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From: edwards@uwmacc.UUCP (mark edwards)
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Subject: Re: Oriental days of the week
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Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 09:08:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 16 09:08:59 1985
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>Object    element 	Japanese	English		Chinese: Cantonese
>
>sun	  (sun)		nitsu-yoobi	sunday      	singkay yud*(sun)
>moon	  (moon)	getsu-yoobi	monday     	singkay yud*(1)
>mars  	  fire{foh}+	ka-yoobi	tuesday   	singkay yee (2)
>mercury   water{suei}	sui-yoobi	wednesday	singkay sam (3)
>jupiter   wood{mok}	moku-yoobi	thursday    	singkay say (4)
>venus	  gold{gum}	kin-yoobi	friday     	singkay mm  (5)
>saturn	  mud{tow}	to-yoobi	saturday	singkay lok (6)
>
>Henry Chai, just a humble student at the 
>Faculty of Library and Information Science, U of Toronto
>{watmath,ihnp4,allegra}!utzoo!utflis!chai        


 The correct spelling of Sunday is  nichi- yoobi
			 Saturday   do   - yoobi
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 Nihongo o kaitara , tadashiku kakinasi !