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Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:16:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 ‘Reputation collapse’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/07/07/reputation-collapse-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:28:02 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=278548 ‘Be blinded by a single leaf and not see Mount Tai’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/30/be-blinded-by-a-single-leaf-and-not-see-mount-tai-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:32:29 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=277943 ‘Three makes a crowd’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/06/02/three-makes-a-crowd-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:18:53 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=275731 ‘Treating trivial things as matters of principle’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/26/treating-trivial-things-as-matters-of-principle-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 26 May 2023 13:01:20 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=275409 ‘Punishing the innocent and the guilty in the same way’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/19/punishing-the-innocent-and-the-guilty-in-the-same-way-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 19 May 2023 09:02:50 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=275078 ‘Turning a blind eye’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/12/turning-a-blind-eye-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 12 May 2023 11:26:37 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274624 ‘Abuse of power’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/05/05/abuse-of-power-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 05 May 2023 10:22:59 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274329 ‘The right timing, the right place, the right people’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/28/the-right-timing-the-right-place-the-right-people-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:18:02 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=274009 ‘Stupid tax’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/21/stupid-tax-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:10:41 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273686 ‘Kick someone when they are down’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/14/kick-someone-when-they-are-down-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:12:23 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273414 ‘Stubbornly Chinese’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/04/07/stubbornly-chinese-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:25:23 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=273079 ‘Kong Yiji literature’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/31/kong-yiji-literature-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:52:59 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272820 ‘Going all in on the economy’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/24/going-all-in-on-the-economy-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:52:59 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272475 ‘Tenacious like bamboo’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/17/tenacious-like-bamboo-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:32:38 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=272065 ‘Unbearably tacky’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/10/unbearably-tacky-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:41:36 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=271716 ‘Passing your debts onto the next generation’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/03/03/passing-your-debts-onto-the-next-generation-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:20:39 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=271359 ‘Scraping poison from the bone’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/24/scraping-poison-from-the-bone-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:07:54 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=269849 ‘Trembling with fear’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/17/trembling-with-fear-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:06:54 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=269142 ‘Pointing at a deer and calling it a tiger’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/10/pointing-at-a-deer-and-calling-it-a-tiger-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:15:53 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=264560 ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/02/03/where-theres-smoke-theres-fire-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:25:43 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=263088 ‘A bumping porcelain piggyback scam’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/27/a-bumping-porcelain-piggyback-scam-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:42:51 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=261419 ‘COVID free and feeling fantastic in the Year of the Rabbit’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/20/covid-free-and-feeling-fantastic-in-the-year-of-the-rabbit-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:38:12 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=257448 ‘A drunkard drinks not for the liquor ’— Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/13/a-drunkard-drinks-not-for-the-liquor-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:23:40 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=253651 ‘Out with the old and in with the new’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2023/01/06/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:33:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=253200 The top idioms of the year https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/29/the-top-idioms-of-the-year/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:19:28 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=252890 China’s top internet buzzwords of 2022 https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/29/chinas-top-internet-buzzwords-of-2022/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:16:38 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=252849 ‘Pandemic: Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/22/pandemic-retreat-retreat-retreat-phrase-of-the-week/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:02:58 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=251467 ‘Peachy pandemic escape’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/16/peachy-pandemic-escape-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:21:49 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=251122 ‘Profiteering at a time of national crisis’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/09/profiteering-at-a-time-of-national-crisis-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:27:35 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=250075 ‘A single spark can start a prairie fire’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/12/02/a-single-spark-can-start-a-prairie-fire-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:57:19 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=249654 ‘Every year, people come and go, but everything else stays the same’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/18/every-year-people-come-and-go-but-everything-else-stays-the-same-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:09:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248767 ‘Totally reborn’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/11/totally-reborn-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:11:08 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248384 ‘Voting with their feet’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/11/04/voting-with-their-feet-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:07:13 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=248040 ‘Keep calm under pressure’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/28/keep-calm-under-pressure-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:52:23 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=247108 Elon Musk is overprivileged and out of touch — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/21/overprivileged-and-out-of-touch-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:13:33 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=245483 ‘Hex technology’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/14/hex-technology-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:09:57 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=244912 ‘Low grain prices hurt farmers’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/07/low-grain-prices-hurt-farmers-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:13:42 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=242168 ‘Making a comeback’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/30/making-a-comeback-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:04:21 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=240906 ‘The same old wine in a new bottle’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/23/the-same-old-wine-in-a-new-bottle-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:09:23 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=239277 ‘Follow the vine to find the melon’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/16/follow-the-vine-to-find-the-melon-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:06:35 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=238903 ‘Time to settle old scores’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/09/time-to-settle-old-scores-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:39:37 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=238183 ‘The first signs of autumn’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/09/02/the-first-signs-of-autumn-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:06:18 +0000 https://thechinaproject.com/?p=231856 ‘What year are we in?’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/26/what-year-are-we-in-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:17:38 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=231490 ‘What rock did you crawl out from under?’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/19/what-rock-did-you-crawl-out-from-under-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:34:58 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=231115 ‘Bite off more than you can chew’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/12/bite-off-more-than-you-can-chew-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:16:01 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=230858 ‘Those who play with fire perish by it’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/08/05/those-who-play-with-fire-perish-by-it-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:40:23 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=230394 ‘Frisbee warrior’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/29/frisbee-warrior-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:38:33 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229972 ‘Small-town test taker’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/22/small-town-test-taker-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:04:39 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229635 ‘Ice-cream assassin’ — Phrase of the Week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/15/ice-cream-assassin-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:12:28 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=229347 ‘Really annoying’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/08/really-annoying-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:32:36 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=228968 ‘Back from the dead’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/07/01/back-from-the-dead-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:31:39 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=228707 ‘Taking advantage of people’s suffering for your own gain’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/24/taking-advantage-of-peoples-suffering-for-your-own-gain-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:36:32 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=227738 ‘Collateral damage’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/17/collateral-damage-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:38:37 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=227476 ‘You can do it!’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/10/you-can-do-it-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:16:56 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=227090 ‘Let things get to their worst’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/06/03/let-things-get-to-their-worst-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:44:42 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=226740 ‘It’s like another world’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/15/its-like-another-world-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:04:21 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=224143 ‘Suffer a crushing defeat’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/08/suffer-a-crushing-defeat-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:58:49 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223806 ‘The cleverest housewife can’t cook without rice’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/04/01/the-cleverest-housewife-cant-cook-without-rice-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:34:19 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223486 ‘Kill 1,000 enemy soldiers but lose 800’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/25/kill-1000-enemy-soldiers-but-lose-800-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:39:56 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=223127 ‘Too much to eat and not enough to do’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/18/too-much-to-eat-and-not-enough-to-do-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:19:55 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=222767 ‘Let he who tied the bell on the tiger take it off’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/11/let-he-who-tied-the-bell-on-the-tiger-take-it-off-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:25:34 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=222406 ‘Try anything when in a desperate situation’ — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/03/04/try-anything-when-in-a-desperate-situation-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:28:08 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=221951 ‘Blind Mountain’ morals — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/25/blind-mountain-morals-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:47:24 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=220250 They don’t cry until they see the coffin — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/18/they-dont-cry-until-they-see-the-coffin-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:30:49 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=219178 Resisting Spring Festival pressures to get married — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/11/resisting-spring-festival-pressures-to-get-married-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 22:11:49 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=218440 A young hero takes on Tencent — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/04/a-young-hero-takes-on-tencent-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:48:36 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=218058 The system has failed society’s most vulnerable — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/28/the-system-has-failed-societys-most-vulnerable-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:58:06 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=217280 Baidu woke up early but was late to market — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/21/baidu-woke-up-early-but-was-late-to-market-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:26:12 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=217052 Treat the symptoms but not the disease — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/14/treat-the-symptoms-but-not-the-disease-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:41:52 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216876 Pushover persimmon — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2022/01/07/pushover-persimmon-phrase-of-the-week/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:17:15 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216617 Pure grandstanding — phrase of the week https://thechinaproject.com/2021/12/08/pure-grandstanding-phrase-of-the-week/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:07:54 +0000 https://supchina.com/?p=216595