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Like does "Steve" sound like the word for "Big Boobs" in Basque or something.

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[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ts is still found as an older spelling, but usually not for c.

Tsingtao (beer) is Qingdao in Pinyin.

Zao already exists and is a different sound to cao. {早|zǎo} and {草|cǎo}

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think they put the apostrophe after ts in some transcription to indicate the modern pinyin c, i.e. 曹操 Ts'ao Ts'ao

[-] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Huh, I haven't encountered that Ts. Or at least I don't recall encountering it. Just Tsingtao Beer and Tsinghua University

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's pretty uncommon, from the wade giles romanisation. I only recall seeing it in texts from like, the 1800s

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