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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by tintinlotus on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:59AM (#21200172)
It' "Big China" in Chinese.
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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by AlexCoventry on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @01:46AM (#21200395)
Yes, but a homonym is "大话", which I gather is a colloquial expression for "bullshit."
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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by cepp on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @02:07AM (#21200501)
A quick look [1] on 有道 reveals that this is not a homonym.

[1]: https://www.youdao.com/w/eng/bullshit/#keyfrom=dict2.index

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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by AlexCoventry on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @09:58AM (#21203282)
Yes, 废话 is a different word than than 大话, and sounds different. I've heard 大话 also means bullshit, though. E.g., "大话王 King Of Bullshit": https://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/26199923.html
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