Tax Thief

稅金賊 (shui4 jin1 zei2), literally means "tax thief," is a term used to describe incompetent "public servants." A perfect example would be the government's recent cover-up of the bird flu outbreak.

Related words:
稅金 shui4 jin1 (n) tax
賊 zei2 / 小偷 xiao3 tou1 (n) thief
公僕 gong1 pu2 (n) public servants

Linsanity makes me lose my sanity

It seems that all Taiwan news channels are engulfed by Jeremy Lin mania. Don't get me wrong, I do think he's a great player. What bothers me is the amount of useless Linformation on the news. (and I just read about his undie being sold online!) I believe there are things other than Jeremy Lin's life that worth our attention. 不要再林來瘋了！(bu2 yao4 zai4 lin2 lai2 feng1 le5) No more Linsanity!


瘋 feng1 (adj) insane, crazy, wild