At 12:17 PM 1/23/2004 +1300, you wrote:
>I'm wary of making fun of people's linguistic efforts  - especially when
>they have obviously tried very hard AND their grasp of my language is so
>much better than mine is of theirs. That said, this is too much fun to not
>pass on, but please appreciate the spirit of the reference. There's also a
>lesson here - there comes a point where you need to recognise that you're
>out of your depth and to call in a competent expert. Maybe this is
>Babel Fish or some such at work?
>
>I have not yet managed to translate "wheat is willing".

"Wheat is willing" is a *literal* translation of the two-character Chinese
name of the Taiwanese company called MDT in English (mai4 ken3 in Pinyin).

It might be phonetic or surnames of the founders. A native Chinese speaker
might be able to figure it out. ;-)  The characters may be different in
Taiwan because they use traditional characters vs. the simplified characters
usually used on the mainland.

Best regards,

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