Timeline for Why does 公路 mean highway?
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| Jan 25, 2021 at 10:17 | comment | added | Wayne Cheah | In countries which do not have a large landmass to have "inter-state highways", (like Singapore which is 0.3% the size of United Kingdom), "highways" are called "expressways", (meaning a dedicated roadway system to get from point A to B quickly, bypassing built-up urban areas) The point is the term "Highway" is not necessarily the default term for every country or local circumstance. So, if the Chinese authorities want to call or designate their "highways" 公路, (or whatever), then so be it. What's the big problem? It's like driving on the right or left side of the road in various countries. | |
| Jan 25, 2021 at 9:30 | comment | added | xngtng | @WayneCheah Interestingly, depending on the meaning, the highways can be translated as route/voie publique in French. The fact is English highway is often used to mean a public road, particularly in dated or legal contexts; many anglophone jurisdictions call their 道路交通安全法 "Highway Safety Code", "Use of Highways Regulations" etc. | |
| Jan 23, 2021 at 21:28 | vote | accept | Redwood | ||
| Jan 22, 2021 at 11:19 | comment | added | Wayne Cheah | I think if we look up some European dictionaries for the word "Highway", we should find that the Italians called it "Autostrade", the French, "la route nationale", and the Germans, "Autobahn", none of which has "High" in it? Why? | |
| Jan 22, 2021 at 0:49 | history | edited | monalisa | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2021 at 19:57 | history | answered | monalisa | CC BY-SA 4.0 |