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  2. Chinese exclamative particles - Wikipedia

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    Exclamative particles are used as a method of recording aspects of human speech which may not be based entirely on meaning and definition. Specific characters are used to record exclamations, as with any other form of Chinese vocabulary, some characters exclusively representing the expression (such as 哼), others sharing characters with alternate words and meanings (such as 可).

  3. Yawn - Wikipedia

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    A yawn is a reflex in vertebrate animals characterized by a long inspiratory phase with gradual mouth gaping, followed by a brief climax (or acme) with muscle stretching, and a rapid expiratory phase with muscle relaxation, which typically lasts a few seconds.

  4. Why you yawn when you’re bored, according to experts - AOL

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    Yawning often feels involuntary—it’s triggered by the same part of the brain as sneezing, Sullivan says. But the difference is, a yawn can be controlled from “the top down” if you think ...

  5. Eighteen Arhats - Wikipedia

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    Yawning and stretching. In a state of omniscience, Contented with his own lot. Raised Hand Lohan (Chinese: 探手羅漢; pinyin: Tànshǒu Luóhàn) 11. Rahula (Sanskrit: Rāhula) (Chinese: 羅怙羅尊者; pinyin: Luóhùluó Zūnzhě) Pondering and meditating, Understanding it all. Above this world and free from conventions,

  6. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This article should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{}} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code.

  7. Chinese Learning as Substance, Western Learning for ...

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    On one hand, he is a defender of Chinese culture. He believed Chinese and Western cultures were incompatible. Chinese culture is aimed at exploring autonomous moral principles and human nature, whereas the Western essence - the emphasis on liberty and rights - is derived from these particular aspects of human nature or actually belongs to the ...

  8. Faucalized voice - Wikipedia

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    It is widely accepted that the Bor dialect of the Dinka language (also called Moinyjieng [3]) has two distinct voice qualities: modal voice and breathy voice.The existence of two additional voice qualities, faucalized (or hollow) voice and harsh (or tense) voice, is claimed by linguist Keith Denning among others.

  9. Yuanfen - Wikipedia

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    Yuán (traditional Chinese: 緣; simplified Chinese: 缘; pinyin: yuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân) or Yuanfen (traditional Chinese: 緣分; simplified Chinese: 缘分; pinyin: yuánfèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hūn), "fateful coincidence," is a concept in Chinese society describing good and bad chances and potential relationships. [1]