• NotSkynet@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Goose is literally just “I” and “Bird”

      Bussiness iBird

      Sounds like a new apple drone that spys on you

      • nudny ekscentryk@szmer.info
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        1 year ago

        That’s not how this works. 我 in 鹅 is a phonetic particle, implying yi, (y)e or wo pronunciation (like in 義/义, 俄 and 哦 respectively). 鸟 is a semantic particle, indicating a bird, like in 鳳/凤, 鷹/鹰 or 鴨/鸭