What I talked about with my Chinese friend yesterday My Chinese friend said he was going to travel from Osaka to Tokyo this summer when his sister and nephew visit him from China. I asked him, "What are you going to see in Osaka?" He answered, "I'll check on 'michirin' " "What's that?" I asked. "It is a world-famous travel guide." he said. " I've never heard of michirin. That's strange!" After a while I suddenly understood what he meant. "Ah, Michelin! We call it 'mishuran' in Japanese." Then he said, " It is mi-qi-lin in Chinese." Finally, we understood each other.