David Hull 胡大衛
@hushuo.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Chinese, gamer, reader of books. Translator of Zhang Tianyi's The Pidgin Warrior and Mao Dun's Waverings among other things. Ex-98G.
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Hang on, when did reading become performative?
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hang on, when did reading become performative?
Reminds me of one I like even better. In Danish, 'slut' means 'finished.'
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Reminds me of one I like even better. In Danish, 'slut' means 'finished.'
Perfectly in the tradition:
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Perfectly in the tradition:
It looks like the original post was deleted, so maybe it was fake? In any case, I still do a mini-lesson for my first year Chinese students about bad Chinese tattoos. It's a pity that the Hanzismatter blog is silent. A couple of my favorites:
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It looks like the original post was deleted, so maybe it was fake? In any case, I still do a mini-lesson for my first year Chinese students about bad Chinese tattoos. It's a pity that the Hanzismatter blog is silent. A couple of my favorites:
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
Oh my goodness...
Info from my student loans...
Info from my student loans...
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Oh my goodness...
Info from my student loans...
Info from my student loans...
September 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Others in the set:
September 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Others in the set:
I wish I had a date for this image, but it's been around (and been a bugaboo) for a while. I do kind of love how in the image, superman is pretty stoked about the meaningless blather on the subhead.
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I wish I had a date for this image, but it's been around (and been a bugaboo) for a while. I do kind of love how in the image, superman is pretty stoked about the meaningless blather on the subhead.
Funny. I have a few on my bookshelf right now. I haven't opened them in yeeeeears
September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Funny. I have a few on my bookshelf right now. I haven't opened them in yeeeeears
Be careful of those homebrewed gifs!
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Be careful of those homebrewed gifs!
No one can say the book didn't have a style.
August 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No one can say the book didn't have a style.
I feel like I really missed out on those wacky kids. My Chinese class used homemade course material almost entirely.
August 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I feel like I really missed out on those wacky kids. My Chinese class used homemade course material almost entirely.
Well at least it's a cute place for the car to break down...
August 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Well at least it's a cute place for the car to break down...
Pretty happy with this slide from the first class deck
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Pretty happy with this slide from the first class deck
Wrong language, but here's some final prep for the first day of class:
August 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wrong language, but here's some final prep for the first day of class:
Forgot to post this dream detritus. These were two characters I was reading. I wrote them down when I woke up, but have no idea what they meant or how they were used. The left one looks plausible, but I could only write the second one by turning the paper upside down half way through.
August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Forgot to post this dream detritus. These were two characters I was reading. I wrote them down when I woke up, but have no idea what they meant or how they were used. The left one looks plausible, but I could only write the second one by turning the paper upside down half way through.
Oh he knows how gorgeous he is.
August 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Oh he knows how gorgeous he is.
I AM CONFUSED. But not on LSD.
August 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I AM CONFUSED. But not on LSD.