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minus-square@SalixlinkEnglish2•edit-24 months agoYou can read about the Chinese name for Japan here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Japan
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•4 months agoSo if I understand correctly, the Chinese pronunciation used to be closer to the Japanese pronunciation of those written characters, but over time the Mandarin pronunciation diverged while the written word stayed the same?
You can read about the Chinese name for Japan here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Japan
So if I understand correctly, the Chinese pronunciation used to be closer to the Japanese pronunciation of those written characters, but over time the Mandarin pronunciation diverged while the written word stayed the same?