Intermediate | “二百五”的由来 | The Origin Of "Two Hundred Fifty" In Chinese | Mandarin Chinese Story

Intermediate | “二百五”的由来 | The Origin Of "Two Hundred Fifty" In Chinese | Mandarin Chinese Story

We all know that in Chinese culture, there are taboos on certain numbers or combinations, such as "4", "514", etc. This is because the homonym of these numbers has an unlucky meaning in Chinese. In addition, there is a special phrase about numbers in Chinese - 250, which is used to refer to people who are stupid. In today’s story, we are going to look at the origin of this phrase, understand why people use this particular number to describe such behavior.

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[ Dialogue ] 有几集? | How Many Episodes Are There? | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】

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[ Dialogue ] 够了够了 | That's Plenty | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】

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