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minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up91arrow-down1·2 months ago油 is a clever double (triple?) entendre here. Yes it directly translated to oil and 石油 (crude oil) has the same pronunciation as 食油 (food oil). But 油 also has the same pronunciation as 铀 (uranium). That is why he was talking about 炼油(refining oil/uranium) 来 (to) 炸 (fry/bomb) 鱿鱼 (the squid).
minus-squareGalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoWow. That is clever wordplay. Thanks for that, I never would have picked up on it. 👍
油 is a clever double (triple?) entendre here. Yes it directly translated to oil and 石油 (crude oil) has the same pronunciation as 食油 (food oil).
But 油 also has the same pronunciation as 铀 (uranium). That is why he was talking about 炼油(refining oil/uranium) 来 (to) 炸 (fry/bomb) 鱿鱼 (the squid).
Wow. That is clever wordplay. Thanks for that, I never would have picked up on it. 👍