Words that can be easily misheard as place names

bazza
 November 25, 2007, 11:02 AM posted in General Discussion

北京 [bĕi jīng] - city

背静 [bèi jing] - quiet and secluded

背景 [bèi jĭng] - background/backdrop

 

上海 [shàng hăi] - city

伤害 [shāng hài] - injure/harm

商海 [shāng hăi] - the business world

 

台湾 [Tái wān] - Country

太晚 [tài wăn] - too late

 

Any more? 

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sparechange
 November 27, 2007, 01:52 AM

Wow. I hope there aren't any more (a naïve hope, I know). Those you listed are enough to keep me up at night. Is 商海 something like "commerce ocean"?

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ivyzhang
 November 28, 2007, 01:45 PM

商海 means the filed of commerce 忘记(wang4 ji4) ---forget 旺季 (wang4 ji4)--- peak season 忧郁(you1yu4)--disconsolate 犹豫(you1yu4)--hesitate here are many words have the same sounds, you'd better know the sentence meaning and guess which word is the right one :)

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yy5925809
 December 02, 2007, 11:51 AM

背静---it is seldom said in chinese