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   I'm sure Dorpus will know

   

   Oliver Wendell Jones, Oct 12th, 2004 @ 12:16pm

   
   

   Since (s)he seems to know everything related to Asia, but maybe the translation is "Shift+2"?

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   it's interesting

   

   Kevin, Oct 12th, 2004 @ 3:04pm

   
   

   It's interesting article. Early time,I had convinced my parents to use Email keep communicate with me who are living in south China, I tried to teach them pronounce "@" on a email address once if they're going to tell other people their email address. By the end, they find out their own way, they called "@" in Mandarin "xiao er duo" which means "small ear" or "little rat with tail". they told me that most of their friends use this same meaning-translate to call that little "@" as well.
   

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   thecaptain, Oct 13th, 2004 @ 4:59am

   
   

   Man, being that stupid when naming your kid is bordering on child abuse...

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   Re: it's interesting

   

   hanzie, Oct 15th, 2004 @ 6:46am

   
   

   So this child's Chinese name would've literally translated to "little rat with tail"? I think this kid should become a great fan of Chinese administration for sparing him that fate. :-)

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