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NO!
Stop right there! didn't you hear that the inflation is "transitory".
Companies' CEOs have pinky-promised me that they will lower their prices and lose profits for their shareholders. No way that they renege on their promise, right??
兔子＝同志, but it goes further than that, there's actually a whole bunch of reason behind why That Hare decided to use rabbits to depict Chinese. If you see on Chinese forums where they're saying 兔子 they are referring to China/Chinese
I should do like a lesson on Chinese PLA watching community slang, here's one I wrote up a while ago for PLAN ship nicknames:
Carrier
001 - 大石榴 (big pomegranate)
"Pomegranate" is phonetically identical to the number "16", Liaoning's pennant.
002 - 大葱 (green onion)
Green onion is a stereotypical food of Shandong, the ship's namesake province.
002 was also known as "皮皮虾" or "mantis shrimp" for a while because there was an online poll following its launch before commissioning where users were encouraged to suggest and vote for a name, and "mantis shrimp" came first. The name went viral and caused enough of a stir that Ministry of Defence spokesperson specifically addressed it and said it did not conform to navy regulation for ship names.
LHD and LPD
071 - 雾灯 (fog light)
Some shorten 船坞登陆舰 (landing platform/dock) to 坞登, which is nearly phonetically identical to fog light.
075 - 牛夫人 (madam bull)
Princess Iron Fan, wife of Bull Demon King is a character from the novel Journey to the West. In the film A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella there's where Princess Iron Fan complains to Sun Wukong (who she was having an affair with) that "You use to call me "sweetie" when we viewed the moon together at night, but now that you have someone else you fancy you address me as 'Madam Bull'"
Thus the Madam Bull meme refers to something which was once in vogue but has since been demoted and replaced by something newer. The fast pace of PLAN ship construction in recent years resulted in many Madam Bulls but 075 is the most egregious case because between the launch of the first 075 and its commission carrier 003 began construction and became the most heavily watched ship. Thus 075 became Madam Bull before it was even commissioned.
Destroyer
055 - 小火车 (little locomotive)
"5" in Chinese is pronounced "wu", so two fives together is "wuwu" which sounds like a steam locomotive's whistle
052D - 武二弟 (Wu the Second)
Wu Song is a character from the book Water Margin, younger brother to Wu the Older. Each of the character is phonetically identical to "five" "two" and the letter D respectively.
Frigate
054A - 新青年 (new youth)
Nicknamed as such due to 054A's relative small size and being one of the first PLAN with a clean stealthy hull design.
056 - 小动物 (little animal)
"Animal" in Chinese is phonetically identical to "05" (洞五)
001 - 大石榴 (big pomegranate)
"Pomegranate" is phonetically identical to the number "16", Liaoning's pennant.
002 - 大葱 (green onion)
Green onion is a stereotypical food of Shandong, the ship's namesake province.
002 was also known as "皮皮虾" or "mantis shrimp" for a while because there was an online poll following its launch before commissioning where users were encouraged to suggest and vote for a name, and "mantis shrimp" came first. The name went viral and caused enough of a stir that Ministry of Defence spokesperson specifically addressed it and said it did not conform to navy regulation for ship names.
LHD and LPD
071 - 雾灯 (fog light)
Some shorten 船坞登陆舰 (landing platform/dock) to 坞登, which is nearly phonetically identical to fog light.
075 - 牛夫人 (madam bull)
Princess Iron Fan, wife of Bull Demon King is a character from the novel Journey to the West. In the film A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella there's where Princess Iron Fan complains to Sun Wukong (who she was having an affair with) that "You use to call me "sweetie" when we viewed the moon together at night, but now that you have someone else you fancy you address me as 'Madam Bull'"
Thus the Madam Bull meme refers to something which was once in vogue but has since been demoted and replaced by something newer. The fast pace of PLAN ship construction in recent years resulted in many Madam Bulls but 075 is the most egregious case because between the launch of the first 075 and its commission carrier 003 began construction and became the most heavily watched ship. Thus 075 became Madam Bull before it was even commissioned.
Destroyer
055 - 小火车 (little locomotive)
"5" in Chinese is pronounced "wu", so two fives together is "wuwu" which sounds like a steam locomotive's whistle
052D - 武二弟 (Wu the Second)
Wu Song is a character from the book Water Margin, younger brother to Wu the Older. Each of the character is phonetically identical to "five" "two" and the letter D respectively.
Frigate
054A - 新青年 (new youth)
Nicknamed as such due to 054A's relative small size and being one of the first PLAN with a clean stealthy hull design.
056 - 小动物 (little animal)
"Animal" in Chinese is phonetically identical to "05" (洞五)
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We still officially got a member here calling himself Foo Man Choo. Just what is these people on? Racist stereotypes in the 21st century. Really?
bajingan
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The middle east tinderbox is about to explodes again, hopefully the us will get dragged back into it, and therefore unable to focus on China
bajingan
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This is very typical of australian politicians, when making mistakes and you got caught, just double down on it, thats why you cannot reason with these people
Woah shit, the Middle East is really shaking up.
I think there's a chance after Israel and Palestine fight it out a bit and get it out of their system China might step in and get them to sit down and agree on a ceasefire. If the ceasefire works it would greatly elevate China's standing in the Middle East as well as diminish the US.
You can already see with Saudi Arabia and Iran that Middle East countries are very tired of the game US is playing.
I think there's a chance after Israel and Palestine fight it out a bit and get it out of their system China might step in and get them to sit down and agree on a ceasefire. If the ceasefire works it would greatly elevate China's standing in the Middle East as well as diminish the US.
You can already see with Saudi Arabia and Iran that Middle East countries are very tired of the game US is playing.