Is Oro another name for Go?

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Is Oro another name for Go?

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Does anyone know the origin of this name? It looks like the Chinese character for it is 烏鷺, and in Korean it is 오로. I was wondering what is means.
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negapesuo wrote:Does anyone know the origin of this name? It looks like the Chinese character for it is 烏鷺, and in Korean it is 오로. I was wondering what is means.
Yes, it is another name for go. (I had to look it up. ;)) It means crow-heron, i.e., black-white, i.e., go.
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Cyberoro: a Korean server.
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Bill Spight wrote:
negapesuo wrote:Does anyone know the origin of this name? It looks like the Chinese character for it is 烏鷺, and in Korean it is 오로. I was wondering what is means.
Yes, it is another name for go. (I had to look it up. ;)) It means crow-heron, i.e., black-white, i.e., go.
Bill is right, at least for Cyberoro. From this page about Cyberoro (the server EdLee mentions):
'오로(烏鷺)'의 유래는 까마귀와 백로. 까마귀와 백로의 싸움을 뜻하고 이것이 바로 바둑의 별명.
My translation:
The origin of "오로(烏鷺)" is from the crow and the white heron. Signifying the fight between the crow and the white heron, it has become a nickname for go.
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google translate ( 烏鷺 ) gives: [wūlù], Ugre.
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EdLee wrote:google translate ( 烏鷺 ) gives: [wūlù], Ugre.
Someone help them.
Sadly there is no hope for Google Translate hehe
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