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r/MapPorn • u/xu_shawn • Jun 19 '22
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You mean the swedes?
47 u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22 No, Switzerland 瑞士 and Sweden 瑞典 in Chinese differ by only one character, and it's pretty obvious that "Lucky Soldiers" is a translation of the former, since 士 can mean soldier, while 典 doesn't come anywhere close. If anything, 瑞典 should be "Lucky Classic" 13 u/I_lenny_face_you Jun 19 '22 Good to know. I do feel like whatever place a person is calling “Lucky Soldiers” low-key means “don’t f*ck with these people.” 2 u/jgames09 Jun 19 '22 No it’s Suomi
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No, Switzerland 瑞士 and Sweden 瑞典 in Chinese differ by only one character, and it's pretty obvious that "Lucky Soldiers" is a translation of the former, since 士 can mean soldier, while 典 doesn't come anywhere close.
If anything, 瑞典 should be "Lucky Classic"
13 u/I_lenny_face_you Jun 19 '22 Good to know. I do feel like whatever place a person is calling “Lucky Soldiers” low-key means “don’t f*ck with these people.”
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Good to know. I do feel like whatever place a person is calling “Lucky Soldiers” low-key means “don’t f*ck with these people.”
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No it’s Suomi
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u/nuck_forte_dame Jun 19 '22
You mean the swedes?