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“They are slovenly, and the lower classes extremely dirty; the market-women, in their white flannel peaked hoods of a hideous form, or their handkerchiefs loosely tied, without grace and merely for warmth, have in the cold season a very unpicturesque appearance, and the shrill shrieking voices of those who scream hot chesnuts to sell about the streets, uttering their piercing cry of "_tou cai, tou cai_!" [”

Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre

“As in other parts of the country, village customs dictate the groom's family pay the bride's family a set amount -- known as cai li”

The Wall Street Journal: It's Cold Cash, Not Cold Feet,

“At that time the police included filming and taking pictures in their definition of 'cai fang.”

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“As in other parts of the country, village customs dictate the groom's family pay the bride's family a set amount -- known as cai li -- while the bride furnishes a dowry of mostly simple household items.”

WSJ.com: What's News US

“She agreed, with one proviso: cai li of 38,000 yuan, or roughly five years 'worth of farm income.”

Boing Boing

“SIDNEY MOSSexcellent counter arguments cai U print out on ly the myths aND ANSWERS, NOT THE COMMENTS?”

Wonk Room » Fact-Checking Karl Rove’s Attacks Against The Public Option

“Todo a falácia da democracia racial cai por terra frente a casos como este – e poderíamos listar tantos outros que ganharam repercussão e depois foram esquecidos, na maioria das vezes marcados pela impunidade.”

Global Voices in English » Brazil: Can black people drive luxury cars?

“He lays it on thick after, by telling JLo "I know you cain't tell, but I am a quarter Puerto Rican," and that rings her chimes.”

The Washington Post: 'American Idol' 2011: Top 24 survive the Trail of Tears

“Labels: general comments: zthon said ... gong xi fa cai!!!!! hope you have a great one. by the way. i've never heard of the last point. can't wash hair meh?”

Things I hate about Chinese New Year