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China lashes out at JD Vance for calling Chinese people ‘peasants’ (www.cnn.com)

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China condemned JD Vance on Tuesday for calling Chinese people “peasants” in a Fox News interview, where he said, “To make it a little more crystal clear, we borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry labeled the remarks “ignorant and disrespectful.”

The backlash exploded on Chinese social media, garnering 140 million Weibo views.

Critics mocked Vance’s own “hillbilly” background and pointed to China’s advanced tech and infrastructure, highlighting rising tensions amid Trump’s trade war.

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[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 44 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

...I hate laughing at the downfall of my own country, but we definitely had it coming. I guess Chinese is the new lingua franca. Anyway, can someone help me understand why "Ma" in Mandarin means both weed and mom? How do I buy weed in Beijing?

[–] Tkpro@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Mandarin has 4 (technically 5) tones so "ma" could be any one of those 4 different pronunciations. Furthermore, there are many completely different words that have the same tone/pronunciation. You just learn through context (same way as you do with English homophones)

Mom in mandarin is 媽 (mā) whereas weed is 麻 (má). Colloquially you can also say 大麻 (dàmá) for weed.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Also, even before you go into the nitty gritty, there are homonyms in English too, so I don't get why OP needs an explanation.

[–] Sonor@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

you also use ma at the end of the sentences to form a question, to make it more confusing

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

How legal is weed in China? I get the impression the regime is anti drugs

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just spit balling here but probably execution level legal.

[–] all4theTomatoes@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I think you get a fine up to 2000 Yuan? I could be wrong.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

take this as you will, it is copy pasted from a site. most other sources i saw up to reading this said the same shit, so it is probably fairly accurate

The Punishment for Marijuana in China

Possession & Use: Individuals caught with marijuana or using marijuana will face administrative detention between 10 to 15 days, as well as fines of up to 2,000 yuan ($280 USD).

Trafficking and Distribution: Selling or distributing marijuana is a crime. Punishment for those found guilty of handling over 50 grams includes a minimum three-year prison sentence, with life incarceration or death being possible penalties for larger weights (or in special cases).

Marijuana Cultivation: Growing cannabis is another criminal offense, no matter how many plants. People arrested for growing marijuana could spend five years in jail and pay a hefty fine. For larger amounts, the punishment is even steeper.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

Possession is much lighter than I was expecting.

There is probably a lot of pressure to give up the supplier.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

yeah, i have no idea, on the granular level like that i would image it is quite a complicated thing, as it is anywhere

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

U can ask Mom for weed by saying ma ma

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago

Make it a question with a third ma.

So "ma ma ma?" (妈麻吗?)

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You can't. At least not legally.