Black cat, white cat

Deng Xiaoping was one of the most prominent leaders of the Chinese communist party. He is also well known for his quotation below:

不管白猫，黑猫，逮住老鼠就是好猫

Bùguǎn bái māo, hēi māo, dǎi zhù lǎoshǔ jiùshì hǎo māo

Doesn’t matter whether it is a white cat or a black cat, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat.

Does 猫 look familiar? Yes this is the same 猫 from熊猫.

熊 (xióng): bear

猫 (māo): cat

熊猫 (xióngmāo): panda

老鼠 (lǎoshǔ): mouse

And how about these two colors we just learned?

白 (bái): white

黑 (hēi):black

Here are some more words worth learning

就是 (jiùshì): quite right; exactly; precisely

不管 (bùguǎn): no matter; regardless of

And some examples:

他就是我们的中文老师

Tā jiùshì wǒmen de zhōngwén lǎoshī

He is definitely our Chinese teacher.

不管什么国家的足球比赛，我都看

Bùguǎn shénme guójiā de zúqiú bǐsài, wǒ dōu kàn

No matter which country is playing, I watch all soccer games.