Why does the Chinese word for "Beer" sound like
Pee-joe?!
啤酒
The Real Meaning
In Mandarin Chinese, the character 啤酒 (pronounced as pí jiǔ) actually translates to Beer.
The Funny Part
啤 comes from the English 'beer'. 酒 means alcohol. So beer is literally 'beer-alcohol'. Redundant much?
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