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To: jas3
p.s. America is Meiguo aka "Pretty Land".
 
p.s. "Meiguo" (美国) actually translates to "beautiful country".

41 posted on 01/18/2006 3:09:56 PM PST by Dr. Marten ((http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
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To: Dr. Marten

I saw a woman in the US with the name:

"Piao Ke"

(I.e. A John, someone that visits prostitutes) :-)


42 posted on 01/18/2006 3:18:00 PM PST by pganini
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To: Dr. Marten

Actually the whole name is not "pretty country". it's America, The "Me" sound translated to that character. It's a short name for something that would have required 4 Chinese characters to translate.


44 posted on 01/18/2006 3:21:50 PM PST by pganini
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