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Hero Country

July 30, 2013 By Tim Gray

Do you know the Chinese name for Britain? In many cases the Chinese pick a flattering word that sounds a bit like the native name, and add it to guó, which means “country”. For the UK they based it on England to get yīng guó. (Tone is important for meaning. Yīng is flat and guó […]

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