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.

• ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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• gole@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The kingdom itself the centre of the world.

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