Blaze (he/him) to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 8 months agoWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1542
arrow-up1542imageWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him) to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink4•edit-28 months agoIn case anyone is OOTL, that’s the Chinese word for China, and it can be translated as “middle kingdom” or similar, implying that they are literally in the center of the world. It’s a way every culture tends to think about themselves, TBF.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink1•8 months agoAh, my bad. I couldn’t remember it exactly and the Wikipedia article was a bit confusing.
In case anyone is OOTL, that’s the Chinese word for China, and it can be translated as “middle kingdom” or similar, implying that they are literally in the center of the world.
It’s a way every culture tends to think about themselves, TBF.
Much like the Mediterranean.
It’s 中国 (Zhōngguó).
Ah, my bad. I couldn’t remember it exactly and the Wikipedia article was a bit confusing.