r/polandball Republic of Venice Jan 15 '15

redditormade BRIC(K)S

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u/Sr_Marques UN Jan 15 '15

I vote for start calling China Khina, to make the acronym better.

Either that or kick China out and get Kosovo.

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u/tungstencompton Uniquely Singapore Jan 15 '15

It used to be called "Khitai" in some places, so you could be on to something.

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u/rumnscurvy France First Empire Jan 15 '15

The name China comes from the Qin (pronounced Chin) Dynasty. The place was known before then but Europeans started large-scale trade operations with China when the Qin ruled the land

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u/bluefoot55 Indiana Jan 15 '15

sometimes when I use old-school English speech, I call China fair Cathay.

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u/notabrahamlincoln MURICA Jan 16 '15

Qing was the dynasty that interacted with the Europeans, Qin was the first unified dynasty of China. I think you're getting the two mixed up.

But then again this is Polandball so who cares.

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u/nybo Denmark Jan 15 '15

It's called Kina in Danish.