{"id":1529,"date":"2021-04-06T13:20:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:58:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:58:18","slug":"world-table-tennis-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2021\/04\/06\/world-table-tennis-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Table Tennis Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy World Table Tennis Day! \u56fd\u9645\u4e52\u4e53\u7403\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50<\/strong> (Gu\u00f3j\u00ec P\u012bngp\u0101ngqi\u00fa R\u00ec Ku\u00e0il\u00e8)\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that World Table Tennis Day is celebrated annually on 6th April since 2015, which also marks the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From ITTF<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that table tennis, or \u4e52\u4e53\u7403 (p\u012bngp\u0101ngqi\u00fa) in Chinese, is considered the national game in China? And did you know that Chinese has become sort of a common language (unofficially) that many top players of the world are using it, especially at international games? Did you know why table tennis play shouted ‘cho’ at their match?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually ‘cho’ is not the Chinese spelling of the pronunciation, instead, it should be ‘ \u7403<\/em> (qi\u00fa)<\/em>‘ which means ball. In its more complete sense it should be ‘\u597d\u7403<\/em> (h\u01ceo qi\u00fa)’ – lit. good ball (good point, well played) – in Chinese, a typical way of cheering for themselves when scoring. \u597d (h\u01ceo) tends to give a weak sound in the syllable and it is often omitted in competitions. So, shouting ‘\u7403 <\/em>(qi\u00fa)’ or ‘cho’ has become a fashion and trend in many international table tennis matches where Chinese players compete.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Then, how to encourage players in a competition, especially when they are in great difficulties, in Chinese? Here are some simple phrases for you to grasp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n