▲ 203 ▼ What Gasoline is called around the World (i.redd.it) submitted 1 year ago by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/rgap1e/what_gasoline_is_called_around_the_world/
[–] Deceptichum 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Not gonna lie, that’s an odd choice of name from China. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1lf63hv/whats_gasoline_called_in_each_asian_countries/ It sounds like it's not entirely consistent across China and the translation is somewhat-debatable, but a translation for China might be "gas-oil", "stone-oil", or "steam-oil". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Meron35@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) 汽油 (gas, as in state of matter + oil) refers to petrol/gasoline, the kind you put in cars. 石油 (stone oil) is refers to oil, as in the natural resource (such as crude). 原油 (origin oil) refers specifically to crude oil. 柴油 (kindling oil) refers to diesel. 加油 (add oil) is used to mean refilling the car with petrol. And finally, 机油 (motor oil) is engine oil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago So really it should be yellow. Although "kindling oil" is really cool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago (2 children) https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1lf63hv/whats_gasoline_called_in_each_asian_countries/ It sounds like it's not entirely consistent across China and the translation is somewhat-debatable, but a translation for China might be "gas-oil", "stone-oil", or "steam-oil". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Meron35@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) 汽油 (gas, as in state of matter + oil) refers to petrol/gasoline, the kind you put in cars. 石油 (stone oil) is refers to oil, as in the natural resource (such as crude). 原油 (origin oil) refers specifically to crude oil. 柴油 (kindling oil) refers to diesel. 加油 (add oil) is used to mean refilling the car with petrol. And finally, 机油 (motor oil) is engine oil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago So really it should be yellow. Although "kindling oil" is really cool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) 汽油 (gas, as in state of matter + oil) refers to petrol/gasoline, the kind you put in cars. 石油 (stone oil) is refers to oil, as in the natural resource (such as crude). 原油 (origin oil) refers specifically to crude oil. 柴油 (kindling oil) refers to diesel. 加油 (add oil) is used to mean refilling the car with petrol. And finally, 机油 (motor oil) is engine oil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago So really it should be yellow. Although "kindling oil" is really cool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago So really it should be yellow. Although "kindling oil" is really cool. permalink fedilink source parent
