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tintinlotus
2449 days ago
It' "Big China" in Chinese.
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AlexCoventry
2449 days ago
Yes, but a homonym is "大话", which I gather is a colloquial expression for "bullshit."
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cepp
2449 days ago
A quick look [1] on 有道 reveals that this is not a homonym.
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https://www.youdao.com/w/eng/bullshit/#keyfrom=dict2.index
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AlexCoventry
2449 days ago
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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