What does the Longhorn mean in Chinese culture?
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Well, the Ox is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac which pass in a 12 year cycle. People who are born in an 'ox' year are said to have characteristics associated with the animal. These include being Obstinate, Pouty, Truthful, Motivated, Friendly, Apathetic, Genuine, Quick-tempered.\n\nThere are also many chinese people who do not eat beef due to their traditional beliefs (in some cases taoism). The story behind it is that a man died and when he went to heaven he was told he would be reincarnated as a ox. He told the Gods to let him be anything but an ox saying that oxen faced a life full of toil in the fields, only to be killed the minute they grew too old to work. The Gods reassured him and sent him down to earth. It came to pass that the man slaved away tirelessly in the fields in his new form for many years and grew old. Then one day, the farmer who owned him too him out of the fields and slaughter him. The anguish of his dying cries rose to heaven and so moved the Gods to pity that it was declared that nobody should eat the meat of oxen.\n\nIn traditional chinese society, there were not that many large animals such as oxen and water buffalo which accounts for why they were not killed for food - they were needed for farm labour. Chicken and Pork were the main sources of meat in China.
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You have to use the Windows disk to install Chinese as a language as well. You have to call out the language bar from some place (I forgot where) and use hanyu or pinyin to do it.
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Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism constitute the essence of the traditional Chinese culture. The relationship among the three has been marked by both contention and complementation in history, with Confucianism playing a more dominant role.
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the Chinese and those of the Steppes
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Chinese people have their own unique ways of doing things, including writing and typing using regular pens or keyboards. \n\nOK, Windows has many different IMEs (Input Method Editors) other than English. They can be easily set and configured in the Language settings of the Windows. There are also many kinds of Chinese IMEs. The most popular and easiest is the so-called PINYIN. Latin letters are used to represent different sounds pronounced in Chinese. Therefor, by just pressing on the letter keys you can type thousands of different Chinese characters. Characters with the same pronunciation are listed in an option bar for you to choose from. It's that easy!
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I advise you ask this again under China section, or under music. Maybe they can help you further better. :)
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For centuries, the Chinese dragon has been a symbol of power and mystery. Depicted in countless legends, both Eastern and Western, the dragon has provoked man to fear and worship it. In medieval Europe, it was a bloodthirsty, fire-breathing figure. Its malevolence and ferociousness struck terror in all. However, in Asia, it is the contrary. The mighty dragon is a mythical beast long celebrated for its benevolence, intelligence and good will. The Chinese dragon has been a common symbol of identity for Far Eastern cultures.\n\nIn fact, Chinese people all over the world are affectionately known as “lung de chuan ren”, or the "descendants of the dragon”. There are several distinct species of Chinese dragons. The Horned Dragon is considered to be the mightiest. The Celestial Dragon supports the heavens and protects the Gods. The Earth Dragon rules all of the earth. The Spiritual Dragon controls the wind and rain. The Treasure Dragon is the keeper of precious metals and gems. The Winged Dragon is the only dragon with wings. The Coiling Dragon dwells in the ocean. The Yellow Dragon is a hornless dragon known for its scholarly knowledge.
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I have no idea, but maybe you can ask someone Chinese. (It looks Chinese.) Or research what language it's from and look it up in an English-whatever that language is dictionary. If you can't find that type of dictionary, you might be able to look it up on the web.
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I'm familiar with Chinese culture and traditions because they (the Chinese) are well integrated in Filipino society.  Chinese New Year is a big tradition here also and you have to prepare certain foods and your house for the coming of the New Year.  White is worn at funerals while Red is worn during traditional weddings.  Although the women are submissive, it is a matriarchal society.  Chinese men are also known to have queridas (other mistresses) on the side and it is quite common.  They are astute in business and usually put good luck items (according to feng shui) in their shops to bring in good fortune.  They cook well and it is an insult to decline food when offered or even to criticize cooking but the one who cooked will self-criticize as a sign of humility. \n\nIn the family, hierarchy is observed and this is evident in the designation given to the child in accordance with birth-order.  They are very astute in business and finance and will haggle aggressively.  They prefer that their offspring marry someone of Chinese descent and usually, traditional families will look down on a fiance/boyfriend from another race although most modern children defy their parents about this.
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The purpose of writing was not solely to reproduce spoken words. The purpose was to record ideas or a story in a concise way to preserve them or to convey them to other people.\n\nChinese characters are based on pictographs. These pictographs are symbols of things like a roof or a pig. In Chinese, the word for house is based on the old agrarian concept of a home. It is written with the symbol for roof over the symbol for pig.\n\nThe combination of symbols or pictographs maybe based on an idea or a simplified representation of a things appearance. These symbols or pictographs may be combined to form other words or concepts. An idea may be conveyed with the same pictographs but the spoken form or pronunciation may differ.\n\nChina encompasses a large geographic area w/ many topographical barriers with a ethnically and regionally diverse population. This vastness lent itself to regional dialects and pronunciations. Chinese emperors standardized the written language throughout the country in order to unify the regions of their kingdom and foster communication. Since written messages were the primary means of conveying laws or decrees it worked.
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The Chinese govt. wishes to project a soft image abroad. Thus instead of the Dragon, which has been China's symbol for millennia and is still revered by the Chinese, the govt. has chosen the Panda which looks cuddly, however China is still identified with the Dragon
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Well, as you can see below, it could mean a "Bold Rooster", or a "Bold Gaullian" (for lack of a better name for one from Gaul).  It depends on the context.  For instance, if it is from Caesar, it is most likely referring to the Gauls.  But if it is about agriculture, cooking, etc...you get my point.
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A man called Lao-Tze wrote a book called the Tao Te Ching.  A lot of Taosim is Chinese folk customs.
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Chinese (pinyin- English spelling)\nHe's (Ta) Really (hen) Hot (shuai- pronounced shwai, litarally means good looking)-----all together, "Ta hen shuai".\n"He's hot" as in really popular, the "it" thing, famous-  "Ta hen hong" (hong means red, literally [used b/c "red-hot"])
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Sounds hokkien, which i'm supposed to know but i don't. Need to tell me where you heard it from.
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faith\nn. (名詞 noun)\n\n信念(xin nian);信任(xin ren),完全信賴[U][(+in)][+that](wan quan xin lai)\nHe always puts his faith in the future.\nex. 他對未來總是抱有信心。\n\n保證(bao zheng),諾言(nuo yan);約定[U](yue ding)\n\n信仰(xin yang);宗教信仰(zong jiao xin yang);信條(xin tiao)[U][C][(+in)]\nPeople of every faith attended the mayor's funeral.\n信仰不同宗教的人士出席了市長的葬禮。\n\n信義(xin yi);誠實(cheng shi)[U]\n\nIf you cannot view the characters, try changing the encoding on your browser as described here\n\nhttp://ktmatu.com/info/view-and-browse-chinese-web-pages/
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February 18, 2007  \nYear of the Boar  Pig Hai  \nYear 4705\n\nAnd since we may never encounter one another again...may I be the first to say....HAPPY NEW YEAR!\n\nOn the days before the New Year celebration, Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes their homes ready for good luck to arrive. All brooms and dust pans are put away on New Year's Eve so that good luck cannot be swept away. Some people give their homes, doors and windowpanes a new coat of red paint. Homes are decorated with paper cutouts of Chinese auspicious phrases and couplets (short phrases) that speak of "happiness," "wealth," "longevity."