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Novelist and essayist Lin Yutang （林语堂） was responsible， in the mid-1920s， for his translation of the word "humor" into Chinese as “幽默”（youmo）”. When he was asked if the Chinese people were incapable o
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Novelist and essayist Lin Yutang （林语堂） was responsible， in the mid-1920s， for his translation of the word "humor" into Chinese as “幽默”（youmo）”. When he was asked if the Chinese people were incapable of comprehending humor and irony， he replied， "That is a concrete fact， indeed."
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