In a message dated 4/18/2001 12:49:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
Ti@fa-kuan.muc.de writes: Oh, the Chinese are doing it the pretty common and old-fashioned way: (bu2 dan4/ jin3 ... er2 qie3 - bu dann/jiin ... erl chyee) which is Not only the kids but also the grown-ups/adults shared in playing. But does this "not only" bear any relationship to "only"? That is, would "Only the children play" (I am flying blind here) start off with dan4/jin3 shi xiaohai ...? |