I want to start my speech with a small game. Please everyone bring out your phone, and search SEPT in a dictionary. Then you can find out lots of words have a relation with 7. Then you can search OCT, and find out that oct means 8. But why October means the 10th month in a year. Do you think there are always 12 months of a year in history? No, in ancient Roma, there are ten months, but people want to memorize two great king, and create two month July and August, nominated by their name. so there will be a mismatch between octal and October.
Sun and moon give out lots of lights so 明 means bright in Chinese. Hard-working on the farm means a man in Chinese. Today I will explain why 矮 means short in Chinese
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In history, some one mixed the meaning of the two words. So today we still use the mixed meaning not the original one.
Behind each mismatched case, there will always be a amazing story, so, find it, and share your finding with us.
