{"id":11385,"date":"2021-02-15T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=11385"},"modified":"2021-02-15T16:59:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:59:27","slug":"twcc144-the-farewell-episode-144","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc144-the-farewell-episode-144\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC144 &#8211; The Farewell, Episode 144"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_128\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11385-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC144.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC144.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC144.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC144.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=11385-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC144.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC144.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D11385\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s question comes from <strong>Mike<\/strong>. He asks, &#8216;Is it common for Chinese families not to tell a loved one that they have cancer?&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In This Episode, We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nora\u2019s fact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An update with some actual concrete info regarding China&#8217;s latest visa expert policies<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Hollie&#8217;s news: <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/uauKu5cMIOb1xOv51wZJ9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hebei farmer has spent 17 years growing trees into chairs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>We discuss some of the themes of <em>The Farewell<\/em>, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%AB%E5%91%8A%E8%AF%89%E5%A5%B9&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u522b\u544a\u8bc9\u5979<\/a> (bi\u00e9 g\u00e0o su t\u0101) &#8216;Don&#8217;t Tell Her&#8217;, including:<ul><li>individualism vs collectivism<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2019\/08\/02\/my-grandmother-died-without-knowing-she-had-cancer-was-it-really-good-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how cancer and death is dealt with in China and Chinese families<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2221673-the-farewell-explores-the-ethics-of-lying-about-a-cancer-diagnosis\/#ixzz6REF37o5n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ethics of lying<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6294856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the doctor&#8217;s dilemma<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc62-honoring-dead-china-episode-62\/\">our episode on honoring the dead in China<\/a><\/li><li>Our word of the episode is &#8216;don&#8217;t&#8217; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/bie\/1967\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u522b<\/a><\/strong> (bi\u00e9) <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\">You can now support us on Patreon<\/a>!<\/li><li>Check out our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/prep-for-hsk-1-weekly-character-worksheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese character course<\/a>.<\/li><li>If you have a question for us, please send us a <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\">voicemail<\/a> or leave us a message below! People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show <\/li><li>To learn more Chinese words, you can try out our <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Online Dictionary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\">Send us a Voicemail!<\/a><\/li><li>Visit us and give us a &#8216;like&#8217; on our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\">Two White Chicks Facebook<\/a> page!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Length 00:46:08<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thanks so much for tuning in. 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