EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoWhat Gasoline is called around the Worldi.redd.itimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1205arrow-down1imageWhat Gasoline is called around the Worldi.redd.itEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoNot gonna lie, that’s an odd choice of name from China.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agohttps://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”.
minus-squareMeron35@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months ago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.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoSo really it should be yellow. Although “kindling oil” is really cool.
Not gonna lie, that’s an odd choice of name from China.
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”.
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.
So really it should be yellow. Although “kindling oil” is really cool.