Last week, after I wrote about the term “mashang” (on the horse) and how it’s being used to express the hopes and wishes for the Year of the Horse, a reader in China sent me this photo. It’s a play on the New Year’s Greeting, “mashang you fang,” which conveys the wish that this is […]
On the Horse
I’ve been meaning to write about this for awhile, and there’s no better time than today, the first day of the Year of the Horse! One of my favorite Chinese expressions is mashang (马上), which can be translated as “immediately,” or “right away.” It is used to convey that something is about to happen. Q：Ni […]
