Dad: What is China and what is Japan?
Son: Both are Asian countries.
Dad: Bingo! But "China" and "Japan" carry different meanings in the art field.
china = Chinese porcelain
japan = Japanese lacquer
爸爸:中國和日本的英文怎麼說?
兒子:China and Japan.
爸爸:答對了。但是,英文中的China和Japan還有另外的解釋,china代表中國瓷器;japan代表日本漆器。
Image from National Palace Museum and Nezu Museum
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