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A country and a teacup share a name, and only one survives a clumsy elbow.
means Either the world's most populous nation in East Asia, or fine porcelain dishware named after where Europeans first imported it.
from From Sanskrit Cina, likely tracing to the Qin dynasty; Europeans called the porcelain china because that is where it came from.
Locals call itZhongguo, the Middle Kingdom, not China
Porcelain monopolyChina guarded its recipe for over a millennium
Word travelsSame root gave us tangerine via the Tang dynasty