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lewdvig
08-12-2008, 02:47 PM
What is the word/phrase used to describe the practice of creating and maintaining a good network of professional and friendship contacts.

I think it sounds like guang shi ????

Its a neat concept. It isn't simply about making friends just to get something - its a lot more complex.
dj_rice
08-12-2008, 03:19 PM
Guang-shui Jiang
dragonone
08-12-2008, 04:50 PM
chat hai:nut:
TomcoPDR
08-12-2008, 06:08 PM
knee how
Toms-SC
08-12-2008, 06:26 PM
English
GTS Jeff
08-13-2008, 12:28 AM
Originally posted by TomcoPDR
knee how knee grow
adam c
08-13-2008, 12:38 AM
whoa i knee
Penis McNickels
08-13-2008, 09:11 AM
shabby!
FilthyMcNasty
08-13-2008, 11:40 AM
kees mai ahs!
dj_rice
08-13-2008, 12:39 PM
PK
tacsniper
08-14-2008, 03:30 PM
da ho qwan hai?
gkAeris
08-14-2008, 03:33 PM
Originally posted by tacsniper
da ho qwan hai?

thats actually a pretty good one....
i was stumped on an answer for this one...
but i think yours fit..

D....

shoot i don't know how to write "hai"

edit: no chinese characters on beyond?
KLCC
08-14-2008, 03:41 PM
Doesn't support multibyte encoding....unforturnately
Graham_A_M
08-14-2008, 04:11 PM
Kreemofsumyongguy
SJW
08-14-2008, 04:53 PM
Waix on Waix off.
harv91
08-14-2008, 05:44 PM
:english:
:rofl:
szw
08-15-2008, 05:56 AM
guanxi which sounds like guanshi, exactly like you said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanxi
TC2002
08-15-2008, 07:07 AM
Originally posted by tacsniper
da ho qwan hai?

+1

Works in Cantonese. Not sure how that translates into Mandarin?
HiSpec
08-15-2008, 07:25 AM
in cantonese is "yan si kwan hai"

"yan si" means interpersonal
"kwan hai" means relation(ship)

hope thats what you are looking for