Honda Ben Tian
本田 is pronounced hon da in Japanese and ben tian in Chinese.Â
- 本 (ben) is the origin, the source, or one’s own.
- ç”° (tian) is farmland or field.
Similar to Toyota, this company’s name is inspired by its founder Soichiro Honda.
Because Honda is a Japanese surname associated with good meanings, a Chinese person may link this name with “Japanese quality”.
Link: WSJ Chinese Edition Honda News  Â
Posted: April 17th, 2007 under Companies.
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