yireses Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Greeting to all, need help!!Japanese call their land Nippon, meaning "Land of the Rising Sun."Chinese call thier land ??????? ( Half Nation) Center Nation????? does anybody know??? Thanks gor sharing The knowing of Violence and living in no violence brings peace.Shaolin Chuan Fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traditional-Fist Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I believe it is called Middle Kingdom or at least it was. Or maybe I am just mixing up my facts. Use your time on an art that is worthwhile and not on a dozen irrelevant "ways". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaoguy Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Yes Middle Kingdom, meaning between heaven and earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xingxing Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 and it refers to their ancient point of view, that china was (in) the middle/centre of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill Jill Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 The Mandarin name for China is 'Zhong-guo.''Zhong' means center/middle.'Guo' means nation.Mei-guo is Chinese for the USA. Translated, it means beautiful+nation.Ying-guo is Chinese for the UK. It means heroic+nation. There are no limits.http://taekwondodiaries.blogspot.com^^* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yireses Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 The Mandarin name for China is 'Zhong-guo.''Zhong' means center/middle.'Guo' means nation.Mei-guo is Chinese for the USA. Translated, it means beautiful+nation.Ying-guo is Chinese for the UK. It means heroic+nation.Very good information, thanks for that one The knowing of Violence and living in no violence brings peace.Shaolin Chuan Fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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