Why does the Chinese word for "To play / To have fun" sound like
Wan (rhymes with swan)?!
玩
The Real Meaning
In Mandarin Chinese, the character 玩 (pronounced as wán) actually translates to To play / To have fun.
The Funny Part
The opposite of 学. Chinese kids hear 别玩了，去学习 (stop playing, go study) approximately 10,000 times growing up.
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