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Comment by rs999gti

17 hours ago

> “Little Red Book.”

As in Mao's Little Red Book - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34932800

Can't confirm as I don't speak Chinese but Sharp China podcast says this is a mistranslation, and that the word for Mao's little red book is not the same as the Chinese name for Rednote

  • If Wikipedia is to be believed, the Chinese nickname is “Treasured Red Book.” It’s just a coincidence that the English nickname happens to match the literal translation of this app’s name. Still hilarious.