{"id":596,"date":"2022-06-17T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T06:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=596"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:40:21","slug":"natureandanimals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/17\/natureandanimals\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature and Animal\u00a0Words in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-media-row\">\n    <div class=\"odc-media-text\">\n      <p>Before we get to the vocab, let me tell you about the weirdest family in Chinese mythology: the weather family. There&#8217;s <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f7\u516c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f7\u516c<\/span> (l\u00e9ig\u014dng, Thunder Father), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96fb\u6bcd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7535\u6bcd<\/span> (di\u00e0nm\u01d4, Lightning Mother), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98a8\u4f2f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98ce\u4f2f<\/span> (f\u0113ngb\u00f3, Uncle Wind), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f2\u7ae5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e91\u7ae5<\/span> (y\u00fant\u00f3ng, Cloud Child) \u2014 and then, randomly, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e8\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96e8\u5e08<\/span> (y\u01d4sh\u012b, Master Rain), who nobody can quite explain. He&#8217;s not related to anyone \u2014 he just showed up one day and got adopted into the pantheon, no questions asked.<\/p>\n      <p>The real drama, though, is between Thunder Father and Lightning Mother \u2014 they&#8217;re married. Which is awkward, because the story goes that Thunder Father accidentally killed her back when she was still human, and the king of the gods just&#8230; told them to get married afterward. No apology tour, no counseling, straight to marriage. Ever since, right before he lets a bolt of thunder fly, Lightning Mother flashes her mirrors across the sky first \u2014 basically a heads-up so he doesn&#8217;t zap the wrong person again. Chinese mythology doesn&#8217;t do subtle.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"odc-media-tall\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u98a8\u4f2f.png\" alt=\"Uncle Wind illustration\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Sun, wind, and everything in between<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nature_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Nature Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98ce<\/span><\/td><td>f\u0113ng<\/td><td>Wind<\/td><td>\ubc14\ub78c<\/td><td>\u98a8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6d77<\/td><td>h\u01cei<\/td><td>Sea<\/td><td>\ubc14\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u6d77<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6cb3<\/td><td>h\u00e9<\/td><td>River \/ Stream<\/td><td>\uac15<\/td><td>\u5ddd\/\u6cb3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6e56<\/td><td>h\u00fa<\/td><td>Lake<\/td><td>\ud638\uc218<\/td><td>\u6e56<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5c71<\/td><td>sh\u0101n<\/td><td>Mountain<\/td><td>\uc0b0<\/td><td>\u5c71<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6a39<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6811<\/span><\/td><td>sh\u00f9<\/td><td>Tree<\/td><td>\ub098\ubb34<\/td><td>\u6728<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u82b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82b1\u513f<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">hu\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">hu\u0101r<\/span><\/td><td>Flower<\/td><td>\uaf43<\/td><td>\u82b1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a\u967d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u592a\u9633<\/span><\/td><td>t\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/td><td>Sun<\/td><td>\ud0dc\uc591<\/td><td>\u592a\u967d<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><\/td><td>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/td><td>Weather<\/td><td>\ub0a0\uc528<\/td><td>\u5929\u6c17<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u96e8<\/td><td>y\u01d4<\/td><td>Rain<\/td><td>\ube44<\/td><td>\u96e8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u96ea<\/td><td>xu\u011b<\/td><td>Snow<\/td><td>\ub208<\/td><td>\u96ea<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-tip\">\ud83d\udca1 Just like \u756b\/\u753b\u5152, &#8220;flower&#8221; 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My own dog is one \u2014 her name is Heilulu, and she&#8217;s sweet and affectionate, but also a total scaredy-cat (scaredy-dog?).<\/p>\n      <p>Walk around Taiwan and you&#8217;ll spot Taiwan Dogs everywhere. 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