What the hell happened to this language gymnast?

In this soon-to-be-released short comedy produced by China Simplified, one of six video trailers for our Language book, we play with what might happen when an unaware foreigner delivers the wrong gifts to his Chinese girlfriend.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been busy creating a series of 1-minute clips for your viewing pleasure. Each video brings to life a common language blunder or cultural misunderstanding — ambiguous phrases, numeric superstitions, tone mistakes, words with hidden meanin...