Patrick448

u/Patrick448



r/etymology•

I've always heard this expression in Portuguese (my native language): "a curiosidade matou o gato". Then I learned English and there it was again, but I didn't pay much attention to it, until I started studying Mandarin and found it: 好奇害死猫. Can you explain where it came from and how it got into those languages?

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r/ChineseLanguage•

I'm not going to China anytime soon, but since I'm learning Mandarin I would love to have a Chinese name. I have no clue which names sound good and I don't know enough characters yet. Any thoughts and suggestions will be much appreciated!

Some info about myself:

I'm male. I like science, philosophy, reading and learning in general. I'm kind of a nerd, introspective, always getting lost in thought. I consider myself pretty competitive and always try to do my best. I think that our beliefs have real impact on our lives, so I always try to be positive. I like creating stuff, poems, drawings etc.

I like the first and second tone, and also the sound "s". Maybe something related to light would

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