in 1959, Quoted in Khrushchev Remembers (1970), p. 474
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All the rest of the world uses the word "electricity." They've borrowed the word from English. But we Chinese have our own word for it!
— Mao Zedong
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Mao Zedong" (Quotes, 1950s)
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About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
About Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles; Simplified Chinese: ζ―ζ³½δΈ; Traditional Chinese: ζ―ζΎ€ζ±; December 26, 1893 β September 9, 1976) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China.
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