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Astronomers are a little unsure of the applicability of this index, but NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer is all in favor.

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Ah, it is Chinese, interesting. I’m guessing it’s not the gonggong in 公共汽车, because that’s a bus.

What, it almost literally is. It’s 共工, like “work together”… but not like, go to work together (on the bus).

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umm.

These characters have multiple entirely different meanings. How does one find out what the supposed meaning is? Or is it up to the reader to decide?

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