五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù]：fifty/pace/laugh at/hundred/pace. One who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred. 
梁惠王liáng huì wáng：King Hui of Liang state in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history
孟子 mèng zǐ：Mencius who was a thinker, politician, educator in the Spring and Autumn Period.
河内hé nèi 、河东 hé dōng：Ancient place names.
收成 shōu chéng：crop;harvest
灾害 zāi huāng：disaster
邻国 lín guó：neighbouring state or country 
道理 dào lǐ：principle;truth;reason
打仗 dǎ zhàng：fight; go to war; make war
交锋 jiāo fēng：clash;meet
丢盔弃甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ：hrow away one's shield and armour；fly pellmell
打比方dǎ bǐ fang：to make an analogy
嘲笑 cháo xiào：laugh at ; mock
逃跑 táo pǎo：escape，run away
胆小怕死 dǎn xiǎo pà sǐ：Cowardly and afraid of death
This idiom means that people should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault.

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù]

Script : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpOxECycmsSUzElB4JzSQVfn8HFfWw6wz&si=bai-l86H0b_Z7WUx

Healing Korean while you sleep

Healing Korean with Sweet dream Ep.4

In this episode, we will answer one of the most common questions that Russian students keep asking. This episode explains how learning Russian works and how it is different from other languages.

Taste Russian

When will I be fluent in Russian?

宮城県はどこ？どんなとこ？ 東京からどれくらい？

Japanese "Taka" it easy

仙台ってどこ？

In this episode we will talk about the ingredients and dishes that we can find in Mexican cuisine.

The Mexican Way Podcast- Sandra Alvarado

La Comida Mexicana

Mä, mä, mä - maailman keskipiste. Vai onko se sittenkin mie vai minä? Podcastin ensimmäisessä jaksossa pohdin minä-pronominia Ylen laajan kyselyn innoittamana. Miten puhekieli näkyy päivittäisessä puheessa ja voiko puhujan kielellisen kodin paikantaa pelkästään yhden sanan perusteella? 

Linkit:
Mainitsemani Ylen ja Itä-Suomen yliopiston kyselyn kartta: Yle Areena - Uutiset (29.11.2022) https://areena.yle.fi/1-50924342
Ylen artikkeli: Yksi suomen kielen vanha sana leviää – haastaa jopa sen yleisimmän: ”Ei koko Suomi ainakaan ihan hetkessä tule mä-pronominilla vallattua” https://yle.fi/a/74-20001378 

Suomea for you

1.jakso: Mä

📺 Watch with subtitles on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OZX7SoyGaFE

🎧 What’s Going On at Starbucks Korea?
What happens when your name is the same as a presidential candidate’s?
In Korea, it might get banned—at least at Starbucks.
This episode looks at why the company blocked certain names during election season,
how Korean society navigates political neutrality,
and what it means when people start choosing clothes and hand gestures more carefully—just to avoid misunderstanding.

🎙️ About ZamZamPod
ZamZamPod is a Korean-language podcast for intermediate and advanced learners.
We explore real Korean issues with natural speech, cultural insights, and clear narration.


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표현은 자유롭지만, 때로는 침묵이 선택이 되는 한국식 중립.
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[ZamZamPod] EP.8 What’s Going On at Starbucks Korea? | 한국 스벅에 무슨 일이?

CHISTES MEXICANOS

NIÑO DESPISTADO.

For the past few years, companies around the world have been testing out a four-day work week. In many cases, this means allowing employees to spread their work hours over four days instead of five.

Many of these tests have been successful, and people in the UK may soon get more rights to ask for a four-day work week.

Since April, employees in the UK have had the right to ask for more flexible working conditions, but companies do not have to agree to it.

But under the government's plans to increase flexibility for workers, companies may have to offer flexible working hours from the day the employee starts working — although it's not yet clear what this means.

"One possibility is for the government to make it more difficult for employers to refuse such requests, because at present it is quite easy for them to do so," Charlie Thompson, an employment lawyer who works for law company Stewarts, told Sky News.

Education Minister Jacqui Smith said more flexibility could be better for productivity.

"You're still doing the same amount of work, but perhaps you're doing it in a way that enables you, for example, to need less child care, to spend more time with your family, to do other things, that encourages more people into the workplace," she told LBC Radio.

But not everyone is happy with the idea of a four-day work week, and some tests weren't as successful as others.

UK supermarket Asda tested a four-day week, but changed back to the five-day week after staff said the longer work days were too demanding.

Another supermarket, Morrisons, also tried a four-day work week at its head office, but to make it work, staff sometimes had to work on Saturdays, which they weren't happy about.