BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoHello am business goose.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down132
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1imageHello am business goose.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 months agoUgh… it’s business. Chinese does that sometimes. 業 means line of business, trade or occupation.
minus-squareirmoz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months agoAnd 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-up10·9 months 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.