Spencer LowOct 23, 20222 minHow Standard Chinese became known as Mandarin thanks to the PortugueseIn an earlier post, I explained how China became known as China thanks to the Portuguese: https://www.portuguese.asia/post/how-china-beca...
Spencer LowNov 18, 20212 minHow China became known as China, thanks to the PortugueseIn the Chinese language, China is referred to as 中国 (zhōng guó), or 中國 in traditional script, meaning the middle kingdom. This wasn't...
Spencer LowNov 7, 20212 minAsian Influence in Portuguese BrazilWhen I visited Minas Gerais in Brazil more than ten years ago, I made it a point to go to the city of Ouro Preto to check out some of the...