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befair

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[交流] The best/worst Chinese phonetical translations of foreign words in your opinion

It often amuses, sometimes astonishes me about some Chinese translations of foreign words, in particular brands/makes etc. So I am wondering what you'd think as examples of the best translation, and respectively the worst ones. The stress is on phonetical than by meaning, for example we are not interested in the translation of Airbus, which is by meaning. I will start with mine:
Best ones: Cocacola, Boeing,
Worst: taxi, Symantec, Johnny Walker, ...
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curton: 金币+4, Sea bay restaurant 2014-01-06 23:41:36
curton: 回帖置顶 2014-01-06 23:41:37
Sea bay restaurant - just genius, I like it, too!
What is the translation of J an J and Crest? Now I know J & J - "forcefully having birth", haha, yes that might need products from J & J...
Another translation that makes me throw up is "robust", my goodness, how can a whole nation of 1.3 billion people not be able to find a less disgusting one? (I won't say what it is in Chinese - some may wish to find out themselves).
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sorry i can't get you but still good luck
4楼2013-12-05 09:08:38
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4楼: Originally posted by yumengmin at 2013-12-05 09:08:38
sorry i can't get you but still good luck

.....haha you are so funny!
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Sea bay restaurant (西北餐厅!!!!!WTF???)
Johnson & Johnson
Crest
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