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It’s even better than that. “Red Note” is the softened version. A more direct translation is “Little Red Book.”
by wat10000 2y ago
It’s even better than that. “Red Note” is the softened version. A more direct translation is “Little Red Book.”
- rs999gti 2y ago> “Little Red Book.” As in Mao's Little Red Book - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34932800 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34932800
- ghostpepper 2y agoCan't confirm as I don't speak Chinese but Sharp China podcast says this is a mistranslation, and that the word for Mao's little red book is not the same as the Chinese name for Rednote
- wat10000 2y agoIf Wikipedia is to be believed, the Chinese nickname is “Treasured Red Book.” It’s just a coincidence that the English nickname happens to match the literal translation of this app’s name. Still hilarious.