Comment on Transliterated country names into Chinese Language use pre-existing characters that already has its own meaning, therefore native Chinese speakers have a subconcious impression based on country names.

bananasuit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The Chinese characters for Norway didn’t have much of a impression, maybe because I first learned of Norway like very late into teenage years when I already used English as primary language. I already have “they treat prisoners very well” and “social welfare” into my mind, before I looked up the characters for Norway.

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