The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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Kim Jong Un was voted Most Sexiest Man Alive by The Onion and ended up as real news in China.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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A 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
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For Valentine's Day 2014, an unnamed man sabotaged a special screening of "Beijing Love Story" at a Shanghai cinema by booking every other seat, subsequently preventing couples from sitting together.
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