Friday, June 15, 2012

Chinese, literally

足 = zhú = foot 
球 = qiú = ball
                足 + 球 = zhúqiú = football (as in the Euro kind, aka soccer)

橄榄 = gănlăn = olive
球 = qiú = ball 
               橄榄 + 球 = gănlănqiú = football (as in the American kind, where the ball looks like, well, you know)

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