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Chinese Translation Exercise

Here is another wee quiz, which I have taken (after being alerted by Mike

Zorn) from Mark Miyaki’s blog www.amritas.com/031011.htm#10090054 . Mark is

a former professor of East Asian languages & linguistics.

The following are literal translations of the Chinese names of fast

food chains. Can you guess their English names?

a. ‘Chinese Fortress King’

b. ‘Agree Virtue Chicken’

c. ‘Warm Base of a Fruit’

John Derbyshire — Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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