Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
  • enbyecho@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    You are correct - I had forgotten (been quite a while). I still think it’s funny but thanks for pointing this out.

    But 宝 (Bǎo) means “precious” or “treasured” and 红宝书 probably only gets translated as little red book because it sounds better in English.