Swing

Why is "Swing" called 秋千('qiu qian' in Mandarin) and 千秋('cin1 cau1' in Cantonese). I was so confused as to which whether I should refer to the swing as Qian Qiu or Qiu Qian as I usually speak in Mandarin to baby.

I was confused as I was thinking of the "cin cau" term that I used in my childhood days. It really is the opposite. Grrr... my older kids were laughing at me. ;p

Baby especially enjoys swinging. He has watched this on both the Wink-to-Learn DVDs as well as the Sing-to-Learn DVDs (in the songs & videos), so talking to him using the sentences & phrases from the videos help reinforce his vocabulary as he plays!