Hanzis for Silicon Valley
»From the chinese part of the brain.
Today, Google announced their new Chinese new name, 谷歌.
At long last, the Chinese names for the GYM triumvirate is finally complete:
Google - 谷歌 - gǔ gē - Valley Song
Yahoo! - 雅虎 - yǎ hǔ - Elegant Tiger
Microsoft - 微软 - wéi ruǎn - Small & Flexible
Valley Song is a song by Jars of Clay.
Incidentally, Elegant Tiger is the nick name of a character from the chinese xiao shuo, Water Margin. In the story, Elegant Tiger, or Yan Shun, is known for his strength.
Thanks, Eden for the great CE dictionary.