Language Log » New expressions for karaoke: the phoneticization of Chinese Karaoke is the abbreviated Japanese translation-transliteration of English "empty orchestra," viz., kara (空) "empty" and ōkesutora (オーケストラ). When I reported this to my Chinese linguist friends they were absolutely flabbergasted.
Web Excursions 2021-09-26
Web Excursions 2021-09-26
Web Excursions 2021-09-26
Language Log » New expressions for karaoke: the phoneticization of Chinese Karaoke is the abbreviated Japanese translation-transliteration of English "empty orchestra," viz., kara (空) "empty" and ōkesutora (オーケストラ). When I reported this to my Chinese linguist friends they were absolutely flabbergasted.