar 14, 2009 - 2 answers

My wife's sister died, and I've been asked to be a pallbearer. What should I know? Of what customs, rituals, or traditions should I be aware? Any tips I should know? The family is Chinese, the service will be Catholic. (I am neither.)
posted by anonymous on Mar 5, 2009 - 24 answers

Looking for the title/ author of a children's book about an old man who saves a Chinese village by turning into a dragon? [more inside]
posted by mrmarley on Feb 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Chinese vegetable translation question: In Chinese they're called "hair beans". What are they in English? My mum is reading a Chinese newspaper article on six foods people should eat more of. And there on the list is "hair beans".
posted by storybored on Feb 20, 2009 - 15 answers

I found a recipe for delicious-looking coconut buns, but it's missing a bit of info and has distinct ESL qualities. Can anyone help me make sense of it? [more inside]
posted by CKmtl on Feb 17, 2009 - 6 answers

Please help me find this Chinese pop song that I heard in Shanghai in February 2007. [more inside]
posted by Grither on Feb 11, 2009 - 8 answers

How can I save a flash program from the internet? [more inside]
posted by sumobob on Jan 23, 2009 - 9 answers

What's the name of the book Stephen Chow is reading in King of Comedy? (screenshot here)
posted by rux on Jan 11, 2009 - 2 answers

Trying to add Chinese as an input language in Windows Vista Ultimate, but the Pinyin IME keyboard option does not appear. Selecting any of the Chinese languages (PRC/Taiwan etc) only brings up the option of a "US keyboard". How do I fix this? [more inside]
posted by hellopanda on Jan 11, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I find practice sheets for a student of Chinese/Japanese calligraphy? [more inside]
posted by TheyCallItPeace on Jan 5, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for a compact Chinese character frequency chart with English pronunciation key for Cantonese. [more inside]
posted by querty on Jan 5, 2009 - 0 answers

I badly want to buy a replica of the statue seen here. [more inside]
posted by longtime_lurker on Jan 4, 2009 - 2 answers

Can you identify the function of this mysterious jade object? [more inside]
posted by halogen on Dec 21, 2008 - 24 answers

How can I not mace my entire apartment with chilis? [more inside]
posted by sanka on Nov 28, 2008 - 8 answers

We've just moved to town (Vancouver, BC) and are planning a wedding for next summer (fun!) The reception must be a Chinese banquet and I was wondering if anyone had any positive/happy experiences with attending or having a wedding banquet at any particular Chinese restaurant? [more inside]
posted by branparsons on Nov 26, 2008 - 8 answers

What could be a "modern american" skill or hobby that traditional chinese parents may not want their daughter to learn? [more inside]
posted by visual mechanic on Nov 11, 2008 - 26 answers

This is an ancient chinese inscription on an antique vase... thousands of years old. Can anyone translate it or let us know what kind of dragon this is or if it realates to any story... anything would help. Thanks your help is greatly appreciated [more inside]
posted by colusa on Oct 10, 2008 - 10 answers

Does anyone know any good websites for learning Chinese pronunciation? [more inside]
posted by Jack Alucard on Oct 1, 2008 - 6 answers

What does the Chinese character in Fae Myenne Ng's Steer Towards Rock frequently used to mark chapters mean? And what writing style is it in? You can see the character in the Amazon look-inside feature for the book (click excerpt on the left to see the character).
posted by Kattullus on Sep 30, 2008 - 5 answers