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24-04-2019, 10:55 AM
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Anything in the name?

My question is slightly tongue in cheek, and concerns the
name of the chinese tech giant, Huawei! Can anything be
read into the similarities between the chinese name and the
British pronunciation of it, which to me sounds like the
sentence ' who are we'? Could this be a cryptic message of
some sort?

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24-04-2019, 11:24 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Originally Posted by Donkeyman ->
My question is slightly tongue in cheek, and concerns the
name of the chinese tech giant, Huawei! Can anything be
read into the similarities between the chinese name and the
British pronunciation of it, which to me sounds like the
sentence ' who are we'? Could this be a cryptic message of
some sort?

Best Regards Donkeyman!

Or what about the 'Geordie' saying: "Howay the lads"
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24-04-2019, 11:32 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

I think it's Chinese for Theresa May picks the wrong option yet again.
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24-04-2019, 11:35 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Sounds like an exclamation I'd make after an eight-pinter
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24-04-2019, 11:38 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Originally Posted by Floydy ->
Sounds like an exclamation I'd make after an eight-pinter
It does doesn't it.... like calling for Huey.
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24-04-2019, 11:39 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Didn't Bernard Bresslaw shout that in the Carry on films?
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24-04-2019, 11:41 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
It does doesn't it.... like calling for Huey.
...and his best mates, Rolf and Bernard.
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24-04-2019, 11:50 AM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Originally Posted by Floydy ->
...and his best mates, Rolf and Bernard.
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24-04-2019, 12:26 PM
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Re: Anything in the name?

I pronounce it wah weigh
But what do I know!
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24-04-2019, 12:31 PM
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Re: Anything in the name?

Ooh I've just googled it!
Hua can mean splendid or China
Wei means act or achievement

So which ever way you look at, it it's boasting !
 
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