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Jan 2024
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Upper-intermediate | Pregnancy Series 4:...

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People get competitive about the silliest things. In today's podcast, let's learn about how far mothers will go to make sure they give birth to a child well-versed in the Chinese classics, and well-fed on bird saliva. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1122

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