@BonesOfTheMoon to [email protected] • 1 year agoHello am business goose.imagemessage-square52arrow-up11.23Karrow-down132
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minus-squareHegarlinkfedilink10•1 year agoUgh… it’s business. Chinese does that sometimes. 業 means line of business, trade or occupation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•edit-21 year agoAnd I’m still waiting on the second character of penguin. I’m guessing that’s Chinese doing its thing again?
minus-square@salty_marinerlink10•1 year agoThe second character, 鵝, means goose. So 企鵝 is literally something like, “standing on tiptoes goose”. But no one would look at it that closely, to everyone it’s just a penguin.
Ugh… it’s business. Chinese does that sometimes. 業 means line of business, trade or occupation.
And I’m still waiting on the second character of penguin. I’m guessing that’s Chinese doing its thing again?
The second character, 鵝, means goose. So 企鵝 is literally something like, “standing on tiptoes goose”. But no one would look at it that closely, to everyone it’s just a penguin.
Ah, well that all makes sense then.