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Change log entry 71733
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2021-03-08 11:09:27 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 67633 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
Maoben actually sounds more like the way we pronounce Melbourne here in Melbourne, than Mo'erben.

Q 为什么墨尔本要叫做猫本呢
A 音译,melbourne,叫的短点就成猫本了

貓本 (neologism, slang, humorous, chiefly in Australia) Melbourne (a city, the state capital of Victoria, Australia)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%B2%93%E6%9C%AC

//土澳 (rustic Aus) and 澳村 (Aus village) are both used in a joking or humorous way. Ditto with 猫本 (Catbourne/Melbourne) //
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-Chinese-call-Australia-TuAo-%E5%9C%9F%E6%BE%B3-literally-means-Crony-Aus/answer/Steven-Lee-%E6%9D%8E%E6%8F%9A%E9%9D%88
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+ 貓本 猫本 [Mao1 ben3] /Melbourne (slang alternative for 墨爾本|墨尔本[Mo4 er3 ben3])/
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