@Ultragigagigantic to A sub for HistorymemesEnglish • 6 months agoWhen do you think the OG name makes a comeback?imagemessage-square5arrow-up1173arrow-down114
arrow-up1159arrow-down1imageWhen do you think the OG name makes a comeback?@Ultragigagigantic to A sub for HistorymemesEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square5
minus-square@fireweedlinkEnglish39•6 months agoUnfortunately this joke doesn’t work in Japanese. Kyoto: 京都 (pronounced: Kyouto) (lit: Capital City) Tokyo: 東京 (pronounced: Toukyou) (lit: East Capital) So while the “kyou” in Kyoto/Tokyo is the same, the spelling and pronunciation of the “to” is different.
minus-square@NateNate60linkEnglish16•edit-26 months agoIn China there is also Beijing (北京), the North Capital, and Nanjing (南京), the South Capital. The East Capital refers to Tokyo (东京) Sadly the West Capital is called 西安 and not 西京.
Unfortunately this joke doesn’t work in Japanese.
Kyoto: 京都 (pronounced: Kyouto) (lit: Capital City)
Tokyo: 東京 (pronounced: Toukyou) (lit: East Capital)
So while the “kyou” in Kyoto/Tokyo is the same, the spelling and pronunciation of the “to” is different.
In China there is also Beijing (北京), the North Capital, and Nanjing (南京), the South Capital. The East Capital refers to Tokyo (东京)
Sadly the West Capital is called 西安 and not 西京.