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Feb 2024
24m 48s

Advanced | 羊年行大运

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中文的同音字、谐音字有时候真让学中文的人头疼,但同时,中国人又很爱用同音、谐音开玩笑。除此之外,许多祝福和禁忌的产生也跟声音有关,今天的课程要让大家认识许多跟十二生肖有关的成语和吉祥话,听这一课,可以用上十二年,是不是很划算呢?赶快来瞧瞧吧! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2638

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