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The Streetwise Sinologist (CHANG Chihyun, History Professor)

Mosaic of China

CHAPTER

What Does That Say About Your Life in China?

In the nineteenth century, a british diplomat and synologist called thomas wade he atu created a universal alphabeto system for europeans to pronounce chinese terractors. In wage iles, yor c h, c yes, inded. And tonnis has another alphabeta system. It's tortoon pi. What? I'll just call you cin,. shall i sure it's going to be easier?" "I always put it in front of my desk to remind me how big the world is and how small i am"

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