缸 - Gang1 - Jar, Vat

“Vat” is an inherently funny word. Like “Spleen”.

(note: Jenny disagrees. “Spleen is not funny”, she says. I challenge her to name any organ funnier than the spleen. She thinks for a moment, and ends the discussion with “No word is funny”.)

箏 - Zheng1 - Zither, Kite

風箏 - Feng1 Zheng1 - Wind Kite — Kite

邁 - Mai4 - Stride

鬱 - Yu4 - Dense (growth), Melancholy

I agree. Very dense.

飲 - Yin3 - Drink

室 - Shi4 - Room

食品室 - Shi2 Pin3 Shi4 - Food Product Room — Pantry

We finally went to try The Pantry in New Haven. It wasn’t “all that”.

晴 - Qing2 - Clear, Fine (weather)

晴雨表 - Qing2 Yu3 Biao3 - Clear Rain Meter — Barometer

蹤 - Zong1 - Footprint, Trace, Tracks

失蹤 - Shi1 Zong1 - Lose Tracks — Missing

Got a game as a gift something like 6 years ago, have kept it in a box and moved it from house to house to house ever since then, just broke the shrinkwrap on it today to install and finally play… and it’s MISSING ONE OF THE DISKS!

成 - Cheng4 - Finish, Complete, Accomplish, Become, Turn Into, Win, Succeed, One Tenth

琪 - Qi2 - Angel

Also: 天使 - Tian1 Shi3 - Heaven Messenger — Angel

恆 - Heng2 - Permanent

恆河 - Heng2 He2 - Permanent River - Ganges

玫 - Mei2 - Rose

狒 - Fei4 - Baboon

Demogorgon

欽 - Qin1 - Royal

鋒 - Feng1 - Point Or Edge Of A Tool

校 - Xiao4 - School

學校 - Xue2 Xiao4 - Study School — School

邪 - Xie2 - Evil, Nefarious, Demonical

邪說 - Xie2 Shuo1 - Evil Say — Heresy

爾 - Er3 - Thus, You

巴爾 - Ba1 Er3 - Bhaal

技 - Ji4 - Skill

技術 - Ji4 Shu4 - Skill Technique — Technology

座 - Zuo4 - Sit, Seated, Seat

王座 - Wang2 Zuo4 - King Seat — Throne

健 - Jian4 - Healthy

健康 - Jian4 Kang1 — Healthy

健身 - Jian4 Shen1 — Healthy Body — Fitness

免 - Mian3 - Exempt, Avoid, Remove, Excuse

免疫 - Mian3 Yi4 - Exempt Plague — Immune

其 - Qi2 - This, That, Such

土耳其 - Tu3 Er3 Qi2 - Turkey

Istanbul Cafe: meh.

館 - Guan3 - House, Establishment

餐廳 - Can1 Ting1 - Meal Hall — Restaurant

餐館 - Can1 Guan3 - Meal House — Restaurant

There’s actually even more ways to say restaurant and I’m not sure what the different connotations are. But the main point of this is…

圖書館 - Tu2 Shu1 Guan3 - Picture Book House — Library

決 - Jue2 - Breach, Decide, Determine

決定論 - Jue2 Ding4 Lun4 - Determine Theory — Determinism

先決論 - Xian1 Jue2 Lun4 - First Determine Theory — Predeterminism

非確定性 - Fei1 Que4 Ding4 Xing4 Not True Determine Nature — Nondeterministic

罩 - Zhao4 - Cover, Shade

頭罩 - Tou2 Zhao4 - Head Shade — Cowl

Stupid Cowled Wizards.

州 - Zhou1 - State, Province

廣州 - Guang3 Zhou1 - Guangzhou

縱 - Zong1 - Vertical

And 橫 - Heng2 - Horizontal

峰 - Feng1 - Peak, Summit

Today: The other Malaysian restaurant in Connecticut, formerly known as GUNUNG TAHAN, now called KARI. We know that the old name refererred to the highest peak in Malaysia, but we don’t know what’s the deal with the new name. We also know that it was really really good! We even liked it better than Bentara, which seemed to be trying too hard to be trendy.

筋 - Jin1 - Muscle

抽筋 - Chou1 Jin1 - Pull Muscle — Cramp