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Anonymous Sat May 22 15:17:32 2010 No.5190590 [Reply] [Original]

Why isn't Meiling written as 美玲, but as 美鈴? 美玲 makes more sense to me.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:21:32 2010 No.5190608 Because ZUN isn't Chinese, I guess?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:24:32 2010 No.5190616 鈴 = traditional chinese 玲 = simplified chinese

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:24:32 2010 No.5190617 >>5190608 美玲 isn't Japanese either, or am I misinterpreting you?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:25:32 2010 No.5190623 >>5190617 I meant 美鈴* >>5190616 玲 is used in both trad and simplified.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:25:32 2010 No.5190624 >>5190617 I'm just guessing. My only knowledge of either language is an online dictionary. I assumed by your complaint that ZUN made a mistake in choosing characters that would sound odd from a Chinese standpoint.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:27:32 2010 No.5190627 A person can only be expected to make mistakes when working in a language they do not speak.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:29:32 2010 No.5190638 >>5190616 >>5190623 You probably mixed up 铃 and 玲. The simplified for 鈴 is 铃, not 玲.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:42:32 2010 No.5190691 File: 180 KB, 650x500, アカ - 美鈴.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5190627 I suppose. She's my favourite Touhou regardless of the spelling.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:43:32 2010 No.5190696 Do you speak Japanese or Chinese natively?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:47:32 2010 No.5190711 >>5190696 I know Mandarin.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:48:32 2010 No.5190718 File: 1.46 MB, 1272x1780, ml.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5190696 No, I don't. That's why I'm asking, there could've been a reason behind it.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:48:32 2010 No.5190722 >>5190718 Maybe ZUN likes ascribing meanings to names?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:51:32 2010 No.5190737 >>5190722 >ZUN >meaning

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:54:32 2010 No.5190750 >>5190711 Well, mind shedding light on the matter then?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 15:58:32 2010 No.5190774 >>5190737 There is meaning in the things he does, you just have to be drunk to see it.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 16:03:32 2010 No.5190793 >>5190774 I can't spend money on alcohol though, I have to save for figurines.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 16:08:32 2010 No.5190811 >>5190718 Oh. Well I guess that makes sense, then. Whatever. Do what you want.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 16:13:32 2010 No.5190832 >>5190750 Well, it was already explained in the thread. ZUN just isn't Chinese.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 16:16:32 2010 No.5190853 When Meiling appears in EoSD, and during some of her moves, a ringing sound is made. That sound could be a bell (鈴)

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 16:25:32 2010 No.5190912 >>5190853 Hm, that might be it. Oh that cryptic ZUN.

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