BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 年前Hello am business goose.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down132
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHello am business goose.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square49fedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 年前Ahem. I’m still on my tiptoes, awaiting the meaning of the second character in “business.”
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 年前Ugh… it’s business. Chinese does that sometimes. 業 means line of business, trade or occupation.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 年前And I’m still waiting on the second character of penguin. I’m guessing that’s Chinese doing its thing again?
minus-squaresalty_mariner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 年前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.
Ahem. I’m still on my tiptoes, awaiting the meaning of the second character in “business.”
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.