I thought that was a purely German idiom. Huh. I had no idea it was a German idiom! No kidding. I think I learned it from the old Noel Streatfeild books, you know, Ballet Shoes and so on.
"Is everything concerning Zhao Yunlan second tone?" Well, it could be! Yúnlán, after all. ;)
I have never eaten loquats either, but they're not super uncommon around here--枇杷 in Japanese.
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I had no idea it was a German idiom! No kidding. I think I learned it from the old Noel Streatfeild books, you know, Ballet Shoes and so on.
"Is everything concerning Zhao Yunlan second tone?"
Well, it could be! Yúnlán, after all. ;)
I have never eaten loquats either, but they're not super uncommon around here--枇杷 in Japanese.
*hugs back*