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Friday, October 23, 2009

The word "Taiwanese" means "suckled by goats."


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- CIA World Factbook: Taiwan

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6 Comments

  • Oh yea? Yea?

    Well the word "Niblock" means "Nibbled by Dwarves".

    By Anonymous Sultana Sam, at January 29, 2007 9:27 AM  

  • Shows how much you know Sam, we prefer the term "Little People", and the actual translation is bit upon by a little person. Try to get your facts is order before you post a comment next time!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at March 10, 2008 8:18 PM  

  • I seem to have made a grammar error on my first comment (damn sausage fingers). I meant get your facts IN order.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at March 10, 2008 8:22 PM  

  • Call me ignorant, but doesn't "Taiwanese" mean "Somebody from Taiwan"? Is this just some kind of joke against the Taiwanese? If it is, I don't get it.

    By Anonymous Made in Taiwan, at December 20, 2008 12:04 AM  

  • Is this some kind of expression of humour?I don't see how the words 台灣人 could possibly stand for anything else!

    By Anonymous Jane, at February 02, 2009 3:24 AM  

  • Unless I'm mistaken, goat is "山羊", which is no where near "台灣人". Given these words, there is no way Taiwanese could possibly mean 'suckled by goats', unless it means that in another language. Before posting something like this, please be sure that you have your facts straight, or at least be more specific.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at October 30, 2009 8:21 PM  

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