chinoise

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Socialist Mao actively encouraged children to report & rebel against their bourgeois parents during the Cultural Revolution aka Social Engineering a la chinoise, overturning the ancient Confucius traditions of filial piety.

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  • Socialist Mao actively encouraged children to report & rebel against their bourgeois parents during the Cultural Revolution aka Social Engineering a la chinoise, overturning the ancient Confucius traditions of filial piety. —  legitgov
  • Il est aussi dit que ces nouilles séchées incarnent malgré tout la diversité culturelle chinoise, une saveur pour chacune des 7 cuisines traditionnelles. —  Eric Demay
  • The chinoise is a loose body-garment, very much like the real Chinese blouse, but always of brightly colored calico with fantastic designs. —  Two Years in the French West Indies
  • Therefore, on entering one's room for the siesta, one strips, puts on the light moresques and the chinoise, and dozes in comfort. —  Two Years in the French West Indies
  • Fondue chinoise: the real deal. —  Eric Demay
 

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