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To the Chinese media, is Obama “aobama” or “oubama”?

The US Embassy puts forth a new transliteration.

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1626 teaches you to pronounce major fashion brand names

Fashion magazine 1626 features illustrations parodying common Chinese transliterations of foreign brands.

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