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China Mieville: "Orang tua saya hippies, dan ceritanya adalah mereka p...

"Orang tua saya hippies, dan ceritanya adalah mereka pergi ke kamus mencari kata yang indah untuk menamai saya. Mereka hampir memanggil saya Banyan, tetapi membalik beberapa halaman dan mencapai "China," untungnya. Alasan lain yang mereka sukai adalah bahwa "china" adalah bahasa gaul Cockney yang berima untuk "mate." Orang-orang mengatakan "Cina lama saya," yang berarti "teman lama saya," karena "piring Cina" berirama dengan "pasangan.""

--- China Mieville

Versi Bahasa Inggris

My parents were hippies, and the story is that they went through a dictionary looking for a beautiful word to name me. They nearly called me Banyan, but flipped a few pages on and reached "China," thankfully. The other reason they liked it is that "china" is Cockney rhyming slang for "mate." People say "my old china," meaning "my old mate," because "china plate" rhymes with "mate.