lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoSome countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonymslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down19
arrow-up1148arrow-down1imageSome countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonymslemmy.sdf.orglars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoSo if I understand correctly, the Chinese pronunciation used to be closer to the Japanese pronunciation of those written characters, but over time the Mandarin pronunciation diverged while the written word stayed the same?
So if I understand correctly, the Chinese pronunciation used to be closer to the Japanese pronunciation of those written characters, but over time the Mandarin pronunciation diverged while the written word stayed the same?