Pseudo-Chinese conversation of a Japanese couple

Language Log 2023-07-20

Summary:

Screenshots from @泰拳刚猛 on Weibo: The Japanese caption at the top right of the first image reads, "When I was texting with my husband in pseudo-Chinese using only kanji". You can see that the exchange is completely kanaless, only kanji. The couple are discussing quotidian affairs.  The wife says she wants to make mápó dòufu 麻婆豆腐 ("Pock-marked Old Lady's […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=59763&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pseudo-chinese-conversation-of-a-japanese-couple

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Tags:

humor

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

07/20/2023, 19:25

Date published:

07/20/2023, 15:58