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Thursday, October 29, 2009

播客 : bǒ kè - podcast

Podcast, not to be confused with 博客 (bókè), "blog".
Third tone, not second on 播.

播 (bǒ) to sow (seeds) as in 播出,播放,播音 (bǒchǔ, bǒfàng bǒyǐn ) "broadcast" and 播送 (bǒsòng) "transmit". Of course "broadcast" is used for sowing seeds in English too.