Entry · September 24, 2017

よちよち・習わし

100 days: it's been more than 100 days since the baby panda's birth at Ueno Zoo. She's healthy and has started taking her first tottering steps. In China, it's customary to name pandas after 100 days — though this panda's name hadn't been decided yet at the time of writing. (Note: this post was written on September 24th; the panda was named Shan Shan on September 25th.)

A black-and-white photo of a baby panda cuddled close against its mother on a bed of bamboo straw.

よちよち歩きが上達。

中国では生後100日で名前を決める習わしがある。

よちよち
よちよち · YOCHIYOCHI
Totteringly, with tottering steps.
習わし
ならわし · NARAWASHI
Custom, habit, customary practice.
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