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.

ramsay@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

In China I replied “New Zealand” when someone asked where I was from. Complete blank stare… A friend of mine said something like “Nova Zelandia” which was immediately understood

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