Officials say casual alteration of idioms risks nothing less than ‘cultural and linguistic chaos’, despite their common usage
China’s print and broadcast watchdog says puns may mislead the public – especially children. Photograph: Chen Li/ Chen Li/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Tania Branigan in Beijing
Friday 28 November 2014 07.26 EST Last modified on Friday 28 November 2014 19.06 EST
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