“For example, a telegram is a "lightning-letter"; a wireless telegram is a "not-have-wire-lightning-communication"; a fountain-pen is a "self-flow-ink-water-brush"; a typewriter is a "strike-letter-machine". Most of these neologisms are similar in the modern languages of China and Japan.”
Quotes by Wolfram Eberhard
Wolfram EberhardWolfram Eberhard was a distinguished sociologist known for his extensive research on Asian societies, particularly in the realms of Western, Central, and Eastern Asia. He served as a professor at the ...