“Wall nation”的版本间的差异
来自China Digital Space
| 第1行： | 第1行： | ||
墙国 (Qiángguó): Wall Nation | 墙国 (Qiángguó): Wall Nation | ||
| − | In Mandarin, “Wall Nation” sounds the same as “mighty nation” (强国). There is much talk in China about becoming “a mighty nation” and rising up after years of foreign aggression. The term “wall nation” pokes fun at these nationalistic aspirations by suggesting that China is not becoming “mighty” so much as it is becoming “walled” in by the Great Firewall. | + | In Mandarin, “Wall Nation” sounds the same as “mighty nation” (强国 qiáng guó). There is much talk in China about becoming “a mighty nation” and rising up after years of foreign aggression. The term “wall nation” pokes fun at these nationalistic aspirations by suggesting that China is not becoming “mighty” so much as it is becoming “walled” in by the [[Great Firewall of China]]. The word “[[wall]]” has been used to the same effect in other words containing the character for “strong.” |
[[File:Over_the_wall.jpg|600px|thumb|left]] | [[File:Over_the_wall.jpg|600px|thumb|left]] | ||
[[Category: Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon]] | [[Category: Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon]] | ||
2013年10月9日 (三) 03:19的版本
墙国 (Qiángguó): Wall Nation
In Mandarin, “Wall Nation” sounds the same as “mighty nation” (强国 qiáng guó). There is much talk in China about becoming “a mighty nation” and rising up after years of foreign aggression. The term “wall nation” pokes fun at these nationalistic aspirations by suggesting that China is not becoming “mighty” so much as it is becoming “walled” in by the Great Firewall of China. The word “wall” has been used to the same effect in other words containing the character for “strong.”
