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minus-squarex4740N@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·11 months agoI wonder what an Asian person’s perspective on this would be So far I’ve just seen people that I think are western
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up88·11 months agoAm asian, am chinese, am amused and chuckled. Because Dragon in chinese is 龙(lóng) and that corgi is definitely long
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoNot Asian, but the real answer is: they’re completely different mythologies, but when Europeans made contact with Asia they decided to use the word “dragon” for the unrelated Asian mythological creature.
I wonder what an Asian person’s perspective on this would be
So far I’ve just seen people that I think are western
Am asian, am chinese, am amused and chuckled. Because Dragon in chinese is 龙(lóng) and that corgi is definitely long
Not Asian, but the real answer is: they’re completely different mythologies, but when Europeans made contact with Asia they decided to use the word “dragon” for the unrelated Asian mythological creature.