Chinese acronyms

Language Log 2019-12-22

Summary:

Apollo Wu sent in this list of what he calls "Chinese acronyms" (Romanizations, translations, links, and comments are by VHM): GJBZ 国家标准 Guójiā biāozhǔn ("National Standard") — this is commonly reduced still further to "GB" YDYL 一带一路 Yīdài yīlù ("One Belt, One Road" or "Belt and Road") RMB 人民币 Rénmínbì ("RMB", the Chinese yuan) GDP  […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=45505

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acronyms

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

12/22/2019, 11:28

Date published:

12/22/2019, 03:30