Comments on: New Words Added to Chinese Language http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:02:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gina W http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1197551 Gina W Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:30:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-1197551 This is really a nice post....Great to read it.. This is really a nice post....Great to read it..

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-201285 Sid Morrison Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:23:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-201285 angela - I just turned 41 (need an address to send the gift?) and I tell my kid that there are starving in Africa, not China. Nice Try. Pzzzt! angela - I just turned 41 (need an address to send the gift?) and I tell my kid that there are starving in Africa, not China. Nice Try. Pzzzt!

]]> By: Angela http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200975 Angela Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:54:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200975 I know right? Sid Morrison must be at least 50 years old and still telling kids "Finish your food, there are people starving in China!" Time to wake up, those problems exists in all nations. I know right? Sid Morrison must be at least 50 years old and still telling kids "Finish your food, there are people starving in China!" Time to wake up, those problems exists in all nations.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200720 Alex Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:00:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200720 It's Neatorama's typsophilia spreading to Sid Morrison. In China's defense, *all* nations go through growing pangs as their societies progress. United States had had witch hunt, slavery, indentured servitude, bigotry, religious intolerance, torture, preemptive war and so forth. (Wait, some of these are still going on! Doh!) It's Neatorama's typsophilia spreading to Sid Morrison.

In China's defense, *all* nations go through growing pangs as their societies progress. United States had had witch hunt, slavery, indentured servitude, bigotry, religious intolerance, torture, preemptive war and so forth. (Wait, some of these are still going on! Doh!)

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200601 Chris Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:10:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200601 Sid : hear, hear! 9. Political freedom 10. Child Labor 11. Working conditions 12. ... Buy PRC! You know exactly what you're buying! Sid : hear, hear!

9. Political freedom
10. Child Labor
11. Working conditions
12. ...

Buy PRC! You know exactly what you're buying!

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200557 Sid Morrison Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:08:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200557 yuck, yuck, yuck. I meant "copyright" of course :-) Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. yuck, yuck, yuck. I meant "copyright" of course :-)
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

]]> By: Lasse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200550 Lasse Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:01:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200550 And "Democracy", "individual freedom" and "not flooding hundreds of villages because of giant dam". And "Democracy", "individual freedom" and "not flooding hundreds of villages because of giant dam".

]]> By: Bruce V. Bracken http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200492 Bruce V. Bracken Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:27:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200492 So, they've basically discovered slang. Government-approved slang So, they've basically discovered slang. Government-approved slang

]]> By: Rob http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200461 Rob Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:31:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200461 I would assume there's no word for "copywrite" considering that it's not a word in English either. :P I would assume there's no word for "copywrite" considering that it's not a word in English either. :P

]]> By: Orjan Smorjan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200448 Orjan Smorjan Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:59:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200448 "5. Copywrite law? (I’m betting no word for this concept)" Haven't heard of any copywrite laws elsewhere either. I think the copywriters are governed by ethics and freedom of speech when they are writing their ads. Wouldn't it therefor be a little overkill to have a symbol for it? "5. Copywrite law? (I’m betting no word for this concept)"
Haven't heard of any copywrite laws elsewhere either.
I think the copywriters are governed by ethics and freedom of speech when they are writing their ads.

Wouldn't it therefor be a little overkill to have a symbol for it?

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200375 Sid Morrison Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:27:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200375 What are the words & characters for: 1. Lead-painted toy? 2. Poisoned pet food? 3. Antifreeze-flavored toothpaste? 4. Counterfeit prescription drug? 5. Copywrite law? (I'm betting no word for this concept) 6. Forced abortion? 7. Unwilling organ donor? 8. Religious freedom? What are the words & characters for:
1. Lead-painted toy?
2. Poisoned pet food?
3. Antifreeze-flavored toothpaste?
4. Counterfeit prescription drug?
5. Copywrite law? (I'm betting no word for this concept)
6. Forced abortion?
7. Unwilling organ donor?
8. Religious freedom?

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200186 Lawrence Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:09:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200186 The characters you have in red read Gu Ge - Which has no meaning, but Google is using it for their name. I've heard of Semi honey couple - ban tang fu qi (半糖夫妻) BrokeBack Mountain - duan bei shan 断背山 and House Slave (mortgage slave) - fang nu 房奴 but not the others. Brokeback is a pretty good one as the meaning is clear even if you don't know the "new" meaning. Lawrence / http://www.shanghaiguide.com The characters you have in red read

Gu Ge - Which has no meaning, but Google is using it for their name.

I've heard of
Semi honey couple - ban tang fu qi (半糖夫妻)
BrokeBack Mountain - duan bei shan 断背山
and
House Slave (mortgage slave) - fang nu 房奴
but not the others.

Brokeback is a pretty good one as the meaning is clear even if you don't know the "new" meaning.

Lawrence / http://www.shanghaiguide.com

]]> By: Britt http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/comment-page-1/#comment-200162 Britt Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:22:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/new-words-added-to-chinese-language/#comment-200162 Brokeback = rofl. Brokeback = rofl.

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