| Sean: | so what was the name of the restaurant?
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| Me: | the English name was La Marina
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| Me: | I came up with a chinese name that meant nothing close to 'marina' because I wanted it to be close phonetically, but romantic + poetic as favoured by the chinese educated masses
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| Me: | (it's a high-end restaurant too)
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| Me: | My suggestion was 玛鹂 ma(3) li(2)
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| Me: | ma = marble
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| Me: | li = oriole
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| Me: | the oriole is native to both China and Spain, so I figured it fits.
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| Sean: | I see
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| Sean: | niceeee
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| Me: | Thanks! I was pretty nervous because i didn't have time to consult my parents
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| Me: | I always always cross-check with Mom on the more important chinese work
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| Me: | but both mom and dad thought it was great
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| Me: | dad said the oriole is the name of the empress's restaurant in tiananmen
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| Me: | the full name of which is 听鹂馆 (gazebo for listening to the oriole songs)
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| Sean: | wow
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| Sean: | so deep
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| Sean: | haha
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| Sean: | I would have just said
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| Sean: | let's name the restaurant
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| Sean: | le peking duck
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| Me: | oh i would totally go to that restaurant
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| Me: | I would HIT that UP |
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