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When the article said: "In the end only one character had neither a clear source nor any historical precedent: 彁." my instinct was that this character could b
by dane-pgp 4y ago
When the article said:
"In the end only one character had neither a clear source nor any historical precedent: 彁."
my instinct was that this character could be retconned to mean "character whose meaning has been lost", thus creating a self-referential paradox.
Presumably someone would have to then separately come up with a pronunciation for it. Perhaps pronouncing it "duangu" would solve another problem:
https://coconuts.co/hongkong/lifestyle/duang-jackie-chan-inspires-new-chinese-character-has-gone-viral-mainland/ https://coconuts.co/hongkong/lifestyle/duang-jackie-chan-ins...