The new name stuck until the military regime that ruled the country for decades restored the original one in 1989. Ironically, however, the newly empowered democratic opposition would like to bring back the name Burma, viewing “Myanmar” as emblematic of the dictatorship that they wish to leave behind.
自那以后缅甸一直沿用Burma这个新名字直至1989年，统治了几十年的军政府开始启用该国过去的旧名。然而讽刺地是，刚掌权的民主反对派却想恢复Burma这个名字，因为他们视Myanmar这一名字为独裁的象征——而这正是他们想摒弃的东西。