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.

psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That its in the middle of the world… which doesn’t exactly make sense once I started realizing the fact that the Earth is round, so there is not really a “center” like a flat earth would have.

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  • GandalftheBlack@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Isn’t 国 more like land, country or kingdom? Image Image Image
    So less to do with being the centre of the world and more like the central region of a nation, broadly speaking. But also I’m not a native speaker so I’m not trying to argue against your observation, just looking for clarification.

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    • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’ve heard it referred to as The Middle Kingdom, so this makes sense

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    • gole@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They didn’t know the earth was round when they named their own country (a looooong time ago). They really thought it was the center of the universe and their kings were sent from heaven

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      • GandalftheBlack@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I don’t doubt that, I’m just saying the name itself doesn’t imply the centre of the world

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