Re:The invented Chinese names of the 2019 Canadian federal e...
by binarysolo on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:06PM
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re: Broadway - it's because the Chinese name is borrowed from NYC's Broadway - 百老匯.
Chinese translators really like to translate names and locations which impart some meaning but still sound kinda similar to actual word. Bai-lao-hui sounds kinda like Broadway to a Chinese person. Also, presumably NYC's Broadway is an avenue of a hundred old people because affluent (older) people go to watch musicals more.
Chinese translators really like to translate names and locations which impart some meaning but still sound kinda similar to actual word. Bai-lao-hui sounds kinda like Broadway to a Chinese person. Also, presumably NYC's Broadway is an avenue of a hundred old people because affluent (older) people go to watch musicals more.