China, Hongkong, Taiwan - The Greater China Desk

China, Hongkong, Taiwan - The Greater China Desk

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  • Prof. Dr. Christian Schmidkonz
    Prof. Dr. Christian Schmidkonz    Group moderator
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    HAPPY CNY of the ???
    "Happy 牛 Year" (sorry for that but it sounds so perfect...)!

    We wish all members of this group a great Chinese New Year and a successful Year of the - and here is the question: We got best wishes for the Year of the

    - ox
    - buffalo
    - cow
    - water buffalo
    - bull

    So what year are we in now?
    • 27 Jan 2009, 12:06 pm
  • Andreas Graf
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    Re: HAPPY CNY of the ???
    Year of the bovine? ;)
    This post was modified on 28 Jan 2009 at 04:41 pm.
    • 27 Jan 2009, 11:21 pm
  • 祥东(Xiangdong) 姚(Yao)
    祥东(Xiangdong) 姚(Yao)
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    Re^2: HAPPY CNY of the ???
    ox year
    • 28 Jan 2009, 03:13 am
  • Prof. Dr. Klaus Meyer
    Prof. Dr. Klaus Meyer
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    It seems English translations of Chinese are as diverse as the variations of spoken Chinese.
    It seems English translations of Chinese are as diverse as the variations of spoken Chinese.

    My non-representative e-mail in-tray suggests that "Ox" is most popular, followed by "Cow" and "Water Buffalo" - though the later seems a rather specific interpretation of 牛.
    This post was modified on 01 Feb 2009 at 01:03 pm.
    • 01 Feb 2009, 1:02 pm