Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Chinese, literally

长 = cháng = long, as in Chángjiāng, 长江 (the very long Yangtze River) or Chángchéng, 长城 (the very long Great Wall)
颈 = jǐng = neck
鹿 = lù = deer
               长颈鹿 = chángjǐnglù = a giraffe, which is pretty much a deer with a very long neck

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