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In the film 流浪地球, why is a character nicknamed '户口'?

Chinese Language Asked by Burrough Clarke on January 9, 2021

The most common translation of ‘户口’ seems to be ‘household registration system’. The other meanings do not fit either:

https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%88%B7%E5%8F%A3

What is it a reference to?

One Answer

The main character's name is 刘启

Break his first name 「启」 apart, and you'll get 「戶口」. That's how his nickname came about.

The character 启 contains the meaning of "enlighten". It has nothing to do with 戶口 (household).

It only works in simplified Chinese, The Traditional characters for 刘启 are 劉啟

Correct answer by Tang Ho on January 9, 2021

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