Word: boatwoman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...useful ingredients for a Chi-nese-American way of life. Banning Buddhism because "it is too sad," he likes the Taoist-Confucianist view better, but cheerfully admits that he has taken many of his opinions from humbler authorities who include "Mrs. Huang, an amah in my family; a Soochow boatwoman with her profuse use of expletives; a Shanghai street car conductor ... a lion cub in the zoo; a squirrel in Central Park in New York. . . ." But his main guide is himself...
| 1 |