The first person to eat a crab
Literally:
the first person [ever] to eat a crab
Meaning:
someone who makes a discovery important to civilization, an innovator, he who dares wins
To grab the Buddha’s foot in an emergency
to grasp the Buddha’s foot in an emergency to seek help at the last moment; 
Literally:
Meaning:
to make a frantic last-minute effort
(more…)
Anxiety
Meaning:
uneasy, fidgety, restless
These are a couple of the more fun Chinese characters – fidgety, restless anxiety is expressed by 忐忑 – which has the up (上) and down (下) characters over a heart (心).
Eating closed-door soup
to eat closed-door soup to be left out in the cold;
Literally:
Meaning:
to be denied entrance
(more…)
Atom bombs and discounts: Shop signs in Bird and Flower Market
From a shop in Little Dragon Jewelry Bird and Flower Market in Kunming (take bus 69, it’s right across from Kunming University of Science and Technology ). Click on the image below to see a larger version.
Signs in Kunming Bird and Flower Market
