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AlexCoventry
on Oct 9, 2019
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U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of Chi...
Isn't dahua a homonym for bullshit in Mandarin? ("Big talk?") I'm surprised a company would choose that name.
tintinlotus
on Oct 9, 2019
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It' "Big China" in Chinese.
AlexCoventry
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Yes, but a homonym is "大话", which I gather is a colloquial expression for "bullshit."
cepp
on Oct 9, 2019
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A quick look [1] on 有道 reveals that this is not a homonym.
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https://www.youdao.com/w/eng/bullshit/#keyfrom=dict2.index
AlexCoventry
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Yes, 废话 is a different word than than 大话, and sounds different. I've heard 大话 also means bullshit, though. E.g., "大话王 King Of Bullshit":
https://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/26199923.html
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