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BeN

What a crappy name

Toyota Sai

It will never sell in Chinese-speaking markets, because Sai in Chinese is "crap", literally.
Boxer6

Re: What a crappy name

BeN wrote:
Toyota Sai

It will never sell in Chinese-speaking markets, because Sai in Chinese is "crap", literally.


Fairly appropriate then, really!!
Big TC

Ahso! The Japanese, or rather Toyota, do have a sense of humour, then!
SambaFi

Was there not also a Toyota Toyolet once upon a time.
JohnC

I have a Hong Kong Chinese client called Sai!

I wonder if I should ask him about his name?
Boxer6

JohnC wrote:
I have a Hong Kong Chinese client called Sai!

I wonder if I should ask him about his name?


I think you should, if only for your own peace of mind!

Perhaps there's some difference between, say, Mandarin and Cantonese..... better hope so!!
BeN

There probably is some difference between different dialects, I reckon.
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