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Jurors in a California court room are being asked to discern the difference between two Chinese expressions in order to decide the fate of a man accused of being associated with a spy ring called "red flower of North America." However, the defense linguist, Eddie Yip, said the words uttered in the recorded call are not "hong hua," which could mean red flower, but "hong fa," which could mean "Wang prosperity," the name of a Mak family company. [...] The defense also stressed that sounds in Chinese often correspond to multiple written words or meanings, making context essential to accurate interpretation. (via The Morning News) (SUZANNE)
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