Author Topic: Monty285 - Solved: Dayun electric truck  (Read 1769 times)

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Re: Monty285
« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2018, 04:01:36 AM »
Yes. One website reports the name as 土豪金 ("Tuhao Jin"), and translates it as "Tyrant Gold". However, now I'm having doubts that this is the real name, because I've been looking into it and apparently Tuhao Jin is a common derogatory Chinese expression used to refer to the tacky gold colour that the Chinese nouveau riche like to cover all their posessions with, from iphones to entire buildings. It seems unlikely to me that the vehicle would be actually named this way, and I suspect it may be a mistranslation from a Chinese article in which the writer applied this description to the vehicle based on its colour. I have looked for Chinese sources about this truck but so far have been unable to find any. Anyway, the point is yours.
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Re: Monty285 - Solved: Dayun electric truck
« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2018, 05:24:12 AM »
I've found the original Chinese article on 360che.com and the truck is also called 土豪金 in this article. However I'm unable to tell if it's the actual name of the truck or if it's used in a derigatory way.

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Re: Monty285 - Solved: Dayun electric truck
« Reply #27 on: January 19, 2018, 05:25:26 AM »
Can you PM me the link please?
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Re: Monty285 - Solved: Dayun electric truck
« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2018, 08:15:55 AM »
PM sent.