Fifty Words For Snow

Ep 6 Chinese Charms: Guimi 闺蜜 and Houpa 后怕

Maggie and Emily learn the Chinese words guimi <a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E8%AF%A1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">诡</a><a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E7%A7%98" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">秘</a>  and houpa <a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E5%90%8E" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">后</a><a href="https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=%E6%80%95" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">怕</a> from native speaker Sheng Zhong. They coin the word “schaudenfriend” with Eric Giancoli and put the word “bromance” on trial with judge Matt Aiken. Poem by Emily: “Houpa: A Poem About PTSD.”

A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.