摘要
CHINESE CHAT Blowing cows and eating tofu One of the most marvelous things about Mandarin is the anecdotes behind everyday idioms.This month,we’re dissecting two that you can regularly insert into conversation:chui niu(吹牛)and chi douhi(吃豆腐).Chui niu(literally'blowing cattle’)is a common way to say‘talking big.’In the past,a butcher would cut a small wound in the leg of a lamb or a pig after killing it.Then he blew on the wound until the body pumped up.After that.
